GERMANY

IMPACT
The Brutal Reality Of Being The World's 'Best' Recycler
By Grace Dobush
In Germany, strict recycling laws are widely praised. But success masks a dark truth.
ENTERTAINMENT
Pink Defends Photo Of Kids Running In Holocaust Memorial As 'Celebration Of Life'
By Amy Russo
"Please keep your hatred and judgment to yourselves," she wrote in the caption of a photo showing her children at the Berlin monument.
WORLD NEWS
German Jewish Leader Denounces Amazon For Allowing Sale Of Pro-Nazi Merchandise
By Carol Kuruvilla
It's "absolutely unacceptable" for Amazon to allow anti-Semitic books and T-shirts on its site, a leader from the Central Council of Jews in Germany stated.
RELIGION
German Catholics Storm Out Of Sermon Urging Forgiveness For Predator Priests
By Carol Kuruvilla
The Rev. Ulrich Zurkuhlen was apparently attempting to teach parishioners at Holy Spirit Church in Münster about the importance of forgiveness in Christianity.
WORLD NEWS
Germany Fines Facebook $2.3 Million Under Hate Speech Law
The Federal Office for Justice said the social networking company had failed to meet transparency requirements for its handling of hate speech complaints.
WORLD NEWS
Far-Right Extremist Confesses To Murder Of Pro-Migrant German Politician
By Carol Kuruvilla
A man with a history of anti-immigrant violence admitted to the killing of Walter Lübcke, police say, as thousands gathered to protest extremism.
WORLD NEWS
German Town Buys All The Beer So Neo-Nazis Can't Drink At Music Festival
By Dominique Mosbergen
Police and residents in Ostritz, Saxony, banded together to deprive the attendees of a far-right rock festival of the most German of staples: Beer.
WORLD NEWS
Massive Crater In German Cornfield Likely Caused By Exploding WWII Bomb
By Ryan Grenoble
“We can be glad that the farmer was not in the field,” a city spokesman said of the weekend blast.
POLITICS
Pompeo Claims There's 'No Doubt' Iran Attacked Tankers, But U.S. Allies Want Proof
By Dominique Mosbergen
Casting the Trump administration's credibility gap into sharp relief, allies like Japan and Germany have demanded more "credible" evidence to support the U.S. claim.
POLITICS
Trump Administration Denies U.S. Embassies Permission To Fly Pride Flag: Reports
By Sarah Ruiz-Grossman
Embassies had previously flown the rainbow flag in June in support of LGBTQ Pride Month.
CRIME
German Nurse Gets Life Sentence For Murder Of 85 Patients
Niels Hoegel said he liked putting patients into cardiac arrest because he enjoyed the feeling of being able to resuscitate them.
MEDIA
Mike Huckabee's 'Awkward' Nazi Joke Blows Up In His Face On Twitter
By Ed Mazza
The former Arkansas governor gets hit with a history lesson on social media.
VIDEOS
Angela Merkel Rebukes President Donald Trump
During Angela Merkel’s speech at the Harvard University commencement, the German chancellor criticized President Donald Trump without even mentioning his name.
WEIRD NEWS
'Guardian Angel' Pigeon Helps Driver Avoid Speeding Ticket
A timely photobomb from a passing bird hid the driver's face from authorities.
ENTERTAINMENT
Taylor Swift Shuns Question She Says Interviewer Wouldn't Ask A Man
By Rebecca Shapiro
"I'm not going to answer that now," the star said during an interview with Germany's Deutsche Presse-Agentur, according to a translated version of the article.
RELIGION
Jews In Germany Cautioned Against Wearing Kippahs In Public
By Hayley Miller
Felix Klein, the German official in charge of combatting anti-Semitism, has blamed far-right extremism for a rise in anti-Semitic attacks.
WORLD NEWS
Germany's Health Minister Proposes Major Fine On Parents Who Don't Vaccinate Kids
By Amy Russo
Jens Spahn wants to crack down on those who don't protect their children and others against measles.
ENVIRONMENT
Wild Raccoon Moves Into Zoo, And Zookeepers Have To Let Him Stay
The interloper, now named Fred, has taken up with the seven raccoon residents at Germany's Heidelberg Zoo.
POLITICS
Lara Trump Calls Migrants 'The Downfall Of Germany'
By Amy Russo
The president's daughter-in-law and 2020 campaign adviser called immigration "one of the worst things that ever happened to Germany."
IMPACT
The Radical Way Berlin Plans To Solve Its Housing Crisis
By Emily Schultheis
A ban on mega-landlords and a rental freeze are two ideas being hotly debated.
WORLD NEWS
British Airways Plane Headed For Germany Lands In Scotland By Mistake
By AP, AP
Officials are still trying to determine the cause of the “obviously unfortunate mix-up.”
WEIRD NEWS
Fabulously Fat Rat Rescued After Getting Stuck In Manhole Cover
By Hilary Hanson
An animal rescue group says the plus-size German rodent simply had too much "good food."
WEIRD NEWS
Court Rules Man Can't Have Gun License After His Dog Shoots Him With Rifle
A court in Munich, Germany, said it must be assumed the hunter "will handle firearms and ammunition carelessly in future as well.”
WEIRD NEWS
German Sausage Museum Reconsiders Move To Nazi Camp Site
The sausage museum received criticism for seeking to move to a former satellite site of the Buchenwald concentration camp.
WORLD NEWS
Hackers Post Personal Information About Hundreds Of German Politicians On Twitter
The leak reportedly included addresses, personal letters and copies of identity cards.
POLITICS
Andrew Cuomo Rages Against Trump In Ellis Island Inauguration Speech
By Amy Russo
“This is the harbor where Frederick Trump arrived from Germany and whose grandson would become president of the United States."
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