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- ‘Ship of Horror’: Discovery of the Last Slave Ship to America Brings New Hope to an Old Community May 26, 2019Enslaved Africans smuggled into Alabama in the schooner Clotilda founded Africatown after the Civil War. Now residents want to raise the wreck from under the Mobile River as a symbol of pride.
- ‘There I Was, Flying Across the Room’: Tornado Leaves an Oklahoma Town Shaken May 27, 2019At least two people were killed when a strong tornado touched down in El Reno, Okla., late Saturday, in the latest round of severe weather in the state.
- U.S. Army’s Tweet Prompts Stories of Harmful Effects of Military Service May 26, 2019The Army asked on Twitter how military service had affected people. Replies described health complications, sexual assaults and struggles with PTSD.
- Amanda Eller, Hiker Lost in Hawaii Forest, Is Found Alive After 17 Days May 25, 2019Amanda Eller, 35, said she had started a short hike in a vast forest preserve on Maui when she lost her way.
- In Baltimore and Beyond, a Stolen N.S.A. Tool Wreaks Havoc May 25, 2019American cities are being hijacked with an N.S.A. cyberweapon that has already done billions of dollars in damage overseas. The N.S.A. will say nothing.
- When the Names on Campus Buildings Evoke a Racist Past May 24, 2019As students demand the renaming of buildings whose names pay tribute to polarizing historical figures, universities are at a loss for easy solutions.
- Hate Comes to Dayton, and Dayton Unites Against It May 26, 2019Hundreds of demonstrators far outnumbered the nine white supremacists who held a rally outside the city’s courthouse.
- Fearing Supreme Court Loss, New York Tries to Make Gun Case Vanish May 27, 2019The case, a challenge to a New York City gun regulation, is the first Second Amendment case at the Supreme Court in almost a decade.
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
- Bourbon Street reconstruction cost doubles, start of 2nd half delayed to May 2018 August 23, 2017Final cost has jumped from original estimate of $6 million to over $13 million.
- Should Congress ban the use of government shutdowns? February 12, 2019Several pieces of legislation have been proposed to make shutdowns obsolete, but many lawmakers want the threat to negotiate with.
- Should navigation apps warn when police are nearby? February 11, 2019Some navigations apps do more than tell you when to turn left or right; they tell you when you're approaching a police checkpoint.
- Was Matthew Whitaker disrespectful in his Congressional hearing? February 9, 2019With days left before the Senate votes to confirm his successor William Barr, Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker was called in to answer questions from the House Judiciary Committee
- Should Ralph Northam resign? February 5, 2019The governor initially admitted to being in the photo and apologized, only to recant the next day.
- Should former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz actually run for president? January 31, 2019Howard Schultz, the former CEO of Starbucks, has announced his intention to explore a run for president.
- Is it realistic to save money after college? January 28, 2019Experts say that you should aim to save 25 percent of your gross pay by your early twenties and the equivalent of your annual salary by your thirties.
- Can Democratic presidential nominees outrun their baggage? January 23, 2019As the Democratic field for president becomes more crowded every day, every life decision and each vote is coming under intense scrutiny.
The Guardian, UK
- World's rivers 'awash with dangerous levels of antibiotics' May 26, 2019Largest global study finds the drugs in two-thirds of test sites in 72 countriesHundreds of rivers around the world from the Thames to the Tigris are awash with dangerously high levels of antibiotics, the largest global study on the subject has found.Antibiotic pollution is one of the key routes by which bacteria are able develop resistance to the life-savin […]
- France opposes Iraq's death penalty against French Isis trio May 27, 2019Men captured in Syria by US-backed force fighting jihadists have 30 days to lodge appealFrance has confirmed it would take “the necessary steps” to try to prevent Iraq carrying out the death penalty against three French citizens convicted of fighting with Islamic State.The French foreign ministry said on Monday: “France is opposed in principle to the death p […]
- Corbyn pressed by senior Labour MPs to back a second referendum May 27, 2019Shadow cabinet ministers break cover to say party should campaign to remain in the EUFull UK resultsFull results across EuropeNews and analysis - live updatesJeremy Corbyn is under pressure to fully back a second referendum, after senior Labour figures called for a people’s vote in response to a poor performance in the European elections.The Labour leader pl […]
- Fiat Chrysler proposes merger with Renault to reshape car industry May 27, 2019Deal would create world’s third-largest automaker and ‘save €5bn a year’ by sharing researchFiat Chrysler has proposed a merger with France’s Renault that would create the world’s third-largest carmaker and save billions needed to invest in the race to make electric and autonomous vehicles.The merged company would produce 8.7m vehicles annually and save €5bn […]
- Woman found alive in Hawaii forest says she struggled not to give up May 27, 2019Amanda Eller, who went missing on 8 May during a hike in the Makawao Forest Reserve, said she fell off a cliff during her ordealA woman who was found alive in a forest on Maui on Friday after going missing when out hiking more than two weeks ago has said she struggled not to give up. Amanda Eller told the New York Times that at such moments, she told herself […]
- Austrian far-right party likely to back motion to oust chancellor May 27, 2019Sebastian Kurz faces no-confidence vote after his party tops EU election polls despite video-sting scandalAustrian politicians are likely to sack the chancellor, Sebastian Kurz, in a no-confidence vote after the leader of the far-right Freedom party (FPO) indicated it would probably vote against him.Kurz’s conservatives came out on top in Sunday’s European p […]
- Cameroonian soldiers accused of killing baby as family flees May 27, 2019Army denies involvement in death of four-month old in violence-plagued anglophone regionThe parents of a baby allegedly murdered by Cameroonian soldiers last Monday have gone into hiding, afraid speaking out will make them a target for the authorities.Pictures of the dead four-month-old Martha Neba were circulated online, along with a graphic video showing h […]
- Donald Trump welcomes Japan's offer of mediation with Iran May 27, 2019President acknowledges Abe’s close links to Tehran and says US ‘would like to talk’ Donald Trump has said he would support Shinzo Abe’s efforts to act as a mediator between the US and Iran, as reports suggested the Japanese prime minister would visit Tehran next month for talks with the Iranian president, Hassan Rouhani.Speaking at a press conference on the […]
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- European elections 2019: Power blocs lose grip on parliament May 27, 2019Major centrist parties suffer big losses in EU elections, as liberals, Greens and nationalists gain ground.
- France Lyon: Police arrest suspect in parcel bomb attack which hurt 13 May 27, 2019A suspected parcel bomb packed with shrapnel exploded on Friday, injuring 13 people.
- Trump in Japan: US president meets Emperor Naruhito May 27, 2019President Trump meets Emperor Naruhito, who was crowned only weeks ago when his father stepped down.
- Fighting malaria: Night shift on the frontline May 26, 2019A night shift in the hospital on the frontline of the fight against malaria.
- Ethiopia apologises for map that erases Somalia May 27, 2019It appeared on the foreign ministry website, showing its neighbour incorporated within its borders.
- Courtney Herron: Melbourne woman killed in 'horrendous bashing' May 27, 2019Courtney Herron died in a "particularly horrendous attack" in a Melbourne park, police say.
- Migrant boy who died after detention at US border buried May 27, 2019The two-and-a-half-year-old boy from Guatemala died after he was held in US custody at the border.
- Four things to expect from the week ahead May 27, 2019An important week for the Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange, and for English football clubs.
