Lawmakers have done little to push back against Trump’s foreign policy approach. But the Khashoggi murder has riled Republicans and Democrats alike.
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In research published in the journal Science, authors say extinctions of mammal communities in Africa occurred before evidence of human hunting.
Lack of insulin could affect 40 million people with diabetes by 2030, study finds
A study led by researchers at Stanford University suggests insulin use for Type 2 diabetes will rise globally, but many with disease won’t have access.
Brexit deal almost done, but Spain holds out over Gibraltar
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez tweeted that Britain and Spain “remain far away” on the issue and “if there are no changes, we will veto Brexit.”
American missionary killed by remote tribe leaves behind diary: ‘I hope this isn’t one of my last notes’
John Allen Chau, 26, left notes with a fisherman who helped him travel to the off-limits tribe on an Indian island in the Bay of Bengal.
Migrant caravan: Tijuana declares humanitarian crisis, asks for international help
The municipal government in Tijuana declared a humanitarian crisis to deal with the arrival of nearly 5,000 mostly Central American migrants.
Celebrity chef Guy Fieri cooks for fire victims
Celebrity chefs Jose Andres and Guy Fieri spent Thanksgiving in Chico, California, cooking for people displaced by the Northern California wildfire. World Central Kitchen, a nonprofit started by Andres, cooked 15,000 meals. (Nov. 23)
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How to build the perfect snowman
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Newly discovered planet has three suns
One of the youngest-known exoplanets is pretty strange… it has not one, not two, but three suns!
Report claims CIA has ‘smoking gun phone call’ linking Saudi crown prince to Jamal Khashoggi killing; Trump still stands by Saudis
A Turkish newspaper claims the CIA has a recording of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordering Jamal Khashoggi’s ‘silence’