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President Trump Prepares to Pardon Bread and Butter
During the Presidency of George H.W. Bush, it became a tradition for the president to issue a mock "pardon" to the turkey, sparing the turkey's life. The White House - which has been embroiled in the explosive impeachment hearings for several weeks, along with new documents that show that Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani was in contact with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in the months b... [Full Article...]
Leaked documents detail detention of Uighurs
A popular mobile file-sharing application has been a key tool for the Chinese government to carry out surveillance on the Uyghur Muslim population in Xinjiang where a million of them are interred in locked-down camps with watchtowers and 24/7 surveillance. [Full Article...]
Man describes granddaughter’s fatal plunge from cruise ship
He continued: "I think that's the point where she slipped out of me. It's like the glass disappeared". Anello said he had thought he placed Chloe, whom he described as a "perfect little girl", in a safe place. "If there were some kind of warning sign, we wouldn't even have been near it". Anello mentioned he is color blind and that could have played a role in why he didn't see that the tinted g... [Full Article...]
Texas Woman Killed by Feral Hogs, Authorities Say
The victim, Christine Rollins, died from a loss of blood after she was assaulted by "multiple hogs", Sheriff Brian Hawthorne confirmed at a news conference Monday . Hawthorne says Rollins had a severe head wound and several other injuries consistent with an animal bite. He told reporters investigators believe Rollings arrived around 6 a.m., when it was still dark - and when feral hogs are typical... [Full Article...]
Former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg enters USA presidential race
Michael Bloomberg , billionaire and former Mayor of New York City, speaks at CityLab Detroit, a global city summit, on October 29, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. "We can not afford four more years of President Trump's reckless and unethical actions", Bloomberg wrote. To kick start his campaign, Bloomberg has placed at least $37 million worth of television advertising over the next two weeks, accordi... [Full Article...]
German minister's Huawei comments spark US anger
This comes as a result of German Minister Peter Altmaier, one of Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel's few allies on her 5G approach, comparing concerns over potential spying by the Chinese government to previous phone-tapping by the "unreliable" U.S. [Full Article...]
Brief Capitol evacuation as small plane reported in airspace
The White House and the Capitol were on lockdown briefly Tuesday morning after an airspace violation in Washington . Many members of the White House press pool were reportedly ordered into a briefing room for a brief period. Fighter jets are believed to have been scrambled amid reports of an airspace violation in Washington DC. The jets have been scrambled from Air Force Base Andrews. [Full Article...]
Argentina convicts two priests of sexual abuse
Nicola Corradi, an 83-year-old Italian, and the Rev. Horacio Corbacho, a 59-year-old Argentine, who worked at the Antonio Provolo Institute for Deaf and Hearing Impaired Children in the Mendoza municipality of Lujan de Cuyo. Apart from the gardener, a 42-year-old Japanese nun Kosaka Kumiko was also charged with complicity with the priests. The trial began on August 5 and 42 witnesses, including ... [Full Article...]