Trump Formally Nominates Blanche to Be Attorney General

June 8 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday formally nominated Todd ⁠Blanche ⁠to serve as attorney general, moving to install ⁠his former personal lawyer as the top U.S. law enforcement official. Trump submitted Blanche’s name to the U.S. ​Senate, the White House said, days after committing to nominating him. He has been serving …

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Rugby League International Kane Evans Comes Out as Gay in a TV Interview

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Ex-rugby league international Kane Evans won’t have to worry about the extortion threats any more or be concerned about his family finding out about his sexuality before he’s ready to tell them. In a television interview Monday with Channel Nine’s “100% Footy,” Evans said he was gay and that he felt …

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Taiwan Says China Coast Guard ‘Harassed’ Commercial Shipping off Its Coast

TAIPEI, June 9 (Reuters) – Chinese coast guard ships ⁠operating ⁠around Taiwan in recent days ⁠have been “harassing” commercial shipping by asking them information about their ​point of origin and destination and claiming jurisdiction, Taiwan’s coast guard said on Tuesday. China, which ‌views democratically governed Taiwan as ‌its own territory, was angered after Japan and …

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Congo’s Ebola Outbreak Rises to 100 Deaths Out of 550 Cases After a Month

BUNIA, Congo (AP) — At least 100 people have died from Ebola less than a month after authorities declared an outbreak of the disease in eastern Congo, authorities said. Attacks on health workers from angry residents, skepticism among some locals and armed conflict in hot spots continue to challenge efforts to stop the spread. Out …

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Thai Jobs for Myanmar Refugees Could Show Way Forward for Asian Nations, UN Says

BANGKOK, June 9 (Reuters) – More than 5,500 ⁠Myanmar ⁠refugees living in camps along ⁠Thailand’s border have found jobs since Bangkok eased employment curbs last ​year, an approach that offers a regional example, a senior U.N. refugee official told Reuters. The step ‌came in response to a ‌sharp decline in global humanitarian funding, in part …

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Kenyan Police Fire Tear Gas During Protest Against US Ebola Quarantine Facility

NANYUKI, Kenya, June 9 (Reuters) – Kenyan police ⁠fired ⁠tear gas on Tuesday to ⁠scatter protesters in the central town of Nanyuki opposing a quarantine ​centre for Americans exposed to Ebola that the U.S. government has raced to build despite ‌Kenyan court orders barring further work. The ‌proposed 50-bed unit on an air force base …

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Trump Says Pilots Safe After US Army Apache Goes Down Near Hormuz

June 8 (Reuters) – U.S. President ⁠Donald ⁠Trump said ⁠early on Tuesday that the pilots ​of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter ‌that went down near ‌the Strait of Hormuz “are ⁠fine.” Speaking ⁠on the runway at John F. Kennedy International ​Airport before returning to Washington, D.C., Trump said there was “nobody injured.” The administration ​would …

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