| Deadly blast at Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England - ![Deadly blast at Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England]( "Deadly blast at Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England") Photos of the British response to the deadly bombing at a concert arena in Manchester, England, on Monday night.
Wed, 24 May 2017 12:30:32 -0400
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| Low-income Trump voters to be overwhelmingly hit by President's proposed budget cuts -  Many supporters of President Donald Trump will be hit hardest by his administration's new budget – with $3.6 trillion proposed to be slashed from government spending over the next decade, cutting support for programmes that low-income families rely upon. Mr Trump wants legislators to cut at least $610 billion from Medicaid and more than $192 billion from food stamps over a decade. Such deep cuts to such programmes have been attacked by Democrats and even some Republicans – and they will be tough to defend when Trump officials appear on Capitol Hill on Wednesday to discuss the plan.
Wed, 24 May 2017 09:18:00 -0400
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| Father angered by United Airlines' accusation at RDU -  A police report shows a flight attendant saw the dad comforting his young son, but the airline worker thought his hand rested too close to the boy's genitals. What ensued amounted to an embarrassing yet fearful incident at the airport.
Wed, 24 May 2017 08:34:46 -0400
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| Syrian army says senior Islamic State militant killed - ![Syrian army says senior Islamic State militant killed]( "Syrian army says senior Islamic State militant killed") The Syrian army said on Wednesday it had killed Islamic State's military commander in Syria during operations in the north of the country, where the Russian-backed government forces are seizing more territory back from the jihadist group. If confirmed, this would represent a major blow against Islamic State (IS) ahead of an attack which the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) - an alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters - are expected to launch against the jihadists in their stronghold of Raqqa city. A Syrian military source told Reuters the IS commander, Abu Musab al-Masri, had been the group's "minister of war" for Syria.
Wed, 24 May 2017 07:57:09 -0400
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| After Maryland student's speech, mockery and anger in China - ![After Maryland student's speech, mockery and anger in China]( "After Maryland student's speech, mockery and anger in China") When Chinese student Yang Shuping described how she ditched her five pollution masks upon discovering the "oddly luxurious" air of the United States, she drew a fierce online backlash, indignant newspaper columns and even a rebuttal from her hometown. On Wednesday, the official Xinhua news agency's English-language Twitter account broadcast a live-stream from Kunming, with two reporters interviewing passersby about air quality and whether they wore pollution masks. China's foreign ministry also weighed in, saying it was aware the issue was being widely discussed online, and that any Chinese citizen should "make remarks responsibly".
Wed, 24 May 2017 06:21:47 -0400
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