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What Is the Heat Index? Is it the Heat, the Humidity, or Both? July 19, 2019
With a heat wave spreading to about two-thirds of the United States, you’re going to hear a lot about the heat index rather than the air temperature. Here’s what it all means.
Dr. John Tanton, Quiet Catalyst in Anti-Immigration Drive, Dies at 85 July 19, 2019
A small-town eye doctor, he founded and fostered advocacy groups whose warnings on demographic change have reached the Trump White House.
The Jury Said He Killed Her Daughter. She Helped Clear His Name. July 18, 2019
Something about the confession did not sound right. So an Idaho mother pushed to use the emerging technique of genetic genealogy to find another suspect.
Crystal Cathedral in California Gets a New Life as a Catholic Church July 19, 2019
The towering glass megachurch, long the home of a flamboyant televangelist, has been renamed Christ Cathedral.
A Playlist to Deter the Homeless: ‘Baby Shark’ and ‘Raining Tacos’ July 19, 2019
The city of West Palm Beach, Fla., is blaring two maddeningly catchy children’s songs on a loop each night to prevent people from sleeping near an event center.
Heat Wave to Hit Two-Thirds of the U.S. Here’s What to Expect. July 18, 2019
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Puerto Ricans in Protests Say They’ve Had Enough July 19, 2019
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Ex-L.S.U. Student Convicted in Fraternity Hazing Death of Freshman July 19, 2019
Matthew Naquin, 21, faces up to five years in prison for negligent homicide. His conviction is the latest example of the increasingly hard line prosecutors are taking with hazing deaths.

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Iran denies Donald Trump claim that US destroyed drone in Strait of Hormuz July 19, 2019
US president says USS Boxer took ‘defensive action’ against unmanned aircraft amid heightened tensions between countriesIran has denied that a US warship brought down one of its drones in the strait of Hormuz, amid heightened tensions between the two countries.The incident was first revealed by Donald Trump, who said that USS Boxer took defensive action afte […]
'Despicable': Democrats condemn Trump over rally's Ilhan Omar chant July 18, 2019
Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren denounced the president after rally erupted into chants of ‘send her back’Follow the latest in US politics – liveDemocrats have rushed to condemn Donald Trump after his supporters erupted into chants of “send her back” at the mention of Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan Omar, one of the targets of the president’ […]
Kyoto Animation fire: police search for clues as donations pass $1m mark July 19, 2019
Fire officials say most victims were found on top floor as tens of thousands donate to crowdfunding appeal Investigators are searching for clues to the motive of an arsonist who killed at least 33 people in an attack on a popular Japanese anime studio that has plunged country into a state of shock.Thirty-six others were injured, some of them critically, in T […]
French police gear up for final of football's Africa Cup of Nations July 19, 2019
Large police presence expected on streets of French cities as Algeria take on Senegal Thousands of police will be on the streets in French cities for the Algeria-Senegal football final of the Africa Cup of Nations on Friday night after more than 200 people were arrested when Algeria fans celebrated their semi-final win on Sunday.France, which was a colonial […]
Ursula von der Leyen: hard Brexit would be massive blow for both sides July 18, 2019
Exclusive: newly elected EU chief suggests there could be emergency help for IrelandThe European commission’s new president has said a hard Brexit would have “massively negative consequences” for both Britain and the EU, and said Brussels could provide emergency help for nations such as Ireland that bear the brunt of such an outcome.In her first interview si […]
Moroccan court orders death penalty for jihadists who beheaded tourists July 18, 2019
Three Isis supporters who killed two Scandinavian women given death sentence Three men have been sentenced to death in Morocco for the Isis-inspired murder of two Scandinavian hikers in the Atlas mountains last December.The two victims, Louisa Vesterager Jespersen, 24, from Denmark, and Maren Ueland, 28, from Norway, were beheaded by a group of men who wante […]
China's Uighur policy is human rights 'stain of the century' – Pompeo July 19, 2019
US secretary of state says mass detentions of Muslim minority is among ‘worst crises of our time’The US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, has accused China of being responsible for the human rights “stain of the century” with mass detentions of Muslims and other minorities.Speaking at an international religious freedom conference that he is hosting in Washing […]
Bangladesh prepares to move Rohingya to island at risk of floods and cyclones July 19, 2019
Foreign minister defends controversial proposal as ‘only solution’ despite misgivings of human rights campaignersThe first Rohingya refugees could be relocated to an island in the next few months under controversial plans drawn up by the Bangladesh government, the country’s foreign minister has said.Some of the nearly 1 million Rohingya refugees who fled a m […]

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US destroyed Iranian drone in Strait of Hormuz, says Trump July 19, 2019
Donald Trump says the ship took "defensive action" in the Strait of Hormuz, as US-Iran tensions rise.
Boeing takes $5bn hit over grounding of 737 Max July 18, 2019
The charge will wipe out profits, but Boeing says it hopes the aircraft will resume flying this year.
Yingying Zhang: US man sentenced to life for Chinese student's murder July 19, 2019
Brendt Christensen abducted Yingying Zhang on a university campus in 2017 and beat her to death.
Luxury goods join Hong Kong retail slump as protests bite July 19, 2019
Retailers and hotels are among the firms seeing business hit by ongoing protests in Hong Kong.
India floods: Tired tiger takes nap in resident's bed July 19, 2019
The tiger found shelter in a house as floods ravage the Kaziranga National Park in India's Assam state.
Apollo 11: 'I helped the world watch Moon landing' July 18, 2019
About 600 million were watching in 1969 - thanks largely to an unlikely outpost in rural Australia.
Kulbhushan Jadhav: Pakistan to allow consular access to 'Indian spy' July 19, 2019
Islamabad says it will allow Indian officials to meet Kulbhushan Jadhav who has been convicted of spying.
ASAP Rocky: Swedish jail requests more time to investigate assault July 19, 2019
The rapper has been detained over alleged assault for the last two weeks.

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