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Billy McFarland in July 2016 in Water Mill, N.Y. After pleading guilty in March to criminal fraud related to his 2017 Fyre Festival, McFarland was accused of yet another event scam on Tuesday.

Government Accuses Disgraced Fyre Festival Founder Of Starting Another 'Sham' Company

Billy McFarland was accused Tuesday of starting a fraudulent ticket-selling venture while out on bail, just months after his disastrous Fyre Festival event made headlines.

A patient talks with a nurse at a traveling contraception clinic in Madagascar run by the British nonprofit group Marie Stopes International. The organization is one of many that has decided to give up U.S. funding because it deems Trump's ban on providing abortion referrals to be ethically unacceptable.

Trump's Ban On Funding For Overseas Abortions Has Some Little-Known Exceptions

These exceptions could allow a huge number of groups to provide abortion referrals without losing U.S. aid.. Now critics of the ban are trying to spread the word.

How Taking A Stand For Justice Can Threaten The Careers Of Black Athletes

Journalist Howard Bryant discusses the history of social protest among African-American athletes. His new book, The Heritage, traces the tradition back to Jackie Robinson, Muhammad Ali and others.

Andrés Manuel López Obrador, a veteran leftist, is running for president once again. Polls put his lead well into the double digits ahead of his nearest rival. Mexico's election is July 1.

How Mexico's López Obrador Has Become The Man To Beat In His 3rd Run For President

Andrés Manuel López Obrador looked to broaden his voter base, reaching out to more voters, even conservatives, angered by epic crime and corruption. Polls show it is working.

These two views from NASA's Curiosity rover, acquired specifically to measure the amount of dust inside Gale Crater, show that dust has increased over three days from a major Martian dust storm. The left-hand image shows a view of the east-northeast rim of Gale Crater on June 7, 2018 (Sol 2074); the right-hand image shows a view of the same feature on June 10, 2018 (Sol 2077).

Enormous Dust Storm On Mars Threatens The Opportunity Rover

With the sun entirely blocked out by dust, the solar-powered rover has presumably fallen asleep to wait out the storm. NASA scientists say they are "very concerned," but that they hope for the best.

UNF Surf Team Heads To National Championships In California

The UNF Surf Team is heading to the National Scholastic Surfing Association (NSSA) Championships this weekend in Dana Point, California.After taking home…

Comcast made a $65 billion offer for much of the Hollywood holdings of 21st Century Fox. The bid tops the $52.4 billion offer made by Disney last year.

Comcast Makes Bid For 21st Century Fox In Big Hollywood Power Play

Comcast Corp. on Wednesday made a $65 billion offer for much of the Hollywood holdings of 21st Century Fox. The bid tops the $52.4 billion offer made by Disney in December.

Teen Allegedly Framed By Town's Police To Preserve Perfect Arrest Statistics

The Miami-area boy was intentionally and falsely arrested in Florida for four burglaries that he did not commit, federal prosecutors said in an indictment filed Monday.

Comcast Puts In $65 Billion Bid For 21st Century Fox

Comcast is offering $65 billion for the major entertainment assets of 21st Century Fox, which is controlled by the Murdoch family. Comcast is hoping to lure the Fox properties away from Disney, with a bid it calls "superior" to Disney's.

Flames and smoke billow skyward as a wildfire burns near Durango, Colo. on June 7, 2018. The 416 Fire continued to burn more than 27,000 acres Wednesday morning, causing the closure of a nearby national forest.

Wildfires Blaze Across Parts Of Southwest

The fires have shut down the San Juan National Forest and destroyed homes in the tourist hub of Moab, Utah.

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