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Syrian Forces, Aided By Russia, Intensify Airstrikes In Idlib Province

6:15am May 03, 2019

by Ruth Sherlock

Government forces have been bombarding one of the last rebel-held areas of Syria. This is happening in an area that had been set aside as a buffer zone between Turkish and Russian-controlled areas.

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News Brief: Attorney General Barr, Opioid Bribery Case, Syrian War

5:49am May 03, 2019

Democrats say Barr broke the law after he skipped a hearing. Five drug company executives are convicted in bribery case. Syrian forces intensifying strikes in one of the last rebel-held areas.

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Farmhouse Tavern in Toronto has found a way to turn quiet Sundays, which often lead to either throwing away food or freezing it, into a way to sell out menu items.

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Toronto Restaurant Fights Waste By Chopping Menu Prices Till Food Is Gone

9:51pm May 02, 2019

by Jonathan Bloom

Every Sunday, Farmhouse Tavern plans how to sell out of perishable food and open bottles of wine so it can shut up shop with an empty refrigerator for the next three days, when it is closed.

Freshwater shrimp from the species Gammarus pulex like this one, collected in Suffolk County in the U.K., were found to have traces of cocaine.

Traces Of Cocaine, Pesticides Detected In U.K. Shrimp

8:26pm May 02, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

Scientists collected freshwater shrimp at 15 locations in Suffolk. Shrimp from all of the sites were found to have detectable amounts of cocaine, and many had other drugs or pesticides.

The Freewinds cruise ship, owned and operated by the Church of Scientology, was reportedly the vessel quarantined in St. Lucia because of a confirmed case of measles on board.

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St. Lucia Quarantines Cruise Ship After Measles Case Occurs On Board

7:47pm May 02, 2019

by Amy Held

The quarantined ship is reportedly owned and operated by the Church of Scientology. Some 300 passengers and crew members are aboard.

An anti-government protester walks near a bus that was set on fire by other protesters during clashes between rebel and loyalist soldiers in Caracas, Venezuela, on Tuesday.

Opinion: Venezuela's Guaidó Is On A Long-Haul Mission. Are His U.S. Backers?

6:14pm May 02, 2019

by Tim Padgett

Juan Guaidó is 0-for-3 in his attempts to incite a military uprising in Venezuela, but the opposition's broader effort to oust President Nicolás Maduro is still alive, writes WLRN's Tim Padgett.

Gusmary Añez sits in a tent with two of her children. She and her husband, along with their four children, had been sleeping outdoors in Maicao, a Colombian town near the Venezuelan border. Now they live in one of 60 tents at the camp that house more tha

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Venezuelans Find Temporary Lifeline At Colombia's First Border Tent Camp

4:55pm May 02, 2019

by John Otis

The United Nations refugee agency set up a facility in Maicao near the Venezuelan border, providing help for more than 300 migrants. The facility aims to expand to meet the growing need.

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An anti-government protester calls for help as she and another woman help a fellow demonstrator who has been overcome by tear gas during clashes with security forces, in Caracas, Venezuela, on Wednesday.

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Pro-Maduro Court Orders Arrest Of Prominent Opposition Leader Leopoldo López

4:12pm May 02, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

López had escaped house arrest after two years and has been living at the Spanish embassy in Caracas. President Nicolás Maduro's military forces fired rubber bullets and tear gas at demonstrators

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Protesters carry posters depicting Julian Assange outside Westminster Magistrates Court in London on Thursday where the WikiLeaks founder appeared by video link from prison for an extradition hearing.

Julian Assange Vows To Fight Extradition To The United States

4:09pm May 02, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

The WikiLeaks founder said he did not wish to surrender himself "for doing journalism that has won many awards and protected many people." The extradition case could take many months, the judge said.

The Southwest Key Casa Padre Facility, formerly a Walmart, stands in Brownsville, southern Texas, in June 2018. The facility cares for migrant children.

Third Child Dies In U.S. Government Custody Since December

2:26pm May 02, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

The 16-year-old Guatemalan boy died at a hospital in Texas. Guatemala's government said he had an infection in the frontal lobe of his brain.