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Mollie Tibbetts' family: 'Thank you for the outpouring of love and support'
The video was found late last week, Mortvedt said, and "investigators went through the video and it took hours and hours and hours, frame by frame. and eventually saw Mollie". "Hardball with Chris Matthews", "All In with Chris Hayes", "The Rachel Maddow Show", "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell" and "The 11th Hour with Brian Williams all completely ignored the Tibbetts story during primetime a... [Full Article...]
Washington state's air quality is rarely comparable to Beijing's, data show
AirVisual data showed air across the Pacific Northwest was some of the most unhealthy in the world. Not only is the smoke affecting air quality in this province, it's also covering parts of Washington State and OR and is spreading across Canada. [Full Article...]
Flash floods kill 11 hikers in Italy
The death toll was revised down to 10 from 11, a number announced erroneously by the civil protection agency earlier on August 21, according to officials. "This is a split in the terrain that is very tight and high". Imagine almost a kilometre in height. According to local media reports, the victims belonged to a group of approximately 15 people who had been caught off guard by the bad we... [Full Article...]
Accused Russian in U.S. faces 'borderline torture' - Moscow
Butina, 29, has denied the charges against her. Butina, who pleaded not guilty, was detained without bail pending trial after prosecutors presented evidence suggesting she had connections to Russian intelligence operatives and was being funded by Russian oligarchs. [Full Article...]
Millions of Muslims begin hajj pilgrimage at Mecca’s Grand Mosque
The five-day hajj pilgrimage represents one of the world's biggest gathering every year , a trip required of all able-bodied Muslims once in their life. They do it at the very beginning of Hajj and at the very moment when the Hajj ends. He said he led a delegation that participated in the 2018 post Hajj Conference in Jeddah Saudi Arabia under the auspices of the Ministry of Hajj and Umra... [Full Article...]
Israel shuts Gaza crossing over violence
On Thursday, three delegations, representing Hamas, the left-wing Palestinian parties and senior employees in various ministries in the Gaza Strip , headed to Cairo to resume talks with the Egyptian mediators. An Israeli soldier was killed by a Gaza sniper during this same period. The latest was on August 9, when Israel responded to some 180 rockets and mortars fired from Gaza with widespread a... [Full Article...]
Meetings could be last for families in divided Korea
Dozens of South Koreans on Monday made their way into North Korea to be reunited with the loved ones they were seperated from following the Korean War . Millions of people were swept apart by the 1950-53 Korean War, which separated brothers and sisters, parents and children and husbands and wives. Since Kim's meeting with US President Donald Trump on June 12 in Singapore, North Korea, throu... [Full Article...]
Brazil to send in troops after Venezuelan migrants attacked in border town
The troops are scheduled to arrive Monday. The protesters gathered Saturday morning and headed toward areas where Venezuelan immigrants are staying, sources from the Pacaraima mayors office, in the impoverished state of Roraima, told EFE. [Full Article...]