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As of 8:25 AM EDT, Sunday, June 24, 2018

Tom Paine Today

"The mind, once enlightened, cannot again become dark."

After volcano eruption, Guatemalans lead their own disaster recovery

Health officials cautiously optimistic dangerous Ebola outbreak is over

Protests, facility visits planned amid immigration confusion

Reports: HUD failed to track lead paint cases, ensure fixes

DOJ gives Congress new classified documents on Russia probe

Saudi women celebrate as driving ban lifted

Voters rally behind Erdoğan’s rival as Turkey goes to the polls

EU leaders' migration summit offers lifeline to embattled Merkel

Zimbabwe's president calls for peace after stadium blast attack

DRC set for turmoil as Jean-Pierre Bemba expected home within weeks

Fox & Friends whines that kicking Sanders out of restaurant is proof liberals are destroying the ‘fabric’ of our communities

The art of Trump’s deals: How the president’s trade wars could lead to another Great Depression

Jared Kushner’s grandmother deplored the ‘closed doors’ that faced America’s refugees

Americans flock to DNA testing services to cure our national ‘loneliness epidemic’

Is Donald Trump a liar? Maybe not — and that’s when things really get scary

Here's Why the Hope of a 'Blue Wave' in November Is Dangerous to Democracy

Trump's Gang May be Incompetent At a Spectacular Level — But They're Also Cruel and Nasty to the Bone

Is Donald Trump a Liar? Maybe Not — and That’s When It Really Gets Scary

Jared Kushner’s Grandmother Had a Big Problem With the 'Closed Doors' That Faced Refugees to America

Here's Why This Is Going to Be the Best Summer Ever — For Mosquitos

Germany's Migrant Policy: Why Trump Was Right

Atrocity Porn And Hitler Memes Target Trump For Regime Change

Bill Maher Defends "Wish" For "A Recession" That Will "Erode Trump's Popularity"

Johnstone: "Anyone Promoting Regime Change In Iran Is An Evil Piece Of Shit"

TV Blackout For Erdogan Opposition As Turkey Vote Looms; Goldman On What To Expect Tomorrow

Biggest Guy In Prison Tired Of Every New Inmate Beating Shit Out Of Him On Their First Day

Onion Employees Return To Mundane Lives Of Writing Game-Changing News Coverage Read By Billions Across Globe

25 Million Onion Social Users Run Into Glorious Flames Of Headquarters In Hopes Of Using Website One Last Time

Cackling NPR Host Warns Upcoming Segment May Feature Content Too Dark, Too Chilling, Too Positively Ghoulish For Young Listeners

Saudi Arabia Officially Lifts Ban On Female Monster Truck Rallies

‘Drag Race’ star Dusty Ray Bottoms is a symbol of courage

Protests spread, outcry continues against Trump administration’s harsh immigration crackdown

Mike Huckabee wants to make sure you remember that he’s racist, too

Private companies are making millions detaining immigrant kids taken from their parents

Jameis Winston facing suspension for alleged sexual assault. Who could have seen that coming?

On 30th Anniversary of Famous Climate Testimony, James Hansen Called 'The Paul Revere We Desperately Needed'

'Take Away Our Poverty, Not Our Children!': Poor People's Campaign Caps Off 40 Days of Action

Watchdog Demands Criminal Probe into Possible Insider Trading by Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross

'We Need to Talk About the Future of the Democratic Party': Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Twitter Thread That Every Democrat and Independent Voter Should Read

Ralph Nader Asks Former First Ladies: Why No "Heartfelt Concern for Tens of Thousands of Children Killed or Seriously Maimed" by Their Husbands' Wars?

Merkeldämmerung: The Transatlantic Right Has Germany’s Chancellor in Its Sights

Lessons From the Death of Seattle’s ‘Amazon’ Tax

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Fights the Power

After 2 Months of Unrest, Nicaragua Is at a Fateful Crossroads

Kamasi Washington’s Love Letter

That's It For Today

The Intercept Discloses Top-Secret NSA Document on Russia Hacking Aimed at US Voting System

Lunchtime Photo

Chart of the Day: Health Care Spending as a Percentage of GDP

Trump's Tweets Threaten His Travel Ban's Chances in Court

Sunday morning talking heads

Press Secretary kicked out of VA restaurant, social media responds

Katie Arrington injured in fatal car crash, faces surgery

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom loses the tone, confuses the theme (spoiler-filled review)

Brexit heading to the barricades?

The New York Times

Immigration, Turkey, World Cup: Your Weekend Briefing

As Critics Assail Trump, His Supporters Dig In Deeper

Trump Appeals to Republicans in Las Vegas, Leaving Behind Washington’s Legislative Chaos

Elizabeth Warren Condemned Trump in Reno. He Answered in Las Vegas With a Slur.

Americans Love Families. American Policies Don’t.

Washington Post

A jogger accidentally crossed into the U.S. from Canada and was detained for two weeks

FDA is on the verge of approving first marijuana-derived drug

Police: Officers killed armed man in north Minneapolis

Trump administration says it has plan to reunite more than 2,000 separated children still in its custody

U.S. officials separated him from his child. Then he was deported to El Salvador.

Chicago Tribune

Police: 25 injured in building explosion in Germany

U.S. officials separated him from his daughter. Then he was deported to El Salvador.

Trump administration says it has plan to reunite 2,053 separated children still in custody

A restaurant owner quietly asked Sarah Huckabee Sanders to leave. It went viral. But she'd do it again.

Meet the Saudi women who advocated for the right to drive — and are paying dearly for it

Detroit Free Press

Crusader for health of Flint kids keeps up fight to heal lead-poisoned city

Lucile Watts, Wayne County's first black, female judge, has died at age 97

Summer is here: GM River Days in Detroit

How to sign up for Freep's Woodward 248 email newsletter

Ford is keeping the passenger tracks at Michigan Central Station

San Jose Mercury News

Cigarette butts, food wrappers clutter freeways: Roadshow

TV tonight: Steph Curry vs. Chris Paul on ‘Celebrity Family Feud’

DOJ gives Congress new classified documents on Russia probe

California to re-inspect facilities housing children separated from parents

Antioch: Two hurt in Deer Hill fire; multiple structures ablaze

Philadelphia Inquirer

How long will Sixers remain patient with Markelle Fultz?

He was a child soldier. Now he's hoping to earn a Master's from Emory, and some Haddonfield students are here to help

ESPN's Alex Rodriguez candid ahead of calling Phillies 'Sunday Night Baseball' game: 'I stink'

'We finally have our own holiday.' Slavery's end celebrated with Juneteenth Day festivities

Trenton, a city of contradictions, is laid bare by arts festival shooting

Los Angeles Times

Contrasting views as Trump visits Nevada: 'Best president we've ever had' to fears that 'it could get worse'

People flock to social media to take sides after Sarah Huckabee Sanders is asked to leave a Virginia restaurant

Kerry Kennedy and Dolores Huerta rally supporters of immigrant family reunification

White House team visits Mideast to advance its still-secret Israeli-Palestinian peace plan

Confusion spreads about reunifying immigrant families and the future of 'zero tolerance'

Associated Press

Military seeks to limit Congress on fixing child sex assault

Lava spewing from Hawaii volcano destroys dozens of homes

Giuliani's media blitz defending Trump is off to rough start

Syria's Kurds put IS on trial with focus on reconciliation

Iranians say uncertainty over nuclear deal is bringing fear

Erdogan faces major test as Turks vote for president, parliament

Supreme Court poised to rule on Trump travel ban, other cases

Trump defends policies on border, North Korea in visit to Las Vegas

Trump adviser Kushner criticizes Abbas, says U.S. peace plan near

U.S. says still working to reunite 2,053 children with families

Feds detail plan to reunited over 2,000 separated children in custody

What happened after two brothers were deported to El Salvador

Trump rallies Republicans in Las Vegas

Homeland Security employees warned of increased threats amid immigration uproar

Kushner rips Palestinian president, says Mideast peace plan "almost done"

This Mississippi town made MLK cry. 50 years later, it still might.

Louisiana fisherman wait for help from Trump administration

Gay rights pioneer Dick Leitsch dies at 83

English bulldog Zsa Zsa wins World's Ugliest Dog title

Immigration rallies draw thousands of protesters across nation

In about-face, Iraq's maverick al-Sadr moves closer to Iran

Police: 25 injured in building explosion in Germany

Kushner rips Abbas, says Mideast peace plan due 'soon'

US moves 100 coffins to N. Korean border for war remains

Jogger says US detained her after accidental border crossing

He hits the campaign trail for Nevada Sen. Heller and says immigration is a winning issue for the GOP, despite the chaos his policies created on the border

Trump administration's plan to reunite families, eventually

CNN anchor to Trump supporter: He created this policy

Protesters briefly block bus leaving migrant detention center

Congresswoman: I thought I was in a third-world country

Financial Times

Polls open for fiercely contested Turkish vote

May’s Brexit plan: hiding in plain sight

Saudi Arabian women behind the wheel for the first time

YouTube fights to keep creators happy as Facebook circles

Russia backs Opec plan to pump more oil

Turkey election: Erdogan seeks second term in hard-fought contest

Zimbabwe election to 'to go ahead as planned' after blast

Saudi Arabia's ban on women driving officially ends

Woman 'humiliated' by Walgreens over drugs to end pregnancy

Germany building explosion injures 25

Actor Diego Luna On The 'Awakening' Around Mexico's Presidential Election

Last Year, A Retired Mexican Schoolteacher Vanished. His Family Still Seeks Answers

The Bountiful Benefits Of Bringing Back The Beavers

Political 'Counterculture': Young Republicans Hold Unique Space In The Trump Era

Tweeting Oncologist Draws Ire And Admiration For Calling Out Hype

Haaretz - (Israel)

Holy Land Byzantines predated Jeff Sessions' abuse of Apostle Paul's Epistle by 1,500 years

How the anti-Erdogan opposition can win Sunday's elections in Turkey

German explosion: Police say 25 injured when several-story building destroyed

European Jews watch on in fear as Italy targets Roma people

Prince William's visit to Israel and 'occupied' Jerusalem: Official itinerary

Satellite lofted for first Arab country

WWII memorials solemn reminders of war tragedy

Chinese, Russian and Indian ministers meet

Nanjing massacre remembered on 80th anniversary

Young Chinese-Irish ballroom dancer goes international

WORLD CUP 2018 LIVE #FansEyeView #FootWall

Sweet! Moscow confectioners make life-size chocolate Messi

Manchester police allow boy to stay in paedophile's house to protect covert investigation

Panama & England fans mix on Nizhny Novgorod's Lenin Square ahead of World Cup encounter

England fans who cycled to Russia for World Cup discover underground Volgograd brewery (VIDEOS)

Al-Jazeera - (Qatar)

VAR: Talking point of World Cup 2018

Turkey Elections 2018: All the latest updates

Nigeria runs low on snakebite antidote

Dominican Republic hit by an 'easterly wave'

Divided EU leaders meet over migration at 'mini-summit'

1st Canadians hit the ground ahead of perilous Mali mission

Explosion destroys building in Wuppertal, Germany, injuring 25

FIFA opens disciplinary proceedings against Swiss players for nationalist gestures

Zimbabwe president survives blast at campaign rally, calling it 'cowardly act'

Trump press secretary says she was booted from Virginia restaurant over White House role

German city of Mannheim seeks 'night mayor' of its dreams

Ethiopia grenade blast: Second death as arrests are made

Saudi Arabia: Women take the wheel as driving ban lifted

Russian airstrikes in southwest Syria signal escalation of regime offensive

Malta, Italy migrant spat leaves German rescue ship in limbo

Erdogan seeks to cement power in Turkey's high-stakes elections

Police make arrests after deadly attack on PM rally in Ethiopia's capital

Saudi women hit the road as kingdom overturns ban on female driving

Macron backs sanctions on EU states that refuse migrants

Erdogan’s Turkey: Key events and developments

ABC - (Australia)

40 per cent of Indonesian students targeted by radical religious ideology: intelligence report

Iran-Contra affair weapons trafficker Oliver North named as new NRA president

Footage of lava consuming car shows destructive power of Hawaii's Kilauea

Melania Trump launches 'Be Best' campaign targeting cyberbullying

Iran deal or no deal? Donald Trump facing serious pressure

Sydney Morning Herald

Shell shock: Inside Kim Jong-un's turtle farm

Colombia's coffee conundrum

US sends coffins to North Korea for soldiers' remains

World of Photos - June 25, 2018

Macron wants asylum centres to hold migrants

Protesters in U.S. shout ‘Shame! Shame!’ at border agents

Saudi women in the driver’s seat — and in the crosshairs of change

Why a Virginia restaurant owner asked Sarah Huckabee Sanders to leave — and would do it again

Former Vatican diplomat sentenced after confession in child-porn case

Prince William to make inaugural royal visit to the Middle East

‘It’s abject cruelty’: Outrage over immigration policy fractures GOP’s already broken relationship with Latino community

Tax agency have cut down on the number of people they incorrectly mark dead

Pakistan Taliban choose religious scholar to replace Fazlullah

European leaders to hold ‘informal talks’ ahead of summit to discuss solutions on migration crisis

‘Current situation untenable’: Trump administration seeks to expand family detention for immigrant families