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The New York Times
- In the Trump Era, a Family’s Fight With Google and Facebook Over Disinformation August 22, 2019The man behind “Willie Horton” and Citizens United built a potent online disinformation mill with his son. Then Big Tech changed the rules.
- YouTuber’s Surprise Discovery Gives Parents Last Look at Son They Lost August 22, 2019Rich Abernathy was filming a dive for YouTube when he found an old GoPro partly buried in the muck. “It’s like he’s right here,” said Robin McCrear of seeing the video footage of her son, Richard Lee Ragland III, who died in 2017.
- 5 Indicted in Identity Theft Scheme That Bilked Millions From Veterans August 22, 2019The defendants obtained Social Security numbers and bank account information from a technician who worked for the military, the Justice Department said.
- Ransomware Attacks Are Testing Resolve of Cities Across America August 22, 2019As hackers lock up networks that power police forces and utilities, municipalities must operate with hobbled computer systems, and decide whether to pay ransoms.
- How a Conservative News Site Thrived on Facebook and Google August 22, 2019The Western Journal has had one of the biggest online audiences. But it now finds itself clashing with Silicon Valley tech giants. Here are highlights from a Times investigation.
- What to Know About the Flores Agreement and Why It Matters Now August 22, 2019Thursday: The consent decree stemmed from a Los Angeles case. Also: A foiled possible mass shooting, and North West’s summer camp.
- Trump Orders Student Loan Forgiveness for Disabled Veterans August 22, 2019The directive came after 53 attorneys general criticized the federal Education Department for cumbersome eligibility rules for disabled veterans to eliminate their college loan debt.
- The White House Saw Riches in the Arctic Refuge, but Reality May Fall Short August 21, 2019In its push for lease sales, the Trump administration rushed deadlines, pressured staff and gave a wildly optimistic estimate of the potential revenue.
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- Macron tells Johnson Brexit backstop is indispensable August 22, 2019French president tells Boris Johnson he must present concrete proposals for UK exitEmmanuel Macron has described the Irish backstop as “indispensable” to a Brexit deal and urged Boris Johnson to set out his proposed alternatives as soon as possible, as he met the British prime minister in Paris.The French president told Johnson on Thursday that the EU would […]
- Brazilian minister booed at climate event as outcry grows over Amazon fires August 22, 2019Political storm over rainforest devastation as Ricardo Salles attends summit The environment minister of Brazil, where wildfires have been sweeping the Amazon rainforest, was booed at a climate event on Wednesday as celebrities including Leonardo DiCaprio and Ariana Grande joined an international chorus of criticism.Videos of Ricardo Salles being booed by de […]
- Syrian man jailed for killing that sparked far-right riots in Germany August 22, 2019Asylum seeker Alaa Sheikhi guilty of manslaughter of Daniel Hillig in ChemnitzA Syrian asylum seeker accused of a killing that sparked a week of far-right street violence in the eastern German city of Chemnitz in 2018 has been found guilty of manslaughter.Alaa Sheikhi, 24, was sentenced to nine and a half years in prison by the Chemnitz higher regional court […]
- China's state media accuses worker at UK consulate 'of visiting prostitutes' August 22, 2019Allegation directed at employee of consulate in Hong Kong is often used by Bejing authorities to smear criticsChinese state media has accused a worker at the British consulate in Hong Kong who is detained in mainland China of visiting prostitutes – an accusation often used by the authorities to smear the reputation of government critics.Simon Cheng, 28, a tr […]
- Lightning strikes kill five in Poland's Tatra mountains August 22, 2019More than 30 people also injured in thunderstorm in popular trekking locationAt least five people, including two children, have died and more than 30 others have been injured during a sudden thunderstorm in Poland and Slovakia’s Tatra mountains, according to rescuers.Most of the victims were in the Polish area, where lightning struck a metal cross atop Mount […]
- 'I was shocked': mother of boy whose scalp was coloured by school speaks out August 22, 2019‘It would not have happened to a white kid,’ Angela Washington said after staff used a marker pen on Juelz Trice’s banned haircutJuelz Trice came home from school earlier this year with permanent marker ink scribbled on his scalp, but it was not a prank played by one of his fellow seventh-graders. It was a punishment enacted by some of the staff.The boy’s pa […]
- Aras Amiri's fiance says UK government 'utterly blind' to responsibility August 22, 2019James Tyson decries ‘diplomatic failings’ after Iran rejects fiancee’s appealMy fiancee is in an Iranian prison, a victim of the depravity of international relationsThe fiance of Aras Amiri, a British Council employee imprisoned in Iran on spying charges, has accused the UK government of being “utterly blind to their responsibility” to try to secure her rele […]
- Jeffrey Epstein's will set up trust fund to shield $577m fortune days before death August 22, 2019Financier created fund in new will two days before suicideExperts say prying open fund will be difficult for accusersThe will that disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein signed just two days before his jailhouse suicide puts more than $577m in assets into a trust fund that could make it more difficult for his dozens of accusers to collect damag […]
The BBC
- Amazon fires: Bolsonaro says Brazil cannot fight them August 22, 2019President Bolsonaro says his government lacks the resources to battle the record number of blazes.
- Qandeel Baloch: Parents fail to free brothers accused of killing sister August 22, 2019A Pakistani court rejects their bid to free the accused killers of social media star Qandeel Baloch.
- Hong Kong protests: Fire extinguishers and soap used in stand-off August 22, 2019A sit-in at Yuen Long train station ended with a stand-off between police and some protesters.
- Poland lightning strike kills three in Tatra mountains storm August 22, 2019A group of tourists was struck at the peak of Giewont, a popular mountain, rescuers say.
- City of Bielefeld offers €1m for proof it doesn't exist August 22, 2019For 25 years Germans have joked that Bielefeld does not exist - so now the city is fighting back.
- Execution set for US killer who preyed on gay men August 22, 2019Dubbed the "I-95 Killer", Gary Ray Bowles admitted to killing six men along the eastern US main freeway.
- Chemnitz trial: Syrian jailed over stabbing that sparked German far-right riots August 22, 2019The stabbing of a 35-year-old man in Chemnitz last year sparked violent far-right protests.
- Pompeo praises ‘US ally’ Denmark after Trump cancels visit August 22, 2019The US secretary of state speaks with Denmark's foreign minister amid a public row over Greenland.
