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Senate Intel Cmte: Russia wanted to help Trump

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 01:07 PM PDT

Senate Intel Cmte: Russia wanted to help TrumpThe Senate Intelligence Committee today released a bipartisan report that said Russia meddled in the 2016 election at the direction of Vladimir Putin, to help Trump and hurt Clinton.


Trump brashly declares: 'If not for me, we would now be at War with North Korea!'

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 06:23 AM PDT

Trump brashly declares: 'If not for me, we would now be at War with North Korea!'President Trump on Tuesday brushed aside questions over whether his assertion that he "solved" the crisis with North Korea was premature amid reports leader Kim Jong Un is trying to conceal parts of his country's nuclear weapons program.


Trump Orders Flags To Half-Staff In Honor Of Capital Gazette Shooting Victims

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 06:53 AM PDT

Trump Orders Flags To Half-Staff In Honor Of Capital Gazette Shooting VictimsPresident Donald Trump ordered flags flown at half-staff at federal buildings


Indiana church locks Holy Family in 'ICE detention' to protest separations at border

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 09:49 AM PDT

Indiana church locks Holy Family in 'ICE detention' to protest separations at borderAn Indianapolis, Ind., church made a bold statement about Trump's "zero


GOP Rep. Jim Jordan accused of ignoring sexual abuse of wrestlers

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 01:33 PM PDT

GOP Rep. Jim Jordan accused of ignoring sexual abuse of wrestlersRachel Maddow shares NBC News reporting that conservative congressman Jim Jordan is accused of knowing about sexual abuse of wrestlers at Ohio State when he was a coach and doing nothing about it, a charge he denies as the number of accusers increases.


Thailand cave rescue: Meet the 'A-Team' of heroic volunteer British divers who led search

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 09:33 AM PDT

Thailand cave rescue: Meet the 'A-Team' of heroic volunteer British divers who led searchFor the heroic British divers who found a missing Thai football team in a flooded cave system, it was only the latest in a series of brave rescue missions around the globe. Rick Stanton, 56, and 47-year-old John Volanthen had been called in by the Thai authorities last week along with fellow British caving experts Robert Harper, from Somerset, and Vern Unsworth. The UK divers who reached the stranded group that had been missing for nine days were described as the "A Team" by Bill Whitehouse, vice chairman of the British Cave Rescue Council. He told Radio 4's Today programme: "They are really the sort of A-Team, if you like. They have been at the spearhead of making their way through because they have the skills and expertise to do it. "One of the first things they had to do in pushing through is lay a guideline so that they could get out again and so others could follow along." Voices heard on a video of the moment the group was discovered in the cave belong to Mr Stanton and Mr Volanthen. Video: The moment UK divers found trapped group The pair have established a reputation as being among the greatest cave rescue divers on the planet - but both have day jobs in the UK. Mr Stanton has been a firefighter in Coventry for quarter of a century, while Mr Volanthen is an IT consultant based in Bristol. Both are volunteers with the South and Mid Wales Cave Rescue Team. In 2011, the pair set a world record for the longest cave dive, penetrating 9km (5.5 miles) down a system in northern Spain using specially developed equipment. Three British cave-divers: Rick Stanton (left), Robert Harper (centre) and John Volanthen Credit: AFP John Volanthen: IT engineer who took up diving as a Boy Scout John Volanthen, an IT consultant based in Bristol, took up diving as a Boy Scout and studied electronics at De Montfort University, Leicester. When not diving, he spends his spare time running ultra-marathons of up to 153 miles. It was Mr Volanthen's voice that was heard on a video released by the Thai government, asking the footballers "How many of you? Thirteen? Brilliant." British diver John Volanthen removes his diving suit after walking out from Tham Luang Nang Non cave Credit: Linh Pham /Getty He has described himself as the opposite of an adrenaline junkie. "Panic and adrenaline are great in certain situations, but not in cave-diving," he told a newspaper at the time. "The last thing you want is any adrenaline whatsoever. You're in an environment that doesn't suffer fools gladly. "I enjoy the logistical challenge, getting us and all our kit to the end of such a long cave. It's like that puzzle with the fox, the chicken and the grain. "It's not dangerous if you do it right - there are just a large number of little things that you have to be on top of at all times." Thai cave rescuer John Volanthen lives in Bristol Credit: Facebook Mr Volanthen, originally from Brighton, attended Westminster University and has worked in Bristol for the past 20 years, according to his LinkedIn page. He told the Sunday Times magazine in 2013: "If something goes wrong 10 kilometres down an underwater tunnel, you usually have until your air runs out to find a solution or make your peace." Rick Stanton: Firefighter inspired by TV show to explore caves With Mr Volanthen was Rick Stanton, who began diving aged 18 to explore caves after being inspired by a television programme. Mr Stanton - a firefighter from Coventry, West Midlands - was awarded an MBE for his rescue work in 2013. At the time, he said: "When I got notification of this on behalf of the Palace I was absolutely astounded. I'm just doing work I enjoy to the best of my ability." One of Mr Stanton's neighbours in Coventry told The Telegraph: "I don't know too much about him as he's always away - probably going on dives I think.  "I'm not sure how long he's been diving, but when I heard what he had done I thought it was quite incredible." Another said: "I actually don't know him, but now I might have to go round and congratulate him when he's back." Rick Stanton arrives at the Tham Luang caves during the search Credit: SOE ZEYA TUN /Reuters Neighbour Tina O'Brien, a 65-year-old legal personal assistant, said: "He's been a person who travels a lot. He used to do potholing before he got into diving so that's probably why he was so good in the cave.  "He's a very calm person, quite quiet. He has lived here for a long time."  Ex-serviceman Ray Reid, who has known Mr Stanton for a number of years, said: "He certainly has the expertise and skills. "He's a very down-to-earth guy - doesn't look like your typical action hero."  Rick Stanton has been a firefighter for more than 20 years Credit: Coventry Telegraph  His MBE was partly for his efforts, along with Mr Volanthen, in attempting to rescue French potholer Eric Establie, who got trapped in the Draggonniere Gaude cave system, in the Ardeche region, in 2010. Mr Establie, who was known by both divers, had become trapped by a silt avalanche nearly a kilometre into a dark, water-filled tunnel. Only a handful of rescue divers in the world had the expertise to find him and the British pair were flown in on an RAF helicopter British cave-diver Rick Stanton walks out from Tham Luang Nang Non cave in full kit Credit: Linh Pham /Getty Working in visibility of less than a foot, they managed to find the blockage in the tunnel, get through it and locate the potholer's body. At the time, Mr Volanthen said: "Eric would have done the same for us, so there was never any question of us not going."  Both men were awarded a bronze medal from the Royal Humane Society in recognition of their rescue attempt in the Ardeche Gorge, southern France. Mr Stanton was also involved in a high profile rescue of British cavers in Mexico in 2004. He and other divers reached British servicemen who had been trapped by flooding inside the Alpazat cavern system in the Central American jungle. Rick Stanton, right, and Robert Harper, left, in Mae Sai Credit: Sakchai Lalit /AP The rescuers led them out one by one after equipping them with scuba gear, a process that took six hours. He told the Coventry Telegraph at the time: "My biggest achievement was helping rescue the six soldiers. They were trapped for nine days and we had to teach a few of them to dive through a considerable length of passage to get them out." Regarded as one of the world's leading cave rescue experts, he told publication Divernet that diving is a "hobby" he does voluntarily. 'We've got a job to do': Staying out of limelight despite heroics Mr Stanton occasionally gives technical lectures about diving, but he and Mr Volanthen have generally remained out of the limelight despite their heroics. As they entered the Tham Luang caves in Thaland to look for the missing football team, Mr Volanthen summed up their approach. "We've got a job to do," he said, before disappearing into the darkness. Rick Stanton, left, and John Volanthen have stayed out of the limelight Credit: AP Celebrations quickly turn to challenges ahead Bill Whitehouse, vice chairman of the British Cave Rescue Council, said he had expected the Britons to reach the group first as they were by far the most experienced involved in the search. But he said some of the hardest work was still to come as they coordinated a dangerous rescue. "The were doing the push-ahead and laying down the guidelines for others to follow," he said. "It is completely restricted with very dark tunnels and poor conditions, mud banks and areas that need excavating. They pushed forward on each dive, laying line and clearing the way. "The Seals were following leaving dumps of air bottles in preparation for a rescue operation." The boys and football coach when they found in the cave Credit: Tham Luang Rescue Operation Center/AP Mr Whitehouse said that when the Brits arrived last week they did a couple of recce dives to assess the situation. But conditions rapidly and "cataclysmically" worsened over the weekend as bad weather meant rising water and a strong current before the rain eased off and diving could begin again. He added: "Diving them out will not be an easy process. It is difficult enough with just one person but when you have several terrified children who are not divers..  It will take a lot of planning, a lot of equipment and a lot of preparation." The group of schoolboys on their trip before getting trapped in a flooded cave in Chiang Rai Credit: Viral Press  Mr Whitehouse described how celebrations on Monday that the group had been found quickly turned to the challenge ahead. "It was euphoria for a moment and then you draw back and think 'what do we do' - it's not going to be easy to get 13 people out of a flooded cave," he said. "There's space to make your way through, but it is 50/50 underwater over 1.5km (0.9mi). That's still a lot of diving and it's possible it will need a lot of equipment. The questions is how much time until the water goes up again."


Vintage postcards celebrate the 4th of July

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 10:53 AM PDT

Vintage postcards celebrate the 4th of JulyVintage illustrated color postcards celebrate the Fourth of July with patriotic colors and symbols of American independence.


Members of a Youth Soccer Team Trapped in a Thai Cave Are in Stable Health Condition

Posted: 02 Jul 2018 11:46 PM PDT

Members of a Youth Soccer Team Trapped in a Thai Cave Are in Stable Health Condition12 boys and their coach were trapped for over nine days with no outside contact


Rochester School Won’t Let Its First Black Valedictorian Speak, So Mayor Does

Posted: 04 Jul 2018 03:14 PM PDT

Rochester School Won't Let Its First Black Valedictorian Speak, So Mayor DoesJaisaan Lovett of Rochester, New York, became the first black valedictorian in


Trump administration to rescind Obama-era guidance on race in college admissions

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 08:52 AM PDT

Trump administration to rescind Obama-era guidance on race in college admissionsIn a new memo released Tuesday, the Department of Justice called the guidance "unnecessary, outdated, inconsistent with existing law, or otherwise improper."


Supreme Court battles show the danger of gaming the rules

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 02:10 PM PDT

Supreme Court battles show the danger of gaming the rulesSen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and I stood alone in a Senate office hallway a year ago, moments after Senate Republicans nuked the filibuster rule for Supreme Court nominees in order to confirm Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. "The Senate has been damaged to a degree that it hasn't been in its history," McCain told me then. Now, with the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy from the court, a Republican president and GOP-controlled Senate have a clear path to confirming his replacement without any Democratic votes.


MAPS: A look at the 'County Fire' burning in Yolo County

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 08:51 AM PDT

MAPS: A look at the 'County Fire' burning in Yolo CountyThe County Fire burning in Yolo County has consumed at least 70,000 acres, roughly the size of Fremont. It's just 5 percent contained, according to Cal Fire.


Survivors of Bahamas Boat Explosion Speak Out

Posted: 02 Jul 2018 09:00 PM PDT

Survivors of Bahamas Boat Explosion Speak OutPassengers who survived the fatal Bahamas boat explosion on Saturday talk about their experience for the first time.


The Latest: Thai authorities weigh cave extraction options

Posted: 02 Jul 2018 07:42 PM PDT

The Latest: Thai authorities weigh cave extraction optionsMAE SAI, Thailand (AP) — The Latest on the search for 12 boys and their soccer coach in a cave in northern Thailand (all times local):


Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Driving New Energy And Money To Progressive Candidates

Posted: 04 Jul 2018 05:01 AM PDT

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Driving New Energy And Money To Progressive CandidatesAt a Democratic gubernatorial candidate forum in Detroit on Monday,


Trump Blasts NATO Allies For Spending Too Little On Their Own Defense: Report

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 01:40 AM PDT

Trump Blasts NATO Allies For Spending Too Little On Their Own Defense: ReportIn the lead-up to the upcoming NATO summit in Brussels, President Donald Trump


'Hang in there!' Chilean miner tells trapped Thai boys

Posted: 04 Jul 2018 02:12 PM PDT

'Hang in there!' Chilean miner tells trapped Thai boysIn a video message sent to AFP, Sepulveda -- known as "Super Mario" for helping keep his comrades' spirits up during their ordeal -- said his thoughts were with the 12 boys and their coach, so much so that he is trying to organize a trip to Thailand to help. The mission to rescue the football team from their flooded cave has resurrected memories of the Chilean mining accident eight years ago.


Japan's Players Redefine Sportsmanship By Cleaning Up Locker Room After Losing at the World Cup

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 08:39 AM PDT

Japan's Players Redefine Sportsmanship By Cleaning Up Locker Room After Losing at the World CupNot even a World Cup loss is an excuse for bad manners, apparently


DoJ loses senior leader who handled 'all the hottest potatoes'

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 01:56 PM PDT

DoJ loses senior leader who handled 'all the hottest potatoes'Leon Neyfakh, reporter for Slate.com, talks with Rachel Maddow about the surprise resignation of Scott Schools, an associate deputy attorney general and the senior career official at the Department of Justice.


Family of Oakland teen Jahi McMath speaks in San Francisco

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 05:00 PM PDT

Family of Oakland teen Jahi McMath speaks in San FranciscoThe mother of Jahi McMath, the Oakland girl at the center of the medical and religious debate over brain death, held a press conference in San Francisco. Nailah Winkfield said Thursday that the teen died after surgery.


This Woman Brilliantly Documented 2 Strangers (Possibly) Falling In Love On Her Flight

Posted: 04 Jul 2018 01:15 PM PDT

This Woman Brilliantly Documented 2 Strangers (Possibly) Falling In Love On Her FlightTwo strangers may have fallen in love on a flight and the hero woman who set


Air strikes resume in southwest Syria after talks fail

Posted: 04 Jul 2018 09:52 AM PDT

Air strikes resume in southwest Syria after talks failAMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Russian air strikes against insurgents in southwest Syria resumed on Wednesday, residents and a war monitor said, after a rebel said talks to restore government rule there peacefully had failed. The air strikes targeted the towns of Tafas, northwest of the provincial capital Deraa, and Saida, to its east, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is waging a campaign in the southwest with Russian air support to recapture the region from rebel groups, and has seized a large chunk of their territory.


Michael Avenatti: 'I Will Run' If No One With 'A Real Chance' Challenges Trump In 2020

Posted: 04 Jul 2018 12:52 PM PDT

Michael Avenatti: 'I Will Run' If No One With 'A Real Chance' Challenges Trump In 2020Michael Avenatti ― the lawyer representing Stephanie Clifford, more widely


Mayor gunned down becomes second Philippine official killed in two days

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 05:32 AM PDT

Mayor gunned down becomes second Philippine official killed in two daysMotorcycle-borne gunmen on Tuesday assassinated a mayor in a town north of the Philippine capital, the second such killing of an official in two days, police said. Ferdinand Bote, 57, became the 12th elected local official murdered since Rodrigo Duterte, the Philippine president, unleashed a deadly anti-narcotics campaign after coming to power two years ago, although Mr Bote was not linked to the drug trade. He and his driver were leaving a government office in the capital of Nueva Ecija province when gunmen approached his sport utility vehicle and shot him dead, said Adrian Gabriel, the town's police chief. "He was repeatedly shot with the use of a short firearm," police said in an initial report, but the driver escaped unhurt. Police retrieved at least 18 empty shells at the scene. The government will spare no effort in getting to the bottom of the latest crime, said Harry Roque, a spokesman for Mr Duterte. "We assure everyone that we will discharge the state obligation for every murder," Mr Roque said in a statement, promising a fair and thorough investigation by police to bring the perpetrators to justice. Model toy maker Dennis Mendoza shows miniature dolls of President Rodrigo Duterte as "The Terminator" Credit: NOEL CELIS/AFP/Getty Images On Monday, Antonio Halili, 72, who had gained prominence in 2016 for parading drug suspects in the streets of Tanauan, south of Manila, was hit by a bullet in the chest while attending a weekly flag-raising ceremony. Mr Duterte said the mayor may have had some drug involvement and his "walk of shame" campaign to parade suspects was a ploy to convince police he was not engaged in the illegal drug trade. At Mr Halili's wake, his daughter Angeline told reporters it was unfair to link her father to the drug trade, and said Mr Duterte had been misinformed. "I can't blame the president," she added. "If that's always what you hear from the same people that you talk to — and they keep telling you the same thing — it gets in your system to the point that you believe it, even though it's a lie." Mr Halili had been stripped of his supervisory powers over police in October 2017, due to a proliferation of illegal drugs in his city, amid allegations by the national police that he may have been involved. Mr Halili had denied the allegations. Police have killed more than 4,200 people in the anti-narcotics campaign since July 2016, with another 2,500 suspected drug suspects killed by unknown assailants over the same period. Human rights advocates said the victims were executed by the police, who have denied the accusations, saying most of the killings were done in self-defence. 


Justin Trudeau 'does not remember' allegedly groping journalist at festival 18 years ago

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 01:56 AM PDT

Justin Trudeau 'does not remember' allegedly groping journalist at festival 18 years agoJustin Trudeau has publicly responded for the first time to allegations he groped a female journalist 18 years ago by saying he does not remember any "negative interactions". The Canadian prime minister, who has previously said he has zero tolerance for sexual harassment, was questioned about the incident during a three-day tour to celebrate Canada Day. The allegation first appeared in an editorial in the Creston Valley Advance newspaper shortly after the Kokanee Summit Festival in Creston, British Columbia, on 4 August 2000.


Boys, coach in stable health after 10 days lost in Thai cave

Posted: 02 Jul 2018 07:33 PM PDT

Boys, coach in stable health after 10 days lost in Thai caveMAE SAI, Thailand (AP) — The 12 boys and soccer coach found in a partially flooded cave in northern Thailand after 10 days are mostly in stable medical condition and have received high-protein liquid food, officials said Tuesday, though it is not known when they will be able to go home.


AT&T Raises Prices After Saying Merger Would Make Things Cheaper For Consumers

Posted: 04 Jul 2018 01:58 AM PDT

AT&T Raises Prices After Saying Merger Would Make Things Cheaper For ConsumersAT&T, which recently acquired Time Warner in a landmark merger, is hiking up


Grieving mom lived with dead daughter’s body

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 06:38 AM PDT

Grieving mom lived with dead daughter's bodyPolice in Detroit say a distraught mother who couldn't part with her daughter after she died kept the woman's body in her house for months. Linda So reports.


The Latest: Nevada switches drug to be used in execution

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 02:54 PM PDT

The Latest: Nevada switches drug to be  used in executionLAS VEGAS (AP) — The Latest on Nevada's plan for its first execution since 2006 (all times local):


Wikipedia down in several countries in EU law protest

Posted: 04 Jul 2018 11:22 AM PDT

Wikipedia down in several countries in EU law protestWikipedia went down in at least three countries Wednesday in a protest at an upcoming European Parliament vote on a highly disputed law that could make online platforms legally liable for copyrighted material put on the web by users. In Spain, Italy and Poland, an explanatory protest statement about the upcoming vote came up when the online encyclopedia was consulted. "The directive would threaten online freedom and would impose new filters, barriers and restrictions to access the web," Wikipedia Spain said in its statement.


Hungary's Orban open to bilateral migration deal with Merkel

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 01:28 PM PDT

Hungary's Orban open to bilateral migration deal with MerkelHungary's anti-migrant Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Tuesday signalled his willingness to strike a bilateral deal with Chancellor Angela Merkel to limit the arrival of asylum seekers in Germany and other European countries. Merkel needs the backing of both her junior Social Democrats coalition partner and fellow European Union states if a disputed migration plan agreed with her Bavarian allies is to succeed. Merkel's Christian Democrats and their long-time Bavarian Christian Social Union allies agreed on Monday to set up special transit centres at the border with Austria where migrants already registered in other EU countries will be held and then sent back to the countries where they had registered first.


Five Killed in Latest Mob Attack After Rumors on Social Media. Here’s What to Know About India's WhatsApp Murders

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 01:22 AM PDT

Five Killed in Latest Mob Attack After Rumors on Social Media. Here's What to Know About India's WhatsApp MurdersAt least 27 people have been killed by vigilante mobs across the country since May


Teen Scrambles Into Tree to Escape 9-Foot Alligator

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 09:50 AM PDT

Teen Scrambles Into Tree to Escape 9-Foot AlligatorThe gator clearly brought friends, as multiple alligators then surrounded the tree.


Macron says migrant centres will only work if African nations take lead as EU immigration crisis deepens

Posted: 04 Jul 2018 12:38 PM PDT

Macron says migrant centres will only work if African nations take lead as EU immigration crisis deepensEmmanuel Macron acknowledged on Wednesday that EU plans to open migrant processing centres in North Africa can only work if the host countries lead the process. Speaking to the BBC during a visit to Nigeria, the French president said many African countries were concerned that such centres would act as a magnet for greater numbers of migrants. No African country has so far agreed to host the centres, planned as part of a compromise deal on the migration crisis during a tense EU summit earlier this month. Mr Macron said the idea "can fly, just if some African countries decide to organise it." Mr Macron said migration would pose problems for Europe for decades because of unplanned population growth in African countries. It is a view he has previously expressed, leading to criticism that he is voicing colonial rhetoric.  He was speaking after France agreed to take about 80 migrants from the Aquarius rescue ship that was at the centre of a bitter European dispute over migration last month. French President Emmanuel Macron performs at the Shrine Africa in Lagos Credit: LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP/Getty Images Spain's government came under growing pressure over its handling of the migration crisis as Barcelona's mayor called for help over the arrival of busloads of migrants and critics claimed "permissive" policies were creating a magnet effect.  Ada Colau, the mayor of Barcelona, issued an urgent call for resources after 500 migrants arrived in the city by bus in 15 days and an NGO ship docked with 60 rescued people turned away by Italy. Ms Colau welcomed yesterday's arrival of the Proactiva Open Arms, granted safe harbour in Barcelona after it was denied permission to dock by Italy's new populist government. But she accused Spain's government of turning a blind eye to the growing problem of migration along its own southern shores, where thousands of arrivals in recent weeks have left reception centres overflowing and forced transfers across the country.  "Let's be clear, dozens of boats in the form of coaches are arriving with us. And as they arrive by coach, the state does not recognise them and they stay invisible," Ms Colau told Catalunya Radio. A member of SOS-Mediterranee checks life vests aboard the Aquarius rescue vessel Credit: PAU BARRENA/AFP/Getty Images In June, almost 6,800 migrants arrived in Spain by sea, outstripping the total number of arrivals in Greece, Italy and Malta combined. The Andalusia regional government has joined calls for a more coordinated European response, cautioning against a "policy of patches". The Open Arms is the second NGO ship to travel to Spain with migrants rescued in the Central Mediterranean; the first, the Aquarius, was granted safe harbour in Valencia in June after being stranded at sea for days with 629 people on board.  While the move by Pedro Sanchez, the new prime minister, has been largely welcomed, he has also been accused of making political gestures while failing to address fundamental issues.  Yesterday, his government promised an overhaul of asylum processing and air and sea reinforcements for the Spanish coastguard.  Mediterranean migration But NGOs have warned that with the Spanish asylum system effectively collapsed, far greater resources are needed. Conservatives and anti-immigrant groups have meanwhile accused Spain's new Left-wing government of creating a "calling effect" with its offers of safe harbour.  Vox, a small but vocal hard-Right party, claimed that just as Germany was "closing its borders to illegal immigration", Mr Sanchez's "permissiveness" was causing thousands of migrants to "direct their gazes towards Spain". The German interior minister is to fly to Vienna Thursday for talks with the Austrian government to defuse a row over his plans to set up transit camps for migrants on the border between the two countries. Horst Seehofer will meet with Sebastian Kurz, the Austrian chancellor, amid fears the plans could set off a domino effect that could threaten the future of the European Union's border-free Schengen Area. Merkel's migration tensions | Read more "The migration question will decide whether Europe can survive," Angela Merkel told German MPs on Wednesday as she defended the planned camps. Mr Seehofer won her backing for the transit centres in a last-minute compromise to avert a German political crisis on Monday after he threatened to resign and pull his Chrisian Social Union party (CSU) out of her coalition government. But the deal has left him with the difficult task of talking Germany's reluctant EU allies into accepting the migrants it turns away — after Mrs Merkel failed to persuade them at last week's EU summit. Austria reacted furiously to the announcement of the planned transit centres on Tuesday, warning it would impose its own controls on its southern borders with Italy and Slovenia.  Mr Seehofer is also scheduled to hold talks on migrants with Matteo Salvini, the Italian interior minister, on a deal next week. But he played down hopes for a breakthrough at his talks in Vienna. "It's about initial talks on how to find an agreement," his spokesman said.


Correction: Cruise Ship-Rescue story

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 06:10 AM PDT

Correction: Cruise Ship-Rescue storyMIAMI (AP) — In a story July 2 about a cruise ship crew member who went overboard, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the Coast Guard suspended the search for a missing cruise ship crew member. The agency says it never suspended the search.


Cherry picking: China looks to replace US farm goods in trade war

Posted: 04 Jul 2018 12:06 AM PDT

Cherry picking: China looks to replace US farm goods in trade warSimmering trade tensions between the world's top two economies are set to erupt into a full-blown trade war Friday, with Washington poised to impose new tariffs on $34 billion in Chinese goods. Beijing has pledged to hit back dollar for dollar, placing a new tax on American goods like cherries, soybeans, autos, pork and whiskey, putting them at a disadvantage to their global rivals. Washington's list is heavy on tech goods, aiming in part to shift supply chains away from China, while Beijing has put politically sensitive US farm goods in the firing line.


Stunning photos show dive beneath giant iceberg

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 07:39 AM PDT

Stunning photos show dive beneath giant icebergThese absolutely incredible shots show the stunning formations of an iceberg beneath the surface of the ocean. Taken in Tasiilaq, Greenland, by Franco Banfi, the underwater photography captures the beauty of these ice mountains beneath the ocean's surface.


NY Daily News Shreds 'Clown King' Trump In Blistering Independence Day Cover

Posted: 03 Jul 2018 11:25 PM PDT

NY Daily News Shreds 'Clown King' Trump In Blistering Independence Day CoverPresident Donald Trump's hometown newspaper criticized his administration's


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