Headlines for June 14, 2017
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- House Majority Whip Steve Scalise & Congressional Aides Shot Playing Baseball
- Sessions Under Fire for Refusing to Answer Questions During Senate Testimony
- 200 Democratic Congressmembers Suing Trump for Violating Constitution
- Senate Votes to Approve $500M Sale of Precision-Guided Munitions to Saudi Arabia
- Yemen: More Than 900 Have Died in Ongoing Cholera Outbreak
- U.N. Officials: U.S.-Led Airstrikes in Raqqa Causing "Staggering Loss of Civilian Life"
- Iraq: 800 Refugees Sickened by Contaminated Food Provided by British Charity
- Trump Gives Pentagon New Power to Decide Number of Troops in Afghanistan
- 150 Die in Landslides in Bangladesh and Northeast India
- Egypt Blocks Access to 48 News Sites, Including Al Jazeera & Huffington Post
- College Student Returns to U.S. in Coma After Detention in North Korea
- The Guardian: Abuse & Low Pay at Ivanka Trump Indonesian Clothing Factory
- London: 6 People Die and 20 More Are Wounded in Raging Apartment Building Fire
- Pakistan: Journalists Protest Assassination of Bureau Chief Bakhshish Elahi
- Trump Meets with Top Republican Lawmakers to Discuss GOP Healthcare Plans
- Michigan: More Than 100 Iraqis Facing Deportation After Mass Roundup
- New York: Classmates Demand Release of HS Student Arrested by ICE on Prom Day
- Uber: CEO Takes Leave & Board Member Resigns Amid Sexual Harassment Scandal
- Virginia: Former RNC Chair Ed Gillespie Wins Narrow Victory in Governor Primary
- Five Men Now Hold as Much Wealth as Half of the World's Population Combined