LI Lax Fest

Edit Newsday 19 Jun 2016
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Empire Challenge: Hot Wings Edition

Edit Newsday 19 Jun 2016
Scenes from the Empire Challenge hot wings eating contest, a side event to the annual football match between the high school all-stars from Long Island and New York City ... and photos about Long Island high school sports events....

Love Island 2016: Zara Holland leaves the villa due to family illness

Edit Digital Spy 19 Jun 2016
Zara Holland has left the Love Island villa due to a family illness ... "Owing to an illness in the family, Zara Holland has left the Love Island villa to return to the UK ... Love Island ......

'Love Island': Zara Holland Leaves The Show Due To 'Family Illness'

Edit Huffington Post 19 Jun 2016
Zara Holland has made the decision to leave the ‘Love Island’ villa, after discovering that her mum has taken ill ... A statement from ‘Love Island’ explains. “Owing to an illness in the family, Zara Holland has left the ‘Love Island’ villa to return to the UK ... Zara is the second of this year's Islanders to walk, following the departure of Rykard Jenkins....

Groups seek to protect rare butterfly on San Juan Island

Edit San Francisco Chronicle 19 Jun 2016
A marbled mystery Since the island marble butterfly was found on San Juan Island 18 years ago, many have sought to unravel the mysteries that surround it ... Protecting a species Because of the threat posed by deer, the greatest challenge for the island marble butterfly is the survival of its young, according to those working with the butterflies....

Beijing says the Indonesian navy fired on Chinese fishing

Edit Business Insider 19 Jun 2016
BEIJING (Reuters) - An Indonesian naval vessel fired on a Chinese fishing boat on Friday, injuring one person, China's foreign ministry said, the countries' third reported confrontation this year near a chain of islands as regional tensions mount in the South China Sea ... The incident follows on two other spats this year near the islands arising from encounters between the Indonesian navy and Chinese fishing boats....

Thousands protest US presence in Japan's Okinawa island

Edit Al Jazeera 19 Jun 2016
Tens of thousands of demonstrators have rallied on the Japanese island of Okinawa, protesting against the heavy US military presence and violent crimes by American personnel there ... The case has intensified long-standing opposition to the military bases, a key part of the US-Japan security alliance, on the island popular with tourists ... The protests prompted Washington to pledge to reduce the US footprint on the fortified island....

Maximum city: A dowry story

Edit The Times of India 19 Jun 2016
The word hunda appears to be derived from handa , which means a plot of land or, in this case, an island that is today known as South Mumbai measuring around 67 square kilometres. The origins of present day Mumbai lie in seven islands separated by swamps, which originally belonged to the Magadhan empire. The islands then fell into the hands of the Silhara family before coming under the control of the Sultan of Gujarat in 1343....

Japan: Protesters gather for anti-US military rally in Okinawa

Edit The Oslo Times 19 Jun 2016
Hundreds of people are gathering on the Japanese island of Okinawa to protest against the heavy US military presence there ... bases, spurring calls for US military personnel to be moved off the island....

Empire Challenge football practice

Edit Newsday 19 Jun 2016
0.40 Empire Challenge lineman drills 2.15 MLB announces several youth initiatives 1.05 MetsCollins on David Wright’s injury 1.09 Long Island's wide receivers could be difference makers 0.46 Empire ......

Empire Challenge lineman drills

Edit Newsday 19 Jun 2016
0.28 Empire Challenge football practice 2.15 MLB announces several youth initiatives 1.05 MetsCollins on David Wright’s injury 1.09 Long Island's wide receivers could be difference makers 0.46 ......

Some push for independence as Marines prepare for Guam buildup

Edit Stars and Stripes 19 Jun 2016
HAGATNA, Guam — This tiny Pacific island has several nicknames ... There is "America's unsinkable aircraft carrier," because the island is home to a huge air force base ... Virgin Islands - confers U.S ... - Free association with administrative power, like Palau and the Marshall Islands ... Some want greater independence but want their taxes to stay here on the island, as they do now, rather than going into the federal coffers....

Some in Guam push for independence as Marines prepare for buildup

Edit Stars and Stripes 19 Jun 2016
HAGATNA, Guam — This tiny Pacific island has several nicknames ... There is "America's unsinkable aircraft carrier," because the island is home to a huge air force base ... Virgin Islands - confers U.S ... - Free association with administrative power, like Palau and the Marshall Islands ... Some want greater independence but want their taxes to stay here on the island, as they do now, rather than going into the federal coffers....
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