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Big dog becomes mayor of small Colorado town
New York Post - 20 Feb 2020 04:56
Georgetown, Colorado elected a new mayor -- and he's a good boy! Clear Creek County swore in Parker the Snow Dog as the Honorary Mayor of Georgetown Tuesday. "It was a packed house Tuesday Night at the Georgetown Communi...
BYU removes 'homosexual behavior' ban from honor code, reflecting Mormon church stance
USA Today - 20 Feb 2020 04:58Italian tourist dies after rock crushes him in ancient Jordanian city of Petra
New York Post - 20 Feb 2020 22:12
Officials believe it was an accident, with the Petra Development Tourism Region Authority saying the rock likely fell due to the heavy rainfall in the area Wednesday night.
Alabama couple struggling after hospital sues over medical debt
CBSNews - 20 Feb 2020 16:53
KC and Daryl Roberts were paying what they could each month toward the more than $30,000 hospital bill.
South Korea reports first coronavirus death as 2.5M people urged to stay home
New York Post - 20 Feb 2020 16:42
The unnamed patient, 63, had been hospitalized for an extended period due to schizophrenia and tested positive posthumously.
Ex-prison guard says death row inmate shouldn't be executed
CBSNews - 20 Feb 2020 16:38
A former prison guard says Nick Sutton, a death row inmate scheduled for execution in Tennessee, should be spared from the electric chair. WTVF's Jason Lamb reports.
Ex-rugby player Rowan Baxter stalked estranged wife, tracked her phone before murder-suicide, parents claim
New York Post - 20 Feb 2020 16:36
Following a recent assault, Baxter wasn't allowed within 65 feet of Clarke. It's not clear how he managed to get inside her car, much less set it on fire.
Knives out for Bloomberg in early minutes of Nevada debate
CBSNews - 20 Feb 2020 05:18
Democratic presidential candidates took aim at Bloomberg's billionaire status and derogatory remarks about women.
Maersk operates massive container ships. It's canceled 50 sailings over coronavirus
CNN - 20 Feb 2020 16:43
Maersk, the world's largest container shipping company, has warned of a "very weak" start to the year as the coronavirus keeps factories shuttered in China and dents demand for the transport of goods.
Trump's new acting intelligence chief Richard Grenell lacks intelligence experience but he is a gold Trump Card member
The Week - 20 Feb 2020 07:39
President Trump confirmed Wednesday night that he is appointing Richard Grenell, the U.S. ambassador to Germany, as acting director of national intelligence. Current acting DNI Joseph Maguire, who would have had to step ...
Bloomberg On Being Accused of Sexual Harassment: "They Didn't Like a Joke I Told.'
Slate - 20 Feb 2020 05:24
Mike Bloomberg's spat with Elizabeth Warren was one of the most satisfying of the night.
Suspected German gunman posted 'deeply racist' manifesto: prosecutor
Reuters - 20 Feb 2020 16:48
A German man suspected of killing nine people overnight in a shooting rampage before turning the gun on his mother and himself had posted a manifesto online with conspiracy theories and deeply racist views, the public pr...
The 11 Criminals Granted Clemency by Trump Had One Thing in Common: Connections
The New York Times - 20 Feb 2020 03:59
The process bypassed the formal procedures used by past presidents and was driven instead by friendship, fame, personal empathy and a shared sense of persecution.
Eight standout moments from the Nevada Democratic debate
CBSNews - 20 Feb 2020 17:57
Wednesday's debate in Nevada is the last before Saturday's caucuses, the third Democratic presidential nominating contest of 2020.
Trump calls out Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin for 'Bloombefg' typo
New York Post - 20 Feb 2020 16:57
President Trump on Thursday called out a Washington Post columnist after she misspelled Michael Bloomberg’s last name “Bloombefg” while she was live-tweeting the Democratic presidential primary debate, suggesting s...
Trump Ally Roger Stone to Be Sentenced on Convictions for Witness Tampering
Time - 20 Feb 2020 16:51
The DOJ initially recommended a seven-year minimum prison sentence for Stone
German prosecutor: Shooting victims included foreigners and Germans
Reuters - 20 Feb 2020 16:48
The victims of a shooting in Hanau that left nine people dead included German citizens and foreigners aged between 21 and 44, Germany's federal prosecutor said on Thursday.
Roger Stone to learn sentence amid DOJ uproar
CBSNews - 20 Feb 2020 16:47
Stone, 67, was convicted of obstruction, lying to investigators and witness tampering in 2019.
Fall River drug bust turns up 222 bags of fentanyl
Boston - 20 Feb 2020 16:36
After conducting a search warrant of 116 Nelson St., police said they arrested four suspects and confiscated multiple types of drugs.
Dutch government returns stolen 18th-century 'precious crown' to Ethiopia
CNN - 20 Feb 2020 16:32
The Dutch government returned a stolen ceremonial crown to the Ethiopian government Thursday.
Lesotho prime minister to be charged with estranged wife's murder: police
Fox News - 20 Feb 2020 18:16
Lesotho's Prime Minister Thomas Thabane will be charged with the June 2017 killing of his estranged wife, Lipolelo, a top police official said Thursday, and the prime minister announced he would be stepping down.
IMF team in Lebanon to help tackle economic crisis
Al Jazeera English - 20 Feb 2020 16:20
Government is yet to decide whether it will default on its loan payments - a move that could lead to unpopular austerity measures.