Monthly Archives: November 2016

(CNN)Jury deliberations are set to resume Tuesday in the politically charged criminal case known as Bridgegate. The federal jurors, who heard more than a month of testimony, got the case Monday and deliberated until 3:30 p.m. Bridget Kelly, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s former deputy chief of staff, and Bill Baroni, former Port Authority deputy […]

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Jose Jaramillo suffered a catastrophic illness due to inadequate care at Cibola County correctional center. The justice department had ended its contract with the facility but in a stunning reversal another agency has reopened it Theodula Jaramillo had kept vigil over her sons deteriorating body for seven years before he died on Independence Day. On […]

From condoms in porn to recreational cannabis, Californians face the longest-ever guide to this years election. Can a ballot party get them in the mood? They gathered in the light-filled apartment, armed with the tools of 21st century democracy: smartphones, laptops, wine, pizza and a small bowl of Halloween candy. Before the night was over, […]

Home to the scientists who built the nuclear bomb, the company town of Los Alamos, New Mexico is today one of the richest in the country even as toxic waste threatens its residents and neighbouring Espaola struggles with poverty In August 1945, the US army dropped a secret over Japan: fully functional nuclear bombs, which […]

Khan had planned to lock down Pakistans capital before supreme court agreed to launch inquiry into corruption claims Imran Khan has abandoned plans to bring Islamabad to a standstill after Pakistans highest court agreed to his petition to launch an inquiry into corruption allegations against the prime minister. Khan, the leader of the Tehreek-e-Insaf party […]

Tired of government bureaucracy and traffic jams, activists in Costa Ricas capital are solving the citys transport problems themselves: painting crossings, funding research and even building infrastructure Four cyclists flashing safety lights stand out from the yellow din of San Joss street lamps. Its almost 11pm and save for a few revellers staggering out of […]

Washington (CNN)When most office workers leave a job, clearing out their desk involves a cardboard box and maybe a paper shredder. When the office worker is the President of the United States, it means military cargo planes, police-escorted tractor trailers — and getting nowhere near that shredder. On Tuesday, the White House began the laborious […]

New secure facility in northern France could become temporary repository for artefacts in danger of being destroyed, says Hollande The Louvre Museum is to offer a haven for world treasures rescued from war zones such as Syria and Iraq at a secure storage facility in northern France. The French president, Franois Hollande, said the conference […]

Monopoly: The catalyst for so many family disagreements.Image: JOHN MORGAN/FLICKR November is going to be an emotional time. A chance card, if you will. No, we’re not talking about the U.S presidential election. We’re talking about Monopoly. During November, Hasbro is fielding their latest iteration of Monopoly to the public, in the name of democracy […]