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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told an audience in Berlin, Germany, on Tuesday the Trump administration “has thrown in its lot with the autocrats.” “Autocracy is on the march,” Clinton said, apparently at the World Forum on the Future of Democracy, Tech and Humankind. “And we now have a government in the United States that has thrown in its lot with the autocrats, which has made a choice to support those who wage war, not peace, who have given enormous power to the men who control the information flow in our world, who have all pledged allegiance to the...

In some branches of the military, the shortage of personnel has become even more dire than the deficit in arms and ammunition. One of Zelensky’s close aides tells me that even if the U.S. and its allies come through with all the weapons they have pledged, “we don’t have the men to use them.” Since the start of the invasion, Ukraine has refused to release official counts of dead and wounded. But according to U.S. and European estimates, the toll has long surpassed 100,000 on each side of the war. It has eroded the ranks of Ukraine’s armed forces so...

A young Colorado woman was struck and killed by a rock somebody hurled through her windshield as she was driving home through a tony Denver suburb on Wednesday night — which authorities are investigating as part of a disturbing pattern. Arvada resident Alexa Bartell, 20, was returning from work around 10:45 p.m. when the large rock sailed through her windowshield and hit her. Bartell had been on the phone with a friend when the line suddenly went silent. The pal tracked her down using her phone’s location, where she discovered Bartell’s car run off the road in a field with...

The Countess of Wessex was pictured comforting Princess Anne today as members of the royal family watched Queen Elizabeth II's coffin arrive in Edinburgh to lie in rest at the Palace of Holyroodhouse overnight. Sophie, 57, the wife of the Queen's youngest son Prince Edward, 58, was seen placing her hand on the Princess Royal's back in a supportive gesture after the coffin made the journey from Balmoral to the Scottish city. The Queen's children and their spouses - Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, Duke of York and the Earl and Countess of Wessex - watched as...

NORTH LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) – It began as a warning about loud music and ended with a 68-year-old woman being thrown to the ground and thrown into a pool. The entire thing was captured on video that quickly went viral on Twitter, and the incident sent a 16-year-old Margate teen to juvenile detention.

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe has been hospitalized following a horse-riding accident over the Christmas holidays in Africa that left him with seven broken ribs and fluid around his lungs, a spokesman said Monday. Spokesman Brian Coy said doctors had expected the weeks-old injury to heal on its own, but after identifying increased fluid around the governor’s lungs, they admitted him around noon Monday for a procedure. McAuliffe (D), who attended a Martin Luther King Jr. event in Norfolk on Monday morning and was interviewed by local media there, was admitted hours later to Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center in Richmond....

Egyptian activists circulated on Saturday an online video showing what appeared to be Islamist supporters of ousted president Mohammad Mursi throwing two young men off a building during clashes in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria. On Friday, clashes between opponents and supporters of Mursi flared in Egypt, killing at least 46 people nationwide, with the heaviest death toll registered in Alexandria. The footage of the young men thrown off a building in Alexandria’s Sidi Jaber has been widely circulated. One of the young men was killed; he was identified as Hamada Badr and activists say he was celebrating Mursi’s ouster...

Something has been bugging me about the 26th district NY election. Could this be a trial? Democrats testing the waters? Jack Davis is wealthy and paid for his own campaign. He's also a democrat, who lied about being backed by the tea party. He supported acorn from my understanding. I saw a video of someone trying to interview him and someone hit the camera man. Davis was laughing maniacally, which really creeped me out. My first thought was, this is how he helped the democrat party. Because there are limits to giving to political parties, could this have been how...

Gun-sights, cartridges and coded plans found on 'Marmara.' Firearms may have been thrown overboard by passengers of the Mavi Marmara, Israel Radio reported Friday, citing IDF sources. According to the report, gun-sights and rifle cartridges not fitting IDF weapons were discovered upon inspection of the ship, leading defense officials to believe that there may have been weapons on board when the ship set out from Turkey aside from the knifes, rocks and slingshots found in the search. Coded messages apparently alluding to scenarios of soldier-kidnapping and soldier fatalities were also found on board the ship.

BAGHDAD – Many Iraqis were surprised when an Iraqi reporter hurled his shoes at President George W. Bush during a press conference with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Sunday. While some Iraqis were shocked, others said the shoe-throwing was an act of valor. But in general, many Iraqis believe that the insult directed towards Bush has really reflected badly on them – particularly because of their long history of traditions and customs that focus on respecting the guest – even if that guest is considered an "enemy."

Antarctica hasn't warmed as much over the last century as climate models had originally predicted, a new study finds. Climate change's effects on Antarctica are of particular interest because of the substantial amount of water locked up in its ice sheets. Should that water begin to melt, sea levels around the globe could rise and inundate low-lying coastal areas. The new study, detailed in the April 5 issue of the journal Geophysical Research Letters, marks the first time that researchers have been able to give a progress report on Antarctic climate model projections by comparing climate records to model simulations...

HONOLULU - The man in hospital scrubs threw the toddler like a doll from a pedestrian overpass to the freeway humming with traffic. The 2 1/2-year-old boy fell 30 feet to the asphalt and was pronounced dead at the scene. The horrifying incident Thursday on the highway cutting through the heart of the city shocked Honolulu residents, causing panicked parents to phone day care centers to check on their children. Police arrested a 23-year-old man they say occasionally baby-sat the child after witnesses saw him throwing something, followed him and called authorities. Kraig Hengst told The Honolulu Advertiser he was...

Town N Country, Florida – A woman is in stable condition after being ejected through the sunroof of her SUV during an accident. Thirty-seven-year-old Ruth Matthews told paramedics that another vehicle cut her off in traffic, and she took evasive action to avoid a crash. Her Isuzu Amigo rolled over and she was thrown through the sunroof and onto the roadway. Investigators say she was not wearing her seatbelt. Paramedics initially tried to fly Matthews to Tampa General Hospital, but her weight, estimated at 600 pounds, made it impossible. Emergency crews were able to transport her to St. Joseph’s Hospital,...

One of two men accused of throwing cream pies at nationally syndicated columnist Ann Coulter last year pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault Friday. Phillip Edgar Smith agreed to pay $915 in restitution for damage caused to a backdrop screen that was hit by one of the pies, said deputy Pima County Attorney Noah Van Amburg. Judge Paul Simon gave Smith a $250 fine, but told him that if he pays the restitution by Dec. 5 he will suspend the fine, Van Amburg said. According to police, Smith and William Zachary Wolff, both 25, threw the tofu cream pies at Coulter...

SANDPOINT, Idaho -- Defendants in several misdemeanor drug cases that were thrown out of court for improper police procedure are now asking Bonner County to pay them damages totaling $130,000. Officials have not yet responded to four tort claims filed recently against the county, naming Sheriff Elaine Savage, Deputy Matt Hathaway and the members of the County Commission. Each of the four claims asks $25,000 in punitive damages and $7,500 in compensation for civil rights violations. The claims allege that poorly trained officers in the county routinely trample civil liberties. "A pattern of similar incidents in Bonner County patrolmen exhibiting...

PROGRAM TO HELP VETS GET MEDALS EARLIER AND EASIER KICKS OFF TODAY Kerry-backed effort uses the Internet to eliminate paperwork, reduce processing time Tuesday, August 19, 2003 WASHINGTON, DC – The Army has cut the ribbon on a new program designed to make easier and quicker the process veterans must go through to receive the medals they have earned for their service. The program, the Veterans Medals Automation Program, was advocated for by Senator John Kerry and will be carried out by the Army’s Clothing and Heraldics Team. “The brave men and women who served this nation with distinction during...

Iranian murderer to be thrown off cliff in a sack An Iranian murderer is to be executed by being thrown off a cliff in a sack. An Iranian newspaper says if the man from the north-western city of Mashhad survives, he will be hanged. The carpenter was convicted of raping and killing his 16-year-old nephew. The Daily Express says his nephew worked as an assistant at his shop. The man has 20 days to appeal against his sentence. Story filed: 07:27 Friday 19th July 2002