Parts of New York City were submerged in flood water after the Big Apple was hit by record rainfall on Thursday (30 October).
China holds send-off ceremony for space station astronauts
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Israel’s military prosecutor admits she leaked video of soldiers assaulting a Palestinian detainee
Israel’s top military prosecutor has resigned after admitting to leaking a video showing soldiers assaulting a Palestinian detainee.
Trump has decided to attack Venezuela military under guise of drug strikes: report
President Donald Trump has reportedly decided to order attacks on Venezuela’s military installations.Sources told the Miami Herald that the strikes could come at any moment. The Trump administration has suggested that it is opposing the Sóles drug car…
US national intelligence director says former American strategy of ‘regime change’ is over
U.S. national intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard says America’s former strategy of “regime change or nation building” has ended under President Donald Trump.
Train carrying 400 smashes into fruit lorry sending pears flying after bungling driver crosses tracks… but REVERSES back
A HIGH-SPEED train with 400 passengers onboard has ploughed into a fruit lorry after the bungling driver got stuck on a level crossing. Shocking footage shows the lorry going across the tracks before bizarrely reversing when a car approaches – as secon…
Social safety net: Not a welfare state
Re: “U.S. can’t afford to keep expanding the size of its welfare state” (Oct. 27, Opinion): There is plenty of U.S. money for humane treatment of those who need care, but most of our federal taxes go to past, current or future wars. Military spending a…
In One Jamaican Town, Hurricane Melissa Left Behind Floodwaters and Dead Livestock
The Category 5 storm ravaged western Jamaica and drenched the small community of New River, where residents were coping with a massive clean up. At least 19 people have died nationwide, officials said.
French cyclist, 77, survives for three days on red wine after plunging down 130ft ravine
The elderly biker dipped into the bottles of red in his shopping bag, after he had an accident in the Cévennes region of France
Early education: Investment is essential
I’m writing in response to “WA lawmakers cut spots for free preschool program” (Sept. 22, Education Lab), which underscores the child care crisis and the disconnect between early education programs. As a parent with firsthand experience in the Early Ch…