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Pro-Trump Evangelical Publication publisher resigns
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The editorial in Christianity Today was beautifully written and expressed the very real struggles the magazine had faced in dealing with the president. Dozens of evangelical leaders signed a letter criticizing the magazine's impeachment call, and Trump said on Twitter he would stop reading the publication. [Full Article...]
Small plane crashes in Louisiana, five dead
One person on board survived the crash, which occurred at 9:22 a.m. local time, Benoit said in a news conference. The number of fatalities beyond the one confirmed death was not immediately known, Mouton said. The impact of the crash blew out the windows of a nearby post office. All businesses and neighborhoods in the area are without power at this time. [Full Article...]
2 dead, 6 injured after shooting while filming music video
Officers responded to what Mr Gonzalez said was a residential neighbourhood north of Houston, where a group of men had been filming a music video in an office auto park. "We believe they were ambushed by individuals in cars and/or on foot", Gonzalez said at a press briefing at the scene. "This is a very serious situation ..." They have no suspect or vehicle description to go on and are unsure wh... [Full Article...]
Spotify will 'pause' airing political ads in early 2020
The move will apply to Spotify's ad-supported service, as well as its original and exclusive podcasts, the company said Friday. "At this point in time, we do not yet have the necessary level of robustness in our process, systems and tools to responsibly validate and review this content", a spokesperson for Spotify said. [Full Article...]
Article fuels speculation of possible Pompeo Senate run
All this uncertainty prompted a number of politicians to quietly start positioning themselves for the job of secretary of state, while Trump, "not knowing how it will turn out, has been tossing around names for Pompeo's successor with lawmakers and officials". [Full Article...]
Uruguay seizes record haul of cocaine
Uruguayan navy and customs officials said image scans showing hidden anomalies led to the find in a first container. He said it was not known exactly where the cocaine had originated but that it was loaded on to trucks on Tuesday at a ranch in the south-western Soriano department, 290km (180 miles) from Montevideo. [Full Article...]
15 people injured in explosion at Kansas aviation manufacturing plant
No one was killed, but one person has potentially serious injuries, he said. Investigators are working to determine what caused the explosion . "If you've ever been to an airshow, it sounded like a sonic boom", he said. There were no confirmed fatalities, officials said. The gas was not harmful, Wegner said. An investigation into the cause of the rupture is underway. [Full Article...]
250 displaced after fire on Christmas at homeless shelter CBS News
Gazing out to another wing of the building, "I saw flames shooting at least about 3, 4.5 metres up", he told CBS affiliate WCCO-TV. "People will need help, and they will need it immediately". A series of Minneapolis Fire Department tweets documents how firefighters thought they'd snuffed out the fire, only to see it flare again and intensify, forcing them out of the building to fight the blaze... [Full Article...]