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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo closes his remarks at the State Department Thursday.

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Middle East

Pompeo Says 'There's No Doubt' Iran Attacked 2 Tankers

Jun 16, 2019

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pledges to guarantee freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, a major oil route where the two tankers were hit.

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Business

Boeing Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg speaks during a press conference after the annual shareholders meeting in Chicago on April 29.

Boeing CEO Admits Mistake In 737 MAX Communication

Jun 16, 2019

Ahead of Paris Air Show, Dennis Muilenburg concedes his company did not give enough information about a malfunctioning safety light.

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The Salt

From left: Gloria Amaya, José Amaya, Silvia Gómez, and Alicia Villanueva, the founder of Tamales Los Mayas. A graduate of La Cocina's program for food entrepreneurs, Villanueva now provides catering to scores of Bay Area companies each month, and her t

The Food Business Incubator That Helps Immigrant Women Pursue The American Dream

Jun 16, 2019

Since 2005, San Francisco's La Cocina has helped low-income entrepreneurs grow their businesses. Some went on to recognition from the prestigious James Beard awards. A new book tells their stories.

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Law

On Saturday, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego, pictured above in September 2018, apologized to the city following an outcry over footage showing police officers pointing a gun and yelling at a family as part of an investigation into a claim that a doll was sho

Phoenix Mayor Apologizes After Police Draw Gun On Family After Child Takes Doll

Jun 16, 2019

Viral footage of the incident captured by bystanders has already prompted an internal police probe, a $10 million civil rights claim and a chorus of fury on social media.

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Latin America

A woman prepares milk bottles Sunday using candles at her home in Montevideo during a power cut.

Millions In Argentina And Uruguay Without Electricity After Power Failure

Jun 16, 2019

Argentina's main energy company says it is gradually restoring power after the massive failure halted trains and darkened homes and traffic lights.

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Asia

Mourners hold flowers Sunday and pray for a man who fell to his death after hanging a protest banner against an extradition bill in Hong Kong Sunday, June 16, 2019.

Hong Kong Executive Apologizes As Protests Continue Over Extradition Bill

Jun 16, 2019

Chief Executive Carrie Lam says her management of an extradition bill caused "disputes in society." Protesters say they want the bill scrapped and Lam to step down.

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Politics

Air Force One following the arrival of U.S. President Donald Trump at Stansted Airport on June 3, 2019 in London, England.

Trump's Designs For Revamped Air Force One May Not Take Off

Jun 16, 2019

Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn., has attached an amendment to the annual defense policy bill to keep Trump's designs for the next presidential plane within budget.

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Europe

A small group in hard hats gathered on Saturday for Mass in Paris' Notre Dame cathedral. It was the first Mass since a fire devastated the church in April.

Notre Dame Holds 1st Mass Since Fire Devastated The Historic Paris Cathedral

Jun 16, 2019

A group of around 30 people wearing hardhats gathered for Mass in the cathedral on Saturday, exactly two months after a severe fire. The service was not open to the public.

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World

Danisch Farooqi with his daughter, Aaliya, in Hamburg, Germany, when she was around 2 years old. "I haven't seen her in five years," he says. He wonders if she has forgotten him.

'I Would Do Anything For Her': A German Dad's Search For His Daughter, Taken By ISIS

Jun 16, 2019

A German father struggles to find and bring home his young daughter, taken by his ex-wife when she went to Syria five years ago with her new husband, an ISIS fighter.