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Trump flips media reports on Ukraine call as Biden 'disaster'
New York Post - 21 Sep 2019 16:20
President Trump disputed media reports he pressured the president of Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden's son Hunter -- and sought to turn the story against his potential 2020 electoral foe Saturday. "Nothing was said that...
Sydney Is for the Birds. The Bigger and Bolder, the Better.
The New York Times - 21 Sep 2019 11:00
Australia's largest city has a rare superpower: It turns urbanites into bird people, and birds into urbanites. Interacting with the huge avian population is a daily adventure and (mostly) a delight.
Prince Andrew was a sweaty, 'hideous' dancer: Virginia Guiffre
New York Post - 21 Sep 2019 05:30
Prince Andrew was a sweaty and "hideous" dancer, according to the Jeffrey Epstein "sex slave" who claims he bedded her at age 17. In her first TV interview on her ordeal at the hands of the financier -- and his royal pal...
Jeffrey Epstein reportedly paid doctors to medicate 'sex slaves'
New York Post - 21 Sep 2019 04:05
Victims of multimillionaire pedophile Jeffery Epstein said he paid doctors and psychiatrists to prescribe them tranquilizers and anti-depressants, a report said Friday. Virginia Giuffre, who was recruited by Epstein at t...
Jeffrey Epstein accuser says she was 'trafficked' to Prince Andrew: He was 'an abuser'
USA Today - 21 Sep 2019 05:26Inside bitter split between Epstein and Duke of York
CNN - 21 Sep 2019 16:09
• Accuser gives new details of alleged sexual abuse by Prince Andrew
Iran threatens to 'pursue any aggressor' after US announces Middle East plan
New York Post - 21 Sep 2019 16:04
Iran responded to U.S. plans to send troops to the Middle East with a threat to “pursue any aggressor,” and an announcement that it is bringing Russia and China into the volatile situation in the region. The comments...
Hong Kong protesters march after 'Lennon Wall' graffiti torn down
Reuters - 21 Sep 2019 10:21
Thousands of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters were on the march under a sweltering sun on Saturday after pro-China groups pulled down some of the "Lennon Walls" of anti-government protest messages in the Chinese-ruled ...
China Trade Negotiators Cut U.S. Trip Short After Trump Says He Doesn't Need A Deal Now
The Huffington Post - 21 Sep 2019 05:07
The team from China also canceled tours of U.S. farms.
History buff finds ships that sank over 140 years ago in Lake Michigan
New York Post - 21 Sep 2019 03:28
DETROIT -- A diver and maritime history buff has found two schooners that collided and sank into the cold depths of northern Lake Michigan more than 140 years ago. Bernie Hellstrom, of Boyne City, Michigan, said he was l...
As 'Moscow Mitch' Rings in His Ears, McConnell Backs Election Security
The New York Times - 21 Sep 2019 02:34
Even if it took a taunt to do it, he approved $250 million for voting protections.
School bus driver forms special bond with 5-year-old student
CBSNews - 21 Sep 2019 01:58
"I may have a bad morning, but once I see her, it's different"
Millions march for action on climate change around the world
CBSNews - 21 Sep 2019 01:46
It's estimated that millions of people, mostly driven by young people, took to the streets in cities around the globe, demanding action on climate change. At least a quarter million people gathered in New York. Adriana D...
China's Pacific influence grows as it signs up new friend in Solomon Islands
Reuters - 21 Sep 2019 16:20
China and former Taiwan ally the Solomon Islands established diplomatic ties on Saturday in a sign of Beijing's growing influence in the Pacific that has angered Washington, with a top Chinese diplomat saying the time wa...
Justices' DC sniper case examines teen murderers' sentences
Boston - 21 Sep 2019 16:18
As a teenager, Lee Boyd Malvo terrorized the Washington region in 2002 as one-half of a sniper team, and now he's at the center of a case the Supreme Court case will hear this fall dealing with life-without-parole senten...
Joe Biden Denounces Report Trump Urged Ukraine President to Investigate the Former Vice President's Son
Time - 21 Sep 2019 15:59
Hunter Biden previously worked with a Ukrainian gas company
Trump will steal UN climate summit thunder with event of his own
New York Post - 21 Sep 2019 15:53
President Trump will direct a pointed snub at climate-change activists on the first day of the United Nations General Assembly Monday when leaders of 60 nations gather for the annual climate change summit. Trump will be ...
Washington Post mocked for comparing Elizabeth Warren selfies to Frederick Douglass photos
New York Post - 21 Sep 2019 15:45
Social media pundits scorched The Washington Post for a piece comparing Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s selfies to Frederick Douglass stately portraits. Warren’s penchant for posing for thousands of photographs with fans aro...
Opposition to a new U.S., El Salvador asylum deal is already mounting
The Week - 21 Sep 2019 15:39
The United States and El Salvador signed a "cooperative asylum agreement" Friday in what is seen as another attempt by the Trump administration to curb the flow of migrants from Central America coming into the U.S. Few d...
Hong Kong protesters torch Chinese flag as cops fire tear gas at march
New York Post - 21 Sep 2019 15:39
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters burned a Chinese flag amid more violent clashes with police Saturday. Cops fired tear gas and pepper spray in an attempt to break up demonstrators chanting “Reclaim Hong Kong!” ...
Brexit: Patience wearing thin among Ireland's farmers
Al Jazeera English - 21 Sep 2019 15:30
Ireland exports 90 percent of all the food it produces, mostly to the UK.
Paris police use tear gas to prevent yellow vest protests
CNN - 21 Sep 2019 15:14
A large police presence in Paris prevented "gilets jaunes" or yellow vest protesters from gathering on Saturday, the 45th week since protests started on November 17 last year.