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German Jet Crashes, No Evidence at UVA
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Air Crash: A German Airbus passenger plane with 150 people on board crashed today in a remote and mountainous area of southern France. The flight bound for Düsseldorf was operated by Germanwings, a discount subsidiary of Lufthansa. German news agencies …
Cruz Throws Hat, Stars & Bars & Speech
Monday, March 23, 2015
The Lead: Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz officially announced he’s running for president this morning at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, the Christian college founded by the Rev. Jerry Falwell. “It is the time for truth. It is the time …
Cruz to Declare, Richard Reburied
Sunday, March 22, 2015
Nation: Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, a Tea Party stalwart, is expected to announce tomorrow that he is a candidate for president in 2016. He would be the first major Republican candidate to announce. Cruz was first elected to the Senate …
Seven Dead in Brooklyn Fire, Late Congrats
Saturday, March 21, 2015
Nation: Seven children died overnight in a house fire in Brooklyn that is believed to have been caused by a malfunctioning hot plate. The children, ages five to 15, all came from the same family. Investigators believe the fire began …
Bibi Backtracks, Less Ice and Spring Snow
Friday, March 20, 2015
Bibi Double Reverse: Just days after he scraped up extra votes by declaring himself opposed to a Palestinian State, Israel’s re-elected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is now talking like he never said that. He says what he meant was it’s …
Netanyahu Resets, Wine and Bullets
Thursday, March 19, 2015
Bibi Rebuilds: After winning the national election Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to build a governing coalition that shrugs off some of its most extreme conservatives, but also some of the center left members of Parliament who pushed …
Netanyahu Wins , Gay Marriage for Presbyterians
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Bibi Wins It: The Israeli elections went from too close to call to a resounding victory for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. His Likud Party won 29 or 30 seats in Parliament to 24 for the Zionist Union. Netanyahu still has …
Bibi on the Edge, Obamacare 16 Million
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Israeli Elections: Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in danger of losing his seat after millions of Israelis went to the polls today. The Zionist Union Party led by Isaac Herzog has a slight edge, but the popular vote alone does …
Durst Mumbles Admission, Cop Shooting Arrest
Monday, March 16, 2015
Millions and Murder: Robert Durst, the odd real estate heir whose life has swirled with suspicions of murder and who was arrested Saturday, uttered what sounded like an admission last night in the closing moments of a six-part HBO documentary …
Vanuatu Devastated, White House Warns
Sunday, March 15, 2015
Aftermath: The first planeloads of international aid arrived in Vanuatu today. About 90 percent of the housing in Port Vila, the capital, has been damaged or destroyed, according to the aide agency Oxfam. The organization says its resident director told …
