Month: October 2017

– Somalia attack: 276 dead in truck bombing

– Iraq Takes Kirkuk Power Center to Stall Kurdish Statehood

– Portugal and Spain wildfires: Dozens dead and injured

– Three reported dead in Storm Ophelia as Irish PM urges people to stay indoors

– Oil Rig Explodes in Louisiana Lake Pontchartrain, One Worker Still Missing

– Catalonia’s Leader Demands Dialogue With Spain on Independence

– Sebastian Kurz promises ‘great change’ as Austria turns to the right

– Hillary Clinton says Julian Assange colluded with Russia to help Donald Trump win US election

– Ex-DEA agent: Opioid crisis fueled by drug industry and Congress

– Man arrested after cops mistook doughnut glaze for meth awarded $37,500

– Brexit is turning into a disaster, says Vote Leave chief

– Abe on course for landslide win in Japan vote: poll

– Alleged deserter Bowe Bergdahl doubts he could get a fair trial after Trump comments

– Tesla starts shipping Powerpacks to Puerto Rico

– ‘A New Rosetta Stone for Astronomy’

– ‘All wifi networks’ are vulnerable to hacking, security expert discovers

– Death toll rises to 31 as fire crews make progress in California firestorm

– As wildfires rage, California is putting prisoners to work on the front lines

– Rohingya Recount Atrocities: ‘They Threw My Baby Into a Fire’

– San Juan mayor to Trump: You’re the ‘Hater in Chief’

– US to withdraw from UNESCO due to its anti-Israeli stances

– Amazon TV Producer Goes Public With Harassment Claim Against Top Exec Roy Price

– Jane Fonda: I knew about Weinstein, and I’m ‘ashamed’ I didn’t say anything

– Mother in vaccination fight loses primary custody of son

– Nine white supremacists among 44 arrested in gun, drug bust in Russellville

– Paul Ryan says mental health reform is “critical ingredient” in stopping mass shootings

– Suspect in custody in slayings of boy, 8, and three relatives in Ohio home

– Ireland: Fewer Catholics, while ‘no religion’ up 74%

– Halt In Subsidies For Health Insurers Expected To Drive Up Costs For Middle Class

– US obesity problem is not budging, new data shows

– 170,000 acres on fire in Calif., Wine Country deaths at 17

– U.S. flies bombers over Korea as Trump discusses options

– Wall Street Journal reporter convicted in Turkey over ‘terrorist propaganda’

– Catalonia independence declaration signed and suspended

– Trump reportedly asked for a tenfold increase in US nukes before Tillerson called him a ‘moron’

– Trump threatens broadcaster NBC after nuclear report

– Israel hacked Kaspersky, then tipped the NSA

– ‘The New Yorker’ obtains audio of Weinstein sting

– Terry Crews Shares His Own Story of Sexual Assault by a Hollywood Executive

– UK: First steps taken in legalisation of cannabis

– India: ‘Sex with minor wife is to be considered rape’, says Supreme Court

– Utah judge sends former Mormon bishop to prison for sexually abusing boys in his congregation

– FCC’s claim that one ISP counts as “competition” faces scrutiny in court

– A Giant, Mysterious Hole Has Opened Up in Antarctica

– 3,200-Year-Old Stone Inscription Tells of Trojan Prince, Sea People

– North Korea ‘hackers steal US-South Korea war plans’

– UN slaps global port ban on ships violating North Korea sanctions

– Trump May Visit DMZ Between North and South Korea: Yonhap

– U.S. mail carriers emerge as heroes in Puerto Rico recovery

– At least 10 dead, 1,500 structures lost in Northern California firestorm, among worst in state’s history

– Texas Tech shooter was too young to have gun under campus carry law, police say

– Miami Police Kill Temple University Student Accused of Running Over Officer

– Harvey Weinstein Scandal: Bombshell New Yorker Piece Alleges Mogul Raped Women

– Spain Catalan crisis: Puigdemont to address region’s future

– French schoolgirl, 10, ‘beaten up for being Jewish after classmates taunt her for days’

– Margaret Thatcher gave MP knighthood despite knowing child sex abuse claims against him, inquiry hears

– Christopher Columbus statues vandalized across New England

– As Revenge Over Anthem Protests, Model Outs Dolphins Coach Snorting Coke

– Ending the Iran Deal is An Invitation to War

 

– Kim Jong-un assassination plot: North Korea claims US tried to kill leader in May

– South Korea threatens to drop blackout bombs on North Korea

– United States and Turkey mutually suspend visa services 

– Corker Says Trump’s Threats Could Put The Nation ‘On The Path To World War III’

– Trump: ‘Nobody could have done what I’ve done for Puerto Rico with so little appreciation’

– Trump: Hard-line immigration policies are price of DACA

– Trump administration to terminate Obama’s climate plan

– Massive fires in Napa and Sonoma burn hundreds of homes and businesses, force evacuations, close hospitals

– Google has reportedly found Russia-linked ads on YouTube, Gmail, and search

– Film producer Harvey Weinstein ousted from Weinstein Co. amid reports of sexual harassment

– Theresa May sets out Brexit options including ‘no deal’

– Spanish Premier Issues New Warning Against Catalan Separatists

– CIA: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un isn’t crazy

– Russia’s Military Is Banning Selfies Because Soldiers Keep Revealing Their Location to the Enemy

– Nobel peace prize: Ican award sends nuclear message

– Catalan parliament defies Madrid pressure, works on independence declaration

– Iceland PM sold bank assets hours before financial crash, leaks show

– U.S. secretly tested carcinogen in Western Canada during the Cold War, researcher finds 

– Apple gave Uber’s app ‘unprecedented’ access to a secret back door that can record iPhone screens

– US troops killed in Niger identified as decorated Green Berets

– U.N. fears ‘further exodus’ of Muslim Rohingya from Myanmar

– Pope Francis urges tech companies do all they can to combat child porn

– Plane Makes Terrifying—But Triumphant—Landing at German Airport

– China is in ‘lock-down’ ahead of its most important meeting in years

– Tim Murphy, ‘pro-life’ abortion hypocrite, will quit Congress

– Tropical Storm Nate headed for Gulf Coast, expected to be hurricane by Saturday

– Marilou Danley, Las Vegas Shooter’s Girlfriend: ‘He Never Said Anything To Me’

– Trump administration deals major blow to Obamacare birth control mandate

– Russian Hackers Stole NSA Data on U.S. Cyber Defense

– Puerto Rico’s governor says ‘let’s talk’ after Elon Musk says Tesla can rebuild the island’s power grid

– Bergdahl expected to plead guilty, avoid trial

– Donald Trump is treating a potential war like a reality show cliffhanger

– Football’s decline has some high schools disbanding teams

– Contract shows 98% of Adidas cash paid to Louisville went to Pitino

– Winner sues Colorado lottery for millions over fixed jackpot

– The Lawyer Who Beat Big Tobacco Takes On the Opioid Industry

– Las Vegas massacre probe focuses on gunman’s arsenal, history

– Las Vegas shooting: Paddock may have planned to escape

– Drug given to Paddock calms some, provokes others, experts say

– Chicago police investigating reports that Las Vegas gunman booked hotel rooms overlooking Lollapalooza

– Gun silencer bill tabled amid heavy scrutiny after Vegas shooting

– Catalan crisis: Spanish court bars MPs’ independence move

– French, Nigerien forces conduct operations after 3 U.S. special forces soldiers killed

– Iraq Claims Victory in ISIS’ Last Urban Stronghold

– Military helicopters kill protesters in Cameroon’s English-speaking areas

– Scotland Rejects Fracking, Citing Overwhelming Public Opposition

– Japanese woman ‘dies from overwork’ after logging 159 hours of overtime in a month

– Ga. sheriff indicted for sexual battery in high school drug search