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All 56 classic Nancy Drew books, ranked
The Week - 10 Oct 2019 14:48
It's been nearly 90 years since Nancy Drew found her first hidden staircase, cracked her first code, caught her first crook, and got knocked out by her first chloroform-soaked towel. While countless movies and television...
Europe's Nationalist Movements Face Tests in Polish, Hungarian Votes
Wall Street Journal - 10 Oct 2019 20:06
Elections in Poland and Hungary on Sunday will provide a test of the continued appeal of two European governments that have been a standard-bearer for conservative, nationalist movements across the region.
AOC's $250 hair salon trip stirs controversy
New York Post - 10 Oct 2019 15:47
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — who’s waged war against the wealthy with a 70 percent tax rate proposal — shelled out more than $250 on a recent trip to the hair salon, according to a new report. The socialist darl...
Why automation could hit African-American workers hard
CBSNews - 10 Oct 2019 19:29
AI, robots and other technologies that supplant human labor threaten to widen the racial wealth gap in the U.S.
Joshua Brown death: Amber Guyger trial witness had extensive criminal record
New York Post - 10 Oct 2019 17:11
Joshua Brown, the Dallas man gunned down 10 days after taking the stand in the high-profile Amber Guyger trial, has an extensive criminal history, according to a new report. Legal documents obtained by local station WFAA...
2 Giuliani Associates Tied to Ukraine Scandal Arrested on Campaign Finance Charges
The New York Times - 10 Oct 2019 17:09
Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, associates of President Trump's personal lawyer, were also part of the pressure campaign on Ukraine to investigate Democrats.
Trump is reportedly counting on Mitch McConnell to get him through impeachment inquiry
The Week - 10 Oct 2019 03:30
As the House's impeachment inquiry continues, President Trump is leaning on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), sometimes calling him as often as three times a day, a person with knowledge of the conversation...
Will protests in Ecuador force the president to resign?
Al Jazeera English - 10 Oct 2019 03:26
President Lenin Moreno's decision to remove 40-year old fuel subsidies doubles petrol prices and triggers huge protests.
U.S. Warns South Sudan May Face Sanctions
Wall Street Journal - 10 Oct 2019 23:38
The U.S. may impose sanctions on South Sudan's ruling elite if leaders fail to meet a mid-November deadline to form a unity government, a senior U.S. official warned Thursday.
Clay Pots Everywhere Quenched Myanmar's Thirst, Until They Vanished
The New York Times - 10 Oct 2019 09:00
Cool water used to be set out for thirsty strangers on street corners across Yangon. Modernity, mistrust and plastic intervened.
Feds seize $2.2 million worth of fake Nike shoes at SoCal seaport
CBSNews - 10 Oct 2019 05:23
U.S. Customs and Border Protection found 14,806 pairs of shoes on a shipment arriving from China
Memory Card Found With Brutal Videos and Photos Leads to Murder Arrest
The New York Times - 10 Oct 2019 05:15
The police in Anchorage, Alaska, say they recognized a man shown beating and strangling a woman at a midtown hotel.
Trey Gowdy, Who Led Republicans in Investigating Benghazi, Joins Trump Legal Team
The New York Times - 10 Oct 2019 03:53
Mr. Gowdy, a former prosecutor who served four terms in the House before resigning in January, is expected to be a presence on television defending the president.
Renault board to meet, as CEO denounces potential exit as 'coup'
Reuters - 10 Oct 2019 22:26
Renault SA's CEO, Thierry Bollore, denounced as a "coup" his potential exit from the French carmaker, which has called a board meeting on Friday to discuss governance matters.
Amber Alert issued for 3-year-old girl allegedly abducted by woman in her 20s
ABC News - 10 Oct 2019 17:11
Ahlora Ashanti Sample Lindiment was reported abducted at 6:33 p.m. Wednesday.
Dollar drops to two-week low as safe-haven bid ebbs on trade optimism
Reuters - 10 Oct 2019 16:42
The dollar fell to two-week lows on Thursday, with safe-haven demand for the currency waning, as investors grew optimistic about a trade deal between the United States and China.
Syrian Kurdish official warns of Islamic State jail break
Reuters - 10 Oct 2019 14:27
A senior Kurdish official warned on Thursday that Islamic State militants could break out of prisons in northeast Syria as fighting intensifies between the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and Turkey.
Top-level U.S.-China trade talks resume as irritants sour atmosphere
Reuters - 10 Oct 2019 08:41
The United States' and China's top trade negotiators were set to meet on Thursday for the first time since late July to try to find a way out of a 15-month trade war as new irritants between the world's two largest econo...
House Democrats want to hear from Trump's former Russia adviser
The Week - 10 Oct 2019 04:55
The chairmen of the House Oversight, Intelligence, and Oversight committees have sent a letter to Fiona Hill, President Trump's former adviser on Russia, asking that she appear for a deposition on Oct. 14. The letter, ob...
Report: Trump pressed Tillerson to assist Giuliani client facing DOJ charges
The Week - 10 Oct 2019 04:30
During a 2017 meeting in the Oval Office, President Trump urged then-Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to help coax the Department of Justice into dropping a criminal case against one of Rudy Giuliani's clients, three peo...
'Purest form of human trafficking': Arizona official indicted in adoption fraud scheme
USA Today - 10 Oct 2019 04:08
Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen arranged for 28 pregnant women from the Marshall Islands to travel to Arizona, the state Attorney General said.
Shares in China's Hikvision and Dahua dive after U.S. blacklisting
Reuters - 10 Oct 2019 03:54
Shares of Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology and Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co Ltd, which were among companies blacklisted by Washington, fell sharply in early trading on Thursday.