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F.B.I. Chief to Explain Recommendation on Hillary Clinton Before Congress
The New York Times - 7 Jul 2016 06:36
Republicans on Capitol Hill moved to stretch out Mrs. Clinton's email travails after what many in the party viewed as a lackluster response from Donald J. Trump.
Woman records bloody aftermath after boyfriend is fatally shot by police
New York Post - 7 Jul 2016 06:55
The bloody aftermath of a police-involved shooting in a Minnesota was broadcast live on Facebook Wednesday by a woman who tearfully claimed that the officer shot him "for no apparent reason."
Justice Department Opens Probe Into Alton Sterling's Shooting as Fresh Protests Erupt
Time - 7 Jul 2016 05:30
The death of Sterling at the hands of police in Louisiana has set off angry protests
Taiwan on alert for 'near perfect' super typhoon
CNN - 7 Jul 2016 04:50
Taiwan is on high alert ahead of the arrival of "near-perfect" super typhoon Nepartak, expected to slam into the island early on Friday morning local time.
U.S. sanctions Kim Jong Un over human rights abuses
The Week - 7 Jul 2016 07:44
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been placed on the U.S. sanctions list for human rights abuses, the State Department announced Wednesday. The State Department and Treasury spent years on an investigation into North K...
Michael Sandford denies Donald Trump rally gun charge
BBC - 7 Jul 2016 06:37
A British man pleads not guilty to attempting to grab a policeman's gun at a rally for the Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump.
Coroner: Navy SEAL Instructor Dunked Trainee Before Death
ABC News - 7 Jul 2016 05:48
The San Diego County medical examiner says a Navy SEAL instructor repeatedly dunked a trainee as he was struggling during a pool exercise, ruling his death a homicide
Chilcot report: US 'pushed UK into Iraq War too early', says ex-ambassador
BBC - 7 Jul 2016 05:07
The US pushed the UK into military action in Iraq "too early", former British ambassador to the UN Sir Jeremy Greenstock says in the wake of the Chilcot report.
Will Dutch follow Brexit with Nexit or stick to EU?
BBC - 7 Jul 2016 01:17
While Dutch Eurosceptics are buoyed by the Brexit vote, others believe the chances of a vote in the Netherlands on its future in the EU is unlikely.
Former K-9 cop faces animal cruelty rap in deaths of three dogs
New York Post - 7 Jul 2016 15:20
A former Georgia K-9 police officer, who was portrayed as an avid dog lover after adopting his animal partners once they retired, is accused of animal cruelty in the deaths of three dogs, officials said Tuesday. Accordin...
Super typhoon Nepartak: flights cancelled as Taiwan braces for storm
The Guardian - 7 Jul 2016 07:32
Thousands of soldiers on standby as super typhoon nears coast, potentially delivering up to 500mm of rainfall Taiwan cancelled dozens of flights and shut schools and offices on Thursday as the island braced for a direct ...
Heavy flooding in China leaves 181 dead or missing
Miami Herald - 7 Jul 2016 07:29
Water levels are starting to recede in central and eastern China Thursday following a week of heavy downpours that broke levees, flooded cities and villages, halted public transportation, and left at least 181 people dea...
The New Zealand city where cats keep going missing
The Guardian - 7 Jul 2016 07:02
One owner who set up a Facebook group to search for pet Moses uncovers a peculiar and unsettling trend in suburbs of Timaru When Ashleigh Hicks's cat Moses went missing, she was concerned because it was unusual, but assu...
Alton Sterling Remembered by His Community as a Man Who Was 'Never Violent'
Time - 7 Jul 2016 05:59
Those who knew him remember a smiling individual who was "a very happy guy, always laughing, joking around"
Saudi Arabia, Blamed for Spawning Jihadists, Is Again Their Target
The New York Times - 7 Jul 2016 05:28
After clamping down on Al Qaeda, the Saudi kingdom is again facing terrorism at home, including attacks on Monday and two dozen by ISIS in the past two years.
Why Donald Trump's Defense Of His Star Of David Tweet Is Truly Disturbing
The Huffington Post - 7 Jul 2016 05:15
Sometime mid-Wednesday, Jared Kushner, the publisher of the New York Observer and the son-in-law of Donald Trump, took the rare step of penning a letter in his paper. Titled “The Donald Trump I Know,” the letter rebu...
Police deploy helicopter over Dartmoor in search for escaped lynx
The Guardian - 7 Jul 2016 16:59
Officers warn people not to approach animal that escaped from its enclosure at Dartmoor Zoological Park Police are searching for a lynx that escaped from a zoo in Devon. The moors of south-west England are often associat...
Computers and chocolate set to get pricier after Brexit vote
The Guardian - 7 Jul 2016 16:58
Computer maker Lenovo is considering price increases in response to falling value of pound while cocoa cost is on the rise Prices of computers and chocolate are likely to rise in early signs of inflation spurred by the f...
Baghdad bombing death toll rises to 281
BBC - 7 Jul 2016 16:45
Iraqi officials raise the figure for the number of people killed in Sunday's suicide bombing in Baghdad to 281.
Mila Kunis attacks Donald Trump's anti-immigrant rhetoric
The Guardian - 7 Jul 2016 16:36
The Ukrainian-born star of Black Swan says she came to the US on a 'religious-refugee visa' and laments that people are allowing themselves to be manipulated Ted and Black Swan star Mila Kunis has attacked presidential c...
The Latest: Italian Held in Killing of Nigerian Migrant
ABC News - 7 Jul 2016 15:54
Italy's interior minister says an Italian man, described as a local soccer hooligan, has been held in the fatal bludgeoning of a Nigerian asylum-seeker who had fled the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram
Church Shooting Attorney Calls State Prosecutor 'Reckless'
ABC News - 7 Jul 2016 15:54
An attorney defending the man accused of fatally shooting nine black churchgoers says a South Carolina prosecutor's desire to go to trial before federal authorities is "reckless and shortsighted."