SocietyCriminal defense attorney Josh Ritter discusses the Lindsay Clancy murder trial after jurors are excused until Monday following two days of deliberations. The jury also asked to review evidence including two bags of pills and a knife.
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SportsThe annual UTMB, the flagship event of Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc week, began on Friday with 2,500 participants. As the race draws more runners each year, local residents are becoming increasingly worried about its environmental impact.
PoliticsIcelanders are voting Saturday on whether to restart membership negotiations with the European Union in a close referendum being watched closely in Brussels. Iceland applied to join after the 2009 financial crisis devastated its economy, but talks were suspended in 2013 after a eurosceptic government took power.
PoliticsPresident Donald Trump announced Friday an unprecedented US effort to take control of a fifth of Venezuela’s vast oil reserves. He is betting American companies can revive the OPEC member’s battered energy industry while supplying new crude to help lower fuel prices in the United States.
WorldUkrainian authorities said early Saturday that a Russian drone strike caused a major fire and explosions at a warehouse outside Kyiv, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate the area. Homes and a shopping mall elsewhere in Ukraine were also hit.
PoliticsThe Department of Homeland Security says U.S. immigration officials arrested controversial British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos in New Orleans on Thursday.
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WorldNepali army rescue teams used drilling equipment on Saturday in an effort to free more than 100 people trapped inside a hydropower tunnel, three days after devastating floods hit the site.
EconomySyria is seeking to restore oil production and restart exports after years of war damaged its infrastructure. Limited refining capacity and fuel shortages continue to weigh on transport, food prices and industrial output.
WorldPeople in Nepal are gathering at Nepal University Hospital as autopsies are carried out on bodies recovered after devastating floods that killed thousands. They hope to identify and locate missing loved ones.
Other‘Crime Stories with Nancy Grace’ host Nancy Grace discusses jury deliberations in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial and the possible sentences she faces on ‘Hannity.’
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PoliticsIcelanders are voting on whether to resume talks on EU membership. Polls suggest a tight contest, with a narrow lead for the Yes side fading in the final stretch. Results are expected early Sunday.
WorldLebanese Americans have filed a class-action lawsuit against the US government and three major American companies, alleging that military assistance to Israel violates federal law by aiding foreign forces accused of human rights violations.
SportsLigue 1’s second matchday began dramatically as Paris Saint-Germain fell 2-0 behind for the second week in a row. Vitinha launched the comeback before Marquinhos salvaged a point for the visitors in Lille.
WorldMore than 600 people have died in Nepal’s devastating flash flood on Wednesday, while at least 2,426 remain missing, the disaster management authority says. Families, including those of at least 517 foreign nationals, await news as rain hampers access to some of the worst-hit areas.
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PoliticsFox News contributor Clay Travis and Democratic strategist Mike Nellis discuss a split within the Democratic Party over streamer Hasan Piker on “The Story.”
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WorldNepal is facing a major disaster after floods damaged hydropower tunnels and potentially trapped hundreds of people. With infrastructure severely damaged and further flooding uncertain, authorities are seeking specialised international assistance for tunnel rescues.
HealthA schizophrenia patient who had lived with voices for 27 years says VR therapy helped bring relief and a sense of freedom. One theory is that turning an invisible symptom into something patients can see, hear and respond to may give them greater control over it.
PoliticsTrump’s summit with Xi Jinping has raised the question of whether Taiwan could become a bargaining chip in U.S.-China talks. Speaking to VOA, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State David Stilwell said Trump’s flattering remarks about Xi were more of a negotiating tactic, and the summit’s rhetoric should not be read simply as a shift in U.S. policy toward Taiwan.
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EconomyUnleash Prosperity co-founder Steve Moore argues on “Life, Liberty, & Levin” that socialism produces ruination and deprivation, while the success of free-market capitalism was the 20th century’s lesson.
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EconomySouth Korea’s beauty industry is booming and has overtaken the United States this year to become the world’s second-largest cosmetics exporter, putting it on course for greater global influence.
SportsThe opening day of the Lausanne Grand Slam highlighted judo’s inclusive spirit, with adaptive judo athletes competing alongside World Tour stars. Marina Vorobeva, Yamato Fukuda, Gefen Primo, Kairi Kentoku and Eteri Liparteliani won gold medals.
WorldIsrael has seized UNRWA’s last facility in occupied East Jerusalem, prompting international condemnation after Israeli forces raided the site. The centre provided vocational training to hundreds of Palestinian young people each year.
PoliticsThe ‘Outnumbered’ panel examines growing backlash against Flock surveillance cameras after three South Carolina teenagers were arrested for destroying one of the devices.
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WorldFlash floods along the Nepal-China border have killed more than 570 people and left nearly 2,000 missing. Rescue teams are working through mud and debris, while authorities warn that a newly formed upstream lake could cause further flooding.
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