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Brexit: Watchdog warns of need to issue driving permits
BBC - 19 Jul 2018 04:11
Up to seven million international permits will be needed if the UK and EU do not agree to recognise driving.
After rescue, Thai soccer boys pray for fortune at temple
Miami Herald - 19 Jul 2018 05:24
The Thai soccer boys and their coach have attended a Buddhist ceremony to protect them against misfortunes, a day after they were discharged from a hospital following their rescue from …
FBI Director Wray says Putin's offer of joint probe on Russian meddling 'not high on our list'
USA Today - 19 Jul 2018 05:20Kim Jong Un reportedly calls ambassadors for special meeting
New York Post - 19 Jul 2018 04:55
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reportedly called his ambassadors and heads of the country’s overseas missions back to Pyongyang on Wednesday night. The North Korean officials were being recalled for a possible amb...
Trump reaffirms belief in US intel -- but refuses to call Putin a liar
New York Post - 19 Jul 2018 04:42
President Trump on Wednesday insisted he's confident in his intelligence agencies' findings that Russia meddled in the 2016 election – but didn't want to call Russian strongman Vladimir Putin a liar for denying Moscow'...
Report: Trump saw evidence in January 2017 of Putin ordering election hack
The Week - 19 Jul 2018 04:33
During a meeting in Trump Tower on Jan. 6, 2017, Donald Trump, just weeks from being inaugurated as president of the United States, was shown highly classified intelligence that indicated Russian President Vladimir Putin...
Police must tackle hate crime problems, says watchdog
BBC - 19 Jul 2018 04:18
A watchdog warns there is a "real possibility" such offences will increase after the UK leaves the EU.
Harvey Weinstein's lawyers call Ashley Judd's lawsuit baseless and late, seek dismissal
USA Today - 19 Jul 2018 04:00Maria Butina, suspected secret agent, used sex in covert plan, prosecutors say
Boston - 19 Jul 2018 03:58
In a dramatic two-hour hearing in U.S. District Court, prosecutors said that Butina was the point person in a calculated, long-term campaign intended to steer high-level politicians toward Moscow's objectives.
Trump slams EU over $5 billion fine on Google
Reuters - 19 Jul 2018 16:08
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday criticized the European Union and said the bloc was taking advantage of the United States, pointing to the record $5 billion fine European antitrust regulators imposed on Google.
New York shark attacks: two children bitten in first case in 70 years
The Guardian - 19 Jul 2018 05:57
Victims aged 12 and 13 discharged after treatment following separate attacks off Fire Island, east of Manhattan Two children swimming in surf miles apart along New York state's Fire Island national seashore have suffered...
New operational service medal recognises fight against IS
BBC - 19 Jul 2018 05:39
British drone pilots and intelligence staff will also be awarded medals for their efforts since 2014.
Russian official: Trump and Putin reached 'verbal agreements'
New York Post - 19 Jul 2018 05:36
A top Russian official in Moscow on Wednesday said that President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin reached some “important verbal agreements” during their summit in Finland earlier this week — agreements ...
New Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab set for talks with EU
BBC - 19 Jul 2018 04:53
Dominic Raab will meet the bloc's chief negotiator, as the EU warns states to step up plans for no deal.
The Trauma of Family Separation Under Trump
Human Rights Watch - 19 Jul 2018 17:12
Expand Children cover their faces as they are escorted to the Cayuga Center, which provides foster care and other services to immigrant children separated from their families, in New York City, U.S., July 10, 2018. © 20...
TIME Magazine merges Trump and Putin on latest cover
USA Today - 19 Jul 2018 17:07
TIME Magazine has revealed the cover of its latest issue...and...it may give some reason to pause. Veuer's Chandra Lanier has the story.
White House doesn't rule out Kremlin interrogating former US ambassador
ABC News - 19 Jul 2018 16:50
The White House says President Trump is considering a request by Vladimir Putin to potentially interrogate a group of Americans including a former U.S. Ambassador.
Why Trump Bowed To Pressure After His Press Conference With Putin
FiveThirtyEight - 19 Jul 2018 16:45
When President Trump backtracked (slightly) from controversial remarks he made on Monday in which he questioned the U.S. intelligence community's conclusions that Russia interfered in the 2016 U.S. election, I wasn't sur...
Bus driver fired after mooning man in front of kids
New York Post - 19 Jul 2018 16:40
A cheeky bus driver dropped his pants and mooned a man who complained Thursday about a blocked driveway on a residential street in New Jersey. Moments before the bus driver dropped his drawers, a homeowner on Academy Str...
At least 3 injured in explosion at Army depot in Pennsylvania
ABC News - 19 Jul 2018 16:31
There has been an explosion at the Letterkenny Army Depot in Chambersburg that has injured at least three employees.
GP ordered contract killing via 'Chechen mob' website, jury told
The Guardian - 19 Jul 2018 16:27
David Crichton had vendetta against adviser over £300,000 pension loss, court hears A retired GP from Dorset ordered the contract killing of a financial adviser via a website linked to mobsters in Chechnya, a jury has b...
Salvage of century-old Russian warship could unearth billions of dollars in gold
USA Today - 19 Jul 2018 16:25
A South Korean exploration startup says it has a Russian armored cruiser ship that sank more than a century ago and rumored to have a fortune in gold encased in her hull. TheShinilGroup said it found the 6,200-ton Dmitri...