
Thai cave diver Rick Stanton reflects on the mission to save 13 lives that transformed his own
CNN
Not everyone is a football fan, but very rarely do you encounter somebody who is so repulsed by the beautiful game that they would describe it as 'abhorrent.'
At school in the 1960s and 70s, he says he could swim and run, but any time a ball came towards him, he recalls a sense of "complete panic."
And there can be no misunderstanding his stance on the matter. "I just didn't get it at all. Not interested," he told CNN, as he remembered lunchtimes sitting well away from the action "with the uncool kids who didn't kick balls around."

Janet Mills and her allies are counting on a gender gap to narrow Platner’s wide lead ahead of the June 9 primary to decide who will face incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. They are betting that the unfiltered style that has brought Platner widespread attention as someone who could help Democrats reach young men will backfire with women.

As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











