| Jogger Detained For 2 Weeks After Accidentally Crossing Into U.S. From Canada Posted: 24 Jun 2018 12:56 PM PDT  U.S. immigration officials arrested and detained for two weeks a 19-year-old
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| How Russia grapples with monuments from Soviet past Posted: 23 Jun 2018 08:55 AM PDT  As Americans debate the proper placement of Confederate statues, Russians have found a unique solution to a similar issue.
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| Kind 15-Year-Old Helps Deaf and Blind Man on Alaska Airlines Flight Posted: 24 Jun 2018 10:41 AM PDT  She made it easier for him to communicate.
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| BNSF: Estimated 230,000 gallons of oil spilled in derailment Posted: 23 Jun 2018 02:57 PM PDT  DOON, Iowa (AP) — An estimated 230,000 gallons (870,619 liters) of crude oil spilled into floodwaters in the northwestern corner of Iowa following a train derailment, a railroad official said Saturday.
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| Turkey's Erdogan claims election victory, opposition wary Posted: 24 Jun 2018 03:55 PM PDT  By Ece Toksabay and Tuvan Gumrukcu ANKARA (Reuters) - Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling AK Party claimed victory in Turkey's presidential and parliamentary polls on Sunday, overcoming the biggest electoral challenge to their rule in a decade and a half. "Our people have given us the job of carrying out the presidential and executive posts," Erdogan said in a short national address as votes were still being counted. Sunday's vote ushers in a powerful new executive presidency long sought by Erdogan and backed by a small majority of Turks in a 2017 referendum.
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| Panel: After Sarah Sanders is kicked out of restaurant, are cultural wars getting worse? Posted: 24 Jun 2018 01:08 AM PDT  Erick Erickson and Heather McGhee ask whether activists are right to protest people within the Trump Administration in their private lives.
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| Full King Interview: 'We had the votes' for border wall Posted: 23 Jun 2018 11:33 PM PDT  Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) joins Meet the Press for an exclusive interview to talk about the stalled negotiations with the White House over immigration.
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| 'Making Mistakes Was Not an Option.' Michelle Obama on the Pressure of Being 'The First' Posted: 23 Jun 2018 08:53 AM PDT  'You're the one that's laying the red carpet down for others to follow'
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| Woman Seen Allegedly Calling Cops on 8-Year-Old Selling Water in Viral Video Posted: 24 Jun 2018 08:53 AM PDT  The woman said she is "against unlawful behavior."
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| In Central America, parents deported from US vow to return for children Posted: 23 Jun 2018 04:57 PM PDT  When Ever Sierra arrived back in his native Honduras, deported after trying to enter the US, his eight-month-old daughter's shoes were hanging from his backpack. Sierra planned to try again in a few days. Sierra had left the northern city of El Progreso on January 2 to pursue the American dream.
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| 1 dead after attack at huge rally for Ethiopia's new PM Posted: 23 Jun 2018 11:16 AM PDT  ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — A thwarted attempt to hurl a grenade at Ethiopia's reformist new prime minister led to a deadly explosion Saturday at a massive rally in support of sweeping changes in Africa's second most populous country. Nine police officials were arrested, state media reported.
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| Turkey's Erdogan, main rival stage final election rallies Posted: 23 Jun 2018 09:00 AM PDT  By Ezgi Erkoyun and Ali Kucukgocmen ISTANBUL (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan and his main challenger, Muharrem Ince, made a final push for support at rival rallies in Istanbul on Saturday, a day before presidential and parliamentary elections widely viewed as the most crucial in Turkey for decades. The winner of Sunday's presidential contest will acquire sweeping new executive powers under a constitutional overhaul backed by Erdogan and endorsed last year by a narrow majority of Turks in a referendum. Erdogan, who has dominated Turkish politics for 15 years, first as prime minister and since 2014 as president, praised the executive presidency that comes into force after the election.
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| Cardi B Donates $8,000 to Family of 15-Year-Old Fatally Stabbed in the Bronx Posted: 24 Jun 2018 01:00 PM PDT  The murder was captured on surveillance footage.
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| Suspect dead, 2 officers injured after shooting in San Diego Posted: 24 Jun 2018 07:36 AM PDT  Two police officers in San Diego were shot Saturday night while responding to a disturbance call at an apartment complex.
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| Trump Attacks Immigration Laws, Calls For Deportations Without Trials Posted: 24 Jun 2018 10:43 AM PDT  President Donald Trump ramped up his attacks on the United States' immigration
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| Why the United States Needs North Korea to Stay Nuclear Posted: 24 Jun 2018 05:08 PM PDT  A nuclear North Korea is not a threat, but an ideal stabilizer. Many are hopeful that the June 12 summit in Singapore between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will lead to denuclearization and peace on the Korean Peninsula. First, possessing nuclear weapons is the best way to pacify North Korea and constrain its aggression.
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| Police: Backup Driver in Fatal Autonomous Uber Crash Was Watching 'The Voice' Posted: 23 Jun 2018 01:44 PM PDT  The human backup driver in an autonomous Uber SUV was streaming the television show "The Voice" on her phone and looking downward.
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| Hyperloop: Engineers develop new high-speed form of travel Posted: 22 Jun 2018 10:07 PM PDT  Hyperloop, or tube travel, will allow humans to travel faster than the fastest high-speed train; Douglas Kennedy shares the details.
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| Police: 25 injured in building explosion in Germany Posted: 24 Jun 2018 11:50 AM PDT  BERLIN (AP) — Twenty-five people were injured, four of them severely, during an explosion that destroyed an apartment building in the western German city of Wuppertal, police said Sunday.
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| Saudi women gear up for new freedom as driving ban ends Posted: 23 Jun 2018 05:02 AM PDT  By Stephen Kalin RIYADH (Reuters) - Women will hit the roads in Saudi Arabia on Sunday with the lifting of the world's last ban on female drivers, long seen as an emblem of women's repression in the conservative kingdom. The move, ordered last September by King Salman, is part of sweeping reforms pushed by his powerful young son Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who aims to transform the economy of the world's top oil exporter and open up its cloistered society. "We are ready, and it will totally change our life," said Samira al-Ghamdi, a 47-year-old psychologist from Jeddah, one of the first Saudi women to be issued with a driving license.
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| Senior Netflix executive axed over use of the N-word Posted: 22 Jun 2018 06:34 PM PDT  Netflix sacked its chief spokesman Jonathan Friedland, he revealed on Friday, after he used the N-word twice in the space of a few days during meetings with staff. The head of communications announced his departure after being upbraided for a second time for using the racial slur, which is controversial for its ubiquity in hip-hop culture and completely taboo in almost every other context. Former journalist Friedland -- not to be confused with Jonathan Freedland, a prominent columnist at the London-based Guardian newspaper -- had served in communications roles for Disney.
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| NZ Prime Minister Ardern names new-born daughter Neve Te Aroha Posted: 23 Jun 2018 06:16 PM PDT  By Charlotte Greenfield WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Sunday she had named her new-born daughter Neve Te Aroha as she prepared to leave hospital amidst an outpouring of public excitement. Ardern appeared before dozens of reporters and a flurry of camera flashes at Auckland City Hospital in her first appearance since giving birth, thanking the public for their support as her three-day-old daughter slept in her arms. Sleep deprived, but really well," Ardern said.
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| Trump's Trade Fight With Canada Highlights Two Approaches To Capitalism Posted: 24 Jun 2018 01:09 PM PDT  President Donald Trump's savaging of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
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| France calls for sanctions as Italy defiant on stranded migrant ship Posted: 23 Jun 2018 12:43 PM PDT  EU states that refuse to accept migrants should face financial penalties, French President Emmanuel Macron said Saturday, prompting a furious response from Rome on the eve of an emergency mini-summit in Brussels about the escalating crisis dividing Europe. Macron's comments came after Italy's new populist government defiantly declared that its ports were closed to foreign-flagged rescue ships, after accusing fellow EU members of failing to share the burden of migrant arrivals.
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| Transgender rights battle returning to North Carolina court Posted: 24 Jun 2018 07:12 AM PDT  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — More than a year after North Carolina undid its "bathroom bill," a legal battle is simmering over a law that replaced it.
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| The Week's Most Important Car Numbers Posted: 23 Jun 2018 06:00 AM PDT  From a new Volvo to an adorable Audi, these are the most important numbers of the week.
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| What was Melania Trump signaling on border visit? Posted: 23 Jun 2018 09:05 AM PDT  First Lady Trump and the president's daughter Ivanka carefully waded into the debate over the separation of migrant children this week. Richard Lui talks to Jennifer Rubin and Gabriela Domenzain, former Obama campaign spokesperson.
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| Fighting moves closer to center of Yemen's main port city, missiles fired at Riyadh Posted: 24 Jun 2018 02:19 PM PDT  By Mohammed Ghobari ADEN (Reuters) - The Iran-aligned Houthi movement launched missiles on the Saudi capital Riyadh on Sunday, and reinforced Yemen's main port city of Hodeidah as an Arab coalition moved closer to the city center in the largest offensive of the war. Saudi Arabia's air defense forces intercepted two ballistic missiles over Riyadh, state media reported, in at least the sixth attack targeting the Saudi capital since December. The Saudi-led military alliance launched its assault on the heavily defended Yemeni Red Sea city of Hodeidah on June 12 to try to weaken the Houthis by cutting off a key supply line for the group, which controls the Yemeni capital Sanaa and most populated areas.
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| Etihad to loan pilots to competing UAE airline Emirates Posted: 24 Jun 2018 06:27 AM PDT  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Long-haul airline Etihad Airways will loan pilots to competing Dubai-based carrier Emirates under a new program, officials acknowledged Sunday, marking a rare cooperation between the two state-owned carriers who operate only 115 kilometers (70 miles) apart.
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| Suits you Sir! How Thomas Markle's royal wedding outfit was put to good use after he cancelled on Meghan Posted: 23 Jun 2018 06:26 AM PDT  It should have played centre stage at one of the most eagerly anticipated events of recent years; the wedding of Meghan Markle to Prince Harry at Windsor Castle. But after Thomas Markle was let unable to fly to Britain after suffering a heart attack, the suit he would have worn to lead his daughter up the aisle of St George's Chapel was left languishing in a tailor's wardrobe. And there it would have stayed, but for an unlikely twist of fate. When sports PR Johnno Spence decided to get himself kitted out with a new outfit for last week's Royal Ascot his Savile Row tailor said he had just the thing in mind - Mr Markle's tail suit. With both men being of similar shape and size the suit needed only minor alterations and Mr Spence was more than happy to put it to good use. Johnno Spence at Royal Ascot, in the suit made for Thomas Markle for the Royal wedding Credit: Geoff Pugh/Telegraph "It was a shame Mr Markle couldn't attend his daughter's wedding," Mr Spence told The Sunday Telegraph. "But you could say his misfortune was my good luck." As well as buying the wedding suit, he also bought the summer suit and three shirts that Mr Markle had ordered especially for his aborted visit to Britain. "I went into my tailors because I needed a new morning suit," said Mr Spence, whose clients have included the Jockey Club and the Epsom Derby. "His face lit up and he said 'Well, actually I've got the perfect thing for you, a tail suit, a summer suit and three shirts we made for Mr Markle, but unfortunately he couldn't take them'. Thomas Markle with his daughter Meghan Credit: Enterprise News and Pictures "I couldn't believe my luck, and they only needed a few tiny alterations." Mr Markle last week told how he had cried as he watched his daughter's wedding on television at a small rented hide-out. He admitted he had been "jealous" that he was left as a "footnote in history", but said "thank God" that the Prince of Wales, whom he has never spoken to, was there to step in. Royal wedding day pictures: Best photos from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's ceremony and reception
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| Zimbabwe rally blast injured 41: minister Posted: 24 Jun 2018 02:45 AM PDT  A blast that rocked a rally in which Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa narrowly escaped unscathed injured at least 41 people, including his two deputies, the health minister told a state Sunday paper. Health Minister David Parirenyatwa, said wounded rallygoers had been treated at three main hospitals across the city and "a total of 41... have so far approached our health institutions complaining of injuries". Mnangagwa said he was the target of the attack, which also injured Vice-Presidents Kembo Mohadi and Constantino Chiwenga.
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| Families torn apart: the anatomy of Trump's immigration U-turn Posted: 23 Jun 2018 03:00 AM PDT  Donald Trump's election campaign was organised around hostility towards immigration. The issue has been struggling for attention against issues like Donald Trump's summit with Kim Jong-un. Former first lady Laura Bush writes in the Washington Post that the zero tolerance policy is "cruel", "immoral" and "breaks my heart".
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| Details Emerge in Murder of Rapper XXXTentacion, Police Say He Was Targeted Posted: 23 Jun 2018 01:13 PM PDT  Two masked gunmen ambushed the rapper.
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| This moon blob meme was the one good thing on the internet this week Posted: 23 Jun 2018 10:38 AM PDT  This is One Good Thing , a weekly column where we tell you about the only nice thing that happened on the internet this week. First up: A very cute meme. It was a tough week. Between the reports of horrific conditions at the U.S.-Mexico border and Trump's bizarre anti-immigration event where he autographed photos of murder victims, keeping up with the news has been so emotionally taxing. Staying informed is part of being an active member of society, but it can be rough sometimes. The only good thing on the internet this week: the moon blob meme. SEE ALSO: Melania's tone deaf jacket instantly becomes a meme "What is a moon blob?" you wonder. We don't actually know what this meme's called — or where it came from, though it first began appearing on Twitter in mid-June — but the best way to describe it is, well, a moon blob. 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| Erdogan declared winner of Turkey presidential polls Posted: 24 Jun 2018 04:56 PM PDT  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won tightly-contested presidential polls, the election authority said Monday, extending his 15-year grip on power as the opposition complained bitterly about the conduct of the vote count. Turkish voters had for the first time cast ballots for both president and parliament in the snap polls, with Erdogan looking for a first round knockout and an overall majority for his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). The stakes were particularly high as the new president will be the first to enjoy enhanced powers, without even a prime minister, under a new constitution agreed in an April 2017 referendum strongly backed by Erdogan but which opponents say grants autocratic powers.
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| Why China's Anti-Air Exercises in the South China Sea Should Spook the U.S. Military Posted: 23 Jun 2018 06:09 AM PDT  The drills were reported by the Hong Kong–based South China Morning Post (SCMP), which cited an article in the People's Liberation Army Daily, the Chinese military's official newspaper. The drills simulated defeating an aerial attack, the SCMP said, and including "three target drones making flyovers of a ship formation at varying heights and directions." The PLA Daily report said that the drones were used to "precisely verify the feasibility and effectiveness to ensure a close stimulation of an aerial attack target." The Chinese military's paper added that drones had been used during exercises at least thirty times before. As the SCMP pointed out, the Chinese military didn't release many details about the drills, including the precise timing, location or what Chinese Navy ships participated.
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| U.S.-backed forces announce three-day curfew in Raqqa city Posted: 24 Jun 2018 02:43 AM PDT  U.S.-backed forces in control of Syria's Raqqa city imposed a three-day curfew on Sunday and declared a state of emergency saying Islamic State militants had infiltrated the city and planned a bombing campaign. Witnesses say internal security forces affiliated to Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), who had announced late last night the surprise curfew from dawn in the former Islamic State stronghold until Tuesday, set up checkpoints across the devastated city. "Our intelligence apparatus has received information of the entry of terrorist groups tied to Daesh (acronym of IS) that are about to wage attacks to undermine secuity in the city," the statement read.
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| The Latest: No decisions at 'frank and open' migration talks Posted: 24 Jun 2018 10:59 AM PDT  BRUSSELS (AP) — The Latest on immigration into Europe (all times local):
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| Mohamed Salah given honorary citizenship of Chechnya by strongman ruler accused of human rights abuses Posted: 23 Jun 2018 04:34 AM PDT  Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has been given honorary citizenship in Russia's Chechnya republic by Ramzan Kadyrov, the strongman ruler who has been accused of human rights violations including the widespread torture of gay men. Kadyrov handed Mr Salah a decree declaring him a citizen and pinned a medal on his chest at a dinner in honour of the Egypt team, who are training in Chechnya during the World Cup. "Mohamed Salah thanked us for our surprisingly warm and good hospitality, great affection for the team and excellent conditions for their stay and training," Kadyrov, who was banned last year from his beloved Instagram, wrote on Russian social network VK. "I'm sure our Akhmat club and the Egypt team will at some point hold a friendly match in Grozny." Human rights defenders have condemned the approval of Chechnya as a World Cup training base due to its crackdowns on LGBT people and activists. Alexander Agapov, president of the Russian LGBT Sport Federation, said he had questions for FIFA, the Egyptian football association, the Liverpool team and Mr Saleh about the dubious honour bestowed on him. Mo Salaha receiving honour at gala dinner "It is unacceptable for a footballer who should talk about equality and acceptance of all people in football to receive an award from a man who rejects any equality and acceptance of LGBTi people, who is accused of persecuting gay people and human rights defenders," Mr Agapov said. At least five died after Chechen authorities rounded up and tortured hundreds of gay men in a witch hunt last year. One victim said he was kept for 12 days in a cell "doused in blood" and repeatedly beaten with a club until he could no longer stand. Kadyrov told the BBC this month that these allegations were "made-up" and Chechnya does not have a single gay person. Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah He has exploited the arrival of the international football star to boost his own standing, even dragging Mr Salah out of bed to show him off to thousands of adoring fans at the local stadium. Tanya Lokshina of Human Rights Watch said Kadyrov was "using the World Cup to gloss over the staggering repressions in Chechnya". Ramzan Kadyrov The Chechnya director for Russia's oldest human rights group Memorial, Oyub Titiyev, was arrested in January and faces 10 years in jail for drugs, which he said were planted in his car by police. "If Titiev is not released, it'll be a dark stain on FIFA. It'll mean that FIFA hasn't fully used its leverage with Russian authorities to do the right thing," Ms Lokshina said.
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| Cameroonian town ravaged by Boko Haram bears deep scars Posted: 23 Jun 2018 03:46 AM PDT  Amchidé (Cameroon) (AFP) - Burnt cars, houses torched or pockmarked by heavy shelling and shuttered schools mark the once bustling Cameroon town of Amchide which was a frontline in the war against Boko Haram. Most of the inhabitants fled after October 2014 when the town near the Nigerian border became the battleground between the Cameroonian army and Boko Haram fighters. Although some have returned after a call by the authorities to come home, Amchide is a shadow of its former self.
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| Manafort wants to bar mention of links to Trump at trial Posted: 23 Jun 2018 03:30 AM PDT  McLEAN, Va. (AP) — Attorneys for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort want a judge to bar any mention of Manafort's connections to the president at his Virginia trial.
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| Pastor explains why he's encouraging people to quit church Posted: 24 Jun 2018 04:38 AM PDT  Pastor Chris Sonksen explains why he's telling people to quit church, or at least the modern idea of church.
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| South Carolina congressional candidate seriously injured in car crash Posted: 23 Jun 2018 07:12 PM PDT ![South Carolina congressional candidate seriously injured in car crash]( "South Carolina congressional candidate seriously injured in car crash") South Carolina Republican congressional candidate Katie Arrington, who ousted incumbent U.S. Representative Mark Sanford in a primary this month, was seriously injured in a car crash that killed the driver of a second vehicle, her campaign said on Saturday. Arrington, 47, was the passenger in a car driven by a friend on Friday night when a vehicle traveling in the wrong direction struck them on Highway 17 in Charleston County as they were going to Hilton Head where Arrington was to receive an award from a state medical organization, her campaign said. Campaign spokesman Michael Mule said Arrington will definitely stay in the race for Congress.
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