Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Memory center takes visitors through 4 decades of Afghan war

An Afghan rights group has launched a "memory center" that seeks to salvage, protect and share memories and stories of civilian victims of the country's four decades of wars.

Australian quits anti-Muslim party over strip club video

A candidate in Australia's upcoming general election has quit his anti-Muslim political party after video of him groping and propositioning dancers in a U.S. strip club was broadcast on national television.

Men face trial for fatal California warehouse fire

More than two years after 36 concert-goers died in a fire at a Northern California warehouse, two men will face trial on involuntary manslaughter charges.

Buttigieg outlines his first day as president on The Daily Show

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg appeared on “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” Monday and discussed his campaign including what he would do on his his first day as president if he won the general election in 2020.

Indian Army claims it found ‘abominable snowman’ footprint

The Indian Army on Monday claimed it had sighted the footprints of Yeti, more commonly known as the “abominable snowman,” earlier this month at a Nepalese base camp.

Deliberations to resume in case of officer who killed woman

Jurors will resume deliberations Tuesday in the trial of a Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed an unarmed woman who had called 911 to report a possible rape in the alley behind her home.

A killer confessed to the murders of 5 women and 2 young girls. Police just discovered the 4th body

Police in Cyprus have found a fourth body in what looks to be the island's first ever serial killing case.


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Trump team sues Deutsche Bank and Capital One to keep them from turning over financial records to Congress

President Donald Trump; his children Donald Jr., Eric and Ivanka; and his business are suing two banks to block them from turning over financial records to congressional committees that have issued subpoenas for the information. It's the second attempt in court that Trump has made this month to thwart the Democratic-led House of Representatives from investigating his financial history.


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Chance encounter at a baseball game brings heart transplant recipient and donor's family together

The meeting at a St. Louis Cardinals game had everyone in tears.


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Samsung operating profit plunges to lowest level since Galaxy Note 7 fiasco

Samsung reported a 60% plunge in operating proft for the first quarter, as the South Korean technology company grapples with the delayed launch of its troubled Galaxy Fold phone and waning demand for its memory chips.


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Three people were killed in Hawaii when their tour helicopter crashed

Three people were killed when a helicopter crashed Monday morning in Honolulu County, according to the Honolulu Fire Department.


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Xi Jinping praises a historic student protest. It could never happen today

In a country whose leadership has little tolerance for open dissent, it is rare to hear Chinese President Xi Jinping praise a student protest against the government.


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'Yeti' footprints sighted claims Indian Army tweet -- and social media reacts

For centuries, humans have been searching for the Yeti -- and now, in an unceremonious tweet, the Indian Army is claiming to have found evidence of the mythical Himalayan monster.


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The NRA and the battle against itself

The National Rifle Association has been roiled by a leadership battle in recent days, but what does that mean for the future of the nearly 150-year-old powerful gun lobby?


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Virginia judge rules Charlottesville confederate statues are war monuments protected by state law

Virginia state code says the city can't remove the statues without permission from the state.


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