Iraqi forces seize Mosul airport as offensive advances
Iraqi security forces backed by the United States captured Mosul airport and moved on districts south and southwest of the city. Elite units entered Ghazlani base and pushed toward Tal al-Rayyan and al Mamoun while fighting ISIL with car bombs and mortars. The operation aims to clear western Mosul, with the UN warning of mass civilian displacement amid shortages.
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Chicago homicides rise past last year amid deadly day
Chicago recorded its 99th homicide two days earlier than last year as seven people were shot dead on Wednesday including a pregnant woman in Chatham. The spree marked the deadliest day this year and the city’s homicide pace now tops last year after a prior lag.
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Illinois state workers vote to strike amid contract stalemate
Illinois state workers approve a strike after more than 80 percent of the 38000 AFSCME Council 31 members vote in favor to empower the bargaining committee to call a walkout if no progress is made on a new contract. The union has been without a contract since July 2015.
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Activist Arrested After Confederate Flag Grab in Charleston
Muhiyidin d Baha also known as Muhiyidin Moye, 31, ran toward a man with a Confederate flag during a pro flag protest in Charleston South Carolina. Police detained him and charged him with disorderly conduct after he attempted to seize the flag.
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SpaceX Dragon docks with ISS after docking abort
SpaceX's Dragon capsule arrived at the International Space Station and was captured by the station's arm over Australia. It carried 5500 pounds of supplies and experiments after a Sunday launch from Kennedy Space Center pad 39A. The docking had been postponed due to incorrect data detected by the ship's computers.
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Bodies of 27 migrants recovered in Libya
The Red Crescent reported 27 migrants found dead or alive in Western Libya with 13 suffocated in a shipping container. Fifty-six were rescued after being transported to the Khoms coast while attempting to cross the Mediterranean to Europe.
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Trump administration to crack down on recreational marijuana sales
The White House said the Department of Justice will enforce federal law against recreational cannabis in states that legalized it, while medical marijuana remains untouched. Governors and lawmakers in Alaska California Colorado Massachusetts Nevada Oregon Washington and DC vow to fight back as potential revenue and education budgets ride on sales.
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