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Four congresswomen dismiss the US president's defence of his controversial tweets. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2LWpxK6

San Francisco plans to reserve parking lot for homeless living out of vehicles: reports A California city with a rising homeless population is reportedly planning to open its first facility to serve those who are living out of their cars and recreational vehicles.

Man on meth crashes into Bay Area home with newborn inside: police A 61-year-old man took methamphetamines Sunday evening before crashing his SUV into a Bay Area home where a newborn baby was inside, police said. 

Video shows bear charging man who came within feet of cubs in Tennessee A black bear in Tennessee charged at a man who was seen on video Saturday approaching the animal and her cubs.

Police suspect man killed New York girl he met on Instagram and shared photos of her body online A man, 21, found seriously injured near the body of a 17-year-old girl is suspected of killing the teen and posting photos of her body on Instagram, where they'd first met digitally, police said Monday.

Pakistan's airspace has been reopened to civil aviation with immediate effect, its aviation authority said on Tuesday, following months of restrictions imposed in the wake of a standoff with neighboring India earlier this year. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2LTXScP

Uber wants to boost the number of female managers by tying some executive pay to diversity goals. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/32r3IYU

Kellyanne Conway says critics employ Hatch Act to 'silence' her support for Trump Counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway responded to critics Monday after formally defying a Hatch Act-related subpoena from the House Oversight Committee.

Extra protection sought for certain lawmakers after Trump's comments about 'squad' EXCLUSIVE – House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie G. Thompson, D-Miss., was seeking extra protection for members of Congress on Monday after President Trump’s tweets and remarks about the progressive “squad.”

Karl Rove: Beto O'Rourke's reparations push could exacerbate 'racial divide' Republican strategist Karl Rove ripped Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke's for his position on reparations and his relation that he and his wife descended from slave owners.

Peter Thiel tells Tucker Carlson which 2020 Dem has him ‘most scared' Billionaire Silicon Valley investor Peter Thiel claimed there is one Democratic presidential candidate who makes him most concerned ahead of the 2020 elections.

Lara Trump: 'Frustrating' to watch progressive Democrats 'dump on our country' Democrats' so-called progressive "squad" continues to critique America, which has rightfully led to friction with President Trump, according to 2020 campaign senior adviser Lara Trump.

Geraldo Rivera on Trump's tweets: 'I just hope it isn't a glimpse at his soul' Fox News corespondent-at-large Geraldo Rivera criticized President Trump Monday for his controversial tweets this Sunday saying he was "saddened" by the remarks and wished he would apologize.

Biden echoes maligned Obama quote: 'If you like your health care plan … you can keep it' On Monday, Democratic presidential frontrunner Joe Biden unveiled his new health care plan, and issued a promise to an audience in Des Moines, Iowa -- one that was all too familiar to President Obama's 'lie of the year.'

Jesse Watters: Trump 'won' the 'squad' press conference, Dems just want to 'impeach him for tweeting' President Trump emerged the victor after four freshmen Democratic lawmakers held a press conference responding to his criticisms of them, according to Jesse Watters.

Brit Hume: Trump's attacks on 'the squad' run risk uniting a fractured Democratic Party President Trump risks uniting a Democratic Party otherwise enmeshed in a battle between moderate and progressive factions by attacking the latter group, according to Brit Hume.

Japanese Trade Minister Hiroshige Seko said on Tuesday it was "regrettable" that the South Korean government had made what he said was an erroneous explanation after the two sides sat down for a working-level meeting over Japan's export controls. Seko made the comment at a regular briefing in Tokyo. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2xQE4Pi

Diddy reveals 'Making the Band' is returning to MTV The music mogul took to social media on Monday to announce that the series is returning to MTV in 2020.

May saw the world's first unmanned commercial shipping operation. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2LVHNmO

When tech entrepreneur Hiroki Takeuchi was paralysed in a cycling accident, he was back in work just three months later. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2lpj6UL