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• For reasons good and bad, Donald Trump seems to have an affinity with Kim Jong Un

  01-07-2019 23:50 via news.yahoo.com
  Criticism that Trump should not meet the North Korean because this elevates him too much begs the question — What are the alternatives?: Opposing view
  
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• Tim Cook says Apple is working on products that ‘will blow you away’

  01-07-2019 23:37 via news.yahoo.com
  Given how integral a role Jony Ive played in transforming Apple into the most successful company on the planet, most everyone naturally assumed that the famed designer would spend the entirety of his career at Apple. Consequently, the news that Ive would be leaving Apple to start a new design firm caught everyone off guard and, as you would expect, prompted a seemingly endless amount of speculation and reports surrounding his departure.One of the more fascinating takes came from a Wall Street Jo
  
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• When is Robert Mueller set to testify to Congress and what can we expect?

  01-07-2019 23:35 via news.yahoo.com
  Robert Mueller will testify before the House Intelligence and Judiciary committees on July 17. The highly anticipated appearance comes three months after the special counsel released the 400-page report on Russian efforts to interfere with the 2016 US presidential election.The testimony will take place over two open sessions with Mr Mueller and two closed sessions with his staff. The House judiciary committee will choose 22 of its 41 members to question the special counsel during the open sessio
  
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• New poll: Joe Biden slides, while Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren surge after debates

  01-07-2019 23:33 via news.yahoo.com
  Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren made big gains with voters, while former Vice President Joe Biden has seen his once big lead dissipate.
  
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• Suspect in Mackenzie Lueck case allegedly slashed estranged wife

  01-07-2019 23:21 via news.yahoo.com
  The estranged wife of a Utah college student's alleged killer claims that sheleft him for good after he chased her with a knife, according to the DailyMail
  
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• Police say man with knife was shot and killed by officers

  01-07-2019 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  A man with a knife was shot and killed Monday after he charged police officers in a northeast Georgia college town, the police chief said.Officers responded just after 12:30 p.m. to calls about "a man who was armed with a knife, covered in blood and acting erratically," Athens-Clarke County police Chief Cleveland Spruill said at a news conference that the department streamed on Facebook.When officers arrived, the man was still armed and the officers repeatedly ordered him to drop the knife, Spru
  
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• On edge: 2020 Dems face prospect of being cut from debates

  01-07-2019 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  The largest presidential field in modern Democratic politics could quickly shrink as more than half of the contenders are in real danger of failing to meet tougher requirements to participate in the fall round of debates. A difficult period lies ahead as the party begins to sort through its expansive roster of candidates. The process will help Democrats zero in on someone to challenge President Donald Trump.
  
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• Top US official to meet Salvadoran, Honduran leaders on migration

  01-07-2019 23:03 via news.yahoo.com
  The US head of homeland security will hold migration talks with the presidents of El Salvador and Honduras beginning Monday, after a viral photo of a drowned father and daughter shone a harsh spotlight on the crisis at the US-Mexican border.Kevin McAleenan, acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, which is in charge of US immigration policy, will discuss "continued collaboration in addressing the root causes of irregular migration" among other topics, the department said.A shocki
  
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• Biden plummets, Harris vaults to second in major poll

  01-07-2019 22:55 via news.yahoo.com
  The California senator slid into second place in a new national poll from CNN, with Joe Biden still leading.
  
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• CORRECTED-ANALYSIS-Disappointed Venezuelans lose patience with Guaido as Maduro hangs on

  01-07-2019 22:54 via news.yahoo.com
  Interviews with more than two dozen people across Venezuela - as well as fresh polling data - suggest that many people have grown frustrated by the slow pace of change amid the hardships of daily life."We're on track but it's the wrong track," said Rafael Narvaez, a taxi driver in the western coastal city of Punto Fijo.Analysts said the most likely outcome now is for the status quo to continue as Maduro gains confidence that his crackdown on the opposition will go relatively unpunished and Guaid
  
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• Judge: Rep. Duncan Hunter's trial can detail alleged affairs

  01-07-2019 22:40 via news.yahoo.com
  Jurors can hear evidence of U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter's alleged extramarital affairs when they consider charges the California Republican looted campaign cash to finance vacations, golf outings and other personal expenses, a judge said Monday.Prosecutors revealed salacious details about the married congressman's lifestyle in court filings last week, saying he used campaign money to illegally finance a string of romantic relationships with lobbyists and congressional aides.U.S. District Judge Thoma
  
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• AOC criticizes CBP after report of secret Facebook group as agency opens investigation

  01-07-2019 22:37 via news.yahoo.com
  The agency said Monday it has contacted the inspector general for the Department of Homeland Security and begun an investigation.
  
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• Probe opened into Border Patrol Facebook group that mocked migrants

  01-07-2019 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency said Monday that it has launched an investigation into a secret Facebook group for current and former Border Patrol agents that is filled with racist memes and posts mocking migrants.The existence of the Facebook group called "I'm 10-15" was revealed by the nonprofit news site ProPublica.The group was created in August 2016 and has some 9,500 members, according to ProPublica, which published several examples of posts it found there.
  
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• The Latest: Prosecutor: killing shown in Navy SEAL's words

  01-07-2019 22:25 via news.yahoo.com
  A military prosecutor says a Navy SEAL committed murder, and the proof is in his own words, his own photos and the testimony of his fellow troops.Cmdr. Jeff Pietrzyk said Monday during closing arguments that text messages by Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher show he is guilty to fatally stabbing a wounded Islamic State prisoner on May 3, 2017.The prosecutor also says that another SEAL who changed his story and claimed to have killed the militant himself was lying to protect Gallagher.
  
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• Navy Seals discussed chief officer's alleged war crimes in WhatsApp group, trial hears

  01-07-2019 22:24 via news.yahoo.com
  A US Special Operations Chief’s trial may have shed new light on internal strife between Navy Seals, the select military group that handles select missions requiring a high level of skill.A WhatsApp group formed for Navy Seals to discuss alleged war crimes committed by their chief officer, Eddie Gallagher, eventually lead to formal allegations that he fatally stabbed a wounded Islamic State teenager being held captive and shot innocent civilians. Gallagher has pleaded not guilty to those c
  
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• Gateway Bronco Will Build The Ford Bronco Of Your Dreams

  01-07-2019 22:23 via news.yahoo.com
  These are for people who seriously love Broncos. The Ford Bronco has become a favorite for off-roaders and car collectors alike. While you can hunt down a vintage model and attempt to restore or restomod it yourself, Gateway Bronco will pump up the build to a level you’ll barely believe. With three build options, the result is a Bronco that will turn heads and perform like a true champion.Choosing the Gateway Bronco Fuelie Edition will give you a solid off-roader. While it has the classic
  
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• FDA ties three deaths to Edwards Lifesciences' recalled heart devices

  01-07-2019 22:16 via news.yahoo.com
  The agency said the company's voluntary recall of its IntraClude intra-aortic occlusion device in May has now been classified by the FDA as Class I.Class I recall is the strictest form of recall issued by the FDA, where use of faulty devices may cause serious injury or death.The FDA said that recall affects more than 750 devices in the United States.
  
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• Biden dings Trump for his handling of North Korea and Iran

  01-07-2019 22:11 via news.yahoo.com
  Biden, the 2020 presidential front-runner, said that Trump had “rushed to legitimize a dictator."
  
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• The Latest: Rape report against slaying suspect released

  01-07-2019 22:10 via news.yahoo.com
  New records detail a previous rape allegation made by a former co-worker against a man now accused of killing a Utah college student.The Salt Lake Tribune reports the documents released Monday reveal the co-worker said the contact with 31-year-old Ayoola A. Ajayi began consensually, but when she wanted to stop he refused and had sex with her anyway.Ajayi was arrested Friday on suspicion of murder, kidnapping, and other charges in the death of missing University of Utah 23-year-old Mackenzie Luec
  
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• US duty free magnates fund controversial Israeli settlements

  01-07-2019 21:49 via news.yahoo.com
  When travelers shop at dozens of duty free stores at airports worldwide, they may be paying for more than a bottle of vodka or a box of chocolates.The Falic family of Florida, owners of the ubiquitous chain of Duty Free Americas shops, funds a generous and sometimes controversial philanthropic empire in Israel that runs through the corridors of power and stretches deep into the occupied West Bank.An Associated Press investigation shows that the family has donated at least $5.6 million to settler
  
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• 12-Year-Old Girl Describes Squalid Conditions, Lock Up Punishments at Texas Border Patrol Station

  01-07-2019 21:26 via news.yahoo.com
  For almost two weeks, a 12-year-old migrant girl said she and her 6-year-old sister were held inside a Border Patrol station in Texas
  
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• Freak summer hailstorm engulfs Guadalajara's cars, streets in up to 6 feet of ice

  01-07-2019 21:00 via news.yahoo.com
  Guadalajara, the capital city of the Mexican state Jalisco, was battered with a freak summer hailstorm that left up to 6 feet of ice in some areas.
  
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• As U.S. Forces Gather Near Iran (Think F-22s and F-35s), Russia Jams Their GPS

  01-07-2019 20:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Russian forces have been jamming GPS systems in the Middle East. The electronic-warfare campaign could affect U.S. forces gathering in the region in advance of potential strikes on Iran.“Since last spring, pilots flying through the Middle East, specifically around Syria, have noted that their GPS systems have displayed the wrong location or stopped working entirely,” The Times of Israel reported in late June 2019.> The signal that has been disrupting satellite navigation for plane
  
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• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says migrant women told to 'drink out of toilets' and subjected to 'psychological warfare', after detention centre visit

  01-07-2019 20:52 via news.yahoo.com
  Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has described the living conditions inside a US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) detention centre in Texas, saying migrants are “drinking out of toilets” and describing officers using “psychological warfare” to intimidate and torture detainees.Ms Ocasio-Cortez, the progressive New York congresswoman, has repeatedly railed on US immigration detention programmes that she compares to concentration camps within the United States.In a
  
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• House Oversight chairman demands private emails from Trump officials

  01-07-2019 20:44 via news.yahoo.com
  Rep. Elijah Cummings is reviewing the private email practices of administration officials that appear to violate federal record-keeping laws.
  
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• W.House hopeful Buttigieg raises $25M, cements top tier status

  01-07-2019 20:43 via news.yahoo.com
  White House hopeful Pete Buttigieg, who if elected would be the first openly gay US president, raised $25 million in the second quarter, his campaign announced Monday, anchoring him firmly in the top tier of Democratic contenders.Virtually unknown at the beginning of the year, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, who at 37 is the youngest of the two dozen Democrats in the 2020 race, saw his campaign rocked by the fatal police shooting of a black man in his city last month.The announcement follows a
  
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• Genomic warning flag just in time for beach season: Jellyfish toxins

  01-07-2019 20:43
  A new article might make you squirm if you plan to hit the beach. This article presents the draft genomes of three jellyfish species, which have a range of physical traits and level of toxicity. Jellyfish kill more people than sharks, stingrays, and sea snakes combined; thus, having sequences and their analyses available provides an essential resource for future investigation of toxin gene evolution and body shape differences.
  
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• Trump lashes out at New York's attorney general and defends his shuttered family foundation

  01-07-2019 20:42 via news.yahoo.com
  President Trump lashed out at New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday, saying he uses the state attorney general “as a bludgeoning tool for his own purposes.”
  
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• Trump nepotism attacked after 'out-of-her-depth' Ivanka given key summit role

  01-07-2019 20:32 via news.yahoo.com
  * Experts say first daughter’s presence reflects gravely on US* Opinion: Laugh at Ivanka – to take her seriously is frighteningIvanka Trump with national security adviser John Bolton in South Korea on Sunday. On stage later, Donald Trump introduced his daughter and said: ‘She’s going to steal the show.’ Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/ReutersDonald Trump has been accused of taking nepotism to alarming new depths after giving his daughter, Ivanka, a prominent role in meet
  
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• Salvadoran President on Death of Drowned Father and Daughter: ‘It Is Our Fault’

  01-07-2019 20:27 via news.yahoo.com
  The newly elected president of El Salvador has taken responsibility for the deaths of a father and daughter who drowned in the Rio Grande while trying to reach the U.S., telling the BBC that the tragedy could have been avoided if conditions in the Central American country were not so dire.A photo of Oscar and Valeria Martinez lying face down in the Rio Grande went viral last week, stirring outrage among activists and political figures who were quick to cite the Trump administration's immigration
  
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• Girl recalls poor care in Texas border station

  01-07-2019 20:19 via news.yahoo.com
  For almost two weeks, a 12-year-old migrant girl said she and her 6-year-old sister were held inside a Border Patrol station in Texas where they slept on the floor and some children were locked away when they cried for their parents.El Paso, Texas, attorney Taylor Levy, who worked with the girl's family, said she and her sister were separated from their aunt when they arrived in the U.S. on May 23.The children, from Central America, were put in the Border Patrol station in Clint, Texas, Levy sai
  
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• Top Selling Cars From Barrett-Jackson Northeast Auction

  01-07-2019 20:18 via news.yahoo.com
  It was a big weekend for Barrett-Jackson!As we reported on Friday, the last front engine, C7 Chevrolet Corvette crossed the auction block at Barrett-Jackson and received a staggering $2.7 million bid, but it wasn’t the only car in Mohegan Sun in Connecticut worth watching. The docket represented a diverse group of cars, and six of the ten sold set new auction records for the company. “We’re so appreciative of all our guests, sponsors and exhibitors who contributed to this
  
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• Trump’s Whirlwind Diplomacy Means Great Photos, Unclear Results

  01-07-2019 20:17 via news.yahoo.com
  (Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump had a whirlwind weekend of diplomacy that restarted talks with China on trade and North Korea on nuclear weapons, but critics say he offered concessions with no concrete path for reaching deals with either country.Trump’s historic stroll into North Korea with Kim Jong Un was a public-relations coup for the reclusive leader, providing the recognition on the world stage that he craves. U.S. officials were unable to articulate how Trump’s gambit wou
  
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• World watches China's reaction to Hong Kong protests as fears of military involvement grow

  01-07-2019 20:04 via news.yahoo.com
  The storming of Hong Kong’s legislative building on Monday was a severe escalation of recent demonstrations, which will give Beijing reason to consider using stronger force – perhaps even calling on the military in a move that would be reminiscent of the bloody crackdown in Tiananmen Square three decades ago. Over the last few weeks, Hong Kong police have fired tear gas, rubber bullets and bean bag rounds on protesters who have been asking city leaders to withdraw an extradition bill
  
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• Dear Kamala Harris, here's why Joe Biden worked with segregationists in the Senate

  01-07-2019 20:02 via news.yahoo.com
  Harris criticized Biden for working with segregationist senators. But she would have done the same. It was then the only way to advance civil rights.
  
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• CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-UN calls for independent probe into Venezuelan navy captain's death

  01-07-2019 19:51 via news.yahoo.com
  CARACAS/GENEVA, July 1 (Reuters) - Venezuelan authorities must conduct an independent and transparent investigation into the death in custody of a navy captain amid allegations of torture, U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Monday.President Nicolas Maduro's government over the weekend confirmed the death on June 29 of Rafael Acosta, arrested eight days earlier for alleged participation in a coup plot, without providing details on the cause of death or commenting on the torture acc
  
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• United to offer cult-favorite stroopwafel and other snack choices on all domestic flights

  01-07-2019 19:29 via news.yahoo.com
  Stroopwafel fans, you're in luck!
  
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• Police: Woman refuses to pay for cake she ate while shopping

  01-07-2019 19:23 via news.yahoo.com
  Authorities say a Texas woman ate half a cake while roaming the aisles of a Walmart store and then refused to pay full price for it, claiming she had found it half-eaten.Wichita Falls police Sgt. Harold McClure says the woman picked up the cake at the store's bakery last Tuesday and ate half of it before getting to the checkout counter.Officers ordered her to pay the full price but did not issue her a citation.
  
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• #UnwantedIvanka edits first daughter into historic events, photos after G-20 conversations

  01-07-2019 19:21 via news.yahoo.com
  President Donald Trump's daughter and adviser Ivanka Trump faced sharp criticism from some for her role the G-20 summit last week in Osaka, Japan.
  
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• AOC paints grim picture of U.S. migrant detention centers: 'People drinking out of toilets'

  01-07-2019 19:17 via news.yahoo.com
  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez sharply criticized conditions at Customs and Border Protection detention camps, saying migrants were subject to “systemic cruelty” that treated them “like animals.”
  
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• Whales targeted by Japan face extinction threat

  01-07-2019 19:15 via news.yahoo.com
  One of three species Japan has targeted in resuming commercial whaling Monday is threatened with extinction, and sub-populations of the other two are severely depleted as well, according to experts.After pulling out of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) at the end of last year, Japan announced it would allow 227 of the giant sea mammals to be harpooned within its territorial waters -- extending 200 nautical miles (370 kilometres) from its coast -- before the end of December.The commissio
  
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• Dow, U.S. stocks buoyed by China trade truce

  01-07-2019 19:12 via news.yahoo.com
  Stocks pared earlier gains after the White House agreed to resume trade talks with China.
  
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• A New North Korea in the Era of 'Trumplomacy'

  01-07-2019 19:10 via news.yahoo.com
  Conventional wisdom holds that long negotiations must always precede summits between heads of state or government. Working-level teams hash out agreements in details for weeks, months, and sometimes even years before the summits where country leaders provide little more than their blessing to already-concluded texts. But we don’t live in conventional times and President Donald Trump isn’t a conventional leader. After walking to the brink of war with North Korea, Trump in the con
  
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• 7 paid iPhone apps on sale for free on July 1st

  01-07-2019 19:10 via news.yahoo.com
  We finished off June with a fantastic roundup of paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free for a limited time. Our work isn't done though, and now we're starting off July with an even better roundup. You'll find seven different premium apps on sale in the list below, and they're the best freebies out of the hundreds of discounted apps we sifted through on Monday morning. These deals could be done at any moment though, so definitely get in on the action and download them for free while you still
  
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• Oregon Democrats demand investigation into Republican state senator who threatened to kill a police officer

  01-07-2019 18:53 via news.yahoo.com
  Democrats in Oregon are demanding that a Republican state senator who threatened police be investigated.A memo from an outside law firm retained by Oregon’s state legislature recommended that Brian Boquist, who made national news when he threatened state police last week, be barred from the courthouse until those threats were investigated. According to the Associated Press, several staff members recorded in the memo that they were “fearful and scared to come to work.”“Thi
  
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• Prototype 1996 Pontiac Trans Am WS6 Is A Rare Treat

  01-07-2019 18:37 via news.yahoo.com
  You can’t just get this muscle car from just anywhere. The Pontiac Trans Am is a thing of legend, with a long production run and many successes. While many people know all about the car, few likely are even aware something like this 1996 Pontiac Trans Am WS6 prototype was ever produced. This isn’t your run-of-the-mill WS6, but instead it has some interesting features and a history that make it highly desirable.Just one look at this Trans Am and it’s apparent this thing is uniqu
  
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• Loss of biodiversity from our gardens | Letters

  01-07-2019 18:27 via theguardian.com
  Cherry Weston’s garden still attracts wildlife, while Nigel Mellor, Ian Duncan and Steve Brazier are missing worms, snails and birds. But Jane Moth may know where the bats areI feel for readers who have been missing birds and bats in their gardens (Letters, 28 June). I can’t be sure of the reasons – climate change could, of course, be a factor – but I would like to ascribe the continued presence of both in my garden to the fact that I have never used chemical or other mea
  
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• Protesters Seize Hong Kong Legislature and Raise—Now It’s China’s Move

  01-07-2019 18:24 via news.yahoo.com
  Tyrone Siu/ReutersHONG KONG—Wave after wave, the largest protest rallies the city has ever seen have been moving through Hong Kong’s streets.Since June, there have been sustained calls for its top political figure, Chief Executive Carrie Lam, to step down. Hongkongers also want her to withdraw a bill that would enact into law Beijing’s ability to extradite its opponents to mainland China, where individuals who are politically non-compliant are hardly given fair trials.The oppos
  
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• Israel will be destroyed in half an hour if America attacks Iran: senior Iranian MP

  01-07-2019 18:17 via news.yahoo.com
  Israel will be destroyed in half an hour if the United States attacks Iran, a senior Iranian parliamentarian said on Monday, according to the semiofficial Mehr news agency.
  
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• Venezuela: widow of 'tortured' navy captain demands UN investigation

  01-07-2019 18:10 via news.yahoo.com
  * Captain Rafael Acosta died in military hospital in Caracas* Waleswka Pérez: ‘They tortured him so much they killed him’Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro has ordered ‘ a full and exhaustive investigation of this regrettable event’, according to the information minister. Photograph: Carlos García Rawlins/ReutersThe wife of a Venezuelan navy captain who was allegedly tortured to death after being detained for conspiring to overthrow Nicol&aacu
  
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