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Proposed ‘buddy dive’ plan to rescue boys trapped in Thai cave could launch this weekend
Linh Pham/Getty Images(CHIANG RAI, Thailand) — A proposed plan to rescue the boys soccer team trapped in a partly flooded cave in northern Thailand could launch as soon as this weekend, ABC News has learned. [Read More…]

Germany’s Merkel and Hungary’s Orban get testy in public over how to handle refugees
Abdulhamid Hosbas/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images(BERLIN) — The starkly contrasting approaches Germany and Hungary’s leaders have taken toward refugees were on public display Thursday when they clashed during a press conference. “The viewpoint of Hungary and Germany [Read More…]

Canceled US-South Korea military exercise would have cost $14 million
Airman 1st Class Dillian Bamman/U.S. Air Force(WASHINGTON) — The Pentagon says the joint U.S. military exercise with South Korea that was suspended after President Donald Trump’s summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un last [Read More…]

Canadian man dies protecting his children from polar bear
iStock/Thinkstock(HUDSON BAY, Canada) — A Canadian man was hailed as a hero by his family after he died protecting his children from a polar bear. Aaron Gibbons, 31, was at a popular fishing and hunting [Read More…]

Germany’s Merkel and Hungary’s Orban get testy in public over how to handle refugees
Abdulhamid Hosbas/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images(BERLIN) — The starkly contrasting approaches Germany and Hungary’s leaders have taken toward refugees were on public display Thursday when they clashed during a press conference. “The viewpoint of Hungary and Germany [Read More…]

Man killed when tire mysteriously crashes into his car on New York highway
WABC(NEW YORK) — Police are searching for information after a tire mysteriously crashed into a car on a New York highway, killing a 60-year-old man, authorities said. The victim, David Dorazio, was driving on Sunrise [Read More…]

Proposed ‘buddy dive’ plan to rescue boys trapped in Thai cave could launch this weekend
Linh Pham/Getty Images(CHIANG RAI, Thailand) — A proposed plan to rescue the boys soccer team trapped in a partly flooded cave in northern Thailand could launch as soon as this weekend, ABC News has learned. [Read More…]

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Teammates who didn’t go on ill-fated hike into Thailand cave don’t blame trapped soccer squad’s coach
ABC News(CHIANG RAI PROVINCE, Thailand) — Queue and Kaan don’t blame their soccer coach. In fact, they trust him with their lives, they said. Both boys, who go by their nicknames, had planned to go [Read More…]

Alleged rhino poachers mauled to death by lions in South Africa
iStock/Thinkstock(KENTON-ON-SEA, South Africa) — Several animal poachers became prey themselves after being mauled to death by lions as they allegedly trespassed in South Africa’s Sibuya Game Reserve, the reserve owner said. The Eastern Cape reserve [Read More…]

After months of threats from Trump, U.S.-China trade war begins
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — After months of threats from President Trump, a trade war between the world’s two largest economies began in earnest at 12:01 a.m. Friday. The U.S. started adding 25 percent tariffs on $34 billion [Read More…]

After months of threats from President Trump, U.S.-China trade war begins
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — After months of threats from President Trump, a trade war between the world’s two largest economies began in earnest at 12:01 a.m. Friday. The U.S. started adding 25 percent tariffs on $34 billion [Read More…]

After months of threats from President Trump, U.S.-China trade war begins
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — After months of threats from President Trump, a trade war between the world’s two largest economies began in earnest at 12:01 a.m. Friday. The U.S. started adding 25 percent tariffs on $34 billion [Read More…]

Teen shot in head with pellet gun makes stunning recovery
WMTW/ABC News(BANGOR, Maine) — Lauri Quimby was told her son wouldn’t survive. Charlie, 19, was shot in the right temple with a pellet gun by a friend, said police in Skowhegan, a town of about [Read More…]

Shots fired: U.S.-China trade war begins
iStock/Thinkstock(BEIJING) — After months of threats from President Donald Trump, at 12:01 a.m. Friday a trade war between the world’s two largest economies began in earnest. The U.S. started adding 25 percent tariffs on $34 [Read More…]

Former navy SEAL dies while supplying soccer team trapped in Thai cave
Thai Royal Navy SEALS(CHIANG RAI, Thailand) — A former Thai navy SEAL died on Friday working to deliver supplies to the soccer team trapped in a cave in Thailand, the Associated Press reported. The rescuer [Read More…]

Former navy SEAL dies while supplying soccer team trapped in Thai cave
Thai Royal Navy SEALS(CHIANG RAI, Thailand) — A former Thai navy SEAL died on Friday working to deliver supplies to the soccer team trapped in a cave in Thailand, according to official reports. The rescuer [Read More…]

Woman calls cops on black Oregon lawmaker campaigning in her district
KATU/ABC News(PORTLAND, Oregon) — While campaigning in her district, the cops were called on a black lawmaker as she was meeting voters door to door. Rep. Janelle Bynum represents the 51st District in the Oregon [Read More…]

How nerve agent Novichock suspected in UK poisonings affects the body
iStock/Thinkstock(SALISBURY, U.K.) — Novichok may sound like a villain from a James Bond movie, but it’s actually a chemical weapon. The nerve agent has been blamed for the almost fatal poisoning of a former Russian [Read More…]

Facebook blocks, then restores Declaration of Independence post
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — A newspaper serially publishing the Declaration of Independence on social media this week got an unexpected surprise: Facebook had blocked one of the posts. The Liberty County Vindicator, a newspaper in southeastern Texas, [Read More…]