75 Former U.S. Attorneys To Jeff Sessions: End Inhumane Family Separation Policy Now

A bipartisan group of former U.S. attorneys has penned an open letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions, calling on him to end the Trump administration’s highly controversial family separation policy at the border. The 75 former U.S. attorneys condemned the zero tolerance policy, announced by Sessions in May, under which children are put into shelters while parents facing prosecution for illegally crossing the border into the United States are jailed. “We also emphasize that the Zero Tolerance policy is a radical departure from previous Justice Department policy, and that it is dangerous, expensive, and inconsistent with the values of the institution in which we served,” they continued.

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  Laura Bush Wrote An Op-Ed Criticizing the Trump Administration’s Family Separation Policy

  BRIT + CO
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  Donald Trump Approval Rating on Immigration Hits All-Time Low Amid Family Separation Policy Outrage

  Newsweek

Trump's 'Zero-Tolerance' Immigration Policy Is Tearing Families Like These Apart

Last week, Getty photographer John Moore snapped a picture of a despondent Honduran girl sobbing as a U.S. Border Patrol agent frisked her mother near the U.S.-Mexico border. Major newspapers splashed the photo of the 2-year-old on their front pages, 

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  Trump's immigration policy, Juneteenth, World Cup group stage: 5 things to know Tuesday

  Detroit Free Press
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  Trump, Democrats in war of words over immigration policy

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Turned away by 2 countries, rescued refugees end their odyssey in Spain

Spain welcomes the 630 refugees rescued by the Aquarius after their arrival at the Port of Valencia. VALENCIA, SPAIN — The first rays of dawn were just breaking through when the small speck was spotted in the Mediterranean’s turquoise waters off eastern Spain. It was the first of a three-vessel flotilla that for the past week has captured the world’s attention, triggering harsh words from European leaders, threatening to fracture alliances, provoking upheaval and illustrating how immigration, a polarizing topic in the U.S., is becoming the most fiery issue in Europe.

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  Who wants migrants rescued from the Mediterranean?

  Al Jazeera
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  The Latest: Red Cross says Balkan migration on the rise

  The Sacramento Bee

Emilia Clarke Says Goodbye To ‘Game Of Thrones’ In A Heartfelt Post

The eighth and final season of “Game of Thrones” seems eons away (2019), but it appears that some cast members have already finished filming the last six episodes of the popular HBO fantasy series. Case in point, Emilia Clarke, who plays Daenerys “Ben D. Knee” Targaryen, decided to bestow winter upon fans by posting a bittersweet farewell to the series on Instagram on Sunday. “Hopped on a boat to an island to say goodbye to the land that has been my home away from home for almost a decade,” Clarke captioned a photo of her lying in a field of flowers.

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  Emilia Clarke says goodbye to Game of Thrones after season 8 filming wraps

  The Independent
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  'Game of Thrones' star posts emotional farewell to hit show

  FOX News Videos

Gang shootout at New Jersey arts festival kills one, injures 22

One of the shooting victims was a 13-year-old boy who was in extremely critical condition, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo Onofri told a news conference. At least two people opened fire around 2:45 a.m. at the annual Art All Night event in Trenton, about 60 miles (100 km) southwest of New York City. The dead suspect was identified by police as Tahaij Wells, 33, and another suspect, Amir Armstrong, 23, was in police custody.

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  The Latest: Event on verge of being shut down before gunfire

  Columbus Telegram
• 2nd arrest in deadly shooting at New Jersey arts festival

  Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune

Photographer Reveals Heartbreaking Story Behind Viral Photo of Crying Toddler at the Border

John Moore, a photographer who has been documenting migrants at the border for 10 years, captured the harrowing picture on June 12 in Rio Grande Valley. The little girl immediately started crying," the photographer told NPR on Sunday.

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  Photographer shares story behind powerful photo of 2-year-old girl at border

  WSMV Nashville
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  FACT CHECK: Were Gun-Toting Children Photographed on the United States Border?

  Snopes.com

The movement to arm teachers

Since the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in February, a divisive idea has gained momentum as a way to stem school shootings: arm teachers. At some schools in Ohio, armed teachers have been in classrooms for as many as five years.

• School teacher stabbed by teenager

  Business Standard India
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  Cheerleading coach, 23, is arrested after 'having sex with student'

  Daily Mail

Extreme volcanic eruptions could explain mysterious rock formation on Mars

Could a volcanic eruption be the key to unlocking the mysterious geological history of Mars? Back in the 1960s, NASA's Mariner spacecraft discovered an extremely large and unusually soft rock formation. More than 3 billion years ago, extreme volcanic eruptions on Mars dropped the huge deposit near the Martian equator, according to the new study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets.

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  Medusae Fossae: Scientists Have Finally Figured Out How These Mysterious Martian Rock Formations Were Made

  Newsweek
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  Mysterious Mars rock formation has explosive explanation

  CNET

Former Israeli government minister charged with spying for Iran

A former Israeli government minister, once imprisoned for trying to smuggle drugs, is back behind bars after being charged with spying for archenemy Iran, the country's internal security agency said Monday.

• Russian energy company's manager arrested on spying charges

  The Charlotte Observer
• Former Israeli minister charged with spying for Iran: Shin Bet

  Business Standard India

Pot growers refuse to let go of dream after Kilauea volcano erupts

Dale Altman and his grandson Josh Doran live on a 5-acre (2-hectare) plot atop a hill on Hawaii’s Big Island by the erupting Kilauea volcano, where they grow medical marijuana.They are the last remaining residents on Halekamahina Hill, after two roiling

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  Lava from Kilauea volcano is now hotter, more fluid

  Daily Record
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  Hawaii volcano eruption: Video shows terrifying TORRENT OF LAVA flowing across Big Island

  Express.co.uk

Senate FBI hearing takes twists and turns, including a 'wangdoodle' reference

Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz, left, and FBI Director Christopher Wray. WASHINGTON — It was not, perhaps, the most somber moment in the history of the U.S. Senate. In the midst of reciting a list of complaints about FBI agents allegedly swayed by their own anti-Trump animus, Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., stopped speaking and looked up.

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  Peter Strzok’s FBI activity now in further question after IG report

  Fox Business Videos
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  Democrats press U.S. Justice Dept. officials on possible leaks to...

  Reuters

Texas Border Patrol Chase Ends In Crash, Killing At Least 5 Immigrants

At least five people were killed and several others injured when an SUV believed to be carrying undocumented immigrants crashed in southern Texas after being chased by Border Patrol agents. The driver was not seriously injured and taken into Homeland Security custody, Dimmit County Sheriff Marion Boyd told reporters.

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  Hundreds of children wait in Border Patrol facility in Texas

  Associated Press
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  Five undocumented immigrants dead after chase with Border Patrol, officials say

  Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Gunman wounds 2, fatally shot by bystander at Walmart store

A gunman injured a teen and shot a man in a pair of carjacking attempts Sunday, before being killed by a bystander outside a Washington state Walmart store. The incident at the Walmart in Tumwater happened about 5 p.m. A witness told KOMO-TV that people were in line when they heard gunfire in the store.

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  Walmart customer intervenes in carjacking and fatally shoots armed suspect

  CNN
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  Armed civilian kills gunman, stops shooting spree at Walmart in Washington state

  Washington Post

Dunkin' Donuts Sign Asks Customers To Snitch On Workers Not Speaking English

A Dunkin Donuts in Baltimore is under fire for posting a sign offering customers coupons for reporting employees shouting in foreign languages. General manager posted a sign asking customers to report employees not speaking English.

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  Dunkin' Donuts Asked Customers to Report Employees Speaking a Foreign Language in Exchange for Free Coffee

  Newsweek
• Controversial Dunkin' Donuts sign causes social media uproar

  TODAY.com

Barack Obama Gets School Named After Him In Former Confederate Capital

The school board in Richmond, Virginia, on Monday night voted to rename an elementary school after former President Barack Obama. J.E.B. Stuart Elementary School, named after a Confederate general, will become Barack Obama Elementary School. The decision means that Richmond, the former capital of the Confederate States of America, will soon have a school honoring America’s first black president.

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  Schools without air conditioning get out early as temperatures rise to the 90s

  FOX 61
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  Virginia school changes Confederate name

  KABC – Los Angeles

Georgia Grandma Strangles Rabid Bobcat With Her Bare Hands While Granddaughter Slept

While her 5-year-old granddaughter slept inside, Dede Phillips told Inside Edition affiliate WGCL that the animal attacked her with barely any warning. The bobcat managed to badly bruise her body, inflict some seriously deep wounds and even break fingers on both her hands but when she got her hands around the animal's neck, Phillips didn't let go. While Phillips could breathe easy with the animal lifeless and her granddaughter safe, she wasn't out of the woods yet.

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  Grandmother wrestles rabid bobcat in fight to the death

  The Telegraph
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  Woman strangles bobcat to death in front yard in Georgia

  The Pueblo Chieftain

FARC peace deal at risk as conservative Duque wins Colombia presidency

Conservative Ivan Duque won Colombia's presidential election Sunday after a campaign that turned into a referendum on a landmark 2016 peace deal with FARC rebels that he pledged to overhaul. Duque, 41, polled 54 percent to his leftist rival Gustavo Petro's 42 percent with almost all the votes counted, electoral authority figures showed. Tensions over the deal became apparent in the immediate aftermath of Duque's victory, after the president-elect lost no time in pledging "corrections" to the peace deal.

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  Doubts loom over Colombia peace deal with hawk's election

  Associated Press
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  Peace, economy pose challenges for Colombia's new president

  Reuters

President Trump Ally Roger Stone Reveals Undisclosed Meeting With a Russian National

The meeting between Stone and a man who identified himself as Henry Greenberg was described in a pair of letters sent Friday to the House Intelligence Committee and first reported by The Washington Post. Stone and Michael Caputo, a Trump campaign aide who arranged the 2016 meeting, did not disclose the contact in their interviews with the committee.

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  Trump probably didn’t know Roger Stone met with Russian, Giuliani says

  MarketWatch
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  Roger Stone met with Russian national who offered "dirt" on Hillary Clinton for $2 million: report

  Salon.com

Facebook Fundraiser To Reunite Families Separated At Border Brings In Millions

A fundraiser organized on Facebook to help immigrant families separated at the border has raised millions of dollars in three days. The recipient of the funds, the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES), was overwhelmed by the support, tweeting that they’re experiencing more donations than ever before, even causing their website to crash. RAICES is a Texas immigration legal services provider that plans to use the proceeds to directly fund the bond payments that allow parents to be removed from detention while they wait for court proceedings as well as legal representation for children in Texan immigration courts.

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  George Takei Says Migrant Family Separation ‘Worse’ Than Japanese Internment Camps

  The Wrap
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  U.K. Says It Wouldn’t Separate Children From Parents Like Trump Is Doing

  Bloomberg

Texas sheriff deputy charged for child abuse after allegedly blackmailing undocumented mother with deportation

A Texas sheriff’s deputy has been accused of sexually assaulting an undocumented immigrant’s child, and blackmailing the mother with potential deportation to keep her quiet about the attacks. Jose Nunez, 47, is being held on charges of “super aggravated sexual assault” after the mother sought help at a fire department for her 4-year-old child, who had reportedly been crying out in pain. “The details of the case are quite frankly heartbreaking, disturbing, disgusting and infuriating all at the same time,” Javier Salazar, the Bexar County Sheriff, said during a press conference announcing the charges and circumstances.

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  Two Walker County deputies accused of assault, GBI investigating

  WRCB Chattanooga
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  SAPD: Man accused of sexually assaulting child for 2 years

  Houston Chronicle

Monday's Morning Email: Dems Beg GOP For Help Stopping Immigrant Family Separations

TOP STORIES(And want to get The Morning Email each weekday? Sign up here.)EIGHT DEMOCRATS ARE TAKING THEIR BEST SHOT AGAINST FAMILY SEPARATIONS AT THE BORDER By speaking out and hoping their Republican colleagues pay attention. Trump could single-handedly

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  Less Than One-Third Of The Public Supports Family Separations

  HuffPost
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  Migrant family separation policy about protecting children: Dan Stein

  Fox Business Videos

James Hansen wishes he wasn't so right about global warming

James Hansen wishes he was wrong. NASA's top climate scientist in 1988, Hansen warned the world on a record hot June day 30 years ago that global warming was here and worsening. The hotter world that Hansen envisioned in 1988 has pretty much come true so far, more or less.