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Contractor claims video shows structural flaws prior to Hard Rock Hotel collapse
USA Today - 17 Oct 2019 04:58Lending a Hand, in New York and Beyond
The New York Times - 17 Oct 2019 12:45
The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund kicks off its 108th annual campaign, adding Feeding America as a beneficiary.
Trump's top China adviser appears to have made up expert he regularly quoted
CNN - 17 Oct 2019 04:40
In his 2011 book "Death by China," President Donald Trump's senior adviser Peter Navarro quoted a China hawk named "Ron Vara" to prove his point on the threat posed by Beijing to the American economy.
Trump wrote letter warning Erdogan: "Don't be a tough guy"
CBSNews - 17 Oct 2019 00:33
"You don't want to be responsible for slaughtering thousands of people, and I don't want to be responsible for destroying the Turkish economy," the president wrote
Jody Wilson-Raybould Is Justin Trudeau's Worst Nightmare
Slate - 17 Oct 2019 18:17
She's kind of the AOC of Canada.
World's first Monopoly-themed attraction to open in Hong Kong
CNN - 17 Oct 2019 04:35
Hong Kong's Victoria Peak, home to the world's two most expensive properties, will soon have a new neighbor -- the top-hat wearing, mustachioed Rich Uncle Pennybags, aka Mr. Monopoly.
Cuban Immigrant Dies Of Apparent Suicide In Louisiana ICE Detention Center
The Huffington Post - 17 Oct 2019 04:30
The asylum-seeker was found unresponsive in his cell at Louisiana's Richwood Correctional Center, which has a history of violence.
Republicans Rage At Trump's Syria Policy With Little To Show For It
The Huffington Post - 17 Oct 2019 04:02
They huffed and they puffed and, well, they're still not standing up to Trump.
Democratic presidential candidates asked if they would pack the Supreme Court
CBSNews - 17 Oct 2019 03:54
The top 2020 Democratic presidential contenders were asked at Tuesday's debate about expanding the Supreme Court, in a concept commonly referred to as "court packing." Zoe Tillman, a legal reporter for BuzzFeed News, spo...
Pelosi describes Trump's White House 'meltdown,' defends impeachment probe
ABC News - 17 Oct 2019 18:09
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday declined to place a timeline on the impeachment process, pushing back on whether it would wrap up by the 2020 election.
Russia and Iran stand ready to facilitate talks on Syria: statement
Reuters - 17 Oct 2019 18:03
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif, have discussed situation in north eastern Syria and expressed their readiness to facilitate relevant talks, Russian foreign ministr...
Britain clinches Brexit deal; Johnson must secure parliament's backing
Reuters - 17 Oct 2019 17:58
Britain secured a Brexit deal with the European Union on Thursday, more than three years after Britons voted to leave the bloc, but Prime Minister Boris Johnson must still win a knife-edge vote in parliament to get the a...
Barack Obama Endorses Justin Trudeau Ahead of Canadian Elections
Time - 17 Oct 2019 17:56
Former President Barack Obama on Wednesday endorsed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in his re-election bid. Canada’s polls open Monday and opinion surveys indicate that it will be a tight race and Trudeau’s ap...
Vice President Mike Pence seeks Syria ceasefire Turkey had rejected
ABC News - 17 Oct 2019 17:47
Vice President Mike Pence met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey's capital Ankara on Thursday.
US Supreme Court wrestles over 'DC sniper' life sentence appeal
Al Jazeera English - 17 Oct 2019 17:46
Justices hear arguments in an appeal ordering that Lee Boyd Malvo’s life sentence without parole be thrown out.
Trump's Deals With Central American Countries Are Unraveling the Global Asylum System
Slate - 17 Oct 2019 17:42
Basic tenets of human rights law are under attack.
Congressman Elijah Cummings dies at 68
CBSNews - 17 Oct 2019 17:41
Rep. Elijah Cummings, the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, has died at the age of 68. CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes joined CBSN AM to talk about his legacy.
Brexit deal will minimize short-term economy hit: Irish finance minister
Reuters - 17 Oct 2019 17:39
The Brexit deal struck by Britain and the rest of the European Union will minimize much of Brexit's short-term impact on the economies of Ireland and Northern Ireland, Irish Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe said on Thurs...
1,713 Mammoth Boilers, and Winter Weeks Away
The New York Times - 17 Oct 2019 11:41
Families shivered last year as NYCHA experienced repeated heat outages. Now workers are scrambling to keep residents warm.
Trump Will Host 2020 G7 Summit at His Doral Resort
The New York Times - 17 Oct 2019 20:48
The decision to host the economic summit at the Trump National Doral Miami Golf Club is sure to alarm ethics watchdogs and critics of the administration.
EPA provides regulatory certainty in Arkansas; clears state backlog of clean-air plans
U.S. EPA - 17 Oct 2019 06:00
DALLAS (Oct. 17, 2019) -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently eliminated all backlogs of Arkansas State Implementation Plans (SIPs). This action further emphasizes EPA's goal to provide regulatory certa...
The ambassador now at the center of the impeachment probe
CNN - 17 Oct 2019 04:58
When Gordon Sondland arrived in Brussels as the US ambassador to the European Union in July 2018, it didn't take long before people were reminded of his American boss.