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The New York Times
- Clerk Convicted of Murder for Shooting Memphis Teenager Who Stole ‘$2 Beer’ August 20, 2019A clerk at a store in Memphis, Anwar Ghazali, 29, was found guilty of fatally shooting Dorian Harris, 17, as he ran out last year.
- Chicago Man Charged With Making Online Death Threat Against Abortion Clinic August 20, 2019He is the second man to be arrested and charged by federal authorities this month in connection to posts on iFunny.co, an online forum.
- White Officers Who Led Black Man on Rope Won’t Face Criminal Charges August 20, 2019A photograph of the man’s arrest in Galveston, Tex., on Aug. 3 evoked images of slavery. The authorities are also investigating whether the officers violated any police department policies.
- Searching for Hints About 2020, All Eyes Turn to a Reshaped Virginia August 20, 2019Demographics and redistricting are transforming Virginia, where November legislative elections are being closely watched for signs of where the nation is headed politically.
- Unpaid Miners Blocked a Coal Train in Protest. Weeks Later, They’re Still There. August 19, 2019A protest by a group of coal miners in Harlan County, Ky., has grown into a small 24-hour tent city.
- The Debate About Ethnic Studies for California Students August 19, 2019Monday: The new curriculum could devolve into a political scrum, while still being great for engaging students. Also: Kamala Harris’s fund-raising turning point.
- Ohio Man Charged in Video Threatening Jewish Center, Officials Say August 19, 2019James Patrick Reardon fired a gun in the video, which described him as a “shooter” of a community center and a “white nationalist.”
- On Politics: Trump Prepares for Economic Trouble August 20, 2019President Trump’s advisers are looking at ways to lift the economy if it continues to weaken.
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- EU unconvinced by Johnson's fresh bid to remove Brexit backstop August 19, 2019PM says new commitments to stop hard Irish border should be considered by the blocBoris Johnson has written to the EU suggesting the backstop could be replaced by some form of commitment to prevent a hard Irish border in his first major move to explain the UK government’s new position to Brussels.Ahead of talks with Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron, Johnson […]
- Canada manhunt fugitives recorded final video messages, family says August 20, 2019Mobile phone footage reportedly shows Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky saying goodbye and describing last wishes A mobile phone with a video shot by Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky could hold the key to why they embarked on a killing spree in Canada.The two teenagers suspected of killing Australian tourist Lucas Fowler, his US girlfriend Chynna Deese, and C […]
- Prince Andrew urged to tell all he knows about Jeffrey Epstein August 19, 2019Lawyer for abuse victim asks prince to support investigation into late financier’s crimesPrince Andrew should give sworn testimony on “everything he knows” about his friend Jeffrey Epstein after saying he was appalled by the disgraced financier’s sex crimes, lawyers for some of Epstein’s victims have said.Representatives of women including Virginia Giuffre, […]
- El Salvador rape victim acquitted over stillbirth murder charge August 19, 2019‘Resounding victory for rights of women’ after retrial overturns conviction of Evelyn Beatriz HernandezA young rape victim who was suspected of having an abortion and charged with homicide after having a stillborn child has been acquitted by a judge at a retrial in a case that attracted international attention to El Salvador’s strict abortion laws.Evelyn Bea […]
- Sky NZ fined for broadcasting live stream of Christchurch massacre August 20, 2019Broadcasting Standards Authority issues $4,000 penalty for airing footage that had ‘potential to cause significant distress’Sky NZ has been fined by the country’s broadcasting watchdog for airing live footage of the Christchurch terror attack that killed 51 people.On 15 March a lone gunmen killed 51 people in two inner-city Christchurch mosques – the worst m […]
- 'We have an obligation': Ilhan Omar calls on lawmakers to visit Israel August 19, 2019Rashida Tlaib and Omar called decision to block their entry an attempt ‘to suppress our ability to do our jobs’ in press conferenceThe Minnesota representative Ilhan Omar called on her colleagues to visit Israel to prevent Donald Trump and the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, “succeed in hiding the cruel reality of the occupation from us”.Omar’s c […]
- French tourists face six years in jail over claims they stole Sardinia sand August 19, 2019Couple in hot water as Italian authorities get tough on issue blighting island for yearsA pair of French tourists could face up to six years in jail after allegedly stealing 40kg (6st 3lbs) of sand from one of Sardinia’s pristine beaches.Border police found the white sand, taken from Chia beach in the south of the Italian island, stashed into 14 large plasti […]
- Twitter and Facebook crack down on accounts linked to Chinese campaign against Hong Kong August 20, 2019Company also suspends thousands of accounts as it reports ‘state-backed information operation’Twitter has removed nearly 1,000 accounts and suspended thousands of others tied to a campaign by the Chinese government against protesters in Hong Kong, the company announced on Monday.Twitter disclosed a “significant state-backed information operation” originating […]
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- El Salvador: Evelyn Hernández cleared over baby's death August 20, 2019Evelyn Hernández's murder retrial has shocked El Salvador and united women's rights groups.
- Jeffrey Epstein 'signed will two days before death' August 20, 2019The estate of the former financier was worth $577m (£475m) when he killed himself, reports say.
- Syrian civil war: 'Three killed' in attack on Turkish convoy August 19, 2019Russian and Syrian air strikes reportedly tried to stop the convoy bound for rebel-held Idlib.
- A young face scarred by war: The impact of an air strike one year on August 19, 2019Jouma and his family were fleeing their home when an air strike hit, leaving him blind aged three.
- Eric Garner: NY officer in 'I can't breathe' death fired August 19, 2019The decision to fire Daniel Pantaleo came five years after Eric Garner's death during his arrest.
- Kabul wedding blast: Groom has 'lost hope' after deadly attack August 19, 2019Mirwais Elmi and his bride survived but many relatives are among the 63 killed in Saturday's attack.
- The Rock marries girlfriend Lauren Hashian in Hawaii August 19, 2019The couple have been together since 2006 and have two children.
- Gina Lopez, Philippine anti-mining advocate, dies aged 65 August 19, 2019Former Philippine Environment Minister Gina Lopez briefly closed down many of the country's mines.
