Christmas News: June 2018

Saturday, 30 June 2018

Democrats gear up for a fierce and probably losing fight against Trump’s court pick, whoever it is

Trump’s opponents see little likelihood of blocking the president’s eventual nominee. But liberal groups are huddling to draw up battle plans anyway.

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Trump: Will pick a SCOTUS nominee ‘that’s going to be there for 40 years’

The short list contains all appeals court judges, including Amy Coney Barrett of Indiana, Brett Kavanaugh of Maryland, and Thomas Hardiman of Pennsylvania.

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Protesters Block Expressway After Officer Who Shot Antwon Rose Granted Bail

Protesters shut down a portion of the Tri-Boro Expressway outside Pittsburgh

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Revellers battle it out with wine in Spain

Revellers poured buckets of wine over each other in northern Spain on Friday in an annual wine battle in the country’s Rioja producing-region. La Batalla de Vino is held each June in the town of Haro on the feast of St Peter, an event organizers say draws thousands of people. On Friday, participants soaked each other with buckets and toy spray guns, turning their clothes a shade of purple. (AP)

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'Oh God': Melania Trump's horror at being shown picture of young boy left at US border

The Customs and Border Patrol agency (CPD) said that it was the only drink he had and carried no food. Mrs Trump was shown pictures of the boy during a visit to a CPD facility in Tucson, Arizona. In a call to CPD, a spokesperson for the border patrol confirmed to The Independent that the child was no longer in their custody, but would not release where he had been transferred, citing personal protection.

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Video: Man sucker-punched in Bronx street; Passersby raid his pockets

After a violent attack left a man unconscious in the middle of a Bronx crosswalk, people started stealing from the victim's pockets, police said.

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Rod Rosenstein Keeps His Cool As Republicans Lash Out In House Judiciary Hearing

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein deflected heated attacks from

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Mother: Girl at center of debate over brain death dies

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A girl at the center of the medical and religious debate over brain death has died after surgery in New Jersey, her mother said Thursday.

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Gaza teen dies after being hit on Israel border: ministry

A Palestinian teenager died on Thursday after being hit by Israeli tank fire on the Gaza border, the territory's Hamas-run health ministry said. Abdel Fattah Abu Azoum, 17, was hit in the head earlier on Thursday near Rafah in southern Gaza, the ministry said. The Israeli army said he and a companion were seeking to breach the border.

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Ahead of Putin summit, Trump casts doubt on Russian meddling

The commander in chief reiterated via Twitter Moscow’s denial that it interfered in the 2016 presidential election — despite the conclusions of top U.S. intelligence agencies that it did.

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2019 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Gets Some Goodies From The Demon

Dodge also reshuffles the lineup and adds some performance.

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California Dad's Mysterious Death Brings More Unsolved Shootings To Light

The campground at California's Malibu Creek State Park has been "closed

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Passenger Tossed From Flight in Dispute With Flight Attendant Over Airplane Mode in Indiana

Robyn Rodgers, of New York, took to Instagram to discuss the incident.

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“Hard to believe it’s over”: The last days of an American dairy farm

Since 1970, more than 90 perfect of all U.S. dairy farms have closed due to low milk prices and industry restructuring. Recently, a corporate decision by Walmart led to the shutdown of a three-generation family-run dairy farm in Kentucky.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Wants Ayanna Pressley To Be The Next Triumphant Underdog

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the 28-year-old Democratic socialist who

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Fox News Regular Bruce Turkel Quits Over Immigration Coverage

Bruce Turkel, a Miami advertising executive who had been a frequent guest on

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Here's What Could Happen to Roe v. Wade and Abortion Rights After Justice Kennedy's Retirement

"There’s every reason to believe that Roe v. Wade is on the chopping block"

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Senate battles over timing of vote on President Trump’s SCOTUS nominee

Republicans are planning to hold a confirmation vote before the midterm elections, refusing Democrats’ demands for a delay.

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White supremacist propaganda nearly doubles on US universities over last year

White supremacist groups are increasingly targeting college campuses to distribute propaganda, according to a new report by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). In the past academic year, 292 incidents were reported of stickers, banners, and other physical materials that featured racist and anti-Semitic messages that targeted non-whites, Muslims and LGBTQ people being placed on college campuses across the United States. White supremacists have increasingly targeted US college campuses since January 2016 the ADL says, but saw a spike following the election of Donald Trump to the US presidency.

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Justice for Junior: 7 suspects appear in court in murder of innocent Bronx teen

Seven of the eight suspects arrested in the brutal murder of a 15-year-old boy in the Bronx made their first court appearances Wednesday, as thousands of mourners gathered to bid a final farewell to the boy affectionately known as Junior.

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I Call BS On Needing $1 Million To Retire (And Other Bad Retirement 'Rules')

Ann Brenoff's "On The Fly" is a column about navigating growing older ― and a

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Joe Jackson Dead at 89: Paris Jackson Honors Grandfather With Somber Instagram Post

The Jackson family patriarch died of cancer Wednesday.

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UN migration agency snubs Trump's nominee to lead it

GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.'s migration agency snubbed the Trump administration's candidate to lead it on Friday, a major blow to U.S. leadership of a body addressing one of the world's most pressing issues — and only the second time that it won't be run by an American since 1951.

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Police called suspect in Capital Gazette newsroom shooting no threat in 2013

The man accused of killing five people at a Maryland newspaper was investigated five years ago for a barrage of menacing tweets against staff members, but a detective concluded he was no threat, and the paper didn't want to press charges for fear of inflaming the situation, according to a police report released Friday. The newspaper was afraid of "putting a stick in a beehive." The 2013 police report added to the picture emerging of Jarrod W. Ramos, 38, as the former information-technology employee with a longtime grudge against The Capital of Annapolis was charged with five counts of first-degree murder in one of the deadliest attacks on journalists in US history. Authorities said Ramos barricaded the rear exit of the office to prevent anyone from escaping and methodically blasted his way through the newsroom Thursday with a 12-gauge pump-action shotgun, gunning down one victim trying to slip out the back. Three editors, a reporter and a sales assistant were killed. "The fellow was there to kill as many people as he could," Anne Arundel County Police Chief Timothy Altomare said. Capital Gazette shooting suspect split Ramos, clean-shaven with long hair past his shoulders, was denied bail in a brief court appearance he attended by video, watching attentively but saying nothing. Authorities said he was "uncooperative" with interrogators. He was placed on a suicide watch in jail. His public defenders had no comment. The charges carry a maximum penalty of life without parole. Maryland has no death penalty. The bloodshed initially stirred fears that the recent surge of political attacks on the "fake news media" had exploded into violence. But by all accounts, Ramos had a specific, longstanding grievance against the paper. President Donald Trump, who routinely calls reporters "liars" and "enemies of the people," said, "Journalists, like all Americans, should be free from the fear of being violently attacked while doing their jobs." Ramos had filed a defamation lawsuit against the paper in 2012 after it ran an article about him pleading guilty to harassing a woman. A judge later threw it out as groundless. Ramos had repeatedly targeted staffers with angry, profanity-laced tweets. "There's clearly a history there," the police chief said. Annapolis shooting Ramos launched so many social media attacks that retired publisher Tom Marquardt called police in 2013. Altomare disclosed Friday that a detective investigated those concerns, holding a conference call with an attorney for the publishing company, a former correspondent and the paper's publisher. The police report said the attorney produced a trove of tweets in which Ramos "makes mention of blood in the water, journalist hell, hit man, open season, glad there won't be murderous rampage, murder career." The detective, Michael Praley, said in the report that he "did not believe that Mr. Ramos was a threat to employees" at the paper, noting that Ramos hadn't tried to enter the building and hadn't sent "direct, threatening correspondence." "As of this writing the Capital will not pursue any charges," Praley wrote. "It was described as putting a stick in a beehive which the Capital Newspaper representatives do not wish to do." The five victims of the Annapolis shooting: (top) Gerald Fischman, Rob Hiaasen, (bottom) John McNamara, Rebecca Smith and Wendi Winters Marquardt, the former publisher, said he talked with the newspaper's attorneys about seeking a restraining order but didn't because he and others thought it could provoke Ramos into something worse. "We decided to take the course of laying low," he said Friday. Later, in 2015, Ramos tweeted that he would like to see the paper stop publishing, but "it would be nicer" to see two of its journalists "cease breathing." Capital Gazette reporter Chase Cook (right) and photographer Joshua McKerrow work on the next days newspaper while awaiting news from their colleagues Credit: IVAN COURONNE/AFP Then Ramos "went silent" for more than two years, Marquardt said. "This led us to believe that he had moved on, but for whatever reason, he decided to resurrect his issue with The Capital yesterday," the former publisher said. "We don't know why." The police chief said some new posts went up just before the killings but authorities didn't know about them until afterward. Few details were released on Ramos, other than that he is single, has no children and lives in an apartment in Laurel, Maryland. He was employed by an IT contractor for the US Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics from 2007 to 2014, a department spokesman said.

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Democrats Hope Trump-Backed Foxconn Deal Will Be Scott Walker’s Downfall

President Donald Trump's trip to Wisconsin on Thursday should be a highlight

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Maxine Waters Cancels Events After 'Very Serious Death Threat'

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) has canceled weekend events in Alabama and Texas

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More Americans Evacuated From China Over Mysterious Ailments

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Miguel Andujar Gives Yankees a Boost Against the Red Sox. And in the Trade Market?

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Mets Lose to a Marlins Pitcher Making His First Start

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How to Clean Those Pesky Summer Stains

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What’s on TV Saturday: ‘It’ and ‘Liquid Science’

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Love and Pride in Alabama: A Photo Album

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A Place by a Lake or in the Woods: the Canada Letter

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3 Black U.S. Senators Introduce Bill to Make Lynching a Federal Hate Crime

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Prankster Calls the President, and the White House Puts Him Right Through

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Here Are the Biggest Stories in American Politics This Week

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Quotation of the Day: A Black Soldier Achieves a Dream That the Army Denied, Until Now

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Red Sox Fine-Tune Their Roster for a Visit With the Yankees

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Next Task for Vegas Golden Knights: Attract Free Agents

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Larry Nassar Is Indicted on Sexual Assault Charges in Texas

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Corrections: June 30, 2018

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At the Capital Gazette, the Death of a Reporter’s Reporter

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Will Mexico Get Its Donald?

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Dave Eggers: A Cultural Vacuum in Trump’s White House

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Funeral Is Held for Firefighter Killed by Ground Zero Toxins

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Reason to Bow

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Supreme Court Justice nominee coming July 9, Trump says

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Capital Gazette shooting suspect blocked staffers from escaping rampage: official

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New mugshot released of alleged Capital Gazette gunman

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Suspect in Capital Gazette killings charged with 5 counts of first-degree murder

06/29/18 6:04 AM

Wikipedia article of the day for June 30, 2018

The Wikipedia article of the day for June 30, 2018 is More Hall Annex.
The More Hall Annex was a nuclear research building on the campus of the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. Built in 1961, it housed a small research reactor until June 30, 1988, operating at a peak of 100 kilowatts thermal (kWt), and was decommissioned in 2007. The building was designed in the Brutalist architectural style by UW faculty members, using reinforced concrete walls. Large windows overlooking the reactor room allowed observation from the outside, in an attempt to demonstrate the safety of nuclear energy. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009, after a campaign led by an architecture student in response to a demolition proposal from the university. Despite a lawsuit from preservation groups and the City of Seattle, the university began demolition of the building in July 2016. It will be replaced by a new computer science building that is expected to open in 2019.

NHS England to stop 'ineffective' treatments

Tonsils removal and breast reductions are among 17 procedures that will be offered to fewer patients.

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Steel firm Thyssenkrupp backs Tata merger

The UK's biggest steelworks at Port Talbot will become part of the newly merged group.

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Virgin Atlantic stops accepting forced deportations

The move comes amid concern over the treatment of Windrush migrants and LGBT asylum seekers.

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Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black become parents

Olympic diver Daley and Dustin Lance Black announce the birth of their son, Robert Ray.

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Canada 'will not back down' over US metals tariffs

Canada also unveiled $2bn in aid to protect its steel and aluminium industries from the US tariffs.

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'I can't sleep. I can't breathe'

A Honduran mother describes her "horrible" ordeal after being separated from her six-year-old son.

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DR Congo: Oil drilling allowed in wildlife parks

Virunga and Salonga national parks in DR Congo are home to threatened mountain gorillas and bonobo.

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New NHS app 'puts patients in control of their own healthcare'

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt unveils a new NHS app which "puts patients in control".

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Trump to name nominee for Supreme Court on 9 July

The US president has five people in mind, including two women, and will name his choice on 9 July.

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Newspaper shooting suspect 'barricaded exit'

The Capital Gazette gunman shot one victim trying to flee through a door he barricaded, say police.

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Lettuce growers warn of imminent shortage

Leafy salad growers say the summer's high temperatures have boosted demand but damaged crops.

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The Papers: Fizzy drink rationing and ops dropped

The carbon dioxide shortage is still making headlines while there are reports of cuts in NHS services.

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How can you dance without music?

The story of a deaf dance star.

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Five circus tigers re-homed on the Isle of Wight

Five former Spanish circus tigers have found a new home on the Isle of Wight.

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Adam Sandler: Wedding Singer turns wedding crasher

One couple were treated to a big surprise on their wedding day by a cameo appearance from Adam Sandler.

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Week in pictures: 23 - 29 June 2018

A selection of the best news photographs from around the world, taken over the past week.

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Wingsuit flyer in Snowdon close proximity feat

Sam Laming has become the first wingsuit flyer to soar over Mount Snowdon.

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Ed Sheeran's wedding chapel plan rejected

The singer had hoped to marry in the building at his Suffolk home but planners turned down his bid.

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What a hoot! Tawny owl takes a bath

The owl was seen bathing in a pool of water in Thixendale in North Yorkshire.

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Saudi wastes no time to rap at the wheel

Leesa A sings in the music video of her driving released on the day a decades-old ban was lifted.

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How long will this heat last?

BBC Weather's Helen Willetts with the latest update on the hot weather.

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'Silly' cancer nurse Debbie reunited with patient

Liz Brown said nurse Debbie Bye did "silly things" to make her cancer treatment less painful.

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The death of a Poundworld

Discount retailer Poundworld is teetering on the brink. For staff and customers, it's more than just a brand that could be lost.

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Thai cave rescue: Drones, dogs, drilling and desperation

A full-scale international effort is under way to reach 12 young Thais and their coach lost in a vast cave.

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The young Austrian leader sharing power with the far right

Is Sebastian Kurz getting too close to the far right as he pursues a hardline migrant policy?

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Reality Check: Are butterflies getting rarer?

It's often said that butterflies are dying out in the UK, but do the statistics back this up?

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Fortnite: A fortnight in my 40s in Battle Royale

A lapsed gamer is challenged to spend a fortnight playing Fortnite to understand its appeal.

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Doug Ford: Brother of notorious Rob Ford takes over Ontario

The province's new premier, a businessman and politician, had been called Canada's Donald Trump.

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Little hope ahead of polls in Mexico's Sinaloa state

Mexicans will be voting in general elections on Sunday against a backdrop of record levels of violence.

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Iowa Court Blocks 72-Hour Waiting Period for Abortion

The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday blocked a law requiring a 72-hour waiting period before a woman can get an abortion.

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Francis Chan Calls Out 'Embarrassing' American Christians Who've Lost Their Passion for the Gospel

World-renowned evangelist Francis Chan called out the "embarrassing" American Church for being more concerned with speakers, music, and convenient service time than the actual gospel.

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NOTE TO THE LEFT: Stop Whining Over Justice Kennedy, It's Your Own Fault

Democrats are now powerless to stop President Trump's next Supreme Court nominee. It's called "blowback," and it's their own fault.

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UN Rejects Samaritan's Purse VP to Head Top Migration Agency

For only the second time in its 67-year- history, an American will not be leading the UN's top migration agency. The lack of US leadership will likely affect American clout and influence on migration policy around the world.

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