American student released by China after detention
Guthrie McLean, a University of Montana student, is freed from a Zhengzhou detention center after a weeklong hold over a taxi incident involving his mother. Authorities reportedly dropped charges. release followed via agreement with Chinese officials. Protests over Charlie Gard's case also noted.
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Billings
Mont
China
U.S
Guthrie McLean
University of Montana
Zhengzhou
Jennifer McLean
Associated Press
Montana US
Steve Davies
Nine migrants die after being found in sweltering Texas tractor-trailer
A tractor-trailer found outside a Walmart in San Antonio carried migrants, nine died, and nearly 20 others were hospitalized in dehydration and heatstroke. The driver was arrested and survivors from Mexico and Guatemala said to have crossed on foot before boarding. Federal prosecutors named James Bradley Jr. as in custody for charges.
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San Antonio
William McManus
U.S
Associated Press
Liz Johnson
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Charles Hood
Victoria
Texas
ICE
Thomas Homan
Laredo
Houston
James Mathew Bradley Jr
Clearwater
Fla
Bradley
DIY road upgrades spark debate in Dallas streets
Anonymous activists with the Dallas Transformation Department built a painted two by four and PVC bike lane divider that lasted three days, illustrating temporary changes to slow traffic. City officials cite vandalism and costly permanent fixes while Vision Zero supporters praise guerrilla tactics for urgency and imagination.
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Dallas
Kathleen Ferrier
Vision Zero Network
Perma
Layne
Jared White
Dallas’ Bicycle Transportation Program
Mobility and Street Services Department
Dallas Transformation Department
Israel rethinks shrine security after tensions rise
Israel's security Cabinet reviewed plans to keep metal detectors at the contested Jerusalem shrine after protests and violence stirred regional tensions. A Jordanian man was killed and an Israeli wounded at the Amman embassy in a related incident as ministers debate alternative security measures for the eight-gate esplanade.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Holy Land
Amman
Jordan
Gilad Erdan
Israel TV
Channel 2
U S strike kills Afghan police officers in Helmand clash
Afghan officials report an errant U S airstrike killed 12 police in Gereshk district while 11 more police died in separate Helmand clashes with Taliban the same day and 6 were wounded. The strike targeted a Security Forces compound during a U S supported operation.
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Kabul
Afghanistan
Pentagon
Taliban
Gereshk
Helmand
Abdul Ghafar Safi
United States
U.S
NATO
Safi
Associated Press
Hayatullah Hayat
Haibatullah Akhun
Zada
Hafiz Abdur Rahman Khalid
Zabihullah Mujahid
Badakhshan
Ahmad Faisal Bigzad
Tagab
Bigzad
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Gard
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Charlie
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Mary MacLeod
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Homan
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Ian Deitch and
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