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Robert Mugabe begins speaking tour across Zimbabwe aged 93
The Guardian - 2 Jun 2017 19:42
Longstanding president, who has appeared frail and slurred his words in public recently, is seeking re-election next year Robert Mugabe has launched a 10-venue speaking tour across Zimbabwe aimed at drumming up support a...
Dozens of Migrants Have Died of Thirst While Crossing the Sahara Desert to Get to Europe
Time - 2 Jun 2017 04:49
Niger is a major route for West African migrants making their way toward Europe
California, New York and Washington Have United to Back the Paris Climate Accord
Time - 2 Jun 2017 04:03
The U.S. Climate Alliance takes a direct stance against the administration of President Donald Trump
Step-dad arrested after teen girl found dead on side of the road
New York Post - 2 Jun 2017 04:31
TUCSON, Ariz. -- Police in Tucson have arrested the stepfather of a teenage Vail girl whose body was found a day after she was reported missing on May 10. Police said at a Wednesday news conference that 37-year-old Joshu...
John Kerry on Trump's climate accord decision: "It makes America last"
CBSNews - 2 Jun 2017 04:40
"What Donald Trump is doing is serving the polluters and serving a narrow group of ideological interests. That's not leadership," says former Secretary of State John Kerry
Hillary: Trump unleashes 'incredibly dangerous' level of hate
New York Post - 2 Jun 2017 08:08
Hillary Clinton warned Thursday that President Donald Trump has unleashed a level of hate and vitriol that is “incredibly dangerous.” The former Democratic presidential nominee lashed out at the Republican president ...
US travel ban goes to Supreme Court
BBC - 2 Jun 2017 05:59
The White House wants judges to reinstate a ban affecting majority Muslim countries.
Nooses Have Been Appearing Around Washington. Experts Say It's a Sign of 'Growing Use of Hate Symbols'
Time - 2 Jun 2017 05:46
Two nooses were found at Smithsonian museums in the past week, one outside the new African-American history museum
Trump Is Waiving His Own Ethics Rules to Allow Lobbyists to Make Policy
Mother Jones - 2 Jun 2017 00:26
It seems clear now why the Trump administration fought so hard to avoid making public the details of the waivers it granted to White House staffers who might otherwise have been in violation of the president's self-impos...
Paris climate agreement: What you need to know
Al Jazeera English - 2 Jun 2017 16:55
After Trump's decision to pull the US out of the landmark Paris climate accord, we respond to the most asked questions.
Paris climate deal: Dismay as Trump signals exit from accord
BBC - 2 Jun 2017 07:47
European leaders, businesses and the UN condemn President Trump's decision.
Thieves piss away stolen money after setting it on fire
New York Post - 2 Jun 2017 16:46
Two dimwits who allegedly robbed an ATM pissed away their loot when they accidentally set the dough on fire — and then tried to douse the flames with their own urine, according to a new report. Police said surveillance...
Elephant tramples family to death during rampage
New York Post - 2 Jun 2017 16:40
An elephant went on a wild rampage in India on Friday, trampling four people to death — including a 12-year-old girl as she slept inside her home, according to reports. The girl was sleeping in the veranda of her house...
Mike Bloomberg takes lead in 'defiant' climate initiative
New York Post - 2 Jun 2017 08:56
Former Mayor Mike Bloomberg is leading a group of US mayors, governors and university presidents planning to submit to the United Nations its own plan to meet US greenhouse-gas-emission targets, despite President Trump's...
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to immediately unfreeze travel ban for 6 Muslim nations
The Week - 2 Jun 2017 07:54
Late Thursday, the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to rule on the legality of its ban against all refugees and travelers from six Muslim-majority nations, and to allow the ban to take effect while it conside...
Philippine Leader Hurls Raunchy Diatribe At Chelsea Clinton
The Huffington Post - 2 Jun 2017 07:14
For the second day in a row, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte attacked Chelsea Clinton with a coarse tirade for her criticism of his“joke” that his soldiers could rape women with impunity during martial law. He a...
After Putin visit, Tillerson snubbed top EU official
Chicago Tribune - 2 Jun 2017 06:10
Trans-Atlantic relations hit new lows after President Donald Trump's gaffe-filled visit to Europe last week. But behind closed doors, the tensions started well before then and included a high-profile slight of a senior E...
White House Protesters Shame Donald Trump Over Paris Climate Deal
The Huffington Post - 2 Jun 2017 05:39
WASHINGTON― President Donald Trump had barely wrapped up his White House Rose Garden speech about pulling out of the Paris Agreement on climate change when Rachel Schragis showed up outside the gates and plopped down a...
At this tourist haven, a monkey mafia will steal your stuff and sell it back for food
Miami Herald - 2 Jun 2017 04:32
It's one of the oldest rackets in the book: stealing someone's stuff and then selling it back to them. And four groups of monkeys in Indonesia have learned how to …
IDPs need as much attention as refugees, says IDMC
Al Jazeera English - 2 Jun 2017 17:03
A monitoring group says more than 40 million IDPs are waiting for the world to take notice of their plight.
Mike Pence wonders why climate change has become a liberal concern 'for some reason'
The Week - 2 Jun 2017 16:54
In an interview Friday on Fox & Friends, Vice President Mike Pence seemed baffled why "the left" is so worried about global warming. "For some reason or another, this issue of climate change has emerged as a paramount is...
Putin on Trump's withdrawal from Paris Accord: 'Don't worry, be happy'
ABC News - 2 Jun 2017 16:52
The Russian president appeared to come to Trump's defense.