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Detroit's Metro Times Editor, Lee de Vito: "Bloomberg is terrible at this" (Largest circulating Michigan weekly)
OpEdNews - 19 Feb 2020 06:16
This lightly edited excerpt comes from Detroit Metro Times Editor (largest circulating weekly in Michigan). Lee de Vito's incisive evaluation, coupled with some trenchant humor, is quite brilliant; I hope this portends m...
Worcester man gets life for killing mother, leaving body under Christmas tree
Boston - 19 Feb 2020 16:25
John Madulka pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, meaning he could get paroled in 15 years.
Greece may demand U.K. return Parthenon Marbles in Brexit deal
CBSNews - 19 Feb 2020 20:35
European countries could use Brexit as an opportunity to take back priceless antiquities claimed by Britain.
Wisconsin man charged after allegedly shooting kids who threw snowballs at his car
New York Post - 19 Feb 2020 08:45
A Wisconsin man was arrested for allegedly shooting three kids after they threw several snowballs at his car last month, a report said Tuesday. William Carson, 24, is accused of opening fire at a group of seven children ...
The Giants Didn't Invite Aubrey Huff to Their World Series Reunion for a Simple Reason
Slate - 19 Feb 2020 02:18
It's not because of his pro-Trump politics.
Former rugby player Rowan Baxter, wife and children killed in Brisbane car fire
CNN - 19 Feb 2020 15:35
Former rugby league player Rowan Baxter, his wife and their three young children have been killed in a horrific car fire in Brisbane, Queensland.
Mexican arrested in US for Russian spying
Eyewitness News - 19 Feb 2020 05:26
Hector Alejandro Cabrera Fuentes, a Mexican citizen who lives in Singapore, is accused of conspiracy and 'acting within the United States on behalf of a foreign government.'
Rod Blagojevich leaves prison after sentence is commuted by Trump
New York Post - 19 Feb 2020 04:02
After spending nearly eight years in federal prison after his conviction on corruption charges, Rod Blagojevich strolled out of prison a free man Tuesday night. The former Illinois governor had his 14-year prison sentenc...
Florida 10-year-old hopes to spark global movement to keep beaches clean
The Week - 19 Feb 2020 03:25
Sasha Olsen is on a mission to clean up the world's oceans and beaches, and hopes other kids will join her. Olsen, 10, lives in Bal Harbour, Florida. Last summer, her family went on a trip to Vietnam and Japan, and she w...
EU imposes sweeping regulations on facial recognition, Artificial Intelligence
ABC News - 19 Feb 2020 19:00
The European Union is set to announce Wednesday sweeping new proposals regulating technology including artificial intelligence and data collection. The proposals could place a temporary ban on all facial recognition in p...
Andrew Benintendi isn't surprised that Brock Holt won't return
Boston - 19 Feb 2020 18:04
Xander Bogaerts also shared what he'll miss about his former teammate.
Barr has considered quitting over Trump's tweets about DOJ
CBSNews - 19 Feb 2020 05:26
The attorney general has offered previous public criticisms of the president's tweets.
Coronavirus 20 times more lethal than the flu? Death toll passes 2,000
USA Today - 19 Feb 2020 05:09
The death toll from coronavirus passed 2,000 as a Chinese study says the outbreak could be 20 times more deadly than the flu.
Quarantined passengers disembark ship in Japan; new China coronavirus cases fall
Reuters - 19 Feb 2020 05:08
Hundreds of people began disembarking a quarantined cruise ship off Japan on Wednesday as the death toll from the new coronavirus in mainland China passed 2,000 and the number of new cases in the country fell for a secon...
Early voting takes off in Texas ahead of Super Tuesday
CBSNews - 19 Feb 2020 05:08
Early voting is underway in Texas, allowing many of the state's voters to cast their ballots before the Nevada caucuses and South Carolina primary. CBS News 2020 campaign reporter Adam Brewster joins CBSN to discuss the ...
Retailer will lend clothes to any woman running for U.S. office
CBSNews - 19 Feb 2020 05:07
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez lauded the company's move on Instagram.
Trump aims to be distraction for Democrats on Western U.S. swing
Reuters - 19 Feb 2020 04:46
President Donald Trump began a four-day Western swing on Tuesday with a fundraiser in Los Angeles, the first stop on a trip aimed at making himself a distraction as Democratic presidential candidates focus on the Nevada ...
Outbreak reopening political wounds in Hong Kong
CNN - 19 Feb 2020 04:43
In a video widely circulated earlier this month, a crowd of people swarm a cart of toilet rolls in a Hong Kong supermarket, pushing, shoving, and even elbowing each other out of the way for the coveted goods.
U.N. official says Syrian refugee crisis "cruel beyond belief"
CBSNews - 19 Feb 2020 01:52
Since December, 900,000 civilians have been forced to flee Syrian and Russian bombs in the northwest. Most are women and children.
Roush Fenway shared an update on Ryan Newman after Daytona 500 crash
Boston - 19 Feb 2020 20:35
"The veteran driver is fully alert and walking around Halifax Medical Center."
U.K. Not Losing Its Marbles, Says Famed Greek Sculptures Cannot be Part of Trade Negotiations with European Union
Time - 19 Feb 2020 20:26
Greece has long argued the marbles were unlawfully stolen by a British diplomat
Michael Bloomberg would sell his media company if elected president, advisor says
New York Post - 19 Feb 2020 16:55
"We will be 180 degrees away from where Donald Trump is on these issues," a campaign rep told CNN.