The agreement with Greece to rename Macedonia opens a door to unifying all the Balkan states and making all of Europe more secure.
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Hundreds of children wait in Border Patrol facility in Texas
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Inside an old warehouse in South Texas, hundreds of children wait in a series of cages created by metal fencing. One cage had 20 children inside. Scattered about are bottles of water, bags of chips and large foil sheets intended to serve as blankets.
Read More »Deadly Earthquake in Western Japan
At least three people are dead after a strong earthquake struck western Japan Monday. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the magnitude 6.1 quake struck just north of the country’s second-largest city of Osaka around 8 a.m. local time, just as commuters were beginning the rush hour to work. Train service was halted after reports of damage in several stations. The …
Read More »Colombia Elects Right-Wing Populist Ivan Duque As President
Enlarge this image Colombia’s President-elect Ivan Duque celebrates his victory in the presidential runoff election, in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday. Duque defeated Gustavo Petro, a former leftist rebel and ex-Bogota mayor. Fernando Vergara/AP hide caption toggle caption Fernando Vergara/AP On Sunday, Colombia elected a new president, Ivan Duque, a conservative former senator who’s pledged to rewrite a divisive peace treaty that …
Read More »Colombia Elects Right-Wing Populist Ivan Duque As President
The young former senator won the first election since a peace accord ended the country’s 50-year-old rebel war. Duque, who defeated former leftist rebel Gustavo Petro, promised to overhaul the accord. (Image credit: Fernando Vergara/AP)
Read More »Mets 5, Diamondbacks 3: After Dramatic Homer by Brandon Nimmo, the Mets Have a Winning Streak. Really.
Nimmo came through after ruminating about a scene from the “Major League II” baseball comedy — not your normal way to get motivated, but these are the Mets.
Read More »For Andrew Luck, It All Re-Starts Here
Andrew Luck is throwing again, in case you didn’t know. But here’s why it’s different than seemingly every other time he’s attempted to come back from injury. Also, Mike McCarthy explains a longtime Packers minicamp tradition, Norv Turner’s ideal situation in Carolina, why so many players are holding out from minicamps this year and more.
Read More »Nine Innings: Jason Heyward’s Turning Point, Expansion Possibilities and Bryce Harper’s Struggles
Also within Nine Innings, the crew examines Mike Trout’s chances for a 30-30 season, Miguel Sanó’s dropoff and more.
Read More »Magnitude 6.1 quake kills three, stops factories in Japan’s Osaka area
TOKYO (Reuters) – A magnitude 6.1 earthquake shook Osaka, Japan’s second-biggest metropolis, early on Monday morning, killing three people, halting factory lines in a key industrial area and bursting water mains, government officials and broadcaster NHK said.
Read More »‘Westworld’ Recap, Season 2 Episode 9: The Many Lives of the Man in Black
As the series’s second season wraps up, the wall between his real-life self and Westworld persona comes crashing down.
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