James Pomfret
Jeff Mason is a White House Correspondent for Reuters and the 2016-2017 president of the White House Correspondents’ Association. He was the lead Reuters correspondent for President Barack Obama's 2012 campaign and interviewed the president at the White House in 2015. Jeff has been based in Washington since 2008, when he covered the historic race between Obama, Hillary Clinton and John McCain. Jeff started his career in Frankfurt, Germany, where he covered the airline industry before moving to Brussels, Belgium, where he covered the European Union. He is a Colorado native, proud graduate of Northwestern University and former Fulbright scholar.
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Eight boys rescued from flooded Thai caves, now up to 'rain god'
CHIANG RAI, Thailand Eight of the 12 boys trapped with their soccer coach in a labyrinthine flooded cave complex in northern Thailand have been freed, authorities said on Monday, adding that the time for rescuing the others will depend on the weather. | Video
Perilous, dark labyrinth for Thai schoolboys on journey back to light
THAM LUANG CAVE, Thailand As the world holds its breath, 12 boys and their soccer coach - accompanied by an elite team of rescue divers - are making a treacherous journey to safety through flooded underground caverns that have tested some of the world's best cavers.
Perilous, dark labyrinth for Thai schoolboys on journey back to light
THAM LUANG CAVE, Thailand As the world holds its breath, 12 boys and their soccer coach - accompanied by an elite team of rescue divers - are making a treacherous journey to safety through flooded underground caverns that have tested some of the world's best cavers.
Perilous, dark labyrinth for Thai schoolboys on journey back to light
THAM LUANG CAVE, Thailand As the world holds its breath, 12 boys and their soccer coach - accompanied by an elite team of rescue divers - are making a treacherous journey to safety through flooded underground caverns that have tested some of the world's best cavers.
Thai rescuers evacuate cave area, rescue bid for trapped boys seen imminent
THAM LUANG CAVE, Thailand Thai authorities on Sunday said they plan to evacuate an area around a cave in northern Thailand where a dozen boys and their soccer coach have been trapped so that a "rescue operation" can take place.
Thai boys ask for not too much homework in first letters from flooded cave
CHIANG RAI, Thailand A soccer team of 12 Thai schoolboys and their coach trapped in a flooded cave for the past fortnight established contact with their parents for the first time through heartfelt letters as rescuers strove on Saturday to find a way to save them. | Video
Thai boys ask for not too much homework in first letters from flooded cave
CHIANG RAI, Thailand A soccer team of 12 Thai schoolboys and their coach trapped in a flooded cave for the past fortnight established contact with their parents for the first time through heartfelt letters as rescuers strove on Saturday to find a way to save them. | Video
Rains hit Thai cave where rescuers face 'war with water and time'
CHIANG RAI, Thailand A heavy rainshower hit northern Thailand late on Saturday, worsening conditions at the cave where rescuers were waging a "war with water and time" to save 12 trapped boys and their soccer coach, with a rescue possible within days.
Thai boys ask for not too much homework in first letters from flooded cave
CHIANG RAI, Thailand A soccer team of 12 Thai schoolboys and their coach trapped in a flooded cave for the past fortnight established contact with their parents for the first time through heartfelt letters as rescuers strove on Saturday to find a way to save them. | Video
Flying squad: With drones and machetes, China's green vigilantes combat bird poachers
POYANG LAKE, China For much of the past year, Liu Yidan has patrolled the back roads of China in a black jeep, hunting for bird poachers. | Video
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