Border crush and border controls swirl across Europe
Razor wired boxcar blocks crossing as EU ministers debate sharing shelter duties for 40 000 refugees in Italy and Greece while Austria Slovakia and the Netherlands reimpose border checks amid thousands arriving daily. In Maryland a mother faces manslaughter charges over her dead son’s death. In Egypt a firefight hits Mexican tourists killing 12. In Idaho a hiking trail closes after aggressive goats bite a hiker at Scotchman Peak Trail.
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Europe
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Italy
Greece
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Germany
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Asia
Africa
Clark Fork
Idaho
U.S. Forest Service
Scotchman Peak
Bonner County
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Fire devastates Middletown as town evacuated and homes vanish
In a swift wildfire that swept through Lake County, Middletown faced widespread destruction with houses reduced to foundations while shops survived. An elderly disabled woman, Barbara McWilliams, died trapped in her home as crews fought to control the blaze. The broader fires have scorched 95 square miles, destroyed hundreds of structures, and displaced about 23 000 people, with officials warning of volatile conditions amid prolonged drought.
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Calif
San Francisco
Jim Maurer
Barbara McWilliams
McWilliams
Jennifer Hutson
Santa Rosa
Lake County
Steve Brooks
Sierra Nevada Foothills
Mark Ghilarducci
Governor’s Office of Emergency Services
Ghilarducci
Hardester
Market & Hardware
Grant Hardester
Trooper Killed in Kentucky Roadside Shooting
In Eddyville Kentucky Trooper Joseph Cameron Ponder 31 was slain after a traffic stop when the driver Joseph Thomas Johnson Shanks 25 fled and later shot at another trooper during a chase. Johnson Shanks died at a hospital after being shot by police. Ambrea Shanks 18, the suspect’s niece, was charged with hindering prosecution.
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Kentucky
Joseph Cameron Ponder
Jay Thomas
Ponder
Joseph Thomas Johnson- Shanks
Florissant
Thomas
Johnson-Shanks
Johnson- Shanks
Ambrea RJ. Shanks
Kim Davis Returns to Work After Jail Stand
Morehead Kentucky clerk Kim Davis returned to work after five days in jail and announced she would not block deputies from issuing marriage licenses to same sex couples. Deputy Brian Mason issued licenses with Davis's name removed, while the question of validity remained unresolved.
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Kim Davis
Kentucky
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Carmen Wampler-Collins
Brian Mason
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Mason
Elizabeth Johnston
Ohio
Kim
Marriage Equality
Steve Beshear
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