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7-year-old Guatemalan migrant girl in Border Patrol custody dies from high fever, seizures; feds fault father
The Guatemalan child’s death after being detained by Border Patrol agents, renews questions about U.S. treatment of migrant minors.
DHS warns against danger crossing border illegally after child dies
A 7-year-old Guatemalan girl reportedly died after 8 hours in the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
US soldier dies in non-combat incident in Afghanistan
The service member’s identity was being withheld until his family could be notified.
Syrian Kurdish-led fighters take the last Islamic State-held town
Hajin was the extremists’ main stronghold in the last pocket of land they control in eastern Syria, near the Iraqi border.
Strasbourg Christmas market attack suspect dead; video captures aftermath of shootout
The Paris prosecutor’s office formally identified the suspect as Cherif Chekatt, 29, a Strasbourg-born man with a long history of convictions for various crimes, including robberies.
7-year-old migrant girl dies after Border Patrol arrest
It’s unknown what happened to the girl during the eight hours before she started having seizures and was flown to an El Paso hospital.
In rebuke to Trump, Senate votes to halt US support for Saudi-led war in Yemen, names crown prince as responsible for Khashoggi death
Thursday’s vote marks the first time the Senate invoked Congress’ war powers to challenge U.S. military involvement abroad. Trump opposed withdrawal.
Eiffel Tower a more popular spot for Brits to visit than Stonehenge
A survey of 2,000 adults found less than half of the British population have visited the prehistoric monument Stonehenge, and one out of twenty Brits say they’ve never heard of it!
‘Not just hysteria’: 25 US employees at embassy in Cuba did suffer inner-ear damage from mystery illness, study says
The Americans reported dizziness, pain, memory loss from mysterious ‘force field’ in 2016 and 2017.