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• Ecuador: ‘dead’ woman who was found alive in her coffin dies in intensive care

  17-06-2023 21:51 via theguardian.com
  
  Bella Montoya, 76, who knocked on her coffin during her wake, has died seven days later from a strokeA 76-year-old woman who had been declared dead and surprised her relatives by knocking on her coffin during her wake earlier this month has died after seven days in intensive care.Ecuador’s health ministry confirmed in a statement that Bella Montoya died from an ischemic stroke after spending a week in intensive care. It added that Montoya had remained under “permanent surveillance&rd
  
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• WNBA working with Brittney Griner and Mercury on travel options including charter flights

  17-06-2023 20:38
  
  Griner was harassed at an airport by what the WNBA called a "provocateur."
  
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• Michigan man charged with threatening synagogue massacre

  17-06-2023 20:38
  
  Threat was on the fifth anniversary of the massacre at two New Zealand mosques.
  
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• Highway safety agency reports power problems in 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5 SUVs

  17-06-2023 20:38
  
  U.S. regulators say multiple U.S. owners of the electric SUV have complained.
  
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• Nikki Haley’s husband begins Africa deployment as she campaigns for 2024 GOP nomination

  17-06-2023 20:15 via nbcnews.com
  
  Nikki Haley’s husband deployed Saturday for a yearlong stint in Africa with the South Carolina Army National Guard.
  
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• More than dozen people injured in crash involving bus, 2 vehicles: Police

  17-06-2023 19:41
  
  More than a dozen people were injured in a crash involving a public bus and two vehicles in Baltimore Saturday morning, police said.
  
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• Better ties with the U.S. may be about one thing: China's struggling economy

  17-06-2023 19:37 via nbcnews.com
  
  Secretary of State Antony Blinken's
  
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• At least 41 killed in rebel attack on Ugandan school near Congo border

  17-06-2023 19:26
  
  Ugandan authorities have recovered the bodies of 41 people including 38 students who were burned, shot or hacked to death after suspected rebels attacked a secondary school near the border with Congo
  
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• Sudan officials say airstrike kills 17, including 5 children

  17-06-2023 19:18
  
  Sudanese health officials say an airstrike in Sudan’s capital Khartoum has killed at least 17 people, including five children as fighting continued between rival generals seeking to control the country
  
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• The ‘whatabout Biden’ defense: What are the allegations made by Trump to deflect from indictment?

  17-06-2023 17:28 via nbcnews.com
  
  Republicans are raising uncorroborated allegations about Joe Biden and Hunter Biden to deflect from former President Donald Trump federal indictment.
  
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• 5 killed in crash after they were hit by a driver who was evading police

  17-06-2023 17:25
  
  Authorities say five people were killed when a driver ran a red light while fleeing Minneapolis police
  
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• Mike Pence: Donald Trump has been 'walking away' from conservative principles

  17-06-2023 17:24 via nbcnews.com
  
  Mike Pence criticized Donald Trump's position on abortion and the national debt, accusing his old boss of drifting away from conservative principles.
  
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• Trump compares his Espionage Act case to Clinton. Winner's may be more apt: ANALYSIS

  17-06-2023 17:08
  
  Reality Winner's case may be more instructive on the stakes Trump faces.
  
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• Children among at least 17 killed by airstrike in Sudan's capital, officials say

  17-06-2023 16:49 via nbcnews.com
  
  An airstrike in Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Saturday killed at least 17 people, including five children, health officials said, as fighting continued between rival generals seeking to control the country.
  
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• Uganda school attack: Pupils among 40 killed by militants linked to Islamic State group

  17-06-2023 16:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Attackers linked to the Islamic State group used machetes and burned a dormitory during the attack.
  
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• Nottingham Open 2023: Katie Boulter beats Heather Watson to reach first WTA final

  17-06-2023 16:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Katie Boulter beats fellow Briton Heather Watson to reach the Nottingham Open final - her first WTA final.
  
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• Sudan crisis: Five children among 17 killed in air strikes

  17-06-2023 15:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Twenty-five homes were destroyed in the densely populated area of Yarmouk, where civilians are trapped.
  
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• Trooping the Colour: Royals celebrate King Charles's first birthday parade

  17-06-2023 15:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Princes Louis and George and Princess Charlotte joined other royals to watch the flypast.
  
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• Trooping the Colour: Charles's first birthday parade as King in 57 seconds

  17-06-2023 14:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  This is Charles's first Trooping the Colour, a ceremony that marks his official birthday, as king.
  
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• 'I don't agree - why do Wales need a slap in the face?'

  17-06-2023 14:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Wales striker Iwan Roberts rounds on manager Robert Page for claiming the shock defeat by Armenia is the "slap" his team need.
  
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• Gino Mader death: 'Shock but no surprise as cycling looks for answers'

  17-06-2023 14:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Following the death of Gino Mader, the search for solutions to make descending safer in cycling will be a long and difficult road.
  
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• Patriots player Jack Jones arrested at Boston airport after guns found in luggage, police say

  17-06-2023 14:31
  
  Police say a New England Patriots player was arrested at a security checkpoint at Boston’s Logan Airport after two guns were found in a carry-on bag
  
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• Kourtney Kardashian announces she is pregnant with Travis Barker at Blink-182 concert

  17-06-2023 14:26
  
  Kourtney Kardashian has announced that she and Blink-182 drummer, Travis Barker, are pregnant with their first child.
  
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• California man arrested on suspicion of starting wildfire that burned over 19K acres

  17-06-2023 14:03 via foxnews.com
  
  California wildfire authorities have arrested a senior Mariposa County man identified as the suspect responsible for starting the July 2022 Oak fire, which burned more than 19,000 acres of vegetation and more than 125 residential buildings.  Cal Fire said in a Friday statement that 71-year-old Edward Fredrick Wackerman was arrested on multiple felony charges, including suspicion of aggravated arson, arson that caused great bodily injury and arson causing damage or destruction of inhabited s
  
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• Shocking CDC statistics show the number of US children that received mental health treatment in 2021

  17-06-2023 14:00 via foxnews.com
  
  Dismal numbers released Tuesday by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics indicate 15 percent of America's children aged five to 17 recently received treatmentt for mental health conditions in 2021, raising concerns about the depth of the country's ever-expanding mental health crisis. Adolescents showed the worst numbers in the data brief, with 18.9% of children aged 12 to 17 receiving treatment – including therapy and counseling or prescription medication – versus 11.
  
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• Levin: If relevant law applied to Trump, 'Bill Clinton would be doing 50 years with his wife'

  17-06-2023 14:00 via foxnews.com
  
  President Trump's indictment cites the Espionage Act of 1917 when it should cite the Presidential Records Act of 1978, given precedent set by an Obama-appointed judge adjudicating a records case involving former President Bill Clinton, a top former Reagan official said Tuesday. Mark Levin, host of "Life, Liberty & Levin" – who served as chief of staff to Attorney General Ed Meese – told Fox News that the so-called Clinton Socks case of 2010 is very relevant to Trump's situation b
  
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• Good Samaritan follows suspect in woman's brutal attack until cops arrive

  17-06-2023 14:00 via foxnews.com
  
  A good Samaritan in Oklahoma followed a suspect who was allegedly beating a woman in a traveling car while simultaneously providing 911 dispatchers a play-by-play of what he was witnessing, leading to the suspect’s arrest.  "Thank you to the Good Samaritan who assisted us in apprehending Robert Wayne Grayson," the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office posted to Twitter of the incident.  Deputies said the good Samaritan called 911 on Saturday after witnessing a car swerve on Highway
  
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• Arkansas woman goes viral staging 'silly,' risque photo shoot on roof to raise home repair funds

  17-06-2023 14:00 via foxnews.com
  
  A homeowner in Arkansas was horrified when she learned her leaky roof would cost $10,000 to fix, so she crafted a "funny" plan to raise the money by taking risque photos on the roof and posting them online. Terah Meishalyn, 24, bought a home in Little Rock less than a year ago and discovered that her roof was leaking last month. Contractors told her the whole roof needed to be replaced for a price tag of roughly $10,000, and her home insurance provider said it would not cover the expense. "I tho
  
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• African leaders arrive in Russia to discuss peace plan with Putin after Ukraine visit

  17-06-2023 13:51 via foxnews.com
  
  Leaders from several African countries arrived in Russia on Saturday as part of their ongoing "peace mission."  The presidents of Comoros, Senegal, South Africa and Zambia joined with the prime minister of Egypt and diplomats from Congo and Uganda for the trip.  The diplomatic mission arrived in St. Petersburg for an audience with Russian President Vladimir Putin.  NIGERIAN RULING PARTY HOLDS PARLIAMENT AS NEW LEADERS ELECTED Putin is in the city for a business forum, where he spo
  
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• Father's Day didn't become an official holiday until 1972, though the idea developed in the early 1900s

  17-06-2023 13:45 via foxnews.com
  
  Father’s Day is now celebrated every year on the third Sunday in June.  The day celebrating fathers has a long history — and it withstood some early controversy. Mother’s Day was the first of the two holidays to be created.  Anna Jarvis was the originator of Mother's Day by hosting the holiday for the first time in 1907 at Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church in Grafton, West Virginia, with a service that was dedicated to her mother who passed away two years earlier. FA
  
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• Portland resident sounds alarm over city's 'Safe Rest Village' program: Area of 'organized crime and drugs'

  17-06-2023 13:00 via foxnews.com
  
  A Portland resident is speaking out about the city’s new "Safe Rest Village" program for the homeless amid complaints of loud noises late at night and an increase in public drug dealing.The Safe Rest Village program provides the homeless with a place to stay, toilets, laundry, showers, and more, according to a description on Portland's city government website.  California-based nonprofit Urban Alchemy was tapped to run Portland's Safe Rest Village site at Peninsula Crossing.  The
  
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• At least 41 people dead after IS-linked attack on Uganda school

  17-06-2023 11:56 via theguardian.com
  
  Militants believed to be Allied Democratic Forces abducted others in attack on secondary school in MpondweMilitants linked to Islamic State reportedly killed at least 41 people and abducted others in an attack on a school in western Uganda, police have said.“Our forces are pursuing the enemy to rescue those abducted and destroy this group,” defence spokesperson Felix Kulayigye said on Twitter. Continue reading...
  
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• Georgia auto shop owner ordered to fork over $39K after paying former employee in oil-covered pennies

  17-06-2023 11:31 via foxnews.com
  
  A Georgia auto shop operator was ordered by a court to pay $39,934 in back wages and damages to nine workers following a lawsuit from the Department of Labor. The decision by the court comes after Miles Walker, the owner of Peachtree City auto repair shop A OK Walker Autoworks, gave former employee Andreas Flaten his final payment in January 2021 in the form of 91,500 oil-covered pennies, according to Fox 5 Atlanta. Flaten contacted the Department of Labor after Walker refused to give him his fi
  
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• University System of Georgia, UGA among institutions hacked by Russian cybercriminals: reports

  17-06-2023 10:06 via foxnews.com
  
  Russian cybercriminals reportedly launched a global cyberattack that exploited several U.S. federal government agencies and higher educational institutions, including the University System of Georgia and the University of Georgia. The attack exploited MOVEit Secure File Transfer and Automation software, which is used to securely share sensitive data files.  U.S. government agencies and several hundred U.S. companies and organizations could be impacted by the hacking, an official with the U.
  
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• King's Birthday Honours: Ian Wright, Ken Bruce and Davina McCall on list

  17-06-2023 09:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Anna Wintour, Vicky McClure, Terry Waite and Martin Amis are among other big names on the list.
  
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• Patriots' Jack Jones arrested on gun charges at Boston airport

  17-06-2023 07:15 via foxnews.com
  
  New England Patriots cornerback Jack Jones, 25, was arrested Friday at Logan Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, on multiple gun-related charges, according to police. Jones was planning to travel from Boston to Arizona when he was apprehended at a Transportation Security Administration security checkpoint, Massachusetts State Police said, according to WCVB. He now faces multiple charges, including unlawful possession of a firearm, carrying a loaded firearm, possession of a large-capacity feeding d
  
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• Mali urges immediate end to UN Minusma peacekeeping mission

  17-06-2023 06:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mali's military rulers accuse the UN of fuelling tensions as jihadist violence continues.
  
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• On this day in history, June 17, 1885, the Statue of Liberty arrives in New York

  17-06-2023 06:02 via foxnews.com
  
  The Statue of Liberty arrived in New York in 350 pieces shipped in more than 200 cases on this day in history, June 17, 1885.  Assembling the Statue of Liberty took over a year: The statue would not officially be unveiled to the public until October 1886.  An "enduring symbol of freedom and democracy," the Statue of Liberty was given as a gift from the people of France in celebration of American independence and the friendship of the two countries, according to the History Channel webs
  
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• Greece boat disaster: People smugglers 'brainwashed' my son

  17-06-2023 06:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shehryar Sultan was told he would only be at sea for two to three days, before the boat he was in sank.
  
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• Dodgers honor anti-Catholic drag 'nuns' more than an hour before first pitch inside nearly empty stadium

  17-06-2023 06:02 via foxnews.com
  
  More than an hour before the Dodgers game started on Friday night, there was a strong police presence inside and outside the stadium.  The response from law enforcement came after several weeks of outrage leading up to the team's 10th annual Pride Night at Dodger Stadium. The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence receive a Community Hero Award well before the first pitch of the game was thrown, and long before most of the fans made it to their seats. The people who did make it inside the stadium
  
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• ‘Down but never out’: Peter Dutton issues rallying cry after allegations against senator

  17-06-2023 05:58 via theguardian.com
  
  The opposition leader has promised the Liberals will ‘come back again’ at a gathering of party faithfulOpposition leader Peter Dutton has issued a rallying cry to Liberal Party faithful as allegations against one of their own rock federal parliament.Liberals from across the country gathered in Canberra for the annual federal council meeting on Saturday, the first since the fall of the coalition government at the 2022 federal election. Continue reading...
  
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• Skiers hope cold fronts will bring snow after ‘tough start’ to Australian season

  17-06-2023 05:56 via theguardian.com
  
  ‘Lacklustre’ cover has meant a slow start to the alpine ski season but there is snow on the way, according to forecastsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA lack of snow has meant a bumpy start to Australia’s alpine ski season but forecasters and resorts are hoping expected snowfalls on Sunday will kickstart the season.The ski season started earlier this month with very little actual skiing, thanks to dry conditions, with snow machines worki
  
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• Teen arrested after FBI uncovers alleged mass shooting plot

  17-06-2023 05:52
  
  A 19-year-old man who allegedly professed neo-Nazi ideologies online was arrested after federal investigators allege he planned a mass shooting.
  
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• McIlroy using 2014 Open win as inspiration as he chases Fowler

  17-06-2023 05:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rory McIlroy using "smart play" from 2014 Open Championship win as blueprint for US Open title challenge.
  
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• Fatal tour boat accident prompts New York governor to propose new oversight

  17-06-2023 04:54
  
  New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she wants the state to have regulatory authority over boats that operate in caves and similar waterways following a fatal tour boat accident this week
  
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• California Navy sailors injured in watercraft accident at Naval Base Point Loma

  17-06-2023 04:22 via foxnews.com
  
  Five sailors at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego, California, were injured in a watercraft crash early Friday morning. Emergency responders were reportedly contacted by a U.S. Navy source at around 2 a.m. The caller requested medical and fire assistance because of the watercraft-related accident, FOX 5 San Diego reported. A U.S. Navy spokesperson told FOX 5 that a U.S. Naval Special Warfare Command unit's ship hit Zuniga Point, a large jetty located in the San Diego Bay. The group was conducti
  
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• Gavin Rossdale, Gwen Stefani don't 'really co-parent,' he says: ‘Different people' with some 'opposing views'

  17-06-2023 04:13 via foxnews.com
  
  Gavin Rossdale opened up about how he and ex-wife Gwen Stefani take different approaches to raising their three sons. The 57-year-old musician and the 53-year-old singer, who were married from 2002 to 2016, share sons Kingston, 17, Zuma, 14, and Apollo, 9. During an appearance on Thursday's episode of the "Not So Hollywood" podcast, Rossdale was asked about how he makes co-parenting work with Stefani. "I think you can go one or two ways," the Bush frontman said. "You can either do everything tog
  
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• President Biden closes gun control speech with 'God save the Queen'

  17-06-2023 04:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US president makes the remark at the end of speech calling for tougher gun control measures.
  
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• Men charged with vandalizing homes of New Hampshire journalists

  17-06-2023 03:59
  
  Three men face federal charges alleging they vandalized multiple homes associated with New Hampshire journalists in retaliation for a report detailing sexual misconduct allegations against a prominent businessman
  
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• Why Spotify's big bet on Meghan fell flat

  17-06-2023 03:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The end of the Duchess of Sussex's podcast on Spotify is a sign of wider change in the industry.
  
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