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World News

More Hong Kong protests to cripple city after massive peaceful rally

Hong Kong is gearing up for further protests this week after hundreds of thousands of anti-government demonstrators braved heavy rain to rally peacefully on Sunday, marking a change to

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Seattlepi.com

US president tweets picture of Trump Tower looming over Greenland

Independent.ie - 1 minute ago

President Donald Trump has made light of his own idea of buying Greenland from Denmark, tweeting a doctored photo of Trump Tower looming over a small village in the Arctic territory.

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Independent.ie

Epstein signed will for his €577m fortune two days before jail suicide

Independent.ie - 57 minutes ago

New court records show billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein signed a will just two days before he killed himself in the Manhattan federal jail.

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Aljazeera

Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib Fail to Criticize Palestinian Terrorism at Anti-Israel Presser | Breitbart

Breitbart - 3 hours ago

Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib attacked Israel's "occupation" but did not criticize Palestinian terror or apologize for antisemitic statements.

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Politics News

Huffington Post

The new report that Trump said shows Google 'manipulated' 2.6 million votes for Hillary Clinton is a two-year-old study that a San Diego psychologist based on 95 people

Business Insider - 1 hour ago

One of the studies — which claims Google shifted 2.6 million votes in favor of Clinton — only surveyed 95 participants.

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Oklahoman

Elizabeth Warren apologizes for ancestry controversy at Native American forum

CBS News - 5 minutes ago

Massachusetts Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren apologized Monday for her past claims of Native American heritage. CBS News political correspondent Ed O'Keefe was at the forum in Sioux City, Iowa. He spoke with CBSN's Elaine Quijano about what he heard.

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Breitbart

ZOA Fact-Checks Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib's Press Conference: 'Egregious Lies' | Breitbart

Breitbart - 6 minutes ago

The Zionist Organization of America released a comprehensive takedown of the press conference by Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib.

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CBS News

Planned Parenthood gives up Title X funding over "gag order"

CBS News - 5 minutes ago

Planned Parenthood announced it's giving up its federal funding from Title X, a program dedicated to providing birth control to low-income women. The decision was made after the Trump administration issued a new rule that would prohibit clinics from referring women for abortions. Jan Crawford and Kate Smith join CBSN with more on how this could impact the organization.

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Business News

International Business Times

US-China Relations: Dow Jones Plummets 600 Points As Trade War Impacts Wall Street

International Business Times - 58 minutes ago

The Dow fell 617.38 points Monday as China retaliated against U.S. tariffs.

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Chicago Tribune

White House insists ‘fundamentals’ of economy are strong amid concerns that a recession could imperil Trump’s reelection

Chicago Tribune - 59 minutes ago

For decades, economic performance has proven to be a critical component of presidential job approval, and no American leader so much as Trump has tied his political fortunes to it.

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The Denver Post

White House mulls payroll tax cut to ease economic concerns: Reports

Fox News - 2 hours ago

Proceeds from the 6.2 percent payroll tax are used to fund Medicare and Social Security programs.

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New York Times

Twitter, Facebook accuse China of using fake accounts to undermine Hong Kong protests

Channel NewsAsia - 3 hours ago

Twitter Inc and Facebook Inc said on Monday they had dismantled a state-backed information operation originating in mainland China that sought ...

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Technology

Voice of America

As World Watches Hong Kong, Twitter and Facebook Take Down Accounts Associated with Chinese Government

Voice of America - 58 minutes ago

After Hong Kong saw one of its biggest protests yet over the weekend, a social media war has broken out between China and U.S. technology companies over how Chinese state-sponsored media is using social media to spread misinformation and false news about the protesters. On Monday, Twitter and Facebook, which are both blocked in China but are freely available in Hong Kong, removed accounts they said originated in China that characterized the Hong Kong protesters as violent.

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CNBC

Fearing data privacy issues, Google cuts some Android phone data for wireless carriers

CNBC - 9 hours ago

Google has shut down a service it provided to wireless carriers globally over fears it could attract scrutiny over data privacy issues.

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CBS News

Unlikely allies: Trump, tech giants team up, fight French tax

Washington Times - 1 hour ago

An unlikely alliance of President Trump, Amazon and Silicon Valley teamed up Monday to battle a common enemy, France, in a high-stakes fight that carries major consequences for cutting-edge commerce o

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South China Morning Post

Caught in the middle of trade war, Huawei may seize 90-day US trade reprieve to plan next moves

South China Morning Post - 2 hours ago

Analysts see Huawei continuing to deal with adversity as it remains embroiled in the US-China trade war and under Washington’s Entity List, which restricts its ability to buy hardware, software and services from American hi-tech companies

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Sports Headlines

Star Tribune

Coon Rapids-Andover loses in elimination game at the Little League World Series

Star Tribune - 1 minute ago

The Midwest champions were shut out for the second straight day, this time falling to a team from Louisiana.

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North Jersey

Red Sox's Chris Sale to miss rest of MLB season with elbow injury

North Jersey - 1 hour ago

Ace left-hander Chris Sale is sidelined by elbow inflammation, but Red Sox encouraged by news he won't need Tommy John surgery.

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Independent.ie

Aidan O'Hara: 'If Ole's meant to be at the wheel, he shouldn't be asking the players how to drive the bus'

Independent.ie - 57 minutes ago

In the playground, there is often a "makers takers" rule when it comes to penalties. It rewards the child who has been fouled to win the spot-kick and cuts down on the squabbling that w

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UPI

New York Mets' Pete Alonso breaks NL rookie record with 40th home run

UPI - 59 minutes ago

New York Mets slugger Pete Alonso blasted his 40th home run of the season Sunday to break the National League rookie record for homers in a single season.

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Entertainment News

UPI

'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' Season 3 to arrive in December

UPI - 1 hour ago

Amazon's "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" will return with Season 3 on Dec. 6, the company announced on Monday alongside a teaser trailer.

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CBS News

Elton John blasts "malicious" press coverage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's private jet travel

CBS News - 5 minutes ago

He explained Harry's mother, Princess Diana, was one of his "dearest friends" and that he feels "a profound sense of obligation" to protect him

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International Business Times

Katie Holmes Chic In Mini Skirt After Jamie Foxx, Sela Vave Sighting

International Business Times - 1 hour ago

Katie Holmes looked chic and cheerful after Jamie Foxx was spotted holding hands with Sela Vave.

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Daily Mail

Baker’s dozen on Bake Off is youngest line-up in show’s history

Independent.ie - 3 hours ago

The line-up for the new series of The Great British Bake Off is the youngest in the show’s history – and is comprised of 13 amateur bakers rather than the usual 12.

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Odd/Weird News

Fox News

NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo fired in 2014 Eric Garner chokehold death

CBS News - 1 hour ago

New York City's police commissioner fired the officer involved in the 2014 death of an unarmed black man

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Houston Chronicle

Florida woman claims dog returned from the groomer with neon green eyebrows, pink ears

Fox News - 1 day ago

A Florida woman was furious after her dog — who went to the groomer for a simple maintenance appointment — returned with floppy pink ears and neon green eyebrows.

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CBS News

Florida man who allegedly said he wants to set record and kill 100 people in mass shooting is arrested

CBS News - 1 hour ago

Tristan Wix texted about his desire to set world record for "longest confirmed kill ever" and slay at least 100 people, authorities said

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Inside Edition

Wounded Officer Pulled to Safety in California Freeway Shootout

Inside Edition - 6 days ago

A horrific gun battle erupted on a Southern California freeway overpass during rush-hour traffic Monday, leaving a California Highway Patrol officer and the suspect dead, and two other injured.

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