By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he wished people would “sit up at attention” for him like North Koreans do for their leader Kim Jong Un, a joke that sparked instant outrage on social media and cable news. It was the latest example of a Trump remark about strongmen leaders – delivered in …
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Abortion to avoid birth defects is like Nazi eugenics: pope
Pope Francis on Saturday called the practice of having an abortion after pre-natal tests have discovered possible birth defects a version of Nazi attempts to create a pure race by eliminating the weakest. Francis made the comparison in a long, off-the-cuff address to a members of a confederation of Italian family associations. Francis then spoke of pre-natal tests to determine …
Read More »Tronc’s Sale Of ‘LA Times’ Set To Close, Bringing End To Newsroom Crisis
The sale of the paper is expected to be finalized this weekend, transferring ownership from troubled parent company Tronc to billionaire California inventor and investor Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong. (Image credit: Evan Vucci/AP)
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Peru Invades Russia. Well, at Least Many of Its Fans Have.
What happens when your team finally makes it back to the World Cup after decades of frustration? You and everybody else you know gets on a plane to go see the games.
Read More »Trump's consumer watchdog pick draws criticism from left and right
By Jeff Mason and Michelle Price WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Saturday that President Donald Trump will pick Kathy Kraninger, an Office of Management and Budget (OMB) official, to head the U.S. consumer watchdog, drawing criticism from consumer advocates and dividing conservatives. Kraninger will succeed her boss, the interim head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) …
Read More »Yankees 4, Rays 1: The Yankees’ Gary Sanchez Learns That All’s Fair on a Foul Pop
Sanchez settled under the pop-up and was about to catch it, but pitcher Luis Severino snatched it instead. The dumbstruck Sanchez then proceeded to hit a home run.
Read More »The Titanic: The top-secret mission behind its discovery
The search for the sunken ship was actually a front for a hunt to find two lost Cold War submarines.
Read More »Brother of NBA's Zach Randolph killed outside of Indiana bar
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities say Sacramento Kings forward Zach Randolph’s brother was shot and killed early Saturday outside of a bar in the Indiana city where the two grew up.
Read More »Battles Rage Around International Airport in Strategic Yemeni City
A Saudi-led coalition fought Iran-backed Houthi rebels in the port of Al Hudaydah, the gateway for food supplies to famine-stricken Yemen.
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