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Iran likely at 'inflection point,' launching attacks to change 'status quo,' Defense Intelligence Agency director tells Fox News

Iran likely at 'inflection point,' launching attacks to change 'status quo,' Defense Intelligence Agency director tells Fox News Iran is likely at "an inflection point," and the recent attacks on tankers and the downing of a U.S. surveillance drone appear to be part of an effort to change "the status quo," the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) told Fox News exclusively.

Yemen's Houthis hit Saudi airport, killing one, wounding 21: Saudi-led coalition

Yemen's Houthi movement launched an attack on Abha civilian airport in southern Saudi Arabia on Sunday that killed one person and wounded 21 others, the Saudi-led coalition battling the group in Yemen said. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2ZKHjU7

Turkey sees political tension after Erdogan's opposition wins in Istanbul

Turkey sees political tension after Erdogan's opposition wins in Istanbul The opposition candidate for mayor of Istanbul celebrated a landmark win Sunday in a closely watched repeat election that ended weeks of political tension and broke the long hold President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s party had on leading Turkey’s largest city.

Selling a Mission to Space

By RETRO REPORT from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2ZIEGSK

How NASA Sold the Science and Glamour of Space Travel

By CLYDE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2WZrwnO

Astros Offer Yankees a Potential Glimpse of the Postseason

By TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2ZQnMSD

With Loss to the Cubs, the Mets Implode on the Field and in the Clubhouse

By JEFF ARNOLD from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2X1p0IO

Justin Verlander Shows Yankees What They’re Missing on the Mound

By BOB KLAPISCH from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2ZL1j9w

Green Goes Wire to Wire to Win First Major at LPGA Championship

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2Y9vLtl

Here’s Some Money Advice: Just Buy the Coffee

By TIM HERRERA from NYT Smarter Living https://nyti.ms/2KySSum

Xi and Trump and the Art of the Game

By HENG from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2WYCNQc

A New Deal for Caregiving

By AI-JEN POO and BENJAMIN W. VEGHTE from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2XwmdM2

Trump’s ‘Concentration Camps’

By CHARLES M. BLOW from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/31QKo7a

The Long, Cruel History of the Anti-Abortion Crusade

By JOHN IRVING from NYT Opinion https://nyti.ms/2N7x2Qv

She Joined the Military, and Became a Citizen. But Her American Dream Ended in Violence.

By CHRISTINA GOLDBAUM, ASHLEY SOUTHALL and BRIAN M. ROSENTHAL from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2N6R3a2

Magnitude 5.5 quake hits eastern Japan, no immediate damage

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 hit eastern Japan on Monday morning, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2xcJAv7

Bodies of 7 missing climbers on Himalayan mountain recovered, officials say

Bodies of 7 missing climbers on Himalayan mountain recovered, officials say Indian paramilitary soldiers on Sunday reached the bodies of seven of eight members of an international climbing team that went missing on the country’s second-highest mountain, officials said.

Yemeni rebel attack on Saudi Arabia airport kills 1, wounds 7, reports say

Yemeni rebel attack on Saudi Arabia airport kills 1, wounds 7, reports say Saudi Arabia says one person has been killed and seven others wounded in an attack by Yemeni rebels on an airport in the kingdom’s south.

Thousands in Costa Rica celebrate in first pride march since gay marriage ruling

Tens of thousands of Costa Ricans celebrated gay pride on Sunday in the capital, San Jose, in the first such march since the country's constitutional court promised same-sex couples the right to marry starting next year. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2Rw3zym

Ruling party candidate declared winner of Mauritania election

Mauritania's government-backed candidate Mohamed Ould Ghazouani won the presidential election on Sunday, cementing the power of a ruling party that has positioned itself as an ally of the West against Islamist militants. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2N91s4Z