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(Newser) – A 10-year-old boy is lucky to be alive after a shark pulled him out of a boat off the Australian coast. Authorities say the boy was on a 20-foot boat fishing with his father and two other people on Friday about 3 miles off the coast of Tasmania …

EU leaders, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron, have been trying to reach an agreementImage caption: EU leaders, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron, have been trying to reach an agreement. The mood in the room is said to have improved significantly …

An Android TV device from T-Mobile (or rather, its remote control) has been through the FCC. It would include quick access to Netflix and YouTube over the Google Assistant. T-Mobile appears to be the next big US carrier to turn to Android TV for a set-top box, in this case …

Phyllis Somerville, an actress with a long career of roles in film, television and Broadway productions, has died. She was 76 years old. Somerville manager Paul Hilepo says the actor died Thursday in New York City of natural causes. Born in Iowa, Somerville moved to New York in the 1970s. …

Portland’s mayor has demanded that Donald Trump withdraw the militarized federal agents deployed in the city after some people detained far from federal property were sent to protect. “Keep your troops in your own buildings, or have them leave our city,” President Ted Wheeler, the mayor, said at a press …