Special News and Updated: July 2018

Tuesday, 31 July 2018

Bruce Beach has built a 10,000 sq ft nuclear bunker

At 10,000 sq ft, Ark Two is one of Canada's largest nuclear fallout shelters.

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Brexit and your holiday: Five things that could change

How the UK leaving the EU could impact things like flights, visas and mobile roaming.

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World-famous aerialist on the keys to her success

Christine Van Loo, a seven-time US national acro-gymnastics champion, explains how she got to the top of her game.

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Georgia's rave revolution

Dance is a form of protest in a country where tensions between liberal youths and far-right groups run deep.

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Evidence of torture in Russia prison

A video showing more than a dozen prison officers beating a prisoner prompted demands for justice.

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Nailing it: How the National Gallery of Ireland is taking the masters to the masses

The National Gallery of Ireland is teaming up with a Dublin based nail bar to recreate the greats in 'minicure' form.

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Canadian puddle splash van driver loses job

Employer confirms driver has been sacked after his anti-social behaviour is caught on dashcam.

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'Panicked' kangaroo smashes way into Australian home

A family locked the distressed animal in a bathroom after it broke a window and "ran amok".

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Russian ministry spokeswoman turns songwriter

Foreign Ministry's Maria Zakharova pens lyrics for popular Russian singer.

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Intrepid French hunt for sunken warships Cordelière and Regent

The Regent and Cordelière burned together and are now the focus of a French explorer's mission.

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The fight to end silence on fashion's waste problem

We asked major labels if they destroyed their excess stock. They weren't all forthcoming.

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Will EU healthcare for tourists survive Brexit?

Will you be able to use the European Health Insurance Card when the UK leaves the EU?

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Would you quote Rick Astley in your out-of-office?

Not everyone sticks to the standard out-of-office reply - we take a look at the more unusual ones.

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Letter from Africa: How bruised is President Buhari by defections?

Journalist Mannir Dan Ali considers the Nigerian president's chances of re-election after the loss of key allies.

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Germany gripped by #MeTwo racism debate

Thousands of tweets document racism in German schools, housing and jobs.

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N.Y. Times publisher implores Trump to stop calling journalists 'enemy of the people'

A.G. Sulzberger, the publisher of the New York Times, warned President Trump during a meeting at the White House that his anti-press rhetoric is “contributing to a rise in threats against journalists and will lead to violence.”

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Anger as MH370 report offers no new clues to aviation's greatest mystery

Investigators said Monday they still do not know why Malaysia's Flight MH370 vanished four years ago in aviation's greatest mystery, sparking anger and disappointment among relatives of those on board. In a long-awaited report the official investigation team pointed to failings by air traffic controllers, said the course of the Malaysia Airlines plane was changed manually, and refused to rule out that someone other than the pilots had diverted the jet. "The team is unable to determine the real cause for the disappearance of MH370," concluded the largely technical 400-page report, noting that investigators were hindered in their probe as neither the plane's wreckage nor its black boxes had been found.

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Shocking Paris Video: Harasser Slaps Woman After She Tells Him To Shut Up

An explosive video shared by a French architecture student shows a man walking

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Six people killed as California wildfire spreads

By Alexandria Sage REDDING, Calif. (Reuters) - A 70-year-old woman and her two great-grandchildren were among six people killed when a wildfire engulfed entire communities in northern California, officials and family members said. Shasta County Sheriff Tom Bosenko told a news conference near the city of Redding at the edge of the blaze on Sunday one more person had been killed in a residence consumed by fire, bringing the total to six, including two firefighters.

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Zimbabwe Votes in Historic Election Without Robert Mugabe

The make-or-break polls could bring much-needed economic assistance

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36 women, children kidnapped by IS last week in Syria's Sweida: monitor

The Islamic State group kidnapped dozens of Druze women and children when it attacked their villages last week in Syria's southern province of Sweida, a monitor said Monday. More than 250 people were killed on Wednesday when IS carried out a string of suicide attacks and shootings in the provincial capital Sweida and villages to the north and east. "At least 36 Druze women and children were abducted after the attacks," said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based monitor with a network of sources inside Syria.

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Countdown to midterm elections

Will Democrats be able to flip their districts?

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Twitter's Lock On Users With Elon Musk's Name Means A Nazi Ban Is Possible

If you're on Twitter and you change your unverified account's display name to

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Trump says ‘many’ border crossers use children for ‘their own sinister purposes’

President Trump said many parents crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally are using their children for “their own sinister purposes” and threatened to shut down the government if Congress doesn’t support his wall on the U.S. border with Mexico.

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The Ugliest Concept Cars Ever Made

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Marine Killed In Car Crash After Visiting Newborn Daughter In Hospital

Kevin Quinn's dream of becoming a father came true for on Wednesday when his

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California wildfires: Six dead and tens of thousands forced to flee homes

Firefighters are rushing against uncertain weather forecasts to contain a multitude of wildfires in northern California that have already claimed the lives of at least six people and forced 50,000 to flee their homes. With hot, dry conditions and high winds fuelling the blazes, 12,000 firefighters have been drafted in to try to contain 17 wildfires that have destroyed buildings in its path – including the home of a fire chief. As those firefighters continued to fight the blaze, families of the dead on Sunday told their harrowing tales of loss.

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Family Of Duck Boat Drowning Victims Files $100 Million Lawsuit

Relatives of two drowning victims are seeking $100 million in damages after 17

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Minneapolis Police Were Justified in Killing Black Man, Prosecutor Says

The county attorney said 'the decision to use deadly force' was authorized

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Palestinian teen says no regrets after release from Israeli prison

Palestinian teenager Ahed Tamimi said Monday she was deeply changed by her eight-month sentence in an Israeli jail for slapping two soldiers, but does not regret any of her actions. Tamimi, who was 16 when she was arrested in December for hitting and kicking soldiers in front of her house in the occupied West Bank, was released Sunday and swarmed by media from across the globe. In one day you age 100 years," she said in the backyard of her home in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh.

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Space photos show fires tormenting bone-dry California

Triple-digit temperatures and parched land have left much of California's expansive forests vulnerable to any spark or flame. The Carr Fire, which started on July 23 after a vehicle caught fire, has spread to nearly 100,000 acres as of July 30. From hundreds of miles above, satellite images show a state besieged by an imposing plume of smoke, with a vast part of the region blanketed in a thick, brown haze. SEE ALSO: Redding newspaper lost power amid extreme fire, but still found a way to print the news Vegetation in the drought-ridden terrain around the City of Redding, where the Carr Fire has prompted thousands to flee and has taken at least six lives, is now exceptionally dry. NASA's Aqua satellite captured this image of the California fire's smoke spreading to Utah.Image: NASAIn fact, it's likely approaching either near-record or record dryness levels in Northern California, said Brenda Belongie, lead meteorologist of the U.S. Forest Service's Predictive Services in Northern California, who works and lives in Redding. NOAA's #GOES17 satellite saw smoke from the #wildfires in northern #California late yesterday, note the high white clouds blowing over the brown-colored smoke beneath. This week a dangerous heatwave with triple digit temps is expected to exacerbate the situation. pic.twitter.com/NhroaD3RuB — NOAA Satellites (@NOAASatellites) July 30, 2018 While any fire is the result of a confluence of weather events — notably gusty winds, human carelessness, and lack of rain — California's forests have been subjected to both heat waves and sustained periods of notably hot temperatures, both of which are enhanced by climate change. Check out this airplane view of the #CarrFire. https://t.co/eXPNS1wnh8 — NWS Sacramento (@NWSSacramento) July 27, 2018 "In California, persistent heat and dryness increased fire danger," wrote the U.S. Drought Monitor on July 24, the day after the Carr fire began. In particular, the area around Redding is experiencing conditions worse than "abnormally dry," and is now listed as experiencing "moderate drought." As temperatures heat up this afternoon across #NorCal, we're seeing an increase in fire activity. Here's the latest #GOES16 Fire Temperature product #CarrFire #RiverFire #RanchFire #MendocinoComplex #cawx pic.twitter.com/TaikChKmSo — NWS Sacramento (@NWSSacramento) July 29, 2018 Much of the entire heat-stricken Northern Hemisphere has recently experienced record heat waves or above-average summer temperatures. Redding could be experiencing its warmest July on record, according to KRCR News meteorologist Rob Elvington. Northern Hemisphere temperature anomalies during summertime (land-only)...[1900-2017 June/July/August 2-m T data from @BerkeleyEarth] pic.twitter.com/rkmLUwJPQS — Zack Labe (@ZLabe) July 29, 2018 Redding's scorching 2018 summer isn't an anomaly. Each of the city's last June-July average temperatures for the last five years have been among the five hottest on record, noted Elvington. These conditions have helped further dry out the land and spawn a fire that leapt over the Sacramento River last week. Those conditions also stoked a towering vortex that propelled the Carr Fire's own violent weather system. "This is a large and dangerous plume dominated fire in which spreading is not driven by the wind, but rather the fire itself," the National Weather Service wrote over the weekend. Smoke plume is now breaking through the nocturnal inversion. Fire activity will likely increasing with more venting. #CarrFire pic.twitter.com/rqr1gSqsBG — Rob Elvington (@RobElvington) July 27, 2018 During the day, satellite images have picked up the fire's towering plume, which exploded to over 20,000 feet in around 40 minutes. Here is another radar rendering of the #CarrFire plume during the destructive vortex. The plume undergoes rapid vertical development, growing from 6 to 12 km (19->39Kft) in 40 min. Thats a lot of stretching and a possible explanation for vortex intensification. #CAwx #CAfire pic.twitter.com/1CTHAvl6Di — Neil Lareau (@nplareau) July 29, 2018 The Carr Fire can also be seen easily from space at night, where it appears as bright as the Golden State's sprawling cities. The #SuomiNPP satellite captured this image of smoke from the #California wildfires this morning - including the large #FergusonFire, which has grown to 43,000 acres and closed parts of #Yosemite National Park. pic.twitter.com/wCfCkUTO4b — NOAA Satellites (@NOAASatellites) July 26, 2018 Man the #CarrFire is scary. New infrared imagery now that GOES-16 is back up. #CAfire pic.twitter.com/Mw4IQ7EVYQ — Rob Elvington (@RobElvington) July 27, 2018 California's dramatic 2018 fire season, which forced a smoke-filled Yosemite National Park to close its iconic valley and brought flames back to the region's wine country, follows the state's harrowing 2017 season — its worst fire season on record. WATCH: Ever wonder how the universe might end?

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Sacha Baron Cohen Punks Roy Moore With 'Pedophile Detector'

When former GOP Senate nominee Roy Moore sat down for an interview with a man

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Supreme Court pick wins over holdout Republican, meets Democrat

By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Republican senator who was publicly undecided over whether to back U.S. President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh threw his support behind the judge on Monday, improving chances Kavanaugh would win Senate confirmation despite a pitched battle by leading Democrats to block him. U.S. Senator Rand Paul made his announcement as Kavanaugh continued visiting senators considering his nomination, including the first Democrat he has met, West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin.

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The Latest: CBS keeps CEO in place during misconduct probe

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on CBS CEO Les Moonves facing sexual harassment allegations (all times local):

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Malaysia Flight 370 Was 'Steered Off Course Deliberately,' Report Says

MH370 vanished on March 8, 2014 with 239 people on board

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HHS Official Ximena Barreto Resigns After Scandal Over Anti-Muslim Comments

A Department of Health and Human Services official who shared bigoted memes

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Three dead in New Orleans after gunmen open fire at busy strip mall

Three people were killed and seven injured when two men opened fire into a large crowd outside a New Orleans strip mall on Saturday. According to the city police chief, Michael Harrison, the pair stood over one person and fired multiple shots before fleeing.

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Here Are the Coolest Cars Bonhams Is Auctioning Off at Monterey This Year

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Minneapolis Police Release Bodycam Video From the Fatal Blevins Shooting

Footage shows the man shot from behind after a frenetic foot chase

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Rudy Giuliani: 'Collusion Is Not A Crime'

Rudy Giuliani said Monday that President Donald Trump didn't collude with the

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Firefighters gain on sprawling California wildfire, six dead

By Bob Strong REDDING, Calif. (Reuters) - California firefighters on Monday gained ground on a massive wildfire that has killed six people and destroyed hundreds of homes, while rescuers searched for at least seven missing people. The Carr Fire ignited a week ago outside Redding, about 150 miles (240 km) north of Sacramento, and doubled in size over the weekend, charring an area half the size of New York City and forcing 38,000 people to flee their homes. Two firefighters, a 70-year-old woman and her two young great-grandchildren were among the dead.

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Rand Paul Says He'll Support Brett Kavanaugh's Nomination To Supreme Court

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) announced on Monday he will support the nomination of

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New top story on Hacker News: Fond (YC W12) Is Hiring Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) in Portland

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Aid sector 'almost complicit' in sex scandal, say MPs

Aid sector bosses were "self-deluded" and "collectively failed" to tackle exploitation, MPs say.

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North Korea 'working on new missiles', US officials say

US intelligence leaks suggest the North may be building ballistic missiles, despite recent pledges.

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Tom Watson accuses NEC member of being a 'loud-mouthed bully'

Peter Willsman was recorded suggesting "Trump fanatics" are behind Labour anti-Semitism claims.

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Dixons Carphone admits data breach now affects 10 million

Retailer finds that personal details of an extra nine million customers may have been accessed last year.

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Women 'illegally buying abortion pill online'

The abortion process can start within 30 minutes, meaning many want to take the pill at home.

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The battle to stop ex-IS fighters reaching Europe

The BBC's Quentin Sommerville follows the teams trying to trace ex-IS fighters who have fled Syria.

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Corrie Mckeague: Airman 'somewhere in Suffolk waste disposal system'

Corrie Mckeague is "no longer missing" and his remains are "irretrievable", his father says.

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Andy Murray beats Mackenzie McDonald in Washington Open

Andy Murray fights back to beat Mackenzie McDonald 3-6 6-4 7-5 in the Washington Open first round in his fourth match since returning from hip surgery.

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Love Island: Dani Dyer and Jack Fincham win ITV2 series

After eight weeks of dumpings and drama, the winning couple of the ITV2 series is revealed.

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Lombok earthquake: More than 500 hikers evacuated from Mt Rinjani

More than 500 hikers were stranded on Indonesia's Mt Rinjani when a deadly quake triggered landslides.

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IS claims fatal Tajik attack on foreign cyclists

Two Americans, a Swiss and a Dutch citizen died after being struck by a car on Sunday.

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Brexit and your holiday: Five things that could change

How the UK leaving the EU could impact things like flights, visas and mobile roaming.

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Durex recalls condoms over split worries

The company says the products are not passing "stringent shelf-life tests", meaning they could burst.

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The Papers: Manchester bomber was 'rescued by Royal Navy'

Tuesday's papers include stories on the Manchester bomber, Love Island, and a Fortnite addict.

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News Daily: Aid sector abuse and North Korea missile reports

Your morning briefing for Tuesday 31 July 2018.

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Bruce Beach has built a 10,000 sq ft nuclear bunker

At 10,000 sq ft, Ark Two is one of Canada's largest nuclear fallout shelters.

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Trekking to Everest: 'Challenging but rewarding!'

As adventure tourism booms, more people are trekking the route to Mount Everest's base camp.

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In pictures: Behind the mask

British photographer Rory Lewis's portraits of actors and other public figures go on show in London.

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Melinda Messenger: 'How do breasts have so much power?'

Former glamour model Melinda Messenger reflects on the breast augmentation she had in her 20s.

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Somalia's deaf footballers create their own league

Players fed up with being excluded from existing teams started their own league.

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Intrepid French hunt for sunken warships Cordelière and Regent

The Regent and Cordelière burned together and are now the focus of a French explorer's mission.

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Will EU healthcare for tourists survive Brexit?

Will you be able to use the European Health Insurance Card when the UK leaves the EU?

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What happened to the boy who chased away the lions?

As a child, herder Richard Turere invented a device to stop lions killing cattle but who benefited?

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Would you quote Rick Astley in your out-of-office?

Not everyone sticks to the standard out-of-office reply - we take a look at the more unusual ones.

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Fast fashion: Inside the fight to end the silence on waste

We asked major labels if they destroyed their excess stock. They weren't all forthcoming.

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How will the Love Island contestants cash in following the show?

The next few weeks will be crucial for the Islanders as they establish their brand outside the villa.

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Are UK trains the 'envy' of Europe?

Northern Rail passengers have had huge disruption, but is the rest of Europe jealous of our railways?

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Monday, 30 July 2018

President Trump's Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame Destroyed by Vandal

A vandal has destroyed President Donald Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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'Parents... Deserve the Right to Know': RNC Passes 'Parents' Rights' Sex Ed Resolution

The Republican National Committee unanimously passed a resolution recently, demanding that state lawmakers do more to protect children from controversial sex ed curricula and to give parents a say in what their kids are taught, Family Research Council reported.

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Will the Govt Meet the Family Reunification Deadline? It's Unlikely for Many Separated Families

Of the more than 2,500 children the federal government separated from their parents at the border, many will not be reunited by a court-imposed Thursday deadline. Faith groups are working to speed the reunification process and help reunited families.

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Dr. Tony Evans Posts News of Shocking Death of Niece, Wynter Evans Pitts

Wynter Evans Pitts, niece of Dr. Tony Evans and mother of actress Alena Pitts died suddenly Tuesday night.

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'I Wanted to Really Just Point Towards Jesus': Duck Dynasty's Willie Robertson Spreads Gospel on Streets of Chicago

Willie Robertson is mostly known for his starring role in the once popular reality television series "Duck Dynasty." But Robertson recently took part in an event called "Jesus Summer" in Chicago, which involved visiting sharing the Gospel in some of the most violent neighborhoods in the city.

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'ME,' 'ME, AGAIN,' 'STILL ME': Indiana Public Transit Bans Classy but Powerful Pro-Life Bus Ad

A pro-life group in Indiana is fighting back after a government-run public transit company rejected its bus ad aimed at educating the public about the humanity of unborn children.

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Extreme Weather: Flash Floods, Wildfires Hammer Parts of US

Flash flood warnings have millions of Americans on the East Coast and in states like Colorado and New Mexico on high alert, while wildfires burn across other parts of the country.

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Fake news 'crowding out' real news, MPs say

New laws must be introduced to clamp down on the "wild west" social media world, MPs say.

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What's the least popular emoji on Twitter?

The obscure "input symbol for Latin capital letters" is now less popular than "aerial tramway" on Twitter

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Mike Pence Defends White House Banning CNN Reporter From Press Event

Vice President Mike Pence stood by the White House's decision to ban a CNN

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At Least 3 Dead, Several Injured In New Orleans Shooting Attack

A manhunt is underway in New Orleans for two suspects who police say fired

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California wildfire: Two children among five dead and 17 missing as disaster intensifies

Two children, their great-grandmother and two firefighters have died in a wildfire in northern California, say officials. Reports said Emily Roberts, five, James Roberts, four and Melody Bledsoe, 70, died in the fire along with two officials trying to tackle the blaze. Residents of Redding, a city of 92,000 about 100 miles south of the Oregon border, described a chaotic and congested getaway as the fire spread.

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Pope accepts US cardinal's resignation after sexual abuse claim

One of America’s most prominent Catholic cardinals has resigned after an allegation was made that he sexually abused a teenage boy almost 50 years ago. Theodore McCarrick, the former archbishop of Washington, wrote to the Vatican offering his resignation on Friday, which was accepted by Pope Francis. A statement from the Vatican issued on Saturday read: "Yesterday evening the Holy Father received the letter in which Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington (USA), presented his resignation as a member of the College of Cardinals. "Pope Francis accepted his resignation from the cardinalate and has ordered his suspension from the exercise of any public ministry, together with the obligation to remain in a house yet to be indicated to him, for a life of prayer and penance until the accusations made against him are examined in a regular canonical trial." Mr McCarrick, 88, was ordained in 1958 and rose through the ranks in the Archdiocese of New York before being installed as archbishop of Washington in 2001, a post he held until 2006. Pope Francis recently criticised the “culture of abuse and cover-up” in the Catholic Church Credit: VINCENZO PINTO/AFP/Getty Images He is officially retired but continues to travel abroad regularly, speaking on issues such as human rights. The allegation related to Mr McCarrick’s time in New York. He was accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old who was being measured for a new cassock, according to The New York Times. The claim was investigated for the New York archdiocese by a group of jurists, law enforcement experts, parents, psychologists, and religious figures. The group judged that the allegations were “credible and substantiated”. Mr McCarrick was removed from public ministry on June 20. Mr McCarrick said in a statement at the time that he was “shocked” by the report and maintained his innocence. He also said he had co-operated with the investigation. “My sadness was deepened when I was informed that the allegations had been determined credible and substantiated,” he said in the statement. Mr McCarrick added: “While I have absolutely no recollection of this reported abuse, and believe in my innocence, I am sorry for the pain the person who brought the charges has gone through, as well as for the scandal such charges cause our people.” At the time senior US church officials said they had received three allegations of McCarrick's sexual misconduct with adults decades ago, two of which resulted in settlements. A Catholic University canon law expert, Kurt Martens, noted that this was the first time an order of penance and prayer had been issued before a church trial could take place. Earlier this year Pope Francis publicly criticsed the “culture of abuse and cover-up” in the Catholic Church, saying it must “never again” be allowed to happen.

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Mother and 5 of her children die in Michigan motel fire

SODUS TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A fire that swept through a southwestern Michigan motel early Saturday killed five children and their mother, authorities said.

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Fire, Fire Everywhere: The 2018 Global Wildfire Season Is Already Disastrous

Drought turned the surrounding woodland into fuel, strong winds fanned the

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At Least 500 Structures Destroyed by Deadly, Uncontrolled California Wildfire

The so-called Carr Fire roared through Shasta County

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Zimbabwe votes in first post-Mugabe election

Zimbabweans cast their ballots Monday in the country's first election since authoritarian leader Robert Mugabe was ousted last year, with concerns over fraud and the likelihood of a disputed result clouding voting day. Things have been tough," Tawanda Petru, 28, an unemployed man voting in Mbare, a low-income district of the capital Harare, told AFP as polling stations opened across the country. Mugabe, 94, who was ousted by the military in November, made a surprise intervention on the eve of the elections, calling for voters to throw ZANU-PF out of office.

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Captain of Missouri Duck Boat Checked Weather Report Before Doomed Tour

The National Transportation Safety Board's investigation has revealed the captain also referenced life jackets before the fatal voyage.

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In Rare Interview, Charles Koch Suggests Political Spending May Dip

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. ― Charles Koch, the libertarian megadonor who leads a

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Donald Trump Jr. And Robert Mueller's Close Airport Encounter Is Now A Meme

Donald Trump Jr. was captured on camera waiting for a flight near the same

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Former Milosevic defense lawyer killed in Belgrade

A prominent Belgrade lawyer who in the past helped to defend late Serbian strongman Slobodan Milosevic was shot dead, gangland-style, in front of his home on Saturday, police said. Dragoslav Ognjanovic, 57, was gunned down in front of his apartment building in the Novi Beograd neighborhood and his 26-year-old son was wounded in the right arm, the Interior Ministry said in a statement. As a prominent criminal lawyer, Ognjanovic served in the early 2000s on a legal team that helped to defend Milosevic at his war crimes trial before the U.N. tribunal for former Yugoslavia in The Hague.

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Lawmakers trying to stop the production of 3-D-printed guns. But it might be too late

US gun safety campaigners have expressed their anger over Congress' failure to regulate the manufacture of 3-D printed guns. Following a multi-year legal battle, the federal government last month entered into a settlement with Defense Distributed founder, Cody Wilson. Mr Wilson rose to fame after manufacturing the the first fully 3-D printed pistol in 2013, when he was just 25.

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Somali leader makes 1st visit to Eritrea in diplomatic thaw

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Another diplomatic thaw was underway Saturday in the restless Horn of Africa region as Somalia's president visited Eritrea for the first time and years of tensions gave way to an embrace.

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Polar Bear Killed After Attacking Cruise Ship Worker In Arctic

A polar bear was killed on Saturday after it attacked a bear guard leading

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Eye-opening 360-degree landscapes by Brendon Gee

Gold Coast, Australia, photographer Brendon Gee has been picking up legions of online followers with his 360-degree depictions of popular settings as you’ve never seen them before.

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Mangled boats, bikes all that remain in wake of California fire

By Alexandria Sage KESWICK, Calif (Reuters) - Before fire hit this Northern California community, summer was well under way. In driveways, speedboats lay on trailers waiting for their next spin on the nearby Sacramento River. The carefree summer has ended for the town of Keswick.

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Fraud risk looms over Zimbabwe's post-Mugabe election

Zimbabwe goes to the polls Monday in its first election since authoritarian leader Robert Mugabe was ousted last year, with allegations mounting of voter fraud and predictions of a disputed result. Zimbabwe's military generals shocked the world in November when they seized control and ushered Mnangagwa to power, ending Mugabe's 37-year reign in a few short days.

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No, Bachelor Parties Are Not Why Millennials Can't Afford Houses

"Study: Bachelor, bachelorette parties are why millennials can't afford

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Google Celebrates Civil Rights Activist María Rebecca Latigo de Hernández With a Doodle

The Mexican American leader spoke against segregation

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Greek seaside town remembers lives lost to wildfire

Mourners gathered in a church in the Greek coastal town of Mati on Sunday where they wept and lit candles in memory of those killed when a massive wildfire swept through the popular resort near Athens earlier this week. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is facing fierce recriminations for the government's response to the fire and has promised a national plan to avoid a repeat of the disaster. Rescue crews are still looking for survivors of the blaze which began last Monday in Mati, 30 km (17 miles) east of Athens, as the death toll rose to at least 91 with dozens more injured.

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Officials say fast growth to continue, Trump respects Fed

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's top economic policymakers insisted Sunday that the robust growth marked in the April-June quarter will maintain its pace and that he respects the Federal Reserve's independence despite his condemnation of the central bank for raising interest rates.

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