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South Carolina English teacher allegedly had sex with 16-year-old student
New York Post - 14 Jan 2020 04:07
A South Carolina high school teacher was arrested after allegedly having sex with a 16-year-old student, authorities said Monday. Anna Elizabeth Jeanette Patton, 22, lured the teenager by sending several steamy messages ...
The insane moment a man tries to kidnap girl, 6, and is taken down by her family
New York Post - 14 Jan 2020 04:34
This is the moment a family came together to take down a man trying to kidnap their 6-year-old relative. The startling surveillance footage, released by the Los Angeles Police Department, shows the would-be abductor abou...
Trump Planning To Take $7.2 Billion More From Pentagon For Border Wall: Report
The Huffington Post - 14 Jan 2020 03:40
The White House celebrated the completion of its 100th mile of new wall along the southern border last week.
Australia's massive fires could become routine, climate scientists warn
Reuters - 14 Jan 2020 04:37
Bushfires ravaging Australia have provided a foretaste of the kinds of conditions that could become normal unless the world moves rapidly to curb emissions of the greenhouse gases driving global warming, scientists have ...
Warren says Sanders told her a woman couldn't defeat Trump
ABC News - 14 Jan 2020 03:46
Warren responded Monday evening to reports that Sanders said he disagreed with her that a woman could win in 2020 against Trump, disagreeing with Sanders' account
High school basketball coach accused of groping 14-year-old student
New York Post - 14 Jan 2020 03:54
A high school basketball coach in California was arrested on suspicion of groping a 14-year-old female student, authorities said. Elijah Kim, 30, a junior varsity boys basketball coach at Sunny Hills High School in Fulle...
Giuliani associate Lev Parnas has handed over texts, documents, and photos to impeachment investigators
The Week - 14 Jan 2020 05:01
An attorney for Lev Parnas traveled to Washington, D.C., over the weekend to deliver the contents of his client's iPhone to impeachment investigators. After our trip to DC, we worked through the night providing a trove o...
Sept. 11 Responders May Be at Heightened Risk of Developing Leukemia
Time - 14 Jan 2020 16:53
After the Twin Towers fell on Sept. 11, 2001, the thousands of people involved in rescue-and-cleanup efforts were exposed to carcinogens and other toxins as they breathed in contaminated air and dug through industrial ru...
Tourists arrested for allegedly defecating in sacred Machu Picchu temple
New York Post - 14 Jan 2020 16:51
Six tourists were busted in Peru for allegedly defecating in a sacred temple at Machu Picchu, authorities said. They face up to four years in prison each if found guilty.
Teenage bullies accused of breaking mom's nose in vicious beating
New York Post - 14 Jan 2020 05:28
A California mother says she was beaten bloody -- and left with a broken nose -- by a group of teenage girls who had been bullying her daughter. Parents Maria Guadalupe Jimenez and Eder Rojas went to James Logan High Sch...
Wildlife group saves baby opossum found beaten blind at golf course
New York Post - 14 Jan 2020 05:01
A South Carolina wildlife rehabilitation group is caring for a baby opossum beaten blind with a golf club last week. The organization, Wildlife Rehab of Greenville, shared the awful story to their Facebook page last Wedn...
Republicans Rule Out Outright Dismissal of Impeachment Charges
The New York Times - 14 Jan 2020 04:50
Rank-and-file senators and party leaders made clear on Monday that even if they wanted to pursue dismissal, the votes simply were not there to succeed -- at least not at the outset of the trial.
House to vote Wednesday on sending Trump impeachment articles to Senate
ABC News - 14 Jan 2020 17:00
Speaker Nancy Pelosi meets with her caucus Tuesday morning ahead of a potential vote naming impeachment managers and triggering the Senate trial.
Indonesia rights body slams LGBT raids after UK rapist case
IBTimes - 14 Jan 2020 16:50
The country's LGBT community has increasingly been targeted in recent years.
New York police officers rescue a deer stuck in a soccer net
USA Today - 14 Jan 2020 16:45Dozens killed by avalanches in Pakistani and Indian Kashmir
Reuters - 14 Jan 2020 16:07
At least 59 people were killed and many more were missing after avalanches in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir over the last 24 hours, senior government officials said on Tuesday.
Maldives: Rights Reforms Falter
Human Rights Watch - 14 Jan 2020 21:50
Expand Maldives' former President Mohamed Nasheed and current President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih take part in an election rally ahead of parliamentary polls, Malé, February 1, 2019. © 2019 Ahmed Shurau/AFP via Getty Image...
How pro-Western is Ukraine's response to plane crash in Iran?
Al Jazeera English - 14 Jan 2020 20:01
President Zelenskyy's reaction to the tragedy wins both praise and criticism as he navigates several political crises.
Is NATO about to become 'more involved' in the Middle East?
Al Jazeera English - 14 Jan 2020 19:08
As tensions with Iran soar, Trump calls on NATO to deploy troops and take on a greater role in the Middle East.
Iran dismisses European move to trigger nuclear deal dispute mechanism
Reuters - 14 Jan 2020 16:16
Iran dismissed a decision by European states to trigger a dispute mechanism in its nuclear deal with world powers as a "passive" action but said it was ready to consider any constructive effort to save the accord.
'Good progress' but Libya ceasefire deal awaits Haftar signature
Al Jazeera English - 14 Jan 2020 05:14
Commander of eastern-based Libyan National Army asks to be given until Tuesday to decide whether to sign deal or not.
Stardust: Oldest material on earth found inside meteorite
Al Jazeera English - 14 Jan 2020 05:01
Stardust found to be as old as 7 billion years, and provides evidence about the way stars were formed in our galaxy.