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Vatican Rejects the Idea that People Can Choose Genders
Time - 11 Jun 2019 05:21
It called gender fluidity a symptom of the "confused concept of freedom"
Report: Kim Jong Un's murdered brother was a CIA source
The Week - 11 Jun 2019 05:12
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's half-brother Kim Jong Nam was a Central Intelligence Agency source who held several meetings with operatives, a person with knowledge of the matter told The Wall Street Journal on Monday...
Alabama Governor Approves Chemical Castration for Some Child Sex Offenders
Time - 11 Jun 2019 04:43
The measure applies to sex offenders convicted of certain crimes involving children younger than 13
Democrats Had a Good News, Bad News Day on the Mueller Report
Time - 11 Jun 2019 04:40
House Democrats conducting oversight of the Trump Administration are fighting a war on two fronts: using every legal recourse available to get more information while holding hearings to raise public awareness of potentia...
ICE struggling to contain mumps as illness spreads through border detention centers
CBSNews - 11 Jun 2019 17:07
U.S. immigration officials are struggling to contain the spread of mumps through detention centers. According to a Quartz investigation, the agency confirms 236 cases of mumps were reported in early March, and the diseas...
Biden ramps up direct attacks on Trump at Iowa campaign stop
CBSNews - 11 Jun 2019 17:04
Democratic front-runner Joe Biden is taking aim at President Trump during three campaign stops in Iowa. A recent poll found Biden leads the field there, but his primary opponents are also making gains. CBS News political...
UK's Labour aim to seize parliamentary time to try and stop no-deal Brexit
Reuters - 11 Jun 2019 16:57
Britain's opposition Labour Party said on Tuesday it would try to take control of the parliamentary agenda on June 25 in order to give lawmakers the opportunity to introduce legislation aimed at preventing a no-deal Brex...
Biden to Describe Trump as 'Existential Threat' as They Circle Each Other in Iowa
The New York Times - 11 Jun 2019 16:50
The two men, who increasingly see each other as political foils and are eager to trade blows, were both set to appear in the critical primary state.
Russian Investigative Journalist Ivan Golunov Released After Government Drops All Charges
Time - 11 Jun 2019 16:46
The circumstances of his case aroused suspicion that he had been framed
Hero driver jumps out of car to stop sex assault, subdue attacker
New York Post - 11 Jun 2019 16:43
A sharp-eyed motorist is being hailed as a hero for risking his life to save a woman who was being sexually attacked along a New Jersey highway, according to reports. John Bishop, 54, was driving to his home in Burlingto...
Canada bans keeping whales and dolphins in captivity with 'Free Willy' bill
USA Today - 11 Jun 2019 16:36
The bill will ban them from performing for entertainment. Lawbreakers will be fined over $150,000.
Russia says it intercepted US and Swedish jets over Baltic Sea
CNN - 11 Jun 2019 16:34
Russia intercepted jets from the US and Swedish air forces over the Baltic Sea on Monday, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced, the latest in a series of similar encounters occurring at a time of heightened tensions...
The Philippines has an excess of 10 million mangoes
CBSNews - 11 Jun 2019 05:20
The agriculture secretary announced measures to resolve the surplus of fruit before it rots
Helicopter NYC crash: An inside lookat chopper safety
USA Today - 11 Jun 2019 05:00
After the recent New York helicopter crash, many are starting to question the safety of choppers. With Uber Air debuting its helicopter ride-sharing service next month, are helicoptersasafe mode for transportation? We ex...
Yemen's Houthi rebels launch attack drones into Saudi Arabia
Fox News - 11 Jun 2019 04:47
Yemen's Houthi rebels have launched at least two drones targeting a southwest Saudi city that's home to an air base.
The eerie similarities surrounding Dominican Republic tourist deaths
New York Post - 11 Jun 2019 04:45
A sixth American tourist was reported Monday to have died from a mysterious illness at a Dominican Republic resort -- the latest in a string of disturbingly similar fatalities. Many of the deaths -- and several other sev...
Suspect sought after off-duty deputy shot inside Jack in the Box
New York Post - 11 Jun 2019 17:08
An off-duty Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy was shot in the head as he waited in line at a California Jack in the Box -- and authorities are now probing the incident as a targeted attack. The deputy, whose name has n...
Hundreds of North Korean Public Execution Sites Have Been Identified, Rights Group Says
Time - 11 Jun 2019 04:53
The Transitional Justice Working Group has found 323 sites where public executions and extrajudicial state killings are reportedly carried out
Colombia's Congress Debates Censuring Defense Minister Over Army Kill Orders
The New York Times - 11 Jun 2019 04:16
Orders to "double the results" of missions against guerrilla and criminal groups sent a chill down the Colombian military's ranks, and prompted debate in Congress over the defense minister's future.
New Mexico Is Suing the Trump Administration Over Quick-Release Asylum Practices
Time - 11 Jun 2019 03:53
The first-of-its-kind lawsuit from a state seeks to stem the quick release of asylum seeking migrants into local communities
The DNC said no to a climate debate. Some of its members are still trying to make it happen.
USA Today - 11 Jun 2019 03:47Nicaragua frees 50 opposition prisoners under amnesty law
Al Jazeera English - 11 Jun 2019 03:39
Opposition activists have criticised the amnesty law as a way to grant impunity to security forces.