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Jogger Detained For 2 Weeks After Accidentally Crossing Into U.S. From Canada

Posted: 24 Jun 2018 12:56 PM PDT

Jogger Detained For 2 Weeks After Accidentally Crossing Into U.S. From CanadaU.S. immigration officials arrested and detained for two weeks a 19-year-old


Panel: After Sarah Sanders is kicked out of restaurant, are cultural wars getting worse?

Posted: 24 Jun 2018 01:08 AM PDT

Panel: After Sarah Sanders is kicked out of restaurant, are cultural wars getting worse?Erick Erickson and Heather McGhee ask whether activists are right to protest people within the Trump Administration in their private lives.


Cardi B Donates $8,000 to Family of 15-Year-Old Fatally Stabbed in the Bronx

Posted: 24 Jun 2018 01:00 PM PDT

Cardi B Donates $8,000 to Family of 15-Year-Old Fatally Stabbed in the BronxThe murder was captured on surveillance footage.


How Russia grapples with monuments from Soviet past

Posted: 23 Jun 2018 08:55 AM PDT

How Russia grapples with monuments from Soviet pastAs Americans debate the proper placement of Confederate statues, Russians have found a unique solution to a similar issue.


Nearly half of Iowa crude oil spill contained, BNSF says

Posted: 24 Jun 2018 01:20 PM PDT

Nearly half of Iowa crude oil spill contained, BNSF says(Reuters) - Workers have contained nearly half of the crude oil spilled near Rock River in northwest Iowa over the weekend following a freight train derailment on Friday, BNSF Railway Co said. About 100,000 gallons had been hemmed off using booms out of the estimated 230,000 gallons spilled, BNSF said in a statement on Saturday. The spill has raised concerns about drinking water downstream.


1 dead after attack at huge rally for Ethiopia's new PM

Posted: 23 Jun 2018 11:16 AM PDT

1 dead after attack at huge rally for Ethiopia's new PMADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — A thwarted attempt to hurl a grenade at Ethiopia's reformist new prime minister led to a deadly explosion Saturday at a massive rally in support of sweeping changes in Africa's second most populous country. Nine police officials were arrested, state media reported.


Brigitte Nielsen gives birth to 5th child at 54

Posted: 24 Jun 2018 09:12 AM PDT

Brigitte Nielsen gives birth to 5th child at 54Brigitte Nielsen says she has given birth at age 54.


Kind 15-Year-Old Helps Deaf and Blind Man on Alaska Airlines Flight

Posted: 24 Jun 2018 10:41 AM PDT

Kind 15-Year-Old Helps Deaf and Blind Man on Alaska Airlines FlightShe made it easier for him to communicate.


Full King Interview: 'We had the votes' for border wall

Posted: 23 Jun 2018 11:33 PM PDT

Full King Interview: 'We had the votes' for border wallSen. Angus King (I-Maine) joins Meet the Press for an exclusive interview to talk about the stalled negotiations with the White House over immigration.


The Latest: Group: 'No magic bullet' to family reunification

Posted: 24 Jun 2018 02:55 PM PDT

The Latest: Group: 'No magic bullet' to family reunificationMCALLEN, Texas (AP) — The Latest on the separation of immigrant children from their parents (all times local):


Discarded napkin helps US police crack 32-year-old murder mystery

Posted: 23 Jun 2018 11:53 AM PDT

Discarded napkin helps US police crack 32-year-old murder mysteryThe mystery of the sexual assault and murder of a US teenager in Washington state has been resolved 32 years after the crime thanks to a discarded napkin, DNA tests and genetic genealogy. Gary Hartman, 66, has been arrested and is scheduled to appear in court Monday on rape and murder charges in the case, which has long shocked the city of Tacoma, in the northwestern US state. It began on March 26, 1986, when 12-year-old Michella Welch disappeared while playing with her two young sisters at a park.


Conservative Columnist George Will: Vote Against GOP In Midterms

Posted: 22 Jun 2018 06:16 PM PDT

Conservative Columnist George Will: Vote Against GOP In MidtermsLongtime conservative columnist George Will is making a case against voting


'Making Mistakes Was Not an Option.' Michelle Obama on the Pressure of Being 'The First'

Posted: 23 Jun 2018 08:53 AM PDT

'Making Mistakes Was Not an Option.' Michelle Obama on the Pressure of Being 'The First''You're the one that's laying the red carpet down for others to follow'


Turkey's Erdogan claims election victory, opposition wary

Posted: 24 Jun 2018 03:55 PM PDT

Turkey's Erdogan claims election victory, opposition waryBy Ece Toksabay and Tuvan Gumrukcu ANKARA (Reuters) - Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling AK Party claimed victory in Turkey's presidential and parliamentary polls on Sunday, overcoming the biggest electoral challenge to their rule in a decade and a half. "Our people have given us the job of carrying out the presidential and executive posts," Erdogan said in a short national address as votes were still being counted. Sunday's vote ushers in a powerful new executive presidency long sought by Erdogan and backed by a small majority of Turks in a 2017 referendum.


Why the United States Needs North Korea to Stay Nuclear

Posted: 24 Jun 2018 05:08 PM PDT

Why the United States Needs North Korea to Stay NuclearA nuclear North Korea is not a threat, but an ideal stabilizer. Many are hopeful that the June 12 summit in Singapore between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will lead to denuclearization and peace on the Korean Peninsula. First, possessing nuclear weapons is the best way to pacify North Korea and constrain its aggression.


Woman Seen Allegedly Calling Cops on 8-Year-Old Selling Water in Viral Video

Posted: 24 Jun 2018 08:53 AM PDT

Woman Seen Allegedly Calling Cops on 8-Year-Old Selling Water in Viral VideoThe woman said she is "against unlawful behavior."


Trump's Trade Fight With Canada Highlights Two Approaches To Capitalism

Posted: 24 Jun 2018 01:09 PM PDT

Trump's Trade Fight With Canada Highlights Two Approaches To CapitalismPresident Donald Trump's savaging of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau


Mohamed Salah given honorary citizenship of Chechnya by strongman ruler accused of human rights abuses

Posted: 23 Jun 2018 04:34 AM PDT

Mohamed Salah given honorary citizenship of Chechnya by strongman ruler accused of human rights abusesLiverpool forward Mohamed Salah has been given honorary citizenship in Russia's Chechnya republic by Ramzan Kadyrov, the strongman ruler who has been accused of human rights violations including the widespread torture of gay men. Kadyrov handed Mr Salah a decree declaring him a citizen and pinned a medal on his chest at a dinner in honour of the Egypt team, who are training in Chechnya during the World Cup. "Mohamed Salah thanked us for our surprisingly warm and good hospitality, great affection for the team and excellent conditions for their stay and training," Kadyrov, who was banned last year from his beloved Instagram, wrote on Russian social network VK. "I'm sure our Akhmat club and the Egypt team will at some point hold a friendly match in Grozny." Human rights defenders have condemned the approval of Chechnya as a World Cup training base due to its crackdowns on LGBT people and activists. Alexander Agapov, president of the Russian LGBT Sport Federation, said he had questions for FIFA, the Egyptian football association, the Liverpool team and Mr Saleh about the dubious honour bestowed on him. Mo Salaha receiving honour at gala dinner "It is unacceptable for a footballer who should talk about equality and acceptance of all people in football to receive an award from a man who rejects any equality and acceptance of LGBTi people, who is accused of persecuting gay people and human rights defenders," Mr Agapov said. At least five died after Chechen authorities rounded up and tortured hundreds of gay men in a witch hunt last year. One victim said he was kept for 12 days in a cell "doused in blood" and repeatedly beaten with a club until he could no longer stand. Kadyrov told the BBC this month that these allegations were "made-up" and Chechnya does not have a single gay person. Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah  He has exploited the arrival of the international football star to boost his own standing, even dragging Mr Salah out of bed to show him off to thousands of adoring fans at the local stadium. Tanya Lokshina of Human Rights Watch said Kadyrov was "using the World Cup to gloss over the staggering repressions in Chechnya". Ramzan Kadyrov The Chechnya director for Russia's oldest human rights group Memorial, Oyub Titiyev, was arrested in January and faces 10 years in jail for drugs, which he said were planted in his car by police. "If Titiev is not released, it'll be a dark stain on FIFA. It'll mean that FIFA hasn't fully used its leverage with Russian authorities to do the right thing," Ms Lokshina said.


Transgender rights battle returning to North Carolina court

Posted: 24 Jun 2018 07:12 AM PDT

Transgender rights battle returning to North Carolina courtRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — More than a year after North Carolina undid its "bathroom bill," a legal battle is simmering over a law that replaced it.


In Central America, parents deported from US vow to return for children

Posted: 23 Jun 2018 04:57 PM PDT

In Central America, parents deported from US vow to return for childrenWhen Ever Sierra arrived back in his native Honduras, deported after trying to enter the US, his eight-month-old daughter's shoes were hanging from his backpack. Sierra planned to try again in a few days. Sierra had left the northern city of El Progreso on January 2 to pursue the American dream.


NZ Prime Minister Ardern names new-born daughter Neve Te Aroha

Posted: 23 Jun 2018 06:16 PM PDT

NZ Prime Minister Ardern names new-born daughter Neve Te ArohaBy Charlotte Greenfield WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Sunday she had named her new-born daughter Neve Te Aroha as she prepared to leave hospital amidst an outpouring of public excitement. Ardern appeared before dozens of reporters and a flurry of camera flashes at Auckland City Hospital in her first appearance since giving birth, thanking the public for their support as her three-day-old daughter slept in her arms. Sleep deprived, but really well," Ardern said.


Police: Backup Driver in Fatal Autonomous Uber Crash Was Watching 'The Voice'

Posted: 23 Jun 2018 01:44 PM PDT

Police: Backup Driver in Fatal Autonomous Uber Crash Was Watching 'The Voice'The human backup driver in an autonomous Uber SUV was streaming the television show "The Voice" on her phone and looking downward.


What was Melania Trump signaling on border visit?

Posted: 23 Jun 2018 09:05 AM PDT

What was Melania Trump signaling on border visit?First Lady Trump and the president's daughter Ivanka carefully waded into the debate over the separation of migrant children this week. Richard Lui talks to Jennifer Rubin and Gabriela Domenzain, former Obama campaign spokesperson.


Turkey's Erdogan, main rival stage final election rallies

Posted: 23 Jun 2018 09:00 AM PDT

Turkey's Erdogan, main rival stage final election ralliesBy Ezgi Erkoyun and Ali Kucukgocmen ISTANBUL (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan and his main challenger, Muharrem Ince, made a final push for support at rival rallies in Istanbul on Saturday, a day before presidential and parliamentary elections widely viewed as the most crucial in Turkey for decades. The winner of Sunday's presidential contest will acquire sweeping new executive powers under a constitutional overhaul backed by Erdogan and endorsed last year by a narrow majority of Turks in a referendum. Erdogan, who has dominated Turkish politics for 15 years, first as prime minister and since 2014 as president, praised the executive presidency that comes into force after the election.


Details Emerge in Murder of Rapper XXXTentacion, Police Say He Was Targeted

Posted: 23 Jun 2018 01:13 PM PDT

Details Emerge in Murder of Rapper XXXTentacion, Police Say He Was TargetedTwo masked gunmen ambushed the rapper.


Sarah Sanders kicked out of restaurant because she works for Donald Trump

Posted: 23 Jun 2018 01:05 PM PDT

Sarah Sanders kicked out of restaurant because she works for Donald TrumpSarah Sanders was kicked out of a Virginia restaurant because she works for Donald Trump, becoming the latest administration official to be singled out for their support of the president. The White House press secretary said that she was asked to leave by the owner of the Red Hen, in Lexington, on Friday night and she "politely left". The senior Trump official said that the owner's actions "say far more about her than they do about me".


Activists: US tells rebels in Syria not to expect support

Posted: 24 Jun 2018 10:42 AM PDT

Activists: US tells rebels in Syria not to expect supportBEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government forces advanced deeper into the southern province of Daraa Sunday under the cover of airstrikes, entering new villages amid reports that the U.S. has told rebels not to expect an American intervention to defend them from the army's offensive.


Senior Netflix executive axed over use of the N-word

Posted: 22 Jun 2018 06:34 PM PDT

Senior Netflix executive axed over use of the N-wordNetflix sacked its chief spokesman Jonathan Friedland, he revealed on Friday, after he used the N-word twice in the space of a few days during meetings with staff. The head of communications announced his departure after being upbraided for a second time for using the racial slur, which is controversial for its ubiquity in hip-hop culture and completely taboo in almost every other context. Former journalist Friedland -- not to be confused with Jonathan Freedland, a prominent columnist at the London-based Guardian newspaper -- had served in communications roles for Disney.


The Trump Administration Says It Knows the Location of All Separated Migrant Children

Posted: 24 Jun 2018 05:57 AM PDT

The Trump Administration Says It Knows the Location of All Separated Migrant ChildrenA new fact sheet doesn't state how long it might take to reunite families


Hyperloop: Engineers develop new high-speed form of travel

Posted: 22 Jun 2018 10:07 PM PDT

Hyperloop: Engineers develop new high-speed form of travelHyperloop, or tube travel, will allow humans to travel faster than the fastest high-speed train; Douglas Kennedy shares the details.


Saudi women gear up for new freedom as driving ban ends

Posted: 23 Jun 2018 05:02 AM PDT

Saudi women gear up for new freedom as driving ban endsBy Stephen Kalin RIYADH (Reuters) - Women will hit the roads in Saudi Arabia on Sunday with the lifting of the world's last ban on female drivers, long seen as an emblem of women's repression in the conservative kingdom. The move, ordered last September by King Salman, is part of sweeping reforms pushed by his powerful young son Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who aims to transform the economy of the world's top oil exporter and open up its cloistered society. "We are ready, and it will totally change our life," said Samira al-Ghamdi, a 47-year-old psychologist from Jeddah, one of the first Saudi women to be issued with a driving license.


Police: 25 injured in building explosion in Germany

Posted: 24 Jun 2018 11:50 AM PDT

Police: 25 injured in building explosion in GermanyBERLIN (AP) — Twenty-five people were injured, four of them severely, during an explosion that destroyed an apartment building in the western German city of Wuppertal, police said Sunday.


Erdogan on course for victory in Turkish election, state media reports

Posted: 24 Jun 2018 07:51 AM PDT

Erdogan on course for victory in Turkish election, state media reportsRecep Tayyip Erdogan looked on course to win re-election in Turkey last night, according to state media, but the Turkish opposition claimed the results were being manipulated in the president's favour. Mr Erdogan needed to win more than 50 per cent of the vote in order to win the election in one round and avoid going into a run-off against his main challenger Muharrem Ince, the candidate of the centre-left Republican People's Party (CHP). The state-run Andalou Agency news agency reported that with 98 per cent of ballot boxes counted, Mr Erdogan had won 53 per cent of the vote and was heading towards a first round victory.  But Mr Ince accused state media of "manipulating" the results to make it appear that Mr Erdogan was racing towards victory and urged his supporters not to lose heart.  "They are giving the results from Erdogan majority areas first. I'm calling on our ballot box officials: don't be demoralised and never leave the ballots," he said on Twitter.  Initial results also appeared to show Mr Erodgan's Justice and Development Party (AKP) holding on to its majority in parliament in coalition with a smaller nationalist party. The government coalition won 54 per cent of the vote, according to Andalou Agency, while an opposition coalition led by the CHP won 34 per cent.    President Recep Tayyip Erdogan votes with his grandchildren in Istanbul Credit: REUTERS/Umit Bektas If the results hold, Mr Erdogan would emerge from the election more powerful than ever before.  He pushed through a controversial referendum last year to alter the country's constitution, giving the president sweeping authorities to dissolve parliament and exert control over the judiciary.   Having first taken power in 2003, Mr Erdogan could in theory stay in the presidential palace for another two terms until 2028, meaning he would have led Turkey for a quarter of a century  Mr Erdogan did not immediately claim victory but his AKP party warned the opposition not to dispute the results as they appeared on state media.  "This provocation is extremely damaging to our country and will have dire consequences. In particular, threatening Anadolu Agency is not acceptable," said Mahir Unal, an AKP spokesman.  An unofficial election counting service backed by the opposition, the Fair Election Platform, contested the official results. "The data provided on television screens do not in any way reflect the truth," the group said.  Mr Ince and the opposition had warned that the AKP might attempt to rig the election results to keep Mr Erdogan in power. There were scattered reports of AKP supporters illegally stamping ballots in favour of the president but there was no immediate sign of widespread fraud.   Muharrem Ince, Mr Erdogan's main challenger, called for his supporters to protect the vote Credit: UYGAR ONDER SIMSEK/AFP/Getty Images In one incident in the southern city of Suruc, police fired warning shots at a fleeing car and discovered four bags of ballots paper inside. A official with a nationalist party was also killed during a fight at a polling station in the eastern city Erzurum.   Turkey has a long history of fair elections dating back to the 1950s but that record was marred by allegations of ballot box stuffing during last year's referendum.  The election night disputes capped a hard-fought snap election, which Mr Erdogan called a year early in an apparent effort to get ahead of economic problems beginning to push up prices in Turkey and deflate the value of the Turkish lira.  The election took place under the state of emergency which Mr Erdogan imposed on Turkey after a failed coup attempt against him in 2016, which left 249 people dead. The government has arrested more than 50,000 people using its emergency powers.  Among those arrested was Selahattin Demirtas, the leader of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party. Mr Demirtas ran for president from his prison cell, even filming a party political broadcast from jail. "This election campaign will be remembered as a black stain in our political history," he said.  Here's the presidential ballot. The candidates from L-R: 1. Erdogan's main challenger 2. An anti-Erdogan nationalist 3. Erdogan 4. Jailed Kurdish candidate 5. Islamist who was once in same party as Erdogan 6. Fringe anti-Nato candidate #TurkeyVotespic.twitter.com/vyyz9rvWcj— Raf Sanchez (@rafsanchez) June 24, 2018 The HDP appeared on course to cross the 10 per cent vote threshold it needed to win seats in parliament, while Mr Demirtas got around eight per cent of the vote in the presidential election, according to state media. Both state media and private outlets have showered Mr Erdogan with positive coverage and largely ignored the opposition. The CHP calculated that Mr Erdogan received 12 times more coverage than Mr Ince, while the smaller opposition candidates were almost ignored entirely.  Mr Ince breathed new life into the CHP, the secular party which founded the Turkish republic and once dominated the country's politics but has lost a string of elections to Mr Erdogan since 2003.  Over the course of 107 rallies in 51 days, Mr Ince railed against Mr Erdogan in fiery terms, often pacing on top of his campaign bus as he denounced the president for losing touch with the Turkish public. "Erdogan, you forgot your times of poverty. You forgot the victims of urban transformation, you forgot the poor," he said. He labelled Mr Erdogan as a "white Turk", a disparaging term for the country's elite.  Polling began on Sunday, with 56,322,632 registered voters and 180,065 ballot boxes across the country Credit: Yilmaz Kazandioglu/Anadolu Agency/Getty  Mr Erdogan ran on his record of lifting living standards for people across Turkey during his 15 years in power and pushing aside the secular elite who once dominated Turkish politics. "We will make our country fly. We will get rid of the bureaucratic oligarchy," he told supporters.  "I have never seen a better president than Erdogan," said Nermin, a 74-year-old pensioner who declined to give her last name. "Before him there weren't good roads, there was garbage everywhere, we had shortages of tap water."


The Week's Most Important Car Numbers

Posted: 23 Jun 2018 06:00 AM PDT

The Week's Most Important Car NumbersFrom a new Volvo to an adorable Audi, these are the most important numbers of the week.


Manafort wants to bar mention of links to Trump at trial

Posted: 23 Jun 2018 03:30 AM PDT

Manafort wants to bar mention of links to Trump at trialMcLEAN, Va. (AP) — Attorneys for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort want a judge to bar any mention of Manafort's connections to the president at his Virginia trial.


SC congressional candidate injured in deadly crash

Posted: 23 Jun 2018 07:20 AM PDT

SC congressional candidate injured in deadly crashSouth Carolina police say Republican congressional candidate Katie Arrington and a friend were seriously injured in a head-on collision that killed the other driver Friday. Diane Hodges reports.


France calls for sanctions as Italy defiant on stranded migrant ship

Posted: 23 Jun 2018 12:43 PM PDT

France calls for sanctions as Italy defiant on stranded migrant shipEU states that refuse to accept migrants should face financial penalties, French President Emmanuel Macron said Saturday, prompting a furious response from Rome on the eve of an emergency mini-summit in Brussels about the escalating crisis dividing Europe. Macron's comments came after Italy's new populist government defiantly declared that its ports were closed to foreign-flagged rescue ships, after accusing fellow EU members of failing to share the burden of migrant arrivals.


Nicaragua clashes leave eight dead including baby: rights group

Posted: 23 Jun 2018 11:34 PM PDT

Nicaragua clashes leave eight dead including baby: rights groupAt least eight people including a baby were killed Saturday when pro-government forces clashed with opponents in Nicaragua, according to a rights group. Seven people were killed in the capital Managua and one in Masaya and a baby was among the dead, said Georgina Ruiz, an activist with the Nicaraguan Center for Human Rights (CENIDH). The rights group says more than 200 people have been killed in protests that started just over two months ago demanding President Daniel Ortega step down.


Kit Harington and Rose Leslie Pulled Off the First Happy Game of Thrones Wedding

Posted: 23 Jun 2018 10:03 AM PDT

Kit Harington and Rose Leslie Pulled Off the First Happy Game of Thrones WeddingAnd all their castmates were there to support them


Etihad to loan pilots to competing UAE airline Emirates

Posted: 24 Jun 2018 06:27 AM PDT

Etihad to loan pilots to competing UAE airline EmiratesDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Long-haul airline Etihad Airways will loan pilots to competing Dubai-based carrier Emirates under a new program, officials acknowledged Sunday, marking a rare cooperation between the two state-owned carriers who operate only 115 kilometers (70 miles) apart.


Suits you Sir! How Thomas Markle's royal wedding outfit was put to good use after he cancelled on Meghan

Posted: 23 Jun 2018 06:26 AM PDT

Suits you Sir! How Thomas Markle's royal wedding outfit was put to good use after he cancelled on MeghanIt should have played centre stage at one of the most eagerly anticipated events of recent years; the wedding of Meghan Markle to Prince Harry at Windsor Castle. But after Thomas Markle was let unable to fly to Britain after suffering a heart attack, the suit he would have worn to lead his daughter up the aisle of St George's Chapel was left languishing in a tailor's wardrobe. And there it would have stayed, but for an unlikely twist of fate. When sports PR Johnno Spence decided to get himself kitted out with a new outfit for last week's Royal Ascot his Savile Row tailor said he had just the thing in mind - Mr Markle's tail suit. With both men being of similar shape and size the suit needed only minor alterations and Mr Spence was more than happy to put it to good use. Johnno Spence at Royal Ascot, in the suit made for Thomas Markle for the Royal wedding Credit: Geoff Pugh/Telegraph "It was a shame Mr Markle couldn't attend his daughter's wedding," Mr Spence told The Sunday Telegraph. "But you could say his misfortune was my good luck." As well as buying the wedding suit, he also bought the summer suit and three shirts that Mr Markle had ordered especially for his aborted visit to Britain. "I went into my tailors because I needed a new morning suit," said Mr Spence, whose clients have included the Jockey Club and the Epsom Derby. "His face lit up and he said 'Well, actually I've got the perfect thing for you, a tail suit, a summer suit and three shirts we made for Mr Markle, but unfortunately he couldn't take them'. Thomas Markle with his daughter Meghan Credit: Enterprise News and Pictures "I couldn't believe my luck, and they only needed a few tiny alterations." Mr Markle last week told how he had cried as he watched his daughter's wedding on television at a small rented hide-out. He admitted he had been "jealous" that he was left as a "footnote in history", but said "thank God" that the Prince of Wales, whom he has never spoken to, was there to step in. Royal wedding day pictures: Best photos from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's ceremony and reception


Police search for motive after 49 hurt in Zimbabwe election blast

Posted: 24 Jun 2018 08:57 AM PDT

Police search for motive after 49 hurt in Zimbabwe election blastBy MacDonald Dzirutwe HARARE (Reuters) - Police said on Sunday they were searching for a motive for an explosion at Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa's election rally that injured 49 people. Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, the general who led a de facto coup that forced long-time leader Robert Mugabe to resign in November, described Saturday's blast as a "terrorist act" that would not stop the July 30 presidential, parliamentary and local elections, Zimbabwe's first post-Mugabe vote. Mugabe has said he felt betrayed by Mnangagwa, his former protege, and has called his presidency illegal.


Cynthia Nixon celebrates #TransDayofAction with heartfelt Instagram post about her son

Posted: 23 Jun 2018 07:57 AM PDT

Cynthia Nixon celebrates #TransDayofAction with heartfelt Instagram post about her sonIn honor of Trans Day of Action, Cynthia Nixon shared a touching Instagram post to celebrate her oldest child. On Friday, the Sex and the City star — who's currently running for governor in New York — shared a photo of her and her son Samuel, announcing that he's transgender. SEE ALSO: Don't know how to open up about your mental health? Lady Gaga's mom has some advice. "I'm so proud of my son Samuel Joseph Mozes (called Seph) who graduated college this month," Nixon wrote. "I salute him and everyone else marking today's #TransDayofAction. #TDOA." I'm so proud of my son Samuel Joseph Mozes (called Seph) who graduated college this month. I salute him and everyone else marking today's #TransDayofAction. #TDOA A post shared by Cynthia Nixon (@cynthiaenixon) on Jun 22, 2018 at 12:39pm PDT Nixon had Samuel, born Samantha Mozes, with her ex-husband Danny Mozes, along with her 15-year-old son Charles Ezekiel Mozes. She also has a 7-year-old named Max Ellington Nixon-Marinoni with her wife, Christine Marinoni.  In addition to participating in LGBTQ advocacy for more than 10 years, Nixon herself has publicly identified as bisexual and was honored with the Human Rights Campaign's Visibility Award in Feb. 2018. In a statement, HRC President Chad Griffin, called Nixon, "a fearless and outspoken advocate for all LGBTQ people." WATCH: The history of Pride


Trump Jr. rallies Republicans to defeat Montana Sen. Tester

Posted: 22 Jun 2018 09:03 PM PDT

Trump Jr. rallies Republicans to defeat Montana Sen. TesterBILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Donald Trump Jr. urged Montana Republicans to rally against U.S. Sen. Jon Tester in the fall election and said Friday that the two-term Democrat had fallen out of step with the state's voters on issues ranging from immigration to gun control.


'We want the children free!': a cry from inside migrant detention center

Posted: 23 Jun 2018 10:26 PM PDT

'We want the children free!': a cry from inside migrant detention centerOtay Mesa (United States) (AFP) - "Where are the children?" several women shout together from behind the detention center wall. This was the short interplay Saturday between hundreds of protesters and people being held at a US detention center for undocumented migrants in Otay Mesa, on the border with Mexico. A group of people held at the center had been separated from their children as part of President Donald Trump's "zero tolerance" policy.


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