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Yellow Is the Colour of Sunshine review - bright young things
The Guardian - 14 Jun 2019 21:00
Seven Arts, LeedsChildren's theatre company Tutti Frutti use physical playfulness and ingenuity to tell a story about the importance of communication and friendships Friendship, as adults and children all know, is not al...
Top equestrian apparently kills self after lifetime ban over misconduct
New York Post - 14 Jun 2019 23:34
A decorated California equestrian died in an apparent suicide — just months after he was permanently banned from the sport over allegations of child sex abuse, according to a report. Robert Gage, who was a three-time W...
500 Words: Chicken tale tops pecking order at writing competition
BBC - 14 Jun 2019 15:40
The judges felt Why Did the Chicken... was so finger lickin' good they made its author the winner.
Experts split over Hatch Act after watchdog says can Kellyanne Conway
New York Post - 14 Jun 2019 04:47
The Hatch Act -- formally known as An Act to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities -- aims to prevent executive branch staffers from engaging in partisan political activities aimed at influencing an election. But even ...
UN counter-terror tsar visits Xinjiang where Uighurs held in huge numbers
The Guardian - 14 Jun 2019 04:07
Activists say official visit risks affirming China's narrative that camps thought to hold a million people are not an abuse of human rights The UN's counter-terrorism tsar is on a visit this week to China's Xinjiang regi...
Authorities eyeing bootleg liquor as potential cause of DR tourist deaths
New York Post - 14 Jun 2019 04:11
Cops are investigating whether at least seven tourists who mysteriously died in the Dominican Republic were poisoned by counterfeit booze, The Post has learned. Officials want to know who supplied the alcoholic beverages...
Nations must protect spending on the vulnerable, says IMF chief
The Guardian - 14 Jun 2019 15:30
Shift in stance comes as more countries raise concerns about inequality - Christine Lagarde The International Monetary Fund is urging countries to protect spending on health, education and vulnerable groups amid growing ...
A 5-Year-Old Accidentally Shot a Toddler in the Head and Their Uncle Has Been Charged
Time - 14 Jun 2019 04:10
The toddler is in critical condition
Wolfenstein Youngblood E3 Trailer
15 Minute Fun - 14 Jun 2019 04:02
Wolfenstein Youngblood follows two young women as they head to Nazi occupied France to rescue their father.
Oxfam failed horribly on abuse. But I pledge to deliver radical change | Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah
The Guardian - 14 Jun 2019 18:05
There must be no more shameful mistakes, no more abuses of power. That's why we're placing new emphasis on safeguarding• Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah is chief executive of Oxfam GB This week Oxfam has been the subject of...
Grief and rage mark second anniversary of Grenfell Tower fire
The Guardian - 14 Jun 2019 16:54
Residents say little has changed as church service and march are held for victims Sabah Yousef Abdullah was among scores of bereaved and survivors who gathered on Friday morning at St Helen's church close to Grenfell Tow...
Two more hospital patients die in sandwich listeria outbreak
BBC - 14 Jun 2019 16:53
Public Health England says there are now nine confirmed cases of listeria linked to the outbreak.
Trump says he won't fire Kellyanne Conway for Hatch Act violations
New York Post - 14 Jun 2019 16:51
President Trump on Friday said he will not fire White House counselor Kellyanne Conway after a federal watchdog recommended that she be removed for repeatedly violating the Hatch Act by engaging in partisan political act...
Pro-Kremlin media 'spread false claims that EU has Nazi roots'
The Guardian - 14 Jun 2019 16:49
Security commissioner reveals disinformation acts aimed at influencing EU elections Pro-Kremlin social media accounts spread false claims that the EU has Nazi roots, the European commissioner for security has said in the...
London Bridge attack inquest: Knifeman was shot 60cm from armed officer
BBC - 14 Jun 2019 16:49
Forensic evidence shows how close Youssef Zaghba was to a firearms officer, a senior officer says.
Two more patients die after eating hospital food linked to listeria
Sky News - 14 Jun 2019 16:47
Two more hospital patients have died after eating pre-packaged sandwiches linked to an outbreak of listeria.
South Sudan: Record number of people face severe hunger
Al Jazeera English - 14 Jun 2019 16:44
More than 60 percent of the population face critical lack of food despite signing of peace deal between warring sides.
Colombia 'torture' defence minister wins no-confidence vote
Al Jazeera English - 14 Jun 2019 16:41
Guillermo Botero has been at the centre of a political storm for weeks and is now receiving handshakes and congratulatory hugs after surviving a vote to remove him from office.
Trump names former ICE chief Thomas Homan as 'border czar'
New York Post - 14 Jun 2019 15:58
President Trump on Friday announced that Thomas Homan, the former acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, will return to his administration as the new "border czar." "He’ll be a border czar. He’ll be ...
FEC chair: "Illegal" to take foreign information during campaign
CBSNews - 14 Jun 2019 04:56
Federal Elections Commission chairwoman Ellen Weintraub, appointed by former President George W. Bush in 2002, prefaced her statement: "I would not have thought that I needed to say this"
The Accused Gunman in the New Zealand Mosque Shooting Has Pleaded Not Guilty
Time - 14 Jun 2019 03:28
The charges include 51 counts of murder and 40 counts of attempted murder
Bruce Springsteen 'Western Stars' review: Dancing in the stark at 70
New York Post - 14 Jun 2019 02:08
Once a power-driving steel cowboy who was born to run, Bruce Springsteen -- turning 70 this September -- rides off into his golden years on his new album "Western Stars," out today. On the LP -- his first since his "Spri...