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I Think My Cat Has Jet Lag, and It's Ruining My Sleep
Slate - 27 Sep 2019 00:10
It's like he doesn't understand there's been a three-hour time difference.
Middle school student says boys cut her dreadlocks in racist bullying incident
CBSNews - 27 Sep 2019 15:58
Immanuel Christian School in Springfield, Virginia, says it has asked law enforcement to investigate after a black student said she was pinned down by three white boys who called her names and cut off her dreadlocks. WUS...
Complaint in Hand, Democrats Aim for a Fast, and Focused, Impeachment Inquiry
The New York Times - 27 Sep 2019 04:41
Lawmakers said they could potentially draft articles of impeachment over Ukraine by the end of October.
Lavrov says Trump-Zelenskiy call blown out of proportion
Reuters - 27 Sep 2019 23:51
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday said the controversy over a phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has been blown out of proportion and dismissed a sug...
Epstein's butler dishes on Paris pad guests including Bill Gates, Steve Bannon
New York Post - 27 Sep 2019 16:41
The butler who managed Jeffrey Epstein’s posh Paris pad claims he waited on a rotation of famous faces including Prince Andrew, Bill and Melinda Gates, as well as Steve Bannon, according to a report. The butler, who on...
Venezuela: UN Creates Independent Investigative Body
Human Rights Watch - 27 Sep 2019 14:25
Expand Voting record of the resolution adopted by the UN Human Rights Council on Venezuela, Geneva, September 27, 2019. © 2019 Human Rights Watch (Geneva) - The United Nations Human Rights Council has taken a crucial st...
Janet Jackson Envisioned the Sound of 21st-Century Pop in 1989
Slate - 27 Sep 2019 14:00
Jackson and her producers didn't have to be so ambitious--but their social-conscience album redefined pop's future and set hit-making records.
Report: White House knew about whistleblower's allegations not long after Ukraine call
The Week - 27 Sep 2019 05:01
A week after President Trump's July 25 call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the person who ultimately filed a whistleblower complaint about the conversation anonymously told the CIA's top lawyer that their t...
Kellyanne Conway scolds government employees who spoke with whistleblower
The Week - 27 Sep 2019 03:11
White House counselor Kellyanne Conway did her usual deflecting during an interview with Fox News on Thursday evening, claiming that the whistleblower complaint isn't even a blip on the radar and President Trump has abso...
Wall Street drops as White House weighs delisting Chinese companies
Reuters - 27 Sep 2019 19:31
U.S. stocks slipped on Friday after news that the Trump administration was considering delisting Chinese companies from U.S. stock exchanges and limit U.S. investments into China.
Hundreds of Chained Men and Boys Are Rescued in Nigeria
The New York Times - 27 Sep 2019 17:13
The police said they had freed more than 300 from what was purported to be an Islamic school.
Nancy Pelosi Says Attorney General William Barr Has 'Gone Rogue' to Protect President Trump
Time - 27 Sep 2019 16:59
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi argued that Attorney General William Barr has “gone rogue” in his attempts to protect President Donald Trump in the aftermath of a whistleblower complaint that alleged Trump tried to pressu...
Columbia's marching band banned from all sporting events
New York Post - 27 Sep 2019 16:54
Columbia University's marching band has lost all its school funding — and will be banned from performing at all athletic events “for the foreseeable future,” it announced this week. The band — which has butted ba...
GM agrees to resume covering health insurance costs for striking workers
ABC News - 27 Sep 2019 16:52
Union leaders accuse them of "toying" with their families.
Roadmap for Puerto Rico's exit from bankruptcy filed in U.S. court
Reuters - 27 Sep 2019 16:46
Puerto Rico would reduce its core government debt by more than 60% under a restructuring proposal the bankrupt U.S. commonwealth's federally-created financial oversight board filed in court on Friday.
He Lost His Arms, His Legs and His Nose to a Rare Infection. Are His Pit Bull Ellie's Licks to Blame?
Time - 27 Sep 2019 16:43
Greg Manteufel was perfectly healthy until licks from his dog nearly killed him.
Squirrel blocks woman's path, leads her to injured baby
ABC News - 27 Sep 2019 16:31
Police are praising a Virginia woman who says a squirrel led her down a trail and tugged at her leg to help its injured baby
28-year-old skydiver dies after hitting semitruck, crashing into highway
New York Post - 27 Sep 2019 16:27
A 28-year-old skydiver plunged to her death in Northern California when she hit a semitruck then crashed into a highway, officials said. The woman, whom authorities didn’t identify but said was from Colombia, had joine...
Register editor: We hear you. You're angry. Here's what we're doing after Carson King story.
USA Today - 27 Sep 2019 14:51
We've heard from hundreds on our Carson King coverage. We took appropriate action because there's nothing more important than having readers' trust.
Suspicious package prompts evacuation of Sanders' office
CBSNews - 27 Sep 2019 04:43
Police gave the all-clear signal after determining the suspicious package at Bernie Sanders' Senate office on Thursday is not threat. Cat Viglienzoni of CBS Burlington affiliate WCAX reports.
Boys accused of pinning down black girl and cutting dreadlocks
CBSNews - 27 Sep 2019 04:41
A 12-year-old student at the private K-12 Christian school said the boys called her dreadlocks "ugly" and "nappy" before cutting them off on the playground during recess
Man Who Berated Woman Over Puerto Rican Flag T-Shirt Is Convicted of Hate Crimes
The New York Times - 27 Sep 2019 04:29
A Chicago man faces up to five years in prison after the encounter in a city park last year.