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USWNT defends 13-goal blitz against Thailand
Rose Lavelle and Samantha Mewis netted twice each while Lindsey Horan , skipper Megan Rapinoe and substitutes Mallory Pugh and Carli Lloyd also found the net for the United States of America in an embarrassingly one-sided Group F encounter watched by a crowd of more than 18,000 at the Stade Auguste-Delaune. [Full Article...]
Suspect in shooting of David Ortiz to face judge in Dominican Republic
The 43-year-old former player was shot by a man who jumped off a motorbike outside the Dial Bar and Lounge in Santo Domingo at about 8:50 in the evening. He was stabilized and then flown to Boston and taken by ambulance, with police escort, to Massachusetts General Hospital. "There's just one coward out there that just wanted to do that to someone who didn't deserve it". [Full Article...]
Helicopter pilot identified as investigation into deadly NYC rooftop crash continues
Doug Brazy, an investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), told reporters on Tuesday the agency is still working on pinpointing what caused the crash, but would not speculate. O'Neill could not say whether the pilot made an emergency call from the Agusta A109E helicopter. "There is no indication that that is the case", he told reporters when asked. [Full Article...]
Intensifying Cyclone Vayu targets India, 300000 at risk
Fishermen are advised not to venture into the Sea along & off Gujarat coast till 14th June. Cyclone Vayu , which developed from a deep depression off the coast of Lakshadweep on late Monday night, is now heading towards Saurashtra in Gujarat and is expected to intensify into a "very severe storm" by Tuesday night or Wednesday morning. [Full Article...]
Russia: House committee to see Mueller evidence
At a US war cemetery in France, with the gravestones of fallen soldiers in the background, Trump said in a Fox News interview, "I call her Nervous Nancy". "John Malcolm, on the other hand, played the role of Trump defender and said of the President "...some laws apply differently to him and some don't apply at all". [Full Article...]
Trump Announces Mystery Mexico Deal
It's all done. They have to get approval, and they will get approval. "We do not anticipate a problem with the vote but, if for any reason the approval is not forthcoming, tariffs will be reinstated", he added, without elaborating. Mr. Trump has embraced his persona as "tariff man", slapping duties on friends and adversaries alike over the past two years. The New York Times had a report ov... [Full Article...]
New Zealand court rules against extradition to China
New Zealand doesn't have a formal extradition agreement with China and the case is considered an important precedent. New Zealand first agreed in 2015 to extradite Kim to Shanghai after the body of a 20-year-old woman, who had been strangled, was found in a Shanghai field in 2009. [Full Article...]
Despite FIFA ticket boast, most World Cup games not sold out
Of the nine games in the opening four days of the tournament, the only capacity games were host France's victory over South Korea in Paris and Brazil's win over Jamaica in Grenoble. See how to watch and follow live updates from the game here. Kelley O'Hara delivered a perfectly weighted cross from the right, picking out Morgan in between two defenders . [Full Article...]