One of the investigators recently confirmed that the boat that sank in April 2015 carried not 800 people as previously believed, but as many as 1,100.
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3 astronauts return to Earth from International Space Station
A Russian Soyuz capsule with NASA’s Serena Aunon-Chancellor, Russian Sergey Prokopyev and German astronaut Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency landed on the snow-covered steppes in Kazakhstan on Thursday.
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North Korea says it won’t denuclearize unless US first removes its nuclear threat
The statement carried by the official Korean Central News Agency came amid a deadlock in nuclear negotiations between the United States and North Korea over the sequencing of the denuclearization process and removal of international sanctions.
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Federal judge blocks another attempt by Trump to limit asylum
The Trump administration has been trying to limit the ability of migrants to get asylum in the U.S., but they have been blocked by federal judges.
UK’s Jeremy Corbyn appears to call Theresa May ‘stupid woman’
Britain’s main opposition leader is facing calls to apologize after being accused of calling Prime Minister Theresa May a “stupid woman” in the House of Commons. (Dec. 19)
Trump orders US troops out of Syria, declares victory over ISIS; senators slam action as mistake
Trump declared victory over the Islamic State in Syria, “my only reason for being there during the Trump Presidency,” he said. Key senators blast move
Trump Administration will withdraw troops from Syria, official Says
The Trump administration will withdraw all of the approximately 2,000 American troops in Syria, according to a U.S. official, as the White House declared victory Wednesday in the mission to defeat Islamic State militants there.
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The winter solstice, a full moon and a meteor shower are coming this weekend.
The solstice occurs at the same instant everywhere on Earth. In the United States, it happens at 5:23 p.m. ET Friday.
Guatemala girl: Body of Jakelin Caal, who died in US Border Patrol custody, set to return to her homeland
Guatemalan authorities say documentation completed for repatriation of the body of a 7-year-old migrant girl who died in U.S. Border Patrol custody.
Border Patrol issues new rules to quickly notify Congress of any migrant deaths
The moves comes after Border Patrol did not inform Congress or the public of a 7-year-old migrant girl’s death while in their custody.