BBC - World

• newChinese residents worry about rise of facial recognition
  A study by a Beijing-based body indicates many are worried about their biometric data being hacked.
  - 25 mins ago 5 Dec 19, 7:50pm -
• newProtests turn violent at France's pension strike
  On the first day of France's union strikes against pension reforms, several people have been arrested amidst clashes between police and protesters.
  - 56 mins ago 5 Dec 19, 7:19pm -
• newJoe Biden: John Kerry endorses presidential bid
  The ex-secretary of state says Mr Biden has "the wisdom and standing to fix what Trump has broken".
  - 1 hour ago 5 Dec 19, 6:54pm -
• newEvil Corp: US charges Russians over hacking attacks
  They allegedly stole billions worldwide and conducted work for a Russian intelligence agency.
  - 2 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 6:41pm -
• newSpitfire pilots return to Goodwood after round-the-world trip
  Two pilots return back to Britain after a record 27,000-mile flight around the world in a restored Spitfire.
  - 2 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 6:14pm -
• newMacron pension reform: France paralysed by biggest strike in years
  Transport and schools are severely affected by the nationwide walkout over pension changes.
  - 2 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 5:49pm -
• newRyrkaypiy: Far-north Russian village overrun by polar bears
  All public activities in Ryrkaypiy have been cancelled until the polar bears leave.
  - 3 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 5:16pm -
• newTrump impeachment to go ahead - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
  "Our democracy is what is at stake," the House Speaker says, as Mr Trump demands they act "fast".
  - 3 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 5:00pm -
• new'Don't mess with me' - Pelosi rows with reporter
  US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was questioned whether she "hates" President Donald Trump.
  - 4 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 4:32pm -
• newUnnao: India woman set on fire on her way to rape case hearing
  The Indian woman suffered severe burns and is fighting for her life in hospital.
  - 4 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 3:55pm -

• newHungry North Pole explorers Horn and Ousland near end of epic trek
  The Norwegian-South African duo are tired and hungry after trekking hundreds of miles.
  - 5 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 3:41pm -
• newAir New Zealand trials edible coffee cups to combat waste
  The national carrier hopes the cups will help reduce waste, but some say the airline should do more.
  - 7 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 1:37pm -
• newIran developing nuclear-capable missiles, European powers warn UN
  The UK, France and Germany say such activity is "inconsistent" with a UN Security Council resolution.
  - 7 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 1:31pm -
• newMigrant children's centre in Madrid 'targeted in grenade attack'
  Spanish politicians have linked the suspected grenade attack to "hate speech" by the far-right.
  - 8 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 12:43pm -
• newGerman WWI wreck Scharnhorst discovered off Falklands
  Armoured cruiser SMS Scharnhorst was sunk by the British in the 1914 Battle of the Falkland Islands.
  - 8 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 12:02pm -
• newHow long can you survive in Australia's outback?
  Three people get stranded in Australia's outback - two survive, one dies. So what is crucial for survival?
  - 17 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 2:51am -
• newWhat's behind the wave of Middle East protests?
  The BBC's Jeremy Bowen asks why people have been taking to the streets in Lebanon, Iran and Iraq.
  - 19 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 1:18am -
• newSpassky vs Fischer: How the chess battle became a theatre event
  The drama of the renown 1972 chess championship and its complex characters comes to the stage.
  - 20 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 12:27am -
• newCambodia's bicycle firms face bumps in the road
  The Asian nation has built up a bike building industry, but human rights concerns could put the brakes on growth.
  - 20 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 12:23am -
• newKenya pollution: How air sensors are helping people fight pollution
  Kenyan John Kieti campaigned to stop a factory belching out toxic fumes by sharing pollution data.
  - 20 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 12:21am -
• newCamila Cabello: 'An absolute force of nature'
  How a Cuban immigrant beset by crippling shyness and two left feet became one of pop's biggest stars.
  - 20 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 12:19am -
• newNorth Korean missile and Kim Jong-un's 'Christmas gift' decision
  With no shift in sight from either side the coming weeks may be crucial for US-North Korean diplomacy.
  - 20 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 12:04am -
• newFive 'hot mic' moments that got leaders in trouble
  Unguarded comments have heaped embarrassment on generations of politicians around the world.
  - 23 hours ago 4 Dec 19, 9:43pm -
• Peloton exercise bike ad mocked as being 'sexist' and 'dystopian'
  A Christmas ad for the exercise bike firm has been mocked on social media as being "out of touch".
  - 1 day ago 4 Dec 19, 6:44pm -
• Russian president warns over expansion of US space force
  The Russian leader says the US "militarisation" of space means Moscow has to respond.
  - 1 day ago 4 Dec 19, 5:56pm -
• Trump impeachment inquiry: The case for and against
  Experts are debating what the Constitution says about impeachment, in light of the inquiry into President Trump.
  - 1 day ago 4 Dec 19, 5:49pm -
• Australia outback: Body found in search for missing woman
  The body is believed to be Claire Hockridge, according to Northern Territory Police
  - 1 day ago 4 Dec 19, 3:40pm -
• Nato summit: The rifts behind its 70th birthday bash
  Leaders of the Nato member states are in London for the alliance's 70th birthday, and things are tense.
  - 1 day ago 4 Dec 19, 3:01pm -
• Italian vinegar makers lose battle over 'balsamic' ownership
  The producers had argued that the term was theirs to use exclusively under EU rules.
  - 1 day ago 4 Dec 19, 1:43pm -
• No Time To Die: First trailer for new James Bond film debuts
  No Time To Die, the 25th film in the series, will be Daniel Craig's final outing as James Bond.
  - 1 day ago 4 Dec 19, 1:32pm -
• Trump's on his best behaviour, but is everyone else?
  From a Royal moment to gossiping world leaders, not everything at Nato's UK gathering has followed script.
  - 1 day ago 4 Dec 19, 12:40pm -
• Greta Thunberg's Atlantic crossing: 'Why I wanted to help'
  Nikki Henderson, who helped Greta Thunberg get to Madrid, reveals what happened on their 19-day journey.
  - 1 day ago 4 Dec 19, 12:31pm -
• Malta's 'golden passports': Why do the super-rich want them?
  The EU has criticised the country's "golden passports" scheme that allows wealthy people to buy citizenship.
  - 2 days ago 4 Dec 19, 12:47am -

IHT - World

• newFractured Forests Are Endangering Wildlife, Scientists Find
  The world’s forests are being carved into pieces. In tropical regions, animals are likely to pay a heavy price.
  - 22 mins ago 5 Dec 19, 7:53pm -
• newClimate Change Is Accelerating, Bringing World ‘Dangerously Close’ to Irreversible Change
  The acceleration climate change's effects have brought the world “dangerously close” to abrupt and irreversible changes, scientists warned. 
  - 30 mins ago 5 Dec 19, 7:45pm -
• newSaudi Aramco to Raise $25.6 Billion in Biggest I.P.O. Ever
  Aramco, the world’s largest oil company, set a price for its shares that marks the company’s value at $1.7 trillion.
  - 35 mins ago 5 Dec 19, 7:40pm -
• newPortrait of a Killer, in His Own Words
  The extremist behind last week’s London Bridge attack wrote letters to the authorities from jail, claiming that he was on a “new path” and was “learning to become a good Muslim.”
  - 41 mins ago 5 Dec 19, 7:34pm -
• newPortrait of a Killer, in His Own Words
  The extremist behind last week’s London Bridge attack wrote letters to the authorities from jail, claiming that he was on a “new path” and was “learning to become a good Muslim.”
  - 41 mins ago 5 Dec 19, 7:34pm -
• newLive Updates: Strikes Against Macron’s Plans Shut Down Much of Paris
  Workers across the country were staging walkouts and joining protests to register their opposition to President Emmanuel Macron’s efforts to overhaul the pension system.
  - 43 mins ago 5 Dec 19, 7:32pm -
• newIs This Thing On? A Look Back at Political Hot Mic Moments
  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada became the latest world leader to have private remarks disseminated worldwide.
  - 57 mins ago 5 Dec 19, 7:18pm -

• newCharges Planned Against Netanyahu Aides in Submarine Graft Scandal
  Indicted and embattled, Israel’s prime minister faces new calls for yet another corruption inquiry.
  - 2 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 6:40pm -
• newCharges Planned Against Netanyahu Aides in Submarine Graft Scandal
  Indicted and embattled, Israel’s prime minister faces new calls for yet another corruption inquiry.
  - 2 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 6:40pm -
• newAfghan War Casualty Report: December 2019
  At least 57 pro-government forces and 27 civilians have been killed in Afghanistan so far this month.
  - 2 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 6:06pm -
• newZelensky’s Opponents Fear He Is Ready to Capitulate to Russia
  The Ukrainian president’s political opponents worry that the Trump impeachment inquiry may have weakened Ukraine’s position before peace talks in Paris next week.
  - 3 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 5:20pm -
• newZelensky’s Opponents Fear He Is Ready to Capitulate to Russia
  The Ukrainian president’s political opponents worry that the Trump impeachment inquiry may have weakened Ukraine’s position before peace talks in Paris next week.
  - 3 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 5:20pm -
• newNorth Korea Threatens New ‘Dotard’ Insults if Trump Revives Name-Calling
  North Korea threatened to resume tit-for-tat insults against President Trump two days after he called its leader, Kim Jong-un, a “Rocket Man.”
  - 3 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 5:07pm -
• newNorth Korea Threatens New ‘Dotard’ Insults if Trump Revives Name-Calling
  North Korea threatened to resume tit-for-tat insults against President Trump two days after he called its leader, Kim Jong-un, a “Rocket Man.”
  - 3 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 5:07pm -
• newFrench Strikes Are a Fresh Test for Macron
  The walkout by a broad range of workers threatens to paralyze France for several days, calling into question the president’s apparent quelling of the “Yellow Vest” movement.
  - 3 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 4:49pm -
• new‘A Present From Norway and It’s Dead’: Christmas Tree Unites London in Dismay
  “It looks like a Christmas tree losing hair,” one Londoner said of the fir in Trafalgar Square. It did not put everyone in the holiday spirit.
  - 5 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 3:23pm -
• new‘A Present From Norway and It’s Dead’: Christmas Tree Unites London in Dismay
  “It looks like a Christmas tree losing hair,” one Londoner said of the fir in Trafalgar Square. It did not put everyone in the holiday spirit.
  - 5 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 3:23pm -
• newDonald Trump, Pearl Harbor, France: Your Thursday Briefing
  Here's what you need to know.
  - 6 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 2:14pm -
• newTensions Overshadow NATO Meeting Intended as Show of Unity
  The alliance’s 70th-anniversary gathering was punctuated by testy exchanges with President Trump and a video of world leaders appearing to criticize him.
  - 6 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 1:48pm -
• newTrump Abruptly Exits NATO Gathering After Embarrassing Video Emerges
  President Trump had planned to tout his foreign policy accomplishments at the meeting, but his visit was overshadowed by a gossipy video.
  - 6 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 1:45pm -
• newAt Least 58 Migrants Drown After Boat Capsizes Off Mauritania
  The boat left Gambia last month aiming for Canary Islands, part of Spain. But it approached the coast in West Africa seeking fuel and food.
  - 8 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 12:40pm -
• newAt Least 58 Migrants Drown After Boat Capsizes Off Mauritania
  The boat left Gambia last month aiming for Canary Islands, part of Spain. But it approached the coast in West Africa seeking fuel and food.
  - 8 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 12:40pm -
• newJapan Plans to Spend $120 Billion to Stimulate Slowing Economy
  Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced the spending as the country’s economy has slowed because of reduced demand from China and tensions with South Korea.
  - 9 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 11:36am -
• newJewish Graves Desecrated in Historic French Cemetery
  It was the latest in a series of anti-Semitic incidents in the region.
  - 10 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 10:31am -
• newIran’s Leaders Soften Stance on Protesters
  In an apparent attempt to ease anger over the killing and arrest of protesters, senior leaders urged leniency and promised compensation for peaceful demonstrators who died.
  - 10 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 10:26am -
• newWith Internal Squabbling on Vivid Display, What’s Next for NATO?
  The alliance might not be suffering “brain death” but it faces new technologies, new rivals, new weapons and a changing America.
  - 10 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 10:12am -
• new‘The Amazon Is Completely Lawless’: The Rainforest After Bolsonaro’s First Year
  Deforestation in the world’s largest rainforest, an important buffer against climate change, has soared under President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil.
  - 10 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 10:00am -
• newAfghanistan Needs Billions in Aid Even After a Peace Deal, World Bank Says
  Analysts say that American hopes for a quick deal and then slashed spending could lead to a collapse after 18 years of international aid created an unsustainable economy.
  - 11 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 9:21am -
• newNATO, France, Global Heat: Your Thursday Briefing
  Here’s what you need to know.
  - 13 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 7:31am -
• newThreats and Abuse Change How Female Candidates Campaign in U.K. Election
  This is politics in a climate of fear and intimidation: Inconspicuous offices with no campaign posters and multiple security cameras. No canvassing after dark. Death threats.
  - 15 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 5:28am -
• newHuawei, Impeachment Hearings, NATO: Your Thursday Briefing
  Here’s what you need to know.
  - 18 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 2:26am -
• newMore than 50 Migrants are Killed in a Sinking off the African Coast
  A ship carrying about 150 migrants from Gambia to Europe sank on Wednesday off the coast of Mauritania, the United Nations migrant agency said.
  - 20 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 12:34am -
• new‘He Showed Us Life’: Japanese Doctor Who Brought Water to Afghans Is Killed
  Tetsu Nakamura, 73, arrived in Afghanistan in the 1980s to treat leprosy. But he changed many more lives with the canal-building techniques he brought from his native Japan.
  - 20 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 12:26am -
• newGermany Says Russia Is Suspected in Berlin Assassination
  Germany’s federal prosecutor took over an inquiry into the murder of a former commander of Chechen separatists, and the authorities expelled two Russian diplomats.
  - 20 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 12:13am -
• newTrump Administration Moves to Upgrade Diplomatic Ties With Sudan
  The two nations agreed to exchange ambassadors for the first time in 23 years. But the State Department is keeping Sudan on a list of state sponsors of terrorism.
  - 20 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 12:05am -
• newNetanyahu and Pompeo Seek Heightened Pressure on Iran in Wake of Violent Protests
  A meeting between Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was also expected to gauge American support for Israeli annexation in the Jordan Valley.
  - 20 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 12:01am -
• newIran Is Secretly Moving Missiles Into Iraq, U.S. Officials Say
  The buildup of a hidden arsenal of short-range missiles is the latest sign that American efforts to deter Iran have largely failed.
  - 20 hours ago 4 Dec 19, 11:45pm -
• newAllan Gerson, Who Sought Justice for Terror Victims, Dies at 74
  A lawyer and the son of Jewish refugees from Poland, he helped families of those killed in the Lockerbie bombing hold Libya accountable.
  - 21 hours ago 4 Dec 19, 11:07pm -
• newF.B.I. Intensifies Hunt for ‘Highest-Ranking U.S. Citizen’ in a Terrorist Group
  Federal authorities unsealed a new indictment against Jehad Serwan Mostafa, who they say joined Al Shabab in his 20s, and reminded the public about a $5 million reward for help finding him.
  - 22 hours ago 4 Dec 19, 10:32pm -
• newAcross the Globe, a ‘Serious Backlash Against Women’s Rights’
  The rise of authoritarianism has catalyzed a rollback of gender violence protections and support systems.
  - 23 hours ago 4 Dec 19, 9:01pm -
• A Divorced Mother Sues After Losing Her Title as Miss Ukraine
  Veronika Didusenko accused the Miss World organization of discrimination after being forced to give up her crown because she did not meet the entry requirements.
  - 1 day ago 4 Dec 19, 6:48pm -
• U.N. Asks for Record Funds for Aid Programs
  Citing wars and the effects of climate change that have produced a flood of refugees, the agency is seeking nearly $30 billion for humanitarian relief in 2020.
  - 1 day ago 4 Dec 19, 4:45pm -
• Kim Jong-un Visits Sacred Mountain on Horseback. Analysts Watch His Next Move.
  The North Korean leader has often visited Mount Paektu, near the border with China, before making major policy shifts.
  - 1 day ago 4 Dec 19, 4:43pm -
• Donald Trump, China, James Bond: Your Wednesday Briefing
  Here’s what you need to know.
  - 1 day ago 4 Dec 19, 3:57pm -
• Impeachment, Emmanuel Macron, Google: Your Wednesday Briefing
  Here's what you need to know.
  - 1 day ago 4 Dec 19, 3:57pm -
• The Turner Prize Goes to … All 4 Shortlisted Artists
  The artists, who included Oscar Murillo, asked to be considered as a group to make a statement on political unity. The judges agreed.
  - 1 day ago 4 Dec 19, 2:02pm -
• Iran Used Firearms in Deadly Crackdown on Protesters, Officials Admit
  The government said security forces had fought back against “enemy cells” as demonstrations swept the country, but it said the death toll had been exaggerated.
  - 1 day ago 4 Dec 19, 1:28pm -
• For Trump and Europe, a Surprising Role Reversal
  Where the president once kept European leaders off balance, Europe’s shifting landscape now has the Great Disrupter scrambling to recalibrate his approach.
  - 1 day ago 4 Dec 19, 11:54am -
• Australia Revokes Medical Evacuations for Offshore Detainees
  The government called the policy, enacted just 10 months ago, a “back door” to let refugees into the country. Human rights advocates denounced the repeal as shameful.
  - 1 day ago 4 Dec 19, 11:33am -
• America’s Dark History of Killing Its Own Troops With Cluster Munitions
  The weapons are notorious for their effects on civilians. But five years of reporting and hundreds of interviews have revealed they’ve also killed and wounded scores of Americans.
  - 1 day ago 4 Dec 19, 10:00am -
• From Friends to Frenemies? Trump’s Relationships With World Leaders
  President Trump has a history of falling out with his friends. President Emmanuel Macron of France is the latest.
  - 2 days ago 4 Dec 19, 3:00am -
• Measles Outbreak Leads to Shutdown of Public Services in Samoa
  Dozens of people have died and thousands more have been infected in the country since the disease began spreading in October.
  - 2 days ago 4 Dec 19, 2:43am -
• Cha In-ha Becomes Third Young Korean Entertainer to Die in Two Months
  The 27-year-old actor appears in a TV series that premiered just last week.
  - 2 days ago 4 Dec 19, 1:48am -
• Uighurs, China Trade, NATO: Your Wednesday Briefing
  Here’s what you need to know.
  - 2 days ago 3 Dec 19, 10:59pm -
• To Make Sense of Lebanon’s Protests, Follow the Garbage
  The country’s perpetual refuse crisis is just one example of the government corruption and dysfunction that have brought protesters into the streets.
  - 2 days ago 3 Dec 19, 10:23pm -
• ‘I Don’t Know Prince Andrew,’ Trump Says. Photos Say Otherwise.
  Speaking to reporters in London, President Trump denied knowing Prince Andrew, despite having been photographed with him on several occasions.
  - 2 days ago 3 Dec 19, 9:39pm -
• Italians Celebrate Their Coffee and Want the World to Do So, Too
  Italy wants traditional Italian espresso to be inscribed on UNESCO’s list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
  - 2 days ago 3 Dec 19, 7:26pm -

Latin America - Yahoo

• newMeasles killed more than 140,000 amid stagnating vaccine rates
  More than 140,000 people died from measles worldwide in 2018, the World Health Organization (WHO) and US authorities said Thursday, the result of global vaccination rates that have stagnated for almost a decade. Poorer countries were hardest hit, w…
  - 2 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 6:43pm -
• newIsrael and Czech Republic sign $125 mn missile defence deal
  Israel's defence ministry signed a deal with its Czech counterpart on Thursday to sell it radar systems used in the Jewish state's Iron Dome missile defence system. The radars will be integrated into the Czech air defence system which will use Prag…
  - 3 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 5:23pm -
• newFBI Failed to Inform FISA Court that Steele Dossier was Unreliable: Report
  The Justice Department's inspector general has concluded that the FBI omitted crucial details in its requests for warrants to surveil Trump campaign associate Carter Page, saying the agency neglected to mention that some of the information the warra…
  - 3 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 5:14pm -
• newSuspect in kidnap-slaying won't seek bond in separate case
  A man held in the abduction and slaying of an Alabama college student isn't fighting for bond in a separate kidnapping case, his attorney said Thursday. News outlets reported that Ibraheem Yazeed, 29, appeared in Montgomery County court on kidnappi…
  - 3 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 5:08pm -
• newIran is doubling down on the missile strategy that took out 5% of the world's oil supply
  "The Iranians learned that they have a longer leash for conducting operations against the Saudis and UAE than they realized," a NATO source said.
  - 4 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 4:40pm -
• newButtigieg: Trump Supporters are ‘At Best Looking the Other Way on Racism’
  South Bend, Ind. Mayor Pete Buttigieg implied on Monday that supporters of President Trump tacitly support racism."Anyone who supported this President is, at best, looking the other way on racism," Buttigieg said at a South Carolina campaign event.T…
  - 4 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 4:21pm -
• newEmployee shot at a Virginia post office
  Authorities say a postal worker has been shot at a northern Virginia post office by an agent for the Postal Service's Inspector General's office.News outlets report that it happened Wednesday morning at the parking lot of the Lovettsville post off…
  - 4 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 3:56pm -

• newInvestigators probing role weather may have played in deadly South Dakota plane crash
  An NTSB investigator examines the wreckage of a Pilatus PC-12 airplane near Chamberlain Municipal Airport in South Dakota. The aircraft crashed on Saturday, November 30, 2019, moments after taking off amid heavy snowfall. The crash killed nine of th…
  - 4 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 3:52pm -
• newUPDATE 1-Mexico, U.S. eye cooperation in meetings sparked by cartel threat
  Mexico's government said its meetings with U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Thursday will focus on bilateral cooperation, as they seek to address the threat of Mexican drug cartels, which the Trump administration wants to label terrorist groups…
  - 5 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 3:16pm -
• newPakistan pulls back on prosecuting Chinese sex traffickers
  Pakistan has declined to pursue a sprawling case against Chinese sex traffickers due to fears it would harm economic ties with Beijing, the AP reported on Wednesday. Pakistan has been seeking closer ties with China for years as Beijing continue to m…
  - 5 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 2:58pm -
• newRussia suspends project with Iran due to uranium enrichment
  A Russian state company suspended a research project with Iran because of its decision to resume enriching uranium, a move a senior official said Thursday was necessary after the U.S. canceled a waiver to allow the joint venture. The TVEL company s…
  - 6 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 2:38pm -
• newRep. Duncan Hunter Shows no Signs of Resigning Despite Pleading Guilty to Campaign Finance Charges
  Representative Duncan Hunter (R., Calif.) has not indicated that he will leave his seat in the House after he pleaded guilty on Wednesday to campaign finance violations.Hunter had long criticized the investigation against him as a "witch hunt," but…
  - 6 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 2:34pm -
• newUnited CEO Oscar Munoz is stepping down and transitioning to chairman in 2020, with president Scott Kirby taking his place
  Scott Kirby, who was recruited to United as president in 2016, will become CEO in 2020, United said Thursday. Oscar Munoz will move to board chairman.
  - 6 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 1:52pm -
• newRep. Devin Nunes files $435 million defamation lawsuit against CNN
  Rep. Devin Nunes, a California Republican, alleges that CNN published a "demonstrably false hit piece" on him.
  - 8 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 12:42pm -
• newThai cave dive hero fights back tears as he tells court ‘life sentence with no parole’ inflicted by Elon Musk
  A British diver who helped rescue a dozen boys trapped in a cave in Thailand fought back tears as he told a court Elon Musk's "pedo guy" slur amounted to “a life sentence with no parole”.Vernon Unsworth choked up on Wednesday as he testified aga…
  - 9 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 10:48am -
• new70,000 Tons of Battleship Terror: How the Biggest Battleship Ever Committed Suicide
  The Japanese Yamato had well-earned esteem.
  - 10 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 10:30am -
• newConman sets up fake Russia border with Finland to trick migrants
  Border guards in Russia’s north west last week arrested a man who had set up a bogus border outpost with Finland and taken thousands of euros from migrants for what they thought was a journey through the woods to the European Union. The man, who…
  - 10 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 10:20am -
• newMissile Shield: Romania Now Has America's Aegis Ashore
  A powerful system.
  - 10 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 10:10am -
• newClimate models have been right all along, study finds
  Even the rather primitive climate computer models of the 1970s, 80s and 90s were impressively accurate, lending extra credibility to the much more advanced climate models of today, study finds
  - 10 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 9:59am -
• newThe U.S. Army's Ultimate Weapon Isn't a New Gun or Tank
  Nope. Think AI.
  - 11 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 8:55am -
• newActivists apologize for use of Holocaust victims’ remains
  An activist group has apologized to Jewish organizations outraged over their use of purported Holocaust victims’ remains in an installation outside Germany’s parliament building meant to draw attention to the perils of far-right extremism. The…
  - 12 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 8:02am -
• newSecond evacuation in Texas city hit by explosion, chemical fire
  Authorities on Thursday lifted a second evacuation in a week for thousands of residents of a Texas city after workers stopped leaks of cancer-causing chemicals at a petrochemical plant hit by explosions. Residents of Port Neches, Texas, a city of a…
  - 15 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 5:24am -
• new3 charged over Australia’s largest crystal meth seizure
  Two customs agents and an information technology worker appeared in a court on Thursday charged with drug offenses over Australia’s largest seizure of methamphetamine, which had been smuggled to Melbourne from Bangkok in stereo speakers. Police e…
  - 18 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 2:08am -
• newNorth Korea's Underground Air Bases Would Be Key In a War Against America
  Keep it secret, keep it safe.
  - 18 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 2:00am -
• new'In cold blood': Syria Kurds say killed, robbed by Turkey proxies
  Syrian Kurdish mother Shara Sido says the news came to her via a messaging application. Sitting inside a modest house in the de-facto Syrian Kurdish capital of Qamishli, the displaced 65-year-old scrolls through her phone to find a picture. Turkis…
  - 18 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 1:47am -
• newSailor kills 2 civilians, self at Pearl Harbor shipyard
  An active duty U.S. sailor whose submarine was docked at Pearl Harbor opened fire on three civilian employees Wednesday, killing two and then taking his own life just days before dignitaries and veterans descend on the base for the 78th anniversary…
  - 19 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 1:22am -
• newWarren Is Drafting U.S. Legislation to Reverse ‘Mega Mergers’
  (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren is drafting a bill that would call on regulators to retroactively review about two decades of “mega mergers” and ban such deals going forward.Warren’s staff recently circulated a proposal for sweepi…
  - 21 hours ago 4 Dec 19, 11:43pm -
• newTrump impeachment hearings: 4 takeaways from Day 6 of public testimony
  The first day of testimony in front of the Judiciary Committee included testimony from legal scholars Noah Feldman, Pamela Karlan, Michael Gerhardt and Jonathan Turley.
  - 21 hours ago 4 Dec 19, 11:33pm -
• newPolice chief firing puts spotlight on cops who let him go
  When fellow officers discovered Chicago’s police chief asleep behind the wheel of his running SUV, they did not conduct any sobriety tests and let their boss drive home — a decision that has thrown a spotlight on what happens when one officer co…
  - 21 hours ago 4 Dec 19, 11:11pm -
• newNATO allies just want the United States to subsidize European defense
  Reform NATO. China is our foremost adversary, not Russia, writes Jordan Schachtel, an investigative journalist based in Washington, D.C.
  - 22 hours ago 4 Dec 19, 10:11pm -
• newNew York City sued over 'unlawful' programme sending homeless families to live in 'uninhabitable' conditions in New Jersey
  Warning that vulnerable households are bracing for brutal winter conditions, the city of Newark, New Jersey is suing New York City to shut down a controversial programme that provides families in the city's homeless shelters with a year of rent. But…
  - 23 hours ago 4 Dec 19, 9:35pm -
• newJudge dismisses lawsuit in 1930s gangster John Dillinger case
  A judge dismissed a lawsuit Wednesday by a nephew of 1930s gangster John Dillinger who wants to exhume the notorious criminal's Indianapolis gravesite to prove whether he's actually buried there, ruling that he must get the cemetery's permission.
  - 23 hours ago 4 Dec 19, 9:29pm -
• newTrump Campaign Uses Footage From Poland, South Africa in ‘American Dream’ Thanksgiving Ad
  President Donald Trump’s campaign released a Thanksgiving-themed ad earlier this week celebrating America’s inherent greatness. But some of the video’s Americana imagery was taken from foreign countries.The 43-second video displayed various, t…
  - 24 hours ago 4 Dec 19, 8:29pm -
• The college admissions scandal ringleader tried to recruit 7 Stanford coaches to be part of the scheme but only one took the bait
  Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne published a letter about the school's investigation into the college admissions scandal on Tuesday.
  - 1 day ago 4 Dec 19, 7:04pm -
• Harvard grad student workers go on strike, seeking $25 an hour minimum wage, other demands
  Harvard graduate student workers went on strike Tuesday, becoming the first Harvard academic employees to launch a work stoppage in decades.
  - 1 day ago 4 Dec 19, 6:41pm -
• In fiery memo, Dem lawmaker urges Congress to include Trump’s 'racism' in articles of impeachment
  Rep. Al Green, the first member of Congress who called for President Trump to be impeached sent a memo Wednesday to House members urging them to incorporate concerns about Trump’s “racism” into the ongoing impeachment inquiry.
  - 1 day ago 4 Dec 19, 5:47pm -
• Tesla refused to help the police with an investigation into stolen copper wire after Elon Musk learned about the incident because the company was scared of bad press
  Tesla declined to assist authorities on other occasions amid reports of "rampant crime" in 2018, according to the Reno Gazette Journal.
  - 1 day ago 4 Dec 19, 5:08pm -
• Wanted Indian guru resurfaces to announce new cosmic country
  An Indian guru facing rape and sexual abuse charges made headlines Wednesday after he emerged from hiding and announced the birth of a new cosmic country with its own cabinet and golden passports. Swami Nithyananda, a controversial self-styled godm…
  - 1 day ago 4 Dec 19, 4:36pm -
• China Built The DF-26 Missile To Take Down America's Prized Aircraft Carriers
  Don't underestimate these missiles.
  - 1 day ago 4 Dec 19, 4:30pm -
• In Gaza, 'American hospital' fuels suspicions
  Volunteers with a US Christian charity group pose for a selfie in front of tents and crates of equipment to build a contentious new field hospital on the Israel-Gaza border. The facility, to be located right next to a crossing into Israel, has rare…
  - 1 day ago 4 Dec 19, 3:19pm -
• 'Jews are France', says Emmanuel Macron after 107 Jewish graves  desecrated in anti-Semitic attack
  President Emmanuel Macron has pledged to fight anti-Semitism saying “Jews are and make France” after 107 graves were desecrated at a Jewish cemetery in the northeast of the country. The daubing of swastikas and other anti-Semitic graffiti on the…
  - 1 day ago 4 Dec 19, 3:19pm -
• Florida Republican condemned for suggesting Ilhan Omar be executed for treason
  George Buck, who is running for Congress, is the second Republican to reference the hanging of the congresswomanA Florida Republican with national party ties has been condemned after becoming the latest political opponent of the Minnesota congresswo…
  - 1 day ago 4 Dec 19, 2:17pm -
• US forces kill jihadist leader in Syria with precision 'ninja' missile that chops up targets with blades
  US forces are thought to have killed a senior jihadist leader in northern Syria using a rarely deployed “Ninja” missile which attacks targets with precision sword-like blades. The Hellfire missile, or AGM-114R9X, which has a set of six folding b…
  - 1 day ago 4 Dec 19, 2:16pm -
• 2020 Democrats Expose Extreme Abortion Policies in New Survey
  The New York Times has released the results from a set of questions posed to each Democratic presidential candidate about his or her views on abortion. Thus far in the primary race, very few of the candidates have been pushed to account for their po…
  - 1 day ago 4 Dec 19, 11:30am -
• India's cabinet sends religion-based citizenship bill to parliament
  NEW DELHI/GUWAHATI, Dec 4 (Reuters) - India's cabinet approved a bill on Wednesday to give citizenship to religious minorities persecuted in neighbouring Muslim countries, the first time that the country is seeking to grant nationality on the basis…
  - 1 day ago 4 Dec 19, 10:42am -
• North Korea's Kim in new horse ride through winter snows
  North Korean media published fresh pictures Wednesday of leader Kim Jong Un riding a white horse on a sacred mountain, imagery that experts say is heavy with symbolism and may indicate a policy announcement. The photos come as nuclear talks with th…
  - 2 days ago 4 Dec 19, 5:27am -
• Why Iran's 'Stealth' Qaher 313 Is Nothing to Fear
  A sad excuse for a plane.
  - 2 days ago 4 Dec 19, 5:15am -
• Soldier stationed in Afghanistan raises thousands to bring home his buddy, Sully the cat
  Funding is a challenge for this Afghanistan animal rescue. To get a cat to the U.S., it generally costs $3,000 or more and for a dog, up to $5,000.
  - 2 days ago 3 Dec 19, 11:18pm -
• Pete Buttigieg and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez got into a nasty fight over free public college. It's part of a larger battle between progressive and centrist Democrats.
  Buttigieg recently introduced his college affordability plan and took a swipe at his 2020 competitors who want public college to be tuition-free.
  - 2 days ago 3 Dec 19, 9:24pm -
• Wisconsin special education teacher restrained student who pulled a gun, wife says
  Brett Hart, a special education teacher in Wisconsin, is "the kind of person you want to have in a situation like that," his wife said.
  - 2 days ago 3 Dec 19, 9:10pm -

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• newU.S. vaping-related deaths rise to 48, cases of illness to 2,291
  As of Dec. 4, 2019, there were 2,291 hospitalized cases reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from 50 states, the District of Columbia, and two U.S. territories. There are more deaths under investigation, health officials…
  - 2 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 6:20pm -
• newIsrael and Czech Republic sign $125 mn missile defence deal
  Israel's defence ministry signed a deal with its Czech counterpart on Thursday to sell it radar systems used in the Jewish state's Iron Dome missile defence system. The radars will be integrated into the Czech air defence system which will use Prag…
  - 3 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 5:23pm -
• newSuspect in kidnap-slaying won't seek bond in separate case
  A man held in the abduction and slaying of an Alabama college student isn't fighting for bond in a separate kidnapping case, his attorney said Thursday. News outlets reported that Ibraheem Yazeed, 29, appeared in Montgomery County court on kidnappi…
  - 3 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 5:08pm -
• newU.S. says Iran may have killed more than 1,000 in recent protests
  Iranian security forces may have killed more than 1,000 people since protests over gasoline price hikes began in mid-November, U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook said on Thursday, adding that many thousands were also wounded in the unre…
  - 3 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 4:50pm -
• newMillions of children exposed as flu spreads following vaccine delays
  Millions of children are at risk of flu amid a drop in uptake of vaccinations, after deliveries were delayed, officials have warned.  New figures show the number of people hospitalised because of flu has tripled in a fortnight, with the virus sprea…
  - 4 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 4:00pm -
• newEmployee shot at a Virginia post office
  Authorities say a postal worker has been shot at a northern Virginia post office by an agent for the Postal Service's Inspector General's office.News outlets report that it happened Wednesday morning at the parking lot of the Lovettsville post off…
  - 4 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 3:56pm -
• newInvestigators probing role weather may have played in deadly South Dakota plane crash
  An NTSB investigator examines the wreckage of a Pilatus PC-12 airplane near Chamberlain Municipal Airport in South Dakota. The aircraft crashed on Saturday, November 30, 2019, moments after taking off amid heavy snowfall. The crash killed nine of th…
  - 4 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 3:52pm -

• newUPDATE 1-Mexico, U.S. eye cooperation in meetings sparked by cartel threat
  Mexico's government said its meetings with U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Thursday will focus on bilateral cooperation, as they seek to address the threat of Mexican drug cartels, which the Trump administration wants to label terrorist groups…
  - 5 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 3:16pm -
• newPakistan pulls back on prosecuting Chinese sex traffickers
  Pakistan has declined to pursue a sprawling case against Chinese sex traffickers due to fears it would harm economic ties with Beijing, the AP reported on Wednesday. Pakistan has been seeking closer ties with China for years as Beijing continue to m…
  - 5 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 2:58pm -
• newRep. Duncan Hunter Shows no Signs of Resigning Despite Pleading Guilty to Campaign Finance Charges
  Representative Duncan Hunter (R., Calif.) has not indicated that he will leave his seat in the House after he pleaded guilty on Wednesday to campaign finance violations.Hunter had long criticized the investigation against him as a "witch hunt," but…
  - 6 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 2:34pm -
• newNo apology to Elon Musk from British diver at 'pedo guy' defamation trial
  The British cave explorer suing Elon Musk for calling him a "pedo guy" on Twitter testified on Thursday that his criticism of the Tesla Inc chief executive that led to the tweet was not a personal attack. "My insult was to the tube and not to Mr. M…
  - 9 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 11:07am -
• newConman sets up fake Russia border with Finland to trick migrants
  Border guards in Russia’s north west last week arrested a man who had set up a bogus border outpost with Finland and taken thousands of euros from migrants for what they thought was a journey through the woods to the European Union. The man, who…
  - 10 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 10:20am -
• newMissile Shield: Romania Now Has America's Aegis Ashore
  A powerful system.
  - 10 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 10:10am -
• newClimate models have been right all along, study finds
  Even the rather primitive climate computer models of the 1970s, 80s and 90s were impressively accurate, lending extra credibility to the much more advanced climate models of today, study finds
  - 10 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 9:59am -
• newMajority of climate simulation models have accurately predicted global heating since 1970s, study finds
  Climate models have accurately predicted global heating for the past 50 years, a study by climate scientists from the University of California, Berkeley, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NASA has found.  The study found that computer…
  - 10 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 9:50am -
• newThe U.S. Army's Ultimate Weapon Isn't a New Gun or Tank
  Nope. Think AI.
  - 11 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 8:55am -
• newActivists apologize for use of Holocaust victims’ remains
  An activist group has apologized to Jewish organizations outraged over their use of purported Holocaust victims’ remains in an installation outside Germany’s parliament building meant to draw attention to the perils of far-right extremism. The…
  - 12 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 8:02am -
• new3 charged over Australia’s largest crystal meth seizure
  Two customs agents and an information technology worker appeared in a court on Thursday charged with drug offenses over Australia’s largest seizure of methamphetamine, which had been smuggled to Melbourne from Bangkok in stereo speakers. Police e…
  - 18 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 2:08am -
• newNorth Korea's Underground Air Bases Would Be Key In a War Against America
  Keep it secret, keep it safe.
  - 18 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 2:00am -
• new'In cold blood': Syria Kurds say killed, robbed by Turkey proxies
  Syrian Kurdish mother Shara Sido says the news came to her via a messaging application. Sitting inside a modest house in the de-facto Syrian Kurdish capital of Qamishli, the displaced 65-year-old scrolls through her phone to find a picture. Turkis…
  - 18 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 1:47am -
• newBrazilian slum residents protest after 9 die in police raid
  Hundreds of people in Sao Paulo’s Paraisopolis slums took to the streets Wednesday to protest against local police three days after nine young people died in a stampede during a police operation at a funk music party. Police have said they were p…
  - 19 hours ago 5 Dec 19, 1:04am -
• newHermit crabs dying after mistaking plastic for shells, study finds
  Hermit crabs are mistaking plastic for shells and the problem has killed more than half a million of the crustaceans, a new study by the Natural History Museum has found. The creatures do not make their own shells but instead move from discarded sh…
  - 20 hours ago 4 Dec 19, 11:59pm -
• newWarren Is Drafting U.S. Legislation to Reverse ‘Mega Mergers’
  (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren is drafting a bill that would call on regulators to retroactively review about two decades of “mega mergers” and ban such deals going forward.Warren’s staff recently circulated a proposal for sweepi…
  - 21 hours ago 4 Dec 19, 11:43pm -
• newTrump impeachment hearings: 4 takeaways from Day 6 of public testimony
  The first day of testimony in front of the Judiciary Committee included testimony from legal scholars Noah Feldman, Pamela Karlan, Michael Gerhardt and Jonathan Turley.
  - 21 hours ago 4 Dec 19, 11:33pm -
• newNATO allies just want the United States to subsidize European defense
  Reform NATO. China is our foremost adversary, not Russia, writes Jordan Schachtel, an investigative journalist based in Washington, D.C.
  - 22 hours ago 4 Dec 19, 10:11pm -
• newJudge dismisses lawsuit in 1930s gangster John Dillinger case
  A judge dismissed a lawsuit Wednesday by a nephew of 1930s gangster John Dillinger who wants to exhume the notorious criminal's Indianapolis gravesite to prove whether he's actually buried there, ruling that he must get the cemetery's permission.
  - 23 hours ago 4 Dec 19, 9:29pm -
• newTrump Campaign Uses Footage From Poland, South Africa in ‘American Dream’ Thanksgiving Ad
  President Donald Trump’s campaign released a Thanksgiving-themed ad earlier this week celebrating America’s inherent greatness. But some of the video’s Americana imagery was taken from foreign countries.The 43-second video displayed various, t…
  - 24 hours ago 4 Dec 19, 8:29pm -
• Trump’s Commonsensical Food-Stamp Rule
  Our food-stamp program has some bizarre loopholes in it, and the Trump administration is trying to close them. A new rule finalized today attacks one in particular.In theory, the program has a strict time limit for "ABAWDs," or able-bodied adults wi…
  - 1 day ago 4 Dec 19, 8:10pm -
• The college admissions scandal ringleader tried to recruit 7 Stanford coaches to be part of the scheme but only one took the bait
  Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne published a letter about the school's investigation into the college admissions scandal on Tuesday.
  - 1 day ago 4 Dec 19, 7:04pm -
• Harvard grad student workers go on strike, seeking $25 an hour minimum wage, other demands
  Harvard graduate student workers went on strike Tuesday, becoming the first Harvard academic employees to launch a work stoppage in decades.
  - 1 day ago 4 Dec 19, 6:41pm -
• NC police: 35-year-old stabbing death of teenager is solved
  The stabbing death of a teenager 35 years ago has been solved, police in a North Carolina city said, finally vindicating the victim's family members. “I just want to say how thrilled me and my family are," said Jodie Laird, the sister of Reesa Da…
  - 1 day ago 4 Dec 19, 6:23pm -
• In fiery memo, Dem lawmaker urges Congress to include Trump’s 'racism' in articles of impeachment
  Rep. Al Green, the first member of Congress who called for President Trump to be impeached sent a memo Wednesday to House members urging them to incorporate concerns about Trump’s “racism” into the ongoing impeachment inquiry.
  - 1 day ago 4 Dec 19, 5:47pm -
• Tesla refused to help the police with an investigation into stolen copper wire after Elon Musk learned about the incident because the company was scared of bad press
  Tesla declined to assist authorities on other occasions amid reports of "rampant crime" in 2018, according to the Reno Gazette Journal.
  - 1 day ago 4 Dec 19, 5:08pm -
• Wanted Indian guru resurfaces to announce new cosmic country
  An Indian guru facing rape and sexual abuse charges made headlines Wednesday after he emerged from hiding and announced the birth of a new cosmic country with its own cabinet and golden passports. Swami Nithyananda, a controversial self-styled godm…
  - 1 day ago 4 Dec 19, 4:36pm -
• China Built The DF-26 Missile To Take Down America's Prized Aircraft Carriers
  Don't underestimate these missiles.
  - 1 day ago 4 Dec 19, 4:30pm -
• GOP Rep. Doug Collins looked visibly annoyed during Jerrold Nadler's impeachment hearing opening statement
  The impeachment hearing opening statements from House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) and the panel's top-ranking Republican, Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), were predictably quite different.In an attempt to highlight the seriousness of…
  - 1 day ago 4 Dec 19, 3:58pm -
• Los Angeles Police Officer Under Investigation After Allegedly Fondling Dead Woman's Breasts
  The incident was reportedly captured by the officer's body camera
  - 1 day ago 4 Dec 19, 3:32pm -
• William Barr warned that communities that don't 'support and respect' cops could lose 'the police protection they need'
  Attorney General William Barr was speaking at a ceremony honoring police officers, but at one point pivoted to chastise certain "communities."
  - 1 day ago 4 Dec 19, 3:31pm -
• In Gaza, 'American hospital' fuels suspicions
  Volunteers with a US Christian charity group pose for a selfie in front of tents and crates of equipment to build a contentious new field hospital on the Israel-Gaza border. The facility, to be located right next to a crossing into Israel, has rare…
  - 1 day ago 4 Dec 19, 3:19pm -
• Clinton Donors Charged in Massive Campaign-Finance Scheme
  Eight people, including major Hillary Clinton donors and a witness in the Mueller investigation, have been charged in a massive campaign-finance scheme, the Justice Department announced on Tuesday.The individuals conspired to "make and conceal condu…
  - 1 day ago 4 Dec 19, 2:58pm -
• Florida Republican condemned for suggesting Ilhan Omar be executed for treason
  George Buck, who is running for Congress, is the second Republican to reference the hanging of the congresswomanA Florida Republican with national party ties has been condemned after becoming the latest political opponent of the Minnesota congresswo…
  - 1 day ago 4 Dec 19, 2:17pm -
• US forces kill jihadist leader in Syria with precision 'ninja' missile that chops up targets with blades
  US forces are thought to have killed a senior jihadist leader in northern Syria using a rarely deployed “Ninja” missile which attacks targets with precision sword-like blades. The Hellfire missile, or AGM-114R9X, which has a set of six folding b…
  - 1 day ago 4 Dec 19, 2:16pm -
• Deadly defect found in another version of Takata airbags
  A new and distinct problem has been discovered in air bags made by the now bankrupt company Takata which has led to at least one death. Takata is adding about 1.4 million front driver inflators to recalls in the U.S., according to government docume…
  - 1 day ago 4 Dec 19, 1:03pm -
• 2020 Democrats Expose Extreme Abortion Policies in New Survey
  The New York Times has released the results from a set of questions posed to each Democratic presidential candidate about his or her views on abortion. Thus far in the primary race, very few of the candidates have been pushed to account for their po…
  - 1 day ago 4 Dec 19, 11:30am -
• North Korea's Kim in new horse ride through winter snows
  North Korean media published fresh pictures Wednesday of leader Kim Jong Un riding a white horse on a sacred mountain, imagery that experts say is heavy with symbolism and may indicate a policy announcement. The photos come as nuclear talks with th…
  - 2 days ago 4 Dec 19, 5:27am -
• Why Iran's 'Stealth' Qaher 313 Is Nothing to Fear
  A sad excuse for a plane.
  - 2 days ago 4 Dec 19, 5:15am -
• United just ordered Airbus' newest jet to replace 50 aging Boeing 757s, while Boeing struggles to develop an alternative
  United's order for 50 of Airbus' A321XLR jets, to replace its aging 757 fleet, comes as Boeing has shifted resources to focus on the 737 Max.
  - 2 days ago 4 Dec 19, 12:28am -
• Soldier stationed in Afghanistan raises thousands to bring home his buddy, Sully the cat
  Funding is a challenge for this Afghanistan animal rescue. To get a cat to the U.S., it generally costs $3,000 or more and for a dog, up to $5,000.
  - 2 days ago 3 Dec 19, 11:18pm -
• Trump impeachment news: Democrats release damning report accusing president of obstruction, as he has tense exchanges with world leaders at Nato summit
  Donald Trump sparred with Emmanuel Macron during a televised bilateral meeting at the two-day Nato summit in London, as House investigators released an explosive report on the impeachment inquiry back home in Washington.It was a whirlwind news cycle…
  - 2 days ago 3 Dec 19, 9:22pm -
• Wisconsin special education teacher restrained student who pulled a gun, wife says
  Brett Hart, a special education teacher in Wisconsin, is "the kind of person you want to have in a situation like that," his wife said.
  - 2 days ago 3 Dec 19, 9:10pm -

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• newU.S. vaping-related deaths rise to 48, cases of illness to 2,291
  As