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Fact-check: Was migrant girl on US border taken from mother? Unfounded

• World
• 2018-06-23 02:51:39Z

Numerous photos and videos have been circulating on social media since the United States began implementing President Donald Trump's zero-tolerance policy towards illegal immigrants, leading more than 2,300 children to be separated from their parents. Two photos that went viral on social media depict

Saudi Arabia's jailed trailblazers

• World
• 2018-06-23 02:50:40Z

Saudi authorities have in the past two months detained at least 16 people, including several identified as women's rights activists, on accusations of treason. Three of the most prominent figures who continue to languish in detention are Loujain al-Hathloul, Aziza al-Yousef, and Ibrahim al-Modaimegh

Hundreds of women march in Rio to demand legal abortion

• World
• 2018-06-23 02:17:44Z

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Hundreds of women marched in Rio de Janeiro on Friday to demand the legalization of abortion in Brazil.

Identifying U.S. troops returned from North Korea may be challenging: experts

• World
• 2018-06-23 00:05:16Z

By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military will face a difficult task in identifying the remains of soldiers missing from the Korean War as the Pentagon prepares to receive them from North Korea in coming days, officials and experts said. U.S. President Donald Trump, who met with

Assad defies United States, presses assault in southwest Syria

• World
• 2018-06-22 23:53:20Z

By Angus McDowall and Tom Perry BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian government helicopters dropped barrel bombs on opposition areas of the country's southwest on Friday for the first time in a year, a war monitor and rebel officials said, in defiance of U.S. demands that President Bashar al-Assad halt the

Trump declares NKorea still poses "extraordinary threat"

• World
• 2018-06-22 23:46:50Z

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump declared Friday that North Korea still poses an "extraordinary threat" to the United States.

Italy doubles down on anti-migrant stance ahead of EU summit

• World/Latin America
• 2018-06-22 22:21:12Z

Italy doubled down Friday on its new tough stance against migrants, insisting it could not take "one more" refugee and warned the migration crisis could put the bloc's survival at stake. Just two days before a mini summit on the issue in Brussels, Italy's three-week-old populist government dug its heels in on campaign promises to stop the influx of migrants, threatening to seize rescue ships or barring them from its ports. "We cannot take in one more person," hardline Interior Minister Matteo Salvini told the German weekly Der Spiegel.

This Alternative To Detaining Immigrant Families Works. Trump Just Won't Use It.

• World/Latin America
• 2018-06-22 21:54:37Z

The way the Trump administration talks about it, you'd think there are only

Global stocks mostly climb despite rising trade tensions

• World/Latin America
• 2018-06-22 21:29:07Z

World stock markets mostly climbed Friday despite rising trade tensions, with petroleum-linked shares gaining after OPEC agreed to only a modest production increase.

Cell signal: What high court ruling may mean for future of digital privacy

• World
• 2018-06-22 21:15:00Z

In a 5-to-4 decision today, the US Supreme Court updated privacy protections in the digital age, ruling that historic location data collected by from individual cellphones is protected by the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution. Given the routine advancement in communications technologies, especially in recent years with the proliferation of smartphones, the Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable searches by the government has been one of the most routinely reinterpreted constitutional amendments. The decision this morning - in which Chief Justice John Roberts sided with the court's four left-leaning justices - continues that trend, and reinforces suspicions the high court...

Journalists tour center for migrant children in Florida

• World
• 2018-06-22 20:58:16Z

HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) - U.S. officials provided a glimpse Friday into a South Florida facility housing more than 1,000 teenage migrants, seeking to dispel any suggestions that children are being mistreated.

Seven Argentinians detained after fighting at World Cup match: official

• World
• 2018-06-22 20:56:32Z

Russia's World Cup organizing committee said on Friday seven Argentinians had been detained by police after fighting with Croatian fans at a match on Thursday. Soccer's world governing body FIFA said earlier on Friday it was trying to identify the fans, who were filmed fighting at Thursday'

Ex-Vatican diplomat admits guilt at trial for child pornography

• World
• 2018-06-22 20:51:07Z

A Catholic priest who worked as a diplomat at the Vatican's embassy in Washington admitted at the start of his trial on Friday that he had possessed child pornography while based in the United States. Carlo Alberto Capella, who was arrested in the Vatican in April after he had been recalled, told

Trump appears to have *autographed* photos of murder victims at a bizarre anti-immigration event

• World/Latin America
• 2018-06-22 20:10:05Z

Is it a glitch in the matrix or is it just another day in the hellscape of this presidency?  Trump attempted to address the immigration crisis during livestreamed event on Friday. But he didn't discuss the more than 2,000 immigrant children who have been separated from their families in recent weeks or the last-minute executive order he signed to halt on his own policy. Instead he used it to highlight the families of victims killed by immigrants. The "angel families" are what Trump calls "victims of illegal immigration." They were brought on stage clutching large photos of their loved ones and recounted how they dealt with "permanent separation" after...

Turkey election: Does Kurdish leader jailed as 'terrorist' hold the key?

• World
• 2018-06-22 20:07:55Z

State broadcaster TRT set up a makeshift studio so that imprisoned Kurdish presidential candidate Selahattin Demirtaş could make a 10-minute address to the nation, as allotted by election law. Turks vote Sunday in a landmark election that will determine whether 16 years of rule by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP) will continue. Recommended: Think you know Turkey?

No Narcotics In Anthony Bourdain's System When He Died: Report

• World/Latin America
• 2018-06-22 19:57:25Z

Anthony Bourdain had no narcotics in his system when he killed himself this

A nonviolent movement challenges Pakistan's military

• World
• 2018-06-22 19:42:51Z

In countries where military figures still hold the reins of power through fear, such as Egypt or Thailand, public criticism of the regime comes mainly from abroad. In recent days, for example, the United Nations has accused Venezuela's security forces of hundreds of arbitrary killings. In Pakistan, people are so afraid of speaking against the military or its intelligence services that they often use code, such as tapping one's shoulder to indicate decorative brass or by referring to "the establishment." While the country has a facade of democracy, the top generals keep a tight hold on politics, the media, and dissent.

Portion of Kentucky bourbon warehouse collapses

• World/Latin America
• 2018-06-22 19:28:07Z

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Thousands of bourbon barrels were piled in a massive heap Friday after a large section of a whiskey storage warehouse collapsed at a distillery in the heart of Kentucky bourbon country.

Democrat Ted Lieu Plays Audio Of Migrant Kids Crying On House Floor

• World/Europe
• 2018-06-22 18:45:37Z

On the House floor Friday, Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) played the infamous audio

US farmers, desperate for help, increasingly turn to Mexico

• World
• 2018-06-22 18:21:19Z

The Bartleys placed ads in papers out of state and advertised all season with the Michigan state workforce development agency. Since the Michigan Farm Bureau set up a for-profit affiliate four years ago to provide guidance navigating the red tape, the number of Michigan growers using the program has jumped from four to 50.

Populist wave, 'crisis overload' weaken global voices for human rights

• World
• 2018-06-22 18:19:48Z

It is 70 years since Eleanor Roosevelt diplomatically steered the United Nations toward adopting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, thus making such rights a key operating principle in world affairs. "The legitimacy of human rights principles is attacked. The practice of human rights norms is in retreat," added Zeid Ra'ad al Hussein, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.

How to Make Grilled General Tso's Chicken

• World/Latin America
• 2018-06-22 18:15:59Z

This fun twist on barbecue chicken borrows flavors from a Chinese takeout favorite. We grill the chicken without any of the glazy sauce brushed on because you would lose all subtlety in the sauce if it were to char on the grill.

UN: Basic human rights being 'chiseled away' in Venezuela

• World
• 2018-06-22 17:53:59Z

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Government security forces in Venezuela carry out unjustified killings without any apparent consequences as the rule of law in the country quickly vanishes, a United Nations report charged Friday.

Father of girl on Time cover says she's with her mother

• World
• 2018-06-22 17:48:43Z

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) - The father of the girl who is pictured crying on the cover of this week's Time magazine says the Honduran foreign ministry told him that his daughter is detained with her mother in McAllen, Texas, and the two have not been separated.

Gaza officials: 20 Palestinians wounded at Israeli border

• World
• 2018-06-22 17:43:03Z

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Gaza's Health Ministry says 20 Palestinians have been wounded by Israeli fire along the border fence.

Crying Girl at Border, Who Became a Symbol of Immigration Debate, Wasn't Actually Separated From Parents

• World/Asia
• 2018-06-22 17:37:20Z

A border agent at the scene claims the girl stopped crying as soon as her mother picked her up.

Fox News Co-Host Brian Kilmeade On Migrant Children: 'These Aren't Our Kids'

• World/Europe
• 2018-06-22 17:31:43Z

"Fox & Friends" co-host Brian Kilmeade showed his support for President Donald

ABC Pulls 'The Proposal' Episode After Woman Says Contestant Was Involved In Sexual Assault

• World/Latin America
• 2018-06-22 16:56:48Z

ABC has only aired one episode of the new reality series "The Proposal" ―

How Trump would have viewed an Obama-Kim summit, Trump-Kim summit sparks hope of a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula, Trump's G7 affront to common values, Australia to combat Russian election interference, Beauty pageants are rapidly losing their appeal

• World
• 2018-06-22 16:20:36Z

"[Donald] Trump ... would have poured buckets of derision on [President Barack] Obama for the piece of paper he signed with Kim, for the fawning praise he lavished on a brutal tyrant, and for the paltry non-concessions he got in return...," writes Jonathan Freedland. "The meeting between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un on [June 12] was more than historic," states an editorial.

Antwon Rose Police Shooting Sparks Second Night Of Pittsburgh Protests

• World/Latin America
• 2018-06-22 15:30:55Z

Hundreds of protesters enraged over an East Pittsburgh police officer's fatal

Michigan Woman Thought She Won $500 Lotto Prize, Later Learns It Was $1 Million

• World/Asia
• 2018-06-22 15:05:25Z

It took her two days to realize she won the top prize.

Under pressure, Merkel downbeat on EU migration breakthrough on Sunday

• World
• 2018-06-22 14:59:56Z

By Andreas Rinke BEIRUT (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel played down expectations of any major breakthrough at hastily-arranged talks among EU leaders on Sunday on the migration dispute dividing Europe. Plans for the emergency meeting, before a full EU summit at the end of next week, were

The Latest: Chart shows Turkish candidates' unequal coverage

• World
• 2018-06-22 14:59:31Z

ISTANBUL (AP) - The Latest on the Turkish presidential and parliamentary elections (all times local):

Many Brazilians look to military amid anger at politicians

• World
• 2018-06-22 14:57:33Z

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Furious at corrupt politicians and fearful of deteriorating security, many Brazilians are calling for a military intervention to clean house of crooked leaders and crack down on heavily armed drug gangs.

Cilic eases past Querrey to reach Queen's Club semis

• World
• 2018-06-22 14:56:46Z

LONDON (AP) - Top-seeded Marin Cilic eased into the Queen's Club semifinals when he beat 2010 champion Sam Querrey 7-6 (3), 6-2 on Friday.

As Hodeidah battle grinds on, residents suffer lack of clean water, electricity

• World
• 2018-06-22 14:14:41Z

By Dahlia Nehme DUBAI (Reuters) - Residents unable to flee Hodeidah face constant bombardment, lack of clean water and power cuts as an Arab coalition battles to capture Yemen's main port from Iran-aligned Houthis. "We hear loud explosions all the time," Assem Mohammed, a 30-year-old

Putin, Moon agree that Trump-Kim summit to help denuclearization

• World
• 2018-06-22 14:07:38Z

MOSCOW/SEOUL (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and South Korean President Moon Jae-in agreed on Friday to support "efforts to establish complete denuclearization on the Korean peninsula" following the U.S.-North Korea summit last week. A joint statement signed by the two leaders

Fox News, North Korean State TV Mashup Shows Scary Similarities In Coverage

• World/Latin America
• 2018-06-22 14:06:15Z

"The Daily Show" posted a mashup on Twitter Thursday that compared the

This Is What a 200-MPH Volkswagen Jetta Looks Like

• World/Latin America
• 2018-06-22 13:59:00Z

Five Charity Workers Were Kidnapped and Gang-Raped in East India

• World/Latin America
• 2018-06-22 13:56:06Z

Five women were kidnapped and gang-raped at gunpoint while doing charity work in a remote part of India.

Italy's interior minister says Malta should take rescue boat

• World/Latin America
• 2018-06-22 13:52:17Z

MILAN (AP) - Italy's populist, anti-migrant interior minister said Friday that Malta should allow a Dutch-flagged rescue ship carrying hundreds of migrants rescued from rubber dinghies off the Libyan coast to make port there because the ship is now in Maltese waters.

Melania Trump - first lady of the meme

• World/Latin America
• 2018-06-22 13:09:31Z

Is it because she so rarely speaks? Or that her face is so monumentally inscrutable? Whatever the reason, the crescendo of speculation around everything that Melania Trump does, wears and says has now reached peak meme with one very vocal Zara jacket. Here, we chart the moments that led to this... July 2016: Did she plagiarise Michelle Obama? Judge for yourself When Melania Trump gave a speech to the Republican National Convention in July 2016, she talked of having been raised with "the values that you work hard for what you want in live, that your word is your bond, that you do what you say and keep your promise, that you treat people with respect… because we want our children to...

The Trauma Of Family Separation Will Haunt Children For Decades

• World/Europe
• 2018-06-22 12:52:52Z

On Wednesday, the Trump administration, under swelling public pressure,

North and South Korea agree to round of reunions of divided families

• World/Asia
• 2018-06-22 12:00:43Z

By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) - Delegations from North and South Korea agreed on Friday to arrange the first reunions in three years of some of the families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War. The reunions - scheduled for Aug. 20 to Aug. 26 - are an emotive issue, especially for the elderly relatives taking part in tearful meetings after decades of separation - and have taken place from time to time during periods of good ties between the two Koreas. The Red Cross organizations from the two countries will arrange the reunions which will involve about 200 selected people from the two sides, they said in a joint statement after a meeting of delegations.

S. Sudan says its 'had enough' of rebel leader as talks falter

• World
• 2018-06-22 11:51:50Z

South Sudan's government declared Friday it has "had enough" of opposition leader Riek Machar, dealing a blow to the latest effort to end more than four years of bloody civil war. Hopes of a breakthrough rose this week after Ethiopia brokered the first face-to-face meeting in nearly two

Antigua "losing all hope" of U.S. payout in gambling dispute

• World
• 2018-06-22 11:49:47Z

By Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) - Antigua and Barbuda is "losing all hope" of a financial settlement in a long-running dispute with the United States and it may ask the head of the World Trade Organization to mediate, Antiguan ambassador Ronald Sanders told the WTO on Friday. The United States