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Man Charged in Kidnapping of Bloomberg's Housekeeper From Colorado Ranch
The New York Times - 5 Feb 2022 20:49
The man was accused of kidnapping an employee of Mr. Bloomberg, the former New York City mayor, and asking for the whereabouts of his daughters.
Jury finds Waffle House shooter guilty of all 16 counts, including eight counts of first degree murder
CNN - 5 Feb 2022 04:55
A jury found Travis Reinking guilty of all 16 counts, including eight counts of first degree murder in the April 2018 shooting at a Waffle House in Antioch, Tennessee, according to a live video feed provided by CNN affil...
Seven die and dozens poisoned after being ordered to 'swallow battery fluid' by doctors
New York Post - 5 Feb 2022 04:28
Seven people died and at least two dozen were poisoned after doctors told them to "swallow battery fluid" before having X-rays.
Dutch organizers plan to throw eggs at Jeff Bezos' mega-yacht
NY Daily News - 5 Feb 2022 02:15
Protesters in the Netherlands said Bezos's boat wouldn't disrupt their town 'without a fight'
'Heartbreaking': Belgians forced to fork over more for their cherished fries
New York Post - 5 Feb 2022 04:41
Belgium is the world's largest exporter of fries and other frozen potato products, with 5.3 million tonnes of potatoes processed per year and sent to customers in more than 160 countries.
Effort to rescue Moroccan boy stuck in well reaches 'final stages'
New York Post - 5 Feb 2022 03:55
A team of Moroccan workers was in the "final stages" of a daring mission to rescue a 5-year-old boy named Rayan from a 105-foot deep well that he had been trapped in since Tuesday.
JFK assassination expert: Lee Harvey Oswald lone gunman theory is 'bulls-t'
New York Post - 5 Feb 2022 14:57
A new book pokes holes in the conclusion made by the seven-man Warren Commission that Lee HarveyOswald, without any help, shot and killed Kennedy in 1963.
Police: Multiple injured in shooting at Virginia hookah bar
ABC News - 5 Feb 2022 13:34
Authorities in Virginia say one person was killed and another four people were injured during a shooting at a hookah lounge
Ecuador Court Gives Indigenous Groups a Boost in Mining and Drilling Disputes
The New York Times - 5 Feb 2022 06:46
The ruling, which requires the government to seek consent for new projects, could put the brakes on the president's plan to increase oil production.
NYT editors ignored fact checkers before publishing editorial linking Palin to shooting: emails
New York Post - 5 Feb 2022 05:46
The emails were entered as evidence on the second day of the libel trial against the paper after a June 2017 editorial linked Palin's political action committee to a mass shooting in Arizona that wounded former Arizona R...
Tennessee pastor throws book burning of 'Harry Potter,' 'Twilight' books
NY Daily News - 5 Feb 2022 04:13
Witchcraft is back on the chopping block.
Feds say former state Rep. Luis Arroyo should face prison time of up to 57 months in corruption case
Chicago Tribune - 5 Feb 2022 03:40
Federal prosecutors on Friday roundly rejected former state Rep. Luis Arroyo's pitch for leniency in a bribery scheme to legalize the shadowy world of sweepstakes gambling, saying he deserves up to nearly five years in p...
Wild video shows Chicago man walking dangerously far onto Lake Michigan
NY Daily News - 5 Feb 2022 02:42
First responders said the 24-year-old college student didn't realize he'd wandered onto the frozen water
China joins Russia in opposing NATO expansion but doesn't weigh in on Ukraine
The Week - 5 Feb 2022 19:16
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping met Friday in Beijing as Winter Olympics began and issued a detailed statement of their nations' vision for a new international order, The Washington Post...
Search crews inch closer to rescuing 5-year-old boy trapped in well for 4 days, but fear it might be too late
NY Daily News - 5 Feb 2022 18:58
"It is not possible to determine the child's condition at all at this time. But we hope to God that the child is alive."
Jennifer Garner celebrated as Hasty Pudding's Woman of Year
Boston - 5 Feb 2022 18:47
Hasty Pudding organizers said they chose Garner based not just on her career as an actor but also because of her record as a philanthropist and entrepreneur. The post Jennifer Garner celebrated as Hasty Pudding’s Woman...
Erdogan and wife test positive for Covid-19
CNN - 5 Feb 2022 15:20
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his wife, Emine, have tested positive for Covid-19.
How Dallas Police Department's smart tactics bucked national crime wave
New York Post - 5 Feb 2022 15:06
From 2020 to 2021, homicides in the Lone Star metropolis have dropped from 254 to 220, and violent crime has nosedived by 12 percent since May last year.
Inside Whitney Houston's secret torment for being gay, falling for a woman
New York Post - 5 Feb 2022 14:56
Feeling pressure to conform to her strict religious upbringing and the norms of the time, Whitney hid her sexuality from the public till her tragic death, which happened 10 years ago this week.
Ukraine Gave Up Nuclear Weapons 30 Years Ago. Today There Are Regrets.
The New York Times - 5 Feb 2022 14:42
When the Soviet Union collapsed, Ukraine turned over thousands of atomic weapons in exchange for security guarantees from Russia, the United States and other countries.
Jelanie DeShong enters race for N.Y. Assembly in Brooklyn: 'My community deserves better'
NY Daily News - 5 Feb 2022 14:00
DeShong is proposing the first-ever women's and children's hospital for central Brooklyn, along with increased funding for local public hospitals.
Multiple people hospitalized after shooting at hookah lounge near Virginia Tech's main campus
CNN - 5 Feb 2022 13:52
Multiple people were hospitalized after a shooting late Friday at a hookah lounge near the campus of Virginia Tech in downtown Blacksburg, police said.