Sunday, June 30, 2019

Wimbledon 2019: Serena Williams 'in a good place' ahead of tournament

The 23-time Grand Slam champion talks to the BBC about motivation, motherhood and recovery.

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FOX NEWS: Rebecca Grant: Will Trump’s small step into North Korea be a big step toward denuclearization?


Rebecca Grant: Will Trump’s small step into North Korea be a big step toward denuclearization?



Trump deserves credit for getting North Korea to stop testing long-range missiles, but faces a much greater challenge convincing Kim Jong Un to get rid of his nuclear weapons.

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FOX NEWS: Judith Miller and William Tobey: Trump takes risky gamble meeting with Kim and walking into North Korea


Judith Miller and William Tobey: Trump takes risky gamble meeting with Kim and walking into North Korea



President Trump’s trip Sunday to the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea and his historic decision to cross briefly into North Korea was a made-for-TV diplomatic spectacular. But it was also a test of whether personal diplomacy can trump (so to speak) longstanding definitions of a country’s national interests.

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FOX NEWS: Kentucky farmers say federally protecting vultures are terrorizing livestock: report


Kentucky farmers say federally protecting vultures are terrorizing livestock: report



Kentucky farmers say they have little recourse against federally-protected vultures, which have increasingly been terrorizing their livestock to death.

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FOX NEWS: Arizona couple miraculously survives after Jeep careens over 80-foot cliff: report


Arizona couple miraculously survives after Jeep careens over 80-foot cliff: report



An Arizona couple miraculously survived careening down a cliff Thursday evening after their Jeep tumbled off a dark dirt road, reports said.

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New York Pride: Huge crowds attend New York Pride march

Hundreds of thousands of people have been watching or taking part in WorldPride in New York.

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Japanese whalers set sail for commercial hunting

Five ships will hunt up to 227 hunt whales for profit, ending a three-decade pause despite criticism.

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FOX NEWS: Canadian newspaper publisher cuts ties with artist behind controversial Trump cartoon


Canadian newspaper publisher cuts ties with artist behind controversial Trump cartoon



A Canadian artist's freelance contract with a newspaper publishing company was terminated days after one of his cartoons depicting President Trump mocking the recent drowning deaths of a migrant father and daughter went viral on social media.

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Texas plane crash: 10 killed after 'aircraft veers into hangar'

The light aircraft veered into a hangar shortly after take-off at an airport near Dallas.

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Hong Kong: Police and protesters clash on handover anniversary

Riot police use batons to repel protesters on the 22nd anniversary of the city's handover to China.

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Trump in North Korea: KCNA hails 'amazing' visit

Donald Trump became the first sitting US president to set foot in North Korea in Sunday's historic trip.

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FOX NEWS: Florida couple had drugs, toddler in bug-infested car, cops say


Florida couple had drugs, toddler in bug-infested car, cops say



Authorities say a Florida couple had a toddler girl inside a roach-infested car while they were using drugs.

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Mexico hail: Ice 1.5m thick carpets Mexico's Guadalajara

Streets were carpeted in ice which trapped vehicles and damaged homes in the city of five million.

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FOX NEWS: NYC man crushed by safe in Manhattan stairwell


NYC man crushed by safe in Manhattan stairwell



A man was crushed and killed by a giant safe on Sunday while attempting to move the 600-plus pound equipment in Lower Manhattan.

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FOX NEWS: Cuomo signs legislation outlawing 'gay panic' defense in NY


Cuomo signs legislation outlawing 'gay panic' defense in NY



New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed legislation that would bar people who attack or kill a gay person from arguing they panicked over their victim's sexuality.

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FOX NEWS: Beto O'Rourke travels across Mexico border, meets with asylum seekers


Beto O'Rourke travels across Mexico border, meets with asylum seekers



Former Texas congressman Beto O'Rourke made his first foreign trip as a candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination Sunday, traveling over the southwestern border to Mexico.

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FOX NEWS: Trump says he's optimistic about trade deal with Chinese President Xi, in interview with Tucker Carlson


Trump says he's optimistic about trade deal with Chinese President Xi, in interview with Tucker Carlson



President Trump expressed optimism about a possible trade deal between his administration and Chinese President Xi, during an interview with Tucker Carlson, set to air on Fox News Monday night. 

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FOX NEWS: Florida driver seen dragging deputy over 100 yards on interstate on-ramp is charged


Florida driver seen dragging deputy over 100 yards on interstate on-ramp is charged



A Florida driver has been charged with attempted murder of a law enforcement officer and aggravated assault after police video showed him dragging a Seminole County deputy over 100 yards on an interstate on-ramp. 

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FOX NEWS: 10 killed after small plane crashes into Texas airport hangar, investigators say


10 killed after small plane crashes into Texas airport hangar, investigators say



The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a fiery plane crash that killed all 10 passengers on board Sunday morning at an airport near Dallas.

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FOX NEWS: This Day in History: June 30


This Day in History: June 30





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What's happening in the news this week?

This week, Bonnie Tyler makes an appearance, alongside some reconstituted meat products.

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Medicinal cannabis: The family that changed Australia's debate

Their heartrending story shifted perceptions on medical cannabis - but, they argue, not far enough.

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FOX NEWS: Only one US state capital does not have a McDonald's


Only one US state capital does not have a McDonald's



Which metropolis lacks a Mickey D's?

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FOX NEWS: How a face transplant helped suicide survivor get his life back


How a face transplant helped suicide survivor get his life back



Cameron Underwood was just a normal man in his 20s, enjoying an active life in California—on the outside.

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FOX NEWS: Woman's tutorial on how to fold a fitted sheet goes viral: 'This is not how Martha Stewart taught me'


Woman's tutorial on how to fold a fitted sheet goes viral: 'This is not how Martha Stewart taught me'



One woman has solved the ever-complicated question of how to fold a fitted sheet.

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FOX NEWS: Trump, Moon sit down for talks in South Korea – with Kim meeting at DMZ still a possibility


Trump, Moon sit down for talks in South Korea – with Kim meeting at DMZ still a possibility



President Trump arrived Sunday for a meeting with South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in, with both leaders expected to address reporters afterward.

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FOX NEWS: Trump praises relationship with Kim Jong Un during Seoul address


Trump praises relationship with Kim Jong Un during Seoul address



President Trump praised his relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during an address to South Korean business leaders Sunday and hinted that both men could meet later in the day at the Demilitarized Zone that separates the two Koreas. 

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FOX NEWS: Eric Trump blasts Dems' giveaways to illegal immigrants, talks about spitting attack


Eric Trump blasts Dems' giveaways to illegal immigrants, talks about spitting attack



Eric Trump says "it's a joke" that Democrats want to give free health care and other benefits to illegal immigrants and predicted the platform will "backfire" on the 2020 presidential candidates.

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Trump and Kim Jong-un meet at Korean demilitarised zone

The US president and North Korean leader meet at the demilitarised zone between North and South Korea.

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Saturday, June 29, 2019

Lagos 'snake man' on his conservation battle

Nigerian veterinarian Mark Ofua is on a mission to rescue snakes and other wild animals.

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FOX NEWS: Trump, Kim will meet at DMZ on Sunday, South Korea’s leader says


Trump, Kim will meet at DMZ on Sunday, South Korea’s leader says



After days of speculation -- and optimistic statements by the two leaders -- President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet Sunday at the Demilitarized Zone.

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Albania set for tense local election stand-off

With the main opposition boycotting the poll, there are fears of disruption and violence.

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FOX NEWS: Antifa, conservative protests turn violent as demonstrators throw milkshakes of quick-dry cement at police and onlookers


Antifa, conservative protests turn violent as demonstrators throw milkshakes of quick-dry cement at police and onlookers



At least three people were arrested by Portland Police and several others were injured during several Antifa demonstrations that took place in downtown Portland on Sunday, police said. 

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FOX NEWS: Music event canceled over security, fraud concerns; compared to Fyre fest fiasco


Music event canceled over security, fraud concerns; compared to Fyre fest fiasco



A three-day concert in Belgium that was slated to feature stars like Cardi B, Jason Derulo and Ja Rule abruptly ended before it began, and local officials have opened a fraud investigation, leading to comparisons with the 2017 Fyre Festival, the failed music bash that left guests stranded with no food or accommodations in the Bahamas. 

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FOX NEWS: Minneapolis pastor and church expelled over gay marriage


Minneapolis pastor and church expelled over gay marriage



Leaders of the Evangelical Covenant Church voted to defrock a Minneapolis pastor and expel his church for permitting gay marriage.

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Trump ‘trying to work out’ historic Kim meeting at DMZ

Donald Trump says he wants to “say hello” and shake Kim Jong-un’s hand at the DMZ.

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FOX NEWS: Trump administration delays enforcing health care 'conscience' rule pending lawsuits


Trump administration delays enforcing health care 'conscience' rule pending lawsuits



The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will hold off on enforcing a "conscience" rule that would allow health care professionals to deny treatment to individuals that they felt violated their moral or religious beliefs, giving the Trump administration more time to deal with pending lawsuits against the policy. 

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A handy guide to becoming US president

Who gets to be president? How do you win? All your questions and more in one handy explainer.

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Gotabhaya Rajapaksa: The wartime strongman who wants to run Sri Lanka

Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, the former defence chief who crushed the Tamil Tigers, is eyeing a return to power.

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The teenager with Down's syndrome swimming in the Arctic

Trym is the first person to live on the Svalbard Islands with Down's syndrome and he isn't letting it hold him back.

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FOX NEWS: Cal Thomas: 10 questions Dems should have been asked in debates – But weren’t


Cal Thomas: 10 questions Dems should have been asked in debates – But weren’t



These questions might have provided more useful information to the public than the ones moderators tossed to candidates.

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FOX NEWS: Tammy Bruce: Dems preach sexist, racist and homophobic lie of perpetual victimhood


Tammy Bruce: Dems preach sexist, racist and homophobic lie of perpetual victimhood



The Democrats have absolutely nothing to offer people, so they continue their main effort to reduce Americans into warring tribes..

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The online LGBT magazine blocked in its own country

How one man is seeking to break down gender taboos in Jordan.

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Your pictures on the theme of 'pathway'

Each week, we publish a gallery of readers' pictures on a set theme. This week it is "pathway".

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Sudan: Dying for the revolution

Meet the young protesters in Sudan prepared to die to keep the country's revolution alive.

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Friday, June 28, 2019

FOX NEWS: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs bill requiring felons pay off fines before regaining right to vote


Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs bill requiring felons pay off fines before regaining right to vote



Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed off on a bill requiring felons to pay off their financial obligations before they are granted the right to vote, a tactic many critics argue amounts to voter suppression and a modern day poll tax. 

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FOX NEWS: Matt Gaetz says probe of tweet about Michael Cohen shows Dems' 'double standard'


Matt Gaetz says probe of tweet about Michael Cohen shows Dems' 'double standard'



A House Ethics Committee probe into Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., stemming from a tweet about former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, exposes a double standard, according to the Republican lawmaker.

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FOX NEWS: Juan Williams: Warren 'rising' as Sanders 'fades' in 2020 field


Juan Williams: Warren 'rising' as Sanders 'fades' in 2020 field



Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., appears to be losing traction to another progressive running in 2020, according to Juan Williams.

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FOX NEWS: Jesse Watters: Biden 'doesn't have the stomach for the fight'


Jesse Watters: Biden 'doesn't have the stomach for the fight'



Did Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., eat former Vice President Joe Biden's political lunch Thursday night? Fox News' Jesse Watters thinks she did and questioned Biden's "fight" after he stumbled during Thursday night's Democratic presidential debate.

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FOX NEWS: Trump offers to meet Kim Jong Un at North Korean border


Trump offers to meet Kim Jong Un at North Korean border



President Trump on Friday raised the possibility of meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un while in South Korea over the next few days, tweeting that he’s willing to meet Kim at the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea. 

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FOX NEWS: Harry Kazianis: Surprise meeting between Trump and Kim Jong Un could make progress on North Korea nuke dispute


Harry Kazianis: Surprise meeting between Trump and Kim Jong Un could make progress on North Korea nuke dispute



President Trump’s meeting Saturday with South Korean President Moon Jae-in and surprise tweet raising the prospect of a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un offer the perfect opportunity to jumpstart efforts to persuade Kim to abandon his growing arsenal of nuclear weapons.

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FOX NEWS: Sen. Ted Cruz: Trump should complain to Xi Jinping about China’s assault on Hong Kong


Sen. Ted Cruz: Trump should complain to Xi Jinping about China’s assault on Hong Kong



When President Trump meets Saturday with Chinese Communist Party Chairman Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Japan, the U.S. president should bring up China’s assault on the sovereignty and autonomy of Hong Kong.

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FOX NEWS: Jason Nichols: Debates show Dems fighting to win black votes – It’s about time


Jason Nichols: Debates show Dems fighting to win black votes – It’s about time



The two debates among 20 Democratic presidential candidates this week showed that competition will be fierce among them for the support of black voters in the 2020 primaries. That’s a welcome development.

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FOX NEWS: American man who reportedly stored his wife's remains in cooler gets 9-year sentence for child pornography


American man who reportedly stored his wife's remains in cooler gets 9-year sentence for child pornography



A U.S. judge sentenced a man who was discovered in a Kansas storage unit with his two children and wife’s dismembered body to a nine-year prison sentence-- a sentence unrelated to his wife’s death. 

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FOX NEWS: Elton John responds to Vladimir Putin’s LGBTQ comments following ‘Rocketman’ censorship


Elton John responds to Vladimir Putin’s LGBTQ comments following ‘Rocketman’ censorship



Elton John took to Twitter on Friday to respond to Russian President Vladimir Putin's recent interview with the Financial Times. 

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FOX NEWS: Celebrities react to U.S. women's soccer team quarterfinal win


Celebrities react to U.S. women's soccer team quarterfinal win



The United States women's national soccer team took on France in the quarterfinals of the 2019 Women's World Cup.

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FOX NEWS: "The View" pummels Biden over his exchange with Harris: Maybe he could be her VP


"The View" pummels Biden over his exchange with Harris: Maybe he could be her VP



The ladies of "The View" had some harsh criticisms for former Vice President Joe Biden over his response to attacks from Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif, during Thursday night's debate. 

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FOX NEWS: US judge blocks Indiana 2nd-trimester abortion procedure ban


US judge blocks Indiana 2nd-trimester abortion procedure ban



A federal judge blocked an Indiana law that would ban a second-trimester abortion procedure on Friday, just days before the law was set to come into force. The order putting the Indiana law on hold was released hours after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to revive a similar law in Alabama that sought to ban dilation and evacuation abortions.

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FOX NEWS: Air Force fighter planes sent to Persian Gulf amid heightened tensions with Iran


Air Force fighter planes sent to Persian Gulf amid heightened tensions with Iran



The military deployed nearly a dozen Air Force fighter jets to the Persian Gulf state of Qatar amid escalating tensions with Iran and threats against American forces in the region. 

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FOX NEWS: Man who stole Jayme Closs' clothing after she went missing is sentenced to probation


Man who stole Jayme Closs' clothing after she went missing is sentenced to probation



A man who broke into the Wisconsin home of Jayme Closs weeks after her parents were gunned down and she disappeared was sentenced Wednesday to two years probation. 

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Who's in the running for Juncker's post and other EU top jobs?

EU leaders will head back to Brussels on Sunday night for a special meeting to try and agree on who should be the next president of the European Commission.

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Abiy Ahmed's reforms in Ethiopia lift the lid on ethnic tensions

Just a few weeks ago, Abiy Ahmed was feted across Africa but deadly attacks threatens his reforms.

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Ebola: The impact of militant attacks in DR Congo

The deadly Ebola virus has spread, but are attacks and insecurity affecting the response?

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Dressed to kill: Video games' tricky relationship with fashion

Video games insiders explain why too many games are let down by their leading character's look.

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Trump says he wants to 'shake hands' with North Korea's Kim at DMZ

"I would meet him at the Border/DMZ just to shake hand and say Hello," President Trump tweets.

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Blue for Sudan: Instagram 'sympathy scammers' exploit support for protesters

Fake accounts trying to capitalise on social media campaigns are rife on the photo-sharing platform.

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Berlin Brandenburg: The airport with half a million faults

Billions over budget, years late in opening, and still being rebuilt before a single plane has landed. What's gone so wrong at the new Berlin airport?

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Japan whaling: Commercial hunts to resume despite outcry

Hunters could be back in Japanese waters from 1 July, ending a three-decade halt to commercial whaling.

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Thursday, June 27, 2019

FOX NEWS: MSNBC's Brian Williams pushes back after Nicolle Wallace says Beto O'Rourke is victim of negative coverage


MSNBC's Brian Williams pushes back after Nicolle Wallace says Beto O'Rourke is victim of negative coverage



MSNBC's Brian Williams took exception to co-anchor Nicolle Wallace when she suggested that 2020 presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke was receiving unjust media coverage. 

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FOX NEWS: Willow Smith on why she stopped self-harming: 'My body is a temple'


Willow Smith on why she stopped self-harming: 'My body is a temple'



Smith struggled with all of the attention and expectations she placed upon herself and began to cut herself as a young teen. 

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Italy migrants: Pressure builds over Lampedusa rescue ship

It comes as Italy tries to clamp down on migrant rescue boats entering its territorial waters.

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FOX NEWS: Fallen Heroes Memorial in Florida made of dog tags of fallen soldiers as American flag


Fallen Heroes Memorial in Florida made of dog tags of fallen soldiers as American flag



The Fallen Heroes Memorial is now stationed in Florida, honoring American veterans with a 28-foot-wide American flag made of the dog tags of fallen soldiers.

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FOX NEWS: Neighbor of ‘person of interest’ in student's disappearance says ‘many women’ frequent his home: police


Neighbor of ‘person of interest’ in student's disappearance says ‘many women’ frequent his home: police



A neighbor of the man Salt Lake City police said is a person of interest in the disappearance of the University of Utah student who was last seen more than one week ago after ordering a Lyft and being dropped off at a local park told Fox News on Thursday that “many women” frequent his home.

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FOX NEWS: Iraqi general testifies Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher did not stab ISIS detainee


Iraqi general testifies Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher did not stab ISIS detainee



The Iraqi general at the scene of an alleged murder of an ISIS prisoner in Iraq in 2017 testified in a deposition video played in court Thursday that Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher never stabbed the teenage detainee. The recording was made earlier this month.

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FOX NEWS: Surveillance footage shows Ohio store clerk using gun to scare off would-be burglar


Surveillance footage shows Ohio store clerk using gun to scare off would-be burglar



An Ohio convenience store clerk scared off a man attempting to rob a Pit Stop on Monday, and the drama was caught on camera. 

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FOX NEWS: E-scooter death reignites safety concerns as devices grow in popularity


E-scooter death reignites safety concerns as devices grow in popularity



Across the country, the recent onslaught of electric scooters has been compared to a foreign invasion crafted by millennials. The long-necked robots on wheels, lurking in clumsy packs on street corners, have been met with mixed emotions. 

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FOX NEWS: Gutfeld on Wednesday's debate


Gutfeld on Wednesday's debate



The first Democratic presidential debate featured candidates pandering by speaking Spanish and trying to out-left each other.

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FOX NEWS: Mike Huckabee: Dem presidential debaters want to do what Trump already accomplished


Mike Huckabee: Dem presidential debaters want to do what Trump already accomplished



Democrats are simply too late. President Trump is already getting the job done.

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