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Vaping Kills a 15-Year-Old in Texas
The New York Times - 10 Jan 2020 02:02
The teenager was the youngest to die so far in the outbreak of lung illnesses that affected thousands of people.
Cuomo's 2020 Vision: Turbulent Waters and So Many Octopuses
The New York Times - 10 Jan 2020 01:57
The New York governor commissioned a surreal poster that shows him navigating a "sea of division" and "squalls of hate."
Ayia Napa: Why was an alleged rape victim convicted for lying? - podcast
The Guardian - 10 Jan 2020 05:00
On 17 July 2019, an 18-year old British woman claimed she had been gang-raped by a group of Israeli tourists. But 10 days later she was being charged with lying by the Cypriot police. Michael Polak, her lawyer, discusses...
'Send Nudes': Drivers shocked by road sign's racy request
New York Post - 10 Jan 2020 03:53
PINE KNOT, Ky. -- Drivers traveling along a Kentucky highway didn’t have to check their direct messages to receive the infamous sexting request: send nudes. An electronic road sign that was hacked early Thursday mornin...
Trump now says climate change is 'serious' and not 'a hoax'
The Week - 10 Jan 2020 03:22
President Trump on Thursday announced plans to change National Environmental Policy Act rules, in order to make it easier to build gas pipelines and construct mines and highways. As they are written now, the regulations ...
Watch Russian warship 'aggressively' encounter US ship
CNN - 10 Jan 2020 17:50
A Russian warship "aggressively approached" a US Navy destroyer while it was operating in the North Arabian Sea, ignoring warnings from the US vessel and increasing the risk of a collision, the US Navy said. CNN's Barbar...
Climate change protests stretch to London as Australia bushfires rage
Reuters - 10 Jan 2020 17:01
Thousands of Australians took to the streets on Friday to protest against government inaction on climate change, as bushfires ravaged tens of thousands of square miles of bushland after months of destruction and at least...
Pitti cool: highlights from the AW20 menswear event - in pictures
The Guardian - 10 Jan 2020 17:00
From bacchanalian banquets and nightclubs to Garboesque anonymity and abundant outerwear, menswear editor Helen Seamons picks her highlights from the Pitti Uomo event in Florence
Catholic church in Spain launches years-long marriage training for couples
The Guardian - 10 Jan 2020 16:34
Two to three years of voluntary programme are aimed at lowering high divorce rates The Roman Catholic church in Spain has unveiled a premarital guidance course lasting two to three years designed to prepare couples for t...
Trump calls his decision to authorize Soleimani strike 'bold and decisive'
The Week - 10 Jan 2020 04:30
President Trump was his own hype man during a campaign rally Thursday night in Toledo, Ohio. He praised his decision to authorize the airstrike that killed Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani last week, calling it a "bold...
New U.S. plan keeps autonomous vehicle standards voluntary
Boston - 10 Jan 2020 04:11
"The goals are simple, clear and consistent," she said. "Improve safety, security, and quality of life for all Americans."
Watch: Teacher arrested for tossing student out of class, into hallway
New York Post - 10 Jan 2020 03:40
A Florida middle school teacher was arrested after he was captured on video tossing a student into the hallway from a classroom, police said. The teacher, 47-year-old Jeffrey Paffumi, approached the student in the Buddy ...
Ticket, Passport, Pregnancy Test. Flying to This U.S. Island Can Be Complicated.
Wall Street Journal - 10 Jan 2020 17:13
Immigration concerns in Saipan, a U.S. birth-tourism destination, are putting new pressures on airlines that fly there to screen their passengers.
Trump reportedly admitted impeachment played a big role in his Soleimani decision
The Week - 10 Jan 2020 16:55
President Trump's decision to kill Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani reportedly had some self-serving underpinnings. The assassination and subsequent conflict with Iran has pushed Trump's looming impeachment trial out of the...
950 earthquakes have hit Puerto Rico so far this year. Why? Blame it on an 'earthquake swarm'
USA Today - 10 Jan 2020 16:50
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake - and 950 smaller ones - have hit Puerto Rico in the first 10 days of January 2020. So why is this happening?
Iran urges US, Canadian investigators for information on Ukraine plane crash, ambassador denies site unsecure
USA Today - 10 Jan 2020 16:37Factbox: How social media services handle political ads
Reuters - 10 Jan 2020 04:23
Online platforms including Facebook and Alphabet Inc's Google face growing pressure to stop carrying political ads that contain false or misleading claims ahead of the U.S. presidential election.
U.S. inquiry into FBI, Clinton spurred by Republicans ends without results: Washington Post
Reuters - 10 Jan 2020 04:06
A U.S. Justice Department inquiry into Republican allegations of misconduct at the department and the FBI, including its handling of investigations related to 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, effec...
Body of missing Mexican journalist found riddled with bullets near highway
New York Post - 10 Jan 2020 03:54
The body of a Mexican journalist and radio host who went missing in November was found riddled with bullets Wednesday, officials said. Fidel Avila, of the "Ke Buena" station in the western state of Michoacan's Huetamo mu...
Videos Show Ukrainian Plane in Iran Struck Before Deadly Crash
Time - 10 Jan 2020 17:00
The footage shows the final seconds of the jet and what likely brought it down
She was born intersex. Her parents elected to let her grow up without surgical intervention
CNN - 10 Jan 2020 16:49
Seven-year-old Rosie Lohman loves arts and crafts (especially any involving glitter), currently wants to be a DJ when she grows up, and happens to have been born intersex.
Judge denies Trump request to dismiss lawsuit from rape accuser E Jean Carroll
The Guardian - 10 Jan 2020 16:34
Judge said argument by Trump lawyer that New York court shouldn't handle the case swasn't properly backed up Donald Trump has lost a bid to block an advice columnist's lawsuit over his remarks that she lied in accusing h...