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The Further Adventures of Betelgeuse, the Fainting Star
The New York Times - 14 Feb 2020 22:30
The red supergiant is no closer to exploding, it seems. It also no longer appears round.
'I'm on fire': Woman says grill at hibachi restaurant 'exploded' in her face
New York Post - 14 Feb 2020 04:46
Her birthday celebration went up in smoke. An Arkansas woman says the grill at a hibachi restaurant where she was hosting her birthday party “exploded” in her face, leaving her with first-degree burns. “It happened...
Indian man hangs himself after mistakenly believing he had coronavirus
New York Post - 14 Feb 2020 05:19
A 50-year-old man in India who mistakenly thought he had contracted the coronavirus hung himself to protect his family, a news report said. K. Bala Krishna was treated by doctors in Tirupati for a viral fever but was ass...
Are active shooter drills at schools too intense or "necessary"?
CBSNews - 14 Feb 2020 18:46
Monmouth County Academy of Allied Health and Science High School, where Charlize attends, conducts unannounced shooter drills at least twice a year. Charlize shrugged off the fear that the drills are causing traumatic ef...
Trump says he'd vote for a gay presidential candidate
The Week - 14 Feb 2020 04:34
President Trump would have no problem voting for a gay candidate for president, he told Fox News' Geraldo Rivera on Thursday. Rivera interviewed Trump for his podcast, Roadkill With Geraldo, and asked if he believes Amer...
Massachusetts Senate approves mental health parity bill
Boston - 14 Feb 2020 05:21
The Massachusetts Senate has unanimously approved a bill designed to put mental health care on par with care for physical ailments like high blood pressure or diabetes
CDC director: Virus probably with us 'beyond this year'
CNN - 14 Feb 2020 05:08
As an outbreak of a novel coronavirus has swept through Hubei province, China, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been preparing for its worst case scenario -- a widespread outbreak of illnesses in the...
Cruise ship passenger causes coronavirus scare in Sydney
Reuters - 14 Feb 2020 05:03
Australian health officials tested a passenger onboard a cruise ship docked in Sydney harbor for a "respiratory illness" on Friday, causing passengers to fret about the potential of another shipboard outbreak of the coro...
3 missing girls found in car with fugitive, police say
ABC News - 14 Feb 2020 17:07
Three girls reported missing in Washington state have been found in Oregon with a California fugitive, who is now facing human trafficking charges, police said.
Trump claims 'legal right' to order William Barr to do anything he wants
New York Post - 14 Feb 2020 16:58
President Trump on Friday asserted he has the "legal right" to order Attorney General Bill Barr to do anything he wants in criminal cases handled by the Justice Department - a day after the nation's top law enforcement o...
Democrats should support grassroots to capitalize on the Bloomberg bankroll
USA Today - 14 Feb 2020 16:55House and Mueller spectacularly failed to rein in Trump. That's going to haunt America.
USA Today - 14 Feb 2020 16:54
Democrats and Mueller punted on challenging Trump. So their legacy is that obstruction and dubious, vague executive privilege claims are effective.
A Florida high school is on lockdown because of a 'social media threat,' school says
CNN - 14 Feb 2020 16:49
Lake Brantley High School in Altamonte Springs, Florida, was put on lockdown Friday morning as authorities investigate a social media threat, the school said in a statement on Twitter.
Barr Says Trump's Meddling Tweets Are Undermining His Ability to Quietly Do the President's Bidding
Slate - 14 Feb 2020 16:46
William Barr can undermine the Justice Department all by himself, thank you.
NYT: US attorney leading Russia probe investigating whether US intelligence agencies hid information
CNN - 14 Feb 2020 16:35
The federal prosecutor leading the probe into the 2016 Trump-Russia investigation might be pursuing a basis to accuse former US intelligence officials who served under former President Barack Obama of hiding intelligence...
Pentagon shifts $3.8 bn more to Mexico border wall
IBTimes - 14 Feb 2020 05:23
Pentagon officials said the money would be used to build about 177 miles of the concrete and steel barrier.
U.S. unveils new charges against Chinese telecom giant Huawei
CBSNews - 14 Feb 2020 05:22
The Department of Justice unveiled new charges against Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei on Thursday, accusing the company of orchestrating a successful "decades-long" scheme to steal trade secrets from U.S. techno...
American joins United, Southwest in pushing Boeing 737 Max return until late summer
USA Today - 14 Feb 2020 23:58
The airlines, which had the grounded plane scheduled to return in early June, have each pushed back the return to August and September.
Weinstein saw accusers as "complete disposables," prosecutor says
CBSNews - 14 Feb 2020 21:34
The trial against the disgraced movie mogul wrapped up Friday as prosecutors described him as a sexual predator.
Engel calls Trump's legal theory for Soleimani strike "absurd"
CBSNews - 14 Feb 2020 19:02
President Trump claimed that Soleimani was planning imminent attacks on American embassies, but the report submitted to Congress on the legal and policy justification for the strike does not mention an imminent threat.
EPA highlights projects funded by the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative in 2019
U.S. EPA - 14 Feb 2020 07:00
CHICAGO (Feb. 14, 2020) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its partners continue to support Great Lakes restoration and protection projects with Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) funding.
Hundreds of frontline medics likely infected
CNN - 14 Feb 2020 05:08
Ning Zhu, a nurse in Wuhan, the central Chinese city at the heart of a deadly coronavirus outbreak, is restless.