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'El Bloqeo': 55 years of obstructing the Cuban people
Al Jazeera English - 17 Jun 2015 13:32
Stifling US embargo still chokeholds the island decades later, but will détente finally halt its devastating effects?
Former NFL cheerleader pleads guilty to rape
Fox News - 17 Jun 2015 06:00
A former Baltimore Ravens cheerleader pleaded guilty Tuesday to raping a 15-year-old boy at a vacation rental home in Delaware last summer.
Trafficked teens forced to sell themselves
CNN - 17 Jun 2015 20:53
"We have to pay it back." In the final part of her investigation, CNN's Nima Elbagir uncovers the drug and sex trades children saddled with smugglers' debt turn to.
The Private Sector Tackles Europe's Migration Crisis
Time - 17 Jun 2015 21:03
While European government struggle to respond to a migrant crisis, one couple is making a difference on their own
Teen Shot Dead After Using App to Find Missing Cell Phone
Time - 17 Jun 2015 20:51
He tracked his phone to a car and was shot when he tried to retrieve it
Michelle Obama sips tea with Prince Harry
New York Post - 17 Jun 2015 06:24
WASHINGTON -- First Lady Michelle Obama sat down for tea with Prince Harry in Kensington Palace in London Tuesday at the start of a grand European tour that will take...
Abuse by peacekeepers 'regular'
CNN - 17 Jun 2015 21:20
They are supposed to bring peace, stability and hope.
Russia opens 'military Disneyland'
Boston - 17 Jun 2015 21:12
Ever wish Disneyland had fewer roller coasters or characters in suits and more explosions and weaponry?
Prosecutor: Prison worker discussed murder-for-hire with escaped inmates
Chicago Tribune - 17 Jun 2015 19:36Rachel Dolezal's Parents Gave Her A Strict, But Caring Childhood In A Small White Town, Family, Friends Say
IBTimes - 17 Jun 2015 23:04
Larry and Ruthanne Dolezal raised their children with strong evangelical Christian values, believing in Young Earth Creationism, which holds the Bible as literal truth. But after Dan Dolezal, Larry's brother, announced h...
Sex and UN peacekeepers: Tens of thousands of Liberian women involved?
Fox News - 17 Jun 2015 21:31
EXCLUSIVE: A study cited in a just-published evaluation of the ugly problem of sexual exploitation by U.N. peacekeepers calculates that as many as 58,000 women in Monrovia, Liberia, alone engaged in prohibited "transacti...
Nuclear threat in Russia-U.S. spat
CNN - 17 Jun 2015 21:25
The war of words between America and Russia is escalating. So, too, is the movement of implements of war -- from U.S. fighter jets to Russian nuclear weapons.
State police expand search perimeter in manhunt for escaped prisoners
The Week - 17 Jun 2015 19:09
Despite the fact that the search for Richard Matt and David Sweat, the convicted murderers who escaped from the Clinton Correctional Facility on June 6, has expanded in recent days, state police say there is "no hard evi...
Exclusive: FBI in Midst of Broad Campaign to Disrupt ISIS, Sources Say
ABC News - 17 Jun 2015 17:17
The arrest of a NYC student is just the start, officials said.
Global Airline Group Scraps Idea of Smaller Carry-on Luggage
ABC News - 17 Jun 2015 22:24
Global airline association scraps recommendation for smaller carry-on luggage
North Korea hit by the worst drought in a century
Al Jazeera English - 17 Jun 2015 21:26
Country expected to face famine if unusually dry weather continues as 30 percent of its rice paddies dry up.
UN: Spread of MERS in South Korea Isn't Global Emergency
ABC News - 17 Jun 2015 11:25
UN: Spread of Middle East respiratory syndrome in South Korea outbreak isn't global emergency
Former Turkey president Suleyman Demirel dead
Al Jazeera English - 17 Jun 2015 07:08
Demirel served as prime minister several times in the 1960s and '70s before becoming president from 1993 to 2000.
Hong Kong Election Bill Faces Likely Defeat by Lawmakers
ABC News - 17 Jun 2015 06:55
Hong Kong's Beijing-backed election reform faces defeat by pro-democracy lawmakers
Trump funding presidential campaign without donors
New York Post - 17 Jun 2015 06:38
Donald Trump said Tuesday he will pay for his own presidential campaign -- and with a claimed net worth of $8.37 billion, he should have no problem picking up the tab....
When Will the Supreme Court Stop Avoiding Abortion?
Slate - 17 Jun 2015 23:55
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to revive a major abortion provision from North Carolina that would have required any woman seeking an abortion to submit to a mandatory ultrasound while doctors or technicians ...
Amazon Says Its Drones Can Deliver Packages in 30 Minutes
Time - 17 Jun 2015 22:21
FAA says more research is required before allowing widespread drone use