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Meet Betty Dukes, The Black Woman Who Helped Launch the Class Action Discrimination Suit Against Wal-Mart

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The New York Times

Navy Suspends Flight Training for Saudi Military Students in Florida December 10, 2019
About 300 students from Saudi Arabia have been grounded at three Florida bases in the wake of a shooting at a Pensacola Navy base that left three people dead.
Want a White-Collar Career Without College Debt? Become an Apprentice December 10, 2019
In health care, financial services, software development — even law — apprenticeships are offering an alternative to paying college tuition.
Christmas Pyramid Lights Up Alabama City December 10, 2019
Cullman, Ala., has displayed a 30-foot-tall wooden Weihnachtspyramide, or Christmas pyramid, to celebrate the city’s German roots.
The Yearbook That Victims of School Shootings Never Collected December 10, 2019
The harsh, black cover of the book, which memorializes 37 people killed at the country’s schools last year, is meant to spur action.
Twin 4-Year-Olds Climb Steep Ravine to Safety After Fatal Car Crash December 10, 2019
Aurora and Rosaline Crider, twin toddlers in Washington State, managed to get out of their booster seats and crawl up to a roadway after a car accident that killed their father.
A Bush Grandson and Trump’s Former V.A. Pick Vie for Congressional Seats in Texas December 10, 2019
Pierce Bush is running in the 22nd House District, and Ronny L. Jackson is running in the 13th District.
Rare Whiskey Collection Expected to Fetch $10 Million at Auction December 9, 2019
Richard Gooding, a Colorado businessman who died in 2014, collected more than 3,900 bottles over two decades.
Church’s Nativity Scene Puts Jesus, Mary and Joseph in Cages December 9, 2019
A California congregation’s display is meant to highlight the plight of refugees and asylum seekers.

The Guardian, UK

'Solemn step': Democrats unveil articles of impeachment against Trump December 10, 2019
Articles concern abuse of power and obstruction of CongressTrump set to become third US president to be impeachedDemocrats unveil articles of impeachment – follow liveDemocratic congressional leaders have unveiled articles of impeachment against Donald Trump, a historic move set in motion by a whistleblower complaint warning the president was using the power […]
'I was hacked,' says woman whose account claimed hospital boy photo was staged December 10, 2019
Woman denies posting false information – since shared by at least five Conservative candidates – that photo was a stuntFollow the latest election news – liveA medical secretary has claimed that her Facebook account was hacked after it was used to post false information claiming that a photograph of an ill boy on the floor at Leeds General Infirmary was stage […]
New Zealand helicopter pilot describes horror of volcano rescue December 10, 2019
‘The burns were horrific … A lot of the people could not talk,’ says Mark LawWhite Island volcano: police open inquiry as sixth person diesA commercial helicopter pilot who led a team that rescued 12 victims from the White Island volcano eruption has told how he believed he was their last hope of survival.“We found people dead, dying and alive but in various […]
Greenland's ice sheet melting seven times faster than in 1990s December 10, 2019
Scale and speed of loss much higher than predicted, threatening inundation for hundreds of millions of peopleGreenland’s ice sheet is melting much faster than previously thought, threatening hundreds of millions of people with inundation and bringing some of the irreversible impacts of the climate emergency much closer.Ice is being lost from Greenland seven […]
Architect of Mexico's war on drugs held in Texas for taking cartel bribes December 10, 2019
Genaro García Luna, who ran Mexico’s federal police for six years, charged with accepting briefcases of cash to protect Sinaloa cartelA former minister who was considered an architect of Mexico’s war on drugs has been arrested on charges that he allowed the Sinaloa cartel to operate with impunity in exchange for briefcases stuffed with cash. Genaro García Lu […]
Liverpool back calls for investigations into migrant worker deaths in Qatar December 10, 2019
• ‘Bereaved families should receive the justice they deserve’• Liverpool make statement before flying to Club World CupLiverpool have supported calls by human rights groups for thorough investigations into the deaths of migrant workers in Qatar, before the club flies to the Gulf country next week to play in Fifa’s Club World Cup.The Liverpool chief executive […]
'We're back': Alberto Fernández sworn in as Argentina shifts to the left December 10, 2019
Center-left leader calls for healing as Peronists, including ex-president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, return to powerArgentina’s Peronist leader, Alberto Fernández, has been sworn in as president, marking a shift to the left for Latin America’s third-largest economy as the country fights rampant inflation, credit default fears and rising poverty.The 60-y […]
Protests grow as Peter Handke receives Nobel medal in Sweden December 10, 2019
The literature laureateship, presented to Handke and 2018 laureate Olga Tokarczuk on Tuesday afternoon, faces boycotts and widespread protestAs Turkey joins Albania and Kosovo in boycotting Tuesday’s Nobel prize ceremony for Peter Handke over his support for Slobodan Milosevic’s genocidal regime, war correspondents from Christiane Amanpour to Jeremy Bowen ar […]

The BBC

Trump impeachment: Democrats unveil formal charges December 10, 2019
The US president hits back after being accused of abusing his powers and obstructing Congress.
Climate change: Greenland ice melt 'is accelerating' December 10, 2019
The ice sheet's contribution to sea-level rise is now seven times what it was in the 1990s.
Merriam-Webster: Non-binary pronoun 'they' is word of year December 10, 2019
The dictionary said searches for the non-binary pronoun on its website increased by 313% this year.
Peter Handke receives Nobel Literature prize December 10, 2019
The controversial Austrian winner of the 2019 prize was applauded at the ceremony in Stockholm.
Child prodigy, nine, drops out of university December 10, 2019
His parents removed him after the university said he wouldn't graduate before turning 10.
Assisted dying: Western Australia passes legislation December 10, 2019
There were emotional scenes as Western Australia became the second state to legalise assisted dying.
White Island volcano: Rescuer tells of 'Chernobyl'-like scene December 10, 2019
A paramedic who saved tourists says conditions were like something from "the Chernobyl mini-series".
Chilean plane en route to Antarctica disappears with 38 on board December 10, 2019
The Chilean Hercules military transport aircraft disappeared while en route to an air force base.