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Graft probe of Pakistan PM finds wealth 'disparity'

ISLAMABAD (AP) — An official investigation into corruption allegations against Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his family has found a "significant disparity" between their declared wealth and known sources of income. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2tzvO4N via IFTTT

U.S. deploys advanced anti-aircraft missiles in Baltics for first time

The United States deployed a battery of Patriot long-range anti-aircraft missiles in Lithuania to be used in NATO wargames from Tuesday - the first time the advanced defense system has been brought to the Baltics where Russia has air superiority. The Patriot battery was brought to the Siauliai military airbase on Monday, ahead of the Tobruk Legacy exercise, and will be withdrawn when the exercise ends on July 22, a Lithuanian defense ministry spokeswoman told Reuters. The NATO wargames take place ahead of the large-scale Zapad 2017 exercise by Russia and Belarus which NATO officials believe could bring more than 100,000 troops to the borders of Poland and the three Baltic NATO allies - the biggest such Russian maneuvers since 2013. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2tH3Y5f via IFTTT

Twin Red Panda Cubs Make Their Debut and Prepare for a Gender Reveal Party

The first cub was developing normally next to its mother, but the second required additional hand-rearing to improve its health. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2t7yEe4 via IFTTT

Inmate who paused to chew gum while killing guard gets life

SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — A prison inmate who briefly stopped his fatal bloody stabbing attack on a guard to clean his hand and chew gum from the dying guard's pocket has been spared the death sentence. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2sJsvFn via IFTTT

Trump keeps it friendly with Xi at G20 on North Korea threat

By Jeff Mason HAMBURG (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump took a conciliatory tone on Saturday at a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping where the leaders agreed to keep working on two pressing issues: the nuclear threat posed by North Korea and bilateral trade irritants. Trump campaigned in last year's presidential election on cracking down on China for its trade practices, but he softened his rhetoric after taking office, saying he wanted to work with China on the nuclear issue. When the two leaders first met in April at Trump's Florida resort, they appeared to hit it off. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2tXW6yD via IFTTT

Puerto Rico enacts medicinal marijuana law

The depleted government coffers of bankrupt Puerto Rico will take in $50 million a month now that a law allowing the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes has taken effect, the governor said. After the bill survived a bumpy ride through the National Assembly in this US territory, Governor Ricardo Rossello Nevares signed it on Sunday. It establishes a legal framework for medicinal marijuana and paves the way for people with cancer and other diseases to avoid prosecution for possessing pot or products derived from it. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2t7qbHs via IFTTT

Trump walks back joint U.S.-Russia ‘impenetrable cyber security unit’

After seeming to propose a collaboration with Russia on Sunday morning, the president dismissed the idea later in the day. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2v5stIA via IFTTT

Kind 8-Year-Old Prays For Police Officers: 'We Support our Officers'

Her mom says it's characteristic of her daughter to do so. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2tEiZ7G via IFTTT

What Comes After ISIS?

The jihadi group's defeat in Mosul and Raqqa is about to usher in a new era — and new conflicts — across the Middle East. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2uIwGTm via IFTTT

Lopez release raises hopes for talks in Venezuela

Venezuela hit its 100th day of anti-government protests Sunday, amid uncertainty over whether the release from prison a day earlier of prominent political prisoner Leopoldo Lopez might open the way to negotiations to defuse the profound crisis gripping the country. Lopez was placed under house arrest immediately after his surprise release from a military prison. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2tEpzeD via IFTTT

Militants kill six Hindu pilgrims: police

Militants killed six Hindu pilgrims and wounded 14 others Monday in Indian-administered Kashmir, police told AFP, after their bus came under attack. India's Central Reserve Police Force, which provides security for the two-month long annual pilgrimage, said gunmen first opened fire on a security checkpoint but no injuries were reported. "Militants further attacked the pilgrims' bus at Batingu (six civilians killed and 14 injured) and escaped towards Arwani," the CRPF said in a statement. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2tHSHlc via IFTTT

US high school student scores Mattis interview scoop

A US high school student has scored an exclusive interview with Pentagon chief Jim Mattis after an aide of President Donald Trump inadvertently exposed the defense secretary's cell phone number. The Washington Post in May ran a photo of Trump and his bodyguard Keith Schiller walking outside the White House, with Schiller clutching a bunch of papers. Sharp-eyed readers noticed that atop the papers was a yellow sticky note that said "Jim, Mad Dog, Mattis" along with a phone number. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2u1VBnf via IFTTT

1 Dead, 8 Wounded When Men Open Fire On Gender Reveal Party: Cops

Cops in Ohio say a 22-year-old woman, pictured, was also killed in the shooting. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2tzyFef via IFTTT

Jihadists battle Libya forces in 'liberated' Benghazi

Jihadists are still battling Libyan forces in Benghazi days after strongman Khalifa Haftar and his self-styled army declared victory in the eastern city, his forces said Sunday. Colonel Miloud Zwei, spokesman for Haftar's Libyan National Army, said the fighting persisted in the district of Soug al-Jarid, located between the central neighbourhoods of Soug al-Hout and Al-Sabri, the jihadists' last strongholds. Zwei said 20 LNA soldiers have been killed by "terrorists" who had been hiding in houses since Haftar on Wednesday announced the "total liberation" of Benghazi. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2tE9SnC via IFTTT

Teenager woken by black bear 'crunching' on his head at Colorado campsite

A teenager working at a Colorado camp woke up to the sound of "crunching" - only to find out it was a black bear biting his head. The 19-year-old woke up at around 4 am to discover his head was inside the mouth of the bear, which was trying to pull him out of his sleeping bag as he slept outside at Glacier View Ranch 48 miles northwest of Denver, Colorado Parks and Wildlife spokeswoman Jennifer Churchill said. The teen punched and hit it and other staffers who were sleeping nearby yelled and swatted at the bear, which eventually left, she said. The staffer, identified only as Dylan, was treated briefly at a hospital and released. A black bear bit on the teen's head at a camp in Colorado Credit: AP The teen told KMGH-TV that the bear dragged him ten to 12 feet before he was able to free himself. "The crunching noise, I guess, was the teeth scraping against the skull as it dug in," said the teen, who teaches wilderness survival at the camp owned by the Rocky Mount...

Casey Anthony 'Blacked Out' Daughter Caylee's Death, Lawyer Says

"She didn't know what she was doing or what she was saying," said defense attorney Cheney Mason. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2v547yN via IFTTT

FDA panel to focus on safety of Novartis gene therapy drug

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will ask a panel of advisors to focus on the safety of Novartis AG's experimental gene therapy drug when it meets to review the product on Wednesday. The keenly anticipated preliminary review of the leukemia treatment, posted on the FDA's website on Monday, comes two days ahead of the advisory panel meeting, which will discuss the drug and vote on whether the benefits exceed the risks. If approved, the drug, tisagenlecleucel, would be the first gene therapy to be approved in the United States. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2ua7VT9 via IFTTT

Pregnant woman loses baby at 'gender reveal' party shooting

An expectant mother suffered a miscarriage after two people burst into a party to announce her baby's gender and opened fire. The woman was shot in leg as the gunman sprayed bullets in the house in Colerain, Ohio. "We're not sure if (the suspects) were allowed in or they forced entry at this point," said police Chief Mark Denney Denney. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2t6lTjz via IFTTT

6 Ways To Reduce Dementia Risk

Dementia is thought of as an inevitable part of growing older, but it doesn't have to be. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines http://ift.tt/2sH93co via IFTTT