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Mom angry school forced daughter to cover legs with duct tape for violating dress code A seventh grader in Maryland had to use duct tape to cover her legs after wearing ripped jeans to school.

Engaged couple mocked for 'smallest ring ever made' “It must suck to wait 9 years for a ring that look like that.”

Dad buys billboard for son after school doesn't recognize him as valedictorian A dad in North Carolina bought his recently graduated son a billboard recognizing him as valedictorian even though the school refused to do so.

8 last-minute Father's Day gift ideas that won't seem so 'last-minute' Father's Day is this Sunday, and you still haven't bought a gift for the man who brought you into this world? Tsk tsk tsk!

Bricklayers protest 'no shorts' dress code by wearing dresses They are happily embracing their new freedom.

Meghan Markle covers shoulders in Givenchy dress for first royal outing with Queen Elizabeth Just days ago, the newly minted duchess caught heat for an off the shoulder ensemble.

Figures show the scale of family separations under a crackdown on illegal immigrants at the Mexico border. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2JTvlA0

About 170 people have died during weeks of protests over government plans to cut pensions. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2JOg9nR

The judge says Mr Manafort had treated court proceedings as "just another marketing exercise". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2lae6jh

The city is placing bulletproof glass and high walls around the tower to guard against terrorism. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2JI02fw

Cristiano Ronaldo reportedly agrees to accept a fine and suspended jail term to settle tax evasion charges. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2lfp4nz

President Trump unveils 25% tariffs on $34bn worth of Chinese goods, accusing Beijing of intellectual copyright theft. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ydI5jE

Mullah Fazlullah - who ordered the shooting of Malala Yousafzai - was killed in Afghanistan, reports say. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2t8cp9L

Elizabeth Holmes is charged with fraud over claims made for blood tests her company developed. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2tcvZ4O

After a diplomatic row, French and Italian leaders propose new EU asylum processing centres in Africa. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2JTgR6F

The same Bible verse was once used by southern preachers to justify US slavery, say critics. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2yfkpvf

Iran win their first match at a World Cup finals in 20 years as Morocco substitute Aziz Bouhaddouz scores an own goal in injury time. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2JJLQi1

Police question a Tunisian man suspected of making the lethal chemical ricin. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2tbGt4n

The Kilauea volcano has been pouring lava into the ocean off Hawaii, causing a hydrochloric acid mist. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2sYuKqy

The president says he was joking about wanting "his people to sit up straight" like in North Korea. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2HSYVDZ

Wade Kelly's drone captured dozens of the reptiles on camera this week, sunbathing by the Daly River in Australia. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2MuMoKL

A young clarinettist wins damages after his ex-girlfriend sabotaged his career to keep him close to her. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2y9l8OC

Milos Zeman tells reporters after the incineration: "I'm sorry to make you look like little idiots". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2JPCJN8

Once the focus of police concern, Dark Mofo has changed how Tasmania presents itself to the world. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2JLxbmM

The decision to cut maximum speeds on country roads to 80km/h (50mph) is proving unpopular. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2HU0ku4

The BBC learns UAE, Yemeni and Sudanese troops are on standby in Eritrea ready to join the battle. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2yddrad

Voters in Sunday's second round will choose between front-runner Ivan Duque and his rival Gustavo Petro. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ta4f0E

Harvard rated Asian-American applicants lower on likeability, courage, according to suit Asian-Americans consistently rated lower than other Harvard applicants on subjective categories like "courage," and the lower scoring decreased their chances of being accepted, according to a group representing students in a lawsuit against the school.

Navy sinks Nike’s release of logo similar to Annapolis’ crest Nike has apologized for and halted its release on Friday of a logo for a sportswear line resembling the U.S. Naval Academy crest scheduled to launch Sunday.

WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said he was pushing ahead with hefty tariffs on $50 billion of Chinese imports on Friday, and the smoldering trade war between the world's two largest economies showed signs of igniting as Beijing immediately vowed to respond in kind. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2t9BFfP

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he wished people would "sit up at attention" for him like North Koreans do for their leader Kim Jong Un, a joke that sparked instant outrage on social media and cable news. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2lbsAzn

ADEN (Reuters) - Forces from an Arab alliance entered the airport in Yemen's main port city on Saturday, the coalition-backed Yemeni military said, in the biggest offensive of the coalition's war against the Iran-aligned Houthis. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2lel07q

MANAGUA (Reuters) - The Nicaraguan government and civic groups on Friday agreed to halt all violence, in a major step to end two months of political unrest that has left 170 dead and rocked the government of President Daniel Ortega. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Muw50c

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The government said on Friday that 1,995 children were separated from 1,940 adults at the U.S.-Mexico border between April 19 and May 31, as the Trump administration implements stricter border enforcement policies. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2tcJi4X

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Papua New Guinea has declared a state of emergency, suspended a provincial government and is sending armed forces to its rugged highlands to restore order after rioters went on a rampage of looting and burning, the government said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2JXKuna

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Friday she was disappointed a lawmaker from her Conservative party had blocked a bill to make "upskirting" - surreptitiously taking photographs up women's skirts - a criminal offense. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2JNFFcR

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan soldiers and Taliban militants celebrated an unprecedented ceasefire marking the end of the Ramadan fasting season with Eid greetings, handshakes, big hugs and selfies. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2t3FkfV

GLASGOW, Scotland (Reuters) - A major fire has torn through one of Scotland's architectural gems, the Mackintosh building at the Glasgow School of Art, for the second time in four years. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2LVkq9O

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Jeff Mason talks Trump's impromptu White House lawn gaggle President Trump held an unexpected press gaggle outside the White House; Reuters White House correspondent Jeff Mason weighs in on 'Fox News @ Night with Shannon Bream.'

Matt Schlapp, Mark Penn talk IG report fall out Matt Schlapp, Mark Penn talk IG report fall out

Giuliani floats idea of 'presidential pardons' to 'clean up' Russia probe President Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani on Friday suggested that the president might try to "clean up" Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation -- in the form of pardons.

Judge revokes Paul Manafort's bail, sends him to jail Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort is sent to jail as questions continue about whether or not Trump should be interviewed by Mueller; reaction on 'Hannity.'

Lewandowski and Bossie react to IG report, Manafort case Former members of the Trump 2016 campaign weigh in on 'Hannity.'