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Keith Olbermann Returns Tonight With “Countdown” at Current TV, But Many Cable Companies Don’t Carry It. Why Not? (w/Update)

• June 20, 2011 • 5 Comments

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Murder Indictments Against Shaniya Davis’ Mother and Her Accused Assailant Coming Up This Summer. Finally.

• June 20, 2011 • 2 Comments

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The ‘Lady of the House’ Who Was Long Entangled With Jeffrey Epstein July 16, 2019
Ghislaine Maxwell worked with Mr. Epstein for more than a decade, raising questions about what she knew of his alleged sexual exploitation of young women and girls.
As Los Angeles Officials Hailed Nipsey Hussle as a Hero, Others Were Investigating Him July 16, 2019
After the rapper was gunned down in Los Angeles, city leaders embraced him as a peacemaker. But he was also under investigation.
Ed Dwight Was Set to Be the First Black Astronaut. Here’s Why That Never Happened. July 16, 2019
For a brief moment, the civil rights movement and the space race came together.
Ebony Memories: A Photo Treasury July 16, 2019
The most significant collection of photographs depicting African-American life in the 20th century is being auctioned. Historians fear the archive could end up hidden away.
Police Fire Tear Gas to Quell Protests Over Puerto Rico’s Governor July 16, 2019
A day of protests turned raucous in Puerto Rico and the police fired tear gas to hold back a crowd demanding the resignation of Gov. Ricardo Rosselló.
Child Neglect Reports Sat Unread for 4 Years Because of an Email Mix-up July 15, 2019
A small change to an email address led to reports to a Colorado hotline for child abuse and neglect cases sitting unread for years, officials said.
‘Nobody Opened the Door’: Neighbors Rally During an ICE Raid in Houston July 16, 2019
President Trump has declared the beginning of ICE raids over the weekend “successful,” saying that “many, many were taken out Sunday.”
$3.6 Million in Pay for Head of Nonprofit Shelter Operator July 15, 2019
The former leader of the largest nonprofit group running shelters for migrant children received $3.6 million in compensation in the group’s latest fiscal year, according to tax records.

The Guardian, UK

'Do not take the bait': congresswomen denounce racist Trump attack July 16, 2019
Four Democratic women targeted by Trump accuse him of following an ‘agenda of white nationalists’ at a press conferenceFour Democratic congresswomen of color targeted by Donald Trump’s racist attacks have accused the US president of following an “agenda of white nationalists” and asked that Americans “do not take the bait” of his divisive rhetoric.In a joint […]
EU expected to reject outright Johnson and Hunt's backstop plan July 16, 2019
Next PM will be told in ‘no uncertain terms’ that axing backstop amounts to no dealBoris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt’s Brexit plan to axe the Irish border backstop from the withdrawal agreement will be rejected outright by the European Union, EU sources have said.Informed sources say that it is doomed to failure and if the next prime minister goes to Brussels wi […]
Death toll from floods in south Asia rises to more than 100 July 16, 2019
Millions displaced in India, Nepal and Bangladesh, with Assam and Bihar among the worst-hit regionsMore than 100 people have been killed and millions more affected by devastating floods and landslides across India, Nepal and Bangladesh.In the Indian state of Assam, among the worst hit areas, agencies were working on a war footing to deal with the situation, […]
El Salvador: woman whose baby died in toilet birth back in court July 16, 2019
Evelyn Beatriz Hernández was jailed for murder after she was ruled to have induced abortionA 21-year-old woman who gave birth to a baby in a toilet in El Salvador has returned to court for a second trial for murder in a case that has drawn international attention because of the country’s highly restrictive abortion laws.Evelyn Beatriz Hernández, who says she […]
$800,000 spent at jeweller in one day on Najib Razak's credit cards, court hears July 16, 2019
Platinum cards of former Malaysian prime minister used for spree at jeweller in Italy, say prosecutorsCredit cards belonging to the disgraced former prime minister of Malaysia were used to spend more than $800,000 at a jeweller in Italy in a single day, a court in Kuala Lumpur has heard during his corruption trial.The spending spree took place at De Grisogon […]
Ursula von der Leyen makes final pledges to secure EU's top job July 15, 2019
Candidate to lead European commission seeks to win over MEPs and seal knife-edge voteThe woman seeking to replace Jean-Claude Juncker as the European commission president has made last-minute pledges on the climate crisis, Brexit, an EU minimum wage and gender quotas for company boards as she faces a knife-edge vote on her candidacy.In leaked letters to the […]
Croatian police use violence to push back migrants, president admits July 16, 2019
Human Rights Watch calls on Croatia to end illegal practice of forcing people back over Bosnian borderAfter months of official denials, Croatia’s president has admitted that the country’s police are involved in the violent pushbacks of migrants and asylum seekers apprehended inside the country.The best chance for thousands of refugees stuck in Bosnia is to c […]
Ryanair to cut flights due to Boeing 737 Max crisis July 16, 2019
Budget airline says it plans to close some bases and will carry fewer passengersRyanair has warned delays to deliveries of Boeing’s 737 Max aircraft will reduce passenger numbers next year and it plans to downsize or close bases at some airports as a result.Europe’s biggest budget carrier has ordered 135 of the 737 Max models, which remain grounded after two […]

The BBC

Congresswomen hit back after Trump's tweets branded racist July 16, 2019
The group attacked by the president in tweets widely called racist dismiss them as a distraction.
Former football star shot dead in South Africa July 16, 2019
South African former footballer Marc Batchelor is shot dead near his home in Johannesburg.
Inside the former US Embassy in Iran July 15, 2019
The BBC has been given rare access inside the country as tensions with the United States and its allies increase.
Brazil cocaine haul: Shoppers find drug stash in their soap powder box July 16, 2019
Brazilian police suspect 80kg of the drug had been placed on a supermarket's shelves by mistake.
Fresh Island festival: Croatia music event evacuated as fire breaks out July 16, 2019
Tyga, Stefflon Don and Yxng Bane were among the acts due to perform.
New Zealand's Dunedin jokes about losing 'steepest street' title July 16, 2019
First New Zealand lost the Cricket World Cup, now it no longer has the world's steepest street.
In pictures: 9,000 year-old settlement found in Israel July 16, 2019
Tools, jewels, figurines, seeds and other objects are discovered at the site near Jerusalem.
Netanyahu: 'Europe might ignore Iran threat until nuclear missiles hit' July 16, 2019
Israel's PM likens the EU's approach to breaches of the nuclear deal to the appeasement of the Nazis.