U.S.Washington ExaminerNYPD hunting for man involved in apparent broad daylight sexual assault of woman: Video
The New York City Police Department is hunting for a suspect captured on video groping a woman in broad daylight on a borough sidewalk, authorities said. An unidentified man was captured on surveillance footage running up to a 35-year-old female and tackling her from behind before he "reached into her shorts and forcibly grabbed her buttocks," a spokesperson for the NYPD told the Washington Examiner. The incident occurred around 8 a.m.
PoliticsMiami HeraldBiden’s small gesture toward DeSantis highlighted the president’s human touch | Editorial
The president called it “remarkable.” President Biden came to Florida on Thursday, Surfside, specifically, to see for himself the incredible aftermath of an unimaginable event — the collapse of the Champlain Towers South. After almost 18 months of a highly politicized response — or maybe non-response — to the deadly coronavirus, in this state and others across the nation, it is breathtaking to see Florida's Republican Gov. DeSantis standing shoulder to shoulder with political rival, U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz one day, and Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava on another — both Democrats.
WorldReuters'Difficult' Libya talks aimed at preparing elections miss deadline
GENEVA (Reuters) -U.N.-backed talks aimed at paving the way for elections in Libya in December missed a deadline and extended into a fifth day on Friday with delegates struggling to agree. The meeting of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum near Geneva was due to establish the constitutional basis for presidential and parliamentary elections by July 1. But delegates and U.N. officials said they could not agree among themselves on several proposals circulating, prompting organisers to extend the talks originally planned to last four days.
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Baltimore anti-violence outreach worker fatally shot
An outreach worker for a Baltimore anti-violence program was fatally shot Thursday, officials said. It is the second fatal shooting of a program employee this year. Safe Streets Cherry Hill worker Kenyell Wilson, 44, drove himself to a hospital after he was shot and died a short time later, police said.
WorldArchitectural Digest11 Dreamy Candles to Capture Your Summer Mood
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WorldReutersU.N. to Myanmar military: Now release Aung San Suu Kyi
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged Myanmar's military on Thursday to release Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint now, a U.N. spokesperson said on Thursday, a day after thousands of other detainees were freed. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the army took power on Feb. 1 and ousted Suu Kyi's elected government. "We reiterate our call for the immediate release of all of those who are arbitrarily detained, and that includes President Win Myint and State councilor Aung San Suu Kyi," said Eri Kaneko, associate spokesperson for Guterres.
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‘We went to the screams.’ Surfside cops who were first at building collapse meet Biden
“We went to the screams of the people and we were trying to figure out where we can go to help them,” Lovellette told reporters Thursday, a week later, after he and his colleagues met with President Joe Biden and Gov. Ron DeSantis. Lovellette, who responded to the building collapse with Officers Ariol Lage and Kemuel Gambirazio, said the trio rushed to the south side of the building looking for survivors. “It's getting in our eyes; we had to keep wiping our eyes,” said Lovellette, who was the acting sergeant on the scene.
U.S.Associated PressCalifornia mother charged in killings of her 3 children
An East Los Angeles woman was charged Wednesday with killing her three children, including a baby, earlier this week. Sandra Chico, 28, appeared in court but a judge postponed until next month her arraignment on three counts each of murder and assault on a child causing death. “In an instant, three innocent children were taken from us and we are crestfallen,” Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón said in a statement.
WorldThe TelegraphSir Keir Starmer has earned a reprieve - but for how long?
The storm clouds that had gathered over Sir Keir Starmer have lifted, for now, with Labour's narrow victory in Batley and Spen, but the danger of being ousted before the next general election remains. Many Labour MPs believe the moment of maximum danger for Sir Keir will come next year, when rivals will make their move if he has failed to make significant headway against the Tories. Kim Leadbeater may have achieved a Labour hold in Batley, but the fact remains that a seat with a near-9,000 Labour majority just four years ago is now a hyper-marginal with a majority of just 323.
U.S.Associated PressRashad draws critics and dismissal calls for defending Cosby
Phylicia Rashad has found herself embroiled in controversy after expressing public support for Bill Cosby's release from prison, with some prominent Black voices calling for her dismissal as dean of Howard University's College of Fine Arts. It remains to be seen whether Rashad's position at Howard is in jeopardy, but the university quickly distanced itself from her comments. Rashad, who played Cosby's wife for years on the family sitcom “The Cosby Show,” was named dean of the college with great fanfare this year.
WorldReutersRussia says parties to Iran nuclear talks need more time before new meeting
Some parties to the Iran nuclear talks need more time before resuming negotiations in Vienna and a new round is unlikely before next week, Russia's envoy said on Thursday. Iran and the United States have been holding indirect talks on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and major powers that imposed restrictions on Iran's nuclear activities in exchange for lifting international sanctions. "The #ViennaTalks on #JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) will resume as soon as all the participating states are ready for what is supposed to be the final stage of negotiations," Mikhail Ulyanov, Moscow's ambassador to the U.N. atomic watchdog, said on Twitter.
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Britain Princes William and Harry put feud aside to unveil Princess Diana statue
British Princes William and Harry put their differences aside on Thursday when they unveiled a statue to their mother, Princess Diana, on what would have been her 60th birthday, saying they hoped it would be a lasting memorial to her life and legacy.
U.S.The StateElsa now a Category 1 hurricane with Florida in its forecast. Hurricane watch for Haiti
Tropical Storm Elsa strengthened into a hurricane early Friday, and it still has Florida in sight for early next week, although the National Hurricane Center stressed that the forecast is uncertain that far out. The latest forecast calls for Elsa to continue to strengthen over the next day but weaken to a tropical storm while crossing Cuba. In South Florida, officials overseeing the search-and-rescue effort at Champlain Towers South are keeping an eye on Elsa as a possible disruption.
U.S.Kansas City StarBill Cosby’s not free on a technicality. He’s free because his prosecutors cheated
Bill Cosby did not walk free because he wasn't guilty of drugging and then sexually assaulting Andrea Constand in 2004 — or as he preferred to see it, of “dancing outside” of his marriage. That turned out to be a death sentence, since by the time Coones was freed last November, the cancer that had gone undetected behind bars was so advanced that he died in February, at age 64, after just 108 days of freedom.
WorldReutersSlovaks to start lottery, offer bonuses to boost COVID-19 vaccination rates
Slovakia will launch a lottery with weekly prizes of up to 2 million euros for vaccinated people and offer bonuses to those who convince others to get COVID-19 shots to boost interest under a plan approved by parliament on Friday. Slovakia, a country of 5.5 million, has fully vaccinated 28.7% of the population, lagging the EU average of 32.9%, according to the Our World in Data website. Data from the country's vaccination registration process shows a declining number of people waiting for a first shot as well as a decline in daily vaccinations from a May peak.
BusinessAssociated PressAmazon asks for FTC head to step aside from antitrust probes
Amazon is asking that the new head of the Federal Trade Commission step aside from antitrust investigations into the e-commerce giant, contending that her past public criticism of the company's market power makes it impossible for her to be impartial. Amazon petitioned the agency Wednesday to remove Chair Lina Khan from taking part in current probes of the company's market conduct. Khan has been a fierce critic of tech giants Facebook, Google and Apple, as well as Amazon.
U.S.Miami HeraldMiami firefighter’s daughter found in collapse rubble. He’s been on site every day
The body of a Miami firefighter's daughter has been found in the ruins of the partially collapsed condo tower in Surfside. One week after 55 units of Champlain Towers South crumbled in the middle of the night with families inside, rescue workers pulled a 7-year-old girl from the rubble Friday. Miami Mayor Francis Suarez confirmed to the Miami Herald the girl was the daughter of a Miami firefighter who was at the recovery site supporting the rescue effort, though he was not digging.
U.S.Kansas City StarKayaker too drunk for Yellowstone tour fights with rangers and ends up banned
A kayaker showed up too drunk to go on his tour of Yellowstone, and what ensued after got him banned from the national park for five years, officials said. A kayak tour guide thought the 31-year-old man from Fairmont, Indiana, and his group were too intoxicated to be taken on their tour of Grant Marina on June 21, Yellowstone officials said Thursday. The man got so upset at being turned away that the guide had to call security and park rangers, officials said.
WorldBusiness InsiderAlmost as soon as the US military left its biggest airbase in Afghanistan, looters rolled in
Bagram, the biggest airbase in Afghanistan, was ransacked within hours of the US withdrawal. Afghan officials said the US didn't coordinate the withdrawal with them, though the US military denies this. Looters stole laptops and gas canisters.
U.S.The StateOne year after 6-year-old boy killed on July 4th, California police name new suspect
California police said they have identified another suspect in the shooting death of a 6-year-old boy on July 4th last year. The appeal to the public to help find Deshaune Lumpkin, 18, of San Francisco as a second shooting suspect comes nearly a year after Jace Young was shot and killed on July 4, 2020, San Francisco police said in a news release Thursday. Jace was with his family watching fireworks when he was shot, KTVU reported.
BusinessBBCVauxhall set to announce Ellesmere Port electric van
The owner of Vauxhall could announce as early as next week plans to build electric vans at its Ellesmere Port plant in Cheshire, the BBC understands. The investment, said to be worth hundreds of millions of pounds, would safeguard about 1,000 factory jobs. The future of the plant had been in doubt after Vauxhall's parent company, Stellantis, scrapped plans to build a new Astra model there.
CelebrityArchitectural DigestDream Home Makeover Star Shea McGee Shares Her Baby Must-Haves
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PoliticsBusiness InsiderTrump spent hours watching charges against his company and CFO unfold, complaining about the prosecutors, report says
Former President Donald Trump spent hours watching coverage of the Trump Organization and its CFO being charged with tax crimes, The Washington Post reported. A close Trump advisor told the Post that he spent much of Thursday watching the events, and complained about how it looked. He was angry about the visuals of Allen Weisselberg, the CFO, in handcuffs, and he called the prosecution "chicken s----" , that person said.
U.S.Fort Worth Star-TelegramForest Hill woman sentenced to 20 years for killing man by driving over him twice
A Forest Hill woman who killed a man in 2019 by running over him twice in a Fort Worth parking lot has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the murder. Laura J. Rosas, 35, is currently housed at the Murray Unit in Gatesville. A group of people had been in a fight at the OK Corral, a popular Latin nightclub, earlier in the evening, Fort Worth police said.
LifestyleThe StateTraveling to Myrtle Beach? Here are the fireworks and events for 4th of July weekend
Myrtle Beach Fireworks: July 2, 10:00 pm — Broadway at the Beach, 1325 Celebrity Circle, Myrtle Beach July 2 — After the Pelicans Game. TicketReturn.com Field, 1251 21st Ave. N., Myrtle Beach July 3 — After the Pelicans Game.
“Obamacare is getting stronger every time the Republicans try to kill it.”
“It is far from certain the Supreme Court will safeguard the Affordable Care Act the next time the law reaches the court’s chambers.”
“Although ACA cost Obama an enormous amount, it’s become clear that he will have the last laugh.”
“Even the feistiest Republicans have given up talking seriously about repeal.”
“Current and future cases will largely concern the administration and enforcement of the ACA, not its underlying architecture.”