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The New York Times
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Ransomware Attack Hits 22 Texas Towns, Authorities Say August 21, 2019The state declined to say which towns were affected by the coordinated cyberattack. But one expert said it could signal more such attacks in the future.
- FogCam Is Signing Off in San Francisco August 21, 2019Long before streaming video, it captured images of campus life every 20 seconds. The quirky project, believed to be the longest-running public webcam, will shut down at the end of August.
- ‘Shark!’: Cape Cod Recoils in a Summer of Great White Sightings, Real and Imagined August 20, 2019After a fatal shark attack last year, a place celebrated for its summer beach season has wrestled with how to cope with the risk of more.
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
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- Danish PM 'surprised and disappointed' over cancelled Trump visit August 21, 2019Other politicians lambast US president for 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 that G […]
- 'Unelected PM ... gambling with peace' - Irish EU commissioner launches attack on Boris Johnson - live news August 21, 2019Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen 4.01pm BST From Bloomberg’s Jess ShanklemanThe pound slipped to the day's low after we reported France now sees a no-deal Brexit as the most likely outcome #gbp https://t.co/Xmvg4Lpvkf pic.twitter.com/AQcwazbBaf 3.56pm BST This is from Jenny Hill, the BBC’s Berlin correspondent.Sat outs […]
- 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- […]
- 'Major milestone': Africa on brink of eliminating polio August 21, 2019Nigeria marks three years without a wild polio case, meaning Africa could be declared free of the disease in 2020Africa is on the verge of being declared polio free, after three years without any recorded cases of the disease, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).Nigeria marked three years without a wild polio case on Wednesday, a “major mileston […]
- Vatican invokes Cardinal George Pell's 'right to appeal' after child sexual abuse conviction upheld August 21, 2019Former Vatican treasurer, and most senior Catholic cleric in the world to be convicted of child sexual assault, maintains innocence after losing appealThe most senior Catholic cleric in the world to be convicted of child sexual abuse, Cardinal George Pell, has lost his appeal against his conviction, but maintains he is innocent.In a brief statement issued af […]
- ‘Shameful’: US Jews respond to Trump’s apparent use of antisemitic trope August 21, 2019Jonathan Greenblatt said Trump’s charges of ‘disloyalty’ have ‘long been used to attack Jews’ while J Street called remarks ‘dangerous’Prominent American Jews have reacted with dismay and disdain to Donald Trump’s renewed adoption of a longstanding antisemitic trope after he described Jewish Americans who vote for Democrats as showing “either a total lack of […]
- US military drone shot down over Yemen August 21, 2019Two US officials say drone was brought down on Tuesday south-east of the capital Sana’aA US military MQ-9 drone has been shot down in Yemen’s Dhamar governate, south-east of the Houthi-controlled capital Sana’a, two US officials have said.A Houthi military spokesman had earlier said that air defences had brought down a US drone. Continue reading...
- 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 […]
The BBC
- Trump's Denmark snub over Greenland sale 'annoys' PM August 21, 2019The Danish PM says she is "annoyed and surprised" after the US president cancels his state visit.
- 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.
- China threatens sanctions over US-Taiwan F-16 fighter plane deal August 21, 2019The US government has approved the potential $8bn fighter plane sale, the largest in decades.
- Venezuela crisis: President Maduro admits secret talks with US August 21, 2019President Maduro says he has been talking to US officials even as new sanctions were planned.
- Sub dive reveals Titanic wreck is deteriorating August 21, 2019For the first time in 15 years divers have explored the Titanic wreck and say it is deteriorating.
- Iran tanker row: Greece closes out ship after US warnings August 21, 2019A Greek minister says the country is "not willing to facilitate the course of this ship to Syria".
- German eight-year-old takes 140km/h joyride on motorway August 21, 2019"I just wanted to drive a little," the child told police after stopping in a motorway lay-by.
- Trump accuses Jewish Democrat voters of 'great disloyalty' August 21, 2019The president is accused of using an anti-Semitic trope in criticism of Jewish Democrat voters.
