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Euroviews. If someone threatens suicide on social media, here's what you can do

Most people don’t know what to say or do when someone makes a statement like Pete Davidson's in “real life”.

19/12/2018

World News

Les Moonves will not get his $120 million severance from CBS, board says

Moonves, former CEO of CBS, agreed to depart the company in September amid allegations of sexual misconduct.

18/12/2018

World News

Accused Statue of Liberty climber said she had nightmares about kids in cages

Prosecutors say Theresa Okoumou endangered herself, rescuers and thousands of Liberty Island visitors when she climbed to the feet of the statue on July 4th.

18/12/2018

World News

Mother can't see her dying 2-year-old due to Trump's travel ban: Advocates

"My wife's calling me every day wanting to kiss and hold her son for that one last time," said the father, a U.S. citizen whose son is in a California hospital.

18/12/2018

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Ex-Trump advisor Roger Stone admits to spreading lies online

Stone had accused a Chinese businessman of making illegal donations to Hillary Clinton, among other things.

18/12/2018

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Critics decry decision to let Florida police use 'stand your ground'

Allowing police to invoke the law only "makes it harder for our justice system to deliver justice in these cases," one critic said.

18/12/2018

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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposes state legalize recreational marijuana

There are currently 10 states in the country where recreational marijuana use is legal.

18/12/2018

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Mueller's office releases notes of Flynn's FBI interview

Flynn, who will be sentenced Tuesday, lied specifically about discussions with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, according to the FBI.

18/12/2018

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Michigan priest accused of condemning teen at funeral who committed suicide

The family of Maison Hullibarger said some people were so upset they left the room in tears.

18/12/2018

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Poor cybersecurity leaves U.S. open to missile attacks, Pentagon watchdog says

An inspector general's report finds unencrypted thumb drives, classified servers without locks on them and unrepaired computer bugs going back to 1990.

18/12/2018

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Deer poacher sentenced to watch 'Bambi' every month during a year in jail

The man was one of a group of poachers found to have illegally killed hundreds of deer, sometimes taking only their heads and leaving the rest to rot in fields.

18/12/2018

World News

Hemp industry expected to blossom under new Farm Bill

"This is a cultural shift," said one purveyor of cannabidiol, CBD, a compound derived from hemp.

17/12/2018

USA

Euroviews. Trump, like Nixon, won't be impeached over campaign finance violations

It's part of background mosaic of lawlessness, but not the “high crimes and misdemeanors” defined as impeachable offenses.

17/12/2018

World News

Camp Fire clean-up workers fired after posting insensitive photos

"This is unacceptable and reprehensible behavior," the Town of Paradise wrote on its Facebook page.

17/12/2018

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Colin Kroll, co-founder of HQ Trivia and Vine, found dead. He was 34.

A drug overdose is the suspected cause of death, police said, but an investigation is underway.

17/12/2018

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California deletes plan to tax text messages

The proposal was withdrawn after a new FCC ruling limited states' authority over texting.

17/12/2018

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Powerful storms shatter records, cause huge waves

"Stay well back from the ocean or risk certain death," the National Weather Service tweeted in all caps.

17/12/2018

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Boys need better access to mental health care. Why aren't they getting it?

"If you can't turn to someone in your life and say how you are really feeling, then you're only going to end up hurting yourself somehow down the road."

16/12/2018

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Father says girl who died at border had food, water

"Our law says that people have the right to approach our border and ask for protection," said a migrant advocate.

16/12/2018

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In a fundamentalist Mormon town, modernization highlights a stark divide

"A lot of things are changing and we just kind of hoped people would be open to the idea," said the owner of the first bar in Colorado City, where alcohol was once banned.

15/12/2018