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An incapacitated woman at a Phoenix care facility was raped and later gave birth. Now, state records show her longtime doctor is surrendering his medical license. http://apne.ws/lIFp4aV
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper says he’s certain the awarding of a $10 billion cloud-computing contract to Microsoft instead of Amazon was done fairly. http://apne.ws/93Bdtee
PHOTO GALLERY: Editor selections from the past week in Asia. http://apne.ws/EhSR7Po
North Korea calls former U.S. vice President Joe Biden a “rabid dog” that “must be beaten to death with a stick” in its latest swipe against foreign and political leaders it sees as hostile to the North’s leadership. http://apne.ws/9JFAO0E
Rosalía (@rosaliavt) won album of the year at the @LatinGrammys, the first solo female performer to take home the top honor since Shakira in 2006.
http://apne.ws/Tf1HbhP
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📈Searches for ‘bribe’ are up 2800%
https://www.merriam-webster.com/news-trend-watch/pelosi-evidence-of-bribe-20191114
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BREAKING: Sheriff says a 14-year-old boy died following a shooting at a Southern California high school, bringing the number killed to two. Authorities identified the shooter as a 16-year-old student who shot himself in the head and is in grave condition. http://apne.ws/8yhqUFe
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Nature strikes back!
Veneto regional council, (located on Venice’s Grand Canal), was flooded for the first time in its history on Tuesday. Just minutes after it had rejected measures to combat climate change.
➡️ http://ow.ly/GsRE30pTb2d
#Venice #VeniceFloods #climatechange
“I wondered if I would see or otherwise sense the instant when the hundred billion neurons in my father’s brain abandoned the 80-year feat of electrochemical legerdemain known as Robert Chabon.” A Personal History by Michael Chabon. http://nyer.cm/yxXeDyD
Hong Kong spirals into deepening crisis as violent unrest enters a fourth day https://ti.me/2NLOmJ9
New York City’s latest attempt to tackle street homelessness will call on more than 18,000 of its municipal workers to help steer the almost 4,000 people who live on the streets into shelters https://nyti.ms/35bZO71
Los Angeles County authorities report a shooting at a high school in Santa Clarita https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/11/14/saugus-high-school-shooting-california-suspect-sought-lockdown/4190401002/
