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Protesters Confront Mitch McConnell Outside a Kentucky Restaurant
Time - 9 Jul 2018 05:27
The Senate Majority Leader was challenged by a group protesting Trump's immigration policy
ISIS 'capital' captured in Afghanistan, over 160 fighters killed by US, Afghan troops
Fox News - 9 Jul 2018 17:04
ISIS' main stronghold in Afghanistan was captured by U.S and Afghan Special Forces after a prolonged assault that killed nearly 170 terrorist fighters and resulted in no American deaths, military officials said Saturday.
Travis Pastrana nails 3 iconic Evel Knievel stunts in tribute show in Las Vegas
USA Today - 9 Jul 2018 05:1275 pounds of floating cocaine recovered off Florida coast
New York Post - 9 Jul 2018 04:48
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A floating bale of cocaine has been recovered in the Gulf of Mexico off Florida. Citing a U.S. Coast Guard release, news outlets report more than 75 pounds of cocaine was found in the package on Sunday...
De Blasio spends weekend at Bernie Sanders' summer home
New York Post - 9 Jul 2018 04:17
Well at least it didn't involve a dead guy. Mayor de Blasio, his wife, Chirlane, and their two kids spent a couple of days at Sen. Bernie Sanders' summer home on Lake Champlain in Vermont. Photos show the progressive pol...
Trump says harassment of US ships by Iran has ended
New York Post - 9 Jul 2018 04:14
President Trump on Sunday noted that harassment of United States warships by the Iranian navy in the Persian Gulf has stopped in the second year of his administration. He tweeted US Navy statistics on the dangerous encou...
President Trump Still Deliberating On Supreme Court Nominee as Monday Reveal Date Nears
Time - 9 Jul 2018 03:20
President Donald Trump said Sunday he was still deliberating his decision on a replacement for Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy
Harvey Weinstein pleads not guilty to second round of sexual assault charges
The Week - 9 Jul 2018 16:57
Harvey Weinstein has pleaded not guilty to his most recent sexual abuse charges. The disgraced movie mogul is out on bail after pleading not guilty to sexual assault charges Monday morning, The Associated Press reports. ...
Thai soccer coach, 25-year-old former Buddhist monk, hailed 'hero' for keeping boys alive
Fox News - 9 Jul 2018 16:56
Before he became the beloved assistant coach of the Wild Boars soccer team, Ekapol Chantawong spent years studying as a Buddhist monk.
Elon Musk Is Testing a Tiny Submarine to Help the Boys Trapped in a Thai Cave
Time - 9 Jul 2018 04:31
If the tests are successful, the sub would be placed on a 17-hour flight to Thailand
An activist threw ink on an image of Chinese President Xi Jinping. Now she's disappeared.
The Week - 9 Jul 2018 17:11
A young Chinese activist named Dong Yaoqiong filmed herself throwing ink on a poster of Chinese President Xi Jinping, who in March obtained legal authority to stay in office indefinitely, and posted the video online. "I ...
Culter: 'I'm looking to do exact opposite of' work
USA Today - 9 Jul 2018 17:10
Does this mean the QB is officially done with the NFL?
'Two days, 8 boars, Hooyah': Thai navy SEALs rescue 4 more boys from flooded Thailand cave
USA Today - 9 Jul 2018 17:09
Four more boys trapped for more than two weeks in a partially flooded cave in Thailand werebrought out Monday, raising to eight the number of youths rescued but still leaving four young soccer playersand their coach awai...
Health of remaining five inside Thai cave 'still good': head of mission
Reuters - 9 Jul 2018 17:05
The health of five people still trapped inside a flooded Thai cave was "still good", the head of the rescue mission said on Monday, after confirming that four more boys were brought out safely from the cave complex.
Boris Johnson's Retirement Over Brexit Could Lead to Major Shakeups in British Politics. Here's What to Know
Time - 9 Jul 2018 17:04
There could be a vote of no confidence in P.M. Theresa May
The peace games: Dreaming big for South Sudan's youth
Al Jazeera English - 9 Jul 2018 17:00
A relatively new independence and fresh waves of conflict inspire a South Sudanese refugee to build antiwar video games.
UK police hunt nerve agent container after woman dies
Reuters - 9 Jul 2018 16:52
A woman who died after being poisoned with a nerve agent that also struck a former Russian spy in March must have handled a contaminated item, and tracking it down is key to police investigations, Britain's top counter-t...
Why Your Brain Tricks You Into Doing Less Important Tasks
The New York Times - 9 Jul 2018 08:00
Yet again, your brain is working against you, and it's because of a phenomenon called the urgency effect.
Chinese tech giant Tencent plans US listing for music arm
Miami Herald - 9 Jul 2018 05:04
Tencent, China's most valuable tech company, says it plans to spin off its streaming music service on a U.S. stock exchange. Tencent Holdings Ltd., in a statement issued through the …
Thai boys await resumption of rescue mission after first four freed from cave
Reuters - 9 Jul 2018 05:02
Eight boys and their soccer coach who remain trapped in a flooded cave in northern Thailand waited for a rescue operation to resume on Monday, a day after the first four were brought out safely and whisked away to hospit...
Pompeo points to Vietnam as example of improved relations
Miami Herald - 9 Jul 2018 04:58
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday extolled improved relations with Vietnam as a model for rapprochement with North Korea. Pompeo met with senior Vietnamese officials, including the prime …
Hundreds strip off in Melbourne for controversial mass nude photos
CNN - 9 Jul 2018 04:58
Around 500 people braved the Australian winter to pose for a series of controversial nude photographs on top of a Melbourne parking lot.