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Angela Merkel Is Fighting for Her Political Life. Here's What to Know
Time - 18 Jun 2018 17:10
German Chancellor Angela Merkel faces a political crisis that could reshape Europe’s migration crisis and potentially end her ten years in power. A standoff at the top level of government over Germany’s liberal migra...
The Latest: 3 confirmed dead in western Japan earthquake
Miami Herald - 18 Jun 2018 04:52
The Latest on the earthquake in Japan (all times local): 11:45 a.m. A 9-year-old girl and two men in their 80s have been killed by a strong earthquake in the …
Vietnam arrests 8 people after economic zone law protests
Miami Herald - 18 Jun 2018 04:50
Vietnamese police have arrested eight more people after protests a week ago over a proposed law on special economic zones that protesters fear would fall in the hands of Chinese …
Melania Trump says the U.S. must be a 'country that governs with heart'
The Week - 18 Jun 2018 04:26
In her first comments on the Trump administration's policy of separating parents from their children at the border, first lady Melania Trump said she "believes we need to be a country that follows all laws, but also a co...
President Trump Ally Roger Stone Reveals Undisclosed Meeting With a Russian National
Time - 18 Jun 2018 04:22
A Russian figure allegedly tried to sell dirt on Hillary Clinton to Roger Stone
Colombia Elects Ivan Duque, the Conservative Protege of a Former President
Time - 18 Jun 2018 03:29
When he takes office in August, Duque will be Colombia's youngest president in more than a century
Trump blames 'criminals' for using kids as cover to cross border
New York Post - 18 Jun 2018 17:11
As the outrage mounts over President Donald Trump’s “zero tolerance” policy that separates children from their parents at the border, Trump blamed “criminals” for using kids as cover to cross into the United...
From 'it is the Democrats' fault' to citing the Apostle Paul: How the Trump team is defending its family separation policy
The Week - 18 Jun 2018 16:52
President Trump has repeatedly tried to pass off his administration's new "zero tolerance" policy of separating immigrant children from their parents at the border on Democrats, even as other administration officials hav...
Migrant parents are 'some of the worst criminals on earth,' says Trump
The Week - 18 Jun 2018 16:49
President Trump on Monday claimed that migrant families are being separated at the border because immigrant parents are choosing to bring their children as a way to game the system and enter the U.S. Children are being u...
Japan team at World Cup troubled by earthquake, hotel alarm
Fox News - 18 Jun 2018 16:19
Word of a deadly earthquake in Japan and an early-morning false alarm at a team hotel have given the country's team at the World Cup some unsettling moments.
What diabetes after 50 may mean
CNN - 18 Jun 2018 10:28
The onset of diabetes after the age of 50 could be an early sign of pancreatic cancer, a new study suggests.
Trump effect (local version): Municipal races are packed with candidates
USA Today - 18 Jun 2018 03:50Five Dead After a Border Control Chase Ends With a Crash in South Texas
Time - 18 Jun 2018 03:17
The vehicle went out of control at more than 100 mph and overturned
Hundreds of children wait in Border Patrol facility in Texas
Boston - 18 Jun 2018 02:30
Hundreds of children are waiting inside a Border Patrol holding facility in South Texas, with groups of 20 or more children to a single cage
5 Dead in Texas After S.U.V. Packed With Immigrants Crashes in High-Speed Chase
The New York Times - 18 Jun 2018 02:30
Fourteen people were packed into the vehicle, which was speeding 100 miles per hour when it rolled over, the authorities said.
Gang shootout at New Jersey arts festival kills one, injures 22
Reuters - 18 Jun 2018 02:14
(Reuters) - A suspected gunman was shot dead and 22 people were injured on Sunday after a dispute among rival gangs erupted into gunfire at an all-night arts festival in Trenton, New Jersey, officials said.
The Pentagon quietly approved daily, offensive cyberattacks on foreign computer networks
The Week - 18 Jun 2018 17:11
This spring, the Pentagon quietly upgraded U.S. Cyber Command, giving it authority to launch daily, offensive cyber attacks against foreign computer networks, The New York Times reported Sunday. In the past, Cyber Comman...
Supreme Court Avoids an Answer on Partisan Gerrymandering
The New York Times - 18 Jun 2018 17:10
The decisions were a setback for critics of partisan gerrymandering, who had hoped that the Supreme Court would decide the cases on their merits and rule in their favor.
Laura Bush condemns 'cruel' immigration policy: 'It breaks my heart'
New York Post - 18 Jun 2018 17:00
Former First Lady Laura Bush pleaded for politicians to find a better way of securing the US borders than the current "zero-tolerance" immigration crackdown that so far has torn 2,000 children from their parents, calling...
Ferry carrying 80 sinks in Indonesia's Lake Toba
Miami Herald - 18 Jun 2018 16:58
A night-time search and rescue effort is underway after a ferry carrying about 80 passengers sank in a popular lake on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, killing at least one …
Supreme Court sidesteps major rulings on electoral map manipulation
Reuters - 18 Jun 2018 16:53
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Supreme Court punts on two cases regarding partisan election districts
USA Today - 18 Jun 2018 16:50
The Supreme Court sidestepped a potentially historic ruling Monday thatwould have stopped states from drawing election maps intended to help one political party dominate the other, but the issue couldreturn as soon as ne...