Month: November 2016

Aleppo battle: Shell-fire kills civilians in rebel-held east

Sunni tribesmen battling Islamic State demand federalism in Iraq

Trump team in contact with Moscow on Syria: Russian diplomat

Goldman Sachs poised for return to power in Trump White House

Oil prices rally as OPEC agrees to cut output for first time in 8 years

Pelosi fends off challenge to leadership

Planet Earth crew devastated as 150,000 antelope die in front of them in the space of just three days

Firms such as Kellogg’s, Unilever and Nestlé ‘use child-labour palm oil’

Daraprim drug’s key ingredient recreated by high school students in Sydney for just $20

A Saudi Prince Says It’s Finally Time to Let Women Drive

• Mosul battle: Iraq militias ‘cut off IS access to city’

• Woman hurt in latest Standing Rock confrontation in ‘serious’ condition

• Trump to scrap Nasa climate research in crackdown on ‘politicized science’

• South Korean authorities raid Samsung in Park Geun-hye probe

• Massive paedophile ring uncovered by police in Norway after arrest of 51 men

• Colombia and FARC to sign peace deal 2.0

• Chattanooga school bus driver was in another crash 2 months ago

• Samsung is adding new obtrusive ads to your old smart TV

•  The FBI Hacked Over 8,000 Computers In 120 Countries Based on One Warrant

Top Story:
Trump says he’s not interested in pursuing case against Clinton

 

World News:

• ISIS Used Chemical Arms at Least 52 Times in Syria and Iraq, Report Says
• Iraqi forces move to retake another Mosul neighborhood
• Syria launches new commando force as war heats up
• Turkey withdraws child rape bill after street protests
• Northeast Japan dodges bullet from M7.4 quake
• The U.K. Should Legalize Marijuana and Make $1.3 Billion a Year in Tax Revenue, Report Finds
• The Oromo protests have changed Ethiopia
• Trump sinks Asia trade pact, opening the way for China to lead
• 80,000 Reindeer Have Starved To Death In Siberia Because Of Melting Sea Ice
• The richest 1% of Indians now own 58.4% of wealth

U.S. News:

• Speed Eyed in Chattanooga Bus Crash That Killed 5 and Injured 30
• Trump says US to quit TPP on first day in office
• Donald Trump disavows ‘alt-right’
• Obama says he can’t pardon Snowden
• Trump Picks Staunch Opponents of Net Neutrality to Oversee FCC
• Cincinnati: Ray Tensing will be retried for Sam DuBose shooting
• No Evidence of Aloe Vera Found in the Aloe Vera at Wal-Mart, CVS
• Most Students Don’t Know When News Is Fake, Stanford Study Finds
• Tesla runs an entire island on solar power
• Affidavit: ABQ police have illegally deleted, altered videos of shootings

Top Story:
Afghanistan mosque attack: 30 dead, ISIS claims responsibility

 

World News:

• Civilians fleeing Mosul face a deadly journey to freedom
• Russian President Putin says Trump confirmed willing to mend ties
• Russia responds to NATO advance with missiles in its Europe enclave
• China’s Xi calls for ‘smooth transition’ in relationship with U.S.
• France officials say “terrorist act” thwarted with arrest of 7
• France Sarkozy: Ex-president exits after defeat
• UK: Calls to legalise cannabis to boost tax income and save millions
• Pope extends permission on abortion forgiveness
• Ottawa to phase out coal, aims for virtual elimination by 2030
• The big melt: Sea ice hits record lows at North and South Poles

U.S. News:

• Donald Trump sits down with Rick Perry, Mary Fallin as he moves to fill out cabinet
• Source: Democratic Rep. Gabbard meeting with Trump, talking top jobs in DC
• ‘Ultimate act of cowardice’: Three officers in 3 cities targeted and shot, one fatally
• Police fire water cannon at Dakota pipeline protesters in freezing weather
• ‘Trump is president … they’ll deport you soon’: Man filmed unloading on Muslim Uber driver
• Washington pot sales surpass $200 million in one quarter
• 9 dead, 19 wounded in Chicago weekend shootings
• Witnesses: Man sets himself on fire in Akron after post-election rant
• Student removed from Royal Oak Middle School after admitting to hanging noose in bathroom
• Tech Worker Visas Face Uncertain Future Under Trump, Sessions

Top Story:
Aleppo deaths pass 1,000 since brief ceasefire collapsed

 

World News:

• Mozambique fuel tanker blast kills dozens
• Iraqi forces advance into Mosul under fire
• Trump and NATO chief hold phone call, agree on alliance’s importance
• Disturbing details emerge in deaths of 3 American soldiers in Jordan
• Britain has passed the ‘most extreme surveillance law ever passed in a democracy’
• Japan’s Abe on US mission to ‘build trust’ with Donald Trump
• Scotland considers legally enshrining the ‘right to food’
• German finance minister warns that Britain could still be paying into Brussels coffers in 2030
• Global green movement prepares to fight Trump on climate change

U.S. News:

• Mike Flynn, Jeff Sessions, Mike Pompeo: Meet Trump’s Latest Top Picks
• Obama cuts Arctic waters from five-year drilling plan
• ‘I have to text my rapist’: Victims forced to parent with attackers
• Trump administration will ban lobbyists, enact five-year lobbying ban after leaving government
• Illinois: Civil asset forfeiture cost residents more than $300M
• John Conyers’ son found ‘unharmed’
• 2-year-old’s mom killed, 7 others injured at his birthday party
• Woman, mauled by bear, calls 911: ‘I’m bleeding, and I’m going to die’
• Navy identifies mystery plane over Denver; Its mission still a secret

Top Story:
Titanpointe: The NSA’s Spy Hub in New York, Hidden in Plain Sight

 

World News:

• Why Germany is sorry to see Obama go
• U.S. blasts Russia, Syria as their new offensive escalates
• More than 400 people are killed by SMOG as lethal blanket of pollution smothers Iranian capital
• Iraqi forces yet to seal off Mosul as battle enters second month
• Kosovo arrests 19 ISIS terrorists planning attack on Israeli soccer team
• China delegate hits back at Trump’s climate change hoax claims
• French PM admits far-right leader Le Pen could win 2017 presidential election
• Brexit blamed for £100 billion budget black hole
• Europe at risk of collapse; France, Germany must lead – French PM
• Domino’s tests drone delivery of pizza in New Zealand

 

U.S. News:

• Director of National Intelligence James Clapper Resigns
• Appeals court: Dassey will remain in prison
• Son of Rep. John Conyers reported missing
• Man Dissolved in Acidic Water After Trying to Soak in Yellowstone National Park Hot Pool
• Obama administration cancels oil and gas leases on Blackfeet tribe’s sacred grounds
• Ex-cop gets prison after raping children while on duty
• Surgeon General Murthy Wants America To Face Up To Addiction
• U.S. Attorney Charges Former Valeant, Philidor Executives, Alleging ‘Fraud and Kickback Scheme’
• Thanksgiving Dinner Is Getting Cheaper, As Grocery Prices Fall Again
• TSA Chief Says the Agency Is Ready for the Holiday Rush

Top Story:
Russia launches new offensive, airstrikes hit Syria’s Aleppo

World News:

• Islamic State kills civilians in Mosul to deter support for army
• Top Isis commander calls Donald Trump a ‘complete maniac’
• China claims its first aircraft carrier is now ready for combat
• Downing Street dismisses Brexit ‘divisions’ memo
• Obama: World leaders must heed people’s economic fears
• Nigeria corruption cash ‘took 10 days to count’
• Japanese road reopens one week after vast sinkhole appeared

U.S. News:

• Trump advisers steamroll Christie’s transition
• Google and Facebook ban fake news sites from their advertising networks
• Chili’s removes Cedar Hill manager who took away man’s free Veterans Day meal
• Young mother dies during 30-day sentence in Macomb County Jail
• Gwen Ifill, who overcame barriers as a black female journalist, dies at 61
• Federal judge orders the release of Brendan Dassey
• Charter customer sues over hidden fees, claims “massive billing fraud”