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Red Sox agree to trade Mookie Betts, David Price to Dodgers
Boston - 5 Feb 2020 04:30
The two sides are reviewing medical information.
Preschool teacher, former rape counselor busted in child-sex sting
New York Post - 5 Feb 2020 21:07
A preschool teacher and a former counselor at a rape crisis center have been busted in an undercover child-sex sting in Ohio, police said. They were among 14 suspects nabbed Tuesday in a four-day investigation called "Op...
How to Write Fiction When the Planet Is Falling Apart
The New York Times - 5 Feb 2020 12:00
Jenny Offill is the master of novels told in sly, burnished fragments. In her latest, 'Weather,' she uses this small form to address the climate collapse.
Romanian legislators topple PM Orban's government
Al Jazeera English - 5 Feb 2020 16:47
Left-wing opposition succeeds in its no-confidence vote against centrist PM, raising possibility of early elections.
State of the Union address: Trump surprises 4th grader with scholarship for a better school
New York Post - 5 Feb 2020 05:25
WASHINGTON — President Trump used his State of the Union address to inform a Philadelphia fourth-grade girl that she can finally join a new school. Trump told Janiyah Davis on Tuesday night, who was in attendance with ...
Nancy Pelosi shamed herself at Trump's State of the Union address: Goodwin
New York Post - 5 Feb 2020 06:58
Here's a question for Speaker Nancy Pelosi: Have you heard of Albert Einstein's definition of insanity? The one where he says it's "doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results?" To judge by y...
Trump lauds Tuskegee Airman, great-grandson at State of the Union
New York Post - 5 Feb 2020 05:23
A 100-year-old retired Tuskegee Airman and his great-grandson, an aspiring Air Force Academy cadet, were lauded by President Donald Trump during his State of the Union address on Tuesday. Trump pointed to Iain Lanphier, ...
Trailblazers: African-American sports icons on overcoming the odds
CBSNews - 5 Feb 2020 22:19
Two black professional athletes who overcame obstacles to reshape their sports - at two very different points in U.S. history - discussed their historic journeys.
Japan Says 10 People on Cruise Ship Have Tested Positive for Coronavirus
Wall Street Journal - 5 Feb 2020 04:08
Japan said 10 people on a cruise ship with about 3,700 passengers and crew aboard tested positive for coronavirus, and the health minister said everyone is likely to be kept on the ship for two weeks.
Dentist suspended after patient dies and 14 others suffer heart infections
CNN - 5 Feb 2020 04:23
A New Jersey oral surgeon has agreed to a five-year license suspension and nearly $300,000 in penalties after one of his patients died and 14 others suffered serious heart infections, according to Monday's press release ...
Bezos mansion renovation includes $16,800 in parking tickets
CBSNews - 5 Feb 2020 00:48
Amazon founder has paid a small fortune to cover hundreds of street citations issued to workers rehabbing his home.
UK man who faked being a doctor tried to kill his family to cover up lies
New York Post - 5 Feb 2020 16:53
Satya Thakor, 35, failed his medical school exams but pretended he was a practicing physician for nearly a decade.
Rush Limbaugh, conservative oracle or opportunist?
CBSNews - 5 Feb 2020 19:50
In a 1991 60 Minutes profile on Rush Limbaugh, the then-rising radio star discussed what drives him to succeed and why he courts controversy.
Trump gives State of the Union on eve of final impeachment vote
Al Jazeera English - 5 Feb 2020 05:22
US president claims credit for country's economic success and attacks Democrats healthcare proposals in annual address.
Bodies of 2 American firefighters killed battling Australia blazes sent home
Fox News - 5 Feb 2020 16:56
The bodies of two of the three American firefighters killed last month when their C-130 Hercules water tanker plane crashed while battling the raging wildfires in Australia returned home Wednesday.
Dozens killed by two avalanches in Turkey
CBSNews - 5 Feb 2020 16:53
At least 12 of those killed were part of a search and rescue team hit by the second avalanche as they tried to find people missing after the first.
Singapore's virus tally hits 28 with six-month-old baby infected
Reuters - 5 Feb 2020 16:29
Singapore's health ministry confirmed four more coronavirus cases on Wednesday, including a six-month-old baby, taking its tally to 28.
$3M bail set for man accused of shooting Minnesota officer
ABC News - 5 Feb 2020 16:28
Bail has been set at $3 million for a man accused of gravely wounding a southern Minnesota police officer in an exchange of gunfire in January
Charges will be dropped against a surgeon and his girlfriend accused of raping women, prosecutor says
CNN - 5 Feb 2020 13:47
Prosecutors in California plan to drop charges against a surgeon and his girlfriend who were accused of drugging and raping women, Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer said Tuesday.
Storming the Catwalk in an L.L. Bean Boot
The New York Times - 5 Feb 2020 12:00
After more than a century in business, the Maine heritage label makes its debut on a catwalk via the most modern of trends: the collab.
What Time is the Senate Vote on Trump Impeachment? Full Guide
The New York Times - 5 Feb 2020 12:00
The Republican-controlled Senate is expected to acquit President Trump on both charges, drawing a fractious impeachment trial to a close.
Rush Limbaugh presented with Presidential Medal of Freedom
CBSNews - 5 Feb 2020 05:29
First lady Melania Trump bestowed the highest civilian honor upon Limbaugh during the State of the Union.