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Greta Thunberg calls world leaders' attacks on her 'just funny'
The Week - 30 Dec 2019 17:57
Greta Thunberg says it's "just funny" when she's personally attacked by world leaders like President Trump. The 16-year-old Swedish climate change activist, who earlier this month was named Time's person of the year, spo...
Arsenal fall flat, Liverpool march on and Old Firm history - Football Weekly
The Guardian - 30 Dec 2019 21:44
Max Rushden, Barry Glendenning, Kate Mason and Ryan Hunn discuss Arsenal's surprising/unsurprising capitulation against Chelsea, Liverpool win again, City stumbling again, Rangers changing history at Celtic Park and a ni...
Why We Will Need Walt Whitman in 2020
The New York Times - 30 Dec 2019 15:00
With our democracy in crisis, the poet and prophet of the American ideal should be our guide.
De Blasio pleads to Trump for help with homeless crisis
New York Post - 30 Dec 2019 05:56
Mayor Bill de Blasio pleaded with President Trump on Sunday for help with the burgeoning homeless situation wreaking havoc throughout the city. The Democrat said in an interview on Fox News that he would like the federal...
Pompeo to visit Ukraine amid impeachment furor, disarray in Trump's policy toward key ally
USA Today - 30 Dec 2019 17:44
Pompeo has refused to say how much he knew about the Ukraine pressure campaign. In Kyiv, he plans to meet with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky.
Lindsey Graham Suspicious Giuliani's Ukraine Information May Be Russian Propaganda
The Huffington Post - 30 Dec 2019 05:38
"My advice to Giuliani would be to share what he got from Ukraine" with the intelligence community to "make sure it's not Russia propaganda."
GOP Senator: Trump Is Not A Role Model For Young People
The Huffington Post - 30 Dec 2019 06:28
"I don't like the way that he tweets, some of the things that he says, his word choices at times are not my word choices," Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) said.
TV in 2020: Shows coming to small screen near you
BBC - 30 Dec 2019 05:35
The choice of great TV shows is strong as traditional broadcasters and online services do battle.
Five arrested in three cities on suspicion of terror offences
Sky News - 30 Dec 2019 18:02
Five men have been arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences in raids in London, Manchester and Peterborough.
US air strikes target al-Shabaab after Mogadishu bombing
The Guardian - 30 Dec 2019 06:50
American military says four 'terrorists' killed in operation carried out in coordination with Somali government The US military has said it carried out airstrikes in Somalia that killed four "terrorists" of the al-Shabaa...
Taliban ruling council agrees to ceasefire in Afghanistan
The Week - 30 Dec 2019 06:39
The Taliban's ruling council on Sunday agreed to a brief ceasefire in Afghanistan, which could lead to a peace deal with the United States. The council has not yet decided when the ceasefire will start, officials from th...
Putin and Trump spoke by phone to discuss counter-terrorism efforts, Kremlin says
CNN - 30 Dec 2019 06:38
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with President Donald Trump by phone Sunday, discussing counter-terrorism efforts and "matters of mutual interest," according to a Kremlin readout of the call.
1 dead after small plane crashes into Maryland homes, erupts in flames
CNN - 30 Dec 2019 03:43
One person was killed after a small plane crashed into two homes in Lanham, Maryland, on Sunday, officials said.
Russia warns Iran nuclear deal in danger of 'falling apart'
ABC News - 30 Dec 2019 18:44
Russian's foreign minister has warned that Iran's nuclear deal with world powers is in danger of “falling apart" as neither the United States nor the European Union is complying with the accord
Iranian militia leader vows 'tough' response to Iraq, Syria airstrikes
New York Post - 30 Dec 2019 18:29
A top leader of an Iranian-backed militia group vowed a “tough” response to the US military’s airstrikes that targeted the terror group Kata’ib Hezbollah’s bases in Iraq and Syria. "The blood of the martyrs wil...
India citizenship law protesters angry over police brutality
Al Jazeera English - 30 Dec 2019 18:29
Accusations of police brutality in India, as protests show no signs of letting up.
Police expand search for Ohio teen who vanished on his way to school
New York Post - 30 Dec 2019 18:22
A 14-year-old Ohio boy disappeared after leaving home for school 10 days ago — and now the hunt for him is intensifying, according to reports. Harley Dilly vanished on his way to school in Port Clinton on Dec. 20, but ...
Sudan sentences 27 to death for torturing, killing protester
Al Jazeera English - 30 Dec 2019 18:17
Intelligence agents found guilty of deadly abuse against detained teacher Ahmed al-Kheir in February.
Biden says he'd consider nominating Obama to the Supreme Court
New York Post - 30 Dec 2019 18:01
Joe Biden said he would nominate Barack Obama to the Supreme Court if the former commander-in-chief was willing to do the job. The former vice president, who served two terms under Obama, was answering questions during a...
Chinese scientist behind gene-edited babies sentenced to 3 years in prison
CBSNews - 30 Dec 2019 17:28
A Chinese scientist who helped create the world's first genetically edited babies is going to prison. A judge in China sentenced He Jiankui to three years for carrying out "illegal medical practices."
Trump didn't cause the generational split among evangelicals. But Christianity Today exposed its depth.
The Week - 30 Dec 2019 17:21
It may look like a pair of recent editorials in Christianity Today, a prominent evangelical Christian magazine, criticizing President Trump and the evangelicals who stalwartly support him caused a fracture in the white e...
40 years after high school, woman donates kidney to her homecoming prince
The Week - 30 Dec 2019 08:00
When they were crowned homecoming prince and princess 40 years ago at Santa Ana Valley High School, Vitaliano Salera and Rose Valenzuela never dreamed that one day, they'd be bonded for a different reason. The Southern C...