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Thai cave mission successfully rescues soccer team and their coach
Eight boys were rescued in two separate missions and brought to a hospital in the nearby city of Chiang Rai all in good condition, according to public health officials. 1 NEWS' Kimberlee Downs with the latest from Chiang Rai, as four boys and their football coach await rescue. Four boys and the coach are still deep inside, and authorities have indicated they're continuing with their so-far suc... [Full Article...]
Sun Prairie Captain Cory Barr killed in downtown explosion
The explosion rocked the downtown area of Sun Prairie, a suburb of Madison, after a contractor struck a natural gas main Monday, sending an unknown number of people to hospitals, authorities said. It's what he loved to do. According to a GoFundMe account, Barr was 34-years-old. He said he's known Barr for several years. "I don't know what I'm going to do without him". [Full Article...]
Father of Australian doctor died just after trapped Thai boys were rescued
The Australian doctor made the challenging swim through the extensive network of flooded tunnels to ensure the children - none of whom had any dive training - were physically up to the 1.7km trek out. "We would like to thank everyone for the messages of support we have received following the successful extraction of the team and Royal Thai Navy Seals from the cave", the statement reads. [Full Article...]
Death toll hits 100, dozens still missing after Japan floods
In total in southwestern Japan , the death toll has exceeded 150. Thousands of homes were still without clean water and electricity. That has contributed to the danger of landslides, which accounted for numerous deaths in this latest disaster. [Full Article...]
United States claims all eligible migrant toddlers reunited with parents
Looking for news you can trust? The judge had acknowledged in court Tuesday that after further investigation some parents may not fall within the class of those eligible for reunification with children at this point, but he reiterated to the Justice Department that the timetables he had ordered for reunifying families were "firm deadlines , not aspirational goals". [Full Article...]
Will Donald Trump meet Boris Johnson? "Not sure", says United States ambassador
And former Conservative leader William Hague warned party rebels that voting against the Prime Minister's final deal could result in Brexit being indefinitely delayed or halted altogether. The Brexit Secretary was understood to have serious reservations about both the plan and whether it could be acceptable to Brussels following the Chequers summit, but was absent from the television studios in ... [Full Article...]
Officer resigns amid uproar over lack of response to woman's harassment
A woman who was visiting Caldwell Woods on June 14 complained that a man approached her and questioned her citizenship, telling her she shouldn't be wearing the Puerto Rico shirt, even though the Caribbean island is a USA commonwealth and its residents are considered American citizens. [Full Article...]
Trump hails progress after receiving note from North Korea's Kim
Pompeo was in Pyongyang from Friday to Saturday to try to flesh out a bare bones denuclearisation deal made during last month's historic summit between Kim and US President Donald Trump . The president rattled USA allies by demanding that the other NATO nations pay more toward their own defense, although he stopped short of threatening to pull the United States out of the trans-Atlantic allianc... [Full Article...]
England World Cup team will be invited to 10 Downing Street
The scenes in Croatia's capital of Zagreb were astounding. The odds are already out for the 2018 World Cup final of France vs. Croatia on Sunday, but don't forget that there is also a game on Saturday. "We were anxious", Katich said. Some may see this as a negative, but England's set-piece prowess is only a good thing, as they look a threat at every corner and free-kick that they get. [Full Article...]
Federal Bureau of Investigation agent says his 'blunt' criticism of Trump never impacted his work
At every step, every investigative decision, there are multiple layers of people above me - the assistant director, executive assistant director, deputy director and director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation - and multiple layers of people below me - section chiefs, supervisors, unit chiefs, case agents and analysts - all of whom were involved in all of these decisions. [Full Article...]
Artist with no arms 'stabbed man by grabbing scissors with his feet'
But Tuesday, the 46-year-old transient artist was arrested and accused of stabbing a Miami tourist with a pair of scissors. The friend said they approached Crenshaw near the intersection of Collins Avenue and 16th Street and asked for directions, when he suddenly jumped up and stabbed Coronado in his arm. [Full Article...]
Man who's been growing his fingernails since 1952 has finally cut them
Image sourceAccording to estimations, the combined length of Chillal's nails was a whopping 909.6 centimeters. But now look! He has had them cut and they have gone on display at Ripley's Believe it or Not! museum of weird and wonderful things in NY in the US. [Full Article...]
Military personnel remove van connected with Amesbury couple poisoning
She and her partner Charlie Rowley were hospitalized after both fell seriously ill in what was initially believed to be a drug-related incident. The UK's top counter-terrorism officer says police are unable to confirm whether the Novichok nerve agent to which a couple was exposed in Amesbury was from the same batch used to poison the Skripals in Salisbury last March. [Full Article...]
Rescue operation for footballers trapped in Thai cave resumes after 4 saved
Narongsak Osottanakorn, who is the head of the rescue mission. Four more boys and the coach remain in the cave. "We should hear good news again", Narongsak said. 13 foreign divers and five Thai navy SEALs are working in pairs to guide the boys, aged 11-16, through the cave's winding chambers. "Think about the responsibility of taking a kid under/beneath there and the conditions are really ... [Full Article...]
Facebook Slapped With £500,000 Fine for Cambridge Analytica Scandal
Facebook is able to respond to the commissioner before the fine is applied. "New technologies that use data analytics to micro-target people give campaign groups the ability to connect with individual voters". "But this can not be at the expense of transparency, fairness and compliance with the law". The information was gathered through an app that paid users to take a personality test but tha... [Full Article...]
Zsa Zsa, the 'World's Ugliest Dog,' dies
The contest which is in its 30th year saw dogs flaunting their imperfections, from hairless bodies to lolling tongues. She spent give years of jer life at a puppy mill in Missouri before being rescued by a non-profit organisation called Underdog Rescue , and was then adopted by Ms Brainard. [Full Article...]
Trump Pardons Oregon Ranchers Whose Case Sparked Malheur Takeover
The standoff in support of the Hammonds was led by Ammon Bundy, the son of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy , who was involved in a high-profile 2014 standoff with the government over grazing rights. Activists want the federal government to cede land to the states and accuse the government of regulatory over-reach and meddling in the Western way of life. [Full Article...]
Israeli military says fired Patriot missile at drone from Syria
There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military. The group of more than 40 mothers and children that crossed over in the pre-dawn hours of Wednesday were among the 3,000 Syrians who Israel says have received separate treatment in what it calls "Operation Doctor's Appointment". [Full Article...]
Lisa Murkowski is ‘annoyed’ with prejudging of Trump’s Supreme Court pick
Wade ". "I do not think it particularly likely that Roe (and Casey) are likely to be overturned based on this one appointment", Glenn Cohen, a professor at Harvard Law School and constitutional expert told Business Insider in June. "Precedent plays an important role in promoting stability and evenhandedness", Roberts said at the time . "I think you're going to find that not only is this a... [Full Article...]
Operation resumes to free remaining 5 from Thai cave
The next rescue operation is planned for Tuesday at 10am BST (4pm Thai local time), but Mr Osatanakorn said he can not promise the remaining five would be rescued by the end of the day. We always knew they would be alive. Heavy rainfall and flooding near the cave prevented rescuers from reaching them for nearly 10 days. "We can see that everything is ok as they're eating well", he said. [Full Article...]