Country singer Luke Combs designed a line of Crocs shoes modeled after the guitar he learned to play. The demand was so high that they sold out immediately at this year’s CMA Music Fest. (June 20)
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Firefighters rescue ducklings with YouTube clip
Firefighters in Littleton, Colorado rescued a flock of ducklings from a storm drain Thursday. They used the sound of duck calls played from a cell phone to coax some of the little ones to safety. (June 21)
Luke Combs’ Crocs an instant sell-out
Country singer Luke Combs designed a line of Crocs shoes modeled after the guitar he learned to play. The demand was so high that they sold out immediately at this year’s CMA Music Fest. (June 20)
Nik Wallenda admits nerves before Times Square wire walk
Tightrope walker Nik Wallenda admits being ‘nervous’ as he prepares to walk a wire across Time Square on Sunday night. (June 20)
Hope Hicks rebuffs questions on Trump White House
Former top White House adviser Hope Hicks refused to answer House Judiciary Committee questions about her time in the White House, dimming Democrats’ chances of obtaining new or substantive information for their obstruction of justice probe. (June 20)
Top trade official will meet Chinese counterpart
The top U.S. trade negotiator says he will meet with his Chinese counterpart to discuss a trade dispute between the world’s two biggest economies before a summit next week in Japan between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping of China. (June 19)
Local newspaper thriving in former ‘news desert’
Waves of layoffs continuing to hit both traditional newspaper chains and digital news startups. Cities and towns so denuded of coverage that they’re described as “news deserts .” But then, there’s The Berkshire Eagle. (June 19)
After video, Phoenix police chief promises change
Phoenix Police Chief Jeri Williams promised change after being booed during a community meeting Tuesday night. The meeting follows the national outcry over a videotaped encounter involving police and a family after a shoplifting report. (June 19)
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Here’s the latest for Wednesday June 19th: Trump officially begins re-election campaign; Protests outside Trump rally; Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan steps down; Phoenix holds community meeting on videotaped police incident.
Trump: China, ‘they took us for suckers’
President Trump is returning to a familiar theme of attacking old trade deals as he appeals to working-class voters in his campaign kickoff for 2020. Trump said Tuesday in Orlando that the U.S. is taking in billions of dollars in tariffs. (June 19)
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