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Brazil's Crisis Deepens as President Michel Temer Is Accused of Corruption
Time - 27 Jun 2017 03:24
Temer has denied wrongdoing and said he refuses to resign
Substitute teacher busted for having sex with teen in a car, his home
New York Post - 27 Jun 2017 02:46
A former substitute teacher in southwestern Missouri was arrested Sunday and charged in connection with alleged sexual contact with one of her students. Loryn Barclay, 24, faces charges in two counties as a result of the...
New hope for Africa's albino witchcraft victims
New York Post - 27 Jun 2017 16:54
Baraka Cosmas, 7, is missing half his right arm. Mwigulu Matonange, 14, lost his left arm. Emmanuel Festo, 15, lost his right, plus the fingers of his left hand. Pendo Sengerema, 16, had an arm severed at the elbow. Thes...
What you need to know about Trump's travel ban
New York Post - 27 Jun 2017 06:29
Highlights of Monday's US Supreme Court decision allowing a limited version of the Trump administration's travel ban to go into effect: 90-day travel ban Countries it applies to: Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Ye...
3 CNN investigative journalists resign over retracted Russia-Trump story
The Week - 27 Jun 2017 04:46
Following the retraction of a story on a Wall Street financier and President Trump ally allegedly meeting with a Russian investment fund, three investigative journalists at CNN are leaving the network. On June 22, a stor...
Mom allegedly sent pics of her own kids doing sex acts
New York Post - 27 Jun 2017 16:52
An Alabama mother allegedly sent images of her own young children engaged in sex acts to a man in Florida via text message, authorities say. Jennifer Lynne Weekley, 37, of Minette, remains jailed on $300,000 bail at the ...
Russia blasts U.S. "threat" over possible Syria chemical attack
CBSNews - 27 Jun 2017 15:38
"Preparations for a new cynical and unprecedented provocation are underway," Russian lawmaker says after vague warning from White House
Americans Are Totally Obsessed With Avocados Thanks to This Man
Time - 27 Jun 2017 15:00
June is California avocado month
Seth Meyers thinks the Senate GOP health-care bill is 'almost comically villainous'
The Week - 27 Jun 2017 07:57
The Senate Republicans' health-care plan is "almost comically villainous," Seth Meyers said Monday night, with its tax cuts for the wealthy paid for by gutting Medicaid. "The only way this bill could be more cartoonishly...
Man arrested for killing his son wanted to get back at wife for divorce: cops
New York Post - 27 Jun 2017 06:15
A California man who was arrested on suspicion of his son’s murder had been plotting to kill the 5-year-old as a way to get back at his mother during their divorce, authorities say. While cops have still not found the ...
White House: Syria could be preparing another chemical weapons attack
CNN - 27 Jun 2017 05:20
The White House said that there are "potential preparations for another chemical weapons attack" by the Syrian regime and warned the country's president, Bashar al-Assad, of a "heavy price" if one is carried out.
Men arrested after alleged kidnap victim finds video of them raping her
New York Post - 27 Jun 2017 04:04
Two men from Florida were arrested after allegedly kidnapping a woman who later discovered a cellphone video of them sexually assaulting her unconscious body. James Edgerton, 37, and Johnnie Tindell, 37, face charges for...
The Myanmar Military Has Detained Three Journalists for 'Unlawful Association'
Time - 27 Jun 2017 08:08
They were reporting on an anti-drug event organized by a rebel group
Nuclear power station's intern bikini contest sparks outrage
New York Post - 27 Jun 2017 01:25
A Czech nuclear power plant has been forced to apologize after holding a bikini contest to choose its new female intern. Dboule Temelin Nuclear Power Station, located near the city of Ceske Budejovice in the South Bohemi...
A new island has formed off Outer Banks, North Carolina coast
USA Today - 27 Jun 2017 15:39
Getting to the island isn't exactly safe.
Congressmen make $174,000 a year. This Republican wants an extra $30,000 'housing allowance.'
The Week - 27 Jun 2017 15:25
Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) has just days left before he gets to return to his own bed in Utah, leaving his Capitol Hill office cot behind for good. But before he goes, Chaffetz has called for a $2,500 monthly housing s...
Raqqa: Secret video shows ISIS losing grip on its 'capital'
CNN - 27 Jun 2017 06:24
At first, the video shows a seemingly normal urban life -- men and women shopping in the streets, with steady traffic passing by them.
In disaster's wake, BP doubles down on deepwater despite surging shale
Reuters - 27 Jun 2017 07:13
THUNDER HORSE OIL PLATFORM, Gulf of Mexico
Teen hiking with girlfriend dies after falling off cliff
New York Post - 27 Jun 2017 04:48
RIFLE, Colo. - Authorities say a 17-year-old boy fell to his death from a cliff in western Colorado. The Garfield County Sheriff's Office says the Rifle teen, whose name has not been released, was with his girlfriend on ...
Syria Will 'Pay a Heavy Price' for Another Chemical Attack, Trump Says
The New York Times - 27 Jun 2017 04:44
A White House statement late Monday said President Bashar al-Assad of Syria appeared to be preparing a chemical weapons attack similar to the one in April.
Bungee instructor's poor English led to teen's deadly plunge: court
New York Post - 27 Jun 2017 02:36
The poor English skills of a bungee jump instructor allegedly led to the death of a teen who misheard him and died after jumping too early. Vera Mol, 17, was told "no jump" by the instructor, but heard it as "now jump" -...
CBO: 22M more would be uninsured over next decade under Senate bill
CBSNews - 27 Jun 2017 02:28
Senate GOP leaders are aiming for a floor vote later this week despite the fact that they don't have enough support