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Hong Kong police fired tear gas in late night street clashes with anti-government protesters, ahead of a potentially pivotal meeting between Hong Kong's leader and China's president in Beijing on Monday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/36I5AxB

Trump takes nasty dig at Pelosi in latest slam of House Dems President Trump on Sunday took a swipe at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., over her response to a reporter who asked why bribery wasn’t included in the newly unveiled articles of impeachment, despite Democrats – including the Speaker herself – having repeatedly leveled those charges against the president throughout impeachment proceedings.

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Nick Mowbray went from sleeping on the factory floor to leading a multi-million dollar toy firm. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/36A9hWj

Landslide debris from the collapsed Anak Krakatau volcano is imaged on the seabed for the first time. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/35qXVnc

Food systems are behind poor growth and over-eating in many low-income countries, a report says. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2st9f3O

DJ Elle Dee shares her story of meeting con woman Anna Delvey on the New York party scene. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/36B7Y9u

Nick Mowbray went from sleeping on the factory floor to leading a multi-million dollar toy firm. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/36A9hWj

A new BBC drama tells the story of a 12-year-old boy on trial for murder, who was tried as an adult. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ElMOQG

The Eritrean-American comedian hopes the discovery of her Jewish identity can inspire others. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2RTqea4

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Anti-Semitism in US linked to BDS movement, new NGO-backed report finds A new report, obtained Sunday by Fox News, has exposed what it called “unprecedented links between the BDS [The Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions] movement and far-right groups to propagate anti-Semitism in the United States.”

West Point, Annapolis officials investigating possible 'white power' hand sign West Point and Annapolis officials are trying to determine the motives of service-academy students who flashed hand signs on national television Saturday that in certain contexts are associated with “white power.”

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OxyContin maker's foreign affiliate selling overdose cure The foreign affiliate of the major pharmaceutical company behind OxyContin, a controversial drug blamed in part for unleashing America’s opioid epidemic, is now expanding to offer an overdose cure.

Many firms will welcome an end to the Brexit stalemate but firms want action elsewhere too. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/36F8Slr

Which? says six out of 13 sets of Christmas lights it bought from online marketplaces were unsafe. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/34p2kWH

How ordinary Russian have taken to appealing directly to Vladimir Putin to solve their problems. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/38GVRd2

BBC Africa Eye uncovered an illegal network that lures women to India from Africa for sex work. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2M111a2

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