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White couple gave birth to Asian daughter after fertility clinic mishap
New York Post - 12 Sep 2019 00:47
A white New Jersey couple who had a daughter through IVF were stunned when the baby developed “Asian features” — and a DNA test proved the husband was not the father, according to their lawsuit against the clinic. ...
Tom Brady explained why he thinks late-round draft picks can have an advantage
Boston - 12 Sep 2019 15:19
"You learn different skill-sets when you're not the top pick."
Hannah Dreier wins Morley Safer Award for Outstanding Reporting
CBSNews - 12 Sep 2019 16:30
Dreier, who reports for the Washington Post, won the award for her three-part series published by ProPublica, "Trapped in Gangland"
Trump Administration to Finalize Rollback of Clean Water Protections
The New York Times - 12 Sep 2019 16:28
The administration is expected to complete the repeal of a major Obama-era regulation that put limits on chemicals that could be used near streams, wetlands and water bodies.
Trump is prepared to keep, raise tariffs on Chinese goods, Mnuchin says
Reuters - 12 Sep 2019 14:54
U.S. President Donald Trump is prepared to keep or even raise tariffs on Chinese imports amid ongoing trade talks, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Thursday after both sides granted concessions ahead of the next...
Train engineer who caused fatal 2016 Hoboken crash wins job back with NJ Transit
New York Post - 12 Sep 2019 06:05
The NJ Transit engineer who caused the deadly Hoboken train crash of 2016 will soon be back at the helm — on a “one-time, last chance basis” — after winning an appeal in court, a report says. Thomas Gallagher, wh...
Michael Cohen cooperating with DA in Trump Organization probe
New York Post - 12 Sep 2019 05:08
President Trump’s former personal attorney Michael Cohen has agreed to cooperate with Manhattan prosecutors — and has already started meeting with them behind bars — as part of an investigation into the Trump Organ...
Trade hopes lifts stocks, bond yields
Reuters - 12 Sep 2019 22:22
A gauge of global stock markets rose for a seventh straight day in choppy trading on Thursday after hints of progress in the U.S.-China trade dispute, pushing bond yields off lows hit earlier on the heels of new stimulus...
Racehorse Justify failed a drug test before winning 2018 Triple Crown. Regulators reportedly buried it.
The Week - 12 Sep 2019 06:33
Justify, the colt who won horse racing's Triple Crown in 2018, tested positive for a banned drug weeks before winning the first race of the trifecta, the Kentucky Derby, The New York Times reported Wednesday night, citin...
North Carolina woman used rose pruner to cut husband's penis off: 911 call
New York Post - 12 Sep 2019 04:47
The North Carolina woman accused of cutting her husband’s penis off used a rose pruner to carry out the heinous attack — as a “message against sinning … and fornication,” she said in a 911 call released Wednesd...
Aaron Persky, judge in Brock Turner rape case, fired from tennis coaching gig
New York Post - 12 Sep 2019 04:42
The California judge who presided over the rape case for Stanford swimmer Brock Turner has been fired from his recent gig as a girls high school tennis coach, reports said Wednesday. Former judge Aaron Persky -- who was ...
California Church Leaders Lured Homeless Into Forced Labor, U.S. Says
The New York Times - 12 Sep 2019 03:39
A dozen leaders of a California-based ministry have been accused of forcing vulnerable people to panhandle "for the financial benefit of the church leaders," federal prosecutors said.
Rochester Archdiocese files for bankruptcy amid sex abuse claim obligations
New York Post - 12 Sep 2019 23:46
The Catholic Archdiocese of Rochester Thursday filed for bankruptcy protection amid its massive financial and legal exposure to child sexual abuse claims. "This is a very difficult and painful decision," said Rochester�...
Entire Crew Was Asleep Before Boat Fire Killed 34, N.T.S.B. Finds
The New York Times - 12 Sep 2019 22:01
The six crew members tried to reach the passengers below but were blocked by flames and thick smoke, according to the preliminary federal report.
John Roberts Reportedly Switched Vote To Kill Census Citizenship Question
The Huffington Post - 12 Sep 2019 20:17
The chief justice initially leaned toward siding with the Trump administration, but changed his mind, CNN reported.
These dogs are not on the same page
USA Today - 12 Sep 2019 19:24
When this dog owner pretended to faint, her two mini Aussies reacted very differently.
Ahead of debate, Beto O'Rourke returns to Texas doubling down on gun control
ABC News - 12 Sep 2019 18:50
Ahead of Thursday night's Democratic debate on ABC, Beto O'Rourke is calling on banks and credit card companies to stop processing assault weapons sales.
Tourists in Cyprus run from explosions at nearby Turkish military base
ABC News - 12 Sep 2019 16:30
Tourists were evacuated from a hotel in northern Cyprus following explosions at a nearby Turkish military base.
Triple Crown Winner Justify Reportedly Failed a Drug Test Before the Kentucky Derby
Slate - 12 Sep 2019 16:22
The California horse racing regulator quietly swept the infraction under the rug.
Elizabeth Warren's Plan for Social Security Looks Smart
The New York Times - 12 Sep 2019 16:19
The elderly have also suffered from extreme inequality.
Terrifying video shows flames burst from airplane engine after bird strike
New York Post - 12 Sep 2019 16:19
Dramatic video shows flames bursting from a Canadian jet’s engine — a scare so terrifying that passengers started writing goodbye messages to their loved ones. The video shot inside a Swoop flight that had just taken...
'Astonishing': Taliban respond to Trump's peace talks withdrawal
Al Jazeera English - 12 Sep 2019 16:14
Spokesperson tells Al Jazeera that without an agreement, the Taliban are not obliged to give safe passage to US troops.