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Missing Bedford teen ID'd as body found in landfill
Arlington police Lt. Christopher Cook says the body was discovered Wednesday afternoon by a waste collection worker at a north Arlington landfill. It is unclear whether the medical examiner has determined a cause of death for the girl. Why didn't police issue an Amber Alert? More than 100 people gathered at Central Junior High on Thursday to honor Cargill, who was a seventh grader there, ... [Full Article...]
Presidential elections a fight of ideology: Oppn nominee Meira Kumar
Besides, she is the daughter of former Deputy Prime Minister Babu Jagjivan Ram, a towering Dailt face in the then national and state politics. Former Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, a Dalit herself, have been doing the rounds for a while for this post. [Full Article...]
Terror attack in southern Afghanistan kills 29
There has been a series of attacks in Afghanistan in recent weeks, since the Taliban launched its so-called spring offensive. Helmand province has become a stronghold for the Taliban since United States forces began withdrawing from the province in 2013. [Full Article...]
Iran Warns of Further Missile Strikes but Should Anyone Really Be Scared?
The Guard said it fired six missiles in total from Kermanshah and also from Iran's Kurdistan province into Syria's Deir el-Zour province, where IS has been trying to fortify its positions in the face of a US -led coalition onslaught. As reporter Anshel Pfeffer observes, this is a "major development" and constitutes the "first operational use of mid-range missiles by Iran since war with Iraq". [Full Article...]
Texas sailor among the dead in destroyer-container ship collision
Rehm is one of the seven sailors who died in a collision between the USS Fitzgerald and a container ship off Japan on Saturday, June 17, 2017. Acting Secretary of the Navy Sean Stackley says the Navy is deeply saddened and promised a full investigation. [Full Article...]
Trump Says He Hopes Dems Don't Force Pelosi Out
Following Ossoff's loss , Democrats were quick to point out that the Georgia district was gerrymandered, that it had been in Republican hands since Newt Gingrich held the seat, and that Handle won a close race, while her Republican predecessor had won by a large margin. [Full Article...]
Shivraj Singh Chouhan Begins Indefinite Fast in Bhopal for 'Peace'
Earlier in the day, Chouhan said that despite falling asleep "intermittently", the farmers and their issues made a constant thorough in his dreams and thoughts and hence, vowed to solve the pertinent matters. "We are with the farmers but will take action against those who resort to violence". He said he would ensure farmers don't face amy problems. "Today Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivra... [Full Article...]
Putin Mockingly Offers Comey Asylum
For the most part, the questions this year focused on the economy, with Putin telling the audience that Russian Federation had bounced back from recession in the face of ongoing sanctions. He should know this". Putin asked, according to translation provided by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. But the 64-year-old did not reveal if he plans to seek another term in the 2018 election , although he ... [Full Article...]