Sunday, June 30, 2019

The Best Standing Desks For 2019

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J From low-cost standing desks to high-cost, high-quality, there's a standing desk for everyone's needs.

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4 Takeaways From the Trump-Kim Meeting at the DMZ


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Reefer Madness or Pot Paradise? The Surprising Legacy of the Place Where Legal Weed Began


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Alabamians Defend Arrest of Woman Whose Fetus Died in Shooting


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Maya Moore Left Basketball. A Prisoner Needed Her Help.


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Everyone Wants a Rescue Dog. Not Everyone Can Have One.


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Stop the Knee-Jerk Liberalism That Hurts Its Own Cause


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New York Pride: Huge crowds attend New York Pride march

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/2xoe7GA Hundreds of thousands of people have been watching or taking part in WorldPride in New York.
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Japanese whalers set sail for commercial hunting

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/2YxshAU Five ships will hunt up to 227 hunt whales for profit, ending a three-decade pause despite criticism.
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The Rook Season 1 Premiere Review

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This is a mostly spoiler-free review of Starz's The Rook Season 1, episode 1, which airs Sunday nights at 8 p.m. PT/ET.

Starz is no stranger to blending sci-fi and spycraft, as evidenced by the premium cable network's critically-acclaimed (and cancelled-too-soon) Counterpart, which deftly blended high-concept thrills with a moody mystery. The Rook feels thematically similar, if a little more lively - beginning with the Memento-esque premise of a woman who wakes up at London's Millennium Bridge with no memory of who she is or how she got there, surrounded by dead bodies wearing latex gloves.

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Hong Kong: Police and protesters clash on handover anniversary

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/2XjNXE6 Riot police use batons to repel protesters on the 22nd anniversary of the city's handover to China.
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Trump in North Korea: KCNA hails 'amazing' visit

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Texas plane crash: 10 killed after 'aircraft veers into hangar'

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Mobile users can now switch providers with one simple text

Phone customers will be able to switch providers with a single free text under new rules.

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Social media: Church of England unveils online guidelines

Social media has "downsides" but also helps to "share the good news of Jesus Christ", the Church says.

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Mexico hail: Ice 1.5m thick carpets Mexico's Guadalajara

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Castlevania Showrunner Wants to Make Live-Action My Hero Academia

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Castlevania showrunner Adi Shankar has become well known for his dark retellings of the nerdy franchises that we hold near and dear to our hearts, but which fandom does he want to tackle next?

Last week, Shankar added a gritty, violent Pokemon parody, The End of Pokemon, to his Bootleg Cinematic Universe. After the trailer debuted exclusively on IGN, we caught up with Shankar to ask if there are any anime series he dreams of adapting for live-action. He told IGN’s Jacki Jing that the anime at the top of his wishlist is My Hero Academia.

“It’s that tone that Pixar really nails - adult themes, not watered down,” Shankar said of how he would approach adapting a series that is much lighter than the likes of Castlevania or his upcoming Devil May Cry series for Netflix.

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Officials Warn of Wasp ‘Super Nests’ in Alabama


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Netflix To Make Sandman TV Series from Neil Gaiman, David Goyer

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Netflix and Warner Bros. have signed what The Hollywood Reporter's sources describe as a “massive” financial deal to adapt Neil Gaiman’s famous Sandman comic series into a live action show on the popular streaming platform. According to THR’s sources, it’s the most expensive TV series that DC Entertainment has ever taken on.

Writing the Sandman TV series will be Allan Heinberg, who previously worked as a writer on 2017’s Wonder Woman, Grey’s Anatomy, and co-produced Scandal, among others. Gaiman himself will executive producer alongside David Goyer (The Dark Knight, Man of Steel), both of whom were attached to New Line Cinema’s previous attempts at breaking ground on a film deal.

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What's happening in the news this week?

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/2FJcIPc This week, Bonnie Tyler makes an appearance, alongside some reconstituted meat products.
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Tunisia - the birthplace of the Arab Spring which lost its hope

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Medicinal cannabis: The family that changed Australia's debate

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/2Xc75iK Their heartrending story shifted perceptions on medical cannabis - but, they argue, not far enough.
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Greek election: Why frustrated young voters are turning conservative

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/2Jd4NL8 As Greece goes to the polls on 7 July, many young Greeks are turning from the left-wing Syriza.
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Trump Steps Into North Korea and Agrees With Kim Jong-un to Resume Talks


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Delay to rule allowing US medics to refuse procedures on moral grounds

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/2YkkRkp The rule will make it easier for medical workers to refuse to carry out procedures on moral grounds.
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ICYMI: Huge hot dog and Klitschko rescue

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UK Daily Deals: Amazon Prime Music for 99p, Tom Clancy's The Division 2 (Digital) under £19

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J 25% off Gillette Essential shaving bundles, try Audible free for 30 days, Microsoft Official Xbox controller under £35.

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Fox News Breaking News Alert

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White House press secretary roughed up in scuffle with NK security guards

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Trump and Kim Jong-un meet at Korean demilitarised zone

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Stranger Things: Season 3 Spoiler Free Premiere Review

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This is a spoiler-free review for the Stranger Things Season 3 premiere, titled "Suzie, Do You Copy?" All 8 episodes will be available to binge on Netflix on Thursday, July 4, 2019. If you need a refresher, be sure to check out our Stranger Things Season 2 Ending Explained

It's been an agonizing year and a half since we were last in the imaginative world of Stranger Things, and a lot has changed for both the characters and the small town of Hawkins, Indiana. For one thing, the kids are older, and with that particular change comes a level of maturity, which gives the Season 3 premiere - titled "Suzie, Do You Copy?" - a darker tone and a more complex narrative that's refreshing to watch. Creators Matt and Ross Duffer wisely focus their creative attention on how the passage of time has affected our favorite characters, relegating the Upside Down stuff to the fringes... For now.

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Trump, Kim meet at DMZ; Trump briefly steps into North Korea

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Saturday, June 29, 2019

Fox News Breaking News Alert

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Trump arrives at DMZ, awaiting meeting with North Korea's Kim

06/29/19 11:32 PM
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Lagos 'snake man' on his conservation battle

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/2XFRxbg Nigerian veterinarian Mark Ofua is on a mission to rescue snakes and other wild animals.
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Trump and Kim will meet at DMZ on Sunday

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NASA Reopens Apollo Mission Control Room That Once Landed Men on Moon


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Kamala Shotguns Joe Sixpack


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‘Your Heritage Is Taken Away’: The Closing of 3 Historically Black Colleges


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The Women Who Won the Debates Are the Democrats’ Best Hope


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Albania set for tense local election stand-off

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/2KNWfOa With the main opposition boycotting the poll, there are fears of disruption and violence.
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Trump ‘trying to work out’ historic Kim meeting at DMZ

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/2XhzlFf Donald Trump says he wants to “say hello” and shake Kim Jong-un’s hand at the DMZ.
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A handy guide to becoming US president

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/2X2hs8w Who gets to be president? How do you win? All your questions and more in one handy explainer.
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Gotabhaya Rajapaksa: The wartime strongman who wants to run Sri Lanka

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/2IYwZlV Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, the former defence chief who crushed the Tamil Tigers, is eyeing a return to power.
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The teenager with Down's syndrome swimming in the Arctic

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/2Xb19Xg Trym is the first person to live on the Svalbard Islands with Down's syndrome and he isn't letting it hold him back.
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The online LGBT magazine blocked in its own country

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/2JiuPwn How one man is seeking to break down gender taboos in Jordan.
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Your pictures on the theme of 'pathway'

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/2Yg8INp Each week, we publish a gallery of readers' pictures on a set theme. This week it is "pathway".
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Sudan: Dying for the revolution

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Friday, June 28, 2019

Italy migrants: Rescue ship captain arrested at Lampedusa port

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Trump and Putin Share Joke About Election Meddling, Sparking New Furor


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It’s Now the Supreme Court’s Turn to Try to Resolve the Fate of the Dreamers


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Donald Trump Jr. Shares, Then Deletes, a Tweet Questioning Kamala Harris’s Race


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Want to Be Less Racist? Move to Hawaii


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Subway Got Too Big. Franchisees Paid a Price.


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A Unicorn Lost in the Valley, Evernote Blows Up the ‘Fail Fast’ Gospel


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Biden Comes Under Attack From All Sides in Democratic Debate


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Yes, the Netflix MCU Is Cancelled

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Now that Jessica Jones Season 3 debuted on Netflix last Friday, the era of the Marvel/Netflix MCU has come to an end.

Yes, Jessica Jones is cancelled. Daredevil is cancelled. Luke Cage and Iron Fist? Cancelled. Punisher too. And The Defenders just never made it past its first mini-season; a second season of that team-up series was never even attempted.

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Trump’s Ignorant Comments About Japan Were Bad Even for Him


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How to Unlock Mario Maker 2's Hidden Power-ups

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J There's secret unlockables lurking in Super Mario Maker 2's Story Mode - see what you can add to your levels.

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Who's in the running for Juncker's post and other EU top jobs?

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/2FGebWH EU leaders will head back to Brussels on Sunday night for a special meeting to try and agree on who should be the next president of the European Commission.
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Abiy Ahmed's reforms in Ethiopia lift the lid on ethnic tensions

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/2RHXrTG Just a few weeks ago, Abiy Ahmed was feted across Africa but deadly attacks threatens his reforms.
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Ebola: The impact of militant attacks in DR Congo

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/2YqiYDa The deadly Ebola virus has spread, but are attacks and insecurity affecting the response?
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Dressed to kill: Video games' tricky relationship with fashion

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/2FH74gF Video games insiders explain why too many games are let down by their leading character's look.
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Trump says he wants to 'shake hands' with North Korea's Kim at DMZ

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Blue for Sudan: Instagram 'sympathy scammers' exploit support for protesters

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/2RIFYL5 Fake accounts trying to capitalise on social media campaigns are rife on the photo-sharing platform.
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Berlin Brandenburg: The airport with half a million faults

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/2ZWN29M Billions over budget, years late in opening, and still being rebuilt before a single plane has landed. What's gone so wrong at the new Berlin airport?
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Japan whaling: Commercial hunts to resume despite outcry

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/2XGXy7m Hunters could be back in Japanese waters from 1 July, ending a three-decade halt to commercial whaling.
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Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Review

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Harry Potter: Wizards Unite may not be the wizarding world game of my dreams (hopefully that leaked Harry Potter RPG trailer is more than a concept) but I’m pleasantly surprised with how much I’m enjoying Niantic’s latest augmented reality “walking RPG.” This followup to the phenomenally successful Pokemon GO does a lot of heavy lifting to justify its storyline that makes the actual idea behind it a little wonky, but the many, many layers of exploration and collection it encourages have kept me engaged on a daily basis… so far.

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is, in a nutshell, Pokemon GO but with wizard tchotchkes instead of collectable pocket monsters. The longer version of the description reads a bit more like a J.K. Rowling lore tweet: in the quiet, post-Deathly Hallows epilogue lives of Harry, Ron, and Hermione, a great calamity has hit the wizarding world and threatens to tear down the wall between muggles and magic. You and wizards around the world are enlisted to help uphold the Statute of Secrecy and eventually solve this Calamity.

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Does Toy Story 4 Have a Post Credits Scene?

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If you're wondering whether Toy Story 4 has a post-credits scene at the end, then you're in the right place.

But if you somehow wound up here by mistake, be warned: Spoilers follow regarding whether or not the new Toy Story movie has a post-credits scene...

Right, still here? O.K., the answer is that yes, Toy Story 4 does have post-credits material.

Without giving away too much here, suffice to say there are several mid-credits scenes that play and are lots of fun. And then, after the credits have run completely, there is one last little bit that's also quite cute.

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Toy Story 4 Ending Explained

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This ending explained contains full spoilers for Toy Story 4. 

Toy Story 3 seemed like a perfect ending for Woody, Buzz, and the rest of the gang. Andy went off to college, but he left his beloved toys in the gentle hands of pre-schooler Bonnie, implying that his toys had many years of playtime left ahead of them.

Toy Story 4 director Josh Cooley admitted that when it came to approaching a fourth installment, "We had the same questions everybody else has right now: 'I thought you guys were done.' ... We love the end of Toy Story 3, and feel like that’s the completion of Woody and Andy’s story. But there was more Woody story to tell."

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Does Dark Phoenix Have a Post-Credits Scene?

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Dark Phoenix hits theaters this weekend, which means you may be wondering, is there anything after the credits? While the X-Men movies have only intermittently included post credits scenes -- most notably Days of Future Past and Apocalypse -- they haven't been like the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies in terms of end credit scene surprises.

And with the X-Men now a part of the Disney empire, the current franchise comes to an end with Dark Phoenix (and, yes, 2020's The New Mutants is the final X-related movie to be released by 20th Century Fox.)

All of which is to answer the question, should you stick around until the very end of the closing credits for any surprises or hints about what the future might hold for the X-Men?

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Thursday, June 27, 2019

NBC’s Second Democratic Debate Brought Searing Clashes on Inequality


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Supreme Court Leaves Census Question on Citizenship in Doubt


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Elizabeth Warren Aced the First Democratic Debate


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I’m 20. I Have 32 Half Siblings. This Is My Family Portrait.


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White Powder, Red Faces: Cocaine Cargo Aboard Brazil Presidential Plane


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Boston Approves Application for Straight Pride Parade


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Genoa bridge: Towers to be demolished with explosives

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/2Nl0kLF Residents are told to leave as experts prepare to demolish what remains of Italy's Morandi bridge.
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European heatwave: Temperature may reach highest on record in France

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/31Xqd7K The current record stands at 44.1C (111.4F), reached in southern France in a 2003.
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Facebook Did Not Address Hacking Attack on Popular Grief Support Page for Weeks, Moderators Say


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Italy migrants: Pressure builds over Lampedusa rescue ship

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/2J9j23y It comes as Italy tries to clamp down on migrant rescue boats entering its territorial waters.
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Evangelion Neon Genesis Ending Explained

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So, you finished watching Neon Genesis Evangelion on Netflix and you’re a little confused. That’s completely normal and entirely expected given, well, the entire ending. But don’t worry, we’re here to explain everything to you.

Neon Genesis Evangelion essentially has two endings, both of which are now available on Netflix: the end of the TV series (specifically episodes 25 and 26), which originally aired in early 1996; and the film The End of Evangelion, which was released in 1997. (In between there was a movie called Death and Rebirth, which is on Netflix in a re-edited form as Death (True)², but you don’t need to worry about that: it’s basically just a recap of the TV series with a few minutes of new footage, which originally bridged the gap between the end of the TV series and the release of the movie.) If you’ve watched one or both of them, you’ve likely noticed the jarring pivot towards the story’s conclusion, but might not be familiar with the troubled production history of the acclaimed anime. Here’s everything you need to know about the infamously complicated ending of Evangelion.

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AI needs more health data if it's to help cure the world

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/2RL8bko Artificial intelligence could help tackle many of the world's health problems, experts say.
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Assam NRC: Are India’s ‘unwanted people’ being driven to suicide?

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/2JbIrtt Citizens facing deportation are taking their lives, say activists who warn of a humanitarian disaster.
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Ranking All the Spider-Man Movies

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Since Spider-Man made his big-screen debut in 2002, there have been a lot of Spideys!

And a lot of Spidey movies too, including Tom Holland’s MCU version of the wallcrawler. So now that his latest solo film, Far From Home, is hitting, it’s time once again to rank the Spider-Man movies. And yes, that includes all the times he’s hung out with the Avengers… Let’s web this thing up!

(And just a note: We're basing the ranking of the Avengers movies on the Spidey-centric portions of those films and how well they served him as a character, as well as how well he served those films!)

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What is the G20 summit, and what do world leaders talk about?

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/2RHBpQR What is the G20, and what do they do when they meet?
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Why is an African chief's skull mentioned in the Versailles Treaty?

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/2KIgbBS Chief Mkwawa died 16 years before WW1 began but his skull was mentioned in the treaty that ended the conflict.
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Hellboy 2? Star David Harbour Reveals If a Sequel Is Happening

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Actor David Harbour doesn't think there will be a sequel to Hellboy after the movie's critical and financial disappointment. The actor acknowledged the positive reactions he has received about the Hellboy reboot in an interview with ComicBook.com but ultimately accepts that the majority of people were not happy with the movie, dashing any hope of a Hellboy 2 featuring his take on the horned hero.

"I don't think there'll be much of a light

," Harbour said. "There's a lot of people who reach out to me who really loved it and really enjoyed the new take, and were just happy to see

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Prosthetic limbs: An invention for amputees in the developing world

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/2NfEj0F It's high-tech, it's cheap, and it's been designed for amputees in the developing world.
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Africa's top shots: 21-27 June 2019

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/2RHwCPn A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond.
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Quiz of the Week: Which Pink song induced childbirth?

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/2XzHGUo Have you been paying attention to what's been going on over the past seven days?
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Norfolk, Virginia, Bicentennial half dollar

Norfolk, Virginia, Bicentennial half dollar.
The Norfolk, Virginia, Bicentennial half dollar is a half dollar commemorative coin struck by the United States Mint in 1937, though it bears the date 1936. Designed by William Marks Simpson and Marjory Emory Simpson, the coin commemorates the 200th anniversary of Norfolk being designated as a royal borough, and the 100th anniversary of it becoming a city. Virginia Senator Carter Glass sponsored a bill for a Norfolk half dollar, but it was amended in committee to provide for commemorative medals instead. Unaware of the change, Glass and other advocates shepherded it through Congress. A bill calling for coins was passed in 1937, but by then, the anniversaries had passed, and sales were poorer than hoped; almost a third of the coins could not be sold. The Norfolk half dollar is the only U.S. coin to depict the British crown, shown on the reverse on the city's ceremonial mace.
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Democratic debate: Heavyweights Biden and Sanders to duel

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/2Jo96Ub Ten hopefuls will be on stage, but all eyes will be on two heavyweights battling for the party's soul.
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'I rented a mouldy flat from the deputy mayor'

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/320hgdB When Jennifer Mbon's flat grew a layer of black mould she discovered her landlord was one of Marseille's top politicians.
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Wednesday, June 26, 2019

An Exciting New Power Rangers Era Begins

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The recent "Shattered Grid" crossover is easily BOOM! Studios' most ambitious Power Rangers project to date, one that united the entire Power Rangers multiverse before leaving it broken and possibly irreparably damaged. Now the core Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series is launching into a new story arc entitled "Necessary Evil." It's being billed as the successor of sorts to "Shattered Grid," which probably does the creative team a disservice. The emphasis with issue #40 isn't so much about launching into the next big Power Rangers event, but introducing a new status quo and jumping-on point that makes the most of classic MMPR continuity.

The series employs a time jump with this issue, leaping ahead to the point in the series where Lord Zedd is the main villain, Tommy leads the team as the White Ranger and Jason, Trini and Zack have vanished on their never-ending UN peace summit. This new status quo makes for an easy entry point into the series for new and lapsed readers. It helps that the conclusion of Power Rangers: Shattered Grid #1 is reprinted here as a sort of prologue/recap sequence. It fits surprisingly well in that context, serving as a poignant sort of farewell to the classic MMPR era while reminding us that the full ramifications of Drakkon's assault on the multiverse have yet to be deduced.

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Why I Was Wrong About Elizabeth Warren


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US father gets life for India child death

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/2Ni7Qah Sherin Matthews was found in a drain two weeks after disappearing from her Texas home in October.
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What Happened to America’s Political Center of Gravity?


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The 50 Best Memoirs of the Past 50 Years


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Reddit Restricts Pro-Trump Forum Because of Threats


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House Panel Subpoenas Kellyanne Conway on Ethics Law Violations


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Why So Many Horses Have Died at Santa Anita


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Amazing Spider-Man Sets the Stage for Greatness

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While much of the focus of Nick Spencer's first year on Amazing Spider-Man has involved the buildup to an ultimate culmination of "Hunted," the series has also been teasing a brand new, very mysterious addition to Spidey's rogues gallery. As Spencer gears up for Year 2, that villain is finally stepping out of the shadows and taking a more active role in tormenting Peter Parker. That, plus a heavy focus on Mysterio, is enough reason to check out issue #24.

Spencer mainly divides this standalone story on two fronts, exploring how the fallout of "Hunted" continues to affect Peter and using Mysterio as a means of setting the stage for this mystery villain's big debut. The former is especially welcome as it helps bring the Peter/MJ relationship back to the forefront of the book. As great as it is having this romance back in action a decade after Brand New Day, it hasn't necessarily received the attention it deserves. But now that the initial "honeymoon" phase has worn off, Peter finds himself at a crossroads. Can he allow himself to be with someone he loves and risk putting them in mortal danger, especially with the terrifying visions he's been experiencing?

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The Falcon and The Winter Soldier Reportedly Begins Filming in October

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It looks like the Marvel live-action series The Falcon and The Winter Soldier is going to start filming in October.

Men's Health interviewed the new Captain America Anthony Mackie about his transition into the new role and his upcoming projects. Reportedly, the actor will be in Atlanta in October to start work on The Falcon and The Winter Soldier, which was announced last year.

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The Eternals: Salma Hayek Reportedly Cast in Marvel Movie

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Oscar-nominee Salma Hayek Pinault is reportedly set to star alongside other potential cast members Angelina Jolie, Richard Madden and Kumail Nanjiani in Marvel's The Eternals.

As reported by TheWrap, details for Hayek's character are currently unknown but, if chosen, she would join the film that would be inspired by the comic created by Jack Kirby in 1976.

The Eternals are an ancient race that were created by the Celestials alongside the more evil Deviants. Thanos, the Mad Titan who has loomed over the entire MCU up to this point, is an Eternal who carries the Deviant gene.

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Australian student arrested in North Korea, reports say

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/2NaHpTB Media reports have identified him as Alek Sigley, a 29-year-old masters student living in Pyongyang.
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Libya crisis: UN-backed government 'retakes' key town of Gharyan

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/2YhnKmb Gharyan was a main supply base for an offensive on Tripoli by insurgents loyal to Khalifa Haftar.
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Appeals over Russia holiday camp deaths

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/2ZQ67Ku Three years ago, tragedy struck for a group of children out on boats at Lake Syamozero in Russia's Karelia region.
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Amazon Brings The Expanse Season 4, The Boys to Comic-Con

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Amazon has officially announced its expans-ive San Diego Comic-Con, including some cool collaborations with IGN! The streaming service has announced it will be paneling its original series, including The Boys, Carnival Row, The Expanse, The Man in the High Castle and Undone.

See below for the Amazon Prime Originals panel information at SDCC:

  • Undone - Panel on Thursday, July 18th from 1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. at the Hilton Bayfront Indigo Ballroom
  • The Boys - Panel on Friday, July 19th from 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. at Ballroom 20
  • Carnival Row - Panel on Friday, July 19th from 4:45 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. at Ballroom 20
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​Wednesday’s Democratic Debate: When Is It and What to Watch For


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Rio Grande drowning: 'I knew it was the last time I would see my son'

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/2IQsMRd The mother of a man who drowned trying to cross into the US recalls the moment he set out on the journey.
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Russia says Georgia isn't safe. Russians in Georgia say otherwise

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/2FxgT0A Russian citizens in Georgia say otherwise.
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Avengers: Endgame Official MCU Name for 'Fat Thor' Revealed

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SPOILERS AHEAD for Avengers: Endgame.

The special features for the Home and Digital release of Avengers: Endgame have officially revealed that the MCU name for "Fat Thor" is actually Bro Thor.

Following Thanos' Snap and the failure of the Avengers to initially undo the devastation caused by the Mad Titan, Thor finds himself in a deep depression and ends up letting himself go and becomes "Fat Thor," as he has been called.

One particular special feature promises to go behind the scenes to see how Bro Thor was created. From the official description, "his appearance has changed but his heroism remains!"

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Europe heatwave: Why are temperatures on the continent soaring?

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/31Vzf4R As the continent bakes in sweltering temperatures, experts explain what's happening - and why now.
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The tropical islands that fell into ruin

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/2Lk5u89 A picture of decline mars Australia's Great Barrier Reef, where a number of island resorts lie derelict.
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Why Morocco could be next for revolution, after Sudan and Algeria

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/2FAv1WK Half of Moroccans asked by a major BBC Arabic survey say they want immediate political change.
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Coprinellus micaceus

Coprinellus micaceus.
Coprinellus micaceus is a common species of fungus in the family Psathyrellaceae with a cosmopolitan distribution. The species typically grows in dense clusters on or near rotting hardwood tree stumps or underground tree roots. Depending on their stage of development, the tawny-brown mushroom caps may range in shape from oval to bell-shaped to convex, and reach diameters up to 3 cm (1.2 in). In young specimens, the cap surface is coated with a fine layer of reflective mica-like cells, inspiring the species name as well as the common names "mica cap", "shiny cap", and "glistening inky cap". A few hours after collection, the gills will start to dissolve into a black, inky, spore-laden liquid. The fruit bodies are edible before the gills blacken and dissolve, and cooking will stop the process. Chemical analysis of the fruit bodies has revealed the presence of antibacterial and enzyme-inhibiting compounds.
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Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Best PS4 Accessories 2019: PlayStation 4 Controllers, Headsets, and More

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J I've handpicked and tested the essential PS4 accessories you need to complete your PlayStation 4 gaming setup.

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N.R.A. Shuts Down Production of NRATV


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A Beauty Queen Accuses Former Gambian President of Rape: ‘I Literally Stumbled Out of There’


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Robert Mueller to Testify Before House Committees


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Canceling Student Loan Debt Doesn’t Make Problems Disappear


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SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy Deploys Dozens of Satellites to Orbit


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Risk for Dementia May Increase With Long-Term Use of Certain Medicines


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A Plan to Mine the Minnesota Wilderness Hit a Dead End. Then Trump Became President.


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Self-Inflicted Medical Misery


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Why Harvard Was Wrong to Make Me Step Down


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Are Breaking Bad Stars Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul Teasing a Possible Movie?

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A pair of identical Instagram posts by Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul may be hinting at news or even a release of the Breaking Bad movie, an appearance by Walter White and Jesse Pinkman on Better Call Saul, or something completely different.

As reported by IndieWire, Cranston and Paul's Instagram posts were identical featuring two donkeys in a desert setting, with "Soon" accompanying the image.

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How E-Commerce Sites Manipulate You Into Buying Things You May Not Want


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Lula: Brazil court rejects request to free ex-president pending appeal

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/2ILzMPq Judges dismissed a request to free the ex-president and delayed a decision on his latest appeal.
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Regulators Have Doubts About Facebook Cryptocurrency. So Do Its Partners.


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Wizards Unite: Easier Masterful Spellcasts With This Trick

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J Trying to cast quicker spells in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite? Try this trick to trace lines with lightning speed.

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Fox News Breaking News Alert

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Robert Mueller agrees to testify before joint House panel July 17 after subpoena, Nadler and Schiff announce

06/25/19 6:15 PM
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Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Will Add to Canon with New Character Backstories

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Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama has confirmed that the upcoming Action-RPG Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot will include backstories that haven't been told in the manga, further expanding the Dragon Ball universe.

As reported by Comicbook.com, Bandai Namco US shared the announcement on Twitter and Toriyama hopes that these new additions will greatly contribute to the "fresh new take on the franchise as you re-live the moment where Goku discovers his Saiyan bloodline and birth name, Kakarot."

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Westerners 'fuelling Philippine child sex video rise'

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/2ZVwajN Philippine children are being forced into online sex abuse videos by family, paid for by people in the West.
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Viz Apologizes for Sailor Moon Mistake About Neptune and Uranus

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Viz Media has formally apologized for what it says was a translation error in the limited edition Season 5, Set 1 release of Sailor Moon Sailor Stars, the long-awaited dub of the series’ final season. According to Viz Media, the mistranslation implied the characters Sailor Neptune and Sailor Uranus, who are canonically gay and in a relationship with one another, were not.

Rather than a mistranslation in one of the show’s episodes, the error was actually in the romaji (or romanized translation of Japanese) lyrics in a booklet packaged with the limited edition home video release of Sailor Moon Season 5, Set 1 on Blu-ray and DVD.

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Why It's a Great Time to Be an RPG Fan Again

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Now that the madness of E3 has died down, it’s nice to finally be able to take a breath and actually digest all of the information that was whirling around over the past few weeks.

Looking back, while there was plenty of great stuff to see during the show, I was especially glad to see one genre seemed to get a lot more love this year than it has in a long time: RPGs.

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The Best Apple Deals of 2019: 10% off New AirPods 2 with Wireless Charging Case

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Welcome to IGN's Daily Deals, your source for the best deals on the stuff you actually want to buy. If you buy something through this post, IGN may get a share of the sale. For more, read our Terms of Use.

Apple products are generally very price drop resistant throughout most of the year, but you can still find deals on specific items with some elbow grease. Better yet, let us do the work for you and we'll list all the deals we found, right here. Right now, the only deals to be had are a couple of sweet deals on the second-to-latest generation of iPad Pro tablets. These are cheaper than the prices you'll find at the Apple Store Outlet.

New 2019 Apple AirPods 2 Wireless Earphones with Wireless Charging Case for $179.99 (Originally $200)

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Beauty queen 'raped by Gambia's ex-President Jammeh'

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/2KBDE7N Three women tell HRW how they were assaulted by the now exiled leader - allegations his party deny.
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1907 Tiflis bank robbery

1907 Tiflis bank robbery.
A bank robbery was committed by Bolsheviks on 26 June 1907 in the city of Tiflis, Russian Empire, what is now Georgia's capital, Tbilisi. Planned by Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin, Maxim Litvinov, Leonid Krasin, and Alexander Bogdanov, it was carried out by revolutionaries led by Stalin's early associate Kamo. The attack killed forty people and injured fifty others; the robbers escaped with 341,000 rubles. The Bolsheviks were unable to use most of the large banknotes they had stolen because the serial numbers were known to the police. Lenin thought of a plan to have the notes cashed simultaneously throughout Europe, but this strategy failed. Kamo was imprisoned for this and other crimes, but was released after the Russian Revolution; no other major conspirator was ever tried. After his death, Kamo was buried under a monument constructed near the robbery site, but the grave and monument have since been removed.
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Monday, June 24, 2019

Gangnam: The scandal rocking the playground of K-pop

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://bbc.in/2XyvfIj The BBC hears shocking allegations of drugging and rape inside South Korea's glamorous nightclub scene.
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Fox News Breaking News Alert

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Iran says latest US sanctions end any hope for diplomacy

06/24/19 10:19 PM
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Malaysia air pollution: Schools shut after illness hits children

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://bbc.in/31PuYQy The same part of Malaysia was hit by toxic air pollution in March, making more than 4,000 people ill.
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South Korea's Gangnam rocked by rape scandals

https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://bbc.in/2J4aj2x South Korea's glamorous nightclub scene has been hit by allegations of drugging and rape.
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Mexico’s Crackdown at Its Southern Border, Prompted by Trump, Scares Migrants From Crossing


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Trump Imposes New Economic Sanctions on Iran, Adding to Tensions


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Hundreds of Migrant Children Are Moved Out of an Overcrowded Border Station


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Our Top Editor Revisits How We Handled E. Jean Carroll’s Allegations Against Trump


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