Unesco announces new heritage sites around the world
A Saudi oasis, ancient Oman port and Korean mountain monastery also get World Heritage status. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2lLozlq
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As Trump Consolidates Power, Democrats Confront a Rebellion in Their Ranks
By JONATHAN MARTIN and ALEXANDER BURNS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2tSQun9
'He Sits and Listens to the Word of God Every Day': Blind Iraqi Refugee Memorizes 87 Chapters of the Bible
Leading the Way Ministries reports after leaving one of their audio Bibles with a blind Iraqi refugee, they returned and discovered he had memorized 87 chapters of the Bible. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2tI4hxS
‘The Blue Wave Came’: G.O.P. Reels as Little Havana Picks a Non-Hispanic Democrat
By PATRICIA MAZZEI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2KyaNRm
Weaponizing the First Amendment: How Free Speech Became a Conservative Cudgel
By ADAM LIPTAK from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2MvLNHC
What Makes Haute Couture Universal
By VANESSA FRIEDMAN from NYT Times Insider https://ift.tt/2KkYqJh
Annapolis Mourns Capital Gazette Shooting Victims: ‘They Were Part of Us’
By JESS BIDGOOD from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2tIcNwF
South Sudan Cease-fire Violated Within Hours
By ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT World https://ift.tt/2tS1rpg
Black US senators introduce anti-lynching bill
The bill follows 200 failed attempts in the last century to pass anti-lynching legislation. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2tQGMBS
Belgium Honors Congolese Leader It Helped Overthrow
By MILAN SCHREUER from NYT World https://ift.tt/2KubpaL
The Reluctant All-Star Whose Manager Calls Him ‘Boring’
By TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2Ku5533
How to Stop That Unruly Neighbor From Ruining Your Sale
By RONDA KAYSEN from NYT Real Estate https://ift.tt/2tT5XUe
Trump Says Saudia Arabia Will Increase Oil Production
By MIHIR ZAVERI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2MxxHFV
The Philadelphia History Museum Is Closing Its Doors (Maybe for Good)
By JACEY FORTIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2NdEvtB
Parents and Children Remain Separated by Miles and Bureaucracy
By ANNIE CORREAL from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2yTgbdf
Belgian boy Laurent Simons heads off to university aged 8
Laurent Simons earns a secondary school diploma alongside his 18-year-old classmates. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2tTKCKs
Day of The Dead comes to Russia
Mexican football fans celebrate their culture with a carnival at the World Cup. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2lHlNOh
They Bonded Over Mexican Art and Street Tacos
By VINCENT M. MALLOZZI from NYT Fashion & Style https://ift.tt/2yYYVmM
She Found Her Leading Man Backstage
By VINCENT M. MALLOZZI from NYT Fashion & Style https://ift.tt/2KyB5Tv
Can Elon Musk and Tesla Reinvent the Way Cars Are Made?
By NEAL E. BOUDETTE from NYT Business Day https://ift.tt/2IIU1u0
He Was Denied a Commission in 1942. Now The Army Is Making Amends.
By Unknown Author from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2yW3sq2
Migrant crisis: Italy minister Salvini closes ports to NGO boats
Interior Minister Matteo Salvini says migrants saved by NGO boats will not be allowed into Italy. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2KusXTZ
San Francisco Is So Expensive, You Can Make Six Figures and Still Be ‘Low Income’
By KAREN ZRAICK from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2tSMRhh
Argentina vs. France: World Cup 2018 Live Updates
By ANDREW DAS from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2lJkPkw
#Familiesbelongtogether: Thousands to protest over migrant separations
Tens of thousands are expected to join rallies nationwide calling for family reunifications. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2KzVZyz
In Israel, Building a Lacrosse League From Scratch
By AIMEE BERG from NYT Business Day https://ift.tt/2yTAG9u
'Mansplaining' advert for University of Adelaide draws criticism
An Australian university advert is mocked for showing a man holding forth to five silent women. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ySU7zy
Carly Simon and Her Family, on Martha’s Vineyard
By PENELOPE GREEN from NYT Style https://ift.tt/2Kwoj86
For Wimbledon’s Grass, It’s Not Easy Being Green
By JOHN CLARKE from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2Mzhr7a
Serena Williams Still the Main Draw at Wimbledon
By GRAHAM PARKER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2KnaglW
Sometimes in Tennis, One Hand is Still Better Than Two
By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2Nci3AJ
At Toys ‘R’ Us, ‘There Is Nothing Left’: The Day It Closed for Good
By MICHAEL CORKERY from NYT Business Day https://ift.tt/2IE1cDq
What It Costs to Be Smuggled Across the U.S. Border
By NICHOLAS KULISH from NYT World https://ift.tt/2KA2DrF
These 20 Representatives Have Not Had a Primary Challenger for at Least a Decade
By TROY GRIGGS and ADAM PEARCE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2IECkvm
Spain’s Migrant Wave Grows, Even as Europe’s Subsides
By RAPHAEL MINDER from NYT World https://ift.tt/2yVFKdw
War Robbed Him of His Family, Then His Eyes, Then His Love
By MUJIB MASHAL from NYT World https://ift.tt/2tTky24
Kennedy’s Retirement Could Threaten Efforts to End Partisan Gerrymandering
By MICHAEL WINES from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2tRSoom
A Long Journey North for Migrants That May End Where It Started
By TODD HEISLER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2lI9NMr
First confirmed sighting of a great white shark off Majorca in 40 years
The last time a great white shark was spotted near Spain's Balearic Islands was in 1976. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2KzZ55z
Maryland shooting: 'I have to live life without my mother'
The daughter of a journalist killed in a shooting at a Maryland newspaper calls it a "senseless tragedy". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2MzFz9H
Luxury’s Chess Masters Prepare for a New Game
By ELIZABETH PATON and VANESSA FRIEDMAN from NYT Business Day https://ift.tt/2Nd4cuj
Donald Trump gets prank call on Air Force One
Donald Trump was fooled by a comedian into taking a prank call while on board Air Force One. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2KjgnYt
Christian Filmmaker Picked to be Chief Creative Officer for Pixar Animation
Christian filmmaker and animator Pete Docter is now the new Creative Officer of Pixar Animation. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2tICzAU
Ebola in the DRC: Some Say it 'Comes from Sorcery'
Ebola victims in the Democratic Republic of Congo are first looking to God instead of doctors for their healing. And by ignoring medical care and medicines, doctors say some of the patients are putting their lives and the health of others at risk. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2tHza5t
'No Person... Should Live in Fear': Conservative Organization Rep. Elected to Key UN Religious Freedom Post
A representative of a conservative organization is running a United Nations religious freedom committee and working to promote this 'human right'. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2IDqH7W
Trump to name nominee for Supreme Court on 9 July
The US president has five people in mind, including two women, and will name his choice on 9 July. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2yUJ6xr
Steel firm Thyssenkrupp backs Tata merger
The UK's biggest steelworks at Port Talbot will become part of the newly merged group. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2tFD0fk
US ambassador to Estonia resigns 'over Trump comments'
James Melville is the latest senior US diplomat to resign in protest at controversial Trump policies. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Mzanr9
Canada 'will not back down' over US metals tariffs
Canada also unveiled $2bn in aid to protect its steel and aluminium industries from the US tariffs. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2IHjuE8
Newspaper shooting suspect 'barricaded exit'
The Capital Gazette gunman shot one victim trying to flee through a door he barricaded, say police. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2IDKAfb
DR Congo: Oil drilling allowed in wildlife parks
Virunga and Salonga national parks in DR Congo are home to threatened mountain gorillas and bonobo. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2lGo0JP
Migrant crisis: EU leaders split over new migrant deal
A deal to curb irregular migration was reached at a gruelling summit but leaders interpret it differently. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ID36o9
Unknown 'hero' helps man who fell on Toronto subway tracks
A bystander took a picture of a Good Samaritan rescuing a man who fell off the subway platform. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2lIaeWX
'Abacha loot' to be given to poor Nigerians
Some $300m allegedly stolen by ex-military ruler Sani Abacha is to be distributed to poor Nigerians. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2KjrccX
Turkey arrests former opposition MP on terrorism charges
Eren Erdem is jailed pending trial just days after losing his parliamentary seat in elections. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2IHle08
Wisconsin man injured after upskirting shoe camera explodes
US police say a 32-year-old man handed himself into police after his secret camera exploded. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2MwWARX
Adam Sandler: Wedding Singer turns wedding crasher
One couple were treated to a big surprise on their wedding day by a cameo appearance from Adam Sandler. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2yXAA0M
Thai cave rescue: A country in prayer
Rescuers have been searching for a group of boys who went to explore a cave with their football coach. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2KySVpi
ICYMI: How a deafblind fan is enjoying the World Cup
Also this week - why Cristiano Ronaldo needs his sleep and a football-loving kangaroo. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2tQ5MJC
How can you dance without music?
The story of a deaf dance star. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2lFMNOe
Himmler's daughter worked for post-war German spy agency
Germany's BND spy agency acknowledges it hired Nazi Heinrich Himmler's daughter during the 1960s. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2MBvGIX
Saudi wastes no time to rap at the wheel
Leesa A sings in the music video of her driving released on the day a decades-old ban was lifted. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2N9McAP
The young Austrian leader sharing power with the far right
Is Sebastian Kurz getting too close to the far right as he pursues a hardline migrant policy? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2tRYncH
Little hope ahead of polls in Mexico's Sinaloa state
Mexicans will be voting in general elections on Sunday against a backdrop of record levels of violence. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2lHky1B
Thai cave rescue: Drones, dogs, drilling and desperation
A full-scale international effort is under way to reach 12 young Thais and their coach lost in a vast cave. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ICDyrb
Bringing Gay Pride to Africa's last absolute monarchy
The kingdom of Swaziland, now known as eSwatini, is holding its first gay pride march - despite homosexuality being illegal. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2tMKvjK
Capital Gazette shooting: Remembering the victims
Five employees were killed after a gunman opened fire at a local Maryland newspaper. Who are they? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Kt6F51
More Americans Evacuated From China Over Mysterious Ailments
By STEVEN LEE MYERS from NYT World https://ift.tt/2tOJjN5
Miguel Andujar Gives Yankees a Boost Against the Red Sox. And in the Trade Market?
By BILLY WITZ from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2NbGwGz
Mets Lose to a Marlins Pitcher Making His First Start
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2tFLAuJ
Love and Pride in Alabama: A Photo Album
By REBECCA LIEBERMAN and ANNIE FLANAGAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2lLf0Di
A Place by a Lake or in the Woods: the Canada Letter
By IAN AUSTEN from NYT World https://ift.tt/2KA38Ss