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Actress Valerie Harper dies at 80
CBSNews - 31 Aug 2019 02:29
Harper played Rhoda Morgenstern on the iconic 1970s television shows "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "Rhoda"
Lost in Alaskan Wilderness, I Found My Anti-Home
The New York Times - 31 Aug 2019 21:01
Denali is a place with no safety net, no walls, no sense of enclosure or safety or intimacy or kinship.
Woman tosses Molotov cocktail into Florida Citizenship office
New York Post - 31 Aug 2019 05:09
WASHINGTON -- A woman tossed a lit Molotov cocktail into the lobby of a US Citizenship and Immigration Services office in Oakland Park, Florida. But no major injuries were reported, according to a report of the incident ...
Hiker falls 75 feet to his death at popular Ohio state park
New York Post - 31 Aug 2019 04:07
A 22-year-old man fell to his death while hiking on an overlook trail in one of Ohio’s most popular state parks, officials said Friday. Alexander Colson, of Franklin County, Ohio, was exploring an area near Old Man's C...
Governor Helps New Hampshire Woman Keep 'Excretory Act' Vanity License Plate After DMV Rejection
Time - 31 Aug 2019 20:52
The New Hampshire DMV states phrases related to excretory acts aren't permitted.
Dueling protests break out at "Straight Pride Parade"
CBSNews - 31 Aug 2019 19:49
The "Straight Pride Parade" kicked off in Boston Saturday afternoon with a "Trump 2020" float
Protesters rally against Johnson's Brexit plans in UK
ABC News - 31 Aug 2019 19:05
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's provocative decision to suspend the British Parliament for a time before the country's deadline for leaving the European Union came under fire Saturday in London and other cities where prot...
Ex-CIA analyst questions Trump's decision to release photo of failed Iranian satellite launch
The Week - 31 Aug 2019 16:54
Just because you technically can do something, doesn't mean you always should. President Trump posted a photo of what appeared to be the site of a failed Iranian satellite launch on Twitter Friday, prompting speculation ...
There Are More Fires Burning in Africa Than Anywhere Else on Earth
Time - 31 Aug 2019 16:49
NASA has called Africa the 'fire continent,' though experts say the situation is not a problem
Taliban Fighters Attack Afghan City of Kunduz Amid Talks to Finalize U.S. Withdrawal
Wall Street Journal - 31 Aug 2019 16:38
Taliban fighters stormed the northern Afghan city of Kunduz even as negotiators for the hard-line Islamist militia seek to complete a deal for withdrawal of U.S. troops.
Hong Kong protests turn to chaos amid tear gas and petrol bombs
Reuters - 31 Aug 2019 16:33
Hong Kong police fired tear gas and water cannon on Saturday as pro-democracy protesters threw petrol bombs in the latest in a series of clashes that have plunged the Chinese-ruled city into its worst political crisis in...
Thousands attend banned protest to demand free elections in Moscow
New York Post - 31 Aug 2019 16:18
Thousands of Russians filled the streets of central Moscow Saturday, calling for free elections to the city’s legislature. The protest was the latest in a series that stem from the exclusion of some opposition and inde...
Trump says he forgives ex-personal assistant who spoke to reporters about his family
New York Post - 31 Aug 2019 16:13
President Trump issued a not-so-veiled threat to his former personal assistant -- while claiming that he "fully understood and forgave her" -- and slammed other ex-aides who have blabbed to the press in a pair of Saturda...
Dorian strengthens as it hurtles toward Florida, but could shift north along coast
USA Today - 31 Aug 2019 16:00Dorian churns toward Florida as dangerous category 4 hurricane
Reuters - 31 Aug 2019 15:53
Hurricane Dorian spun west across the Atlantic ocean toward Florida on Saturday after growing into an even stronger Category 4 storm as residents and visitors hunkered down in one of America's most popular tourist destin...
India state citizenship list leaves out nearly 2M people, splitting families
New York Post - 31 Aug 2019 15:50
A 60-year-old woman died Saturday morning after throwing herself into a well in the eastern India state of Assam, because she mistakenly thought she was one of nearly two million people left off a list of recognized citi...
North Korea threatens US to stall nuke negotiations over Pompeo's rhetoric
New York Post - 31 Aug 2019 15:35
A top North Korean official has warned the US of “bitter regrets” if Secretary of State Mike Pompeo doesn’t rein in his rhetoric -- and threatened to stall nuke negotiations over the ongoing war of words between th...
Trump warns aide Madeleine Westerhout has a 'fully enforceable confidentiality agreement'
USA Today - 31 Aug 2019 15:28Thousands protest Boris Johnson's plan to suspend Parliament ahead of Brexit deadline
New York Post - 31 Aug 2019 15:18
British protesters flooded the streets to dispute Boris Johnson’s plan to suspend Parliament, shutting down main roads while chanting “Boris Johnson, shame on you!” Aerial footage of London’s Whitehall shows thou...
Tens of Thousands of Protesters Take to the Streets in Hong Kong in Defiance of a Police Ban
Time - 31 Aug 2019 11:28
Their defiance comes after a dramatic 48 hours in which police arrested high-profile activists and pro-democracy lawmakers
Taliban Attack Afghan City as They Talk Peace With U.S.
The New York Times - 31 Aug 2019 06:44
Militants launched attacks from several directions on Kunduz, which they have entered twice in recent years, even as negotiations continued in Qatar.
'I Thought the World Was Ending': What's Fueling the Amazon Rainforest Fires
Wall Street Journal - 31 Aug 2019 06:01
Deforestation has been rising since 2015 as Brazil's recession pushed poorer Brazilians into illegal logging. More than 43,000 fires have burned in the region this year, pitting environmentalists against a defiant presid...