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George Clooney calls for boycott of hotels over anti-gay law

George Clooney calls for boycott of hotels over anti-gay law George Clooney is calling for the boycott of nine hotels in the U.S. and Europe with ties to the sultan of Brunei, which next month will implement Islamic criminal laws to punish gay sex by stoning offenders to death.

California authorities say they found cocaine hidden in cereal boxes

California authorities say they found cocaine hidden in cereal boxes California authorities on Friday said they uncovered a stash of cocaine hidden within multiple cereal boxes.

Latest migrant surge forces border patrol to 'catch and release'

Latest migrant surge forces border patrol to 'catch and release' Border agents overwhelmed by migrant families; Jeff Paul reports.

Colorado man pleads not guilty in California cold case death

Colorado man pleads not guilty in California cold case death A Colorado man has pleaded not guilty to murder in the 1973 death of an 11-year-old California girl.

Arizona police kick down door of parents who refused to take unvaccinated 2-year-old to hospital, body cam footage shows

Arizona police kick down door of parents who refused to take unvaccinated 2-year-old to hospital, body cam footage shows Arizona police released body cam footage Thursday that showed the moment authorities kicked in the door of two Chandler city parents who allegedly refused to take their sick, unvaccinated child to the hospital.

Alex Jones blames conspiracy claims on 'psychosis'

Alex Jones blames conspiracy claims on 'psychosis' Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones blamed the various claims he's made over the years, including that the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre was a hoax, on "psychosis," according to a deposition the "Infowars" host has given as part of a Texas lawsuit.

Workers seen dragging immigrant kids won't be charged

Workers seen dragging immigrant kids won't be charged Authorities in Arizona say workers who were seen on video dragging and shoving immigrant children at a privately run shelter won't face charges.

Alaska community hits temperature milestone

Alaska community hits temperature milestone A small southeast Alaska community reached 70 degrees last week, which weather data suggests is the earliest point that temperature has been reached in the state.

Hubble Spots Flock of Cosmic Ducks

This star-studded image shows us a portion of Messier 11, an open star cluster in the southern constellation of Scutum (the Shield). Messier 11 is also known as the Wild Duck Cluster, as its brightest stars form a “V” shape that somewhat resembles a flock of ducks in flight. from NASA https://ift.tt/2CMbhhy

‘We’re in the Last Hour’: Democracy Itself Is on Trial in Brexit, Britons Say

By ELLEN BARRY and BENJAMIN MUELLER from NYT World https://ift.tt/2FFSoNQ

‘In Afghanistan, We Laugh Differently’

By DANNA HARMAN and ANDREA DICENZO from NYT World https://ift.tt/2HZ2wnP

N.C.A.A. Women’s Tournament: UConn Overcomes Fourth-Quarter Deficit

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2ux98C3

Patients ‘Hit the Call Bell and Nobody Comes.’ Hospital Nurses Demand ‘Safe Staffing’ Levels.

By PATRICK McGEEHAN from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2FJWKVt

In Lisbon, a Carpet of Stone Beneath Their Feet

By KATHLEEN BECKETT from NYT Fashion https://ift.tt/2I0uC27

Isn’t Goa Style a Bikini? Not According to a New Museum

By SARAH A. KHAN from NYT Fashion https://ift.tt/2FNEStb

Tunisia delays presidential elections by one week to Nov 17

Tunisia has delayed the first round of its presidential elections by one week to Nov. 17, a spokesman for the elections commission said on Friday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2WByevz

Two Japanese teenagers drown in Australian lake: police

The bodies of two Japanese teenagers missing since Friday were found in a lake on Fraser Island off Australia's northeast coast, police said on Saturday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2TKaweK

Exclusive: With a piece of paper, Trump called on Kim to hand over nuclear weapons

On the day that their talks in Hanoi collapsed last month, U.S. President Donald Trump handed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a piece of paper that included a blunt call for the transfer of Pyongyang's nuclear weapons and bomb fuel to the United States, according to the document seen by Reuters. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2OzM7HN

New Silk Road critics are 'prejudiced', China's top diplomat says

China has never forced debt upon participants of its new Silk Road project as "prejudiced" critics have suggested, the country's top diplomat said on Saturday in a strongly worded defense of a key policy platform of President Xi Jinping from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2uFpqsl

No-deal Brexit fears rise as parliament sinks May's deal

Lawmakers rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal for a third time on Friday, sounding its probable death knell and leaving Britain's withdrawal from the European Union in turmoil on the very day it was supposed to quit the bloc. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2I0PDti

Mueller report on Trump and Russia to be made public by mid-April: Barr

U.S. Attorney General William Barr plans to make public a redacted copy of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's nearly 400-page investigative report into Russian interference in the 2016 election by mid-April, "if not sooner," he said in a letter to lawmakers on Friday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2CFoUPt

U.S. House Republican says it would be illegal to release full Mueller report

The top Republican on the U.S. House Judiciary Committee said on Friday that Attorney General William Barr would "break the law" if he released Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia report without redactions, as Democrats are demanding. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2UmuBMr

Trump threatens closure of U.S.-Mexico border next week to stem asylum surge

President Donald Trump threatened on Friday to close the U.S. border with Mexico next week, potentially disrupting millions of legal border crossings and billions of dollars in trade, if Mexico does not stop immigrants from reaching the United States. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2U6ovAk

Australia to boost national security funding by $400 million: newspaper

Australia's budget for the 2019/20 fiscal year will include an additional A$570 million ($404.36 million) for national security to boost counter-terrorism and anti-espionage operations, The Weekend Australian newspaper reported on Saturday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2FKAbA1