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PBS NewsHour
most recent: 9:11 AM EST, Friday, February 22
Israel launches privately funded moon mission on SpaceX rocket
Closing North Korean nuclear facility on the table as Trump-Kim summit nears
Vatican sex abuse summit seeks new culture of accountability
Ireland takes steps to offset damage of a potential 'no deal' Brexit
Gov. Hogan says he won't challenge Trump in 2020 unless support shifts
The Guardian
most recent: 10:10 AM EST, Friday, February 22
Michel Barnier says there is high chance of 'accidental' no-deal Brexit
House Democrats plan to block Trump’s declaration of emergency – live
Venezuela crisis threatens disease epidemic across continent - experts
How the US government created a fake university to snare immigrant students
Nigeria prepares to go to polls again after last-minute postponement
The Raw Story
most recent: 9:50 AM EST, Friday, February 22
Giuliani’s preemptive rebuttal to the final Mueller report shows Trump is in trouble: Legal analyst
Trump continues ranting ‘witch hunt must end’ — even as Mueller reportedly nears probe’s completion
Despite Trump’s tough talk about migrant smugglers — he has actually undercut efforts to stop them
Ex-Trump campaign official calls president ‘un-American’ and says his supporters ‘have been taken for fools’
War memorial or religious symbol? Cross fight reaches US Supreme Court
AlterNet
most recent: 11:55 AM EST, Tuesday, December 25
White evangelical Christians need Jesus — not Donald Trump — if their movement is going to survive
Stumped by the stock market slump? Start by picturing a used car dealership
‘Trump is doomed': Conservative blasts president and bluntly states his 'presidency will end poorly'
Internet mocks Trump for ridiculous Christmas Eve boast that he is already building the wall
Merry Christmas and happy birthday to a Jewish immigrant
Zero Hedge
most recent: 10:10 AM EST, Friday, February 22
1 Dead, 15 Injured As Venezuelan Soldiers Open Fire On Civilians Near Brazil Border: WaPo
Democrats Introduce Resolution To Overturn Trump's National Border Emergency
NJ Bill Would Ban Trump From 2020 Ballot Unless He Releases Tax Returns
Yesterday's Perfect Recession Warning May Be Failing You
Rabobank: Are Commentators Still Under The Illusion China Has A Market-Based Financial System
The Onion
most recent: 10:10 AM EST, Friday, February 22
Diamondbacks Settle Long-Standing Civil Suit With Offspring Of Bird Hit By Randy Johnson’s Fastball
Mueller Probe May End Next Week
Spanx Introduces New Line Of Smoke Bombs For Concealing Unwanted Bumps And Bulges
Nike Fires 8-Year-Old Shoemaker Responsible For Zion Williamson Injury
Jussie Smollett Arrives In Court Wearing Full-Body Cast
Think Progress
most recent: 9:50 AM EST, Friday, February 22
Trump’s defunct ‘election integrity’ commissioners utterly silent on North Carolina fraud
The Green New Deal doesn’t need to choose between planes or trains. Here’s why.
The lessons Bernie Sanders learned from 2016
U.S. banks raked in record profits thanks to GOP tax bill
Judge lights into Roger Stone over threatening Instagram post, issues new gag order
Common Dreams
most recent: 6:10 PM EST, Thursday, February 21
So How's Your Tax Refund? Thanks to GOP Tax Scam, Big Banks Made Extra $28 Billion Last Year
'Time for Acosta to Resign': Judge Rules Labor Secretary's Plea Deal for Billionaire Sex Offender Broke Federal Law
‘Willing Pawns in Trump-Orchestrated Coup’: CODEPINK Disrupts Venezuela’s Illegitimate ‘US Ambassador’
'Kicking Ass for Her Generation': Applause for 16-Year-Old Greta Thunberg as EU Chief Pledges $1 Trillion to Curb Climate Threat
To Counter GOP's Attack on Democracy, Indivisible Unveils 50-State Plan to Thwart Trump Agenda
The Nation
most recent: 8:16 AM EST, Friday, February 22
A Billionaire Tests His Spoiler Message
Help! I’m Infatuated With Another Professor. Can I Ask Her Out Without Being a Jerk?
American Democracy Has Been Eclipsed
US Foreign Policy Is for Sale
The Educators’ Revolt Is Spreading to Oakland
Mother Jones
most recent: 8:31 AM EST, Friday, February 22
A Swamp Story: Trump Encouraged a Foreign Official to Back a Donor’s Business Deal
Two Decades Ago, He Blocked Abortion Clinics and Dodged Police. Now He’s Helping Wage Trump’s War on Reproductive Rights.
She Worked One of the Real Cases Behind “True Detective.” She Says We Still Haven’t Learned Its Lessons.
Make—and Devour—the Dumpling from Pixar’s Oscar-Nominated Film “Bao”
Oakland Teachers Are Striking for More Pay, Smaller Classes, and an End to School Closures Like This One
Hot Air
most recent: 9:30 AM EST, Friday, February 22
ISIS bride’s father sues Trump administration to restore terrorist’s passport
Rep. Eric Swalwell takes a pass on coffee at Trump Tower, hilarity ensues
Smollett to Empire castmates: No really, I’m totally innocent
Vandals deface statue of General Lee. No, not that General Lee.
Florida Democrats upset Bernie Sanders refused to condemn Venezuelan dictator
The New York Times
most recent: 6:35 AM EST, Friday, February 22
Peace Treaty, and Peace Prize, for North Korea Appear to Tempt Trump
South Korea Awaits 2nd Kim-Trump Summit With Both Hope and Fear
New Election Ordered in North Carolina Race at Center of Fraud Inquiry
A Star’s Shoe Breaks, Putting College Basketball Under a Microscope
It Started With a Jolt: How New York Became a Tech Town
Washington Post
most recent: 7:35 AM EST, Friday, February 22
U.S. farms fuel surge in guest-worker visas as illegal labor dwindles
Judge: Prosecutors’ deal with Jeffrey Epstein in molestation case violated law, misled victims
Wave of teacher protests lands in Oakland, Calif.
Residents of another Manhattan building vote to remove ‘Trump Place’ name
‘This is the wrong general’: Vandals torched a statue of General Lee. It honors a WWII veteran.
Chicago Tribune
most recent: 10:10 AM EST, Friday, February 22
House Democrats introduce measure to revoke Trump's emergency declaration
Venezuelan national guard opens fire on civilians attempting to keep border open
Federal judge: Current secretary of labor violated victims' rights in Jeffrey Epstein sexual abuse case
Anyone but Bibi: Rivals join forces in challenge to Israel's Netanyahu, who forms alliance with extreme right
North Carolina orders new election in contested U.S. House race after GOP candidate admitted misspeaking under oath
Detroit Free Press
most recent: 9:30 AM EST, Friday, February 22
Delta Air Lines seek route from Detroit to Tokyo's Haneda Airport
Ford launches internal investigation relating to gas mileage claims
Taylor treasurer, home on disability, finds pay gone, job in jeopardy
50 mph winds, possible 'bomb cyclone' could hit Michigan
Potholes damaged your car? Show us your repair bills
San Jose Mercury News
most recent: 9:55 AM EST, Friday, February 22
Pinterest blocks vaccine-related searches in all-or-nothing approach to policing health misinformation
Pilot in Yorba Linda plane crash that killed 5 was warned about poor flying conditions, report says
In some Bay Area cities, making $200,000 a year means you’re middle class
Best Bay Area fried chicken sandwich? And the winner is…
Oakland teachers strike enters second day, negotiations resume
Philadelphia Inquirer
most recent: 8:20 AM EDT, Saturday, October 27
Eagles hope London getaway perfect timing as they struggle to save their season
Nor'easter: How it will impact your Saturday
Bullied in school, a Northeast Philly woman won a $500,000 judgment. Her case could ripple.
Like my truck, Eagles' Jason Peters keeps on getting the job done | Marcus Hayes
A Steven Tyler wig, a 'Hammer' - and Halloween laughter galore | Maria Panaritis
Los Angeles Times
most recent: 6:21 AM EST, Friday, February 22
Trump faces legal issues for the rest of his presidency, no matter what Mueller finds
Las Vegas gets hit with second snowstorm in a week. What are the odds?
Progress has been scant since Trump’s last summit with North Korean leader
Allies balk at Trump administration bid to block Chinese firm from cutting-edge telecom markets
National Enquirer’s biggest investors include California taxpayers and state workers
Reuters
most recent: 10:10 AM EST, Friday, February 22
Bye-bye Brexit: History haunts German woman leaving UK to avoid 'chaos'
Kraft Heinz write-down puts focus on years of cost cuts, shares fall 27 percent
Kraft Heinz discloses SEC probe, $15 billion write-down; shares dive 20 percent
U.S. farmers receive $7.7 billion in trade aid to date: USDA
U.S., China haggle over toughest issues in trade war talks
CBS
most recent: 9:30 AM EST, Friday, February 22
Latest headlines
Eye Opener: Jussie Smollett claims innocence
CBSN New York
Priced out: L.A.'s hidden homeless
FDA raises concerns about dietary supplements
NBC
most recent: 9:50 AM EST, Friday, February 22
Toxic red tide in Florida not detected in waters
Pilot in deadly California house crash was warned of weather
The race is on for global 5G dominance — and Trump's in on it
Chicago police reveal how Smollett case was cracked
Cyclorama to be unveiled again amid diverging views of past
ABC
most recent: 8:50 AM EST, Friday, February 22
World's largest bee photographed after vanishing for decades
US bomber crew killed in WWII remembered by flypast
Tortoise thought to be extinct for 100 years discovered in Galapagos Islands
Fly-past honors WWII airmen who died saving UK children
China's new policy against gender bias meets fans, sceptics
CNN
most recent: 9:31 AM EST, Friday, February 22
Before midnight, prosecutors are expected to outline the facts they believe the judge should consider at Paul Manfort's sentencing
Analysis: All the President's broken men
Opinion: The American people must hear from Mueller
Analysis: What Roger Stone doesn't get
Anderson Cooper: Things are getting very serious, very quickly
Financial Times
most recent: 10:10 AM EST, Friday, February 22
SEC opens probe into Kraft Heinz accounting
Greta Thunberg: ‘All my life I’ve been the invisible girl’
US and China try to end chipmaker spat in trade talks
Barrick Gold ‘reviewed opportunity’ to merge with rival Newmont
No-deal Brexit risks Eurostar ‘chaos’ at St Pancras
BBC
most recent: 8:35 AM EST, Friday, February 22
Venezuela crisis: Maduro closes border with Brazil
Botswana mulls lifting elephant hunting ban
Japan's Yoshitaka Sakurada apologises for being three minutes late
Nigerian elections: Voters taken through Boko Haram danger zone
Syria war: US to leave 200 troops for peacekeeping after withdrawal
NPR
most recent: 8:55 AM EST, Friday, February 22
Advertisers Abandon YouTube Over Concerns That Pedophiles Lurk In Comments Section
7.5 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Near Ecuador's Border With Peru
Venezuela's Maduro Orders Closure Of Brazilian Border
Oakland, Los Angeles And More To Come: Why Teachers Keep Going On Strike
Here's What May Happen When The Mueller Investigation Is Completed
Haaretz - (Israel)
most recent: 11:40 PM EST, Thursday, February 21
Polish prime minister to Haaretz: Tens of thousands of Poles aided Jews. We won't give in to lies
How Karl Lagerfeld cleansed Chanel of its anti-Semitic, Nazi past
Israel bars entry to British woman visiting her partner, a Somali asylum seeker
Paris police arrest suspect in anti-Semitic attack on French Jewish philosopher Alain Finkielkraut
Pakistan just became Saudi Arabia's client state, and turned its back on Tehran
China Daily
most recent: 8:20 PM EST, Thursday, February 21
Wang jumps for joy in Germany
Kipchoge targeting record London win
Man City owner buys Chengdu club
Liang nails down China Open spot
Tar Heels rout No 1 Duke in a shoe-stopper
Russia Today
most recent: 4:45 AM EST, Friday, February 22
‘Straight out of Dr Strangelove’: Analysts slam Trump’s plan to trade nuclear secrets with Saudis
Magnificent seven: Top-notch Russian aircraft that may land in India’s shopping cart soon
Flying bulldog’? Researchers uncover GIANT BEE thought to be extinct for 3 decades (VIDEO)
Gene-edited Chinese CRISPR babies may have mental ‘superpowers’, researchers warn
Take that! Japanese probe Hayabusa2 fires ‘bullet’ at asteroid in bid to discover how life began
Al-Jazeera - (Qatar)
most recent: 10:10 AM EST, Friday, February 22
Japanese asteroid hunter touches down
Nigeria's election: Concerns for low turnout after delay
Senegal candidates wrap up campaigns ahead of presidential vote
'Hungry and dirty': More civilians leave ISIL holdout in Syria
'The way we were raised': The story of an Inupiaq elder
CBC
most recent: 9:30 AM EST, Friday, February 22
Moscow court extends detention of Canadian-born Paul Whelan another 3 months
Bishops must be held accountable in preventing abuse, Vatican summit hears
Venezuela concert organizers hope 'magnificent power' of music can build momentum for change
U.S. judge grants citizenship to Toronto-born twin son of same-sex couple after status initially denied
Why making the Oscars popular is mission impossible
DW - (Germany)
most recent: 9:50 AM EST, Friday, February 22
EU ministers debate US tariffs threat response
Five presidential candidates for Senegal
Saudi Arabia crown prince strikes oil deal in China
Kenyan court delays decision on homosexuality
Saudi sisters hide in Hong Kong after fleeing kingdom
France 24
most recent: 10:10 AM EST, Friday, February 22
Fabien Clain, from rapper to ‘French voice of the Islamic State group’
France says top al Qaeda commander killed in Sahel
Dozens of trucks evacuate civilians from last IS group holdout in Syria
Venezuela's Maduro closes Brazil border as Guaido sets out to pick up aid
Senegal’s jobless youth voice grievances ahead of presidential vote
Sydney Morning Herald
most recent: 8:16 AM EST, Friday, February 22
China's craze for etiquette queen June Dally-Watkins
In darkness, under the Arctic ice, Aussie diver chases a cool first
The age of the hoax
Picture Editor's Choice, February 23, 2019
Coal delay is a sign of Australia's growing China dilemma
Toronto Star
most recent: 9:51 AM EST, Friday, February 22
Officials: Matches or lighter suspected in deadly Ohio fire
Mexico to help “El Chapo” family seek US humanitarian visas
House Dems introduce measure to revoke Trump border edict
The Latest: Branson postpones flight to space for concert
Alaska governor plans no funding for public broadcasting
National Post
most recent: 9:31 AM EST, Friday, February 22
The menace of Elgin Pond: Witch’s hair entangles small town in fight over proposed mill
ISIL jihadists are sneaking out of Syria for a second try in Iraq
Globally important prehistoric fossil discovered in Prince Edward Island footprints
Victims dismiss Pope’s plan to combat sex abuse
Privy Council Clerk Michael Wernick adamant no undue pressure exerted on Wilson-Raybould