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NEWS7 hours ago Woman Dies After Failed Plastic Surgery
Friedman added: "They should do their homework and investigate the experience, training and track record of anyone BEFORE they sign up", adding, "Always LOOK before you leap". Authorities were looking into whether medical negligence played a role in the complications she suffered. "Doctors said that anesthesia was added to her spine to numb her body but instead of flowing down her body, it shot ... [Full Article...]
Brexit: SNP is ready to back a soft exit deal
The shock warning was echoed by work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd, who returned to Cabinet this week following Esther McVey's resignation in protest of the Prime Minister's Brexit deal. In an interview with Sky's Ridge On Sunday, he also told how his party couldn't stop Brexit "because we don't have the votes in Parliament to do so". [Full Article...]
Former CIA chief Michael Hayden hospitalized after stroke
He speaks often about issues of national security and has been critical of both the Obama and Trump administration, though reached far higher levels of public escalation with the current president and was on a list of national security officials Trump was threatening over their security clearances . [Full Article...]
Catastrophic Northern California fire is finally contained
Rains are helping douse a massive and deadly Northern California wildfire. USA authorities said the Camp fire was fully contained on Sunday after burning for more than two weeks, killing at least 85 people, flattening almost 19,000 buildings and leaving 249 people unaccounted for. [Full Article...]
Almost 500 flights canceled due to winter storm
Strong winds will combine with heavy snow to create whiteout, blizzard conditions in some areas. Travel is not recommended Sunday. Due to this, only Walworth, Racine, and Kenosha Counties are under Winter Storm Warnings; Jefferson, Waukesha, and Milwaukee are under Winter Weather Advisories. [Full Article...]
Schiff: Trump is being 'dishonest' about Khashoggi
Republican Senator Ben Sasse, a frequent Trump critic, criticized Trump's stance on Khashoggi's killing as weak. The CIA believes bin Salman ordered the killing of Khashoggi, a U.S. "That can not be allowed to drive United States policy". Saudi Arabia "is not an ally that deserves this kind of military intervention, especially because there's been no connection between the safety of the Americ... [Full Article...]
Migrant Mother Impaled in Attempt to Climb Border Fence
When she fell, rebar pierced the side of her body. Border Patrol arrived on the scene and ultimately called for the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department; the woman was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The military has primarily been stringing concertina wire across the top of the fence. About 5,000 Central American migrants were in Tijuana as of this weekend, with many of them... [Full Article...]
Over 170 hurt after magnitude 6.3 natural disaster rattles western Iran
Pirhossein Koulivand, head of the state emergency services, said: "No reports of any fatalities yet and most of the injured were hurt while fleeing, not due to quake damage". The natural disaster was felt as far away as the Iraqi capital of Baghdad. Last year's quake near Sarpol-e Zahab, a predominantly Kurdish town, had a magnitude of 7.3. [Full Article...]