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Tokyo 2020 unveils mascot names for Olympic, Paralympic Games
CNN - 22 Jul 2018 06:55
Japan has unveiled the names of its mascots for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Ecuadorean townspeople build record pyramid of roses
Miami Herald - 22 Jul 2018 03:34
The people in this small Andean town are the proud creators of the biggest floral structure ever built -- a life-size replica of an indigenous pyramid made from 546,364 roses. …
Without Evidence, Trump Claims Vindication From Release of Carter Page Documents
The New York Times - 22 Jul 2018 15:38
President Trump claimed that the surveillance warrant against Mr. Page proves wrongdoing on the part of the F.B.I. in asking to wiretap the former aide.
Police release sketch of suspect who fatally shot President Bush's cardiologist
ABC News - 22 Jul 2018 07:07
Houston police are searching for the suspect who fatally shot the prominent cardiologist who treated former President George H.W. Bush.
Iraq: Intelligence Agency Admits Holding Hundreds Despite Previous Denials
Human Rights Watch - 22 Jul 2018 06:00
(Beirut) - Iraq's National Security Service (NSS), an Iraqi intelligence agency reporting to Iraq's prime minister, has acknowledged for the first time that it is detaining individuals for prolonged periods of time, desp...
'Please let me get to my babies,' says mom who lost 3 children in duck boat horror
ABC News - 22 Jul 2018 04:51
A woman who lost nine family members recalled how she survived duck boat horror.
WATCH: Dozer the dog warms the heart of 12 million people
ABC News - 22 Jul 2018 04:49
Millions of people have watched and shared the viral video of a kid playing fetch with his neighbor's dog.
Ethiopia has 'no option' but multiparty democracy, PM says
Miami Herald - 22 Jul 2018 16:39
Ethiopia's reformist new prime minister says the country has "no option" but to pursue multi-party democracy in the latest shakeup in a country ruled for decades by a single coalition. …
Former Trump aide Carter Page denies working as Kremlin adviser: 'It's so ridiculous'
USA Today - 22 Jul 2018 16:38Accused of Rape and Torture, Exiled Afghan Vice President Returns
The New York Times - 22 Jul 2018 16:24
In a deal with the government, Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum has been allowed to come home, though he still faces criminal charges -- and is still vice president.
I was a 'lost boy' of Sudan and the US welcomed me. More refugees deserve that chance.
USA Today - 22 Jul 2018 16:21
I was a 'lost boy' of Sudan. The US welcomed me and I've been a citizen for nine years. Give more refugees a chance. It's good for them and America.
US 'skeptical' South Sudan's warring leaders can make peace
Miami Herald - 22 Jul 2018 16:15
The United States said Sunday it is "deeply concerned" about South Sudan's peace process and "skeptical" that President Salva Kiir and opposition leader Riek Machar can oversee an end to …
Syrian 'White Helmets' flee to Jordan with Israeli, Western help - officials
Reuters - 22 Jul 2018 16:15
Hundreds of members of Syria's "White Helmet" civil defence group have fled advancing government forces and been spirited over the border into Jordan with the help of Israeli soldiers and Western powers, officials said o...
'The president acts like he's compromised' by Russian government: Top House Intel Dem
ABC News - 22 Jul 2018 16:09
He also said there's "no other way to explain why he would" side with Putin.
US silent on whether envoys discussed suspected Russia agent
Boston - 22 Jul 2018 15:59
The U.S. version of what the top U.S. and Russian diplomats discussed in their most recent call makes no mention of the Russian woman arrested by American authorities and suspected of being a covert Kremlin agent _ even ...
Bomb near Kabul airport leaves 10 dead or wounded, say officials
Al Jazeera English - 22 Jul 2018 15:59
VP Abdul Rashid Dostum is reportedly unharmed after blast hits an area near the airport shortly after his arrival.
'Do Not Play With the Lion's Tail.' Iran Warns President Trump Not to Threaten Oil Exports
Time - 22 Jul 2018 15:55
"No one who really understands politics would say they will block Iran's oil exports"
Hundreds of Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa compound
Al Jazeera English - 22 Jul 2018 15:51
Palestinian sources say at least 1,023 settlers entered the compound under heavy police protection.
Trump claims it looks like his campaign 'was illegally being spied on'
New York Post - 22 Jul 2018 15:45
President Trump on Sunday said recently released documents about how the FBI monitored former campaign aide Carter Page shows that his 2016 presidential campaign was “illegally being spied” on. “Looking more & more...
Hillary Clinton Wants to Help Reunite Immigrant Families and Calls Helsinki Summit 'Alarming'
Time - 22 Jul 2018 15:42
Clinton plans to help separated families afford transportation
Rubio refutes Trump's tweets, says FBI didn't spy on Trump campaign
CBSNews - 22 Jul 2018 15:38
Sen. Marco Rubio tells "Face the Nation" that his views "differ" than that of the president's on the issue of FBI surveillance
US military commander: On North Korea, the lack of trust is the enemy
CNN - 22 Jul 2018 04:56
The top US military commander on the Korean peninsula said Friday that even as the United States and North Korea work on easing tensions and working toward denuclearization, diplomacy between the two nations was operatin...