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The Latest: 751 migrants plucked safely from boats: Rescuers
Miami Herald - 27 Jul 2018 16:35
The Latest on migration in Europe (all times local): 4:35 p.m. Maritime rescue authorities say 751 migrants have been plucked safely from 52 boats trying to reach Spanish shores from …
Trump takes credit for Illinois steel mill expansion
New York Post - 27 Jul 2018 05:01
President Trump credited his economic policies for revitalizing a US Steel mill in Illinois during a fiery speech Thursday on trade policy. "US Steel is back! US Steel is back!" the president told a cheering crowd of wor...
North Korea hands over remains of US soldiers killed in Korean war
The Guardian - 27 Jul 2018 04:57
White House 'encouraged' by regime's actions as military plane picks up remains of unknown number of soldiers The remains of an unknown number of US soldiers killed in the Korean war have been handed over by North Korea,...
Mom let 2-year-old starve to death while dancing for money at club
New York Post - 27 Jul 2018 04:49
A Georgia mother let her 2-year-old daughter starve to death while she danced for cash at a local club, according to police. The woman was allegedly neglecting her little girl “on a regular basis” — for up to 10-12...
Fugitive couple found after nearly 2 decades on the run
New York Post - 27 Jul 2018 04:14
PORTLAND, Ore. -- A couple who eluded arrest on multiple charges of child rape and sodomy in Oregon for nearly 20 years was discovered in Mississippi when the man died and his common-law wife used one of his aliases to m...
Papa John's founder Schnatter says he's gotten no criticism from black community over slur
USA Today - 27 Jul 2018 04:02
In his first interview with the Courier Journal since the furor over his use of a racial slur, Papa John's founder says CEO, board members, have to go.
School chief resigns after being outed as high school pooper
New York Post - 27 Jul 2018 17:10
A New Jersey superintendent has resigned from his six-figure job after being outed as the mystery pooper who defecated on a “daily basis” at a local high school, the local school board announced. Dr. Thomas Tramaglin...
Study: Climate change making Europe heatwaves more likely
Miami Herald - 27 Jul 2018 17:09
Researchers say heatwaves of the kind currently being seen in northern Europe have become twice as likely due to climate change. Scientists from the World Weather Attribution team said Friday …
Julian Assange: UK and Ecuador in talks on Wikileaks founder's fate
BBC - 27 Jul 2018 16:44
Ecuador's President Lenin Moreno says he has "never been in favour of Mr Assange's activity".
Cohen says Trump knew about Trump Tower meeting with Russians: CNN
Reuters - 27 Jul 2018 05:03
U.S. President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen said that Trump knew in advance about a June 2016 meeting in Trump Tower at which Russians offered to provide damaging information about his Democratic r...
Roseanne Barr tells Hannity: 'I’m not going to let them tell me what I meant'
USA Today - 27 Jul 2018 04:41
During Thursday's Fox News interview, which focused primarily on the controversial tweet that got her fired, Barr doubled down on that belief that her outspoken support of President Donald Trump led to her losing her sho...
UN verifies over 7,000 child casualties in Syria since 2013
Miami Herald - 27 Jul 2018 17:13
A U.N. envoy says the United Nations has verified that more than 7,000 children have lost their lives or been injured in the Syrian conflict since 2013 -- and cites …
EU mulls deal to give UK access to Galileo project after Brexit
The Guardian - 27 Jul 2018 17:13
Police and armed forces could be guaranteed uninterrupted access to satellite signal British police and armed forces could be guaranteed uninterrupted access to the encrypted signal of the European Union's Galileo satell...
Trump claims US is 'economic envy of the entire world'
Boston - 27 Jul 2018 17:10
President Donald Trump is praising new economic data released Friday, saying the U.S. is the "economic envy of the entire world."
Two dead as raging California wildfire spreads near city
Reuters - 27 Jul 2018 17:06
At least two firefighters have died fighting a fast-growing wildfire that sent residents fleeing from the northern Californian city of Redding, where homes and businesses burned and power was cut on Friday, fire official...
President Trump Praises Kim Jong Un for Returning Remains of American Korean War Dead
Time - 27 Jul 2018 17:02
"I want to thank Chairman Kim in front of the media for fulfilling a promise that he made to me"
Trump open to visiting Moscow visit if Putin invites him
Boston - 27 Jul 2018 17:00
The White House says President Donald Trump is "open to visiting Moscow" once he receives a "formal invitation" from Russian President Vladimir Putin
Switzerland: Canadian wingsuit flyer dies as parachute fails
Miami Herald - 27 Jul 2018 16:58
Swiss police say a Canadian wingsuit flyer has died after crashing when his parachute failed to open. Police in northeastern St. Gallen canton (state) said the 38-year-old man took off …
Woburn Safari Park black bear attacks family's car
BBC - 27 Jul 2018 16:57
The family was left "terrified" after the bear "chewed" their car and no help came.
Trump says surge in economic growth rate not a 'one-time shot'
New York Post - 27 Jul 2018 16:48
President Donald Trump on Friday celebrated a surging economy on the South Lawn of the White House, announcing that the US economy "grew at the amazing rate” of 4.1 percent in the second quarter of this year. That was ...
How influential can social media users be in China?
Al Jazeera English - 27 Jul 2018 16:47
China is known to monitor social media, but in the wake of a rapid government response to a fake-vaccine crisis, when does 'monitoring social media users' become 'listening to social media users'?
Democracy is at risk due to fake news and data misuse, MPs to conclude
The Guardian - 27 Jul 2018 16:34
Parliamentary inquiry will demand urgent action to combat 'relentless targeting of hyper-partisan views' The Cambridge Analytica Files: read the Observer's full investigation Democracy is at risk unless the government an...