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The New York Times
- Frozen in Place: Americans Are Moving at the Lowest Rate on Record November 20, 2019Restless mobility in search of opportunity is an American hallmark, but new Census Bureau data finds more people, especially millennials, are staying put by choice or necessity.
- 88 Days of Recovery: How a Girls’ Soccer Team Healed a Broken Coach November 20, 2019Luis Calvillo survived the mass shooting at an El Paso Walmart on Aug. 3. Then came the hard part — the long, painful odyssey of recovery.
- How a Native American Resistance Held Alcatraz for 18 Months November 20, 2019In 1969, the Indians of All Tribes group laid claim to the surplus federal land that was once a federal penitentiary.
- How the Collapse of Local News Is Causing a ‘National Crisis’ November 20, 2019The loss of local news coverage in much of the United States has frayed communities and left many Americans woefully uninformed, according to a new report.
- Confederate Statue in North Carolina Comes Down After 112 Years November 20, 2019The statue’s removal came after months of “high emotions, division and even violence” in the small town of Pittsboro, a county official said.
- Catherine Pugh, Former Baltimore Mayor, Indicted on Fraud Charges Over Book Scandal November 20, 2019Ms. Pugh left office after an investigation raised questions over “Healthy Holly,” her children’s book series.
- Woman Injured in Las Vegas Shooting Dies 2 Years Later November 20, 2019Kim Gervais was a country music fan, small-business owner and mother of two daughters.
- Plot to Steal Florida Hurricane Aid Leads to Indictments November 20, 2019Five people, including three business executives, were indicted on charges that they conspired to take $5 million in disaster aid after Hurricane Michael in 2018.
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
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The Guardian, UK
- Sondland's bombshell testimony blows holes in Trump's Ukraine defence November 20, 2019Ambassador to EU testifies as House impeachment hearingSondland: ‘We followed the president’s orders’A star witness at the impeachment inquiry has delivered a devastating blow to Donald Trump, testifying about the existence of a quid pro quo with Ukraine and insisting: “We followed the president’s orders.”Gordon Sondland, the US ambassador to the European Un […]
- Prince Andrew to step back from public duties 'for foreseeable future' November 20, 2019Duke of York issues statement amid criticism over relationship with Jeffrey EpsteinThe Queen has given permission for Prince Andrew to “step back from public duties for the foreseeable future” after days of mounting pressure following his unrepentant interview with the BBC about his friendship with the convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.The Duke of […]
- Boris Johnson lets slip manifesto pledge to cut national insurance November 20, 2019PM’s apparent blunder over £12,500 threshold could benefit him amid ‘factchecking’ row Latest election news – live updatesBoris Johnson has said he wants to raise the national insurance threshold to £12,500, letting slip a major Tory tax cut from the manifesto as he was speaking to workers in Teesside.The prime minister blurted out the key announcement as he […]
- 'We couldn’t hesitate': escaping Hong Kong's university siege November 20, 2019People trapped inside campus are using increasingly desperate measures to escapeYanny Man, 23, had no time to think about it before crawling over the ledge of a bridge, eight metres high, grabbing a rope and pushing off toward the ground below.Behind her people shouted: “Just go, just go!” Police trying to stop them had paused from shooting teargas and were […]
- Police investigating Caruana Galizia murder arrest businessman on yacht November 20, 2019Maltese journalist was killed by car bomb on Mediterranean island in 2017A prominent Maltese businessman has been arrested onboard his yacht as it was heading out to sea, in an operation linked to the murder of the Maltese anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.Armed forces personnel boarded a vessel at about 5.30am on Wednesday and detained Yorge […]
- Extinction Rebellion founder’s Holocaust remarks spark fury November 20, 2019German politicians accuse Roger Hallam of downplaying significance of genocideA co-founder of Extinction Rebellion has sparked anger in Germany after referring to the Holocaust as “just another fuckery in human history”.Roger Hallam has been accused of downplaying the Nazis’ genocide of 6 million Jews by arguing in an interview that the significance of the H […]
- Ten arrested in London on suspicion of laundering £15m November 20, 2019Cash, drugs and luxury cars were seized after a series of raids on WednesdayTen suspected members of an organised crime group have been arrested on suspicion of flying an estimated £15.5m out of the UK to Dubai hidden in suitcases.The National Crime Agency, whose officers made the arrests in a series of raids across London on Wednesday morning, said the susp […]
- Aung San Suu Kyi to defend Myanmar against genocide charge at The Hague November 20, 2019Burmese leader will lead delegation to international court of justice next monthAung San Suu Kyi will travel to The Hague to defend Myanmar against allegations of genocide, her office has announced.The Burmese leader, once an icon of democracy but now tainted by her association with what UN investigators have described as crimes against humanity, will lead a […]
The BBC
- Impeachment inquiry: Trump directed Ukraine pressure - Sondland November 20, 2019Ambassador Gordon Sondland tells the impeachment inquiry he followed the president's orders.
- Simon Cheng: Former UK consulate worker says he was tortured in China November 20, 2019The man, detained in August, says he was blindfolded and beaten for his part in Hong Kong's protests.
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University: Protesters attempt sewer escapes November 20, 2019Increasingly desperate protesters who remain at a besieged university have tried a dangerous escape route.
- Meet the women on a mission to clear landmines November 20, 2019Fatima and Fiza are part of the first all-female team helping to make Bamiyan province mine free.
- Iran's internet blackout reaches four-day mark November 20, 2019Almost all internet connectivity in the country has been switched off since Saturday.
- Grammys 2020: Billie Eilish, Lizzo and Ariana Grande lead nominations November 20, 2019Billie Eilish, Lizzo and Ariana Grande get multiple nominations; alongside Lil Nas X's Old Town Road.
- Malta businessman held on yacht in journalist murder probe November 20, 2019Yorgen Fenech was arrested as part of the investigation into the death of Daphne Caruana Galizia.
- Racist manifesto sent to students at Syracuse University, reports say November 20, 2019Governor Andrew Cuomo calls for a probe after a spate of racist incidents at Syracuse University.
