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- ‘People Actively Hate Us’: Inside the Border Patrol’s Morale Crisis September 15, 2019Overwhelmed by desperate migrants and criticized for mistreating the people in their care, many agents have grown defensive, insular and bitter.
- Transgender Woman Found Burned Beyond Recognition in Florida, Officials Say September 15, 2019Bee Love Slater was the 18th transgender person known to have been killed in the United States this year, according to the Human Rights Campaign.
- Homeless Residents Got One-Way Tickets Out of Town. Many Returned to the Streets. September 15, 2019As cities offer transportation passes to get homeless people to a more stable destination, some worry whether they are sending people to insecurity in a new place.
- Trump Inspires California Lawmakers to Go on Offense September 15, 2019California Democrats have been energized by a wave of anti-Trump sentiment to enact a sweeping liberal agenda that in almost every way offers a counternarrative to Trump administration policies.
- In Coal Country, the Mines Shut Down, the Women Went to Work and the World Quietly Changed September 14, 2019From 2010 to 2017, Letcher County in Kentucky saw a greater shift in the gender balance of its labor force than almost any other county in the United States.
- More Than 2,200 Preserved Fetuses Found at Property of Dead Doctor, Officials Say September 15, 2019There was no evidence that medical procedures were performed at the Illinois property where the remains were found, the authorities said.
- Monkey, or Maybe Chimp, or Maybe Nothing, Runs Amok in Texas September 14, 2019No one has confirmed that a primate is running loose in the town of Santa Fe, Tex., but a lot of people are talking about it.
- Kamala Harris Was Ready to Brawl From the Beginning September 15, 2019In her first race, she defied her old boss, a fund-raising pledge — and the implication that she owed her career to her ex-boyfriend.
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- First migrants land in Italy under post-Salvini coalition deal with EU September 15, 2019EU ministers pledge support as 82 disembark from NGO boat, ending Salvini’s entry banEighty-two migrants have disembarked in Italy, marking a break from the era of hardline immigration measures pushed by the former interior minister, Matteo Salvini.On Saturday night, the migrants were transferred from the Norwegian-flagged rescue boat Ocean Viking, operated […]
- Drone attacks on Saudi plant could hit global oil supplies September 15, 2019Explosions halve Saudi output and reduce global production by 5%Global supplies of oil are likely to suffer a “major jolt” following Saturday’s attack by a swarm of explosive drones on the world’s biggest oil processing plant in Saudia Arabia.Major fires engulfed the Abqaiq processing facility and the Khurais oil field after the attack, for which Houthi rebe […]
- Brexit: UK ministers talk up Irish border compromise as key to deal September 15, 2019Stephen Barclay and Priti Patel insist focus is on achieving agreement before 31 October Two of Boris Johnson’s senior cabinet ministers have talked up the possibility of securing a Brexit deal through some divergence on the rules in Northern Ireland, as the government’s rhetoric showed fresh signs of shifting ahead of crucial talks next week.With Johnson du […]
- 'Liberate Hong Kong': protesters defy police ban to march on seat of government September 15, 2019Police fire teargas as London urged to press Beijing to uphold ‘one country, two systems’Hong Kong riot police have fired teargas and deployed water cannon on pro-democracy demonstrators in the latest episode of political unrest to rock the city.Tens of thousands of demonstrators defied a police ban and marched toward the seat of the government, chanting “Re […]
- Pomp, thin crowds and mixed feelings as Robert Mugabe is buried September 15, 2019The bands played but the funeral of Zimbabwe’s ex-president was a strange affair in a divided nationAt just before 11.30am, the thousands of mourners in the vast bowl of Zimbabwe’s national stadium stood and the casket carrying the mortal remains of Robert Gabriel Mugabe began its short journey across the green grass to the podium where it would lie during t […]
- 'It’s all lies': Tunisia heads to the polls amid widespread disillusionment September 15, 2019The economic crisis and security fears have dominated the presidential campaignSeven million Tunisians headed to the polls on Sunday in the country’s second presidential election since its 2011 revolution, faced with a crowded list of candidates, uncertainty and widespread disillusion over the country’s progress in the past eight years.Twenty-six candidates […]
- ‘We don’t care who wins’: young Gazans see little choice in Israel’s elections September 15, 2019On Gaza City’s quayside, Palestinians fear that Benjamin Netanyahu’s rivals in Tuesday’s poll are as belligerent as he isAs reflections from the quayside lights twinkle in the water below, the fisherman Maher Abu Hazima takes a five shekel coin from his pocket and holds it face up. “That’s Netanyahu,” he says before turning it over with a flick of his wrist. […]
- Lifestyle website for Muslim teens is covertly funded by the Home Office September 15, 2019Two SuperSisters employees resign after discovering links to counter-extremism strategyA Muslim online lifestyle platform targeting British teenagers is covertly funded by the Home Office’s counter-extremism programme, the Observer has learned.The revelation about funding of the project has led to a row between its owners, a former Muslim employee and its Mu […]
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- Saudi oil attacks: Iran condemns US 'deceit' after accusation September 15, 2019The US had said that Tehran was behind drone attacks on two Saudi oil sites, not Yemeni rebels.
- Hong Kong protests: Petrol bombs and water cannon used in clashes September 15, 2019Violence breaks out after thousands defy a police ban to march as unrest continues unabated.
- Tunisia holds second free presidential election September 15, 2019It is seen as a test of one of the world's newest democracies, and two women are among those running.
- Mexico Jalisco: Forensics identify 44 bodies in well September 14, 2019The corpses were found among 119 black bags containing human remains.
- Why thousands are flocking to corgi cafes September 14, 2019Corgi cafes are all the rage, with these dog-themed businesses popping up across Asia.
- Ocean Viking: Rescued migrants disembark in Italy September 15, 2019It signals a change of approach to migration from the new coalition which took office on Tuesday.
- Dr Ulrich Klopfer: Thousands of foetal remains found in home September 15, 2019Dr Ulrich Klopfer, who died on 3 September, had his licence suspended four years ago.
- Sackler family 'funnelled $1bn into different bank accounts' September 14, 2019The family owns OxyContin-producer Purdue Pharma, which is accused of fuelling the US opioid crisis.
