The First Lady of the Confederacy Considers Her Painful Past
By BRENDA WINEAPPLE from NYT Books https://ift.tt/2I3bEIC
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Police Scotland chief tried to 'suppress' conduct report
Secret police documents leaked to the BBC show attempts were made to suppress a critical report. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2KpVIhS
Kirsty Maxwell death: Friends in Benidorm to mark anniversary
The friends of a woman who died after falling from a balcony in Benidorm have gone back there to mark the one-year anniversary of her death. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2HB57Wb
Rent costs full-time workers every penny earned until May
A year's rent takes every penny earned by full-time workers until the first week of May, study shows. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2KjL1gR
Rent costs full-time workers every penny earned until May
A year's rent takes every penny earned by full-time workers until the first week of May, study shows. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2KjL1gR
Iran says U.S.-Saudi cooperation to destabilize Mideast: state TV
ANKARA (Reuters) - Iran said on Monday cooperation between Saudi Arabia and the United States will further destabilize the Middle East, a senior official said, adding that Tehran will continue its presence in the region despite Washington's pressure to limit its influence. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2FsFUal
Danish national first to be convicted under Malaysia's fake news law
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - A Malaysian court convicted a Danish citizen on Monday for inaccurate criticism of police on social media, the first person to be prosecuted under a new law against fake news. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2KqRI0v
Fearing Death, and Photographing the Rituals That Surround It
By JOHN OTIS from NYT Lens https://ift.tt/2rbnRR3
Morning rush hour blasts kill 25 in Afghan capital
KABUL (Reuters) - Twin blasts in the Afghan capital Kabul killed 25 people on Monday, including journalists who had arrived to report on the first explosion and who were apparently targeted by a suicide bomber in a second attack, officials said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2r9mKSF
Syrian army renews push on besieged areas
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syrian army began an intense bombardment of a rebel enclave near Homs on Monday, a war monitor said, as President Bashar al-Assad pushed to recapture all the remaining areas his forces have besieged. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2vY0Kiv
Tesla driver banned for M1 autopilot seat-switch
He said he was the "unlucky one who got caught" after being seen in the passenger seat on the M1. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2Foam5D
T-Mobile agrees $26bn mega-merger with Sprint
The US telecoms firms could win more customers through the deal, as long as regulators approve it. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2w5RWr1
God of War: Games no longer where actors careers 'go to die'
Christopher Judge, who plays Kratos in the new God of War, talks about the jump from the silver screen to games. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2w793Zx
Sentinel tracks ships' dirty emissions from orbit
The EU's new satellite pollution-tracker will be a powerful tool to monitor vessels' emissions. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2HQ43gv
Body cameras deter attacks and abuse at Welsh hospitals
Security staff at five of Wales' health boards now wear recording devices to try to deter violence. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2JFtdeH
Regain control
The new rules which might help stop private information being shared without our knowledge. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2JG9YC1
'Hacker's paradise'
How cyber security firm Darktrace was set up by former members of the UK security services and maths professors. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2Kpbz0j
Porn block
Soon you'll have to prove you're 18 years old if you want to watch pornography online. Here is all you need to know. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2HU3TV3
'Singing Jesus Loves Me': Waffle House Victim Died Singing Gospel Songs
A young woman who was killed in the attack by a gunman last week in a Tennessee Waffle House died singing gospel songs, according to CNN. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2HAuQhj
Planning Your National Day of Prayer Event on May 3, 2018
As we are nearing the National Day of Prayer on May 3, 2018, most of the leaders of prayer observances are beginning to plan in detail for their church, business, community, school, or other venues. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2radTjB
Seoul: Kim Says He’ll Give Up Nukes if US Vows Not to Attack
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told his South Korean counterpart at their historic summit that he would be willing to give up his nuclear weapons if the U.S. commits to a formal end to the Korean War and a pledge not to attack the North, Seoul officials said Sunday. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2JCKTaS
South Korea to remove loudspeakers along border, North Korea to align time zone with the South
SEOUL (Reuters) - In initial small steps toward reconciliation, South Korea said on Monday it would remove loudspeakers that blared propaganda across the border, while North Korea said it would shift its clocks to align with its southern neighbor. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2HG9N9g
Afghan capital hit by morning rush hour blasts, 21 killed
KABUL (Reuters) - Two blasts hit the Afghan capital Kabul on Monday, killing at least 21 people, including a photographer for French news agency AFP, but there was no immediate claim of responsibility, officials said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2vXtJTl
U.S. concerned by 'destabilizing and malign activities' of Iran: Pompeo
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - The United States is deeply concerned by Iran's "destabilizing and malign activities", new Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said after meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2HYvdSq
Migrants from caravan in limbo as U.S. says border crossing full
TIJUANA, Mexico (Reuters) - About 50 people from a Central American migrant caravan including women, children and transgender individuals tried to seek U.S. asylum on Sunday but were not allowed to cross the Mexico border because officials said the facility was full. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2HH12eS
Syrian army says 'enemy' rockets hit military bases
AMMAN (Reuters) - The Syrian army said on Sunday that rockets had struck several military bases in the Hama and Aleppo countryside in what it said was new "aggression" by its enemies, state television said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2HYv7tL
British interior minister Rudd resigns after immigration scandal
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's interior minister resigned on Sunday after Prime Minister Theresa May's government faced an outpouring of indignation over its treatment of some long-term Caribbean residents who were wrongly labeled illegal immigrants. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2vZZhYW
Detractors deride Duterte for asking Filipinos to leave Kuwait
MANILA (Reuters) - A Philippine labor group and a senator accused President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday of gambling with the livelihoods of tens of thousands of Filipinos in Kuwait, after he asked them to come home amid a diplomatic dispute over reported labor abuse. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2w04a4l
Thailand frees former magazine editor jailed for royal insult
BANGKOK (Reuters) - A high-profile Thai activist and former magazine editor jailed for insulting the country's monarchy vowed on Monday to keep pressing his call for democracy after he was released from prison. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2HAxbsO