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- How a Bitter Divorce Battle on Earth Led to Claims of a Crime in Space August 24, 2019NASA is examining a claim that an astronaut improperly accessed the bank account of her estranged spouse from the Space Station.
- 2 Former Houston Police Officers Charged in Connection With Fatal Raid August 24, 2019Prosecutors said the officers fabricated information to obtain a warrant for the raid, in which a man and a woman were killed.
- Is It Unconstitutional to Sleep in Your Home? For a Governor, Perhaps August 23, 2019Gov. Jim Justice of West Virginia has had many political disputes, but whether he is spending enough nights in the Governor’s Mansion may be the unlikeliest.
- David Koch, Billionaire Who Fueled Right-Wing Movement, Dies at 79 August 24, 2019A man-about-town philanthropist, he and his brother Charles ran a business colossus while furthering a libertarian agenda that reshaped American politics.
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg Treated for Tumor on Her Pancreas August 24, 2019The Supreme Court justice’s treatment lasted three weeks, according to a news release on Friday.
- Justice Department Newsletter Included Extremist Blog Post August 24, 2019A national union for the judges said the post “directly attacks sitting immigration judges with racial and ethnically tinged slurs.”
- Teenager Who Was Punched Repeatedly by Fresno Officer Sues Police Dept. August 23, 2019The 17-year-old, London Wallace, was in an apartment at a party when officers conducting a probation search arrived. An officer hit him several times, the lawsuit says.
- Trump Wants to Abolish Birthright Citizenship. Can He Do That? August 23, 2019The president reasserted his wish to do away with automatic citizenship for anyone born in the United States. Here is what he, legal experts and the Constitution have to say on the subject.
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- Hong Kong riot police beat protesters at anti-surveillance rally August 24, 2019Teargas thrown at masked protesters angry over lamp posts equipped with sensorsRiot police have thrown teargas at thousands of protesters and beat many of them after a tense stand-off in Hong Kong.Tens of thousands of demonstrators were holding an anti-government rally on Saturday, marking the city’s 12th week of protests. Continue reading...
- Biarritz in lockdown as G7 summit descends on French resort August 24, 2019More than 13,000 police arrive in town with authorities saying any unrest will not be toleratedThe French seaside resort of Biarritz is under lockdown by security forces ahead of the G7 summit, with more than 13,000 police as well as a special magistrates court set up to try anyone committing offences.The historic centre of the Basque town was emptied of tou […]
- Jair Bolsonaro claims 'profound love' for Amazon rainforest as criticism intensifies August 24, 2019President uses TV speech to criticise ‘disinformation’ about fire crisis, saying it cannot be used as pretext for sanctions Brazil’s far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, has professed to feeling “profound love and respect” for the Amazon as fires continued to rage in the world’s biggest tropical rainforest and criticism of his environmental policies intensif […]
- Russia Today puts Japan on the map, where New Zealand should be August 24, 2019New channel apologises to New Zealanders for map mix-up that also labelled Papua New Guinea as South KoreaRussian news channel RT has apologised for apparently accidentally labelling New Zealand as “Japan”, and Papua New Guinea as “South Korea” in an embarrassing southern hemisphere mix-up.The mistake came in a segment produced by their US bureau about poten […]
- Trump escalates attacks on China and threatens to raise tariffs August 23, 2019President ‘hereby orders’ US firms to seek alternative locations and suggests Fed Chair is an ‘enemy’Donald Trump escalated his attacks on China on Friday, bumping up tariffs on Chinese imports and ordering US companies to leave China.Trump’s announcements on Friday – all on Twitter – came after the president launched another blistering criticism of the Fede […]
- Document reveals how Facebook downplayed early Cambridge Analytica concerns August 23, 2019Internal correspondence provides new insight into how Facebook staff reacted to concerns about use of user data by political campaign consultantsInternal Facebook correspondence from September 2015, released as part of a US government lawsuit on Friday, reveals new details about Facebook’s early knowledge of potentially improper data collection by Cambridge […]
- North Korea fires two suspected missiles after branding Pompeo a 'toxin' August 23, 2019Launch comes day after regime called US secretary of state ‘impudent’ and questioned his ability in nuclear talksNorth Korea fired two suspected short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Saturday in the seventh weapons launch in a month, South Korea’s military said, a day after it threatened to remain America’s biggest threat in protest against US […]
- Patient's death could be first in US linked to vaping, officials say August 24, 2019Illinois case forms part of investigation into illnesses in teens or adults who had used e-cigarettesHealth officials are reporting what could be the US’s first death linked to vaping. Related: Number of US teens using e-cigarettes surges to 5m in one year – study Continue reading...
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- Amazon fires: Brazil sends army to help tackle blazes August 24, 2019President Jair Bolsonaro orders soldiers to be sent to the region, after pressure from EU leaders.
- Amazon fires lead to worldwide protests over Brazilian government inaction August 23, 2019Demonstrators gathered outside Brazilian embassies to protest against inaction on Amazon wildfires.
- Nasa said to be investigating first allegation of a crime in space August 24, 2019The space agency is reportedly looking into an allegation against astronaut Anne McClain.
- US-China trade war: Trump announces new retaliatory tariff hikes August 23, 2019The president hits back at Beijing's plans by hiking tariffs on Chinese imports by another 5%.
- What is the G7 summit and what does it do? August 23, 2019This weekend's meeting in France brings together the heads of the world's leading economies.
- First vape death in the US recorded in Illinois August 24, 2019The Illinois case comes as US health officials track 193 cases of vaping-related lung illness.
- Arun Jaitley: Former India finance minister dies August 24, 2019Jaitley, 66, oversaw the most significant tax reform in India since independence.
- North Korea launches two more 'short-range ballistic missiles' into sea August 24, 2019South Korea says two more missiles - the seventh round in recent weeks - were fired early on Saturday.
