Daily news from around the world · U.S. edition · Last updated Tue, Oct 15, 2019 8:15 pm PDT
USA Today · 2h ago · Twelve candidates will take the stage in the Democratic debate in Westerville, Ohio. Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders will face tests.
· CNBC · 6h ago · Former Vice President Joe Biden remains the frontrunner in the polls, but his campaign has ceded significant ground to Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren
· NPR · 7h ago · Twelve Democratic candidates debate Tuesday in Ohio, as the race has been shaken by impeachment, Bernie Sanders' heart attack and Elizabeth Warren's challenge to longtime front-runner Joe Biden.
USA Today · Oct 13, 2019 · A body camera video captured a Fort Worth police officer shooting Atatiana Jefferson, an African American woman, through a window inside her home.
· NPR · Oct 13, 2019 · Atatiana Jefferson, 28, was shot early Saturday morning after police in Texas responded to a neighbor's non-emergency call upon seeing her front door open. Community activists are demanding answers.
· Reuters · Oct 13, 2019 · Pained and angry religious leaders warned Fort Worth, Texas, police they would scrutinize the investigation of an officer who shot and killed a 28-year-old black woman inside a home where, a family lawyer said, she had been playing video games with her 8-year-old nephew.
Forbes · 4h ago · The Los Angeles Rams surprised the masses on Tuesday by trading two-time Pro Bowl cornerback Marcus Peters to the Baltimore Ravens in what seemed to be a sign of things to come.
· ESPN · 6h ago · The Rams have traded cornerback Marcus Peters to the Ravens.
· CBS News · 6h ago · Two NFL teams agreed to a rare player swap
CNET · 10h ago · Today's major tech headlines include all of the new products and announcements from Google's Made by Google event in New York City.
· NBC News · 12h ago · Google unveiled the Pixel 4, new Pixel Buds, the Pixelbook Go Chromebook and a slew of new Nest devices on Tuesday.
· The Verge · 12h ago
Fox News · 3h ago · Vietnam has banned the DreamWorks film "Abominable" from playing in its theaters because the film featuresa scene with a map containing the controversial South China Sea nine-dash line, according to state media.
· ABC News · 12h ago · Vietnam has pulled the Hollywood animation movie "Abominable" from theaters for featuring a scene with a map with the controversial South China Sea nine-dash line
· Los Angeles Times · Oct 14, 2019 · In another example of the risk of doing business with China, 'Abominable' evokes anger after a map showing controversial "nine-dash line" goes viral
ABC News · 2h ago · A gritty Gerrit Cole held the New York Yankees scoreless without his sharpest stuff, Jose Altuve sparked Houston at the plate and the Astros locked down a 4-1 victory to take a 2-1 lead in the AL Championship Series
· CBS News · 3h ago · The Astros now have the lead in the best-of-seven ALCS
· Los Angeles Times · 3h ago · Gerrit Cole held the New York Yankees scoreless without his sharpest stuff, Jose Altuve sparked Houston at the plate and the Astros locked down a 4-1 victory to take a 2-1 lead in the ALCS.
USA Today · 11h ago · Riot police charged at protesters outside Barcelona's airport Monday after 12 prominent Catalan separatists were sentenced to lengthy prison terms for their roles in a secession effort in 2017. (Oct. 14)
· BBC · 4h ago · Clashes with police continue in the Spanish region following the sentencing of Catalan separatists.
· NBC News · 18h ago · Police fired foam bullets and used batons against the thousands of protesters who converged at Barcelona's airport.
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USA Today · 2h ago · Twelve candidates will take the stage in the Democratic debate in Westerville, Ohio. Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders will face tests.
· CNBC · 6h ago · Former Vice President Joe Biden remains the frontrunner in the polls, but his campaign has ceded significant ground to Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren
· NPR · 7h ago · Twelve Democratic candidates debate Tuesday in Ohio, as the race has been shaken by impeachment, Bernie Sanders' heart attack and Elizabeth Warren's challenge to longtime front-runner Joe Biden.
USA Today · 2h ago · Twelve Democratic presidential candidates take the stage on Oct. 15, 2019, in Westerville, Ohio, for their fourth presidential debate, co-hosted by The New York Times and CNN.
· NBC News · 3h ago · NBC News' live blog of the fourth Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential election, hosted by CNN and the New York Times, in Westerville, Ohio, on Oct. 15, 2019.
· Washington Post · Oct 14, 2019 · The Democrats meet on the debate stage for the fourth time starting at 8 p.m. ET in a debate in Westerville, Ohio, hosted by CNN and the New York Times. Which candidates you’ll see on sta...
Politico · 2h ago · The former vice president then tried to pivot to the Trump impeachment push.
· Fox News · 2h ago · Former Vice President Joe Biden insistedduring the 2020 Democratic presidential primary debate on Tuesday nightthat neither he nor his son did anything "wrong" when it comes toHunter Biden's past work inUkraine.
Washington Post · 2h ago · Get live updates and news as 12 Democratic candidates take the debate stage.
· New York Times · Oct 14, 2019 · Marc Lacey, the National editor, will be onstage with the CNN anchors Anderson Cooper and Erin Burnett at the first debate The Times has hosted in more than a decade.
· CBS News · Oct 13, 2019 · The entrepreneur, first-time politician and sometimes off-color Democratic presidential candidate talks about his longshot campaign, universal basic income, and our nation's economic transformation
USA Today · 3h ago · "No, they’re not the only Democratic candidates for President of the United States," she tweeted as the debate started.
· Washington Post · 15h ago · Should she be on that debate stage? No. Should she be part of the national debate? Absolutely.
CBS News · 3h ago · President Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani said he will not comply with a subpoena from House Democrats, calling the impeachment inquiry "illegitimate." Lawmakers are seeking documents related to Giuliani's contacts with Ukraine.
· Reuters · 7h ago · President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani on Tuesday said he would not comply with a subpoena issued by U.S. House of Representatives Democrats seeking documents as part of their impeachment inquiry into the president.
· New York Times · 3h ago · The president’s personal lawyer said he would not hand over documents to the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry, calling it “illegitimate, unconstitutional, and baseless.”
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NBC News · 3h ago · The White House and congressional Republicans have demanded that Pelosi hold a formal vote on the House floor to initiate the impeachment investigation.
· MSNBC · 4h ago · Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters that “at this time we will not being having a vote” on an impeachment inquiry.
Reuters · 4h ago · U.S. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff told fellow Democrats that the House of Representative's impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump will move into a public hearing phase eventually, Representative John Yarmuth told Reuters on Tuesday.
· NBC News · 4h ago · House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff spoke at a news conference on the progress that has been made in the impeachment investigation. He praises the State Department officials who have testified and claims that they were "urged not to comply with the law" by the Trump administration.
Reuters · 4h ago · A grand jury has issued a subpoena related to an investigation by federal prosecutors into President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani, seeking documents from former U.S.
· Washington Post · 5h ago · The subpoena seeks records about the former congressman’s dealings with the president’s personal lawyer.
· USA Today · 5h ago · President Donald Trump can't block a New York grand jury's subpoena for his tax returns, Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance argues in appeals court brief
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USA Today · 4h ago · Wayne Messam has spent no money over the last quarter and has struggled in fundraising over the campaign cycle, only raising a total of about $94,000 so far.
· New York Times · 5h ago · You may not have heard of Wayne Messam, who is running for the Democratic presidential nomination. Apparently, donors haven’t either.
Politico · 5h ago · The Fourth Circuit’s full bench will hear arguments in the case brought by D.C. and Maryland.
· Washington Post · 5h ago · The full U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit agreed to rehear the lawsuit in December over whether the president is illegally profiting from foreign and state government visitors.
Fox News · 6h ago · Eight things to watch as the Democratic presidential candidates face off in the fourth-round primary debate.
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USA Today · 6h ago · George Kent, an expert on Ukraine and Russia who serves as a deputy assistant secretary at the State Department, appeared Tuesday before lawmakers.
· Washington Post · 13h ago · George Kent, the deputy assistant secretary of state responsible for Ukraine, is the latest Trump administration official deposed as part of Democrats’ impeachment inquiry of the president.
Rolling Stone · 12h ago · Bolton, Trump's former national security adviser, called Giuliani a 'hand grenade who’s going to blow everybody up'
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· Business Insider · 23h ago · Former national security adviser John Bolton was so alarmed by Rudy Giuliani's pressure campaign on Ukraine for dirt on former Vice President Joe Biden that he directed a top aide to tell White House lawyers he wasn't involved, The New York Times
· MSNBC · Oct 14, 2019
CNBC · 14h ago · President Donald Trump's personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, was paid $500,000 for work he did for a company co-founded by the Ukrainian-American businessman arrested last week on campaign finance charges.
· Business Insider · 23h ago · ReutersPresident Donald Trump's personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, was paid $500,000 for work he did for a company co-founded by the Ukrainian-American businessman Lev Parnas, who was arrested last week on campaign finance charges.Giuliani said Parna
· Reuters · Oct 14, 2019 · President Donald Trump's personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, was paid $500,000 for work he did for a company co-founded by the Ukrainian-American businessman arrested last week on campaign finance charges, Giuliani told Reuters on Monday.
CBS News · 15h ago · The White House is scrambling to contain the growing crisis in Syria after President Trump's decision to withdraw most U.S. troops from the country. Turkey's invasion of northern Syria, targeting U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters and civilians, has entered its seventh day.
· NPR · 19h ago · The announcement from the White House comes little more than a week after President Trump appeared to acquiesce to Ankara's decision to target U.S.-allied Kurdish fighters in Northern Syria.
· CNN · Oct 14, 2019 · Facing scathing criticism from Republican lawmakers and members of his own military, President Donald Trump on Monday sought to project a harder line on Turkey as the country pushes further into northern Syria.
Washington Post · 16h ago · Twelve Democratic candidates will be on stage at 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday for a debate shown on CNN.
· NPR · 18h ago · Twelve candidates will take the stage at 8 p.m. ET. Here is what to expect and how you can follow along.
· CBS News · Oct 14, 2019 · Twelve candidates will appear onstage at the October Democratic debate
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· Washington Post · Oct 14, 2019
NPR | Podcast | Up First · 17h ago · The White House imposes new sanctions against Turkey for its incursion into northern Syria. What's the view from Turkey? A police officer is charged with murder in Fort Worth, Texas and a dozen presidential contenders go head to head in Ohio.
· NPR · 18h ago · The U.S. imposes sanctions on Turkey for its Kurdish offensive. An ex-Fort Worth officer is charged in the fatal shooting of a woman in her home. And, a Democratic presidential debate tonight in Ohio.
New York Times · 2h ago · Mayor Buttigieg said Senator Warren had not been forthcoming about whether she would raise taxes on the middle class to help finance a health care plan.
· BBC · 2h ago · Contenders gang up on the surging Massachusetts senator over whether she would raise taxes.
USA Today · Oct 13, 2019 · A body camera video captured a Fort Worth police officer shooting Atatiana Jefferson, an African American woman, through a window inside her home.
· NPR · Oct 13, 2019 · Atatiana Jefferson, 28, was shot early Saturday morning after police in Texas responded to a neighbor's non-emergency call upon seeing her front door open. Community activists are demanding answers.
· Reuters · Oct 13, 2019 · Pained and angry religious leaders warned Fort Worth, Texas, police they would scrutinize the investigation of an officer who shot and killed a 28-year-old black woman inside a home where, a family lawyer said, she had been playing video games with her 8-year-old nephew.
USA Today · 3h ago · A fire at an oil storage facility in the San Francisco Bay Area prompted a hazardous materials emergency Tuesday afternoon that led authorities to order about 12,000 people in two communities to stay inside with all windows and doors closed.
· ABC News · 3h ago · A fire raging at an oil storage facility in the San Francisco Bay Area has prompted authorities to order the residents of two communities to shelter in place and stay inside with all windows and doors closed
· Reuters · 3h ago · A fire broke out Tuesday in two tanks at a NuStar oil and refined products storage facility in Crockett, California, the company said.
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ABC News · 3h ago · A major Turkish bank has been criminally charged in an indictment with participating in a multibillion-dollar scheme to evade U.S. sanctions against Iran
· Reuters · 4h ago · U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday charged Turkey's majority state-owned Halkbank with taking part in a multibillion-dollar scheme to evade U.S. sanctions against Iran - an indictment that may complicate tension between NATO allies Washington and Ankara.
· USA Today · 4h ago · DOJ: Turkish bank charged in multi-billion scheme to evade Iranian sanctions
ABC News · 6h ago · Montana authorities say a device they initially thought was the remnants of a homemade bomb in an elementary school playground didn't explode _ and it wasn't even a bomb
· NBC News · 7h ago · The school's "students are being evacuated and the path for children to evacuate has been cleared," authorities said.
NBC News · 3h ago · “It’s always been kind of like that around here,” says a resident of the same neighborhood where Jefferson was fatally shot by former Officer Aaron Dean.
· NPR · 6h ago · Relations between police and community members are once again being tested in Texas, after a Fort Worth police officer shot and killed a resident in her own home.
· BBC · Oct 14, 2019 · The victim was playing video games at home with her nephew as police entered and opened fire.
· USA Today · Oct 13, 2019
CBS News · 4h ago · The video shows Rodriguez singing along to Lauryn Hill's verse in the Fugees hit "Ready or Not"
· Washington Post · 5h ago · The actress posted (and then deleted) an Instagram Story video of herself singing along to a Lauryn Hill verse that includes the slur.
· ABC News · 6h ago · Gina Rodriguez has apologized for singing along on her Instagram story to a Lauryn Hill verse that includes the N-word
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ABC News · 4h ago · A woman who was shot twice in the chest by a former Olympic equestrian athlete says her recovery has been overtaken by online comments blaming her for the attack
· New York Times · 6h ago · After she survived the attack, her struggle to recover has been overtaken by commenters who say she deserved it.
USA Today · 4h ago · NASA has decided to move up the first all-female spacewalk to this week to tackle a power issue on the International Space Station.
· ABC News · 10h ago · NASA moves up 1st all-female spacewalk to fix a broken power unit at the International Space Station
Los Angeles Times · 4h ago · The Syrian city of Manbij, part of the territory controlled by Kurdish fighters backed by the United States until last week, appeared on the verge of being rushed by Turkish troops and Syrian rebel proxies gathered on the city's outskirts.
· Washington Post · 16h ago · Battles in northern Syrian towns on Tuesday were part of a quickening scramble for territory amid a Turkish government offensive
CBS News · 4h ago · Oklahoma court acknowledged it erroneously added three zeroes in calculating $572 million legal settlement
· ABC News · 7h ago · An Oklahoma judge has acknowledged making a $107 million miscalculation in determining how much drug maker Johnson & Johnson must pay the state to help address the state's opioid crisis
NBC News · 13h ago · The killing of Rachelle Bergeron shocked the tiny island of Yap, one of Micronesia's four states, where she served as acting attorney general.
· ABC News · 19h ago · Lawyer Rachelle Bergeron planned to return to the U.S. soon after a challenging stint prosecuting criminals in the Pacific nation of Micronesia, friends say, but on Monday she was shot execution-style as she returned home from a run with her dog
· Fox News · 13h ago · An American lawyer working in the Pacific nation of Micronesia was fatally shot while coming from a run with her dog, her friends said, just shortly before she planned to return home to the U.S.
ABC News · 16h ago · The white Fort Worth, Texas, police officer who resigned after fatally shooting a black woman inside her home is out of jail after posting bond
· NPR · 7h ago · Atatiana Jefferson, 28, was shot and killed in the confines of her own home by police officer Aaron Dean, who resigned Monday. Dean has been charged with murder.
· NBC News · 8h ago · Interim Chief Ed Kraus said he was "deeply sorry for what occurred."
BBC · 9h ago · The star reports to prison in California to begin a 14-day sentence following her fraud conviction.
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· ABC News · 6h ago · "Desperate Housewives" star Felicity Huffman has reported to a federal prison in California to serve a two-week sentence in a college admissions scandal.
NBC News · 14h ago · In his first sit-down interview since the impeachment inquiry kicked off, Hunter Biden addressed allegations of wrongdoing and how his business involvement affected his father's 2020 campaign.
· Washington Post · 15h ago · In a televised interview, the son of Joe Biden said he regretted giving “unethical people” a pretext to accuse his father of corruption.
· The Guardian · 15h ago · Joe Biden’s son admits to ‘poor judgment’ in taking Ukraine jobHunter Biden breaks silence over foreign business dealingsHunter Biden, the son of the former vice-president who is at the centre of the impeachment inquiry engulfing the White Hous
NBC News · 5h ago · Russia announced today its military units are patrolling areas in Northern Syria, a major sign that Moscow is moving to fill the void left by the withdrawal of U.S. troops as Turkey continues its assault on Kurds in the region.
· CBS News · 7h ago · Russia moved quickly to further entrench its role as a power broker after the president ordered the pullout of American forces
New York Times · 5h ago · An employee of the San Francisco gallery turned his back for a moment. When he looked again, the work had vanished.
· Fox News · 9h ago · A rare Salvador Dali etching estimated to be worth about$20,000 wasswiped from a San Francisco art gallery Sunday in a brazen, broad daylight heist, officials said.
· ABC News · Oct 14, 2019 · Authorities say a brazen thief stole a Salvador Dali etching valued at $20,000 from a San Francisco gallery, then walked off down the street with the work in his hand
Fox News · 5h ago · A man in Florida repeatedly called 911 over the weekend to report that his roommate had stolen his weed, police said.
· NBC News · 10h ago · Authorities say a Florida man repeatedly called 911 to report that his roommate had stolen his marijuana.
CBS News · 5h ago · The judge said the ban may force adults to return to smoking more harmful tobacco products and has irreparably hurt vaping businesses
· ABC News · 6h ago · A Michigan judge is blocking the state's two-week-old ban on flavored e-cigarettes
· Reuters · 7h ago · A Michigan judge on Tuesday blocked the state's ban on flavored e-cigarettes about two weeks after it took effect, a victory for retailers who are challenging the ban in court.
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Reuters · 6h ago · Three drug distributors are in talks with state and local governments to settle opioid litigation for $18 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the discussions.
· CNBC · 7h ago · State and local officials are reportedly in talks with three major drug distributors on a potential $18 billion settlement of litigation that blames them for helping to fuel the U.S. opioid epidemic.
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· ABC News · 13h ago · Police say a utility worker has discovered a decomposed corpse inside a manhole near Columbus Circle in Manhattan
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· ABC News · 19h ago · China says charges paid to US, other countries to deliver packages will nearly triple through 2025 after Washington complained
Fox News · 12h ago · A California man who'd driven more than 200 miles to reach the Mt. Shasta Police Departmenttold officers there he had a dead body in his car and three more waiting at his Roseville home --all of whom he'dkilled, law enforcement officials said Monday.
· USA Today · 17h ago · The suspect walked into a police station located more than 200 miles away from his Roseville, Calif., apartment, where three more victims were found.
· NBC News · 23h ago · The man told police in Mt. Shasta that he had killed people at his apartment, more than 200 miles away, officials said.
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USA Today · 13h ago · A magnitude 4.5 earthquake shook the San Francisco Bay Area at 10:33 p.m. Monday, with the epicenter in the Pleasant Hill and Walnut Creek areas
· ABC News · 18h ago · The San Francisco Bay Area widely felt a magnitude 4.5 earthquake
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CBS News · 7h ago · James' standing among basketball fans in Hong Kong took a hit over his recent comments suggesting that free speech can have negative consequences
· ESPN · 8h ago · Protestors gathered on courts amid Hong Kong's high-rise buildings to vent their anger and set fire to LeBron James jerseys after the Lakers star's comments about free speech.
· Los Angeles Times · 9h ago · LeBron James' standing among basketball fans in Hong Kong takes a hit because of comments the NBA star made about free speech.
New York Times · 8h ago · The justices are considering a constitutional challenge to an unusual oversight board created by Congress to sort out the island’s debt.
· Reuters · 9h ago · U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday signaled reluctance to overturn appointments to Puerto Rico's federally created financial oversight board in a dispute that could disrupt the panel's restructuring of about $120 billion of the bankrupt U.S.
NBC News · 9h ago · "It's sad to see him join the chorus kowtowing to Community China & putting profits over human rights for #HongKong," Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., tweeted.
· Forbes · 14h ago · LeBron James, not Daryl Morey, is the one who’s misinformed about the situation in Hong Kong.
CBS News · 9h ago · Fans can now vote on which of the 16 nominees should make it into the class of 2020
· CNN · 14h ago · The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced their nominees for the 2020 class on Tuesday.
BBC · 9h ago · The 190-pound mastiff was injured during a walk in a canyon in Salt Lake City, Utah.
· Fox News · 10h ago · A 190-pound Mastiff who was injured miles atop a hiking trail in Utah on Sunday was saved by a search and rescue team who carried him out on a stretcher.
USA Today · 11h ago · British Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay said on Tuesday that talks on Britain's departure from the European Union were ongoing and "a deal is still very possible." (Oct. 15)
· Reuters · 13h ago · The European Union gave Britain until the end of Tuesday to work out a Brexit deal that can be approved at a leaders' summit this week but said a delay to the Oct. 31 scheduled departure date and a breakdown of talks were also still on the cards.
USA Today · 11h ago · The Supreme Court’s decision on whether federal law shields LGBT people from job discrimination could leave millions of gay and transgender workers vulnerable in parts of the U.S. without protections at the state or local level. (Oct 14)
· ABC News · 19h ago · AP analysis: US has wide gaps in job protection for LGBT workers without federal enforcement now under Supreme Court scrutiny
USA Today · 13h ago · Aaron Dean, the former Fort Worth officer who is accused of murder in the fatal shooting of Atatiana Jefferson, has been freed on bond.
· BBC · Oct 14, 2019 · Aaron Dean is charged with murder over the shooting of Atatiana Jefferson in her home in Fort Worth.
· New York Times · Oct 14, 2019 · The officer who killed Atatiana Jefferson as she was playing video games with her nephew resigned only hours before he was going to be fired, the authorities said.
NBC News · 13h ago · The FBI, U.S. Marshals Service, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and Crime Stoppers are assisting in the search for Kamille McKinney.
· ABC News · Oct 14, 2019 · Authorities in Alabama have taken a person of interest into custody in the kidnapping of a 3-year-old girl, who remains missing
USA Today · 14h ago · The men were seen leaving the prison grounds and cutting through a neighboring ranch before getting caught by authorities.
· NBC News · Oct 14, 2019 · Acting on "repeated reports" that prisoners were regularly escaping and returning, authorities said they caught the men in the act with the contraband.
· Fox News · Oct 14, 2019 · Four Texas federal prison inmates were nabbed over the weekend after escaping to go on a booze run, authorities said.
CBS News · 14h ago · The Lakers won a preseason game Monday night, but comments from LeBron James before tip-off arguably overshadowed the win
· CNN · 23h ago · Basketball star LeBron James has finally weighed in on the ongoing NBA-China dispute, criticizing Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey as being misinformed about the situation.
ABC News · 14h ago · Detective in Florida are investigating the death of a 1-year-old girl who died after being left all day in a hot vehicle
· CNN · 17h ago · A toddler in Florida died after being left inside her family's car in the heat all day, police said.
· USA Today · 23h ago · The death of a 1-year-old Florida girl Monday marked the 50th case of a child dying in a hot car this year,according to KidsandCars.org.
CBS News · 15h ago · The social-media giant moved forward with its new digital cryptocurrency despite intense criticism from regulators
· ABC News · Oct 14, 2019 · Facebook to move forward with its Libra digital currency project, despite several high-profile defections from the undertaking and pressure from U.S. politicians
· TechCrunch · Oct 14, 2019 · Attempting to signal its popularity despite high-profile defections from Visa, Stripe and more, the Facebook-led cryptocurrency Libra Association announced that 1,500 organizations have expressed interest in joining the Libra project — 180 of those
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· NPR · 2h ago · A new study estimates that the opioid epidemic has cost the U.S. economy about $631 billion due to health care costs and the unrealized lifetime earnings of people who died of overdoses.
· ABC News · 5h ago · A new study finds that the opioid crisis cost the U.S. economy $631 billion over the past four years
Reuters · 2h ago · MGM Resorts International said on Tuesday it would sell its Bellagio and Circus Circus resorts in Las Vegas in separate deals valued at about $5 billion, as the U.S.
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Financial Times · 3h ago · A dozen candidates make the cut in first matchup since Trump impeachment inquiry launched
· Variety · 4h ago · For the first time since Nancy Pelosi launched the impeachment inquiry into President Trump, the top 12 Democratic primary candidates will take part in a debate.
Business Insider · 3h ago · DisneyDisney has more than 600 movies and TV shows coming to its streaming service, Disney Plus, starting on November 12.Though more titles will be announced over time, for now Insider has picked the 51 movies we're most excited to be able to stream
· The Next Web · Oct 14, 2019 · Disney today revealed the titles its bringing to Disney+, its streaming service. And by “revealed,” we mean one-by-one, on Twitter — a drip-feed of over 300 movies and shows.
· CNN · 11h ago · In case you were off the internet for the last 30-ish hours -- congrats, if so -- you missed an epic Twitter thread from the official account for Disney's upcoming streaming service, Disney+.
· TechCrunch · Oct 14, 2019
Forbes · 4h ago · The Los Angeles Rams surprised the masses on Tuesday by trading two-time Pro Bowl cornerback Marcus Peters to the Baltimore Ravens in what seemed to be a sign of things to come.
· ESPN · 6h ago · The Rams have traded cornerback Marcus Peters to the Ravens.
· CBS News · 6h ago · Two NFL teams agreed to a rare player swap
Reuters · 6h ago · Nevada gaming regulators are seeking a ban on former Wynn Resorts Ltd chief Steve Wynn from the state's casino industry, citing allegations of sexual misconduct that emerged a year ago, a regulatory filling showed.
· ABC News · 8h ago · Nevada's gambling regulators have filed a complaint against former casino magnate Steve Wynn that could bar him from ever working in the gaming industry in the state
· Forbes · 10h ago · The disgraced Las Vegas magnate faces additional fallout over his alleged sexual misconduct.
ABC News · 16h ago · UnitedHealth sees strong revenue growth and ups outlook for 2019
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ABC News · 6h ago · The Supreme Court seems likely to leave in place the oversight board established by Congress in response to Puerto Rico's financial crisis
· NBC News · 9h ago · The justices voiced skepticism Tuesday of a constitutional challenge, spearheaded by hedge funds, over the composition of the control board.
CBS News · 6h ago · "Highly inappropriate," money management firm said of billionaire investor's remark about "getting into a girl's pants"
· Reuters · 7h ago · Fidelity Investments on Tuesday said it was reviewing its relationship with money manager Ken Fisher and Philadelphia's board of pensions said it terminated its business with his firm after Fisher allegedly made disparaging remarks about women at a conference last week.
Business Insider · 6h ago · A British family of seven, including a three-month-old infant, has been detained by US immigration authorities since October 2 after they mistakenly crossed the Canadian border into unmarked US territory.The Connors' border arrest set off a days-lo
· NPR · 9h ago · Eileen and David Connors say they accidentally crossed the U.S.-Canada border while vacationing. The couple and their 3-month-old son have been in a federal immigration facility since Oct. 3.
Business Insider · 6h ago · Hollis Johnson/Business InsiderApple and Goldman Sachs are being picky about who they approve for Apple Card, the new credit card they launched in August."The approval rates early on have been lower," Goldman CEO David Solomon said on the bank's t
· CNBC · 12h ago · David Solomon provided investors with an update on the bank's new initiatives at the start of a conference call Tuesday.
USA Today · 7h ago · Google's Nest Mini, which is about the size of a doughnut, has some improved hardware and software to go up against its competitor, Amazon Echo Dot.
· Ars Technica · 13h ago · Now with louder, better sound, launching October 22; pre-orders are now live.
New York Times · 7h ago · The actress entered a minimum security federal prison camp in California on Tuesday to begin serving her 14-day sentence, her representative said.
· CBS News · 8h ago · Felicity Huffman reported to the federal prison in Dublin, California, her representative said
· CNN · 10h ago · Actress Felicity Huffman reported to federal prison in Dublin, California, on Tuesday to begin serving a two-week sentence for her role in the college admissions scam, a representative said.
New York Times · 8h ago · A five-fingered feat could show important progress in A.I. research. It is also a stunt.
· Venture Beat · 11h ago · OpenAI has developed an AI model, trained with a novel method, to effectively "teach" a robotic hand how to solve a Rubik's cube.
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· Reuters · 9h ago · Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc is seeking permission from the Federal Reserve to boost its stake in Bank of America Corp above the 10% level, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday.
Fox Business · 10h ago · Shares of Taco Bell parent company Yum Brands were lower on the news.
· CNBC · 10h ago · Taco Bell said Tuesday that it has recalled about 2.3 million pounds of beef after a customer discovered a metal shaving in an order.
· CBS News · 12h ago · Fast-food chain pulls meat used in burritos and tacos from restaurants in 21 states after customer complaints
ABC News · 11h ago · European Union ministers have failed to reach a consensus on whether to open membership talks with Albania and North Macedonia amid stiff opposition from France
· Reuters · 17h ago · France stuck to its hardline position against European Union membership talks for North Macedonia and Albania on Tuesday, warning it could not approve negotiations until the bloc reformed the "endless soap opera" of admitting new members.
New York Times · 17h ago · Fiona Hill, Hunter Biden, LeBron James: Here's what you need to know.
· Bloomberg · Oct 14, 2019
CBS News · 13h ago · Amnesty International calls blanket ban on Extinction Rebellion protests in the British capital "chilling and unlawful"
· ABC News · 17h ago · Climate protesters say they will continue their campaign despite being moved by police from their Trafalgar Square encampment
· BBC · 23h ago · Officers remove protesters from Trafalgar Square after issuing a London-wide ban.
· Bloomberg · Oct 14, 2019
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· ABC News · 12h ago · A person briefed on the talks says General Motors CEO Mary Barra joined negotiators at the bargaining table Tuesday morning, a sign that an agreement may be near to end a monthlong strike
· Fox Business · Oct 14, 2019 · If a deal were reached, union leaders would gather to vote on it before other members of the union do.
· Reuters · Oct 14, 2019
BBC · 18h ago · The company halts production of the LiveWire after finding a glitch in its charging system.
· Reuters · Oct 14, 2019 · Harley-Davidson Inc said on Monday it has stopped production and deliveries of its first electric motorcycle after discovering a glitch in the final quality checks.
· ABC News · 12h ago · Harley-Davidson stops production and deliveries of its LiveWire electric motorcycle after a problem surfaces during final quality check
Business Insider · 12h ago · martin-dm/GettyPeople have been known to do some bizarre things to get the perfect Instagram, from editing in clouds to adding birds.The latest? People getting paid to scare pigeons into flying near Tha Pae Gate, in Chiang Mai, Thailand.Pigeons are p
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Forbes · 13h ago · Stephen Strasburg and the Washington Nationals' starters using blueprint that could help the Boston Red Sox in 2020.
· ESPN · 20h ago · Washington is within a win of the World Series because its starters have been historically good this postseason.
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· Forbes · 16h ago · There don't seem to be official patch notes for 'Fortnite' Chapter 2, so we'll make our own. Here are 11 of the biggest changes.
Reuters · 14h ago · Citigroup Inc beat analysts' estimates for quarterly revenue and profit on Tuesday, as growth in its consumer banking business tempered weakness in trading.
· ABC News · 14h ago · Citigroup's 3Q profit rises on gains from its investment banking business and lower taxes
ABC News · 14h ago · Wells Fargo 3Q profit falls 23%, revenue rises slightly despite falling interest rates
· CNBC · 15h ago · Wells Fargo's third-quarter earnings come in slightly below expectations.
Fox Business · 14h ago · The IMF said its latest World Economic Outlookforecast 2019 GDP growth at 3 percent, down from 3.3percent from its April outlook.
· CNBC · 14h ago · The U.S.-China trade war will cut 2019 global growth to its slowest pace since the 2008-2009 financial crisis, the International Monetary Fund warned on Tuesday.
MSNBC · 16h ago · In an interview with ABC News, Hunter Biden, the son of former VP Joe Biden, said he didn't make an 'ethical lapse' working in Ukraine and China. The Morning Joe panel weighs in on Hunter's interview and how Joe Biden has handled Trump's public remarks.
· New York Times · 16h ago · In an interview with ABC News, the former vice president’s son rejected as “ridiculous” President Trump’s suggestions that he and his father had engaged in wrongdoing.
Business Insider · 16h ago · ReutersGerman payments giant Wirecard has denied wrongdoing after a new report on its accounting practices.On Tuesday, The Financial Times published documents which it said appeared to indicate an effort to inflate sales and profits by Wirecard.Wirec
· Reuters · 19h ago · Shares in Wirecard sank more than 20% in early trading on Tuesday after the Financial Times newspaper published documents on the company's accounting practices alleging an effort to inflate sales and profits, dealers said.
· Financial Times · 20h ago · FT Investigation: internal documents from the payments company point to a concerted effort to fraudulently inflate sales and profits
Washington Post · 17h ago · The former chief executive of the failed Thomas Cook travel agency has told a British parliamentary committee he is not ready to decide whether to return his substantial cash bonus
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· Financial Times · 20h ago · Brussels’ chief Brexit negotiator made comments ahead of crucial summit
Business Insider · 17h ago · Handout via ReutersThe fall from grace for Neil Woodford, once the UK's best-known stock pickers, reached a climax on Tuesday after the fund was shuttered.Woodford's fund, which once managed $10 billion worth of assets, slammed shut in June, leavin
· Reuters · 19h ago · Neil Woodford has been ousted as manager of his flagship LF Woodford Equity Income Fund, which will now be wound up to pay back investors trapped in the fund since June.
ABC News · 18h ago · World shares mostly higher after wobbly day of trading on Wall Street
· Washington Post · 22h ago · Shares mixed in Asia after wobbly day of trading on Wall Street
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· ABC News · 20h ago · The European Union's Brexit negotiator says a divorce deal with the United Kingdom is still possible this week but that the British government needs to come forward with a legal text
Business Insider · 19h ago · WeWork; Eduardo Munoz/REUTERS; Samantha Lee/Business InsiderWeWork is set to cut at least 13% of its workforce, or roughly 2,000 jobs, according to British newspaper the Guardian.The paper reported that staff within the company started to turn on fou
· CNBC · 20h ago · WeWork is planning to cut about 13% of its staff as the embattled start-up attempts to reverse its fortunes, the Guardian reported.
ABC News · Oct 14, 2019 · Report: Softbank could take control of WeWork as part of financial package following botched IPO
· Venture Beat · Oct 14, 2019 · SoftBank has a rescue package for WeWork that would involve taking control of the shared office space company, a person familiar with the matter said.
· Fox Business · Oct 13, 2019 · Potential deal would ease WeWork’s cash crunch and further sideline co-founder Neumann.
Washington Post · 3h ago · Twitter said Tuesday it would limit the reach of some tweets from world leaders who violate its rules, stressing that top government officials “are not above our policies” at a moment when critics have clamored for the company to take more aggressive action against President Trump.
· Business Insider · 6h ago · Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesTwitter has published its moderation policies for world leaders.The post from Twitter doesn't discuss the actions of any specific world leader, but the company said it wanted to better explain why it makes moderation decisio
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· TechCrunch · 11h ago · Uber, Lime and Spin have officially deployed their electric scooters on the streets of San Francisco as part of the city’s permitting program. Last month, the city announced Uber’s JUMP, Lime, Ford’s Spin and Scoot were granted permits to operate the shared electric scooter services.
CNET · 5h ago · Twitter is doing more than just slapping a warning label over offending tweets. Users won't be able to like, reply, share or retweet these tweets.
· CNBC · 6h ago · Twitter said users will no longer be able to like, retweet or share offending content from world leaders.
· TechCrunch · 6h ago · Twitter said it will restrict how users can interact with tweets from world leaders who break its rules. The social media giant said it will not allow users to like, reply, share or retweet the offending tweets, but instead will let users to quote-tw
CNET · 8h ago · The presidential candidate swears off donations of more than $200 from executives in tech and finance.
· CNBC · 9h ago · Sen. Elizabeth Warren pledged Tuesday to turn down contributions from executives at large banks and Big Tech firms over $200.
· Reuters · 13h ago · U.S. Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren said on Tuesday that she will not accept campaign contributions of more than $200 from executives at large tech companies, big banks, private equity firms or hedge funds, escalating her quest to e
TechCrunch · 8h ago · AMC Theatres announced a new service today called AMC Theatres On Demand — a marketplace where members of AMC’s Stubs loyalty program can buy or rent individual movies to watch at home.
· USA Today · 11h ago · AMC Theatres, the world's largest theater chain, is expanding its reach into your home with a new on-demand movie rental and sales service.
· Gizmodo · 12h ago · Less than a month before multiplex film juggernaut Disney is set to launch its streaming service, the largest theater operator in the world has released its own on-demand online movie store.Read more...
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· Venture Beat · 12h ago · Nest Aware makes all your Google smart devices into always-on listening devices that feed "event" notifications to your phone through the Home Feed.
TechCrunch · 9h ago · Walmart will bring your groceries to you and put them away in the fridge, with the launch of its new service, InHome. The retailer is today debuting its new in-home grocery delivery service in three cities: Kansas City, (Missouri and Kansas); Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Vero Beach, Florida.
· Fox Business · 10h ago · Walmart rolls out InHome Delivery in select cities.
· CNBC · 17h ago · Launching in Kansas City, Pittsburgh and Vero Beach, Fla., Walmart hopes to expand it nationwide but wouldn't say when or which cities its eyeing as potential test markets if the launch is a success.
Ars Technica · 9h ago · Move comes amid backlash to Blizzard's actions against Hong Kong protester.
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· Venture Beat · 10h ago · Google has discontinued its Daydream View headset, confirmed that the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL don't support the platform, and has stopped certifying devices.
Ars Technica · 10h ago · From Target. Plus deals on loads of video games, Bluetooth speakers, and more.
· Gizmodo · 15h ago · Refurbished Nintendo 2DS XL with a $25 eBay Gift Card (Black) | $100| eBayRead more...
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CNET · 10h ago · Today's major tech headlines include all of the new products and announcements from Google's Made by Google event in New York City.
· NBC News · 12h ago · Google unveiled the Pixel 4, new Pixel Buds, the Pixelbook Go Chromebook and a slew of new Nest devices on Tuesday.
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NPR · 10h ago · More than 5.5 million people watched the dramatic end of Fortnite's first chapter on Sunday. On Tuesday morning, the game relaunched as Fortnite Chapter 2.
· USA Today · 14h ago · 'Fortnite' is back: Epic Games launched 'Fortnite Chapter 2' with a new map and new features after black hole event took the game down Sunday.
Reuters · 10h ago · TikTok will bring in an external group comprising former U.S. congressmen to review and advise on its content moderation policies including on child safety, misinformation and hate speech, the popular Chinese-owned video app said on Tuesday.
· TechCrunch · 11h ago · As TikTok continues its rapid U.S. growth, the company is being challenged to better explain its content moderation choices. Why, for example, is the short-form video app censoring the Hong Kong protests but not U.S.
Venture Beat · 11h ago · A specs comparison of Google's Pixel 3 versus Pixel 4 as well as Pixel 3 XL versus Pixel 4 XL, including price, dimensions, features, and cameras.
· Wired · 11h ago · The two new gesture-powered Android handsets have arrived.
· The Verge · 12h ago
New Scientist · 11h ago · Artificial intelligence has learned to control a single robot hand with enough dexterity to solve a Rubik’s cube in around three minutes
· TechCrunch · 11h ago · There’s always been something so annoying about people who found the need to stack additional challenges onto solving a Rubik’s Cube quickly, whether it was doing it blindfolded or while juggling or one-handed.
· The Verge · 11h ago
Washington Post · 12h ago · The much-hyped game streaming service will beat Microsoft to market.
· Forbes · 13h ago · The new online-only game service will be available to play on November 19.
The Next Web · 12h ago · Google launched its new flagship the Pixel 4 today, but sadly the phone won’t be coming to India. The reason is the Soli Radar chip used in the new phones.
· Washington Post · 12h ago · It’s not just face-detecting cameras and always-on microphones. Google’s new flagship phone is the first to include a radar, too.
TechCrunch · 12h ago · Google held its annual “Made By Google” hardware event this morning in New York City, where they launched all sorts of new gear back to back to back.
· Venture Beat · 13h ago · Google took the wraps off of the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL at a hardware event in New York City. Here's everything you need to know.
TechCrunch · 12h ago · French startup Strapi has raised a $4 million seed round led by Accel and Stride.vc. The company has been working on an open-source Node.js headless content management system.
· Venture Beat · 20h ago · French startup Herow has closed a $18.6 million round of funding to help developers and marketers serve contextual messages to mobile apps.
Business Insider · 12h ago · Google just announced the new Nest WiFi system, which includes a router and WiFi access points with Google Assistant.Google says Nest WiFi is up to 25% stronger than the Google WiFi System released in 2016 — a single router and access point can co
· Ars Technica · 13h ago · The second generation of Google Wi-Fi includes a Google Home smart speaker.
· CNET · 12h ago · Google Home and Nest got some updates at the Made by Google event.
CNET · 12h ago · As part of its new Pixel 4 phone, Google's taking on the voice transcription world.
· TechCrunch · 12h ago · At Google’s hardware event this morning, the company introduced a new voice recorder app for Android devices which will tap into advances in real-time speech processing, speech recognition and A.I.
· Venture Beat · 12h ago · Google Assistant with Pixel 4 offers near real-time responses to queries, automatically transcribes voice recordings, and engages in multi-turn exchanges.
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· Gizmodo · 12h ago · We’ve seen plenty of leaks of Google’s latest Pixelbook, but the company finally showed off the actual thing today, a reasonably small Chromebook with a reasonably small price tag for a Google-made product.Read more...
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TechCrunch · 13h ago · Today at its Google hardware event, Google introduced new mesh routers called Nest Wifi. This is a successor tot he Google Wifi product it introduced a couple of years ago, but with a number of improvements.
· Venture Beat · 13h ago · Google's Nest Wifi Router and Nest Wifi Point, which repalce Google Wifi, are a mesh router and beacon set fully compatible with Google Assistant.
TechCrunch · 13h ago · Ahead of the arrival of Apple TV+, the brand-new Apple TV app is launching on Roku devices, starting today. The app currently allows Apple customers to access their iTunes video library and subscribe to Apple TV channels directly from Roku devices.
· Forbes · 14h ago · Will deliver Apple TV+ from November, too.
Ars Technica · 13h ago · New Google earbuds will arrive in Spring 2020 for $179.
· TechCrunch · 13h ago · As rumored, Google just dropped a little hint about its next generation Pixel Buds. The company unveiled a pair of fully wireless earbuds following the release of its promising, but fairly disappointing tethered earbuds.
CNBC · 13h ago · Apple's Beats brand announces the Beats Solo Pro noise-canceling headphones, which are easy to pair with iPhones and have "Hey Siri" support.
· Gizmodo · 13h ago · Beats just announced the all-new, noise-canceling Solo Wireless headphones, and they are, by many measures, beautiful. These represent the first Beats headphones to be completely redesigned under the supervision of Apple.
Business Journals · 14h ago · Facebook was blindsided this month when seven of the high-profile companies involved in its digital currency project, including eBay, PayPal, Visa and Mastercard, stepped back, leaving its future hanging in the balance.
· Financial Times · 16h ago · After 7 backers pull out, the future of the digital currency hangs in the balance
Venture Beat · 15h ago · In recent weeks, Facebook's Portal unit rolled out a number of new devices and features. This is our review of what works and what needs work.
· CNBC · 15h ago · The new Facebook Portal is a lot of fun if you have friends and family on WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger who you like to chat with. But it doesn't have as many features as an Amazon Echo Show or Google Nest Hub Max.
Fox News · 3h ago · Vietnam has banned the DreamWorks film "Abominable" from playing in its theaters because the film featuresa scene with a map containing the controversial South China Sea nine-dash line, according to state media.
· ABC News · 12h ago · Vietnam has pulled the Hollywood animation movie "Abominable" from theaters for featuring a scene with a map with the controversial South China Sea nine-dash line
· Los Angeles Times · Oct 14, 2019 · In another example of the risk of doing business with China, 'Abominable' evokes anger after a map showing controversial "nine-dash line" goes viral
USA Today · 3h ago · The "Chrisley Knows Best" stars filed a federal lawsuit against Joshua Waites, the director of the Georgia Department of Revenue's office of special investigations.
· ABC News · 9h ago · Reality television personalities Todd and Julie Chrisley are accusing a Georgia tax official of abusing his office to pursue "bogus tax evasion claims" against them
Variety · 3h ago · Ryan Reynolds and John Krasinski are in talks to board the fantasy comedy “Imaginary Friends” at Paramount Studios. Paramount recently won the bidding for the property over Lionsgate and Sony.
· Deadline Hollywood · 3h ago · Ryan Reynolds and John Krasinski are partnering to becomeImaginary Friends.The pair are currently in negotiations for the fantasy comedy at Paramount, Deadline has confirmed.
USA Today · 4h ago · When asked about his family, "Wheel of Fortune" contestant Blair Davis described his "battle-ax" wife, Kim, and "rotten grandson."
· NBC News · 6h ago · Blair Davis cracked up viewers when he described his "rotten" family.
Fox News · 4h ago · Neil Patrick Harrishas joined the cast of the upcoming "Matrix" film, according to a new report.
· Gizmodo · 7h ago · The digital world of the Matrix has added another surprising name to its new cast.Read more...
· Deadline Hollywood · 7h ago · TheHow I Met Your Motheractor is joining Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen in Warner Bros./Village Roadshow’sThe Matrix 4. Neil Patrick Harris’ role is under wraps.
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· New York Times · Oct 13, 2019 · The second season of the historical horror show wraps up. And Georges Franju’s tribute to early film serials arrives on the Criterion Channel.
Los Angeles Times · 5h ago · Drugs. Nudes. Guns. Threats. The allegations in the Jeremy Renner and ex-wife Sonni Pacheco's custody battle are intense.
· International Business Times · 18h ago · Jeremy Renner turned the tables on his ex-wife, Sonni Pacheco, and called her a liar with psychological problems
USA Today · 5h ago · Prince Harry couldn't hold back his emotions thinking about being a dad to baby Archie during WellChild awards speech.
· BBC · 6h ago · Prince Harry takes a moment as he talks about becoming a father at the WellChild Awards.
Deadline Hollywood · Oct 14, 2019 · Warner Bros. new The Batmanmovie has found its Selina Kyle aka Catwoman in Big Little Lies star Zoe Kravitz. Her deal is official. The film directed by Matt Reeves comes out on June 25, 2021.
· Los Angeles Times · 7h ago · Jason "Aquaman" Momoa is congratulating stepdaughter Zoë Kravitz on landing the role of Catwoman in "The Batman" with Robert Pattinson.
· CNN · 14h ago · From "Big Little Lies" to a not-so-little role.
CNN · 7h ago · Cuba Gooding Jr. pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in Manhattan Criminal Court on Tuesday to two additional charges in a New York sex abuse case.
· ABC News · 7h ago · A Manhattan prosecutor says she intends to use the testimony of a dozen accusers at the sexual misconduct trial of Cuba Gooding Jr.
· Fox News · 8h ago · Cuba Gooding Jr. has pleaded not guilty to two new charges of sexual misconductin a New York City courton Tuesday.
Fox News · 7h ago · Sixteen musical acts have been named as nominees for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
· Washington Post · 14h ago · The late musical icons Whitney Houston and the Notorious B.I.G. are among the 16 acts nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 2020 class.
· NPR · 15h ago · Other first-time nominees include Dave Matthews Band, Soundgarden and The Doobie Brothers.
Variety · 7h ago · If nothing else was established by Brandi Carlile’s live recreation of Joni Mitchell’s 1971 “Blue” album— and plenty else was — it was that the 38-year-old singer has nerves even steelier than her vocal cords are pliable.
· Los Angeles Times · 13h ago · At Disney Concert Hall, Mitchell, seated near Elton John, basked in the crowd's applause as Carlile performed her 1971 'Blue' album in its entirety.
Fox News · 7h ago · Grease is the word over at HBO Max, where a television series spinoff of the classic 1978 musical is in the works.
· ABC News · 10h ago · "Grease" is the word, again: HBO Max orders a spinoff series inspired by the 1978 movie musical
Deadline Hollywood · 8h ago · David Fincher is rounding out the cast for his upcoming Netflix feature, Mank, about the tumultuous development of Orson Welles’ classics Citizen Kane.
· Variety · 8h ago · Amanda Seyfried is set to join Netflix’s “Mank,” David Fincher’s latest biopic revolving around “Citizen Kane” screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz, with Gary Oldman tapped to play the titular role.
Washington Post · 8h ago · Olympic gymnast Laurie Hernandez and actresses Gina Torres and Rita Moreno have been named grand marshals of the 2020 Rose Parade
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Los Angeles Times · 8h ago · Jennifer Aniston made a grand entrance when she finally joined Instagram on Tuesday — and posted a selfie of the "Friends" cast.
· CBS News · 10h ago · Now, we can be there for her on Instagram
· NBC News · 12h ago · It took some time, but the actress has finally gotten in on the fun.
· Forbes · 13h ago
Washington Post · 9h ago · Playwright Jeremy O. Harris’ Broadway debut ‘Slave Play’ can leave you in a ‘deeply raw space’ and that is intentional
· ABC News · 9h ago · Playwright Jeremy O. Harris' Broadway debut 'Slave Play' can leave you in a 'deeply raw space' and that is intentional
Washington Post · 10h ago · Winning the Booker Prize is one big step for Bernardine Evaristo — and, she hopes, a giant leap for British women writers of color
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Gizmodo · Oct 14, 2019 · ABC News aired a video on Sunday that host Tom Llamas said depicted a Turkish attack in northern Syria against Kurdish civilians. Turkey is indeed pushing into Syria and slaughtering Kurds along the way, but the video ABC News played last night is fr
· ABC News · 11h ago · ABC News is apologizing for twice airing video it said depicted Turkey's attack on Kurds in Syria, when instead it came from a military demonstration in Kentucky
· New York Times · Oct 14, 2019 · ABC News apologized for its error but did not specify how it had occurred.
Los Angeles Times · 12h ago · The Indio festival, kicking off on April 24, 2020, is country music's largest, and will also feature Dan + Shay, Jon Pardi, ZZ Top and Lil Nas X.
· Variety · 12h ago · California’s Stagecoach Festival has named Carrie Underwood, Eric Church and Thomas Rhett as the three nightly headliners for its 2020 edition, set to take place in Indio April 24-26, 2020.
Washington Post · 12h ago · Tiger Woods writing memoir on his rise, fall and return as golf’s biggest star
· ABC News · 12h ago · Tiger Woods writing memoir on his rise, fall and return as golf's biggest star
Fox News · 13h ago · Carrie Ann Inaba fell victim to her seating arrangements on Monday night’s episode of “Dancing with the Stars.” The 51-year-old judge was in the middle of wrapping up her praise for the performance of "The Office"star Kate Flannery and pro Pa
· USA Today · 18h ago · Judge Carrie Ann Inaba managed a chair wipe-out on "Dancing With the Stars" Monday and she's a judge. She laughed it off.
CNN · 13h ago · Salma Hayek had a pointed response to hitting a milestone on Instagram.
· Fox News · 15h ago · Famed actress Salma Hayek is celebrating an Instagram milestone in a rather unique way. On Monday, the "Frida" star took to Instagram to share a nude selfie in celebration ofreaching 12 million followers on the popular social media site.
ABC News · 14h ago · Film Review: 'Maleficent: Mistress of Evil' smartly teams Angelina Jolie and Michelle Pfeiffer, but the needless sequel overcomplicates itself
· Los Angeles Times · 14h ago · Angelina Jolie returns as the not-so-evil fairy and takes on Michelle Pfeiffer in "Mistress of Evil," a messy but enjoyably unhinged sequel to Disney's 2014 "Maleficent."
Fox News · 15h ago · Disney actressBella Thorneacceptedthe Vision Awardat Pornhub’s ceremony this weekend and announced that she’s helping the X-rated company to make the site safer.
· International Business Times · 16h ago · Bella Thorne received the Pornhub Vision Award for her directorial debut on the adult film "Her & Him."
Washington Post · 15h ago · Bob Dylan’s “Tarantula,” a stream-of-consciousness work first released in 1971, is coming out in audio
· ABC News · 15h ago · Bob Dylan's "Tarantula," a stream-of-consciousness work first released in 1971, is coming out in audio
Deadline Hollywood · 18h ago · The 2019 nominees for the Best Asian Film award, presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), have been revealed, with nine titles up for the prize including Bong Joon-Ho’s Cannes winner Parasite.
· Variety · 23h ago · Three Indian and three mainland Chinese films are among the nine feature movies shortlisted for the Best Asian Film Award by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts.
Deadline Hollywood · 21h ago · Station 19 writer and co-exec producer Ilene Rosenzweig is developing a series based on Mary Higgins Clark’s U.S. crime novel I’ll Be Seeing You. The writer, who also worked on Girlfriend’s Guide To Divorce, has teamed up with Reel One Entertai
· Variety · 21h ago · Montreal-based producer and distributor Reel One Entertainment has partnered with U.S. producer Element 8 Entertainment and Paris-based La Sabotière to develop an anthology series based on the novels of American crime writer Mary Higgins Clark.
CBS News · 2h ago · Ramsey is joining the defending NFC champions
· ABC News · 2h ago · The Los Angeles Rams have acquired star cornerback Jalen Ramsey from the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for two first-round picks and a fourth-rounder
· Los Angeles Times · 3h ago · Former Jaguars' cornerback Jalen Ramsey is being traded to the Rams for two first-round picks in 2020 and 2021, and a fourth-round pick in 2021.
CBS News · 2h ago · Los Angeles spent Tuesday wheeling and dealing to complete three trades
· USA Today · 3h ago · Jalen Ramsey finally got his wish, as the star cornerback was traded from the Jacksonville Jaguars to the Los Angeles Rams on Tuesday.
ABC News · 2h ago · A gritty Gerrit Cole held the New York Yankees scoreless without his sharpest stuff, Jose Altuve sparked Houston at the plate and the Astros locked down a 4-1 victory to take a 2-1 lead in the AL Championship Series
· CBS News · 3h ago · The Astros now have the lead in the best-of-seven ALCS
· Los Angeles Times · 3h ago · Gerrit Cole held the New York Yankees scoreless without his sharpest stuff, Jose Altuve sparked Houston at the plate and the Astros locked down a 4-1 victory to take a 2-1 lead in the ALCS.
Forbes · 15h ago · LeBron James, Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers are about to embark on a magical season.
· ABC News · 22h ago · Los Angeles Lakers big man Anthony Davis is day-to-day with a sprained right thumb
· Los Angeles Times · Oct 14, 2019 · An MRI exam on Lakers star Anthony Davis' sprained right thumb revealed no major damage. Davis suffered the injury last week in an exhibition game.
· CBS News · Oct 14, 2019
CNBC · 20h ago · LeBron James said Houston Rockets' general manager had no "consideration for the consequences and ramifications of the tweet" in support of the Hong Kong protests.
· Los Angeles Times · Oct 14, 2019 · LeBron James says Rockets general manager Daryl Morey didn't consider the consequences of a tweet he sent out in support of the Hong Kong protests.
· ABC News · Oct 14, 2019 · LeBron James believes Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey "was either misinformed or not really educated on the situation" and the potential consequences of his actions when he tweeted in support of Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests
Forbes · 11h ago · Friedman will remain as the club's president of baseball operations. Meanwhile, the Dodgers intend to honor the three years remaining on Roberts' contract as manager despite their loss to Washington in a National League Division Series.
· ABC News · Oct 14, 2019 · Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman will be back next season
· Los Angeles Times · Oct 14, 2019 · Andrew Friedman will continue in his role as head of baseball operations with the Dodgers. His contract had been set to expire this month.
ABC News · 5h ago · Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues visit President Donald Trump at White House as a full team
· USA Today · 5h ago · Every returning member of the title-winning team went to the White House .
· CBS News · 7h ago · During a Rose Garden event, he commented on developments regarding Turkey
ESPN · 5h ago · A source told ESPN's Mike Reiss that Michael Bennett had a disagreement with D-line coach Bret Bielema that was witnessed by some players Friday.
· CBS News · 7h ago · Bennett's suspension will reportedly last one week
· USA Today · 8h ago · As his role with the Patriots diminishes, Michael Bennett will be held out of action entirely this week as he serves a team-issued suspension.
CBS News · 6h ago · The fan was accused of pouring a beer on a Titans player but was not actually at the game
· ESPN · 9h ago · Eric Smith has filed a lawsuit against the Browns seeking a public retraction, in addition to financial damages, after he was mistakenly identified as the fan who poured beer on a Titans player.
USA Today · 6h ago · SportsPulse: Trysta Krick and Mark Medina break down the Los Angeles Clippers who all of a sudden find themselves at the top of the crop with the additions of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George .
· Forbes · 15h ago · This is quite possibly the most important year in Clippers franchise history.
USA Today · 10h ago · This best-of-seven series was highly anticipated and it's living up to the hype so far.
· New York Times · 22h ago · Washington won Game 3 to pull within one victory of its first National League pennant and a trip to the World Series.
· CBS News · Oct 13, 2019 · The Astros are turning to Justin Verlander to even the series
· ESPN · Oct 13, 2019
ESPN · 6h ago · The NFL acknowledged that a second hands-to-the-face call against Lions DE Trey Flowers on Monday night was an error. "The foul wasn't there," executive VP Troy Vincent said.
· USA Today · 7h ago · After replays caught an apparent mistake by NFL officials in the Lions-Packers game, Troy Vincent admitted it was wrong to enforce a late penalty.
· CBS News · 14h ago · The NFL weighs in on the controversial penalties called in Lions vs. Packers on 'Monday Night Football'
CBS News · 8h ago · *This* close
· ABC News · Oct 14, 2019 · The latest from the NASCAR playoff race in Alabama
· USA Today · Oct 13, 2019 · NASCAR Cup Series drivers will have to wait another day to complete the playoff race at Talladega Superspeedway.
Fox News · 16h ago · Criticism of NFL referees overshadowed Monday night’s game between the Green Bay Packers and the Detroit Lions as players and even one Hall of Famer chimed in on the officiating.
· CBS News · 23h ago · Officiating was at the center of Green Bay's close victory over Detroit to close out Week 6
· USA Today · 23h ago · You can blame the refs for the Detroit Lions' loss to the Green Bay Packers on Monday night. But blame the Lions, too.
CBS News · 8h ago · What will Big Cat be like as an author? How much will he disclose?
· CNN · 11h ago · Tiger Woods will be the author of a new book.
ABC News · 9h ago · The Dallas Mavericks now belong to the young Euro pairing of Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis with longtime star Dirk Nowitzki retired
· Forbes · 15h ago · There are some familiar faces on the roster, but the Mavericks are charting a new path as potentially one of the most exciting young teams in the NBA.
ESPN · 9h ago · LSU's record-setting QB jumps over Jalen and Tua for first place, while the top five remain the same.
· USA Today · 13h ago · The race for the Heisman Trophy is now a three-man affair as Jalen Hurts has seen his lead to Tua Tagovailoa and Joe Burrow shrink significantly.
Business Insider · Oct 14, 2019 · Getty/Catherine IvillBulgaria fans appeared to make Nazi salutes and monkey chants at England's black players during a Euro 2020 qualifier in Sofia on Monday.The game was halted twice in the first-half, as per UEFA's "three step protocol", which
· CNN · 10h ago · European soccer's governing body has charged the Bulgarian national federation over the racist chanting directed at England players at a European championship qualifier match on Monday.
· Fox News · 15h ago · A UEFA European Championship qualifying match between England and Bulgaria on Monday was marred by racist chant and Nazi salutes in the first half of the blowout.
Los Angeles Times · 11h ago · Luis Perez is assigned as the quarterback for the Los Angeles Wildcats before the start of the XFL draft. Cardale Jones will play for the D.C. Defenders.
· USA Today · 13h ago · Cardale Jones and Landry Jones were two of eight quarterbacks assigned to XFL squads. Cardale Jones will join DC, and Landry will play for Dallas.
· ESPN · 14h ago · Cardale Jones, who spent the past three seasons as an NFL backup, will play for the D.C. Defenders of the XFL. He was among eight QBs assigned to teams for the league's 2020 season.
Forbes · 12h ago · Everyone is talking about all the new stuff added to Fortnite after it emerged from its black hole this morning. But what about what was vaulted?
· ESPN · 12h ago · The black hole is gone and in its place is Fortnite Chapter 2, complete with boats and fishing.
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ESPN · 13h ago · Ohio State commit Julian Fleming has taken over as the best recruit in the 2020 class.
· USA Today · 14h ago · The College Football Playoff field of Alabama, Oklahoma, Clemson and Ohio State remained the same. But the other bowl projections saw major change.
CNN · 16h ago · Portugal striker Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 700th career goal in his country's Euro 2020 qualifier 2-1 defeat by Ukraine Monday.
· BBC · 20h ago · Cristiano Ronaldo reaches a career landmark by scoring his 700th career goal in Portugal's Euro 2020 qualifying defeat by Ukraine.
· CBS News · Oct 14, 2019 · Ronaldo finished a PK while playing for Portugal on Monday
ESPN · 21h ago · Veteran Howie Kendrick went 3-for-4 with three doubles and three RBIs on Monday to power the Nationals to within a game of the first World Series appearance in franchise history.
· USA Today · 21h ago · Washington's veteran infielder has come through with some of the biggest hits in the team's thrilling postseason run.
ABC News · 22h ago · Mason Crosby nailed a 23-yard field goal as time expired, and the Green Bay Packers benefited from some questionable officiating to edge the Detroit Lions 23-22
· Los Angeles Times · 23h ago · Two fourth-quarter penalties against the Detroit Lions for hands to the face played a role in the the Green Bay Packers' 23-22 victory.
ABC News · 22h ago · Stephen Strasburg took his turn silencing the Cardinals' struggling bats and Washington moved one win from the city's first World Series appearance in 86 years
· Fox News · Oct 14, 2019 · Stephen Strasburg took his turn silencing the Cardinals' struggling bats, Nationals postseason star Howie Kendrick doubled three times and drove in three more runs, and Washington moved one win from the city's first World Series appearance in 86 years by beating St.
· Los Angeles Times · Oct 14, 2019 · Stephen Strasburg is the latest Nationals pitcher to put in a fine performance in an 8-1 victory that lifts Washington to within one win of the World Series.
USA Today · 23h ago · Stephen Strasburg struck out 12 batters as the Nationals cruised to an 8-1 victory over the Cardinals in Game 3 of the NLCS.
· ABC News · Oct 13, 2019 · Stephen Strasburg gets ball for Nationals in Game 3, up 2-0 on Cardinals in NL Championship Series
USA Today · 23h ago · The Green Bay Packers didn’t hold a lead for a single second on the game clock against the Detroit Lions, but they came away with a 5-1 record anyway.
· Forbes · 23h ago · Allen Lazard and the Green Bay Packers improved to 5-1 Monday with a 23-22, come-from-behind win over Detroit.
New York Times · 3h ago · In meeting the Turkish leader, the vice president is expected to reiterate President Trump’s demand for a negotiated cease-fire.
· BBC · Oct 14, 2019 · The US demands an immediate ceasefire from Turkey and sends Vice-President Mike Pence to the region.
· Reuters · Oct 14, 2019 · U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Monday expressed grave concern about the U.S. response to Turkey's incursion in Syria, and said he will meet with officials in President Donald Trump's administration and other senators this week to discuss the situation.
Washington Post · 3h ago · The U.N. children’s agency says one-third of children worldwide under age 5 — about 200 million youngsters — are either undernourished or overweight, undermining their full potential to grow and develop
· ABC News · 3h ago · The U.N. children's agency says one-third of children worldwide under age 5 _ about 200 million youngsters _ are either undernourished or overweight, undermining their full potential to grow and develop
Washington Post · 7h ago · Puerto Rico’s governor called an emergency meeting Tuesday after six people were killed in a mass shooting in a San Juan housing project and gunfire left another two people dead a day earlier in the island’s north
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Deadline Hollywood · 20h ago · The latest debate among the Democratic candidates for president is set for Tuesday at Otterbein University in the Columbus suburb of Westerville, OH. Hosted by CNN and The New York Times, the action begins at 8 p.m.
· NPR · 3h ago · A dozen candidates, the most so far on one stage, gather for the fourth primary debate at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio. Listen live on NPR starting at 8 p.m. E.T.
Washington Post · 4h ago · Three lawmakers aligned with former Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa have taken refuge in the Mexican Embassy in Quito amid the country’s subsiding upheaval
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ABC News · 11h ago · Nigerian police raid frees scores of beaten, starved boys; 2nd such raid in less than a month
· Fox News · 14h ago · Police in Nigeria are trying to reunite dozens of men and boys with their families this week after rescuing them from an Islamic school where they had been “shackled with chains” and subjected to “various inhuman and degrading treatments,” reports say.
· Reuters · Oct 14, 2019 · Police in northern Nigeria rescued nearly 70 men and boys from a second purported Islamic school where they were shackled and subjected to "inhuman and degrading treatments."
USA Today · 11h ago · Riot police charged at protesters outside Barcelona's airport Monday after 12 prominent Catalan separatists were sentenced to lengthy prison terms for their roles in a secession effort in 2017. (Oct. 14)
· BBC · 4h ago · Clashes with police continue in the Spanish region following the sentencing of Catalan separatists.
· NBC News · 18h ago · Police fired foam bullets and used batons against the thousands of protesters who converged at Barcelona's airport.
Washington Post · 5h ago · Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno survived the toughest political crisis of his presidency by negotiating an end to indigenous anti-austerity protests. Now he faces the even tougher challenge of getting government spending under control.
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· ABC News · 20h ago · Papua New Guinea police say they have an arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Peter O'Neill for official corruption
· Reuters · 20h ago · Papua New Guinea police have issued an arrest warrant for former prime minister Peter O'Neill on suspicion of "official corruption" but he was declining to cooperate with police handling the case, the acting police commissioner said.
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Reuters · Oct 14, 2019 · Hong Kong's embattled leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday that her annual policy address this week would focus on land and housing measures as months of anti-government protests showed no sign of abating in the Chinese territory.
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NPR · 7h ago · NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Adrienne Brodeur about her memoir, Wild Game, that recounts the complicated relationship with her mother, who had an affair and enlisted her help in concealing it.
· New York Times · 18h ago · In her memoir, “Wild Game,” Adrienne Brodeur breaks free from her beautiful, charismatic mother, a textbook narcissist.
USA Today · 14h ago · Fiona Hill, an ex-White House adviser on Russia, reportedly testified that Bolton called Giuliani "a hand grenade who’s going to blow everybody up."
· Fox News · 22h ago · Fiona Hill, the former senior director for Russian and Eurasian affairs, told lawmakers on Monday that a July meeting with Ukrainian and U.S. officials about unspecifiedinvestigations left her andJohn Bolton, the formernational security adviser, so c
· New York Times · 23h ago · John R. Bolton, then the national security adviser, ordered an aide to report the machinations by the president’s personal attorney to a White House lawyer, House investigators were told.
Washington Post · Oct 14, 2019 · Road blocks are going up across Haiti as the country enters its fifth week of protests after opposition leaders said they will not back down on their call for the president to resign
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CBS News · 7h ago · The children reportedly had no idea that there were other people in the world
· ABC News · 10h ago · Dutch authorities are trying to piece together what happened to a family of six who were discovered this week living isolated from the outside world on a farm in the rural east of the Netherlands
· Fox News · 12h ago · Authorities in the Netherlands have launched a major investigation after an apparent family of sevenwas discovered living in the basement of an isolated farm, allegedly "waiting for the end of time."
Washington Post · 7h ago · A 7-story building has collapsed in the Brazilian city of Fortaleza, killing at least one person and leaving others trapped under the debris
· Fox News · 7h ago · A seven-story building collapsed in Brazil on Tuesday, killing at least one person and leaving several others trapped under “layers of debris” who may take days to rescue, officials said.
· Reuters · 8h ago · A seven-story residential building collapsed in the northeastern Brazilian city of Fortaleza on Tuesday, killing at least one person, rescue workers told TV channel GloboNews.
Forbes · 20h ago · The Spanish Supreme Court has found 9 out of 12 Catalan separatist leaders guilty of sedition and misusing of public funds for organizing the independence referendum in October 2017 and making a unilateral independence declaration at the Catalan parliament afterward.
· NPR · Oct 13, 2019 · Verdicts are expected soon in the trial of 12 leaders of the independence movement in Catalonia, accused by Spanish authorities of rebellion, sedition and the misuse of public funds.
· ABC News · Oct 14, 2019 · Spanish court convicts Catalan leaders for secession attempt; likely to inflame supporters
Reuters · 8h ago · Turkey's national side are being investigated by European soccer body UEFA after players celebrated their goal in a 1-1 draw against world champions France with a military salute to soldiers fighting in northeast Syria.
· Fox News · 12h ago · Several players of the Turkish national soccer team defied an investigation by the European soccer body after celebrating a goal with a military-style salute during a match against France.
· CNN · 13h ago · French politicians and ministers have called for sanctions against the Turkish national football team after its players repeated a military salute during Monday's Euro 2020 qualifier against France.
ABC News · 8h ago · An Australian citizen who served 11 years imprisoned in Bulgaria for fatally stabbing a Bulgarian man has been released from the immigration detention center he was transferred to after a court unexpectedly ordered him paroled
· Reuters · 8h ago · The Bulgarian government released Australian Jock Palfreeman, who was convicted of murder in 2009, from an immigration detention center on Tuesday, more than three weeks after a court granted parole and caused political controversy.
Fox News · 8h ago · A newborn baby girl is reportedly fighting for her life days after she was found buried alive in an earthen pot in northern India.
· CNN · 11h ago · A four-day-old baby girl has been rescued after she was found buried alive in a cemetery in northern India.
· Washington Post · 13h ago · Authorities were looking for the girl's parents. India suffers from a significant gender imbalance in its population owing to a societal preference for sons.
ABC News · 9h ago · Israel's prime minister has asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to pardon a young Israeli woman imprisoned on drug charges in Russia
· Reuters · 10h ago · Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday to pardon an American-Israeli woman sentenced to 7-1/2 years in jail for a few grams of cannabis found in her luggage at a Moscow airport.
ABC News · 9h ago · Romania's president has nominated Ludovic Orban of the center-right National Liberal Party to form a new government and become the country's next prime minister
· Reuters · 13h ago · Romania's centrist President Klaus Iohannis said on Tuesday he has appointed opposition Liberal Party leader Ludovic Orban as prime minister-designate to form a transitional government until a parliamentary election next year.
Christian Science Monitor · 11h ago · The Berlin-based online-fashion retailer has announced that at least 40% of its top management jobs will be held by women by the end of 2023.
· ABC News · 19h ago · Online fashion retailer Zalando says it wants at least 40% of its senior managers to be women within four years, following recent criticism that all five members of its management board are men
NBC News · 12h ago · The bill would give single women and lesbian couples legal access to in vitro fertilization, egg freezing and fertility medication.
· Washington Post · 13h ago · France’s lower house of parliament is expected to approve a bill that would give single women and lesbian couples legal access to in vitro fertilization, egg freezing and fertility medication
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· Reuters · 17h ago · France considers it is too early to open talks with Balkan countries on accession to the European Union, a French presidency official said on Tuesday.
ABC News · 12h ago · A Saudi oil refinery owned by its state-run energy company says an apparent industrial accident killed two workers and injured two others
· Reuters · 13h ago · Saudi refiner SASREF, owned by state oil giant Saudi Aramco, said two contractors had died and two more were injured in "an incident" during maintenance work on Sunday, the company said in a statement on Tuesday.
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· Washington Post · 17h ago · Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has condemned the racist behavior of his country’s soccer fans
· BBC · 18h ago · Bulgarian prime minister Boyko Borissov calls for the head of the country's football association to resign after England players were racially abused in Sofia.
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Washington Post · 13h ago · Yemeni officials say Saudi Arabian troops have taken control of the airport and ports in the interim capital Aden from separatists backed by the United Arab Emirates
· Reuters · Oct 14, 2019 · Saudi Arabian forces have taken over control of Yemen's southern port of Aden as part of efforts to end a power struggle between the Saudi-backed Yemeni government and southern separatists, four sources familiar with the matter said.
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ABC News · 13h ago · Officials say an Afghan army helicopter has crashed in northern Balkh Province, leaving at least seven army personnel, including the crew members, dead
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Washington Post · 13h ago · Chinese telecom company Huawei has criticized the Estonian government and media for spreading what it says are “arbitrary and unfounded” allegations about cybersecurity risks related to the company’s mobile phones
· ABC News · 13h ago · Chinese telecom company Huawei has criticized the Estonian government and media for spreading what it says are "arbitrary and unfounded" allegations about cybersecurity risks related to the company's mobile phones
ABC News · 15h ago · U.S. military spokesman says U.S. forces have left formerly Kurdish-held town of Manbij, in pullout from northeast Syria
· Reuters · 15h ago · The U.S.-led coalition said its forces left Manbij in northern Syria on Tuesday, after state media said the Syrian army had entered the town.
· NPR · Oct 14, 2019 · U.S. forces fighting ISIS could leave northeast Syria in just days. They are caught between two opposing armies: the Turkish military and Syrian Kurdish forces.
NBC News · 15h ago · "For this particular senator to describe Hong Kong as becoming a police state is totally irresponsible and unfounded," Hong Kong's leader said.
· ABC News · 21h ago · Hong Kong's leader says "it's totally irresponsible and unfounded" to suggest the semi-autonomous Chinese territory is becoming a police state as her government grapples with protests now in their fifth month
Washington Post · 18h ago · A historic World Cup qualifying soccer match in Pyongyang between North Korea and South Korea has been cast into media darkness in the South, with the North keeping out rival reporters and spectators and refusing a live broadcast from Kim Il Sung Stadium
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CBS News · 16h ago · Official death toll nears 60, with about 20 people still listed missing and 34,000 homes without power
· NBC News · 17h ago · "The river has never flooded like this before, and some houses have been completely swept away," said one survivor.
· Reuters · Oct 14, 2019 · The death toll in the worst typhoon to hit Japan for decades climbed to 58 on Tuesday as rescuers slogged through mud and debris in an increasingly grim search for the missing and as thousands of homes remained without power or water.
Washington Post · 16h ago · Hungarian police say that the deceased captain of a tour boat which sank after colliding with a river cruise ship on the Danube River was not to blame for the deadly incident
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Washington Post · 17h ago · UN report describes severe impact of election-related violence on Afghanistan’s civilians, mainly from the Taliban’s campaign targeting its presidential election last month
· ABC News · 17h ago · UN report describes severe impact of election-related violence on Afghanistan's civilians, mainly from the Taliban's campaign targeting its presidential election last month
Fox Business · Oct 13, 2019 · EU leaders will meet on Thursday and Friday to see whether a deal is possible ahead of the Brexit deadline of Oct. 31.
· ABC News · Oct 13, 2019 · Ireland says that a Brexit deal may be possible in the coming days, after technical teams from Britain and the European Union worked through the weekend
· Reuters · Oct 13, 2019 · The European Union's executive said on Sunday evening that "a lot of work" remained to be done on Brexit and that talks with British negotiators will continue on Monday.
International Business Times · 18h ago · Sterling surged more than one percent to as high as $1.2698
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Financial Times · Oct 14, 2019 · Moderates worry radical tactics will harm support as police allege first use of a bomb
· New York Times · Oct 14, 2019 · The explosive device, set off with a mobile phone, indicated an escalation in the street-level arms race between police officers and the protesters.
· CNN · 18h ago · Hong Kong police say a homemade explosive device was detonated near a police car as violence and vandalism escalated in the streets over the weekend. CNN's Will Ripley reports.
ABC News · 18h ago · Delay in ex-South African president's corruption case as legal team plans to appeal
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· Financial Times · Oct 14, 2019 · President tells FT Africa Summit impact of corruption is greater than thought
Washington Post · 19h ago · A former Sri Lankan defense chief who’s a front-runner in next month’s presidential election says if he wins he won’t recognize a deal the government made with the U.N.
· ABC News · 19h ago · A former Sri Lankan defense chief who's a front-runner in next month's presidential election says if he wins he won't recognize a deal the government made with the U.N.
Fox News · 19h ago · At least 13 police officers were killed and three others wounded Monday in an ambush by gunmen in the Mexican state of Michoacan, a western region where violence attributed to drug cartels has spiked in recent months.
· Los Angeles Times · Oct 14, 2019 · The 13 police officers were killed early Monday in western Mexico, the latest in a series of high-casualty attacks by criminal groups across the country.
· ABC News · Oct 14, 2019 · Authorities say at least 13 police officers have been killed and three others injured in an attack in the western state of Michoacan, where violence attributed to organized crime groups has increased in recent months
Washington Post · 19h ago · Police say militants shot and killed a driver whose truck had just been loaded with apples in Indian-controlled Kashmir
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Washington Post · Oct 14, 2019 · Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate have arrived in Pakistan’s capital on a 5-day visit amid tight security
· ABC News · Oct 14, 2019 · Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate have arrived in Pakistan's capital on a five-day visit amid tight security
BBC · 20h ago · The case has caused huge debate in Japan - and now the prime minister, Shinzo Abe, has weighed in.
· Reuters · Oct 14, 2019 · Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday that evacuation centers should welcome all disaster victims, after two homeless people had been refused entry at the weekend in Tokyo as the capital braced for Typhoon Hagibis.
Washington Post · 21h ago · Mozambique goes to the polls in vote that tests peace deal, while president seeks 2nd term
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Reuters · 4h ago · NASA on Tuesday showed off two new spacesuits tailored for future moonwalking astronauts, signaling development of a crucial component to the space agency's accelerated drive to return to the moon by 2024.
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Science Daily · 6h ago · A new study has identified markers of maternal stress -- both physical and psychological -- that may influence a baby's sex and the likelihood of preterm birth.
· Fox News · 12h ago · Women who experience high levels of stress during their pregnancy may be at an increased risk of having a premature or low-birthrate baby. But according to a new study, a pregnant woman's stress levels — either mental or physical — may influence the sex of her unborn child.
New York Times · 7h ago · The agency is racing to meet President Trump’s timeline for putting American astronauts on the lunar surface by 2024.
· TechCrunch · 9h ago · NASA revealed new spacesuits, specifically created for the Artemis generation of missions, which aim to get the first American woman and the next American man to the surface of the Moon by 2024.
Reuters · 12h ago · Hundreds of Russians bade farewell to cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, the first human to walk in space, at a solemn funeral ceremony on Tuesday which culminated in a gun salute.
· ABC News · 17h ago · Alexei Leonov, the first person to walk in space, has been laid to rest at a memorial cemetery outside the Russian capital of Moscow
· BBC · Oct 14, 2019 · Alexei Leonov, who died on Friday, could have been the first human to land on the Moon.
Discover · 5h ago · Caster Semenya (right) competes during the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Semenya filed a discrimination lawsuit against the International Association of Athletics Federations, challenging a rule that female athletes' testosterone levels must be below a certain limit.
Discover · 5h ago · (Credit: Britney Schmidt/Dead Pixel VFX/Univ. of Texas at Austin)Europa, one of Jupiter’s four largest moons, has an ocean of liquid water beneath its icy crust.
New Scientist · 5h ago · The winners of the 2019 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition include pictures of a surprised marmot, a lichen-covered tree and sheep in a fierce embrace
Discover · 6h ago · Boeing's Starliner capsule. (Credit: NASA)NASA has confirmed that the aerospace company Boeing is pushing forward with their newStarliner crew capsule, which aims to ferry astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2020.
Science Daily · 6h ago · Two new symbiotic porcelain crab species have been described. One of them, from the South China Sea of Vietnam, inhabits the compact tube-like shelters built by the polychaete worm with other organisms.
Smithsonian · 7h ago · The scene, one of many paintings recently found in the ruins of the ancient city, depicts a defeated gladiator begging for his life
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· ABC News · 17h ago · France's culture minister says the melted, twisted scaffolding atop Notre Dame Cathedral will be removed "in coming weeks" to allow restoration work to begin
CNBC · 4h ago · "There may be some regulatory issues ... but we don't think they'd be significant, quite frankly," Loop Capital Markets' Anthony Chukumba says.
Forbes · 5h ago · Sometimes patients are sent home much earlier than a family expects.
Fox News · 7h ago · Despite impassioned objections from the boy’s family, 14-year-old Bobby Reyes was declared brain dead and removed from life support at a Michigan hospital Tuesday.
Reuters · 7h ago · - Few medical schools allow doctor-scientists with children to take advantage of a government program to help with childcare expenses related to travel to professional meetings, a new study suggests.
Forbes · 8h ago · When the Trump administration dropped the drug rebate rule it introduced back in January, the decision sent shockwaves through the healthcare industry. However, almost everyone engaging in this debate is failing to see one very important thing.
Reuters · 8h ago · Scientists who resurrected a 50,000-year-old gene sequence have analyzed it to figure out how the world's deadliest malaria parasite jumped from gorillas to humans - giving insight into the origins of one of human history's biggest killers.
CNBC · 8h ago · The American Academy of Pediatrics slams Juul in congressional testimony, saying the salts it uses in its vape devices deliver "dramatically higher levels" of nicotine.
New York Times · 8h ago · He thought vaping THC would be safer than smoking marijuana, but the fumes shut down his lungs.
Fox News · 9h ago · The family of a young boy from New York who was diagnosed earlier this year with a rare and terminal brain cancer is asking members of the military, law enforcement, EMS and firefighting communities to send along “patches and prayers” as he continues his difficult battle.
Los Angeles Times · Oct 13, 2019 · Julie Andrews reflects on 'Mary Poppins' and other Hollywood adventures in 'Home Work.'
· Washington Post · Oct 12, 2019 · In this excerpt from her memoir “Home Work,” Andrews looks back at one of her most iconic scenes.
· Deadline Hollywood · Oct 13, 2019 · Julie Andrews, the Academy Award-winning star of movie classics The Sound of Music and Mary Poppins, has her second memoir out on Tuesday. In Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years (Hachette Books), she talks about her movie career, her learning c
New York Times · 9h ago · Visitors to the Louvre will experience Leonardo da Vinci’s world through a virtual-reality tour that brings them closer to the masterpiece than ever before.
New York Times · 10h ago · With his prodigious memory and ardor for literature, the uncompromising highbrow sought to hoist his readers up to the level of what he saw as the greatest books.
USA Today · 10h ago · In his headline-making new book "Catch and Kill," Ronan Farrow shares insight about Anthony Bourdain, Harvey Weinstein, Megyn Kelly and Tom Brokaw.
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New York Times · 12h ago · Steven Levingston’s “Barack and Joe” looks at a relationship that continues to influence American politics.
New York Times · 12h ago · Since 1989, Z.K.M. has predicted some of the biggest trends in art. Just don’t call it a museum.
USA Today · 13h ago · Steph Cha’s breakout novel "Your House Will Pay" is a smart page-turner that confronts the lingering racial tensions of 1990s LA.
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Reuters · 14h ago · Ajna Jusic, the first baby to be registered as born of rape during the Bosnian war in the 1990s, describes to a packed Sarajevo theatre the discrimination and bullying she endured as a child with an unknown father and a mother branded a "whore" in a deeply patriarchal society.
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Smithsonian · 9h ago · Historian Ashley Rose Young shares research from the Smithsonian’s 23-year-long ‘American Food History Project’
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USA Today · 13h ago · Southwest Airlinesevacuated a flight Monday morning at Chicago’s Midway International Airport, blaming a hydraulic issue with the landing gear.
· ABC News · 21h ago · Southwest Airlines has evacuated a flight over a hydraulic issue that cropped up after landing in at Chicago's Midway International Airport
The Independent UK · 15h ago · Lina Di Falco fainted and fell in the cabin, hurting her ankle
· ABC News · 21h ago · A woman who said she was left thirsty by an Emirates cabin crew and broke her ankle when she fainted on the flight has lost her case in an Australian court
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USA Today · 11h ago · Columnist Jason Williams returned to his hometown of Gallipolis, Ohio, in the heart of Trump country. Here's why it was such a challenging assignment.
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