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Chinese Tourism To U.S. Is Down After Years Of Booming Growth    NPR For years, a record number of Chinese tourists have flocked to U.S. attractions like Hollywood, Capitol Hill and the Grand Canyon. But their numbers are now ... from Top stories - Google News https://n.pr/2Xiu7VZ

Trump heads to London amid Brexit furor and political upheaval in Europe. What could go wrong?    Los Angeles Times Trump UK state visit: Full details including lunch with the Queen revealed    Daily Mail How Trump Undermined Theresa May    The Atlantic Britain is in crisis. So why is President Trump coming to visit?    The Washington Post Trump and May End Relationship That Began Strained and Only Got Worse    Bloomberg View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://lat.ms/2wx7am0

Passengers May Pay a Lot More. Drivers Won’t Accept Much Less.    The New York Times Uber reports $1 billion loss in first post-IPO quarterly results    Ars Technica Uber lost more than $1 billion in the first quarter    CNN Uber's Earnings Call Provides More Fuel For Lyft's Shares Than Uber's    TheStreet How Uber Hopes to Profit From Public Transit    The New York Times View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://nyti.ms/2HOKMev

U.S. stock market forgoes $5 trillion in returns thanks to trade war, estimates Deutsche Bank    MarketWatch Trump's trade wars have cost the stock market $5 trillion and counting: Deutsche Bank    CNBC The trade war has cost $5 trillion in stock market losses    Yahoo Finance Stocks Forgo $5 Trillion on Trade Clashes, Deutsche Bank Says    Bloomberg View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://on.mktw.net/2JOTETt

Knicks draft target RJ Barrett's longtime coach: 'He wants New York'    SNY.tv REPORT: Trading pick No. 3 for Nos. 8 and 10 “under consideration” by the Knicks    Posting and Toasting Report: R.J. Barrett declines workout with Grizzlies, excited about Knicks, who could trade down or out    Yahoo Sports Knicks 2019 NBA Draft Rumors: NY Considering Trading 3rd Pick; Hawks in Mix    Bleacher Report 2019 NBA Draft: Ja Morant not Memphis Grizzlies only NBA draft option    The Commercial Appeal View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News http://bit.ly/2JMP7Bb

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Saudi Arabia and the UAE, which have lobbied Washington to contain their foe, Shi'ite Muslim Iran, have said they want to avoid war after drone strikes on oil pumping stations in the kingdom and the sabotage of tankers off the UAE. Riyadh accused Tehran of ordering the drone strikes, which were claimed by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group. U.S. national security adviser John Bolton said on Thursday that evidence of Iran being behind the tanker attacks would be presented to the U.N. Security Council as early as next week. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2KoeYyT

A US Department of Homeland Security report warned Friday of "dangerous overcrowding" in El Paso, Texas facilities for holding just-arrived migrants, with rooms packed with more than five times the number authorized. The report by the DHS inspector general said the health and security of both migrants and US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials is under threat by squeezing people into holding rooms designed for a fraction of their numbers. "We are concerned that overcrowding and prolonged detention represent an immediate risk to the health and safety not just of the detainees, but also DHS agents and officers," the report said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2Xivdkz

A Jefferson City man says moving his car just moments before a tornado swept through the area may have saved his life. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2XjMEB2

Including those that sell cars, run railroads, grow vegetables and more from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2QC5Ojl

Prosecutors focused their examination on Miller’s relationship with Stone and Stone’s connection to WikiLeaks founder Assange, Miller’s attorney Paul Kamenar told reporters after the proceeding. Stone was indicted by the grand jury in January on charges of lying to Congress about communications with Assange, obstruction and witness tampering. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2KgPhQI

Gov. Mike Parson said court intervention in the fight over whether to renew the license of Missouri's lone abortion provider would be "reckless." from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/30UIsKd

Democrats are trying to avoid the missteps of the 2016 primary debates — a goal that has proven elusive as more candidates have announced. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2Xln5jg

The search for Elizabeth Shelley has taken an emotional toll, first and foremost on the family and also on folks in the community of Logan, Utah. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2Qzy85I

He made his name as a ruthless backroom politician and master strategist who won election victories for his boss, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Now, 54-year-old Amit Shah will have to demonstrate he has the temperament to run India's most sensitive cabinet portfolio, home affairs. "A brilliant strategist and an excellent administrator, his appointment as HM is bad news for forces inimical to the interests of India," tweeted the new minister for oil and steel, Dharmendra Pradhan. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2MhQJVq

A boy, a chicken sandwich and a federal case over dinner at Colonial Williamsburg    The Washington Post Court: Lawsuit over boy’s gluten-free meal can proceed    WTOP View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://wapo.st/2XjIk4M

Trump heads to London amid Brexit furor and political upheaval in Europe. What could go wrong?    Los Angeles Times Trump UK state visit: Full details including lunch with the Queen revealed    Daily Mail How Trump Undermined Theresa May    The Atlantic Britain is in crisis. So why is President Trump coming to visit?    The Washington Post Trump and May End Relationship That Began Strained and Only Got Worse    Bloomberg View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://lat.ms/2wx7am0

Uber reports $1 billion loss in first post-IPO quarterly results    Ars Technica Uber loses $1 billion in quarter as costs grow for drivers, food delivery    Yahoo Finance Uber Lost $1 Billion In 1st Quarter, Hopes Profit-Slashing Price Cuts Ease Up Soon    NPR Uber's Earnings Call Provides More Fuel For Lyft's Shares Than Uber's    TheStreet How Uber Hopes to Profit From Public Transit    The New York Times View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News http://bit.ly/2Wd3ftU

ASOS crop, tube tops for men ridiculed on social media: ‘I'm done’ The crop top is making another run as the summer’s hottest trend and this season ASOS is bringing men into the mix. via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2wxoE1O

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A fungus has been genetically modified with spider venom to kill the mosquitoes that spread malaria. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2WyP3e3

Restrictive abortion law signed by the Democratic governor could ban abortions after just six weeks. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Kf2f18

The collision between the vessel and a tour boat in Budapest has left at least seven people dead. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2VYc4Tz

The US president launches a fierce personal attack on the special counsel in the Russia inquiry. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2XdZwZH

Children at this year's US National Spelling Bee are facing words like horripilation and parochialism. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2YWE8se

Police are seeking 23-year-old Instagram model Ethan Bramble, who has tattoos to 98% of his body. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2wqZqly

The Philippines says the rubbish was falsely labelled as plastic recycling when it was sent in 2014. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2HMnyp5

The taxi company's first set of figures since going public come after its share price slumped. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Kd8H8V

The socialite was convicted but later acquitted of giving his heiress wife an insulin overdose. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2XhFrkW

The new charges carry heavier sentences than the 10 others he already faces. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2wqv2I0

Baby Saybie was given just hours to live when she was born weighing just 245g (8.6oz) in San Diego. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2We3iWo

Few realised before the attacks that Sri Lanka had a problem with Islamist militancy. One man who did was Mohammad Razak Taslim. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2WGtjxb

We spent the day with Maryam to find out how she copes with her mental health issues while fasting for Ramadan. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Xf5Gsx

The Brando resort in French Polynesia is close to being carbon neutral and self-sustainable. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Mlrp0V

A new era of "seriously formidable" acts have shunned past stereotypes to find global success. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2W0tVt5

Spanish women hit back at Fran Rivera's comments after a revenge porn victim took her own life. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2HNnXb3

Who is Nesamani and why is seemingly everyone in the world praying for him on Twitter? from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2XeOH9J

As Liverpool and Tottenham prepare to face each other in the Champions League final in Madrid, football broadcaster Lynsey Hooper shares an easy guide to the game. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2W1Z3IG

A community in southern Nigeria face losing their homes and food shortages due to erosion. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2JK9OO9

Exported waste, intended for recycling, is being sent back to Canada by the Philippines. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Z0MKy5

The kingdom is hosting two summits of Gulf and Arab leaders to discuss growing tensions in the region. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2HLAaNl

Saybie is believed to be the world's smallest infant to survive after weighing just 8.6 ounces or 245 grams at birth. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Z46ukz

Eight years after the disaster at the Japanese nuclear power station, the clean-up is continuing. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2YWYykG

Critics say the social media giant has allowed its platform to be weaponised during elections on the continent. from BBC News - Technology https://bbc.in/2Esozkg

Meghan McCain Calls Trump a 'Child,' Says His Attacks on Her Late Father Make Her Grief 'Unbearable'    PEOPLE.com White House Military Office, Navy officials emailed about moving USS John McCain before Trump Japan visit    CNN White House Wanted USS John McCain ‘Out of Sight’ During Trump Japan Visit    The Wall Street Journal Meghan McCain bashes 'child' Trump after report WH wanted USS McCain moved; president says he was unaware    Fox News Navy probing troops' unofficial 'Make Aircrew Great Again' patches    New York Post View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News http://bit.ly/2HIa0ed

Louisiana Lawmakers Approve Strict Abortion Limit, Dem. Governor Says He Will Sign it    NPR Louisiana passes fetal heartbeat abortion ban, Democratic governor says he will sign into law    NBC News Louisiana passed an abortion ban. Its Democratic governor plans to defy his party and sign it.    The Washington Post Louisiana becomes SEVENTH US state to pass abortion ban including in cases of rape and incest    The Sun Louisiana lawmakers passes restrictive abortion bill    CBS News View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://n.pr/2XdwVDR

Benjamin Netanyahu faces another election after he fails to form government    Washington Examiner Israel will hold new elections after Netanyahu fails to form coalition    Vox.com Israel faces new election as Netanyahu fails to form coalition    Guardian News In Defeat for Netanyahu, Israel Moves to Hold New Election    The New York Times Avigdor Lieberman is right about Israeli Orthodox conscription    Washington Examiner View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://washex.am/2X9R9OC

Boeing CEO says he would put his family in a 737 Max "without any hesitation" [exclusive]    CBS News 'It will be a crash for sure': Ethiopian Airlines pilot reportedly warned senior employees that pilots needed more training on Boeing 737 Max    Business Insider Boeing CEO says he would put his family in a 737 Max    CBS Evening News FAA Weakness Exacerbated Boeing 737 Max Situation    Wall Street Journal Boeing 737 Max could be grounded for months, says airline body    BBC News View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://cbsn.ws/2QydYJx

Legal recreational marijuana in Illinois a step closer after Senate vote; bill heads to House next    Chicago Tribune OK to smoke, not to grow? States wrestle with homegrown pot    Philly.com View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News http://bit.ly/2JN1Bsy

Missing Utah girl's body found, uncle charged with murder, kidnapping    UPI.com Body of missing 5-year-old Utah girl found, uncle charged with murder    NBC News Body believed to be missing 5-year-old Utah girl found hours after uncle is charged with murder: Police    Yahoo News Missing girl's body recovered just 1/2 block from her home    KSL.com Police recover remains believed to be that of Elizabeth Shelley    KSL.com View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News http://bit.ly/2Wuer4B

Body of missing Maui hiker Noah Mina found    Honolulu Star-Advertiser The body of a missing hiker was found in Hawaii    CNN Lost Hawaii hiker on her emotional rescue: "My heart fell through my feet"    CBS This Morning Hawaii hiker says she followed a ‘voice’ down an unfamiliar trail. Then she got lost for 17 days    Q13 News Seattle View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News http://bit.ly/2MedObD

Trump calls Ohio governor to offer support after tornadoes | TheHill    The Hill Tornado, severe weather outbreak most 'prolonged stretch' in 8 years -- and here's why    Fox News 'Seek shelter immediately!': Texas braces as tornadoes continue assault on nation    USA TODAY Tornadoes hit Kansas, Pennsylvania as storms sweep across US    WKBN.com Cities are not tornado-free zones, as Dayton just showed. Map your safety plan in advance: Walter Topp (Opinion)    cleveland.com View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News http://bit.ly/2MvzVur

Crash Kills 4 Members of Church Choir en Route to Revival Meeting    The New York Times Virginia church van crash leaves 4 dead, 8 more injured, police say    Fox News 4 dead, 8 hurt in church van crash in Virginia    The Associated Press Former town councilwoman among those killed in Virginia church van crash    WTVR CBS 6 News What we know about the victims in the church van crash in Dinwiddie    8News View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://nyti.ms/2I4w8i2

Sightseeing boat sinks in Budapest's Danube River; at least 7 confirmed dead    Fox News 7 dead, 19 missing after tourist boat carrying many South Koreans sinks in Budapest    CNN Hungary: Seven dead and many missing after boat capsizes in Budapest    BBC News Girl, 6, among seven tourists dead and 21 missing as river cruise boat crashes and sinks in Budapest    Daily Mail Boat Sinks in Danube, Killing at Least 7 on Tour of Budapest    The New York Times View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://fxn.ws/2MhtdrP

Jordan's King tells Kushner Palestinians must have a state    CNN Jared Kushner aims to build support for 'deal of the century' with Mideast trip    NBC News Jordan's king tells Kushner the Israel-Palestinian conflict requires two-state solution    Los Angeles Times Trump Sells Progress as the New Palestinian Dream    Bloomberg The U.S. gives Israel billions in aid. Of course we should care about the Palestinians    Los Angeles Times View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://cnn.it/2YWU3H8

'Revenge Is For The Weak': Kurdish Courts In Northeastern Syria Take On ISIS Cases    NPR Kurdish Syrian authorities have tried 7000 ISIS suspects in a justice system that bans torture and the death penalty. Some of the judges are women, which ... from Top stories - Google News https://n.pr/2EGUXjg

Former Tehran mayor confesses to killing his wife, sips tea on Iranian state TV    The Washington Post Former Tehran mayor confesses to killing wife, hands himself into police    Fox News Former high-profile Iranian official admits to murdering wife    Al Jazeera English Ex-Tehran mayor confesses to killing his wife | TheHill    The Hill Iran ex-vice president Mohammad Ali Najafi arrested in murder of wife Mitra Najafi, Iranian state media say today    CBS News View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://wapo.st/2EHtlup

Wall Street's Darkening Trade-War Gloom Means Tossing Old Advice    Bloomberg More than three weeks have passed since President Donald Trump's tweets fanned the tariff fire. Now, Wall Street is coming to terms with a trade war that is here ... View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://bloom.bg/2I5duGH

Fiat Merger With Renault: The Rewards, Risks and Unknowns    The New York Times It's Going to Happen, Isn't It?    Jalopnik FCA-Renault merger: "Renault is sending a message to Nissan"    FRANCE 24 English Fiat and Renault Is Hardly a Merger of Equals    Bloomberg Renault Proposal Is Put to the Test in France    The Wall Street Journal View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://nyti.ms/2HKdddq

Fears of prolonged trade war weigh on Asia stocks; bonds rally    Investing.com TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian stocks tracked Wall Street losses on Thursday as the latest exchanges between Beijing and Washington signaled the heightened risk ... View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News http://bit.ly/2EL2SMy

Stocks Have Had Enough Of The Bond Rally    Seeking Alpha Dalio Sees a 'Risky Time' Ahead in U.S.-China Trade Conflict    Bloomberg Ray Dalio warns China restricting rare earth metals would be 'major escalation' of trade war    CNBC Ray Dalio says brinksmanship is pushing U.S.-China conflict to a ‘risky’ level    MarketWatch Dalio Sees Risky Times, China Below 6%, U.S. Warns EU: Eco Day    Bloomberg View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News http://bit.ly/2MgTRRC

You Can Now Have Official Pokemon Weddings In Japan    Kotaku Pokemon Sleep is Pokemon Go but for bedtime    CNET Forget Pokémon Go. Now there's Pokémon Sleep    CNN The Internet Reacts To Pokémon Sleep    Kotaku Pokemon Sleep revealed – and it tracks your shut eye to ‘turn sleep into entertainment’    The Sun View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News http://bit.ly/2MgcCob

EA Reveals EA Play 2019 Livestream Schedule    IGN EA announces E3 livestream schedule and 'Anthem' isn't on it    Engadget EA Play 2019 livestream schedule: Apex season 2, Star Wars, more    Polygon E3 2019: EA Play Stream Schedule Features Star Wars, Apex Legends, And More    GameSpot EA Play livestream schedule leads with Jedi: Fallen Order    PC Gamer View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News http://bit.ly/2I5TUKH

Death Stranding Pre-Orders Coming Soon According To A PlayStation Store Leak    Siliconera Death Stranding Cast Revealed, Includes Lots Of Big Names    GameSpot Death Stranding – Release Date Reveal Trailer | PS4    PlayStation Death Stranding Will Be Out In November    Kotaku Sony Creating Death Stranding Album Filled with Original Music    Push Square View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News http://bit.ly/2VUtBMd

Amazon adds delete commands for Alexa    Washington Post Amazon Echo Show 5 smart display coming in June for $90    CNET Amazon Attempts to Improve Alexa Privacy, Hilariously Fails    Gizmodo Now you can order Alexa to forget what you just said    CNN Amazon adds ‘Alexa, delete what I said today’ command    TechCrunch View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://wapo.st/2KbcymV

Disney CEO threatens to pull productions in Georgia following abortion ban    The Verge Disney May Pull Out of Georgia If New Abortion Law Enacted    Hollywood Reporter Disney says it'll probably bail on Georgia, too, if the state's anti-abortion law goes into effect    The A.V. Club Disney May Stop Filming In Georgia If Abortion Law Takes Effect    GameSpot Disney joins Netflix in considering Georgia exit over abortion law    The Detroit News View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News http://bit.ly/2MgU8E8

Star Wars Galaxy's Edge Review: An Incredible Experience    /FILM Rewatch Disneyland's Star Wars land Galaxy's Edge dedication ceremony    CNET First look: Living, breathing, eating Star Wars in Disney's new theme park land    CNN Millennium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run review: Star Wars Land’s ride wows    Polygon Disney's Star Wars land review: Galaxy's Edge up close    CNET View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News http://bit.ly/2YVGure

Shailene Woodley Experienced Culture Shock While Living in France – Watch!    Just Jared Big Littles Lies Season 2 Premiere: See Every Look as the Stars Arrive | E! News    E! NEWS The One Thing Meryl Streep Isn’t Good At? Bowling, Says Reese Witherspoon    PEOPLE.com "Big Little Lies" Star Nicole Kidman Defended The Decision To Return For A Second Season    BuzzFeed News 'GMA' Hot List: Reese Witherspoon gushes over working with Meryl Streep    Good Morning America View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News http://bit.ly/2MicNiQ

A Ukrainian Soviet-designed military helicopter Mi-8 crashed late on Wednesday in western Ukraine, killing all four crew members, Ukrainian land forces said on Thursday. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2HLd4GD

Former finance minister James Marape was elected prime minister of Papua New Guinea on Thursday, and the critic of a major global gas development deal vowed to review management of the nation's resource riches. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2VWCRQ5

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape signaled his intention on Thursday to toughen laws on natural resources so as to benefit the nation in his maiden speech to parliament after being elected leader. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2WacI5c

Peru's president on Wednesday threatened to dissolve Congress unless his anti-graft proposals are passed, raising the stakes in a power struggle with the opposition that could usher in a new period of political turmoil in one of Latin America's most stable economies. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2YXI389

China's war of words with the United States over their escalating trade dispute will reach a crescendo of sorts when a broadcaster from Chinese state television debates a Fox Business host in prime time on the U.S. cable network. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2VTQ501

The United States believes Russia may be conducting low-level nuclear testing in violation of a moratorium on such tests, the head of the Defense Intelligence Agency said on Wednesday. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2WdFMIU

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido vowed to press ahead with street protests after talks with government officials hosted by Norway ended on Wednesday without progress towards resolving the South American country's long-running political crisis. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2EIsI3x

Voting in Papua New Guinea's parliament on Thursday showed former finance minister James Marape had enough support to replace Peter O'Neill as prime minister after weeks of political turmoil over the handling of a gas development deal. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2EINvEp

Defence secretary Penny Mordaunt has promised to introduce a ‘presumption against prosecution’ on historical prosecutions for military veterans. Samira Shackle looks back at the collapse of the investigation into abuse allegations in Iraq, while Conservative MP Johnny Mercer argues that soldiers have been unfairly hounded. Also today: Emma John looks ahead to the Cricket World Cup Earlier this month, the new defence secretary, Penny Mordaunt, promised to introduce a “presumption against prosecution” on historical allegations of abuse for military veterans who served in Iraq, Afghanistan and anywhere else around the world – with the exception of Northern Ireland . Journalist Samira Shackle has previously investigated the collapse of the Iraq Historic Allegations Team for the Guardian and describes how many of those cases were thrown out after a lawyer, who acted for many of the alleged victims, was found guilty of misconduct and struck off as a solicitor. Continue reading... fro...

Human activity has transformed the Earth – but scientists are divided about whether this is really a turning point in geological history. By Nicola Davison It was February 2000 and the Nobel laureate Paul Crutzen was sitting in a meeting room in Cuernavaca, Mexico, stewing quietly. Five years earlier, Crutzen and two colleagues had been awarded the Nobel prize in chemistry for proving that the ozone layer, which shields the planet from ultraviolet light, was thinning at the poles because of rising concentrations of industrial gas. Now he was attending a meeting of scientists who studied the planet’s oceans, land surfaces and atmosphere. As the scientists presented their findings, most of which described dramatic planetary changes, Crutzen shifted in his seat. “You could see he was getting agitated. He wasn’t happy,” Will Steffen, a chemist who organised the meeting, told me recently. What finally tipped Crutzen over the edge was a presentation by a group of scientists that focused on...

Farage wants to hijack British patriotism and drag us to a catastrophic no-deal Brexit by 31 October All political parties were too self-absorbed to see it coming, but Nigel Farage’s 32% European election vote created a new dividing line in British politics – taking us well beyond the leave-remain split that has defined Britain since the referendum and threatens to dominate its politics for the foreseeable future. In the three years since 2016, when we should have been debating the bigger issue that the referendum raised – what kind of Britain we want to become – our rulers have been obsessed with one very narrow question: not even our future relationship with Europe, but merely the terms of our departure from it. Continue reading... from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2Mgw6Jb

As a greying Linda Hamilton dusts off the rocket launcher to take on a new Terminator, we look at how the cowering victims of 70s horror paved the way for today’s grizzled gunslingers T he trailer for Terminator: Dark Fate hinges on the return of Linda Hamilton’s Sarah Connor to the franchise. Halfway into it, she steps from an SUV with not one but two guns so big that the trailer slips into slow-mo in sheer awe. “Who are you?” another character gasps. Sixty-two year old women don’t usually get to be action stars. It’s common for guys like Clint Eastwood , Bruce Willis , Harrison Ford and Arnold Schwarzenegger to tote firearms and perform stunts into their 50s, 60s, even 70s. But women in action films are typically younger than their co-stars, often by decades. In last year’s Mission: Impossible – Fallout , Tom Cruise was 55; female lead Rebecca Ferguson was 35. Continue reading... from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2K9vORK

Once his songs of loneliness and shyness made him a hero to misfits and outsiders. Yet now he is voicing his support for a far-right party It was once a hearing aid, or a swinging bunch of gladioli. In the 80s Morrissey had a unique way with stage props – let’s face it, he had a unique way with everything – utilising them to upend the macho cliche of live performance while offering solidarity to the marginalised. These days, however, Morrissey prefers a different kind of onstage provocation. During a recent performance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (and at a number of live shows in New York), the former Smiths singer sported a For Britain badge. For those unfamiliar with it, For Britain is a far-right political party . Even Nigel Farage believes it is made up of “Nazis and racists”. Continue reading... from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2JIMuAl

We don’t talk enough about the street food scandal – leftovers chucked away without a second thought Every day for the past month complete strangers have bought me lunch. And breakfast. And dinner. And they don’t even know it. I have been living high on the hog, and it hasn’t cost me a penny – because I have been dining out on the half-eaten fast food and takeaways thoughtfully abandoned by my fellow Britons on pavements and park benches and tube platforms all over the city. Sometimes they even leave them in bins. Continue reading... from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2JMl7VL

The Femm app has users in the US, EU and Africa and sows doubt over the safety of birth control, a Guardian investigation has found A popular women’s health and fertility app sows doubt about birth control, features claims from medical advisers who are not licensed to practice in the US, and is funded and led by anti-abortion, anti-gay Catholic campaigners, a Guardian investigation has found. The Femm app, which collects personal information about sex and menstruation from users, has been downloaded more than 400,000 times since its launch in 2015, according to developers. It has users in the US, the EU, Africa and Latin America, its operating company claims. Continue reading... from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2Ia3ID8

This breathtaking series throws us right into the hellish chaos of the nuclear disaster – and its terrors are unflinching and unforgettable After three of its five episodes aired, the miniseries Chernobyl found its way to the top of IMDB’s top 250 TV shows in history list. While the fan-voted chart might seem hyperbolic, given that the drama had only just crossed the halfway point, it is not undeserving of the honour. Chernobyl is masterful television, as stunning as it is gripping, and it is relentless in its awful tension, refusing to let go even for a second. That old ‘don’t spoil the ending’ joke about Titanic will inevitably be rebooted here, but it is confident enough to withstand any familiarity with the story. Related: Jared Harris: My wife can't believe how I keep getting bumped off! Continue reading... from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2Xj8HrS

The arch-Brexiter’s tome has sales to match its awful reviews, but he’s not the first politician who’s struggled to flog a book Let’s play a game: is this from a review of Conservative MP and arch Brexiter Jacob Rees-Mogg’s book The Victorians, or not? “Morally repellent”, “abysmal” and “soul-destroying”, “reads like it was written by a baboon”, “too pompous and too cliche-ridden”, and “a boring tome” full of “little more than commonplace cliches”. Answer: all but the last. That was Benito Mussolini’s zinger about Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf. Who knew he had it in him? After the nation’s historians eviscerated Rees-Mogg’s 500-odd pages of pompous jingoism, it seems that the public were not even curious: The Victorians sold a dismal 734 copies in its opening week to reach the lofty heights of 379th spot on Nielsen’s UK book charts. Half of those were sold in the Midlands (15%) and London (35%), suggesting that whichever bookshop is closest to parliament had a very good week. The south...

A happiness expert says wives are more miserable than other women. Is it because they find they’ve married another child? Tchuh, women. Never bloody happy, are they? Except, it turns out, they are, just not in the way they were told to be, and thought they should be. According to a new book by Paul Dolan , a professor of behavioural science at the London School of Economics, marriage and children do not – despite several millennia of literature claiming otherwise – give women the sought after happy ending. In fact, they put them at “higher risk of physical and mental conditions than their single counterparts”. (Dolan does not specify whether those mental conditions include insanity from watching the same Peppa Pig episode 1,174 times.) Now, I’m going to take some things for granted, the first of which is that Dolan is referring to heterosexual married couples, as is implied by how he has discussed his findings so far. The second is that the people Dolan interviewed are answering hones...

He may be the frontrunner, but the former foreign secretary will surely lose his allure. Look out for the unexpected Something important and wholly without precedent is happening in plain sight in British politics – but not enough attention is being paid to it. The something is that never before has a new British prime minister been chosen by the grassroots members of the ruling political party. Such a thing might have happened in 2007, when Tony Blair resigned, but Gordon Brown was chosen unopposed. It nearly happened in 2016, after David Cameron stepped down, but in the end the other candidates stood aside in favour of Theresa May . Now it’s the third time it could happen, and this one is almost certain to be different. There are already 11 candidates in the field to succeed May. Five more are said to be weighing whether to join. Many will fall at the first and subsequent hurdles in June, when Tory MPs begin a series of elimination votes in Westminster. But it would be a surprise i...

Tucker sits down with the new ICE director    Fox News Anchors From Fox and Chinese State TV Hold Live Debate on Trade    The New York Times How to watch Fox’s Trish Regan trade war debate with China’s CGTN    Quartz Must Xi TV: Popular Chinese and American Anchors Square Off on Trade    The Wall Street Journal Chinese, U.S. TV Hosts Go Head-to-Head on Trade After Twitter Spat    Bloomberg View full coverage on Google News from "news" - Google News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lmb-pqlHd8g

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The rise of anti-Jewish actions in Germany is profoundly worrying, but Angela Merkel’s fightback sets an example of moral seriousness and rigour The German chancellor, Angela Merkel, has spoken openly about the spectre of antisemitism in Germany. She told CNN that “We have always had a certain amount of antisemites among us ... Unfortunately there is to this day not a single synagogue, not a single day care centre for Jewish children, not a single school for Jewish children that does not need to be guarded by German policemen.” Her remarks came a week after the country’s ombudsman for antisemitism, Felix Klein, suggested that observant Jews would be wise not to wear kippahs (skullcaps) in public. Taken together, these developments might suggest that Germany is sliding back into its dreadful past. In fact, they are signs of a determination that this must not happen. The crime figures do not suggest there is a crisis under way – though crime statistics do not measure fear. The Jews of...

Beware the MP – and Tory leadership contender – who claims there are easy ways out of Britain’s Brexit crisis In the aftermath of Sunday’s European election results, and as the ranks of Tory leadership contenders swell, every MP should be in a state of alarm about the condition of British democracy. The problem is not that people are denied a voice – millions of opinions have been freely expressed in polling booths – but that parliament looks incapable of satisfying voters’ conflicting demands. Brexit, as it was sold to the country in 2016, cannot be delivered. The view asserted by Nigel Farage and much of the Conservative party that pro-Europeans are refusing to deliver it is false. It is true that parliament prevented the UK from leaving the EU without a deal, but that outcome would have betrayed promises made by the leave campaign three years ago. The offer of that campaign was an easy glide into a brighter future where Britain would have “taken back control”. But the reality of u...

Raab is still on the starting line, Gove is doing OK – but when it comes to jogging for the cameras, Hunt is showing everyone a clean pair of heels Prospective Conservative party leaders are out for early morning runs. It feels like they’re all at it. What are they trying to prove exactly? Well, I suppose that’s obvious: physical and, by association, metaphorical fitness for office. I decided to apply some rigorous analysis to these jogging photo ops. You can do this too. All you need is a computer, an internet connection and the knowhow to search “[candidate’s name] running. Images”. Herewith are my conclusions: zero points for Dominic Raab. Not one running shot could I find on Google. And he looks as fit as a butcher’s dog, doesn’t he? There’s also that allegation about him being a karate expert , but I couldn’t see a decent shot of him in his martial arts pyjamas either. He must be keeping his powder dry for a big athletic photo op on the morning of the first vote. James Cleverly ...

At the end, even Maurizio Sarri’s superstitions went out of the window. The Italian normally refuses to step on to the playing surface, though he could not contain himself at the final whistle. Sprinting forward on to the turf, arms raised in triumph, Chelsea’s head coach celebrated the first major trophy of a career that has spanned two decades. It was hard to begrudge him his moment. Related: ‘I think it’s goodbye’: Hazard ready to leave Chelsea after Europa League heroics Continue reading... from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2EHget7

Unai Emery’s side capitulated against Chelsea and, with such an important summer ahead, the damage may be severe There was something almost pitiful about Unai Emery gesturing enthusiastically from his technical area, urging his team forwards, in the 90th minute at 4-1 down. He suddenly looked like a footballing King Canute, trying to stem a tide that washed all over Arsenal and left their present and future ambitions shipwrecked. The scale of the capitulation left Arsenal in shock. At the end of it all, the shattering despair felled their players. They had been banking on this, hoping that the Europa League final would bring a happy ending to this season and positivity for the next with a return to the Champions League. Continue reading... from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2YWVEMO

Eoin Morgan’s side start as favourites to lift their first title but tournament offers once-in-a-generation to revive interest The last time England hosted the Cricket World Cup 20 years ago they suffered the embarrassment of being knocked out before the official tournament song had even been released. Their record has scarcely improved since. Yet when Eoin Morgan’s side open the 2019 tournament against South Africa on Thursday they will be in the unfamiliar role of favourites. England’s captain also has his eyes on another prize: a once-in-a-generation chance to revive interest in cricket, which has slipped since it went behind Sky’s paywall after England’s Ashes victory in 2005. As Morgan said yesterday: “The World Cup raises the profile of the game and is a platform for every young kid in this country to have a hero or inspiration to pick up a ball or a bat. If we were to go on and win it, I couldn’t imagine what it would do.” Continue reading... from The Guardian http://bit.ly...

Researchers have found a "forbidden" planet roughly three times the size of Earth in an area known as the Neptunian Desert, a place where it should not exist. from FOX News https://fxn.ws/2wxVD5P