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Korea denies torturing United States student Warmbier
He was traveling in North Korea with a tour group and was arrested at Pyongyang airport as he was about to leave. After he returned to OH, doctors determined he had suffered a "severe neurological injury" of unknown cause. Washington has also stepped up its muscle-flexing in the region, flying two B-1 bombers over the Korean peninsula Tuesday in a planned training mission with Japan and South... [Full Article...]
Rescuers catch girl who fell 7.5m from an amusement park gondola
Six Flags officials at the Queensbury park said the ride is in working order and there is not "any malfunction", the New York Daily News reported . The video was posted by Facebook user Loren Lent , who thanked the people who caught the girl, as well as a man who climbed a nearby tree to move the branches that were in her way. [Full Article...]
Scott points to 'breadth of knowledge' in Patronis pick
Anderson's Restaurant in Panama City. Patronis is a former state representative and now a member of the Florida Public Service Commission. Patronis, a Republican from Panama City, was an early political supporter of Scott in 2010, when the governor was a largely unknown multi-millionaire from Naples who was challenging Republican establishment favorite Bill McCollum in a GOP primary. [Full Article...]
AAA: Statewide average gas prices rise 4 cents
Florida ranks 22nd among states with the lowest daily average price for gasoline. The statewide average of gas is about $1.99 per gallon, which is 12 cents cheaper than it was one year ago , according to AAA. The average in the Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice market was $2.162 on Monday, down from $2.168 the previous day and $2.229 a week ago. Jenkins said the price of crude oil is often the key indi... [Full Article...]
AP analysis: Pa. gerrymander gave GOP a big boost
A political mapmaking process controlled by Ohio Republicans resulted in the party winning almost two more U.S. House seats and five more Ohio House seats in the last election than would have been expected in neutral circumstances, according to an analysis by The Associated Press . [Full Article...]
Court partly reinstates Trump travel ban, fall arguments set
The justices will hear arguments in the case in October. The court also granted an emergency request from Trump's administration to allow another 120-day ban on refugees to come into effect. The original ban, put in place shortly after Trump's inauguration, barred everyone from seven countries from entering the US even if they had green cards, valid visas or refugee status. [Full Article...]
Gulf states issue 13 demands to Qatar as rift continues
The four countries have not made their demands public yet. According to the list, Qatar must refuse to naturalise citizens from the four countries and "revoke Qatari citizenship for existing nationals where such citizenship violates those countries' laws". [Full Article...]
Donald Trump has revealed all about those cryptic James Comey 'tapes' tweets
My story didn't change, my story was always a straight story, my story was always the truth. Adam Schiff , the committee's top Democrat, said in a statement yesterday that Mr Trump's Twitter comment stopped short of denying that the White House had tapes or recordings, and said the White House must respond in writing. [Full Article...]