Half a million people reportedly have been streaming out of a major Iraqi city that was seized by Islamist militants this week.
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Amid Horror At Mass Graves Of Children, Calls In Ireland For An Inquiry
Since the news broke, Irish media have reported that at least three similar church-run facilities also have mass graveyards.
25 Years After Tiananmen Protests, Chinese Media Keep It Quiet
On the 25th anniversary of the massacre that broke up pro-democracy protests in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, China’s government is quashing many attempts to mention the fateful date, with heavy security and online monitoring.
EPA Chief Says Greenhouse Gas Rules Will Save Country Billions
New federal regulations that aim to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants will have a large economic upside, largely through health savings, says Gina McCarthy, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Report: NSA Collects Millions Of Photos For Facial Recognition Project
Based on documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, the paper reports the U.S. spy agency is collecting millions of pictures a day from emails, text messages, social media, videoconferences and other sources for a facial-recognition project.
VA Chief Eric Shinseki Resigns Post, Obama Announces
Embattled Department of Veterans Affairs head Eric Shinseki says he’s working to fix “systemic” problems in the VA’s health care system, taking steps to fire the people who run a Phoenix VA medical center found to have deep problems.
Search For Flight MH370 Black Boxes Ends; ‘Pings’ In Dispute
The underwater search for black boxes from a missing Malaysian Airlines jet has ended, as the robotic sub that searched nearly 330 square miles of the ocean hasn’t found anything to back the idea that “pings” detected in that area came from emergency equipment.
Ukraine Retakes Airport, After Airstrikes And Dozens Of Deaths
Pro-Russian rebels who had taken over an international airport in Donetsk have been pushed back, Ukraine’s government says. Violent clashes erupted Monday and Tuesday; at least 35 people have died.
NOAA Forecasts Quiet Atlantic Hurricane Season In 2014
Hurricane activity in the Atlantic Ocean will be at or below normal levels this year, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s annual forecast.
Too Beaucoup: France’s New Trains Are Wider Than Its Platforms
Some 2,000 new trains that were meant to help France expand its regional rail network are instead causing headaches and embarrassment, as officials have been forced to explain why the trains aren’t compatible with hundreds of station platforms.