Crooked Bough News Round-up

+ Nigeria: Lagos environment agency appoints the first female head—In a bid to ensure a cleaner and healthier environment for residents o...

+ Jubbaland vote: Somali govt rejects process, Kenya celebrates Modobe—The Kenyan government has officially congratulated winner of the contr...

+ New methods, vaccines needed to eliminate malaria- WHO—The World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday new methods will be ...

+ Pics of the day, August 22, 2019—Africanews samples the best pictures of the day’s news. [Author: edito...

+ Is FIFA meddling too much into African football?—FIFA, the world football governing body is in charge of all six contin...

+ Ex-Ogaden rebels want Ethiopia's 2020 polls to be held on schedule—Former Ethiopian rebels, the Ogaden National Liberation Front, ONLF; h...

+ Gambian President reshuffles cabinet—Gambian President Adama Barrow on Thursday reshuffled his cabinet, app...

+ Nigerians dominate FBI's massive bust of online fraudsters—The United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said on Thurs...

+ Dismissal of Gabonese judge stirs controversy—Gabonese judges are reacting to the suspension of Paulette Ayo Mba Ako...

+ S. African court rules display of apartheid flag constitutes hate speech—Displaying the apartheid- era flag in public is now a crime in South A...

+ Sudan's new PM to prioritize peace and economic alleviation—Sudan’s new Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok was sworn in on Wednesday (A...

+ Sudanese celebrate new Prime Minister—The streets of Khartoum, Sudan’s capital, were a scene of joy and jubi...

+ Ghana's head of public procurement suspended for 'selling contracts'—The Chief Executive Officer of Ghana’s Public Procurement Authority, P...

+ New era for Sudan with new govt [The Morning Call][The Morning Call]—Members of Sudan’s new ruling body, the Sovereign Council, have been s...

+ Gabon magistrate suspended over Bongo hearing [The Morning Call]—Now, in Gabon, the magistrate who was to examine the opposition’s requ...

+ Cameroon's Bamenda on lockdown after sentencing of separatist leaders—Capital of Cameroon’s North West region, Bamenda, is experiencing a so...

+ Somalia's controversial Jubbaland polls: Incumbent wins re-election—Ahmed Madobe has secured reelection as leader of Somalia’s semi-autono...

+ Eritrea delegation delivers Afwerki's message to Burhan in Khartoum—President Isaias Afwerki of Eritrea on Wednesday sent a delegation to ...

+ Which is better, using travel agents or online platforms to book your flights?—The disruption of transport sector by digital technologies is having s...

+ Uganda, Rwanda presidents agree ceasefire after Angola, Congo mediation—The leaders of Uganda and Rwanda agreed on Wednesday to re-open the bo...

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+ As China trade war escalates, Iowa soybean country is front line—For soybean farmers, weather is “an uncontrollable.” Now President Tru...

+ The future of America’s past: Should we ‘explain’ Confederate statues?—States are debating how to put Confederate statues in historical conte...

+ Home—While there’s a lot of work to be done in tackling homelessness worldw...

+ Why Saudi-UAE alliance is cracking: Yemen, Iran, and Trump—Recent shifts in the prolonged Yemen conflict show how the Trump-frien...

+ Encircling the interrupters with civility—Candidates who interrupt each other in debates may be on the losing en...

+ NASA eyes the ocean: How the deep sea could unlock outer space—In the search for extraterrestrial life, scientists turn to the ocean ...

+ Political turmoil in Italy as far-right reaches for the reins—The resignation of Italy’s prime minister Tuesday blocked snap electio...

+ Atlanta refused to give up on homelessness. It’s working.—Homelessness in Atlanta has been mostly declining for a decade. A new ...

+ Purposeful retiring – at any age—However many changes we make in our lives, we never retire from God’s ...

+ Natural motivators for plastic bans—One global leader in banning the use of plastic, Vanuatu, is also a le...

+ Grieving for the environment, without saying ‘climate change’—More people are experiencing what some researchers call “ecological gr...

+ Warning signs for Trump in a famous swing county—Michigan voters in Macomb County who supported President Donald Trump ...

+ US immigration and families: A tale from the Holocaust era—“Nobody Wants Us,” a documentary about an immigration ordeal in 1940, ...

+ Three questions on Trump's Greenland gambit—President Trump wants to buy Greenland. That prompted much media scoff...

+ Improving racial harmony by truly loving our neighbor—Ashamed by the way she racially profiled two young men after a theft o...

+ Colombia’s compassion is vital to Venezuela’s future—The country’s generosity to Venezuelan refugees needs to be matched by...

+ “Wicked Fox” is an engrossing – if convoluted – YA fantasy—Kat Cho’s debut novel “Wicked Fox” is a little complicated, but the po...

+ Hail this taxi, but hold on tight – boda-bodas swarm Kampala streets—Uganda motorcycle taxis multiplied to get around Kampala’s notorious t...

+ In Afghanistan, weaving ancient industry back into global market—As Afghanistan seeks to restore full ownership of its carpet industry,...

+ Genial ‘Blinded by the Light’ brings together The Boss and immigration —“Blinded by the Light,” like another recent movie, “Yesterday,” is abo...

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+ View: Most Pakistanis are actually Indians—Pakistan, like India, is full of Sardars and Rajas and Choudhurys, all...

+ CVC sets up panel to examine bank frauds—CVC, in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India, has reconstituted...

+ India’s GDP may not have grown more than 6% in Q1: ET survey—Slower growth likely due to weak industrial growth & muted govt sp...

+ PM Modi, Emmanuel Macron to discuss climate change issues over walk at G-7—Macron is heavily depending on Modi to fulfil Paris climate accord and...

+ View: Government’s booster package welcome but does not go far enough—Scrapping the tax on foreign portfolio investors announced in the budg...

+ India Inc grows impatient as economy dips and Modi is distracted—The broad Nifty index has shed more than 10 percent since hitting a hi...

+ Are Nirmala Sitharaman’s announcements good enough to reverse a slowing growth?—If a fiscal stimulus is off the table, FinMin has to keep tweaking rul...

+ Donald Trump orders US companies to move out of China after Beijing sets new tariffs—China on Friday said it would impose retaliatory tariffs on $75 billio...

+ BCCI ropes in Dream11, ACC Cement, Hyundai as official sponsors for next four years— At Rs 2.59 crore per match, the three sponsors will cough up 73% more...

+ India to achieve most of COP 21 climate change goals in next 1.5 years: Modi—In his address to the Indian community at the UNESCO headquarters here...

+ INX Media case: Chidambaram files fresh plea in SC challenging arrest warrant, remand order—The senior Congress leader was arrested by the CBI on August 21, pursu...

+ CBI sends LRs to five countries to unearth money trail in INX media case—CBI has arrested former FM Chidambaram in connection with alleged corr...

+ Housing finance firms to get additional liquidity support of Rs 20k crore—The Rs 20,000 crore is in addition to Rs 10,000 crore support announce...

+ Bank loan fraud: ED raids Deccan Chronicle Holding Ltd; seizes Rs 5 lakh in demonetised currency—The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had registered a criminal ca...

+ Government reconstitutes National Statistical Commission—Indian Institute of Management Bangalore professor Pulak Ghosh is also...

+ Ayodhya: Supreme Court asks lawyer to be 'crisp', 'pin-pointed', 'precise' in arguments on 11th day of hearing—The Supreme Court bench had on Thursday asked Jain to explain as to ho...

+ IAF chopper in Budgam crashed on Feb 27 after hit by Indian missile: probe report—At least four officers, including a group captain, were held responsib...

+ Inter-ministerial panel to select infra projects for Rs 100 lakh crore investment: FM—Sitharaman said "an inter-ministerial task force is being formed by De...

+ India may attempt covert military ops: Imran Khan—Khan on Friday took to Twitter again to attack India, this time warnin...

+ Retired employees are country's asset, their experience need to be utilised: Jitendra Singh—They can contribute through their vision, capability and experience, s...

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+ Newsletter: Today: The voter who goes to every candidate's rallies—One New Hampshire voter is trying to see every 2020 presidential candi...

+ Bernie, Kamala, Beto, Joe... This voter is trying to see every 2020 candidate in person—New Hampshire voter Cheri Schmitt has decided to see every 2020 presid...

+ Meet the voter who's trying to see every single presidential candidate in person—New Hampshire voter Cheri Schmitt has decided to see every 2020 presid...

+ Trump has remade the Republican Party, but at a price—Trump has remade the Republican Party, a new USC/L.A. Times poll finds...

+ Newsletter: Today: Where are all the wildfires?—A wet spring. A balmy summer. And now a relatively fire-free fire seas...

+ Craving for caviar is driving the Danube River's sturgeon to extinction—Rising demand from unwitting consumers, local greed amid a failing eco...

+ Is Trump relying on American consumers to save the economy from recession?—Worries of downturn prompt President Trump to hammer the Fed and consi...

+ Storming Area 51 started as a joke. But it's a mystery as to how many will show up—Will millions arrive at Area 51 in September to storm the gates? Nobod...

+ Rolls-Royces, Porsches and tantrums: How China's super-rich get noticed — the wrong way—China's rich drive Rolls-Royces and Porsches and are famous for road r...

+ Violence by refugees and far-right extremists is darkening political attitudes in Germany—The mood in Germany has darkened this summer amid grisly killings comm...

+ Op-Ed: Trump wants Guatemalans like me to stay home. Here's why so many don't—Guatemalans have been battered by corruption, narco violence and a cha...

+ Two top researchers leaving MIT Media Lab over its ties to Epstein—Two prominent researchers are quitting MIT's Media Lab over revelation...

+ Texas executes man who killed college student in 1998 —A Texas death row inmate who argued that his conviction was based on j...

+ Many Israelis are worried about the state of the U.S. alliance —The notion that a United States president could question the loyalty o...

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+ Kansas GOP grapples with whispers about freshman congressman being pressured to resign—Rep. Steve Watkins’ chief of staff hit back Friday against what he say...

+ Supporters for ‘Devin Nunes cow’ Twitter account rally outside court hearing—Supporters of the "Devin Nunes cow" parody account showed up outside a...

+ Felons can’t vote in NC until they’ve completed probation. Are some still voting?—North Carolina has referred more than 460 allegations of felons voting...

+ Fires raging in Amazon ignite international concern—Fires are raging in the largest rainforest in the world. The number of...

+ Here’s what happened at Devin Nunes’ first hearing for his lawsuit against Twitter, fake cow—Social media giant Twitter on Friday asked a Virginia judge to dismiss...

+ North Korea jabs Pompeo over potential Senate run—Foreign adversaries have taken note of widespread talk in Washington t...

+ Why Kamala Harris is stuck in neutral—She’s taken a nose-dive in polling, struggled to hit her stride on an ...

+ Fact check: Trump says mental illness is cause of the nation’s gun violence—President Donald Trump has frequently associated gun violence, such as...

+ ‘Robocalls are a scourge.’ Phone companies pledge to combat them in deal with states—The average American has received more than 100 robocalls already this...

+ Does the GOP’s ‘big tent’ still exist? SC Republicans wrestle with party under Trump—In 2016, lifelong Republican Lisa Savage walked into a voting booth in...

+ Nikki Haley for Vice President? Former SC governor addresses the rumors—Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley wants to put the rumors to rest...

+ Devin Nunes will get a day in court against Twitter this week. Will the case be dismissed?—Rep. Devin Nunes’ lawsuit against social media giant Twitter is schedu...

+ Can a national ‘Lose Lindsey’ movement help defeat SC’s Graham?—A billionaire hedge fund manager from California will help mobilize De...

+ Joe Biden courts churchgoers in SC with new faith outreach director—Another Democratic presidential candidate has hired a staffer whose so...

+ Trump attacks California and carmakers over emissions deal, warns of ‘business ruin’—President Donald Trump lashed out at the state of California publicly ...

+ Trump orders VA to buy controversial drug to fight veteran suicide—President Donald Trump said the Department of Veterans Affairs will bu...

+ In latest crackdown, new policy makes it easier to deny work permits to immigrants—Immigrants who have been temporarily allowed into the United States (k...

+ Dead fish and starving whales: What Trump’s hidden report on water means to California—Federal scientists pulled no punches in their report: The Trump admini...

+ Is California too rich to get help from FEMA? New guidelines worry emergency planners—If California experiences another deadly disaster like the 2018 Camp F...

+ California congressman took 2 years to pay wages he owed to Canadian workers—A freshman California congressman under pressure over his complicated ...

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+ Al-Bashir Is on Trial in Sudan. He’s Not the First Dictator to Land in Court.—Forced from office amid widespread street protests, Omar Hassan al-Bas...

+ Giraffes Get New Protections, but Will It Be Enough?—International trade of giraffes will now be regulated, but habitat los...

+ Bold Women. Scandalized Viewers. It’s ‘Sex and the City,’ Senegal Style.—A hit TV show that unapologetically portrays female sexuality has thri...

+ Brazen Women. Scandalized Viewers. It’s ‘Sex and the City,’ Senegal Style.—A hit TV show that unapologetically portrays female sexuality has thri...

+ With Her Latest Novel, Petina Gappah Sees an Obsession Through—The Zimbabwean writer was inspired by Faulkner, Eliot and Toni Morriso...

+ Benin Awakens to the Threat of Terrorism After Safari Ends in a Nightmare—A safari guide knew every watering hole in Pendjari National Park in B...

+ Al-Bashir Is on Trial in Sudan. He’s Not the First Dictator to Land in Court.—Forced from office amid widespread street protests, Omar Hassan al-Bas...

+ After Safari Ends in a Nightmare, Benin Awakens to the Threat of Terrorism—A safari guide knew every watering hole in Pendjari National Park in B...

+ Al-Bashir Trial in Sudan Opens with Claim of $90 Million Payment From Saudis—A senior police officer said that the country’s deposed leader had adm...

+ The Thick Gray Line: Forest Elephants Defend Against Climate Change—If the species is wiped out by poachers, Africa’s vast rain forest wil...

+ Saudis Paid $90 Million to Sudan’s Ex-Leader, Officer Says in al-Bashir Trial—A senior police officer said that Omar Hassan al-Bashir, the country’s...

+ Blackface, Staple of Arab Comedy, Faces Surge of Criticism—The racist comedy trope, unacceptable in the West, is alive and well i...

+ Sudan Erupts in Celebration After Army and Civilians Agree to Share Power—The deal signals an end to eight months of popular protests, the ouste...

+ Ebola Outbreak Spreads to 3rd Province in Eastern Congo—Two new cases were confirmed in South Kivu, according to the Health Mi...

+ As Gang Murders Surge, South Africa Sends Army to Cape Town, and the City Cheers—Cape Town has become one of the world’s most dangerous cities, and the...

+ In the Ethiopian Mountains, Ancient Humans Were Living the High Life—Humans may have inhabited sites at high elevations far earlier than on...

+ Car Bomb Kills 3 U.N. Staff Members Outside a Benghazi Mall—The attack came even as Libya’s warring sides said they had accepted a...

+ Tanzanian Police Say 62 Killed When Siphoned Tanker Explodes—A damaged tanker truck exploded in eastern Tanzania as people were try...

+ More Than 60 Killed in Fuel Tank Explosion in Tanzania—At least 62 people were killed and 70 others injured on Saturday when ...

+ Wild Pups Romp Again in an African Paradise—Wild dogs have returned to the famed Gorongosa National Park in Mozamb...

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+ Paris prosecutor opens child assault and rape probe against Epstein —A preliminary probe into a possible French link to deceased billionair...

+ Children with lead poisoning in Zambia need doctors : HRW—A new study out by rights watchdog Human Rights Watch on Friday shows ...

+ Tanzanian TV journalist arrested for airing story on police brutality: rights group—A Tanzanian journalist with Watetezi TV was arrested and held overnigh...

+ South Korea stops security pact with Japan —South Korea announced Thursday it would not renew a pact with Japan to...

+ France’s left wing holds nationwide annual meetings—France’s left-wing parties are on the second day of their annual party...

+ France to take in 150 migrants from Ocean Viking rescue ship—France will take 150 of the 356 migrants on a humanitarian ship in the...

+ Diplomacy and protests ahead of G7 summit in Biarritz—French President Emmanuel Macron met with world leaders and their repr...

+ Strasbourg take shock advantage in Europa League play-off—Strasbourg have taken a shock lead in their Europa League play-off aft...

+ Human chain in Hong Kong for Baltic Way anniversary—Hong Kong braces for anti-government demonstrations on Friday, includi...

+ Blue Panda cruises against plastic in the Mediterranean—The WWF’s Blue Panda boat has been sailing the Mediterranean since Jul...

+ France accuses Brazil's Bolsonaro of lying, opposes EU-Mercosur deal—The French government said on Friday it now opposes an EU trade deal w...

+ France accuses Brazil's Bolsonaro of lying, opposes EU-Mercosul deal—The French government said on Friday it now opposes an EU trade deal w...

+ France accuses Brazil's Bolsonaro of lying regarding his environmental commitment —The French government said on Friday it now opposes an EU trade deal w...

+ Brazil's Bolsonaro slams Macron's call for Amazon fire meeting at G7 in France—French President Emmanuel Macron called wildfires burning in the Amazo...

+ Brazil’s Bolsonaro claims poverty while Amazon burns—Wildfires spreading through the Amazon rainforest in Brazil’s north ca...

+ India’s Modi meets Macron ahead of G7 summit —Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met with President Emmanuel Ma...

+ Zimbabwe comedian abducted, beaten as tensions mount—A top Zimbabwean comedian has been abducted and beaten in Zimbabwe by ...

+ Health milestone for Nigeria: polio-free for 3 years—Nigerian health officials have announced a three-year milestone in the...

+ Giresse leaves Tunisia by mutual consent—Alain Giresse has left his job as Tunisia coach despite guiding his te...

+ French government focuses on unpopular reforms—France's Council of Ministers have returned from their summer break, a...

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+ Climate activists demonstrate outside Brazil embassies in Paris and London—Several hundred environmental activists demonstrated on Friday outside...

+ CDC flags one death and nearly 200 cases of lung illnesses in U.S, possibly tied to vaping—The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday it ...

+ Mexican families scour arid plains for graves of disappeared—Fifteen years after her daughter's disappearance, 55-year-old Silvia O...

+ Stocks tumble, yen rallies as Trump threatens to counter new China tariffs—Stocks, the dollar and oil prices fell on Friday while safe havens ros...

+ Wall Street plunges as U.S.-China trade war intensifies—Wall Street tumbled on Friday after the U.S.-China trade war escalated...

+ Fed's Clarida says global economy has worsened since July: CNBC—U.S. Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Richard Clarida said on Friday the ...

+ U.S.-China Business Council urges talks to end damaging trade tensions—The US-China Business Council on Friday said millions of U.S. citizens...

+ Factbox: Pending mergers and acquisitions involving U.S. firms that need Chinese approval—U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he has ordered American com...

+ Trump urges U.S. court to shield Deutsche Bank records from House Democrats—Lawyers for U.S. President Donald Trump asked a federal appeals court ...

+ China tariffs on U.S. oil to pressure exports, Gulf Coast prices: traders—China's threat on Friday to slap a 5% tariff on U.S. oil imports could...

+ Kashmir protesters defy restrictions, clash with security forces—Security forces used tear gas against stone-throwing local residents i...

+ Trump calls on U.S. firms to exit China as trade war escalates—President Donald Trump on Friday pressured U.S. companies to leave Chi...

+ Responding to Trump, UPS and FedEx say they already fight illegal drug shipments—FedEx Corp and United Parcel Service Inc said on Friday they already...

+ Facing global pressure, Brazil's Bolsonaro may send army to curb Amazon fires—Amid growing global condemnation, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro sa...

+ Brazil's indigenous people swear to fight for Amazon 'to last drop of blood'—Members of Brazil's Mura indigenous tribe painted their bodies with or...

+ France's Macron says real 'ecocide' going on in Amazon—The Amazon needs better management to end the 'ecocide' that is going ...

+ Moulton ends bid for U.S. Democratic presidential nomination—U.S. Representative Seth Moulton, who mounted a long-shot bid for the ...

+ Paris prosecutor opens inquiry into whether Epstein committed crimes in France—The chief prosecutor in Paris has opened a preliminary inquiry to dete...

+ Fed's commitment to act upstaged by Trump's furor—Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank would "act a...

+ Stocks and oil fall, yen rallies as Trump threatens to further escalate China trade war—Stocks and oil prices fell sharply on Friday while traditional safe ha...

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+ Nervous About Trump: EU Fearful of Including U.S. on Tax-Haven List—Although the United States fits the definition of a tax haven, EU offi...

+ Extinction Rebellion: A New Kind of Climate Protest Movement—Alongside Fridays for Future, Extinction Rebellion is establishing its...

+ Social Design Award 2019: There's Still Time To Participate in Our Reader Competition!—Whether a residential project or innovative architecture: SPIEGEL ONLI...

+ Economic Downturn: Germany May Abandon Its Beloved Black Zero—Chancellor Angela Merkel is still clinging to her policy of a balanced...

+ Radio Silence: German-U.S. Ties Are Breaking Down—Never since the founding of postwar Germany have relations between Ber...

+ Lessons of Hong Kong: The West's Guiding Light Has Dimmed—In Hong Kong, protesters are courageously fighting for democracy, rule...

+ Hostile Takeover: Fears Mount of Chinese Intervention in Hong Kong—Beijing is mobilizing troops at the border and the protest movement is...

+ Microfinance in Cambodia: When Microloans Do More Harm Than Good—Millions of Cambodians rely on microloans to survive, even though the ...

+ A Hidden Legacy: Time for a New Look at Nazi Art—Thousands of artworks from the Nazi period lie hidden away in storage ...

+ White Terror: Donald Trump and the Ideology of Racist Hate—The massacre in El Paso is the consequence of growing racist extremism...

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+ Disney makes 'shelter mutt' a Hollywood star in new version of Lady and the Tramp— [Category: storytype:standard, structure:news/world-news, topics:orga...

+ US school spends $48 million on curved corridors and hiding places to foil mass shooters— [Category: topics:things/us-politics, storytype:standard, structure:n...

+ Exam appeals should be free because middle class pupils have unfair advantage, private school chief says— [Category: topics:things/a-levels, topics:things/gcses, structure:new...

+ Police officers ordered not to dance with revellers at Notting Hill Carnival— [Category: topics:events/notting-hill-carnival, structure:news/uk-new...

+ Police apologise after calling animal rights activists 'idiots'— [Category: topics:organisations/police, storytype:standard, topics:or...

+ Putin promises 'symmetrical response' to US missile test after end of nuclear treaty— [Category: topics:people/donald-trump, topics:organisations/the-penta...

+ As G7 leaders gather in Biarritz, the group is more divided than at any time in its 45 year history— [Category: topics:people/donald-trump, topics:events/g7-summit, topic...

+ Yellow taxis that help the visually impaired will be painted black, say council — [Category: structure:news, topics:places/derby, topics:things/disabil...

+ Health chiefs' hot weather alcohol advice 'patronising' and 'banal'— [Category: storytype:standard, topics:things/heatwave, topics:organis...

+ Smart motorways are putting lives at risk, former roads ministers says— [Category: topics:organisations/motoring, structure:news/uk-news, top...

+ Jeremy Kyle is to return to television with a new programme — [Category: structure:news, topics:people/jeremy-kyle, storytype:stand...

+ Jair Bolsonaro blamed for turning a blind eye to degradation in the name of 'progress'— [Category: storytype:standard, structure:news/world-news, topics:plac...

+ Scientists harvest eggs of last two surviving white rhino to pull species from brink of extinction— [Category: topics:things/conservation, storytype:standard, structure:...

+ Frances new 'invincible' speed cameras no match for irate Gallic motorists— [Category: topics:things/road-safety, topics:things/road-accident, st...

+ India proposes ban on e-cigarettes and three-year jail term for repeat offenders— [Category: topics:things/e-cigarettes, storytype:standard, structure:...

+ Pompeo says Huawei CEO is not a bargaining chip in Trump-China trade war— [Category: topics:people/donald-trump, topics:people/mike-pompeo, sto...

+ France opens rape investigation into Epstein abuse— [Category: storytype:standard, topics:places/france, structure:news/w...

+ BA accuses its pilots of 'destroying' travel plans of its customers after rejecting pay offer of double average salary— [Category: structure:news, topics:organisations/british-airways, stru...

+ US billionaire and conservative activist David Koch dies at age 79— [Category: storytype:standard, structure:news/world-news, structure:n...

+ Amazon fires: Emmanuel Macron brands Brazilian president 'liar' and moves to block EU-South America trade deal as row intensifies— [Category: topics:events/g7-summit, storytype:standard, structure:new...

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+ Stock market plummets after Chinese tariffs tit-for-tat— The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 623.34 points, a 2.4 per...

+ Google limits employees' discussion of politics— Google has updated its guidelines to restrict employees from engaging...

+ Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg treated for pancreatic cancer— Doctors treated Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg for pancrea...

+ Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg receives treatment for pancreatic cancer— Doctors treated Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg for pancrea...

+ Estonia, five other nations to build unmanned military ground vehicle— A consortium of European countries, led by Estonia, agreed to develop...

+ Boeing wins $23.6M contract to keep Navy F/A-18 planes flying— Boeing Co. was awarded a $23.6 million contract by the U.S. Navy for ...

+ Russia launches its first floating nuclear power plant -- Akademik Lomonosov— Russia launched its first floating nuclear power plant Friday, with p...

+ Appeals court hands Qualcomm victory in FTC antitrust case— A federal appeals court on Friday temporarily handed technology firm ...

+ Special Illinois prosecutor named to investigate Jussie Smollett case— An Illinois judge appointed a former U.S. Attorney as a special prose...

+ Navy taps Raytheon for Tomahawk missile support on $7.2M contract— The U.S. Navy's Tomahawk missiles will receive hardware and software ...

+ U.S. Air Force C-130s back in service after checks for wing cracks— All but one of the C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft grounded earlier thi...

+ Justice Dept. apologizes for email link to anti-Semitic blog— The U.S. Justice Department has apologized for sending an email to im...

+ North Korea accuses Japan of discrimination in education— North Korea said Japan is withholding financial support for kindergar...

+ Gallup: Americans' confidence in economy down, but still strong— Americans' confidence in the U.S. economy has dipped slightly since l...

+ Thousands evacuated from path of Northern California wildfire— Authorities have evacuated thousands of residents from a Northern Cal...

+ GenDyn nabs $64.8M contract to outfit British Dreadnought subs— A $64.8 million contract was awarded to General Dynamics to support w...

+ Seth Moulton to drop out of 2020 Democratic primary race— The Democratic presidential field grew smaller again Friday, with Rep...

+ China hits back with new tariffs; President Donald Trump vows to 'respond' Friday— The Chinese government retaliated against the United States Friday by...

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+ Way Beyond The "12%" - Exposing The "But It's Only Manufacturing" Narrative—Authored by Jeffrey Snider via Alhambra Investment Partners, It’s bec...

+ Trump Hikes Tariffs On Chinese Goods In Retaliation To Trade War Escalation—As widely expected, and as he himself previewed earlier in the day, Tr...

+ Steve Bannon Hopes To "Steel Trump's Resolve" With New Film About Huawei—Like Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Former White House Chief Strat...

+ Desperate DNC Chair Set to Hold Fundraisers … In Mexico—Authored by Rusty Weiss via The Mental Recession With the Democratic ...

+ Stocks, Dollar, Yields Crash; Gold Explodes As Stunned Traders React To Series Of Surreal Events—Jerome Powell's Jackson Hole speech was supposed to be the most import...

+ In Unprecedented, Shocking Proposal, BOE's Mark Carney Urges Replacing Dollar With Libra-Like Reserve Currency—After Jerome Powell's neutral-to-slightly-dovish-but-mostly-boring spe...

+ DoJ: 64% Of All Federal Arrests In 2018 Were Non-Citizens—Authored by Ivan Pentchoukov via The Epoch Times, Non-citizens accoun...

+ Goldman: Trump's Decision To Delay Tariffs Was Seen As Weakness By China, And Escalated The Trade War—Ten days ago, we reported that in the aftermath of Trump's unexpected ...

+ Ruth Bader Ginsburg Treated For Pancreatic Cancer—Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the 86-year-old Supreme Court Justice, has been t...

+ Russia Just Launched Its First Humanoid Robot Into Space —On Thursday, Russia launched an unmanned rocket carrying its first lif...

+ CNN Hires Former FBI #2 Andy McCabe, Who Was Fired For Leaking And Lying—Another Ex-Obama official has joined the ranks of anti-Trump cable new...

+ Did Trump Just Put The September Market "Crash Down" In Play—Until just about 11am this, the market was poised on a knife's edge, t...

+ Even With The Market Up By Double Digits, Hedge Funds Are Bleeding Cash—As we noted last month, even though hedge fund performance has rebound...

+ Ex-Overstock CEO Byrne Reveals FBI's Peter Strzok Manipulated Him For 'Political Espionage'—Former Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne claimed in a bombshell interview wi...

+ David Einhorn: "Elon Musk Should Resign" Over Solar Panel Scandal—Tesla short seller David Einhorn has remained mostly mum over the last...

+ The Yuan Is Crashing—According to CNBC, Trump is currently meeting with his trade aides... ...

+ Apple Rolling Out "New" iPhone That's "Nearly Identical" To Existing Model—With sales of iPhones having permanently plateaued and now declining y...

+ Libra Members Consider Quitting Project Due To Gov't Pressure: Report—Authored by Marie Huillet via CoinTelegraph.com, At least three of Fa...

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+ Dollar Tumbles On Speculation Trump To Announce FX Intervention "Shortly"—While Trump's latest Powell lashing on twitter was most notable for th...

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