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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.
China: Island building 'almost complete'
CNN - 17 Jun 2015 06:13
China's foreign ministry says it will soon complete controversial land reclamation on some islands and reefs in disputed waters in the South China Sea.
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
Police abuse training overhaul call
BBC - 17 Jun 2015 07:18
Police forces rely too much on e-learning to train officers and staff to deal with domestic abuse, the police watchdog says.
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.
Prosecutor: Prison worker discussed murder-for-hire with escaped inmates
Chicago Tribune - 17 Jun 2015 19:36Samsung Galaxy: What You Need to Know About Security Risk
ABC News - 17 Jun 2015 17:08
As many as 600 million Samsung Galaxy smartphones may have a software flaw allowing hackers to eavesdrop on phone calls and voice mail, read texts and view photos.
'Heartbreak' over balcony deaths
BBC - 17 Jun 2015 07:18
An Irish university expresses its sorrow and sympathy at the deaths of six young people - five of them Irish students - who died after a balcony collapsed in the US.
Rachel 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...
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.
Libyan Colonel Confident Of Victory Over IS
Sky News - 17 Jun 2015 21:20
Colonel Ali El-Mahdi tells Sky's Alex Crawford he is confident of clearing Islamic State militants from Benghazi in eight weeks.
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...
Uber drivers are employees, not contractors: California Labor Commission
Reuters - 17 Jun 2015 17:19
(Reuters) - A San Francisco-based driver for smartphone-based ride-hailing service Uber is an employee, not a contractor, according to a ruling by the California Labor Commission.
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.
Antony Hegarty condemns 'genocide' of indigenous peoples in Australia and US
The Guardian - 17 Jun 2015 07:12
During concert at Tasmania's Dark Mofo festival, singer issues call for action on Aboriginal rights, saying Australia's Indigenous people are a 'precious resource' Antony Hegarty has condemned the "genocide" of indigenou...
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