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3 Leaders of Filipino Church Are Charged With Running Human Trafficking Ring
The New York Times - 30 Jan 2020 05:00
Administrators for the Kingdom of Jesus Christ arranged dozens of false marriages so workers at a fraudulent charity could stay in the United States, prosecutors said.
Father of missing Florida newborn Andrew Caballeiro found dead in apparent suicide
New York Post - 30 Jan 2020 16:27
An Ambert Alert was issued Wednesday after cops in Miami found 1-week-old Andrew Caballeiro's mother, grandmother and great-grandmother dead.
1st US person-to-person coronavirus transmission reported in Illinois
ABC News - 30 Jan 2020 19:55
The World Health Organization will decide whether or not to declare the new coronavirus a public health emergency of international concern.
Man in blackface robs Maryland bank
New York Post - 30 Jan 2020 05:19
A man in Maryland disguised himself with blackface while robbing a bank, police said. The suspect walked into the PNC Bank in Perryville, a small town near the Delaware border, and robbed the bank by passing a note at ab...
U.S. Special Operations Forces Overemphasize Combat Experience, Review Says
The New York Times - 30 Jan 2020 04:44
The review also found no "systemic ethics problem" in elite units like the Army's Green Berets and the Navy SEALs after allegations of sexual assault and unlawful killings.
Without Impeachment Witnesses, the Senate Majority Sees No Need for Impeachment Witnesses
Slate - 30 Jan 2020 04:40
Mitch McConnell reportedly edged closer to completing an impeachment trial of President Donald Trump with no witnesses or subpoenas for documents.
White House lobbying Senators to vote against witnesses
CBSNews - 30 Jan 2020 04:39
Republican leaders are working behind the scenes to block witness testimony and bring the impeachment trial of President Trump to a quick close. Meanwhile, senators are asking questions, and getting some controversial an...
Aiming at Trump, Biden says a president's character matters
ABC News - 30 Jan 2020 20:01
Joe Biden is hammering President Donald Trump as a dishonest, failed president
Transgender flag emoji available in 2020
CBSNews - 30 Jan 2020 17:10
A gender-neutral Santa and Mrs. Claus, named Mx. Claus, is also among the new emojis
Warren sends her dog to campaign in Iowa while stuck at impeachment trial
New York Post - 30 Jan 2020 16:59
Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-Mass.) Iowa campaign is getting off to a ‘ruff’ start. Stuck in the nation’s capital for impeachment hearings, Warren has called on her pooch Bailey to campaign for her in the days ahea...
4-year-old boy reportedly killed during home invasion in Philadelphia
New York Post - 30 Jan 2020 16:59
A 4-year-old boy was shot dead early Thursday during a home invasion robbery in Philadelphia, according to local reports. The boy's father called 911 around 1 a.m., saying that the robbery occurred at their North Philly ...
White House creates task force to monitor deadly coronavirus
New York Post - 30 Jan 2020 16:57
The White House announced the creation of a coronavirus task force to help combat the deadly and fast-spreading virus. “The Task Force will lead the Administration's efforts to monitor, contain, and mitigate the spread...
China virus cases surpass SARS as big economic hit looms
Reuters - 30 Jan 2020 16:40
Infection from China's coronavirus spread to more than 8,100 people globally on Thursday, surpassing the total from the 2002-2003 SARS epidemic in a fast-spreading health crisis forecast to deal a heavy blow to the world...
Trump Administration Moves to Ease Rules Against Killing Birds
The New York Times - 30 Jan 2020 16:23
A proposed regulation would codify a legal opinion in 2017 that declared the 'incidental' killing of birds during the course of business as no longer subject to punishment.
Brad Pitt and the Beauty Trap
The New York Times - 30 Jan 2020 12:00
Male stars face a double standard, too, and ever since he bared his chest in "Thelma & Louise," his work has been undervalued. But look closer and he explores masculinity in complex ways.
Florida man hunting iguanas with pellet gun prompts lockdown at 2 nearby schools
New York Post - 30 Jan 2020 05:29
A Florida man hunting iguanas with a pellet gun got mistaken for a possible shooter, prompting two schools to go on lockdown, according to local reports. The Charlotte County Sheriff's got a call about a man with a rifle...
Georgia man executed for killing his ex-wife and her boyfriend
CBSNews - 30 Jan 2020 05:21
Donnie Cleveland Lance, 66, received a lethal injection for the brutal slayings of Sabrina "Joy" Lance and Dwight "Butch" Wood Jr.
Ikea closes all stores in China due to coronavirus outbreak
Reuters - 30 Jan 2020 05:17
Sweden's IKEA said on Thursday that it has temporarily closed all its stores in China because of the outbreak of the new coronavirus.
Record-long drug tunnel discovered at southern border
CBSNews - 30 Jan 2020 04:39
The tunnel started in Mexico and ran under part of the newly fortified border into the U.S.
Man charged with killing five of his infant children over 30 years
CNN - 30 Jan 2020 05:15
A California man has been charged in the serial homicides of five of his infant children.
Holed up in Wuhan, foreign students look to escape virus-hit city
Al Jazeera English - 30 Jan 2020 05:06
Overseas students in city at centre of outbreak are confined to dormitories, hoping to avoid coronavirus infection.
Heatwave and high winds bring renewed wildfire threat in Australia
Reuters - 30 Jan 2020 04:59
Large swathes of southeast Australia were bracing on Thursday for a days-long heatwave that threatens to stoke bushfires that have been burning in the region for months.