from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2AlOYhE
Monday, 31 December 2018
Trump widens demands in wall standoff, threatens Mexico border closure
President Donald Trump threatened on Friday to close the southern U.S. border with Mexico unless he gets the money he wants for a wall, raising the stakes in a standoff that will present an immediate test next week for the new U.S. Congress.
from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2AlOYhE
from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2AlOYhE
FCC probes outage of CenturyLink 911 emergency call service
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is investigating a nationwide CenturyLink Inc network outage that has affected service on 911 emergency phone calls across the country, agency chairman Ajit Pai said on Friday.
from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2BLLgxA
from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2BLLgxA
Drug use during pregnancy not child abuse: Pennsylvania top court
A divided Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled on Friday that mothers who use illegal drugs during their pregnancies are not committing child abuse against their newly-born children.
from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2EUjZwY
from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2EUjZwY
Bad memories of 2018 'shredded' in NYC ahead of New Year
New York City residents and visitors gathered at a paper shredder in Times Square on Friday to symbolically purge themselves of unpleasant memories of 2018 in the 12th annual Good Riddance Day.
from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2EUxCLF
from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2EUxCLF
Philadelphia judge grants new appeal to cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal
A Philadelphia judge has allowed convicted police-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal to launch a new appeal, ruling that a former chief justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court should have recused himself from the inmate's previous appeals.
from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2CEc2cM
from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2CEc2cM
New York police to use drone for first time at New Year's Eve party
New York City police will use an aerial drone for the first time to monitor the crowds gathered in Times Square on Monday for the New Year's Eve ball-drop celebrations, officials said on Friday, adding there was no known threat to the night's festivities.
from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2rXtcfk
from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2rXtcfk
Guatemalan boy who died in U.S. custody had the flu: state officials
The 8-year-old Guatemalan boy who died in the custody of U.S. border agents this week had the flu before he passed away but the cause of his death is still unknown, state officials said on Friday.
from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2VcdlY1
from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2VcdlY1
Bright light in big city mystifies New Yorkers after transformer fire
A transformer explosion at an electric power substation in the New York City borough of Queens lit up the night sky with a bright blue light on Thursday, mystifying some residents, but officials said no one was injured in the incident.
from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2GHttNV
from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2GHttNV
Year-End Storm in the Philippines Kills More Than 60
By JASON GUTIERREZ from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2R55gWI
Philippine President Says He Sexually Abused Housemaid as a Teenager
By JASON GUTIERREZ from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2AqsfRv
C.I.A.’s Afghan Forces Leave a Trail of Abuse and Anger
By MUJIB MASHAL from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2EZjOjT
In Orange County, a Republican Fortress Turns Democratic
By ADAM NAGOURNEY and ROBERT GEBELOFF from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2F0FQSR
‘The Train Was So Packed That It Was Difficult For Me to Do What I Always Did’
By Unknown Author from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2SrN1ar
2 of New York’s Most Influential Offices Are About to be Held by One Person
By J. DAVID GOODMAN from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2Tllzvc
What’s on TV Monday: New Year’s Eve Celebrations and Taylor Swift
By SARA ARIDI from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2AmjsAe
Armed Man in Tactical Clothing Headed to a Texas Church to ‘Fulfill a Prophecy,’ Police Say
By SANDRA E. GARCIA from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2CH9f2G
Trump Digs In, Darkening Hopes for a Deal to End the Shutdown
By MAGGIE HABERMAN and SHERYL GAY STOLBERG from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2Qdoeov
Obamacare, Ruled Invalid by Federal Judge, Will Remain in Effect During Appeal
By SARAH MERVOSH from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2GQ7rIL
Lindsey Graham Suggests Syrian Troop Drawdown Will Take Longer Than 30 Days
By MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2GIQ7p0
Quotation of the Day: C.I.A.-Led Afghan Forces Leave Grim Trail of Abuse
By Unknown Author from NYT Today’s Paper https://nyti.ms/2GMzf0B
Ravens and Eagles Claw Their Way to the N.F.L. Playoffs
By BENJAMIN HOFFMAN from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2Als4qM
Cowboys Send Giants to Another Late Loss
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2QVaF2l
Alabama and Clemson Are Putting a Trademark on the Title Game
By MARC TRACY from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2QXVEgb
A Closed Brooklyn Bridge and 40,000 Pounds of Deli Meat: New York Is That Crowded
By TYLER PAGER from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2CHhv2E
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