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Thai coach trapped with soccer team apologizes to parents in letter
New York Post - 7 Jul 2018 06:03
MAE SAI, Thailand -- The soccer coach trapped in a cave with 12 Thai boys has apologized to their parents in the first letter he and the team have sent out through divers. The 25-year-old coach says: “To the parents of...
Heat in Los Angeles breaks 26-year-old record
New York Post - 7 Jul 2018 06:35
The National Weather Service says downtown Los Angeles hit 108 degrees, breaking the previous record of 94 that was set in 1992. Woodland Hills in the San Fernando Valley baked at 117 degrees on Friday, smashing a record...
Airman gets year in prison for raping 14 year-old runaway
New York Post - 7 Jul 2018 06:34
DOVER, Del. -- An airman stationed at Delaware’s Dover Air Force Base has pleaded guilty to raping and endangering a runaway 14-year-old girl. WDEL-FM reports 22-year-old Zepplin Ray Taylor-McGinness was sentenced Frid...
Paul Manafort Seeks to Move Criminal Trial Hundreds of Miles From Washington
The New York Times - 7 Jul 2018 06:53
Lawyers for President Trump's former campaign chairman want to move the trial away from Washington, where they say a fair trial would be "impossible."
El Chapo's right-hand man extradited to US, may join ranks of infamous turncoats
New York Post - 7 Jul 2018 05:44
A former right-hand man of accused Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was extradited Friday to the United States -- where he could, like infamous mob turncoat Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano, turn rat agai...
Wildfires rage in California as blazes continue to spread
New York Post - 7 Jul 2018 04:56
Scorching triple-digit heat and tinder-dry brush fueled multiple wildfires near San Diego on Friday - including blazes that crept dangerously close to Cleveland National Forest and a major Marine base. Flames from the so...
Former Thai Navy SEAL died wanting to 'bring the boys back home'
ABC News - 7 Jul 2018 04:47
Sergeant Major Saman Gunan died while volunteering in the operation to rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach trapped inside a cave in northern Thailand.
Presidential visits ground model airplanes for thousands of square miles
USA Today - 7 Jul 2018 16:358 dead, 50 reported missing as heavy floods hit Japan
Miami Herald - 7 Jul 2018 04:49
Japanese media say at least eight people have been killed and more than 50 are missing as torrents of rainfall and flooding continued to batter southwestern Japan. Kyoto prefecture, one …
England fans glued to Sweden clash
BBC - 7 Jul 2018 16:50
Crowds are gripped as England attempt to see off Sweden in their World Cup quarter-final.
Germany: Demonstrators march to support migrant sea rescues
Miami Herald - 7 Jul 2018 16:50
Demonstrators are marching in Germany's capital in support of the private aid ships that rescue migrants in the Mediterranean Sea. The rescue ships are encountering increasing opposition from authorities in …
Trump allegedly gave world leaders his personal cell phone number
USA Today - 7 Jul 2018 16:34
Shortly after taking office, President Trump reportedly gave out his personal cell phone number to world leaders. Veuer's Nick Cardona has that story.
Egypt media head to justify gag order on hospital coverage
Miami Herald - 7 Jul 2018 16:33
Egyptian prosecutors have ordered the country's top media regulator to be summoned for questioning over his decision to issue a gag order on corruption allegations made against a children's cancer …
First displaced Syrians along Jordan border return home
Al Jazeera English - 7 Jul 2018 16:26
Sources say a few families have began journey back after ceasefire deal reached between rebels and Russian negotiators.
Parents of boys trapped in Thai cave tell coach: don't blame yourself
The Guardian - 7 Jul 2018 16:18
Letters written by parents taken to boys as rescuers continue race against time The parents of 12 boys stranded inside a northern Thailand cave have written to their children for the first time and to the coach who led t...
Iran calls for EU help as shipping giant pulls out for fear of U.S. sanctions
Reuters - 7 Jul 2018 16:17
One of the world's biggest cargo shippers announced on Saturday it was pulling out of Iran for fear of becoming entangled in U.S. sanctions, and President Hassan Rouhani demanded that European countries to do more to off...
From Fighting Injustice to Facing Death Row: The Bizarre Case of Pastor Glasgow
The New York Times - 7 Jul 2018 16:13
Mr. Glasgow is well known for speaking out against injustice in his small Alabama city. Now accused of murder, he is in need of a campaign on his behalf.
Crowds line streets for 'most diverse' Pride parade
Sky News - 7 Jul 2018 16:05
More than a million people celebrated the LGBT community at a colourful and glitter-filled Pride parade in London on Saturday.
World Cup 2018 in pictures: The nation watches England v Sweden
BBC - 7 Jul 2018 16:01
The country comes to a standstill as fans tune in for England's first World Cup quarter-final for 12 years.
Deadly protests in Haiti against fuel prices increases
Al Jazeera English - 7 Jul 2018 15:58
In a country where a majority of workers receive less than two dollars a day, many are saying they cannot handle the increases which have driven petrol prices to nearly five dollars a litre.
Women face sex predator threat in Spain's running of the bulls
Al Jazeera English - 7 Jul 2018 15:52
After last year's 'Wolf Pack' attacks and their lenient sentencing, feminist groups are raising awareness during Pamplona's famous running of the bulls festival.
Hurricane Beryl less organized as it approaches the Caribbean islands
Miami Herald - 7 Jul 2018 15:48
Satellite imagery shows a less organized Hurricane Beryl as it gets closer to the Caribbean islands on Saturday, July 7, 2018. The latest tracking map shows Beryl approaching Puerto Rico and Haiti by Sunday night or earl...