Memories Roll On for Those Who Gave All Memorial Day Ride
Thousands of motorcyclists gathered in Washington for the Rolling Thunder Run over Memorial Day weekend. At the Lincoln Memorial Donald Trump pledged to improve veterans’ conditions and vowed to defeat the Islamic State group.
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Five Die as Severe Weather Harms Texas and Kansas
Severe flooding across Texas and Kansas left five dead and at least four missing. In Texas, rural Washington County saw most fatalities as 16.5 inches of rain fell. two missing motorists were later found. Evacuations occurred near Houston amid rising rivers. a 10-year-old boy remained missing near Fort Worth. aerial searches continued in Travis County for two more missing. In Kansas, teams resumed search for an 11-year-old boy after he fell into a swollen creek.
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Secrets of Super PACS reveals family funded campaigns
A USA TODAY analysis shows 182 single donor dominated super PACs raising 71.6 million dollars in 2016, with many funded by relatives or close allies. The piece highlights Trey Hollingsworth in Indiana and his father Joe as a key example, illustrating how family connections circumvent contribution limits and fuel campaigns. It notes criticism from Democracy 21 and outlines broader patterns of donor concentration across super PACs.
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Migrant shipwrecks claim 700 lives as 14,000 rescued
The UN refugee agency says about 700 migrants drowned since Wednesday while rescuers saved 14,000 at sea last week in the Mediterranean. The flotilla involved vessels from Italy, Ireland and Germany. 675 in one overloaded boat, 79 saved later, 15 bodies recovered, 550 missing. Pozzallo police arrested a 29 year old Sudanese man for smuggling and murder. World-wide, 194,611 migrants have entered Europe this year with 1,475 missing.
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