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China is drawing up a plan to replace Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam with an "interim" chief executive, the Financial Times reported, citing people briefed on the deliberations, which would bring to a close Lam's rule after months of often-violent pro-democracy protests. Lam has become a lightning rod for protests over fears that Beijing is tightening its grip, limiting the freedoms enjoyed under the "one country, two systems" principle enshrined when colonial ruler Britain handed Hong Kong back to China in 1997. Sources told the FT that officials in China want the situation in Hong Kong to stabilise before making a final decision, as they do not want to be seen to be giving in to violence. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/32Ep6JY via Latest News

California and New York City sued the U.S. Postal Service on Tuesday to stop tens of thousands of cigarette packages from being mailed from foreign countries to U.S. residents, saying the smugglers are engaging in tax evasion while postal workers look the other way. The lawsuit in Brooklyn federal court blames the Postal Service for deliveries from Vietnam, China, Israel and other countries, saying the failure to enforce a federal law aimed at banning cigarette mail deliveries costs California an average of $19 million annually in tax revenues and New York City and state over $21 million each year. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2MBaqWk via Latest News

A squadron of U.S. Marine Corps F-35B stealth fighters will embark on the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth in 2021 when the vessel sails on her first operational deployment. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2oXESkG via Latest News

The duo attempted to persuade Trump to keep a contingency force in Syria to help defend oil fields from Iranian interests, NBC News reported. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2MCrsTT via Latest News

Phoenix Chief Jeri Williams announced that the officer involved in a viral video stop of Dravon Ames and Iesha Harper has been fired. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/32GdwOu via Latest News

Nvidia Shield Android TV remote app gets redesigned w/ app shortcuts, new buttons    9to5Google from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2MJSOb7 via Technology

Chrome OS 80 to bring sideloading of Android apps to Chromebooks    About Chromebooks Google testing Android 10 style gesture navigation for Chrome OS tablets    9to5Google View full coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2oee8vR via Technology

Firefox 70 brings Enhanced Tracking Protection and longer battery life    Ars Technica from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/32HnNtz via Technology

A Colorado mother who authorities said solicited donations, charitable services, and government aid for her purportedly terminally ill daughter who died in 2017 has been indicted on murder charges in the girl's death, court documents showed on Monday. Kelly Renee Turner, 41, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her seven-year-old daughter, Olivia Gant, and with forgery, theft, child abuse and bilking Medicaid out of nearly $538,000, according to the indictment handed down in Douglas County District Court. Colorado's Office of the Public Defender, which represents Turner, has a policy not to comment on its cases outside of court. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2P7FoXP via Latest News

Here are the winners and losers from the agreement reached Tuesday, and what it means for the region's future as it tries to rebuild. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2pL7hu6 via Latest News

Joe Biden is leading by his widest-set margin among Democratic presidential contenders since his campaign's launch in April, according to a new poll from CNN.More than 35 per cent of Democrat and Democrat-leaning voters support the former vice president, compared to other frontrunners Elizabeth Warren, who polled at 19 per cent, and Bernie Sanders, who was on 16 per cent. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2palVLo via Latest News

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Whoopi Goldberg go toe to toe over Trump’s “lynching” comments on Twitter. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2P6rwx4 via Latest News

Turkey says it is acting to defend itself from terror. But what Turkish officials tell their American counterparts is one thing; what they tell regional extremists is another. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2JdNvOK via Latest News

Georges Schneider/AFP/GettyVictoria Toensing and Joe DiGenova, the pro-Trump lawyers representing a Ukrainian oligarch wanted by U.S. authorities on conspiracy charges, reportedly met personally with Attorney General William Barr in July—at the height of Rudy Giuliani’s hunt for kompromat on Joe Biden in Ukraine.  Citing three sources familiar with the meeting, The Washington Post reports that diGenova and Toensing argued against the charges facing Dmitry Firtash—who has been described by federal prosecutors as having connections to the “upper echelons” of Russian organized crime—in the meeting with Barr and other Justice Department officials. Barr is said to have refused to intercede. Firtash, who has been fighting extradition to the U.S. on bribery and corruption charges from Vienna for more than five years, had only recently hired Toensing and diGenova at the time of the reported meeting. According to Bloomberg, he paid them $1 million earlier this year to dig up dirt ...

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In a poll before the Ukraine scandal, 98% of Republicans who said Fox News was their main news source said Trump shouldn't be impeachment and removed. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2P7E7QD via Latest News

Elon Musk sends a tweet through SpaceX's Starlink broadband satellite    CNET Elon Musk on His Space Internet: 'Whoa, It Worked'    Gizmodo Elon Musk sends tweet via SpaceX’s Starlink satellite broadband    Ars Technica US Air Force is testing encrypted internet with Musk’s satellites    South China Morning Post SpaceX says it will provide broadband internet via its Starlink satellites to US customers in 2020    Daily Mail View full coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2BuM0Yn via Technology

Google showed off the inside of its quantum computing lab -- and the insides of its five massive quantum computers inside. from CNET https://ift.tt/2qFqttP via Mobiles

It's got edgy style, a fully electric powertrain and a little flying worker bot hidden in the back. This is Lexus' vision for the future. from CNET https://ift.tt/35ZsBwI via Mobiles

While the Levorg itself won't be sold Stateside, expect to see parts of it on future Subaru products. from CNET https://ift.tt/35TQpCd via Mobiles

And it's even got suicide doors. from CNET https://ift.tt/2W69nkh via Mobiles

The Model 3-based crossover is going to hit production some six months sooner than expected, but we'll have to see if it'll live up to the hype of its progenitor. from CNET https://ift.tt/31IKf4p via Mobiles

The Toyota Mirai has undergone quite a transformation. The once-homely sedan has evolved into a rakish four-door that looks worthy of a Lexus badge. from CNET https://ift.tt/2N79nfN via Mobiles