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Hispanic Americans reflect on immigration and identity
CBSNews - 7 Oct 2019 16:58
"The reason why we are where we are and who we are in this country is connected to being a Latina"
Lindsey Graham and Marco Rubio aren't convinced by reports of a pullback in Syria. The reports are based off a White House statement.
The Week - 7 Oct 2019 16:58
An official White House statement apparently isn't enough proof for some people in this day and age. GOP Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) are clearly not thrilled with the White House's decision ...
A slice of love: Pizza chef teaches Chicago inmates from prison kitchen
CBSNews - 7 Oct 2019 01:18
Milan-born chef Bruno Abate runs a bustling Chicago pizza kitchen from within Cook County Jail in Chicago
At least 3 dead and 6-year-old missing after car crashes into canal
CBSNews - 7 Oct 2019 04:41
The sole survivor told police that the driver was an 18-year-old man who helped her to shore
Disturbing video shows hundreds of blindfolded prisoners in Xinjiang
CNN - 7 Oct 2019 04:21
A drone video appearing to show hundreds of blindfolded men being led from a train in China has raised new concerns over the ongoing crackdown on Muslim Uyghurs in the far western region of Xinjiang.
Why the USWNT still thinks U.S. soccer is missing the point when it comes to their earnings
The Week - 7 Oct 2019 23:56
It's been a few months since the U.S. women's soccer team won their second straight FIFA World Cup title, but they're still battling things out in court in their quest for equal pay, The Wall Street Journal reports. The ...
Lindsey Graham is already leading a bipartisan rebuke of Trump's Syria pullout
The Week - 7 Oct 2019 18:04
President Trump's promise to pull out of Syria is not going over well. The White House announced Sunday night that the U.S. will "no longer be in the immediate area" of northern Syria where Turkish President Recep Tayyip...
Scottish court rejects bid to force UK PM to seek Brexit delay
Al Jazeera English - 7 Oct 2019 16:25
Anti-Brexit campaigners to appeal Scottish court ruling as Britain's October 31 European Union departure date nears.
Global Efforts Needed to Free Detained Children
Human Rights Watch - 7 Oct 2019 14:00
Expand Unaccompanied children line up for an evening meal at a detention facility run by the Greek police. © 2015 Kelly Lynn Lunde (New York) - A new global study on children deprived of their liberty should prompt Unit...
Taxi plows into Hong Kong protesters, man beaten by crowd: reports
New York Post - 7 Oct 2019 03:59
A taxi plowed into a throng of demonstrators in Hong Kong, as the months of violence in the Chinese city continued Sunday, according to new reports. Chilling video shows the red taxi turning into a crowd of umbrella-wiel...
Facebook will reportedly pay $40 million for allegedly inflating video metrics
The Week - 7 Oct 2019 23:22
Facebook is doling out a seemingly small sum to brush away its video troubles. Facebook has reportedly reached a settlement in a lawsuit alleging it falsely inflated viewership metrics on its videos by up to 900 percent....
Pressure for answers after deadly Paris attack on police
Eyewitness News - 7 Oct 2019 20:44
Harpon, who was partly deaf, used a kitchen knife and an oyster shucker to kill three police officials and an administrative staffer - three men and a woman - and injure two others in a 30-minute lunchtime rampage that e...
Supreme Court begins new term with controversial cases on docket
CBSNews - 7 Oct 2019 18:22
The Supreme Court justices plan to review cases on gay rights, DACA, abortion and health care as the 2020 election campaign heats up. CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford joins CBSN with more on what to expect...
Trump Taxes: President Ordered to Turn Over Returns to Manhattan D.A.
The New York Times - 7 Oct 2019 16:57
A judge rejected the president's argument that he was immune from criminal investigations.
'Sorry, this is an emergency': Climate protesters block streets around world
Reuters - 7 Oct 2019 16:52
Thousands of climate activists took to the streets of cities around the world on Monday, launching two weeks of peaceful civil disobedience to demand immediate action to cut carbon emissions and avert an ecological disas...
Assistant principal allegedly had sex with student for months
New York Post - 7 Oct 2019 16:47
An assistant principal at a North Carolina high school had sex with a student six times over a four-month span, police said. Lisa Rothwell, a 34-year-old educator at Stuart Cramer High School in Belmont, was arrested Fri...
Argentinian band injured by collapsing stage during performance
New York Post - 7 Oct 2019 16:43
Two members of an Argentinian band were injured when the stage collapsed during the closing act of a festival, according to a report. Folk group Los Criollos was giving a live-streamed performance Saturday night in El Ta...
PayPal pulls out of Facebook's cryptocurrency venture Libra
ABC News - 7 Oct 2019 16:42
Facebook's cryptocurrency project, Libra, has faced backlash from lawmakers and more since it was announced.
U.S. Supreme Court kicks off new term, with Justice Thomas absent
Reuters - 7 Oct 2019 16:42
The U.S. Supreme Court kicked off its new nine-month term with a flurry of activity on Monday, hearing arguments in three cases and rejecting numerous appeals that piled up over the summer.
Army recruits targeted by suicide bomb in eastern Afghanistan
Al Jazeera English - 7 Oct 2019 16:41
At least 10 killed and 27 others injured after the bomb detonated in a rickshaw near a minibus carrying recruits.
Boris Johnson urges US diplomat's wife to return after fatal crash
New York Post - 7 Oct 2019 16:41
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is fighting for the return of an American diplomat’s wife who is claiming diplomatic immunity over the death of a British teen — and will appeal directly to President Trump if she refu...
Trump defends pulling US troops out of Syria
New York Post - 7 Oct 2019 16:37
President Trump on Monday defended his administration’s decision to pull American troops out of northern Syria, declaring that the US will fight “WHERE IT IS TO OUR BENEFIT.” In a series of five tweets, the pres...