2016-06-16 e6564c28ec55c9cf2416d83e02a20500f6a74a27 17 City Council 36 /wiki/philadelphia%20city%20council Pennsylvania 13 /wiki/pennsylvania Philadelphia 1 /wiki/philadelphia U.S. 171 /wiki/united%20states soft drink 70 /wiki/soft%20drink sugary drinks tax 115 /wiki/sugary%20drinks%20tax City Council Pennsylvania Philadelphia U.S. soft drink sugary drinks tax Philadelphia /feed/2016/06/16/the-philadelphia-pennsylvania-city-council-approves-a-15-cent-per-ounce-tax-on-sugar-sweetened-and-diet-beverages-ef Philadelphia Inquirer 16 480e3efb266fd77721734552bdd1fc9696ad7a1d 6 http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/20160617_Philadelphia_City_Council_to_vote_on_soda_tax.html 2016 The Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, City Council approves a 1.5-cent-per-ounce tax on sugar-sweetened and diet beverages, effective January 1, 2017. This is the first so-called sugary drinks tax in a major U.S. city. 2016-06-16 fc35bcbb711554ed07c02cf42bdf9111461179d8 16 Chris Murphy 37 /wiki/chris%20murphy%20(connecticut%20politician) Connecticut 2 /wiki/connecticut GOP's 116 /wiki/republican%20party%20(united%20states) Senator Murphy gun control filibuster 1 /wiki/senator%20murphy%20gun%20control%20filibuster U.S. Senate 14 /wiki/united%20states%20senate filibuster 71 /wiki/filibuster gun control 172 /wiki/gun%20control Chris Murphy Connecticut GOP's Senator Murphy gun control filibuster U.S. Senate filibuster gun control Senator Murphy gun control filibuster /feed/2016/06/16/connecticut-senator-chris-murphy-ends-a-nearly-15-hour-filibuster-after-republican-party-leaders-reportedly-agree-to-al NBC News 16 8fa91c3c6520b1f591584e3a414f3be76cb6077f 6 http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-democrats-filibuster-over-gun-control-enters-second-day-n593396 2016 Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy ends a nearly 15-hour filibuster after Republican Party leaders reportedly agree to allow votes on two proposed gun control measures. 2016-06-16 9e62f975ef583fb1a1315ba797f84787b39dd4c4 14 Court of Appeal 13 /wiki/court%20of%20appeal%20of%20kenya Kenya 1 /wiki/kenya anal examinations 36 /wiki/right%20to%20health#human%20right%20to%20health%20care sexual orientation 70 /wiki/sexual%20orientation Court of Appeal Kenya anal examinations sexual orientation Kenya /feed/2016/06/16/a-kenyan-lower-court-judge-upholds-the-use-of-anal-examinations-to-attempt-to-determine-a-suspect-s-sexual-orientation AP 16 147feac613cfbf4acae607cf991357275e52fdad 6 https://web.archive.org/web/20160617135613/http://www.bigstory.ap.org/article/9e8b0edfbca54b08b70dfde154306c31/kenya-judge-upholds-use-anal-probes-define-sexuality 2016 The Washington Post 16 1639b8b291df0ad735f318a6637b34b1c721b981 6 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/06/16/kenyan-court-rules-anal-exams-to-test-sexual-orientation-are-legal/ 2016 A Kenyan lower court judge upholds the use of anal examinations to attempt to determine a suspect’s sexual orientation. Homosexual acts are a crime in Kenya. 2016-06-16 ac52970dabc0f3d9ae3f12fc2dd6e30b876a9fad 13 Kampala 13 /wiki/kampala Ugandan military 1 /wiki/uganda%20people's%20defence%20force Kampala Ugandan military Ugandan military /feed/2016/06/16/a-ugandan-soldier-kills-at-least-seven-people-in-a-shooting-spree-at-a-military-police-barracks-in-the-capital-kampala BBC 16 2b3ad07ff07ef4c506659e3b888800d55e3e191b 6 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-36553127 2016 A Ugandan soldier kills at least seven people in a shooting spree at a military police barracks in the capital, Kampala. The soldier, Sgt Isaac Obua, was then shot dead himself. He is reported to have been drunk. 2016-06-16 8f2614986f4177b77d3e0824cf7bccd8b1d750a9 12 Algeria 37 /wiki/algeria Europe 71 /wiki/europe European migrant crisis 1 /wiki/european%20migrant%20crisis Niger 2 /wiki/niger Sahara Desert 14 /wiki/sahara Algeria Europe European migrant crisis Niger Sahara Desert European migrant crisis /feed/2016/06/16/nigerien-authorities-discover-the-bodies-of-34-migrants-mostly-children-left-behind-in-the-sahara-desert-by-people-smu The Guardian 16 d2e428587dab99a4b15d7b38be1f885f609c3467 6 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/16/bodies-migrants-found-niger-desert-people-smugglers-algeria 2016 Nigerien authorities discover the bodies of 34 migrants, mostly children, left behind in the Sahara desert by people smugglers who were taking them to Algeria and then to Europe. 2016-06-16 ea97012e01a38596199a8926d326acea0b1ba93e 11 Birstall, West Yorkshire 115 /wiki/birstall,%20west%20yorkshire British MP 13 /wiki/member%20of%20parliament#united%20kingdom Jo Cox 36 /wiki/jo%20cox Labour Party (UK) 1 /wiki/labour%20party%20(uk) Leeds General Infirmary 70 /wiki/leeds%20general%20infirmary United Kingdom 171 /wiki/united%20kingdom West Yorkshire 238 /wiki/west%20yorkshire Birstall, West Yorkshire British MP Jo Cox Labour Party (UK) Leeds General Infirmary United Kingdom West Yorkshire Labour Party (UK) /feed/2016/06/16/labour-party-mp-jo-cox-dies-at-leeds-general-infirmary-after-being-shot-and-stabbed-as-she-prepared-to-hold-a-meeting-w ABC News 16 d94d299827b4392733414eaf7c9d2cec309173dc 6 http://abcnews.go.com/International/british-politician-reportedly-shot-town-hall-meeting/story?id=39902607 2016 BBC 16 071ba4f920ac07360db20111f47b05ed206e7a2c 6 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-36550304 2016 NBC News 16 b14b11cfe36bca6b1f9f033dd6ed902e41044725 6 http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/jo-cox-british-lawmaker-shot-stabbed-yorkshire-reports-n593581 2016 Reuters 16 3e12b3956ec1a30d56e15acafe71433fff13225c 6 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-politics-attack-idUSKCN0Z21LS 2016 The Guardian 16 c372314bbbb6d6519aec5748ed05bed16d869ba5 6 https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jun/16/labour-mp-jo-cox-shot-in-west-yorkshire 2016 Labour Party MP Jo Cox dies at Leeds General Infirmary after being shot and stabbed as she prepared to hold a meeting with constituents in Birstall, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom. A woman suffered serious injuries; a man was slightly wounded. West Yorkshire police have arrested a 52-year-old male suspect. 2016-06-16 0797ae578058b009d933280d9ebb23e3a292a139 10 Abbot 115 /wiki/abbot%20(buddhism) Bangkok 70 /wiki/bangkok Buddhist temple 36 /wiki/wat Dhammakaya 13 /wiki/wat%20phra%20dhammakaya Phra Dhammachayo 171 /wiki/phrathepyanmahamuni Police 1 /wiki/royal%20thai%20police Abbot Bangkok Buddhist temple Dhammakaya Phra Dhammachayo Police Police /feed/2016/06/16/thai-police-raid-the-dhammakaya-buddhist-temple-north-of-bangkok-to-arrest-abbot-phra-dhammachayo-who-is-accused-of-c BBC 16 ae5e85f6fa8ace876f306353ad5bcf04f6c10b5d 6 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36545637 2016 Reuters 16 e3b00474ef8dc5dba470c3d00d2cbbf36cd03118 6 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-thailand-buddhism-idUSKCN0Z2096 2016 Thai police raid the Dhammakaya Buddhist temple, north of Bangkok, to arrest Abbot Phra Dhammachayo, who is accused of conspiring to launder money by accepting stolen cash from a credit union. His followers deny the allegations and claim the charges are politically motivated. 2016-06-16 862acbda777df17628dfe0154c91fb88cc920228 https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/17A8E/production/_90001969_mediaitem90001968.jpg <3bbb348d30faf7cd6657aa52d98941bb7af6dd2e>https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/17A8E/production/_90001969_mediaitem90001968.jpg 9 Causeway Bay Books disappearances 1 /wiki/causeway%20bay%20books%20disappearances Hong Kong 2 /wiki/hong%20kong Causeway Bay Books disappearances Hong Kong Causeway Bay Books disappearances /feed/2016/06/16/one-of-five-hong-kong-booksellers-who-disappeared-in-2015-says-he-was-forced-by-chinese-agents-into-a-confession-of-ill BBC 16 3bbb348d30faf7cd6657aa52d98941bb7af6dd2e 6 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-36549266 2016 One of five Hong Kong booksellers who disappeared last year says he was forced by Chinese agents into a confession of "illegal trading". One of five Hong Kong booksellers who disappeared in 2015 says he was forced by Chinese agents into a confession of "illegal trading". 2016-06-16 1f262475592f10bfc535c0759a1072057d7b73ca 7 Didier Burkhalter 71 /wiki/didier%20burkhalter European Union 37 /wiki/european%20union Federal Assembly 14 /wiki/federal%20assembly%20(switzerland) Swiss 2 /wiki/switzerland Swiss Federal Administration 116 /wiki/federal%20administration%20of%20switzerland Switzerland–European Union relations 1 /wiki/switzerland-european%20union%20relations Didier Burkhalter European Union Federal Assembly Swiss Swiss Federal Administration Switzerland–European Union relations Switzerland–European Union relations /feed/2016/06/16/switzerland-s-federal-assembly-votes-to-officially-withdraw-the-country-s-application-to-join-the-european-union-follow Euronews 16 e977e2576620eccfa4df5c71f5664b1e4aba50ce 6 http://www.euronews.com/2016/06/16/switzerland-ends-bid-to-join-european-economic-area-after-24-years/ 2016 Malta Today 16 39f455d0b7d4e711042a29dd0e1b7519e9644adc 6 http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/europe/66539/switzerland_withdraws_application_to_join_eu_#.V2L3kKKxWfg 2016 Switzerland's Federal Assembly votes to officially withdraw the country's application to join the European Union. Following the vote, foreign minister Didier Burkhalter was quoted as saying that the government will now tell the EU to “consider the application as withdrawn”. 2016-06-16 35ac00671f40072bd5f6beb053a52739d92fc695 6 England 37 /wiki/england%20national%20football%20team France 2 /wiki/france Marseille 116 /wiki/stade%20velodrome Russian people 14 /wiki/russian%20people Violence at UEFA Euro 2016 1 /wiki/violence%20at%20uefa%20euro%202016 their team 71 /wiki/russia%20national%20football%20team England France Marseille Russian people Violence at UEFA Euro 2016 their team Violence at UEFA Euro 2016 /feed/2016/06/16/france-deports-twenty-russian-football-fans-including-alexander-shprygin-the-leader-of-the-all-russia-supporters-union BBC 16 f6a7d7ba5968cfea250ccbcf2e6346d447f74d5b 6 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36546183 2016 France deports twenty Russian football fans including Alexander Shprygin, the leader of the All-Russia Supporters Union, following violence at the England–Russia match in Marseille. 2016-06-16 229ee8e62c2c1fff7108caf6ac8903109947234c https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/06/17/world/17sinotaiwan/17sinotaiwan-facebookJumbo.jpg <080020d27451ecc8bf153f7f890a6b0c563b4049>https://static01.nyt.com/images/2016/06/17/world/17sinotaiwan/17sinotaiwan-facebookJumbo.jpg 5 China 1 /wiki/china Guangdong 171 /wiki/guangdong Paiwan 115 /wiki/paiwan%20people Taiwan 13 /wiki/taiwan Tsai Ing-wen 70 /wiki/tsai%20ing-wen national anthem 36 /wiki/national%20anthem%20of%20the%20republic%20of%20china China Guangdong Paiwan Taiwan Tsai Ing-wen national anthem China /feed/2016/06/16/china-cancels-an-invitation-to-a-taiwanese-children-s-choir-after-it-performed-the-island-s-national-anthem-at-last-mont AP 16 9c70cf38702263514416bfa4b18c5479c9e1142b 6 http://bigstory.ap.org/article/0e78184955664314a5a332c431822211/report-china-cancels-visit-kids-who-sang-taiwan-anthem 2016 BBC 16 16cc529f88b31789aafa1c800c5b961a70b5728e 6 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-36547305 2016 The New York Times 16 080020d27451ecc8bf153f7f890a6b0c563b4049 6 https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/17/world/asia/china-taiwan-puzangalan-choir.html?_r=0 2016 Organizers of an event in Guangdong Province canceled the invitation to the Puzangalan Choir after a performance at the presidential inauguration in Taiwan in May. China cancels an invitation to a Taiwanese children's choir after it performed the island's national anthem at last month's inauguration of President Tsai Ing-wen; the Puzangalan Choir consisting of children from the Paiwan aboriginal tribe had been due to take part in a choral festival in Guangdong province in July. 2016-06-16 690ac54376be076773adeaf6e6b5cee4acd09563 4 Accra 13 /wiki/accra Ghana 1 /wiki/ghana Accra Ghana Ghana /feed/2016/06/16/flooding-in-southern-ghana-caused-by-heavy-rain-leaves-at-least-10-people-dead-and-the-streets-of-accra-under-water Al Jazeera 16 e2575e7b5a286812659dbee4842b23ec1bb04cc5 6 http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/06/floods-leave-dead-southern-ghana-160616104330811.html 2016 Flooding in southern Ghana caused by heavy rain leaves at least 10 people dead and the streets of Accra under water. 2016-06-16 f0f3e16d8931017b0e303c61ce4d8e772ff196f7 3 Bashar al-Assad 71 /wiki/bashar%20al-assad State Department 2 /wiki/united%20states%20department%20of%20state United Nations 116 /wiki/united%20nations airstrike 14 /wiki/airstrike ceasefire 172 /wiki/ceasefire civil war 1 /wiki/syrian%20civil%20war president 37 /wiki/president%20of%20syria Bashar al-Assad State Department United Nations airstrike ceasefire civil war president Civil war /feed/2016/06/16/dozens-of-american-diplomats-send-a-memo-via-the-state-department-s-dissent-channel-critical-of-us-policy-in-syria New York Times 16 7cefd4564b93e12588e7483d606e7bc44e469389 6 https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/17/world/middleeast/syria-assad-obama-airstrikes-diplomats-memo.html?emc=edit_na_20160616&nlid=66213151&ref=cta&_r=0 2016 Reuters 16 66791ba5ebdbd783433ff5ca4ee17b23a8cd0999 6 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-usa-cable-idUSKCN0Z3087 2016 Dozens of American diplomats send a memo, via the State Department’s "dissent channel", critical of U.S. policy in Syria. The memo was signed by 51 mid- to high-level State Department officers involved with advising on Syrian policy, and calls for airstrikes against President Bashar al-Assad's government to stop its persistent violations of the United Nations-sponsored February ceasefire. 2016-06-16 3972e3096d803e230036e5e4fda815ef52b482f4 2 Russia 14 /wiki/russia Syria 37 /wiki/syria U.S. 2 /wiki/united%20states civil war 1 /wiki/syrian%20civil%20war Russia Syria U.S. civil war Civil war /feed/2016/06/16/the-united-states-accuses-russia-of-bombing-us-backed-forces-in-southern-syria-near-al-tanf-close-to-the-iraq-and-jord Washington Examiner 16 d449b2819cbe6bfd42c28d7b07adf7f52c1388f7 6 http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/pentagon-russia-bombed-u.s.-backed-rebels-in-syria/article/2594178 2016 The United States accuses Russia of bombing U.S.-backed forces in southern Syria near al-Tanf close to the Iraq and Jordan borders. 2016-06-16 6e6d0b463bb56046f8bca6be035f746e6ed4daf0 https://www.aljazeera.com/mritems/Images/2016/5/30/13821eb722d340deb2fdf26c54502a36_18.jpg <126f12a220ee5b1dd5ad0ea5403457be5fd8a672>https://www.aljazeera.com/mritems/Images/2016/5/30/13821eb722d340deb2fdf26c54502a36_18.jpg 1 Abu Qurayn 2 /wiki/abu%20qurayn Second Libyan Civil War 1 /wiki/second%20libyan%20civil%20war Sirte 14 /wiki/sirte Abu Qurayn Second Libyan Civil War Sirte Second Libyan Civil War /feed/2016/06/16/a-suicide-bombing-kills-at-least-10-security-force-members-in-the-village-of-abu-qurayn-west-of-sirte Al Jazeera 16 126f12a220ee5b1dd5ad0ea5403457be5fd8a672 6 http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/06/libyan-forces-killed-suicide-attack-sirte-160616130054316.html 2016 Suicide car bomb kills 10 members of forces allied to UN-backed government and wounds seven others west of Sirte. A suicide bombing kills at least 10 security force members in the village of Abu Qurayn, west of Sirte.