3 Killed In Bombing At Colombia Police Station
Unrest continues in Colombia as thousands protest the government. A bomb exploded Friday night at a police station, killing three.
The Latest: Advocacy group: Iran restoring internet access
An advocacy group says internet connectivity is rapidly being restored in Iran after a weeklong government-imposed shutdown in response to widespread protests. There were reports that internet service remained spotty in the capital, Tehran, though oth…
Pence on surprise Iraq trip to reassure Kurds, greet troops
Vice President Mike Pence made an unannounced visit to Iraq on Saturday in the highest-level American trip since President Donald Trump ordered a pullback of U.S. forces in Syria two months ago. Flying in a C-17 military cargo jet to preserve the secr…
Wardrobe Update: Clothing Exchange Caters To Transgender Youth
Gender transition often involves a complete wardrobe change as well. A new clothing exchange in Cincinnati allows trans youth to trade in their old attire for gender appropriate outfits.
Iraqi officials: 1 protester dead amid ongoing clashes
Iraqi officials say one protester has died and 12 have been wounded amid ongoing clashes in central Baghdad. Security and medical officials say the protester died when security forces fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse crowds in Rasheed Str…
Bavarian Steals the Show as Merkel Party Wrestles With Leader
(Bloomberg) — The leader of Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union may have thwarted her critics for now, but a raucous speech by a key Bavarian ally made clear that questions over her leadership will linger.A day after CDU chairwoman Annegret Kra…
Your Weekend Reading: The Unthinkable
(Bloomberg) — Want to receive a daily news briefing, including this weekend edition, in your inbox every day? Sign up here Charles Schwab is testing the limits of megadeals with its plan to buy TD Ameritrade, a tieup that would reshape the online brok…
Internet outage forces Iranians to resort to old ways
The internet restrictions, for their part, apparently aimed to temper shows of dissent and anger over the move and stop footage of the unrest from being shared. Brigadier General Salar Abnoosh, a deputy head of the Basij volunteer militia, said Friday…
How Juul Hooked a Generation on Nicotine
The company planted the seeds of a public health crisis by marketing to millennials, who had low smoking rates, and it ignored evidence that teenagers were using its products.
German 5G bidders must guarantee no foreign state meddling: CDU
Bidders for German 5G rollout contracts must guarantee the network will be free of foreign state influence, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats agreed on Saturday, stopping short of singling out China’s Huawei. After a heated debate, delega…
Egypt unveils animal mummies of lion cubs, crocodiles, birds
Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities is revealing details on recently discovered animal mummies, saying they contain two lion cubs as well as several crocodiles, birds and cats. Saturday’s announcement came during an exhibition at the famed Step Pyramid in…
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