Thai Boys Recount Ordeal; MGM Sues Vegas Victims; Vegans Vs. Butchers

EU hits Google with a big fine...again [NPR]( Daily Headlines Wednesday, July 18, 2018 FIRST UP: What you need to know now Just in: The Justice Department requested that alleged foreign agent Maria Butina be detained ahead of her trial because they say the Russian woman is a "serious" flight risk — [and the details in the court documents are jui-cy…]( [Thai soccer team and their coach are finally headed home]( [Twelve boys and their soccer coach, rescued from a flooded cave in northern Thailand, described their ordeal at a news conference in Chiang Rai on Wednesday, after they left the hospital.]( Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP/Getty Images Here's some good news: The 12 boys and their coach who were trapped for 18 days in a flooded cave in Thailand held a news conference after being released from a hospital in Chiang Rai. One member of the Wild Boars team, Adun Sam-On, described their rescue as “a miracle,” but said answering the rescue divers’ initial questions was tough. “My mind couldn't work quickly enough," he said. "It's just all I could think about: food." [Read more.]( [Russian reaction to the Trump-Putin meeting: Rejoice]( Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov described Monday’s summit between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin as “better than super.” A columnist for the daily newspaper Izvestia called the meeting “another small miracle created by Trump." As you [may have noticed]( American lawmakers and news analysts had a slightly different take on Trump’s performance. [Read more.]( [MGM sues victims of Las Vegas shooting, hoping to avoid liability]( MGM Resorts International, owner of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, has filed lawsuits against survivers of the 2017 shooting massacre that killed 58 people. MGM wants federal judges in Nevada and California to declare the resort free from liability. [Read more.]( [Barack Obama delivers a speech in honor of Nelson Mandela in South Africa]( Former President Obama used his most high-profile speech since leaving office to call for progressives to push back against the “politics of fear and resentment and retrenchment” that is “now on the move" around the world. His address Tuesday was part of a planned celebration in Johannesburg on what would have been Nelson Mandela’s 100th birthday. Obama also spoke about the disturbing direction toward “strongman politics” in the U.S. and the world. [Read more.]( IN THE NEWS: Digging deeper A new lawsuit claims the federal government holds migrants in shocking conditions. Fouled water. Unfit food. Jammed cells. [A new lawsuit filed against U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions]( claims that migrants who have been apprehended for illegally crossing the southern U.S. border are being held in revolting conditions by Customs and Border Protection. The Center for Human Rights & Constitutional Law filed the suit, which NPR has reviewed. Basic needs reportedly not met: Migrants who have been interviewed by the group say facility guards have denied them access to showers. One mother said her child wore soiled clothing for days because they were not allowed to wash. Another woman said the worst thing was the water: "I had to plug my nose to be able to drink it. It came out of the faucet and smelled terrible." Yet another mother said when she asked the guards for water for her thirsty child, they refused her. "My daughter started crying,” she said. “The officers told me to shut up.” According to the lawsuit, one room housed 18 females and had three mattresses for all of them. The migrants say they were told they couldn’t have any more. The temperature inside the facility is so chilly that another mother reported she could only cradle and warm one of her two children at a time while the other shivered. The lawsuit says the migrants refer to the cold facilities as the “Ice House,” the “Dog House” or the “Dog Pound.” Other complaints [describe inedible food](. What’s next: The Justice Department could not immediately be reached for comment. This lawsuit was filed Monday, and is one of several that the Center has filed on behalf of migrants. A hearing is set for July 27. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( BEFORE YOU GO [Didier Tass, behind the counter of his butcher shop, says he purchases meat from small farmers who raise cows and butcher them humanely and in small quantities.]( Eleanor Beardsley/NPR - Militant French [vegans are coming for butchers]( - EU hits Google with [a big fine … again]( - Trump takes more heat for his Putin meeting — this time from [parents whose kids were killed]( when Russian missiles downed a plane over Ukraine - Brian the Dog + Stardew Valley = [winning at life (and gaming)]( - Put the smartphone down and go outside! [Anxious kids need to roam and play]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Today's newsletter was written by [Korva Coleman]( and [Gabriela Saldivia](. You received this message because you're subscribed to our News emails. | [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Policy]( | NPR 1111 N. CAPITOL ST. NE WASHINGTON DC 20002 [NPR]