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The New York Times
- Big Tech, a Conservative Provocateur and the Fight Over Disinformation August 22, 2019A veteran political operative built a potent online disinformation mill with his son. When Silicon Valley changed the rules, they tried to go straight. Or did they?
- Putting a Positive Spin on Oil Exploration in the Arctic Refuge August 21, 2019The Trump administration pressed scientists for quick findings, dismissed bad news and revised a report in its push for lease sales, records show.
- Louisiana Says ‘Oui’ to French, Amid Explosion in Dual-Language Schools August 22, 2019This fall, more American students than ever will start their first day of school learning in a language other than English.
- The Flores Agreement Protected Migrant Children for Decades. New Regulations Aim to End It. August 21, 2019A landmark consent decree in 1997 set conditions for detention of migrant children. Now the Trump administration has proposed its own standards.
- How Fixing California’s Housing Crisis Is Like Playing Whac-a-Mole August 21, 2019Wednesday: Local regulations stand in the way of more apartments. Also: Pacific Gas & Electric shares tumble; and Tom Waits’s San Diego.
- Former V.A. Doctor Charged in Deaths of 3 Veterans August 21, 2019Prosecutors said that Robert Morris Levy was responsible for the deaths through incorrect and misleading diagnoses and that he had used a mind-altering substance while working.
- Parkland Shooting Survivors Release Ambitious Gun Control Plan August 22, 2019The plan by March for Our Lives would ban assault weapons, raise the minimum age for buying firearms and introduce other measures that the gun lobby has strongly opposed.
- Richard Ross, Philadelphia’s Police Commissioner, Resigns August 21, 2019The commissioner had not acted quickly enough after sexual harassment reforms last summer, the mayor said.
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
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The Guardian, UK
- Merkel gives Johnson 30 days to find solution to avoid no-deal Brexit August 21, 2019Macron rules out renegotiating Brexit deal, as French see no deal as ‘most likely outcome’ Angela Merkel has challenged Boris Johnson to come up with a solution to avert a no-deal Brexit “in the next 30 days”, putting responsibility for stopping the UK crashing out of the EU firmly at the British prime minister’s door.After weeks of diplomatic tension, the G […]
- Italy's Democratic party leader warms to idea of M5S alliance August 21, 2019Ex-PM Matteo Renzi’s plan may stave off elections that could lead to fully far-right governmentThe leader of Italy’s centre-left Democratic party (PD) has warmed to a potential alliance with its long-time rival, the anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S), in an attempt to stave off snap elections that threaten to create western Europe’s first fully far- […]
- Danish PM ‘surprised and disappointed’ over cancelled Trump visit August 21, 2019US president attacks comments as ‘nasty’ after calling off trip because Greenland not for saleThe Danish prime minister has said she is surprised and disappointed that Donald Trump has called off his planned visit to the country over Copenhagen’s refusal to sell Greenland to the US.At a press conference on Wednesday afternoon, Mette Frederiksen reaffirmed th […]
- West Papua protests: Indonesia deploys 1,000 soldiers to quell unrest, cuts internet August 22, 2019Jakarta cuts online access to Papua ‘and surrounding areas’ until the atmosphere ‘returns to being conducive and normal’Indonesia has deployed more than 1,000 security personnel to the province of West Papua and cut internet access, amid spreading protests and violence. On Wednesday, violent demonstrations erupted, a market was torched and street battles too […]
- Older adults can boost longevity 'with just a little exercise' August 21, 2019Norwegian review of 36,000 cases links more activity overall, light or intensive, with lower risk of death Even a small increase in light activity, such as washing dishes, a little gentle gardening, or shuffling around the house, might help stave off an early death among older adults, researchers say. Being sedentary, for instance, by sitting for long period […]
- Jair Bolsonaro claims without evidence that NGOs are setting fires in Amazon rainforest August 21, 2019Brazilian president claims green groups behind rise in blazes, but offers nothing to support his assertionThe Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, has accused environmental groups of setting fires in the Amazon as he tries to deflect growing international criticism of his failure to protect the world’s biggest rainforest.A surge of fires in several Amazonian […]
- Man arrested in Madrid accused of upskirting more than 500 women August 21, 2019Police say they caught him filming on Metro after allegedly uploading videos for a yearPolice in Madrid have arrested a man accused of filming the intimate parts of more than 500 women without their consent while they travelled on the Metro.The accused made the videos, a practice known as upskirting, using a mobile phone concealed in a backpack. Police say h […]
- Trump stands by antisemitic trope that sparked anger among Jewish Americans August 21, 2019President repeated view that voting Democrat was ‘disloyal to Jewish people’, remarks that have caused shock and disdainDonald Trump on Wednesday repeated an antisemitic trope that has prompted dismay among prominent American Jews, saying that voting Democratic was “disloyal to Jewish people and … very disloyal to Israel”.Prominent US Jews have reacted with […]
The BBC
- Greenland: Trump criticises 'nasty' Denmark over cancelled visit August 21, 2019The president takes offence after Denmark's PM called his idea of buying the Arctic island "absurd".
- Initial evidence shows microplastics pose ‘minimal health risk’ August 22, 2019The World Health Organization says its findings are based on the "limited information" available.
- Myanmar Muslims: 'We're citizens too' August 21, 2019Since the Rohingya crisis erupted in 2012, some Muslims in Myanmar say they face more discrimination.
- US moves to abolish child migrant custody limits August 21, 2019Migrant families crossing the southern border of the US illegally could now be detained indefinitely.
- P Chidambaram: India's former finance minister arrested August 21, 2019The senior opposition leader has been arrested on charges of corruption and money laundering.
- Man accused of upskirting over 550 women in Madrid August 21, 2019The suspect allegedly uploaded the videos to pornographic websites, getting millions of views.
- Google and Mozilla move to stop Kazakhstan 'snooping' August 21, 2019The browsers will prevent government-issued certificates from decrypting net traffic.
- Amazon fires: President Jair Bolsonaro suggests NGOs to blame August 21, 2019Jair Bolsonaro says NGOs may be setting fires in the Amazon to embarrass the government after they cut funding, despite offering no evidence.
