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House to launch Trump impeachment inquiry over Ukraine controversy

The U.S. House of Representatives will launch a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump over reports he sought foreign help to smear a political rival, setting up a dramatic clash between Congress and the White House that has spilled into the 2020 presidential campaign.

https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN1W91OP
Reuters House begins Trump impeachment inquiry over call to Ukraine leader WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday launched a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, accusing him of seeking foreign help to smear Democratic rival Joe Biden ahead of next year’s election.
Post #471 4.06K
Young protesters around globe demand climate change action

From Canberra to Kabul and Cape Town to Berlin and across the globe, hundreds of thousands of young people took the streets Friday to demand that leaders tackle climate change in the run-up to a U.N. summit.

https://apnews.com/3189749c081d453fb4b4ed527c9495bf
AP NEWS 'I want a future': Global youth protests urge climate action NEW YORK (AP) — Young people afraid for their futures protested around the globe Friday to implore leaders to tackle climate change, turning out by the hundreds of thousands to insist that the...
Post #470 3.87K
UAW workers head for picket lines in first national strike against GM since 2007

The United Auto Workers (UAW) went on strike at General Motors just after midnight Sunday and about 48,000 hourly workers at its facilities are headed for the picket lines in the morning, union officials said early Monday.

https://reut.rs/2UT447m
Reuters As talks falter, UAW calls first national strike against GM since 2007 DETROIT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United Auto Workers (UAW) said on Sunday that its roughly 48,000 hourly workers at General Motors Co facilities would go on strike as of midnight on Sunday after U.S. labor contract talks reached an impasse, the first nationwide…
Post #468 4.01K
Zimbabwe ex-President Robert Mugabe dies aged 95

Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's first post-independence leader, has died aged 95.

He died after battling ill health, his family confirmed to the BBC. Mr Mugabe had been in hospital in Singapore since April.

He was ousted in a military coup in November 2017, ending three decades in power.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-49604152
BBC News Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's strongman ex-president, dies aged 95 One of Africa's best-known figures went from being an icon of independence to authoritarian president.
Post #467 3.46K
Hong Kong withdraws extradition bill that sparked protests

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced Wednesday the government will formally withdraw an extradition bill that sparked months of demonstrations, bowing to one of the protesters' demands in the hope of ending the increasingly violent unrest.

https://apnews.com/b50a9b2f2fdf4e98b9ad2aea14e4fede
AP NEWS Hong Kong withdraws extradition bill that sparked protests HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam withdrew the extradition bill that sparked months of demonstrations, bowing to one of the protesters' demands in the hope of ending the increasingly...
Post #466 3.23K
Opponents of ‘no-deal’ Brexit defeat British PM Johnson in parliament

A cross-party alliance defeated Prime Minister Boris Johnson in parliament on Tuesday in a bid to prevent him taking Britain out of the EU without a divorce agreement – a move that the government warned would thrust Britain towards an October snap election.

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Reuters Opponents of 'no-deal' Brexit defeat PM Johnson, who promises an election LONDON (Reuters) - British lawmakers defeated Boris Johnson in parliament on Tuesday in a bid to prevent him taking Britain out of the EU without a divorce agreement, prompting the prime minister to announce that he would immediately push for a snap election.
Post #465 2.98K
Dorian’s landfall strength ties record of 1935

The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Dorian made a second landfall at 2 p.m. on Great Abaco Island near Marsh Harbour at 185 mph (285 kph).

The center says that is tied for the strongest Atlantic hurricane landfall on record with the 1935 Labor Day hurricane.

https://apnews.com/736dd42a0ca54c1a854fd11dc64ee78b
AP NEWS The Latest: Dorian continues to pounds northern Bahamas MIAMI (AP) — The Latest on Hurricane Dorian (all times local): 11:15 p.m. The National Hurricane Center has extended hurricane and storm surge watches northward in Florida to the...
Post #463 3.17K
Trump postpones Denmark trip after prime minister declines to sell him Greenland

President Trump on Tuesday abruptly called off a trip to Denmark, announcing in a tweet that he was postponing the visit because the country’s leader was not interested in selling him Greenland.

The move comes two days after Trump told reporters that owning Greenland, a self-governing country that is part of the kingdom of Denmark, “would be nice” for the United States from a strategic perspective.

https://beta.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-postpones-denmark-trip-after-prime-minister-declines-to-sell-him-greenland/2019/08/20/ef900924-c3a8-11e9-9986-1fb3e4397be4_story.html?outputType=amp
Post #462 3.2K
Afghan officials: Suicide attack in wedding hall kills 63

The death toll from a suicide bombing at a wedding in Afghanistan's capital is at least 63, including women and children, officials said Sunday, as Kabul reeled from its deadliest attack this year.

https://apnews.com/b5ceb0cfb33d4d73aaaadf5eee19fe9d
AP NEWS Islamic State claims bombing at Kabul wedding that killed 63 KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The suicide bomber stood in the middle of the dancing, clapping crowd as hundreds of Afghan children and adults celebrated a wedding in a joyous release from Kabul's...
Post #461 2.94K
Israel bars entry to outspoken US congresswomen

Israel said Thursday that it will bar two Democratic congresswomen from entering the country ahead of a planned visit over their support for a Palestinian-led boycott movement, a decision announced shortly after President Donald Trump tweeted that it would “show great weakness” to allow them in.

https://apnews.com/19a6c707c401467d91297e6e027308ee
AP NEWS Israel bars US congresswomen - with a nudge from Trump JERUSALEM (AP) — With a push from President Donald Trump, Israel on Thursday barred two Muslim-American congresswomen from entering the country for a visit, an extraordinary step bringing the...
Post #460 2.67K
Scientists confirm July set new global heat record

Meteorologists say July was the hottest month measured on Earth since records began in 1880.

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday that July was 0.95 degrees Celsius (1.71 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than the 20th century average for the month.

https://apnews.com/008f6cf2564c443e8743099a3010911d
AP News Scientists confirm July set new global heat record BERLIN (AP) — July was the hottest month measured on Earth since records began in 1880, the latest in a long line of peaks that scientists say backs up predictions for man-made climate change.
Post #459 3.16K
9 killed in Ohio in second US mass shooting within 24 hours

A gunman wearing body armor and carrying extra magazines opened fire in a popular nightlife area of Dayton, Ohio, killing nine and injuring dozens, authorities say, in the second U.S. mass shooting in less than 24 hours.

https://apnews.com/3b1b785f5b364d9da050bec3d0d48312
AP News Vigil honors victims as authorities eye Ohio shooter's life DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Nineteen hours after a masked gunman opened fire on revelers enjoying summer nightlife, the blood had been scrubbed from the sidewalk and the crime-scene tape torn down as a somber crowd of hundreds stood in the same street Sunday evening…
Post #458 2.82K
El Paso shooting: 20 people dead, 26 injured, suspect in custody, police say

A gunman opened fire Saturday in a Walmart and around a nearby shopping mall in El Paso, Texas, leaving 20 people dead and 26 injured, and prompting calls for urgent blood donations for the wounded, law enforcement officials said.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1039001?4
Nbcnews El Paso shooting: 20 people dead, 26 injured, suspect in custody, police say Gov. Greg Abbott called it "one of the most deadly days in the history of Texas."
Post #457 3.07K
Breaking News Judge halts plan to build parts of border wall A federal judge in California has blocked President Donald Trump from building sections of his long-sought border wall with money secured under his declaration of a national emergency. U.S. District Judge Haywood…
High court allows use of Pentagon funds for border wall

The Supreme Court cleared the way Friday for the Trump administration to tap billions of dollars in Pentagon funds to build sections of a border wall with Mexico.

The court’s five conservative justices gave the administration the greenlight to begin work on four contracts it has awarded using Defense Department money. Funding for the projects had been frozen by lower courts. The court’s four liberal justices wouldn’t have allowed construction to start.

https://apnews.com/5d893d388c254c7fa83a1570112ae90e
AP News Supreme Court: Trump can use Pentagon funds for border wall WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to tap billions of dollars in Pentagon funds to build sections of a border wall with Mexico.
Post #456 2.61K
Puerto Rico governor says he will resign Aug. 2

Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló says he is resigning effective Aug. 2 in the face of public furor over an obscenity-laced online chat that showed the governor and close advisers insulting women and mocking constituents including the victims of Hurricane Maria.

https://apnews.com/bc0ec263a56a40599f1c2479694a4e7f
AP News The Latest: Puerto Rico governor says he will resign Aug. 2 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The latest on the political crisis in Puerto Rico (all times local): Puerto Rico Gov.
Post #455 2.34K
Mueller: No Russia exoneration for Trump, despite his claims

Robert Mueller, the taciturn lawman at the center of a polarizing American drama, bluntly dismissed President Donald Trump’s claims of “total exoneration” Wednesday in the federal probe of Russia’s 2016 election interference. In a long day of congressional testimony, Mueller warned that Moscow’s actions represented — and still represent — a great threat to American democracy.

https://apnews.com/f109a539220b41218860fa68176a9c98
AP News Mueller: No Russia exoneration for Trump, despite his claims WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert Mueller, the taciturn lawman at the center of a polarizing American drama, bluntly dismissed President Donald Trump's claims of "total exoneration" Wednesday in the federal probe of Russia's 2016 election interference.
Post #454 2.23K
Boris Johnson wins race to become UK's next prime minister

Brexit hard-liner Boris Johnson, one of Britain's most famous and divisive politicians, won the race to lead the governing Conservative Party on Tuesday, and will become the next prime minister in a little over 24 hours.

https://apnews.com/6f533afc9bb14c29a1b9e013f270159e
AP News Boris Johnson chosen as new UK leader, now faces Brexit test LONDON (AP) — Boris Johnson, Britain's blustering Brexit campaigner, was chosen as the U.K.'s next prime minister on Tuesday, with a resounding mandate from the Conservative Party but conflicting demands from a politically divided country.
Post #453 2.32K
Iran forces say they seized British-flagged oil tanker in Gulf

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Friday they had captured a British-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf after Britain seized an Iranian vessel earlier this month, further raising tensions along a vital international oil shipping route.

https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKCN1UE26E?2
U.S. Britain says Iran seizes two oil tankers in Gulf, Iran says captured one Britain said Iran seized two oil tankers in the Gulf on Friday and told Tehran to return the vessels or face consequences in the latest confrontation to ratchet up tension along a vital international oil shipping route.
Post #452 2.82K
Kyoto Animation fire: Arson attack at Japan anime studio kills 33

At least 33 people are dead and dozens injured after a man set fire to an animation studio in the Japanese city of Kyoto, officials say.

Police said the 41-year-old suspect broke into the Kyoto Animation studio on Thursday morning and sprayed petrol before igniting it.

https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-asia-49027178?2
BBC News Arson attack at Japan anime studio kills 33 Dozens are in hospital, some in a critical condition, after the attack on the Kyoto Animation studio.
Post #450 2.7K
Earthquake Rocks Southern California for Second Time in 24 Hours

A 7.1-magnitude earthquake rattled Southern California on Friday night, one day after the strongest recorded quake in 20 years struck the state — and seismologists warned to expect further episodes.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/06/us/earthquake-rocks-southern-california-for-second-time-in-24-hours.amp.html?2
Nytimes Southern California Rocked by Earthquake for Second Time in Two Days (Published 2019) Seismologists warn that the 7.1-magnitude quake will likely be followed by more seismic activity.
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