Politics

Northeastern Conference votes to remove the four Greater Boston League schools in 2021, GBL seeks to leave sooner

To the surprise of no one, the Northeastern Conference voted this morning to get rid of the four Greater Boston League schools , effective in the fall of 2021. The vote was 7-5...
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Buzzfeed: President Trump directed Michael Cohen to lie to Congress

1 minute ago | ABC | 5 articles

House intelligence committee chairman Rep. Adam Schiff said he will "do what is necessary" to confirm the report.
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Nancy Pelosi cancels trip, claims White House leaked plans to fly commercially

1 minute ago | ABC

After the president denied her aircraft for a trip abroad, Pelosi said she would not be flying commercially, either.
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Sweden Forms a Government After 133 Days, but It's a Shaky One

7 minutes ago | NY Times

The party of Prime Minister Stefan Lofven stayed in power with a pact that makes concessions to conservatives but excludes an anti-immigrant party.
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Pelosi cancels plans to continue Afghanistan trip Trump blocked on commercial plane

11 minutes ago | ABC News

Trump stopped Pelosi from using a military plane at the last-minute Thursday.
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Pence defends wife's teaching job at school that bars gays

11 minutes ago | ABC News

Pence describes reports on his wife's new teaching job as 'major news organizations attacking Christian education'
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Ethiopian rebel group accuses government of airstrikes

19 minutes ago | National Post | 2 articles

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - An Ethiopian rebel group recently welcomed back to the country accuses the reformist government of targeting it with airstrikes. The government denies...
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Swiss, German students protest inaction on climate change

19 minutes ago | National Post

BERLIN - Thousands of students held rallies Friday across Germany and Switzerland to protest the lack of action against climate change. The demonstrations in dozens of cities...
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Has Officially Been Labeled ‘The Most Dangerous Person In America'

37 minutes ago | News One | 2 articles

Republicans are truly afraid of a Puerto Rican girl from the Bronx. New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has stormed in Washington, D.C. holding no punches on anyone who is...
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Pelosi Accuses Trump Administration of Leaking Afghan Itinerary

39 minutes ago | Fortune | 4 articles

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's spokesman accused President Donald Trump's administration of leaking her plan to fly commercially to Afghanistan, forcing her to scuttle the...
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Watch: Legendary great white shark, 'Deep Blue,' filmed swimming with divers

A great white shark, believed to be one of the largest on the planet, has been spotted by divers as it fed on a whale carcass off the coast of Hawaii. Read more ...

Democrats: This New Report on Trump One of the Worst Yet

Michael Cohen has admitted that he lied to Congress about Donald Trump's ambition to build a tower in Russia. But a new report from BuzzFeed adds a wrinkle that has bombshell... Read more ...

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These Are the Americans Who Were Killed in Syria This Week

Three of the four Americans killed in a bomb blast in Syria on Wednesday have been identified. The Department of Defense said Special Forces Chief Warrant Officer Jonathan... Read more ...

Tesla to sack over 3,000 workers amid poor profits and Model 3 production...

Electric car maker Tesla is planning to fire around seven percent of its full-time staff, as the road ahead will be “very difficult,” according to an email sent to employees by... Read more ...

Tesla to cut workforce by 7 percent, expects lower Q4 profit

Tesla Inc said on Friday it would cut 7 percent of its workforce - or some 3,400 jobs - to rein in costs as it plans to increase production of lower-priced versions of its... Read more ...

Caroline Wozniacki takes some parting digs at Maria Sharapova

Maria Sharapova and Caroline Wozniacki's icy relationship was on full display in their third-round match at the Australian Open. Sharapova refused to look at Wozniacki during... Read more ...

Good Samaritan transports surgeon, donor kidney from Cranberry to Erie after...

Transporting a kidney proved to be more difficult than transplanting it for one UPMC surgeon. Read more ...

NASCAR legend Glen Wood dies at 93

Wood and his brother, Leonard, co-founded Wood Brothers Racing in 1950, making it the oldest active team in the sport. Read more ...

Marco Schwarz wins World Cup Alpine combined event

WENGEN, Switzerland - Marco Schwarz won a World Cup Alpine combined event on Friday, retaining his first-leg lead in slalom with a solid downhill run. Read more ...