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Supporters of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement lined city streets and part of the city's harbor front Friday, inspired by a human chain in a historic Baltic states protest against Soviet control 30 years ago. It was the latest protest in a nearly 11-week-old movement that began with calls to scrap a now-suspended extradition bill and has widened to include demands for full democracy and an independent inquiry into alleged police brutality at protests. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ziVvbP via Latest News

LONDON/PARIS/BERLIN, Aug 23 (Reuters) - After sterling soared and some British newspapers roared at a supposed Brexit victory for Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Europe's power brokers had a more sobering message: the basic divorce deal is not changing. Enter PM Johnson, an avowed Brexiteer whose bet is that the threat of a disorderly 'no-deal' exit will convince German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron that the EU must grant him the divorce deal he wants. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2NqFmcD via Latest News

Only America has more guns than people. Follow the lead of moms demanding action and students marching for their lives, writes candidate Beto O’Rourke from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/33TNQiv via Latest News

The president has crowed about the state of the economy despite words of caution from within his administration. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ZlU4Em via Latest News

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Do NOT Weaponize Your Drone, FAA Warns    PetaPixel Uncle Sam is asking Americans if they could refrain from slapping guns on their drones    The Register FAA threatens $25,000 fine for weaponizing drones    TechCrunch FAA asks public not to attach guns, bombs, or flamethrowers to drones    The Verge FAA warns you not to put a flamethrower on that drone    CNET View full coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/31XPEVD via Technology

Riot Games settles class action lawsuit over sexist culture    Engadget Riot Games settles class action suit over alleged sexism, discrimination    Polygon Riot Games settles gender discrimination lawsuit, says sexism is 'not systemic'    PC Gamer Riot Games Settles Gender Discrimination Class Action Lawsuit    GameSpot Riot Games settles class action lawsuit alleging sexual harassment, gender discrimination    Eurogamer.net View full coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/33RrldS via Technology

"There were several hundred thousand white Americans who died in the Civil War in order to free the slaves," Gingrich argued. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/31Zu4jV via Latest News

Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday raised concern about private firearm sales but didn't commit to crack down on them or act on gun control issues following a meeting on ways to prevent mass shootings such as the El Paso attack that killed 22 people. While lawmakers are feeling pressure to respond quickly to the Aug. 3 shooting at a Walmart, Abbott signaled that Texas would take a long and careful look at gun laws and other safety measures before its Legislature next meets in 2021. Scrutinizing private guns sales was among a list of ideas Abbott rattled off after emerging from a four-hour, closed-door meeting about the El Paso shooting with lawmakers, police and representatives from Google, Facebook and Twitter. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2TZinXp via Latest News

An explosion that killed five Russian scientists during a rocket engine test this month was followed by a second blast two hours later, the likely source of a spike in radiation, Norway's nuclear test-ban monitor said on Friday. The second explosion was likely from an airborne rocket powered by radioactive fuel, the Norsar agency said - though the governor of Russia's Arkhangelsk region, where the blast took place, dismissed reports of another blast. "The aftermath of the incident does not carry any threat," the governor, Igor Orlov, told the Interfax news agency. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/33ULcc4 via Latest News

A New York Times reporter who was assigned to cover the now-deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein refused to do so due to his close personal relationship with the alleged pedophile, NPR reported Friday.In August of last year, veteran New York Times financial correspondent Landon Thomas Jr. was asked to investigate a tip that Epstein was advising Tesla founder Elon Musk. Thomas refused, telling his editors that he would not jeopardize Epstein as a source by reporting on him directly.Thomas, who had relied on Epstein as a source since the early 2000s, also admitted they had become such close friends that Epstein donated $30,000 to a Harlem cultural center at his request.“Soliciting a donation to a personal charity is a clear violation of the policy that governs Times journalists' relationships with their sources,” Times chief spokesperson Eileen Murphy told NPR. “As soon as editors became aware of it, they took action.”Thomas left the Times...

A majority of Americans oppose impeachment of President Donald Trump and his removal from office, according to a poll out Thursday. Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., also asked other House committee chairs Thursday to provide records that would help in making a decision whether to pursue impeachment. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ZmOWDN via Latest News

Passengers, including "Dancing with the Stars" dancers, are furious with Delta after their flight from New York to Los Angeles was delayed multiple times -- and no hotel vouchers were offered. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2NsrVJ9 via Latest News

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Maxwell, the ex-girlfriend and accused "madam" of Jeffrey Epstein, faces intense scrutiny amid accusations that she recruited girls for the financier. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/33SjIDW via Latest News

On Friday, the contentious China-U.S. trade conflict escalated after Beijing announced it will impose new tariffs on about $75 billion worth of U.S. goods. The announcement from China's Finance Ministry said the new duties on top of existing rates will take effect on Sept. 1 and Dec. 15. The move by China comes a little more than a week after Washington announced plans to impose tariffs on $300 billion worth of Chinese goods beginning Dec. 15. The retaliating moves by China and the United States are not good for either country's economy but other nations may benefit, experts say. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/33RtC8W via Latest News

The Democratic National Committee is looking to update the rules for upcoming presidential debates starting in November, including increasing the polling threshold necessary to qualify for the event. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2KQ8eJC via Latest News

Donald Trump has renewed his criticism of the Federal Reserve, accusing it of “moving like quicksand” compared to Germany’s central bank, despite insisting the US economy is “strong”, refuting analysts' fears a recession is imminent and apparently backing away from tax cuts.The attack follows the president’s address to the American Veterans 75th National Convention in Kentucky on Wednesday evening, where he joked about awarding himself the Medal of Honor and trailed the idea of dumping thousands of captured Isis fighters on Europe. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2KZdxW9 via Latest News

More than 100 Russian medical workers who helped treat victims of a recent mysterious explosion at a military testing range have undergone checks and one man has been found with a trace of radiation, officials said Friday. It was followed by a brief rise in radiation levels in nearby Severodvinsk, but the authorities insisted it didn't pose any danger. The Arkhangelsk regional administration said Friday that 110 medical workers have undergone checks that one man was found with a low amount of radioactive cesium-137 in his muscle tissue. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2HmymcV via Latest News

An invitation to the gilded Elysee palace of France's president in Paris usually prompts a sense of decorum and formality in a visitor of any rank. During crunch talks over Brexit with French President Emmanuel Macron -- who Johnson insisted on repeatedly addressing as "Monsieur le President" -- the British premier joked and waved his hands flamboyantly. The episode appeared part of a shared joke with Macron, who could be seen laughing heartily. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Zfn8Bm via Latest News

The arrests won't fully or permanently stop a person determined to inflict mass death — and the US is nowhere near close to tackling the root causes. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Mw1frB via Latest News

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