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Sri Lanka's Powerful Rajapaksa Family Set to Win Presidential Election
The New York Times - 17 Nov 2019 13:38
Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a wartime defense chief, vowed to bring stability to a country still reeling from attacks on Easter Sunday.
President Trump Must Immediately Pardon General Frances X. Hummel
Slate - 17 Nov 2019 09:17
If General Hummel was guilty of anything, it was excess patriotism, plus stealing chemical weapons.
How Iraq helped to flush out ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
CNN - 17 Nov 2019 08:02
Iraq intelligence agents tracked ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi for years before getting the break they say was critical to cornering him.
Buttigieg Jumps Out to Lead in Iowa Poll
The New York Times - 17 Nov 2019 05:59
Pete Buttigieg jumped out to a surprisingly robust lead in the latest Des Moines Register and CNN poll. Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and Joseph R. Biden Jr. were in a statistical tie for second.
Iran racked by protests after massive gas price hike
New York Post - 17 Nov 2019 04:15
Protests broke out throughout Iran Saturday after the government moved to effectively hike the price of gasoline by 50 percent overnight. Angry protesters parked cars in the streets to block traffic in more than a dozen ...
Father kills mother and 3 children in San Diego murder-suicide, police say
CNN - 17 Nov 2019 04:33
Five people, including three children, are dead in a case of domestic violence in the Paradise Hills neighborhood of San Diego on Saturday, authorities said.
Man who once claimed he was a hit man now says he's "not a violent guy"
CBSNews - 17 Nov 2019 08:00
Rumored mob man and convicted killer Rocco Franklin answers questions about his past.
Ronaldo on brink of history as Portugal qualify for Euro 2020
CNN - 17 Nov 2019 22:05
The man from Madeira is at it again.
Prince Andrew Gets Candid, and Britain Is Appalled
The New York Times - 17 Nov 2019 18:34
Viewers were incredulous that the Duke of York subjected himself to polite-but-relentless grilling about Jeffrey Epstein and accusations that the duke had had sex with a teenager.
U.S. says no plans to send asylum seekers to remote Guatemalan regions
Reuters - 17 Nov 2019 06:53
The U.S. government said on Saturday that it had no plans to send asylum seekers to remote regions in Guatemala after the Central American country floated the plan during negotiations for a bilateral migration agreement ...
Donald Trump visits hospital for unscheduled two-hour medical checkup
The Guardian - 17 Nov 2019 05:59
White House says president is 'healthy and energetic' and tests were part of his routine annual physical Donald Trump spent more than two hours at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Saturday for what the Whi...
Protests grip major Iran cities over gas prices; 1 killed
ABC News - 17 Nov 2019 05:53
Protesters were angered by Iran raising subsidized gasoline prices.
Thailand hopes to have bullet trains running by 2023
CNN - 17 Nov 2019 05:22
After years of delays and much debate, it's finally happening. Bullet trains are coming to Thailand.
Colin Kaepernick's reps call audible, workout moved at last minute
Boston - 17 Nov 2019 02:13
"Colin's decision has no effect on his status in the league."
Hong Kong protesters with bows, arrows battle police for control of university, dozens arrested
USA Today - 17 Nov 2019 23:53
Hong Kong students shot arrows at police firing tear gas as escalating violence paralyzed the semi-autonomous Chinese territory's educational system.
Scientists and climate advisers condemn Tory environmental record
The Guardian - 17 Nov 2019 20:00
Party under pressure on the climate crisis as Corbyn says the leadership can not be trusted The Tories' green commitments The parties' climate proposals The Conservative party's record on tackling the climate crisis was ...
Passage: The Jane Pauley Community Health Center
CBSNews - 17 Nov 2019 19:18
It happened this past Friday: a 10th anniversary celebration for an Indianapolis-area health center named for a graduate of local Warren Central High School. Today, the Jane Pauley Community Health Center operates 22 cli...
Trump's actions on Ukraine 'an impeachable offense' says House Intel Committee Dem
ABC News - 17 Nov 2019 18:48
Two members of the House Intelligence Committee, Reps. Sean Patrick Maloney and Chris Stewart, appeared on ABC's "This Week."
UK elections: Conservatives pledge law change to protect veterans
Al Jazeera English - 17 Nov 2019 18:34
The UK's Conservative Party is pushing for new legislation to protect soldiers from what Prime Minister Boris Johnson calls 'unfair trials'.
SNL gave the impeachment inquiry the soap opera treatment
The Week - 17 Nov 2019 17:14
There's a fine line between parody and reality sometimes. In the latest cold open, NBC's Saturday Night Live mocked President Trump's impeachment inquiry, depicting it as a soap opera titled Days of Our Impeachment (an o...
Murder victim's friends say PA woman made good on her vow to kill
CBSNews - 17 Nov 2019 08:18
Maria Spencer repeatedly threatened to kill her ex-husband and enlisted her father to help make good on her promise -- why couldn't anyone stop her?
Too Far Left? Some Candidates Don't Buy the Argument
The New York Times - 17 Nov 2019 08:16
One day after former President Barack Obama cautioned against being out of touch with voters, Democratic candidates said there was a winner among them.