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2 women have been criminally charged over their partners' suicides. Why do men escape the same blame?

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Experts told Insider they could not recall a similar instance of a man being charged with manslaughter in connection with his partner's suicide. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2BVkx29 via IFTTT

Graphic: Examining the weapons and tactics used by police and protesters in Hong Kong

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As the showdown between police and protesters in Hong Kong has intensified, officers have used increasing force, deploying an arsenal of crowd-control weapons, including tear gas, pepper spray, rubber bullets, sponge grenades and bean bag rounds. Protesters have also stepped up their actions, hurling petrol bombs, vandalizing mainland Chinese banks and businesses believed to be pro-Beijing, throwing bricks at police stations and battling officers in the streets, sometimes with metal bars. Reuters scrutinized hundreds of images of the protests, as well as dozens of police reports and video footage, and combined this research with reporting on the ground to document the weapons used by the police and protesters, and how the violence has increased from day to day. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2oCxRpc via IFTTT

How The B-1 Lancer Went From A Nuclear Bomber To an ISIS Killer

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Priorities and capabilities change with time. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2PwECE5 via IFTTT

Putin faces Syria money crunch after U.S. keeps control of oil fields

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Russian President Vladimir Putin is facing an unwelcome new financial challenge in Syria after the U.S. pullback enabled his ally Bashar Assad to reclaim the biggest chunk of territory in the country still outside his control. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/332gzkj via IFTTT

What Fiat Chrysler and PSA Peugeot Citroën Merger Will Mean for U.S. Car Buyers

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Now that FCA and PSA confirm they're doing a 50/50 merger, we're more likely to see technology being shared than cars being added to the U.S. market. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2WA44do via IFTTT

These Salvador Dali–Painted Tarot Cards Are as Spooky as You’d Imagine

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Trump impeachment: Official says she was repeatedly urged to oust Ukraine ambassador by Republican lobbyist

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A US government official has reportedly told politicians leading the impeachment hearings against Donald Trump that she was urged by a Republican-linked lobbyist to remove the US ambassador to Ukraine from her post, as the president's allies launched a smear campaign against her.Catherine Croft, a Ukraine expert who worked at the US State Department, said she was repeatedly contacted by lobbyist Robert Livingston about ousting Marie Yovanovitch, according to prepared remarks obtained by NPR. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Wzjqig via IFTTT

Al-Baghdadi paid rival for protection but was betrayed by his own

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Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was able to hide out in an unlikely part of Syria, the base of a rival group, because he was paying protection money to its members, according to receipts for the payments recovered by researchers. But he was ultimately betrayed by a close confidant, leading to his death in a raid by U.S. Special Operations forces last weekend. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/33epijz via IFTTT

Maids for sale: How Silicon Valley enables online slave markets

Domestic workers have been illegally sold via Instagram and other apps on Google and Apple's stores. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2Nx2gxk

'No further discussion': Talks halt between whistleblower lawyers and Schiff staff amid expectation he won't testify - Washington Examiner

'No further discussion': Talks halt between whistleblower lawyers and Schiff staff amid expectation he won't testify    Washington Examiner House approves rules for impeachment process    CBS News 'Bigger problems': Republican lawmaker says Schiff should confirm name of whistleblower    Washington Examiner Judge Andrew Napolitano: Proof of Trump’s impeachable offenses plain to see    Fox News Adam Schiff denies impeachment rules are unfair    CBS Evening News View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/323XOeX via IFTTT

Dog sworn in at state attorney's office in Chicago for new role helping child sexual assault victims | TheHill - The Hill

Dog sworn in at state attorney's office in Chicago for new role helping child sexual assault victims | TheHill    The Hill Dog sworn into state's attorney office to provide support for sexual assault victims    ABC News Dog sworn into her new job at state’s attorney’s office in Chicago    New York Post Dog sworn in at Chicago courthouse    Chicago Tribune Labrador sworn into office: 'Hatty' will help young children cope in the courtroom    USA TODAY View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2WupSHa via IFTTT

CIA-trained Afghan forces behind war atrocities, Human Rights Watch says - NBCNews.com

CIA-trained Afghan forces behind war atrocities, Human Rights Watch says    NBCNews.com CIA-backed Afghan troops 'committed war crimes': report    BBC News CIA-Backed Afghan Forces Committed Atrocities, Human Rights Group Says    NPR CIA-linked unit accused of atrocities in Afghanistan    The Guardian CIA-backed Afghan forces possibly committing war crimes: HRW    Al Jazeera English View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2BZ7yg3 via IFTTT

Girl hit by car while trick or treating in Croxteth

Shots were fired at a car which then struck the 12-year-old girl in a street on Merseyside. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2qWTu4c via IFTTT

The Papers: Trump's 'derailing' words and voters' sign-up rush

Many of Thursday's front pages focus on the US president's "extraordinary" election intervention. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2pwDdCD via IFTTT

Girl hit by car while trick or treating in Croxteth

Shots were fired at a car which then struck the 12-year-old girl in a street on Merseyside. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2qWTu4c

The Papers: Trump's 'derailing' words and voters' sign-up rush

Many of Thursday's front pages focus on the US president's "extraordinary" election intervention. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2pwDdCD

The Papers: Trump's 'derailing' words and voters' sign-up rush

Many of Thursday's front pages focus on the US president's "extraordinary" election intervention. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2pwDdCD via IFTTT

Pinterest stock plunges 19% on revenue miss and disappointing forecast - CNBC

Pinterest stock plunges 19% on revenue miss and disappointing forecast    CNBC View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/34gKTrx via IFTTT

Kim Kardashian recreates the Elle Woods 'Legally Blonde' video essay for Halloween - USA TODAY

Kim Kardashian recreates the Elle Woods 'Legally Blonde' video essay for Halloween    USA TODAY Kim Kardashian Won Halloween This Year With Her Elle Woods From "Legally Blonde" Costume    BuzzFeed Kim Kardashian Recreates Elle Woods' Admissions Video For Halloween And Reese Witherspoon Approves!    Access Legally Blonde! Kim Kardashian Recreates Elle Woods' Iconic Harvard Video Essay for Halloween    Yahoo Entertainment Kim Kardashian recreates Legally Blonde for Halloween    The Week View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2WA9EMD via IFTTT

Donald Trump Thinks Meghan Markle Takes the Media Scrutiny 'Very Personally' and Offers This Advice - Showbiz Cheat Sheet

Donald Trump Thinks Meghan Markle Takes the Media Scrutiny 'Very Personally' and Offers This Advice    Showbiz Cheat Sheet Meghan Markle And Prince Harry Will Be Spending Thanksgiving In America, Reports Say    Access Sources Are Dishing That Kate Middleton Is Fully Over Prince William and Harry’s Royal Feud    Cosmopolitan.com 18 Photographs of Kate Middleton Before She Became Royalty    Showbiz Cheat Sheet Trump says Meghan Markle takes UK tabloid coverage 'very personally'    New York Post View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2JBzhr8 via IFTTT

Update: Josh Gordon was indeed waived Thursday - NBCSports.com

Update: Josh Gordon was indeed waived Thursday    NBCSports.com View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/36gS2dj via IFTTT

Kevin Durant's First Take comments weren't surprising - Nick Friedell | The Jump - ESPN

Kevin Durant's First Take comments weren't surprising - Nick Friedell | The Jump    ESPN Kevin Durant gets candid about Draymond Green and KD's absence this season    Yahoo Sports Warriors were bad before Stephen Curry’s injury. Now the nightmare begins    San Francisco Chronicle Kevin Durant says Draymond's on-court explosion impacted his free agency decision | First Take    ESPN Kevin Durant cites Joel Embiid among top 5 players he enjoys watching    Sixers Wire View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2r43f0N via IFTTT

Picture of the day for November 1, 2019

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Stone house on the Bolshoi Zayatsky Island, Solovetsky Islands, White Sea, Russia.. Learn more .

Canadian province to introduce 'values test' for immigrants

An example question would be: "In Quebec, men and women have the same rights, true or false?" from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2JCKMhY via IFTTT

Activist Thunberg declines climate prize, urges more action

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Two fellow climate activists spoke on Thunberg's behalf at an award ceremony Tuesday in Stockholm for the regional inter-parliamentary Nordic Council's prizes, reading a statement thanking the group for the honor. Thunberg, 16, is currently in California. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ppjbKn via IFTTT

China pushes higher 'moral quality' for its citizens

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From budgeting for rural weddings to dressing appropriately and avoiding online porn, China's Communist Party has issued new guidelines to improve the "moral quality" of its citizens. Officials have released several sets of guidelines this week alongside a secretive conclave of high-ranking officials in Beijing which discusses the country's future direction. Public institutions like libraries and youth centres must carry out "targeted moral education" to improve people's ideological awareness and moral standards, according to the rules. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2BZ5uEw via IFTTT

Man loses foot, another seriously injured in shark attack while snorkeling in Australia

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The shark attack occurred in Hook Passage in the Whitsunday Islands off Australia's Queensland coast, rescuers say. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2BQYklJ via IFTTT

Exclusive: How Lebanon's Hariri defied Hezbollah

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After hitting a dead end in efforts to defuse the crisis sweeping Lebanon, Saad al-Hariri informed a top Hezbollah official on Monday he had no choice but to quit as prime minister in defiance of the powerful Shi'ite group. The decision by the Sunni leader shocked Hussein al-Khalil, political advisor to Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, who advised him against giving in to protesters who wanted to see his coalition government toppled. The meeting described to Reuters by four senior sources from outside Hariri's Future Party captures a critical moment in the crisis that has swept Lebanon for the last two weeks as Hariri yielded to the massive street protests against the ruling elite. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/36cyvdQ via IFTTT

A California couple who was forced to evacuate their home and winery share what it's really like to endure the wildfires engulfing the state

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California's Sonoma wine country dealt with destructive wildfires in 2017. Here's how one winery is dealing with 2019's Kincade Fire. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2BUhQ0N via IFTTT

Ilhan Omar refuses to back vote recognising Armenian genocide

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Ilhan Omar declined to vote in favour of a resolution recognising the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as a genocide, saying any "true acknowledgement" of such crimes must include other historical "mass slaughters".The Minnesota Democrat was one of just three House members to vote “present” on the resolution that passed in an overwhelming 405-11 vote. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/36jWJmB via IFTTT

What Baghdadi’s Death Means for al Qaeda—and Why It Matters

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SITE Intelligence GroupWith ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi killed one day and the group’s official spokesman Abu Hassan al-Muhajir the next, there’s a giant hole in the pseudo-Caliphate structure of the so-called Islamic State. The group must now, by its strict religious tenets, find a new (supposed) descendant of the Prophet Muhammed to fill the role of Caliph. But the deaths of those two are equally consequential for al-Qaeda, the bitter rival of ISIS for leadership of global jihad. Al-Qaeda has spent the last six years branding the Caliphate as illegitimate, too extreme, and ultimately harmful. When ISIS declared the establishment of its so-called Caliphate spanning territory in Syria and Iraq in 2014, al-Qaeda and its affiliates unanimously rejected it. To this day, al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri’s speeches rarely come without some critique of the “epidemic” put forth by ISIS.Trump Officials Had No Clue Where He Got ‘Whimpering’ Detail in His Baghdadi Raid AccountOddly, Baghda

Trump Administration Challenges California Sanctuary Law in Supreme Court

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The Trump administration has petitioned the Supreme Court to strike down California's "sanctuary law," which hinders cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities.The administration is challenging several provisions in the California Values Act, or S.B. 54. The law prohibits officials from sharing information with ICE about a suspect's release from custody, eliminating any opportunity for ICE agents to take illegal immigrants into custody before they are released from local jails. It also prohibits local law-enforcement officers from sharing physical descriptions of suspects with immigration authorities."The practical consequences of California’s obstruction are not theoretical; as a result of SB 54, criminal aliens have evaded the detention and removal that Congress prescribed, and have instead returned to the civilian population, where they are disproportionately likely to commit additional crimes," the Trump administration

The Latest: Islamic State leader buried at sea, US says

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The head of United States Central Command says Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was buried at sea after a weekend raid on his compound. Gen. Frank McKenzie told reporters Wednesday that al-Baghdadi died after he exploded a suicide vest just before U.S. troops were going to capture him. McKenzie says two children were killed in the explosion set off by the Islamic State leader. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2qR1fsn via IFTTT

Disaster for Trump? What If the Philippines Became Russia's Ally?

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Biden's communion denial highlights faith-politics conflict

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A Roman Catholic priest's denial of communion to Joe Biden in South Carolina on Sunday illustrates the fine line presidential candidates must walk as they talk about their faiths: balancing religious values with a campaign that asks them to choose a side in polarizing moral debates. The awkward moment for Biden came during a weekend campaign swing through South Carolina, a pivotal firewall in his hopes to claim the Democratic presidential nomination. The former vice president on Sunday visited St. Anthony Catholic Church in Florence, a midsize city in the state's largely rural northeast. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2MUhmOq via IFTTT

UK's Conservatives hold 8-point lead over Labour in Daily Mail poll

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party holds around an 8-point lead over the opposition Labour Party, according to a Survation poll conducted by Daily Mail. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2WrcHa5

How to Eat Alone (and Like It)

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Georgia Plans to Purge 300,000 Names From Its Voter Rolls

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By BY NICHOLAS CASEY from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2WrdJ5X via IFTTT

Stick to Sports? No Way. Deadspin Journalists Quit en Masse.

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By BY MARC TRACY from NYT Business https://ift.tt/31YbsQz via IFTTT

Hundreds of U.S. Troops Leaving, and Also Arriving in, Syria

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Iraq Prime Minister Pressed to Quit as Protests Clog Streets

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Breastfeeding suites increasing in popularity in the US

Private breastfeeding spaces are increasing in the US, including in train stations and supermarkets. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2PvI29V via IFTTT

Picture of the day for October 31, 2019

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Northern part of Lake Wanaka with surrounding mountains, New Zealand.. Learn more .

Breastfeeding suites increasing in popularity in the US

Private breastfeeding spaces are increasing in the US, including in train stations and supermarkets. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2PvI29V

72 British Lawmakers Condemn ‘Colonial’ Coverage of Meghan

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By BY ALAN YUHAS from NYT World https://ift.tt/2BRnK2I

House Passes Resolution Recognizing Armenian Genocide

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By BY CATIE EDMONDSON AND RICK GLADSTONE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2Nq4qPo

Despair for Many and Silver Linings for Some in California Wildfires

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By BY THOMAS FULLER, JULIE TURKEWITZ AND JOSE A. DEL REAL from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/32WbkCw

Can the Nationals and Astros Turn This World Series Into a Classic?

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By BY TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2NnCk7r

Catholic priest says he denied Joe Biden Holy Communion at Mass in South Carolina because of abortion views

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"Any public figure who advocates for abortion places himself or herself outside of Church teaching." Rev. Robert Morey said in a statement. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Pr8WzJ via IFTTT

Argentina’s Alberto Fernandez Has Olive Branch Coffee Meeting With Macri

(Bloomberg) -- Alberto Fernandez doesn’t take over as Argentine president until Dec. 10, but how he interacts with outgoing leader Mauricio Macri in the meantime is key to an economy in turmoil. On Monday at least the two men were talking.Fernandez arrived at the presidential palace in downtown Buenos Aires without any staff, save for a spokesman. Television networks showed pictures of the men, both in suits, shaking hands before sitting in armchairs facing each other. They met for about an hour over coffee.Later on Fernandez smiled and waved as he entered a car to leave, but he did not comment.Even that is a start for what could be a tricky transition period from a market-friendly leader who tried to enact fiscal discipline, to a left-leaning populist who has promised to increase spending for a public tired of the high cost of living and lack of strong public services.Fernandez told Macri during the meeting that he will provide details of a team to work with the Macri administration t

Australian sentenced to 36 years for murder, rape of Israeli

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An Australian judge sentenced a man to 36 years in prison on Tuesday for the murder and rape of an Israeli student whom he bludgeoned into unconsciousness moments after she stepped off a tram in Melbourne before setting her corpse on fire. Victoria state Supreme Court Justice Elizabeth Hollingworth ordered Codey Herrmann, 21, to serve at least 30 years behind bars for his crimes against 21-year-old Aiia Maasarwe last January. The judge said she would have sentenced Herrmann to 40 years in prison with 35 years to be served before he became eligible for parole if he had not pleaded guilty in the face of an overwhelming prosecution case. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2JwY2ET via IFTTT

Here's What California's Kincade Wildfire Looks Like From Space

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The Bay-area's Kincade wildfire has grown so large that a satellite can record the plumes from 23,000 miles away in space. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2JuWFGS via IFTTT

Correction: Puerto Rico-Cruise Ship Death story

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In a story Oct. 28 about charges brought in a cruise ship death, The Associated Press reported erroneously that a child who died was 2 and the man's niece. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A man who police say dropped his young granddaughter from the 11th floor of a cruise ship docked in Puerto Rico in July has been accused of negligent homicide. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/34gP7PJ via IFTTT

Is Trump trying to unleash the Border Patrol on all of America?

Two in three Americans live in the "border zone," a 100-mile stretch inland where some constitutional due process and privacy protections are functionally canceled in the name of border security. The zone includes entire states -- Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, nearly all of New England, and all but a tiny sliver of Michigan -- as well as about three in four of our 20 largest metro areas. Is the Trump administration trying to make it bigger?The prospect seems obviously attractive to immigration hawks like White House senior adviser Stephen Miller, known to be the president's chief influence on border policy. Yet the possible suggestion of interest in expanding the border zone comes not from Miller but acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Mark Morgan, who joined President Trump on stage at a law enforcement conference in Chicago this week."We will be building 450 miles of big, beautiful wall by the end of 2020," Morgan said, implausibly. &q

Ivan Milat, who killed backpackers, dies in Australia prison

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Ivan Milat, whose grisly serial killings of seven European and Australian backpackers horrified Australia in the early '90s, died in a Sydney prison on Sunday, ending hopes of a deathbed confession to more unsolved slayings. Milat died in Long Bay Prison where authorities sent him from a hospital last week to ensure he ended his days behind bars, officials said. Milat was convicted of murder in the deaths of three German, two British, and two Australian backpackers after giving them rides while they were hitchhiking. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Jq88Yl via IFTTT

China warns U.S. that criticism over Uighurs not 'helpful' for trade talks

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The United States and 22 other countries at the United Nations pushed China on Tuesday to stop detaining ethnic Uighurs and other Muslims, prompting China's U.N. envoy to warn it was not "helpful" for trade talks between Beijing and Washington. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2MYF5gD

Mexican lawmakers vote overwhelmingly to end presidential immunity

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A proposal to allow for the prosecution of Mexican presidents for a wide range of crimes overwhelmingly passed the lower house of Congress on Tuesday, giving the proposal backed by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador a shot of momentum. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2PvGP2G

Despair for Many and Silver Linings for Some in California Wildfires

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By BY THOMAS FULLER, JULIE TURKEWITZ AND JOSE A. DEL REAL from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/32WbkCw via IFTTT