Colin Dwyer

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Beware The Twist! Bill Clinton Plans To Pen A Thriller With James Patterson

Monday, May 08, 2017

The former president and fiction titan foisted a surprise on readers Monday, announcing they'll be releasing a novel named The President Is Missing in June 2018.

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Months After Plane Crash Killed Most Of Team, Chapecoense Wins Championship

Monday, May 08, 2017

The Brazilian soccer club lost 19 of its players in a November crash that killed 71 passengers. But they officially took home the state league title Sunday after finishing with a superior record.

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Would You Wear Lonzo Ball's $495 Shoes? 'Nah,' Twitter Says Politely

Friday, May 05, 2017

"The Sports World is Forever Changed," Big Baller Brand said in introducing NBA prospect Lonzo Ball's shoes — though some aren't exactly feeling moved. But wait, you ask, what about the $220 sandals?

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Riven By Fire And Fiery Rhetoric, Venezuela Decides Its Future In The Streets

Friday, May 05, 2017

President Nicolas Maduro is pushing for a new constitution — but protesters are pushing back. As the political tug-of-war unfolds, violence and international criticism continue to escalate.

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Denmark Now Has A Wild Wolf Pack Again — For The First Time In 200 Years

Thursday, May 04, 2017

Citing CCTV footage and DNA samples, two researchers say a female has migrated more than 340 miles from Germany to join a small group of wolves in the Jutland peninsula.

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EU Drops Its Antitrust Probe Over Amazon E-Book Contracts

Thursday, May 04, 2017

The European Union's executive arm closed the investigation after accepting Amazon's promise to strip its publisher contracts of clauses that the commission feared were "harmful to consumers."

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North Korea Pens Singular, Scathing Criticism Of Its Singular Ally, China

Thursday, May 04, 2017

The country's state-run news agency issued a rare broadside against Beijing, its most important trade partner and ally, for "its reckless act of chopping down the pillar of the DPRK-China relations."

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Puerto Rico Makes Unprecedented Move To Restructure Billions In Debt

Wednesday, May 03, 2017

The territory, which is ineligible for bankruptcy, filed to begin a similar procedure tailor-made for its more than $70 billion debt crisis, which is likely to dwarf Detroit's 2013 Chapter 9 filing.

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Did You Get A Weird Invitation To Edit A Google Doc? It's Best Not To Click

Wednesday, May 03, 2017

The reason: It's probably not legit. A vast phishing scam has been emailing malicious files masquerading as Google Docs. Does a recent edit invitation smell fishy to you? Just delete it.

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Facebook Plans To Add 3,000 Workers To Monitor, Remove Violent Content

Wednesday, May 03, 2017

"If we're going to build a safe community, we need to respond quickly," Mark Zuckerberg wrote Wednesday. The hiring spree comes amid a spate of violent videos uploaded to the site by users.

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Gay Couple's Lawsuit Against Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis Is Back On After Court Ruling

Wednesday, May 03, 2017

The lawsuit had been dismissed last August because of a change in state law. But an appeals court says the couple can still seek damages from the Kentucky clerk who denied them a marriage license.

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WATCH: Surfer Rescued After 32 Hours Adrift And Alone Off Scotland's Coast

Tuesday, May 02, 2017

Matthew Bryce paddled out Sunday, but by Monday he still hadn't returned. So coast guard teams launched a dramatic rescue effort — and hours later, plucked a needle from a haystack 13 miles off-shore.

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Trial Of Ousted South Korean Leader Begins As Voters Mull Her Replacement

Tuesday, May 02, 2017

Park Geun-hye's lawyers denied the slew of corruption charges against her, which could put her away for life. Meanwhile, a generational divide could determine the impeached president's successor.

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Teen Shot Dead By Police As His Car Was Driving Away, Chief Says

Monday, May 01, 2017

Jordan Edwards, 15, was killed in a Dallas suburb Saturday. Now, the local police chief says body-cam footage contradicts his earlier statement that the car was driving "in an aggressive manner."

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NPR's Eyder Peralta Released After Brief Detainment In South Sudan

Monday, May 01, 2017

The East Africa correspondent and his South Sudanese assistant were placed in custody on Friday for reasons that remain unclear. He was released Monday morning, while his assistant remains detained.

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Airbnb Settles Suit With San Francisco, Aims To Smooth Host Registration

Monday, May 01, 2017

The short-term rental company has had an occasionally fraught relationship with its city of origin. But this lawsuit — which was joined by HomeAway — ended in an agreement lauded Monday by both sides.

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Venezuelan President Bumps Up Minimum Wage Amid Weeks Of Public Upheaval

Monday, May 01, 2017

Nicolas Maduro announced the wage hike — Venezuela's third this year — during an address Sunday. The move appears intended to quell protests that have engulfed the country for over a month.

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Nationwide Strike Clogs Brazil's Big Cities, Grinding Daily Activity To A Halt

Friday, April 28, 2017

Unions called for the 24-hour work stoppage to protest President Michel Temer's attempts to roll back pensions and labor laws. Temer says these changes are necessary to save Brazil from recession.

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PHOTOS: See The Sweeping American Landscapes Under Review By Trump

Friday, April 28, 2017

President Trump has ordered the Department of the Interior to review the status of at least 20 national monuments. Here's a visual guide to the stunning landscapes now in Trump's sights.

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West Virginia State University Says It Is Suing Dow Chemical For Contamination

Thursday, April 27, 2017

The school alleges the chemical manufacturing giant is responsible for the elevated levels of three likely carcinogens in its groundwater. Its lawsuit asks that the company provide for their removal.

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