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Flight took off with disruptive passenger despite red flags

TheRepublic.com 

HONOLULU — Despite raising possible red flags at Los Angeles International Airport, a man cited by airport police and traveling without any luggage or carry-on bags was allowed to board a flight to Hawaii. Hours before the flight, airport police cited him after he opened a door that led to an airfield ramp. While midair,

Last Mosul Neighborhoods Held by Islamic State Could be Hardest to Recapture

Voice of America 

The last few Iraqi neighborhoods held by Islamic State in Mosul may be the hardest to retake as the militants put up fierce resistance to hold on to what has been their main stronghold in Iraq for almost three years. Iraqi forces backed by the U.S. have fought to recapture Mosul since October. Despite the hard battle ahead, officials and observers are confident of a victory in the coming days. VOA's Zlatica Hoke reports.

Conflict Creates Food Shortages in Niger

Voice of America 

Like northeast Nigeria, parts of Niger are suffering through food shortages, caused in part by the Boko Haram insurgency. No famine has been declared, but for many people, hunger and malnutrition are a reality. VOA Correspondent Nicolas Pinault went to Diffa, Niger, to assess the situation.

The Benefits of Exercise, in Pill Form

Voice of America 

The positive impact of exercise is old news. There really is no downside, mentally or physically, to getting up and moving around in any form from taking walks to lifting weights. But what if a pill could give you all those benefits. VOA's Kevin Enochs reports.

Fitzgerald won't spend season discussing future

Digg.com (sports) 

Veteran Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald said Monday that he'll address his playing future during training camp, then won't comment on it again the rest of the season.



8 people now seated on jury in Bill Cosby’s sex assault case

TheRepublic.com 

PITTSBURGH — Three more jurors were chosen Tuesday to serve on the panel that will hear Bill Cosby’s sexual assault case, bringing to eight the number so far agreed upon by prosecutors and the defense team. Lawyers will continue to question Pittsburgh-area residents this week until they find a panel of 12 jurors and six

5 jurors picked for Cosby trial, 2 know a sex assault victim

TheRepublic.com 

PITTSBURGH — The search for 12 jurors and six alternates for Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial is off to a brisk start even though a third of the initial jury pool had an opinion about Cosby’s guilt or innocence and an equal number said they or someone close to them had been sexually assaulted. Three

Baseball Capsules

TheRepublic.com 

CHICAGO — Joe Panik hit his first career leadoff homer and doubled twice, helping the San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 6-4 on Monday night. Brandon Belt also connected and Ty Blach (2-2) pitched into the eighth inning in the first meeting between the teams since San Francisco was eliminated by Chicago in the

5 jurors picked for Cosby trial, 2 know a sex assault victim

The Washington Times 

PITTSBURGH (AP) - The search for 12 jurors and six alternates for Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial is off to a brisk start even though a third of the initial jury pool had an opinion about Cosby's guilt or innocence and an equal number said they or someone close to ...

Yankees in weird position of counting on Michael Pineda

New York Post (sports) 

Michael Pineda is — of all things — the consistent, dependable member of the Yankee rotation. I know no one who has followed his Yankee career is going to buy stock in that continuing, but where exactly would the team be without his 2017 reliability? Almost certainly not in first place. Pineda has not pitched...

Yankees in weird position of counting on Michael Pineda

New York Post 

Michael Pineda is — of all things — the consistent, dependable member of the Yankee rotation. I know no one who has followed his Yankee career is going to buy stock in that continuing, but where exactly would the team be without his 2017 reliability? Almost certainly not in first place. Pineda has not pitched...

Baseball Capsules

The Washington Times 

CHICAGO (AP) - Joe Panik hit his first career leadoff homer and doubled twice, helping the San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 6-4 on Monday night.

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Baseball Capsules

Washingtontimes.com (sports) 

CHICAGO (AP) - Joe Panik hit his first career leadoff homer and doubled twice, helping the San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 6-4 on Monday night.

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Manchester Arena explosion: 19 dead after blast at Ariana Grande concert

GantDaily.com 

At least 19 people are dead and almost 60 injured in what police are treating as a terrorist incident Monday night at Manchester Arena, where pop singer Ariana Grande was performing. As concertgoers — many of them young fans of the singer — were beginning to leave the arena after Grande’s closing set, an explosion […]

Kayyem: Every parent’s nightmare

GantDaily.com 

No victim of terror is deserving. But the attack at the Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, on Monday night feels different. It reaches into the core fear of any parent — that you could send your child off to an event and for reasons that are cruel and evil never see them again. By […]

For the record

Los Angeles Times (latimes.com) 

Skid row council: In the May 21 California section, an article about an unsuccessful bid to create a skid row neighborhood council referred to resident Tom Grode as one of the effort’s organizers. He was an original supporter of the effort but is not on the formation committee, which is the official...

Fight against ISIS in Mosul turns into house-to-house combat

CBSNews.com 

After seven months of fighting, Iraqi troops -- backed by the U.S. in an attempt to defeat ISIS -- have taken almost all of the neighborhoods in Iraq's second largest city. Troops are engaging in a building-by-building fight in the last few extremist-controlled neighborhoods of Mosul. Charlie D'Agata reports.





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