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Comedy icon David Letterman says goodbye to his beloved mother

Comedian and long time “Late Night” show host David Letterman’s mother passed away Tuesday night, according to reports. Dorothy Mengering, who appeared several times on Letterman’s program as his mom from Indiana, passed away at age 95. Ron Bracket of the Tampa Bay Times first reported the news. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Mengering’s daughter […]

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Obituaries & memorials, USA

Artist Says ‘Fearless Girl’ Statue Breaches His Rights

The creator of the “charging bull” statue in Wall Street believes New York City has infringed his rights by installing a second statue next to the model without his permission. Italian-born sculptor Arturo Di Modica said the “fearless girl” statue of a young girl facing down the bull, put in place on March 7, changed

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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USA

United Promised Regulators Ticketed Passengers Are Guaranteed Seats

Less than three years before a passenger was forcibly removed from one of its aircrafts, United Airlines assured federal regulators that all ticketed passengers are guaranteed seats on flights. The promise was delivered in federal filings reviewed by International Business Times. In September 2014 comments to federal officials, the Chicago-based airline outlined its opposition to

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Donald Trump puts world on notice: ‘North Korea is looking for trouble,’ U.S. to ‘solve the problem’

President Trump issued a stark warning to the world Tuesday about North Korea’s nuclear program – and his administration’s intent to “solve the problem.” News broke over the weekend that the U.S. Navy strike group led by USS Carl Vinson is headed to the Korean peninsula to support regional allies and send a message to

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International, USA

Hillary Clinton to receive ‘Champion of the Century’ honor by Planned Parenthood

Hillary Clinton will be honored next month in New York City with a “Champion of the Century Award” by Planned Parenthood as it celebrates 100 years of operation. The U.S. presidential election may have went to Donald Trump, but his Democratic Party challenger is still a “Champion of the Century” to Planned Parenthood CEO Cecile

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Lawmakers aim to move Calif. presidential primary right behind Iowa and NH

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers and the state’s chief elections officer announced a new effort Tuesday to move the state’s 2020 primary up by three months, even giving the governor power to accelerate the timeline in hopes of closely following elections in Iowa and New Hampshire. “A state as populous and diverse as California should

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Putin warns of ‘fake’ gas attacks to frame Syria’s Assad

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday warned of future chemical weapons “provocations” in Syria to frame President Bashar al-Assad, just as Washington’s top diplomat arrived for talks in Moscow. “We have information from various sources that such provocations — I cannot call them otherwise — are being prepared in other regions of Syria, including in

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Officials defend Trump’s travel ban on Syrians as unrelated to chemical weapons

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration continues to defend itself against accusations that it was hypocritical to conduct an airstrike on behalf of Syrian children while standing behind its proposed temporary travel ban against six Muslim-Majority countries, including Syria. White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Tuesday that the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian

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Middle East, USA

Video shows hazing at Penn State frat where N.J. teen died, report says

Surveillance video captured a hazing ritual at a Penn State University fraternity house where a New Jersey teen died after suffering a collapsed lung, ruptured spleen and nonrecoverable brain injury following a fall, according to a report on philly.com. Timothy Piazza, a 19-year-old from Readington Township in Hunterdon County, died on Feb. 4 following a

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Chinese social media wants you to boycott United Airlines

The fallout from the incident on the United Airlines flight from Chicago to Louisville, Kentucky, has been a public relations disaster for the airline in the United States. There are now signs that the backlash against the airline is spreading further. In China, which has five cities served by United, anger over the United’s rough

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International, Travel and Food, USA

The Trump Administration Lost Again in Court, This Time on Voter ID

A federal court in Texas has again ruled the state’s 2011 voter identification law intentionally discriminated against minorities. It’s the latest loss in the case for Texas — which has spent years unsuccessfully defending the law. But it also has implications for the Trump administration. In February, the new administration abruptly abandoned the crux of

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