October2017
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Islamists attack Somali hotel, killing at least 29
Oct 29, 2017News Hour: An Islamist attack on a hotel in Mogadishu ended on Sunday after 29 people were killed during a siege lasting nearly 12 hours, police said. The attack proved once again that insurgents can carry... -
S&P raised Italy’s sovereign rating, citing the country’s recovering economy
Oct 29, 2017News Hour: The rating agency S&P on Friday raised Italy’s sovereign rating, citing the country’s recovering economy as well as rising investment and job creation. Former Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, who stepped down in December... -
U.S. journalist faces sexual harassment furor over memoir
Oct 29, 2017News Hour: A Rolling Stone journalist and author canceled one of his two appearances at a humanities festival in Chicago on Saturday after backlash over a memoir he co-wrote in 2000, which critics say recounts his... -
Trump says will release nearly all JFK assassination files
Oct 29, 2017News Hour: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would release all documents related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy except those with the names and addresses of people who are still... -
U.S. women gather in Detroit to build on anti-Trump Women’s Marcha
Oct 29, 2017News Hour: Thousands of women who marched to protest Republican President Donald Trump’s inauguration gathered in Detroit on Friday to organize around issues like the viral “Me Too” movement exposing the pervasiveness of sexual harassment and... -
White nationalists stage anti-refugee protests in Tennessee
Oct 29, 2017News Hour: About 300 white nationalists and neo-Nazis held back-to-back rallies in two small Tennessee cities on Saturday to protest refugee resettlement in the state, which sued the federal government over the issue earlier this year.... -
NASA plans to launch a sounding rocket for a fifteen-minute flight
Oct 29, 2017News Hour: Scientists plans to launch a sounding rocket for a fifteen-minute flight on Monday, which is expected to shed light on the nature of the intergalactic medium, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)... -
Fats Domino, rock ‘n’ roll pioneer, dead at 89
Oct 29, 2017News Hour Fats Domino, who brought rolling New Orleans boogie-woogie piano to early rock ‘n’ roll in chart-topping hits such as “Blueberry Hill” and “Ain’t That a Shame,” has died at the age of 89, officials... -
George H.W. Bush apologizes after actress accuses him of groping
Oct 29, 2017News Hour Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush apologized through a spokesman on Wednesday for what an actress described as a sexual assault but which Bush said was intended as a friendly pat and a joke... -
Joshua stops Takam in 10th to retain heavyweight crowns
Oct 29, 2017News Hour Britain’s Anthony Joshua retained his IBF, WBA and IBO world heavyweight titles when he stopped bloodied challenger Carlos Takam in the 10th round in Cardiff on Saturday, reports Reuters. Unbeaten champion Joshua opened up...
