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The New York Times
- Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, Who Led Liberal Wing, Dies at 99 July 17, 2019When he retired in 2010, Justice Stevens was the second-oldest and the second-longest-serving justice ever to sit on the court.
- How the Eric Garner Decision Compares With Other Cases July 16, 2019Despite increased attention on deaths involving the police, most officers involved in them are not charged. Among the few who are, most are not convicted.
- MS-13 Gang Members Charged With Brutal Murders in Los Angeles July 16, 2019A sweeping indictment of 22 members of the transnational criminal gang’s “Fulton Clique” lists a host of crimes ranging from racketeering to gruesome killings.
- A Day After It Was Filed, New Trump Asylum Policy Gets Hit in Court July 16, 2019The American Civil Liberties Union challenged new rules that would prevent people from claiming asylum unless they applied in another country first.
- ‘Chance the Snapper,’ the Alligator That Mesmerized Chicago, Is Captured July 16, 2019Officials had been searching for the alligator for almost a week. It took someone from a warmer clime — Florida — to nab him. The story had enthralled Chicago.
- Beyond the Grave, the N.R.A.’s $56 Million Donor Lives On July 16, 2019The National Rifle Association’s benefactors have been veiled in secrecy, but more than 1,000 emerged after a records review. One loomed above the rest.
- After Tumultuous Protests, Puerto Rico Governor Insists He Will Not Resign July 16, 2019Puerto Rico’s embattled governor, Ricardo Rosselló, acknowledged widespread public anger but said he would “keep working for the people.”
- The ‘Lady of the House’ Who Was Long Entangled With Jeffrey Epstein July 16, 2019Ghislaine Maxwell’s yearslong involvement with Mr. Epstein, who faces charges of sex trafficking and abuse, has raised questions about what she may have known.
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- 'Racist tweets': House passes resolution condemning Trump's attack on congresswomen July 17, 2019Nancy Pelosi’s sharp rebuke of the president’s remarks prompted a challenge from Republicans who claimed rule violationsThe House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a resolution condemning Donald Trump’s incendiary remarks telling four congresswomen of color to “go back” to where they “came from” as racist.The measure, which formally rebuked the president’ […]
- House orders Pentagon to review if it exposed Americans to weaponised ticks July 16, 2019A New Jersey lawmaker suggests the government turned insects into bioweapons to spread disease and possibly released themThe US House of Representatives has called for an investigation into whether the spread of Lyme disease had its roots in a Pentagon experiment in weaponising ticks.The House approved an amendment proposed by a Republican congressman from N […]
- 'Truth hurts': China's envoys try out Trump-style Twitter diplomacy July 17, 2019Beijing’s representatives abroad are harnessing social media to confront critics Chinese envoys are experimenting with a new kind of Trump-style public diplomacy – Twitter spats.Twitter is banned in China, but Chinese diplomats abroad, not traditionally known for being outspoken, have started to use the platform to confront Beijing’s critics more directly an […]
- Cucumber crisis after Tokyo hit by cloudiest spell since records began July 17, 2019Unseasonable weather has blighted agriculture across Japan, as well as sales of summer clothes Tokyo’s cloudiest few weeks in nearly 60 years has cast a shadow over the capital’s vegetable markets, forcing up the prices of some by 70%.Japan has been hit by unseasonably cloudy weather and cool temperatures, Tokyo enjoying fewer than three hours of sunshine a […]
- Bianca Devins murder: Instagram under fire over shared images of dead teen's body July 17, 2019Alleged killer Brandon Clark’s post with the caption ‘I’m sorry, Bianca’ shared and reposted hundreds of timesSocial media companies have come under fire after images of a murdered teenage girl’s body were posted online and were widely shared on Instagram as well as other sites including Discord and 4chan.Bianca Devins, a 17-year-old girl from Utica in New Y […]
- Ursula von der Leyen elected first female European commission president July 16, 2019German minister wins narrow backing of MEPs to succeed Jean-Claude JunckerUrsula von der Leyen has been confirmed as the European commission’s first female president and the first German in the job for more than 50 years.In a secret ballot, MEPs voted narrowly to support the German defence minister as a replacement for Jean-Claude Juncker when he steps down […]
- Trump drilling leases could create more climate pollution than EU does in a year July 17, 2019US has offered close to 378m acres of public lands and waters for oil and gas leasing since Trump took office through April 2019Donald Trump’s leases of public lands and waters for oil and gas drilling could lead to the production of more climate-warming pollution than the entire European Union contributes in a year, according to a new report.The Wilderness […]
- Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe moved to mental health ward in Iran July 16, 2019Revolutionary Guards will not allow family to contact her, according to Richard RatcliffeNazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian woman detained in Tehran for more than three years, has been transferred to a mental health ward where Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have prevented relatives from contacting her, according to her husband.Richard Ratcliffe said […]
The BBC
- US House condemns Trump attacks on congresswomen as racist July 17, 2019The vote - which divided the House along partisan lines - denounces tweets widely seen as racist.
- Von der Leyen elected EU Commission head after MEPs vote July 16, 2019German Ursula von der Leyen will replace Jean-Claude Juncker on 1 November after a close vote.
- Johnny Clegg, South African musician and activist, dies aged 66 July 16, 2019One of South Africa's best-known musicians and anti-apartheid activist dies at the age of 66.
- Norway's spy town: 'They took him and they have broken him' July 16, 2019The wife of a Norwegian pensioner convicted of espionage in Russia has spoken to the BBC about her anger at the intelligence service.
- Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency attacked at Senate hearing July 16, 2019The tech giant's Libra digital currency is attacked by senators who say the company is not trusted.
- Inside Iran: Are Tehran's poorest paying the price? July 16, 2019US imposed sanctions are crippling the economy, making food and medicines unaffordable.
- Huge fire sweeps through Peru neighbourhood July 16, 2019Eighty families have been affected by the fire, according to local media.
- How chimpanzees bond over a movie together July 16, 2019Feeling closer after watching a video together can be experienced by chimps as well as humans, say scientists.
