Finland’s Sanna Marin to become world’s youngest prime minister at 34
A Finnish politician is set to become the world’s youngest sitting prime minister. Sanna Marin, Finland’s 34-year-old transportation…
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Golden Globe 2020 nominations revealed
The nominees for the 77th Golden Globe Awards were announced Monday. Netflix led in total nominations, thanks to a strong showing from the films…
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How did Saturn’s moon get its tiger stripes? A ‘just so’ space story
Saturn’s moon Enceladus is an intriguing oddity. The tiny moon, only about 300 miles across, contains a rocky core and global subsurface ocean…
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Chrissy Teigen reveals what it’s really like to be famous
Chrissy Teigen will pull the John Legend card when making a restaurant reservation. She also pays extra to be driven directly to the plane when she…
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The year that tech went dark
The team at Pinterest felt it had to go dark to do right by its users. At a time when social networks are plagued by toxic content, misinformation…
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Preparing students for mass shootings
EL PASO, Texas — Mental health expert and University of Texas at El Paso professor Carlton Brown speaks about how schools should prepare students…
Continue Reading Netflix gets a bear hug from the Golden Globes, hoping the Oscars come next
The path to movie glory at the Golden Globes runs through your TV, with Netflix landing four out of 10 major film nominations. Will the Oscars be…
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Supreme Court rejects challenge to Kentucky abortion ultrasound law
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a challenge to a Kentucky law requiring doctors to describe ultrasound images and play fetal heartbeat sound to…
Continue Reading Without Trump’s help, America’s other leaders go it alone in the fight against climate change
President Donald Trump’s move to begin pulling out of the Paris Agreement last month signaled to world leaders that the US government is…
Continue Reading A wildlife conservationist who was mauled by her own tigers insists they were just playing with her
A wildlife conservationist and founder of a California animal sanctuary was hospitalized on Saturday after tigers pinned her to the ground and…
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SoftBank’s Masa Son still trusts his gut and isn’t done splashing billions on ‘crazy’ entrepreneurs
Just a few weeks ago Masayoshi Son was smarting from having to bail out one of his big investments. Now he’s reminding his critics of another…
Continue Reading A new theory on what shocked the overnight lending market
When turmoil erupted in the US overnight lending market in September, it came as a big surprise. The spike in overnight borrowing rates forced the…
Continue Reading Three National Guard soldiers killed in helicopter crash identified
Three soldiers killed in a Black Hawk helicopter crash Thursday have been identified by the Minnesota National Guard. The soldiers, who had been…
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Una escena del crimen horrible, las súplicas de las vÃctimas y un escalofriante mensaje: los detalles del asesinato de una doctora colombiana y su prometido
(CNN) — El juicio por asesinato doble a Bampumim Teixeira, de 33 años, está llegando a su fin después de dos semanas de testimonios que detallan…
Continue Reading Una escena del crimen horrible, las súplicas de las vÃctimas y un escalofriante mensaje: los detalles del asesinato de una doctora colombiana y su prometido
(CNN) — El juicio por asesinato doble a Bampumim Teixeira, de 33 años, está llegando a su fin después de dos semanas de testimonios que detallan…
Continue Reading ‘Bombshell’ spotlights the women who ended Roger Ailes’ reign
“Bombshell” lands as the year’s second expose on Fox News under Roger Ailes, following the Showtime miniseries “The Loudest…
Continue Reading Mattresses, coffee machines and a stuffed boar’s head — the surprising things stolen from luxury hotels
When checking out of a five-star hotel, thrifty travelers have been known to slip a few shower caps, mini-shampoos or even slippers into their…
Continue Reading Michelle Obama calls impeachment proceedings into Trump ‘surreal’
Former first lady Michelle Obama called the impeachment proceedings into President Donald Trump and Ukraine “surreal” as the…
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READ: Jerry Nadler’s opening statement at Dec. 9 impeachment hearing
As prepared for delivery: “No matter his party or his politics, if the President places his own interests above those of the country, he…
Continue Reading The takeover battle for food delivery startup Just Eat is escalating
South African tech investor Naspers has sweetened its hostile bid for Just Eat, valuing the UK online food delivery company at $6.7 billion and…
Continue Reading Lord & Taylor is returning to New York with a pop-up store
Lord & Taylor is reopening in New York less than a year after shuttering its flagship department store. But the new store will only be open for a…
Continue Reading Democrats start impeachment homestretch with rising stakes and deepening discord
Democrats are heading into a momentous impeachment finale as they set the pace and scope of their charges against President Donald Trump —…
Continue Reading Democrats are at an impeachment crossroads
That President Donald Trump should be impeached is self-evident to most of the Democratic Party, which has recoiled at his entire presidency and was…
Continue Reading Florida shooting is the last thing Saudis want
That it was Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud and not his son, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who called President Trump…
Continue Reading President Donald Trump treated as the loser among the NATO cool kids in ‘Saturday Night Live’ cold open
US President Donald Trump was literally not allowed a seat at the table in the “Saturday Night Live” cold open. Trump, played by Alec…
Continue Reading Elizabeth Warren made at least $1.9 million for past private legal work over three decades
Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Sunday night released new details about her time doing corporate legal work, a period going back more than 30 years in which…
Continue Reading Sanders responds to Clinton’s accusation: ‘I’m sorry that Hillary Clinton is rerunning 2016’
Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday denied an accusation made by Hillary Clinton last week that the Vermont senator’s delayed endorsement in 2016…
Continue Reading Washington Post: Barr told Trump he was not being well served by Giuliani
Attorney General William Barr counseled President Donald Trump that his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani has become a liability for his administration,…
Continue Reading Rapper Juice WRLD is dead at 21
Rapper and singer Juice WRLD has died in Chicago, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office said Sunday. Juice, who was born Jarad Anthony…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Rainy, overcast, cooler Monday
An ABC-7 First Alert is in effect for rainy and overcast conditions Monday. We will see a good chance of rain showers today and tonight. High…
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