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Getting to the Bottom of 'Thrift Store Smell'
The New York Times - 21 Jun 2018 18:46
Have you noticed that every thrift store and neighborhood Goodwill smells the same? And that the clothes also smell the same? With the help of science, we got to the root of why. (And we have tips to help you get rid of ...
Trump, Putin will reportedly meet in July
The Week - 21 Jun 2018 04:50
While he's in Europe next month, President Trump will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, two people with knowledge of the plan told Bloomberg on Wednesday. The meeting could take place before the NATO summit in ...
The Story Behind TIME's Trump 'Welcome to America' Cover
Time - 21 Jun 2018 13:00
John Moore, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer for Getty Images, has been photographing immigrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border for years. This week one of his pictures became the most visible symbol of the immigra...
Hundreds of Immigrants Imprisoned in the U.S. Are Being Held 'Incommunicado'
Time - 21 Jun 2018 05:04
A group of lawyers sued the U.S. government to allow them access to immigrants who were transferred to a California federal prison recently
Trump reportedly tossed a Starburst toward Merkel during G7 summit
New York Post - 21 Jun 2018 03:51
President Trump reportedly tossed a Starburst toward German Chancellor Angela Merkel during the G7 summit in Canada. The candy diplomacy took place during a tense exchange that was caught in a memorable image of Trump wi...
Trump touts 'tough' immigration policies, slams 'elites' at raucous rally
New York Post - 21 Jun 2018 04:38
WASHINGTON - President Trump rallied supporters in Minnesota Wednesday night by pledging to keep up his immigration crackdown despite walking back his policy to tear apart migrant families at the border. "Today, I signed...
Most shooters got their guns legally, didn't have diagnosed mental illness, new FBI report says
USA Today - 21 Jun 2018 04:04Supreme Court deems SEC in-house judge hiring unconstitutional
Reuters - 21 Jun 2018 16:57
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UN, Russia call on US to rethink Human Rights Council move
Miami Herald - 21 Jun 2018 16:57
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the United States on Thursday to rethink its decision to pull out of the world's top human rights body, calling it a "key tool" in …
Supreme Court allows states to collect sales taxes on more online transactions
USA Today - 21 Jun 2018 16:56
The Supreme Court upended the nation's Internetmarketplace, ruling that many online retailers must collect and remit state salestaxes. The decision, which overturns an earlier Supreme Court precedent, will boost state re...
Suu Kyi says outside hate narratives driving Myanmar tension
Miami Herald - 21 Jun 2018 16:55
A social media account run by the office of Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi quotes her as saying that "hate narratives from outside the country" have fueled tensions between …
Turkey says 35 Kurd leaders killed in airstrikes in Iraq
Miami Herald - 21 Jun 2018 16:49
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has again asserted that Turkish jets have dealt a heavy blow on the outlawed Kurdish rebels' leadership in Iraq, saying some 35 high-level militants were …
First day of summer brings flooding, extreme heat in some parts of the US
ABC News - 21 Jun 2018 16:43
Temps are set to reach 110 degrees in parts of California.
FBI Reports 'Alarming Rate' Of Sexual Assaults On Commercial Flights
IBTimes - 21 Jun 2018 16:38
Sexual assaults on commercial flights could be on the rise, and there may be even more than available statistics suggest, according to the federal government. The FBI announced Wednesday that it receives reports of mid-a...
Immigrant children say they were beaten and abused for years in a Virginia detention center
The Week - 21 Jun 2018 16:33
Immigrant children being held in juvenile detention centers in Virginia say they were physically and verbally abused for years, an investigation by The Associated Press found Thursday. Children as young as 14 have filed ...
President Trump's Tweet Just Made It Harder for the House to Pass an Immigration Bill
Time - 21 Jun 2018 16:32
"What is the purpose of the House doing good immigration bills when you need 9 votes by Democrats in the Senate"
Sheriff bars deputies from working at detention center for migrant kids
New York Post - 21 Jun 2018 16:25
A Texas sheriff has prohibited his deputies from working off-duty at a temporary shelter erected on federal land to house children separated from their parents, according to a report. El Paso County Sheriff Richard Wiles...
Most Americans Approve of How Trump Is Handling North Korea Following Summit
Time - 21 Jun 2018 16:25
But they don't think North Korea will dismantle its nuclear program
Algerian PM calls on ailing president to seek 5th term
Fox News - 21 Jun 2018 16:25
Algeria's prime minister called on the country's president Thursday to seek a fifth term next year despite his age and partial paralysis.
UN Human Rights Council Should Act on Venezuela
Human Rights Watch - 21 Jun 2018 16:21
No one was surprised when Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro was re-elected last May, or when the opposition alleged voting irregularities. Unofficial reports estimated low voter turnout, less than 40%, despite governm...
'Aggressive' bear likely killed Alaskan hiker and mauled search party member, police say
USA Today - 21 Jun 2018 05:16Republicans Dislike Separating Families. But They Like 'Zero Tolerance' More.
The New York Times - 21 Jun 2018 04:55
In border states, Republican voters say that whatever sympathy they feel for children separated from parents is complicated by frustration over the flow of undocumented immigrants from Mexico.