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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...
Man stole ambulance from hospital because it was too hot to walk: cops
New York Post - 27 Jul 2018 04:56
A man leaving an Arizona hospital Tuesday tried to beat the heat by stealing an ambulance to avoid walking, police said. The Mesa Police Department said in a news release Todd Shell, 37, had just been released from the B...
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 …
Raging wildfire threatens towns in Northern California, officials issue evacuation orders
USA Today - 27 Jul 2018 05:11
By Thursday morning officials had issued evacuation orders to more than 2,200 residents west and north of Redding.
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...
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 …
Why Trump's Threats Against Iran Could Backfire
Time - 27 Jul 2018 17:10
The country presents a new kind of challenge for Trump
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...
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 …
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'?
Feds will meet midnight deadline to reunite immigrant kids with 'eligible parents'
New York Post - 27 Jul 2018 05:26
The Trump administration said Thursday it would meet a court-ordered midnight deadline to reunite "all eligible parents" who were separated from their immigrant children at the Mexican border. Officials said 1,442 kids o...
North Korea hands over the possible remains of American war dead
CNN - 27 Jul 2018 05:20
An American military jet has left North Korea Friday after taking possession of what is believed to be the remains of US troops killed during the Korean War some 65 years ago, the White House said.
Remains of 55 U.S. War Dead in North Korea Start Journey Home After 65 Years
The New York Times - 27 Jul 2018 05:19
The remains believed to be American servicemen killed during the 1950-53 Korean War were flown out of North Korea on Friday.
Cricket Hero Imran Khan Set to Lead Pakistan as Rival Parties Cry Foul
Time - 27 Jul 2018 05:17
Rival parties allege they were barred from observing vote by pro-Khan military
Central America demands information on still-separated migrant children
Reuters - 27 Jul 2018 04:43
Officials from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico on Thursday called on the United States to provide more details on migrant children still separated from their parents.