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In Haiti, presidential election rerun draws at least 24 candidates
Miami Herald - 23 Jun 2016 00:44
Ex-President Michel Martelly’s presidential pick Jovenel Moïse agrees to rerun election Three top finishers endorse Jude Célestin in new round At least 24 out of 54 presidential candidates have confirmed their partic...
Officials believe they've captured alligator that killed boy at Disney resort
Fox News - 23 Jun 2016 00:38
Florida wildlife officials believe they've captured the alligator that dragged a 2-year-old Nebraska boy into the Seven Seas Lagoon at Walt Disney World.
North Korea claims missile test success
CNN - 23 Jun 2016 05:13
North Korea claimed to have conducted a successful test-firing of a intermediate-range missile on Thursday -- an apparent reference to a missile that the South Korean military said was fired into the sea one day earlier.
China schools ordered to remove toxic running tracks
Miami Herald - 23 Jun 2016 06:49
Schools across China have been ordered to remove running tracks made from toxic materials that have been blamed for sickening students, in the latest in a long line of product scandals blamed on corruption and weak overs...
Solar-Powered Plane Lands in Spain
Time - 23 Jun 2016 15:21
It was the 15th leg of a planned around-the-world flight
Hijacker claims Egypt 'must have murdered' Italian student
Miami Herald - 23 Jun 2016 14:58
An Egyptian hijacker who's fighting his extradition says Egypt's military-backed government "must have tortured and murdered" an Italian doctoral student who he claims he saw being interrogated in a Cairo prison. …
UN will repatriate troops who didn't react to Sudan attack
Miami Herald - 23 Jun 2016 04:39
Some U.N. peacekeeping units and officers who did not respond to a deadly attack on a U.N. base in South Sudan where 48,000 civilians had sought refuge will be sent home, the U.N. peacekeeping chief said Wednesday. …
Paul Ryan shouted down by Democrats while reconvening the House
The Week - 23 Jun 2016 04:20
After approximately 30 Democratic lawmakers staged a sit-in on the House floor Wednesday to push House Republicans to hold a vote on gun control legislation, Speaker Paul Ryan tried to gavel the house to order at around ...
Who Is Rick Tyler? 'Make America White Again' Sign By Congressional Candidate Causes Ire
IBTimes - 23 Jun 2016 00:42
Presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has made the term "Make America Great Again" popular during his campaign, but Tennessee restaurant owner Rick Tyler is giving him a run for his money -- or sloga...
Supreme Court kills Obama's immigration plan
New York Post - 23 Jun 2016 16:53
WASHINGTON -- A tie vote by the Supreme Court is blocking President Barack Obama’s immigration plan that sought to shield millions living in the U.S. illegally from deportation. The justices’ one-sentence opinion on ...
Police: 'threat situation' at movie theater in Germany
Miami Herald - 23 Jun 2016 16:49
Police said Thursday that there is a "threat situation" at a movie theater in a town in southwestern Germany which probably involves a weapon. …
Pakistan province gives $3 million to Taliban-linked school
Miami Herald - 23 Jun 2016 16:48
A Pakistani provincial minister says his local government has allocated $3 million to a Taliban-linked seminary in the region, along the border with Afghanistan. Mushtaq Ghani said Thursday that the funds will be used to...
House Democrats Turn to Periscope For Sit-In As Republicans Cut Off C-SPAN
Time - 23 Jun 2016 15:55
They are protesting the lack of a vote on gun-control legislation
House Democrats' Gun-Control Sit-In Turns Into Chaotic Showdown With Republicans
The New York Times - 23 Jun 2016 15:28
The standoff continued until early Thursday as the House speaker took the remarkable step of calling a vote on a major appropriations bill in the wee hours and without any debate.
Marines Say They Were Wrong About Man in Iwo Jima Photo
Time - 23 Jun 2016 15:00
The investigation comes more than 60 years after the iconic photo was taken
UN: World Drug Abuse, Deaths Pretty Stable Over Recent Years
ABC News - 23 Jun 2016 14:58
A U.N. report says that an estimated quarter of a billion people between the ages of 15 and 64 years, used at least one banned drug in 2014
WHO Plans Urgent Yellow Fever Vaccinations in Angola, Congo
ABC News - 23 Jun 2016 14:58
WHO plans urgent yellow fever vaccinations along Angola, Congo border as epidemic grows
Zika Deal in Congress Likely to Be Delayed Until After Recess
The New York Times - 23 Jun 2016 07:37
Democrats said a tentative proposal had unrelated provisions they would never accept, including an effort to restrict government financing of Planned Parenthood.
Sister of Church Beating Victims to Stand Trial for Murder
ABC News - 23 Jun 2016 06:54
A New York woman is set to stand trial on charges she was part of a group that beat her half-brother to death during a church counseling session
UN to send peacekeepers home over reaction to South Sudan violence
Eyewitness News - 23 Jun 2016 05:52
South Sudan spiralled into civil war at the end of 2013 after President Salva Kiir sacked deputy Riek Machar.
Mud, Music and Miles-Long Lines as Glastonbury Clashes With Brexit Referendum
Time - 23 Jun 2016 05:27
Festival organizers have urged visitors to arrange postal votes
China: Life for boyfriend in Iowa murder
CNN - 23 Jun 2016 05:14
A Chinese student has been given a life sentence after being found guilty of murdering his girlfriend while they were both studying in Iowa.