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America's Travel Guru Rick Steves' Talks About Staying in One Place, What America Is Getting Wrong, and Dreaming of Escargots
Time - 23 Jul 2020 13:03
This summer, I traveled. There were sun-soaked Italian hill towns; a sleepy Portuguese fishing village; a musty, centuries-old timber church in Romania. I saw it all from my couch, or sometimes the faded hammock on the p...
Constance Woodson Worked Hard All Her Life. How Did She End Up Homeless During a Pandemic?
Time - 23 Jul 2020 13:03
Constance Woodson worked hard all her life. How did she end up homeless in the middle of a pandemic?
Introducing: Nice White Parents
The New York Times - 23 Jul 2020 14:29
A new limited series about building a better school system, and what gets in the way. "Nice White Parents" -- coming July 30 from Serial Productions, brought to you by The New York Times.
Trump Defends His Cognitive Testing Results on Fox News. Again.
The New York Times - 23 Jul 2020 06:34
The president again tried to defend his own mental fitness for office -- and disparage Joe Biden's -- by frequently repeating a memory sequence: "Person. Woman. Man. Camera. TV."
Suveillance video shows suspects follow victim into store before Florida 'massacre'
New York Post - 23 Jul 2020 05:35
New surveillance video from a Florida convenience store shows the suspects in the “massacre” of three buddies on a fishing trip as they follow one of their victims just 10 minutes before the brutal slaying. The foota...
Arkansas toddler dies, baby sister injured after being left in hot car
New York Post - 23 Jul 2020 04:36
A three-year-old Arkansas girl died and her baby sister was hospitalized after being left in a sweltering car parked outside their mother’s home, police said. The mom, 21-year-old Kaylee Petchenik, called 911 around 2 ...
Gang members plead guilty to luring teen into Lynn woods to be murdered for disloyalty
Boston - 23 Jul 2020 16:20
Erick Lopez Flores, 31, of Lynn, and Marlos Reyes, 20, of Chelsea, belonged to the "Sykos Locos Salvatrucha" clique of MS-13.
Portland mayor tear-gassed by federal agents at protest
The Week - 23 Jul 2020 16:12
Protesters in Portland, Oregon, were reportedly tear-gassed by federal agents on Wednesday night — as was the city's mayor. Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler on Wednesday joined a crowd of protesters in the city and ended up ...
Joe Biden: 'People' don't distinguish between Chinese and other Asians
New York Post - 23 Jul 2020 16:06
The average American doesn’t distinguish between Chinese people and other Asians, Joe Biden claimed, in an attempt to criticize President Trump for blaming China for the coronavirus outbreak. “Look what he’s doing ...
3 Charged in 'Massacre' of 3 Friends During Florida Fishing Trip
The New York Times - 23 Jul 2020 00:51
The killings last Friday shocked Frostproof, Fla., a city of 3,200 people about 70 miles south of Orlando.
How the mysterious surgical assistant boosts your bill
ABC News - 23 Jul 2020 22:07
The Benasso family had stumbled into a growing trend in health care.
Camper van rentals double during pandemic
CBSNews - 23 Jul 2020 20:18
While the rest of the tourism industry contracts, van rental companies can hardly keep up with the demand for campers.
Trump claims not to be following Maxwell case despite long ties to Epstein
CNN - 23 Jul 2020 17:35
Camera footage unearthed by NBC News last year from a party at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in 1992 captures Trump greeting party guests, dancing with young women and, in some clips, speaking into the ear of Jeffrey ...
3 systems to threaten US, Caribbean with tropical rain and wind
ABC News - 23 Jul 2020 16:12
Hurricane Douglas, a major Category 3 storm, is packing winds of 120 mph.
FBI: Researcher being harbored at Chinese consulate in SF
Boston - 23 Jul 2020 16:00
The Chinese consulate in San Francisco is harboring a Chinese researcher who the FBI says lied about her military background
Saudi Arabia's King Salman has successful gallbladder surgery
Al Jazeera English - 23 Jul 2020 15:57
The king, 84, will stay in hospital for some time to receive treatment, state media reports.
China Faces Dilemma After U.S. Consulate Closure Escalates Conflict
The New York Times - 23 Jul 2020 15:52
After the closure of the Houston consulate and other actions, Chinese officials are trying to respond without endangering the economy or inviting further global isolation.
Baseball's Opening Day Amid Coronavirus: Masks, Empty Parks, and Social Justice
Time - 23 Jul 2020 06:43
The most bizarre year in baseball's history gets underway
Basketball stars are keeping the spotlight on Breonna Taylor
CBSNews - 23 Jul 2020 01:39
Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade showed off his shirt that said, "Breonna Taylor's killers are still free."
Crowd saves two children from burning building
CNN - 23 Jul 2020 21:25
The two siblings, aged three and ten, escaped a fire that broke out, according to CNN affiliate BFMTV.
La EPA ofrece a los consumidores opciones adicionales en cuanto a desinfectantes contra el COVID-19
U.S. EPA - 23 Jul 2020 06:00
WASHINGTON (23 de julio de 2020)- Hoy, la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de los EE. UU.
Portland mayor tear-gassed by federal agents at protest
CBSNews - 23 Jul 2020 11:10
It wasn't clear the agents knew Ted Wheeler was there when they used the tear gas. He'd addressed a mostly hostile crowd of demonstrators.