ABCNEWS - Johns Hopkins researcher detained by ICE at airport, university 'deeply concerned'
A Johns Hopkins University researcher, originally from Cameroon, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers earlier this week.
NYTIMES (Clay Risen) - John Ali, Nation of Islam Official Who Clashed With Malcolm X, Dies at 98
He was widely suspected of being an F.B.I. informant and of playing a role in the 1965 assassination of Malcolm, the charismatic Black activist.
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NYTIMES (Michael Gold) - Trump Escalates Feud With Senate Over Blanche
The president’s comments threw the confirmation of Todd Blanche, his pick to be attorney general, further into doubt.
ABCNEWS - WATCH: Connecticut man speaks out after shark attack in the Bahamas
A husband and father describes the moment he was bitten by a Caribbean reef shark while snorkeling in the Bahamas.
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ABCNEWS - FIFA says it's not moving forward with controversial World Cup sell-off plan
The move came after Europe's governing body for football said it would boycott the World Cup over the plan.
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NYTIMES (Chris Cameron) - Trump Backs Away From Deal to Let Ukraine Build Patriot Missiles
The president of Ukraine had warned that the country was running out of Patriot interceptors, the most reliable weapon it has to shoot down Russian ballistic missiles.
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NYTIMES (Michael Crowley) - Trump and Netanyahu May Be at Odds Again Over Gaza Plan
President Trump’s announcement came at a difficult point in his relationship with the Israeli leader over their war against Iran.
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NPR (NPR Staff) - Prosecutors move to dismiss Reflecting Pool vandalism case, saying 'botched installation' to blame
The government had accused David Hearn of ripping a piece of sealant after a $14 million renovation. Hearn has repeatedly said that he simply touched the water in the pool out of curiosity last month.
NYTIMES (Michael D. Shear) - Ceuta Evokes Europe’s 2015 Migration Crisis. But Much Has Changed Since.
The crossing of 50,000 people to Spanish territory this week has created a crisis for the Spanish government, much as the 2015 migration crisis did for Europe’s leaders. The context is different.
NYTIMES (Jason Horowitz, Carlos Barragán and Aida Alami) - Young Men Poured Into Ceuta Seeking Work
Several migrants said they had been motivated by social media messages claiming that the Spanish border was open, though the origin of those messages remained unclear.