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Spain Rescues Nearly 1,000 Migrants Over the Last 2 Days
Time - 28 Jul 2018 15:49
Many migrants cross the Mediterranean Sea to Europe from North Africa
How India's Conservationists Are Fighting to Save Half of the World's Tigers
Time - 28 Jul 2018 06:09
India's role in ensuring the survival of the big cat is crucial
Wildfire 'tornado' in Redding, California, has destroyed 500 structures, killed 2 people, officials say
USA Today - 28 Jul 2018 05:39
A local firefighter who was killed fighting a fast-movingwildfire was identified Friday as crews continued to battle the blaze in Redding, California.
Russian Hackers Appear to Shift Focus to U.S. Power Grid
The New York Times - 28 Jul 2018 03:16
Intelligence and technology officials report there are surprisingly few attempts to disrupt the campaigns of major American political figures.
California wildfire burns more than 500 structures
USA Today - 28 Jul 2018 16:38
Authorities say the small northern California community of Keswick has essentially been wiped out by a wildfire that destroyed 500 structures and threatens another 5,000. (July 28)
Texas Shootings Leave 5 Dead, Including 3 at Nursing Home, Authorities Say
Time - 28 Jul 2018 16:34
The shooter was among those killed
California fire 'tornado' kills two firefighters, thousands flee
Reuters - 28 Jul 2018 05:35
A fast-growing northern California wildfire killed a second firefighter on Friday after high winds drove it into the city of Redding, prompting mass evacuations, destroying 500 structures and threatening thousands of oth...
Pruitt's Successor Wants Rollbacks, Too. And He Wants Them to Stick.
The New York Times - 28 Jul 2018 04:38
Andrew Wheeler, the acting head of the E.P.A., is taking a more disciplined approach to dismantling environmental regulations.
Officials say North Korea returning remains shows improved relations
New York Post - 28 Jul 2018 04:02
A US military plane made a rare flight into North Korea on Friday to retrieve 55 cases said to contain the remains of US service members missing since the Korean War -- a move US officials hailed as a sign of improving r...
Historic D-Day plane rescued from boneyard and restored is unveiled at Oshkosh airshow
USA Today - 28 Jul 2018 03:34
A C-47 dubbed "That's All, Brother" was found in an aviation boneyard three years ago and has been painstakingly restored to what it looked like on D-Day.
Gun control advocates can't stop group from posting instructions to 3-D print a gun
CNN - 28 Jul 2018 03:23
Gun control groups lost an emergency bid Friday to block a Texas organization from posting instructions to 3-D print a gun online.
'It happened, and it happened twice': 6-year-old girl reportedly abused at migrant shelter
USA Today - 28 Jul 2018 16:49
Advocate says 6-year-old victim was required to sign document without parental supervision.
US economists question sustainability of recent economic growth
Al Jazeera English - 28 Jul 2018 16:44
US President Donald Trump is touting his economic numbers - a GDP growth rate of 4.1 percent this quarter - and is promising more to come, but economists are sceptical that such growth will continue.
U.S. cardinal steps down amid widening sex abuse scandal
Reuters - 28 Jul 2018 16:39
Pope Francis on Saturday accepted the resignation of Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, one of the U.S. Catholic Church's most prominent figures, who has been at the center of a widening sexual abuse scandal.
Bus falls into gorge in western India; over 30 feared dead
Al Jazeera English - 28 Jul 2018 16:34
Vehicle carrying university workers in Maharashtra state plunges off a mountain road into a valley.
Teen creates site giving children answers on deportation
ABC News - 28 Jul 2018 16:22
A Connecticut teenager has designed an online resource to help immigrant children prepare for the possible deportations of their parents or guardians
Shadow of a role: A diminished John Kelly hits 1-year mark
CNN - 28 Jul 2018 16:17
John Kelly is marking a milestone: surviving one year as chief of staff to President Donald Trump. The job comes with the luxury of the second-best piece of real estate in the West Wing, but the biggest headaches.
U.S. Diplomats Held Face-to-Face Talk With Taliban, Insurgents Say
The New York Times - 28 Jul 2018 16:09
A senior State Department official was among diplomats who met with representatives from the Taliban in Doha, Qatar, a week ago, the insurgents said.
Iran woos local investors as U.S. sanctions loom, currency falls
Reuters - 28 Jul 2018 16:03
Iran plans to offer price and tax incentives to private investors to take over idle state projects and help boost the economy, state media reported on Saturday, as the country faces likely U.S. sanctions and the exit of ...
Cops fired in 'fake American' beatdown of Hispanic man
New York Post - 28 Jul 2018 15:55
NEW ORLEANS -- Two white New Orleans police officers have been fired after they were accused of beating a Hispanic man who they allegedly called a "fake American." News outlets report that 24-year-old Spencer Sutton and ...
Funerals held for Gaza youth killed at border by Israel fire
Miami Herald - 28 Jul 2018 15:46
A Palestinian teen died Saturday of wounds sustained by Israeli gunfire at a border protest, Gaza's Health Ministry said, as thousands attended the funeral of an 11-year-old killed in that …
Record-breaking heat and fires are worsened by climate change, scientists say
CBSNews - 28 Jul 2018 15:44
"Weirdness abounds," said Rutgers University climate scientist Jennifer Francis