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Trump Didn't Need to Commit a Crime to Be Kicked Out of Office
The New York Times - 26 Sep 2019 01:48
The Constitution is clear that the standard for an impeachable offense is political, not criminal.
Based on reconstructed transcript, DOJ decided Trump's conduct during Ukraine call did not rise to a criminal level
The Week - 26 Sep 2019 05:05
About a month after the Justice Department received a whistleblower complaint about President Trump's communications with a foreign leader, the department found that Trump's conduct did not rise to a criminal level. Duri...
Sneak peek: The case against Brooke Skylar Richardson
CBSNews - 26 Sep 2019 18:17
The parents of Brooke Skylar Richardson speak out -- the real story behind the international headlines in the case of an alleged unthinkable crime
Utah school won't accommodate diabetic boy, lawsuit claims
CBSNews - 26 Sep 2019 15:11
A Utah family says a fight over their son's diabetes treatment is preventing him from going back to school. Type 1 diabetes is one of the most common chronic illnesses during childhood, affecting around 200,000 young peo...
No UN breakthrough as Iran snubs talks until US lifts sanctions
Al Jazeera English - 26 Sep 2019 04:48
France's efforts to arrange a meeting between Trump and Rouhani falters after US tightens punishing sanctions on Tehran.
'A Frankenstein monster': Why the Labradoodle creator regrets breeding the dogs
USA Today - 26 Sep 2019 16:38
Speaking with Australia's ABC News, Wally Conron says the Labradoodle and hype around the dog have veered from his original purpose for the mix.
Fitness startup Peloton's shares fall 7% in market debut
Reuters - 26 Sep 2019 22:21
Shares of Peloton Interactive Inc, the fitness startup known for on-demand workout programs on its exercise bikes, slid as much as 7% in their market debut on Thursday, indicating that investors are becoming increasingly...
Read the full declassified text of the Trump whistleblower complaint
USA Today - 26 Sep 2019 16:39Florida officer dashes onto busy interstate to save dog
ABC News - 26 Sep 2019 13:50
The dog survived with minor cuts and bruises.
U.N. Head Warns World Faces 'Unprecedented Threat' From Violent Extremism and Terrorism
Time - 26 Sep 2019 04:10
The U.N. chief said the new frontier is cyber-terrorism
Girl shot by stray bullet inside home dies on 12th birthday
New York Post - 26 Sep 2019 04:04
A girl was shot by a stray bullet while sitting inside her Illinois home — and later died on what would have been her 12th birthday, officials said Wednesday. Kentavia Blackful was sitting at a computer and planning he...
See it: 5-year-old Illinois girl outruns charging coyote
New York Post - 26 Sep 2019 04:01
A 5-year-old girl in Illinois outran a coyote that charged at her in front of her family's home in a wild caught-on-video encounter. Little Christine Przybylski was approached by the wild animal as she neared her front y...
Economist Who Grew up in Communist Bulgaria Is Named New IMF Chief
Time - 26 Sep 2019 03:55
Kristalina Georgieva is the fund's first leader to come from an emerging market economy
Senate passes funding bill to avert government shutdown
CBSNews - 26 Sep 2019 20:52
The measure passed by an 82-15 vote now heads to the White House for Trump's signature
Facebook wins dismissal of investor lawsuit over privacy breach
Reuters - 26 Sep 2019 18:08
Facebook Inc and its chief executive Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday won dismissal of an investor lawsuit accusing them of deceiving investors about the likely impact of a privacy breach on its stock price, though the invest...
How Ukraine got caught up in Trump's impeachment battle
Reuters - 26 Sep 2019 16:40
Ukraine is the unwitting participant in a political battle in Washington between President Donald Trump and the Democrats ahead of the 2020 election.
Lottery millionaire still lives in a trailer in Maine
New York Post - 26 Sep 2019 16:39
Bobby Stuart became a millionaire with two lottery wins in just four months — but still lives in a beat-up old trailer in Maine. "Ain't nothing really different," the 65-year-old tractor driver told the Boston Globe. "...
'OK' hand gesture added to growing list of hate symbols for white supremacy
USA Today - 26 Sep 2019 16:28Tuesday, service dog whose story raised awareness of PTSD, has died
New York Post - 26 Sep 2019 16:28
A service dog whose life helping an Iraq war veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder was chronicled in a best-selling memoir has died. The 13-year-old golden retriever named Tuesday served as an advocate for soldiers...
The Real Divide in Israeli Politics is between religious and secular ultra-nationalism
OpEdNews - 26 Sep 2019 16:27
The center-left represents 10 per cent of the Jewish public, the nationalist right 31 per cent, and the religious and fascist far-right 59 per cent. --In other words, the Israeli far-right should have a permanent and lar...
Transgender man who gave birth can't be 'dad' on birth certificate: UK court
New York Post - 26 Sep 2019 16:25
A transgender man will not be legally recognized as “the father” of his newborn child, a senior family judge in England and Wales has ruled. Although Freddy McConnell, 32, has lived as a man almost 10 years, he kept ...
Teen accused of smothering siblings wanted to free them 'from Satan': prosecutors
New York Post - 26 Sep 2019 16:22
An Indiana teen accused of smothering his two toddler siblings to death told authorities he did it to free them “from Satan and hell," according to a new report. Prosecutors say that Nickalas James Kedrowitz, now 15, s...