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3 big reasons Biden is no longer the definitive 2020 Democratic primary frontrunner

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The more voters see of Biden, the less they like him. And the more they see of his main rival, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the more they like her. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2n2suyU via IFTTT

CNN's Jake Tapper politely shreds GOP Rep. Jim Jordan's Trump-Ukraine talking points

Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney "is on shaky ground in the wake of a bad week for President Trump," CNN reports, largely because he didn't immediately "have a strategy for defending and explaining the contents" of a reconstructed transcript of Trump's July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) tried his hand Sunday with the White House's subsequent talking points. CNN's Jake Tapper wasn't having it.Jordan alleged that former Vice President Joe Biden had pressured Ukraine to fire top prosecutor Viktor Shokin to help out his lawyer son, Hunter Biden, who had recently gotten a seat on the board of Ukrainian gas company Burisma. "That's not what happened," Tapper said, noting repeatedly that Shokin was ousted because he wasn't prosecuting people and the Ukrainian investigations related to Burisma's owner were dormant when Hunter Biden was hired. Shokin "wasn'

Al-Shabaab attacks US base, EU convoy in Somalia

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The Al-Shabaab militant group claimed responsibility for an attack on a US base in Somalia on Monday, as the European Union confirmed a separate strike against a convoy of Italian advisers. The raid on the base prompted a counter-attack by US forces who staged "two air strikes and used small arms fire targeting al-Shabaab terrorists," Major General William Gayler, US Africa Command (AFRICOM) director of operations said, adding that 10 "terrorists" died and a vehicle was destroyed. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2nZ8rBd via IFTTT

USA TODAY's Harrison Hill tells migrant stories through portraits

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Harrison Hill, a photographer for USA TODAY, documented the migrant crisis outside LA immigration court for USA TODAY's project "The Migrants." from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2n6KpUQ via IFTTT

China's Guangzhou rides economic change but keeps traditions

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China's southern city of Guangzhou is at the heart of plans to link a cluster of cities in the Pearl River Delta, including Hong Kong and Macau, into a Greater Bay Area rivaling Silicon Valley and Greater Tokyo as an economic hub by 2035. Sprawling over 56,000 sq km (21,600 sq miles) with a population of more than 70 million, the Greater Bay Area is the centerpiece of a drive by China's ruling Communist Party to establish a hub of advanced manufacturing and technology. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2oBLBQt via IFTTT

McConnell warns countries that interfere in 2020 election will 'have a serious problem'

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday warned against foreign interference in U.S. elections, threatening that nations seeking to meddle in the 2020 races will “have a serious problem” on their hands. “Look, 2018 was a big success story,” the Kentucky Republican told CNBC, praising the Trump administration’s efforts to safeguard last year’s midterm elections. Critics have branded the Senate leader as “Moscow Mitch” in recent months for his refusal to to bring election security legislation to the floor. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2nakzPP via IFTTT

As Gwyneth Paltrow celebrates her 47th birthday, here's a look at her massive net worth

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The Academy Award-winning actress and founder of Goop turns 47 this month. Here's a look back at her career and the wealth she's amassed. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2oGtjhc via IFTTT

Jessye Norman, Grammy-winning star of opera, dies at 74

Norman was one of the rare black singers to reach fame in the opera world. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2oLJ1HR

Restive Hong Kong hunkers down as China's birthday celebrations begin

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Hong Kong went into lockdown on Tuesday to ensure anti-government protests do not overshadow Chinese President Xi Jinping's commemorations of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2o07SqW

Rudy Giuliani's television appearances reportedly led to his congressional subpoena

Be careful about what you say on television, kids.President Trump's personal lawyer and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani was issued a subpoena by Congress on Monday in relation to the House's impeachment inquiry of President Trump over his communications with Ukraine's government. House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.), and House Oversight Committee Chair Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), sent a joint letter compelling Giuliani to produce key documents that could aid the inquiry by Oct. 15.> BREAKING: Giuliani subpoenaed pic.twitter.com/ult4WCMVHo> > -- Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) September 30, 2019Giuliani reportedly landed himself in such a position, in part, because he said on CNN that he asked Ukraine's government government to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden over his activities in Ukraine. The committee chairs also wrote that Giuliani has stated he possesses evidence in

California man arrested after leading police on 2-hour chase through corn maze

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A California man was caught and arrested by police Saturday morning, but not before he managed to elude them for two hours while hiding inside a corn maze. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2mpwyst via IFTTT

Trump impeachment T-shirts? Grow up, Rep. Tlaib. Removing a president is serious business.

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If Donald Trump is her tutor on tactics, Rashida Tlaib is doing it wrong. Neither of them serve Americans well by appealing to their coarser appetites. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ooSzIF via IFTTT

Floods kill 113 in north India in late monsoon burst, jail, hospital submerged

Heavy rains have killed at least 113 people in India's Uttar Pradesh and Bihar states over the past three days, officials said on Monday, as flood waters swamped a major city, inundated hospital wards and forced the evacuation of inmates from a jail. India's monsoon season that begins in June usually starts to retreat by early September, but heavy rains have continued across parts of the country this year, triggering floods. An official said that at least 93 people had died in most populous Uttar Pradesh since Friday after its eastern areas were lashed by intense monsoon showers. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2oKdlTn via IFTTT

Jet fuel from thin air: Aviation's hope or hype?

A pilot project at Rotterdam airport plans to capture CO2 from the air and turn it into jet fuel. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2nfOK8f

Jack Charles: 'I'd rob to collect rent for stolen Aboriginal land'

He was stolen from his family, then he stole from "posh homes" - now actor Jack Charles wants closure. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2mYs6Bt

The imam who died fighting racism in South Africa

Relatives of Abdullah Haron, who died in detention 50 years ago, are still traumatised by his death. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2nXWk7K

Alberto Salazar: Mo Farah's former coach banned from athletics for four years after doping violations

Alberto Salazar, Mo Farah's former athletics coach, has been banned from the sport for four years after being found guilty of doping violations. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2mstmfR via IFTTT

China to mark 70 years of communism with massive show of force in Beijing

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China will celebrate seven decades of communist rule on Tuesday with a display of power through central Beijing, showing off goose-stepping troops, new missiles and floats celebrating the country's technological prowess. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2mu8J2Q

Yankees Turn Their Focus to the Playoffs, and Stifling the Twins

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By BY JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2m4Qe4G

Iowa reporter who exposed charity fundraiser's historic racist tweets  fired for his own offensive posts

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An Iowa newspaper reporter who exposed racist tweets by a charity fundraiser has found himself out of a job after his own offensive posts were uncovered.  Aaron Calvin, a journalist for the Des Moines Register, began looking into sports fan Carson King when his jovial plea for beer money turned into a national fundraiser for a children's hospital. But his profile of Mr King led to a public backlash and the newspaper was forced to hire extra security after receiving threats. Public scrutiny turned to Mr Calvin himself, who left the newspaper after it emerged he had made comments mocking same-sex marriage and used a racial slur. Mr King gained national fame on September 14, when his hand-drawn sign for donations for his "Busch Light Supply"  at an Iowa State University American football game was featured in the background of a TV broadcast.  He initially received around $600 (£488) from amused spectators but as donations topped $1 million (£814,650), Mr King said he would d

Pakistan Leader Warns of Kashmir 'Blood Bath' in Emotional U.N. Speech

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Pakistan's leader castigated India over its Kashmir crackdown from the podium of the United Nations on Friday, warning of a "bloodbath" when and if Indian authorities lift a curfew over the disputed territory.The speech by Prime Minister Imran Khan at the United Nations General Assembly was partly directed at his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, who in his own speech earlier Friday omitted any reference to Kashmir.Last month India revoked the long-standing autonomy of the mountainous border region, the flashpoint of two wars with Pakistan since both achieved independence from Britain more than 70 years ago.Indian authorities arrested thousands of Kashmiris, severed most electronic access and imposed a curfew on the entire populace of about 8 million. While some curbs have been eased, the curfew remains in effect.Modi and his subordinates have described their move as an internal domestic matter aimed at making the region more prosperous.The Indian prime minister's sh

How Ukraine envoy's resignation could affect his possible congressional testimony

Kurt Volker, the State Department's special envoy for Ukraine, resigned Friday amid a formal impeachment inquiry of President Trump and his communications with the Ukrainian government, including the country's president, Volodymyr Zelensky. Volker did not provide a public explanation for leaving his post, but a source familiar with his decision said Volker concluded he could not perform the job effectively as a result of the recent developments.One person familiar with the matter told NBC News that Volker's resignation will likely enable him to be much freer in what he can say about his time at his post if he is called at some point to testify before Congress.The whistleblower complaint that sparked the impeachment inquiry alleges that Volker went to Kiev to help guide Ukrainian officials on how to handle Trump's alleged demands that the government investigate former Vice President Joe Biden's son, Hunter. He also reportedly spoke with Trump's personal lawyer Ru

Terrorism charge filed against man who crashed car into Woodfield Mall near Chicago

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The man who slammed his SUV into a suburban Chicago mall has been formally charged with terrorism and criminal damage to property, authorities said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2mR8Khs via IFTTT

Three more elephants killed in Sri Lanka, bringing toll to seven

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Wildlife officials found three more dead wild elephants in central Sri Lanka Saturday, raising the number believed to have been poisoned by angry villagers to seven. The animals were found at a forest reserve near Sigiriya, a fifth-century rock fortress and UNESCO-protected heritage site, police said. "Since Friday, we have found the remains of seven cow elephants, including a tusker," police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2nAUHMQ via IFTTT

Hong Kong protesters to rally after another night of violence

Hong Kong protesters are to join a global "anti-totalitarianism rally" on Sunday, following another night of violent clashes with police after weeks of pro-democracy unrest in the Chinese-ruled city. Police fired tear gas and water cannon on Saturday night to disperse protesters who threw petrol bombs and rocks, broke government office windows and blocked a key road near the local headquarters of China's People's Liberation Army. Thousands, young and old, gathered peacefully on Saturday at a harbourside park to mark the fifth anniversary of the "Umbrella" pro-democracy movement which gridlocked streets for 79 days in 2014. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2nytw5z via IFTTT

Greece: Deadly fire triggers riots at Moria refugee camp

Police fire tear gas to control a crowd who say firefighters were too slow to respond to the fire. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2mUORG7 via IFTTT

Inequalities in heart attack care 'costing women's lives'

Thousands of women are dying needlessly because of delays in diagnosis and poor care, a report says. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2m82BwT via IFTTT

Amazon fires: The volunteer firefighters battling to save Brazil’s rainforest

A band of volunteer firefighters are on a mission to stop their stretch of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest from going up in flames. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2nL7Gfi via IFTTT

Private schools say abolition would be vote-loser

Independent-school leaders hit back at Labour's plans to ban fee-paying schools. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2mSRFDG via IFTTT

Cocaine and alcohol a 'deadly combination'

At least 13 self-inflicted deaths among people who took alcohol with cocaine have occurred in a year. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2nGuTiE via IFTTT

A former diet cola addict built a $100m firm

Kara Goldin, the founder of US flavoured water company Hint, used to drink 10 cans of cola a day. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2mVppjP

'A great cop': NYPD Officer Brian Mulkeen killed in the Bronx, possibly with his own gun

Officer Brian Mulkeen was fatally shot, possibly with his own gun, in the Bronx during a struggle with an armed assailant, police said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2mDbhfb via IFTTT

Former British leader defends Biden Ukraine scenario

Former British Prime Minister David Cameron on Sunday supported the explanation offered as to why Vice President Joe Biden pressured the president of Ukraine in 2015 to crack down on corruption. Supporters of President Donald Trump — particularly his attorney Rudy Giuliani — have argued that Trump’s much-criticized July 25 phone call with the current president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, was appropriate because Biden had been corrupt in pushing Poroshenko to get rid of the state prosecutor. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2nHcAto via IFTTT

Jeff Flake: 'At least 35' GOP senators would vote to remove Trump if vote was private

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The former Arizona Senator, who was one of Trump's most visible critics in the Senate, said if there was a secret vote, "there would be at least 35" GOP senators to vote for impeachment. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2myJhJk via IFTTT

Zimbabwe's Mugabe buried in home village, ending an era

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Zimbabwe's founding leader Robert Mugabe was buried on Saturday in his home village of Kutama, ending a dispute between his family and the government of his successor President Emmerson Mnangagwa over his final resting place. Mugabe ruled Zimbabwe for 37 years from independence in 1980 but was a polarizing figure idolized by some for his role in the country's liberation struggle and hated by others for ruining a promising nation through disastrous economic policies and repression against opponents. After Mass by a Roman Catholic priest and speeches by family members, Mugabe was buried in the courtyard of his rural homestead without the pomp and fun fare usually reserved for national heroes. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2msG2n3 via IFTTT

Trump reportedly worked with 2 'off the books' lawyers to pressure Ukraine

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"Fox News Sunday" host Chris Wallace said that top U.S. officials confirmed President Trump was working with more than one personal lawyer "off the books" to pressure Ukrainian officials for damaging information on former Vice President Joe Biden. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2mck9rU via IFTTT

China ‘poised to unveil new nuclear missile’ at military parade in warning to Trump

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A parade by China’s secretive military will offer a rare look at its rapidly developing arsenal, including possibly a nuclear-armed missile that could reach the United States in 30 minutes, as Beijing gets closer to matching Washington and other powers in weapons technology.The Dongfeng 41 is one of a series of new weapons Chinese media say might be unveiled during the parade marking the ruling Communist Party’s 70th anniversary in power. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ol3t2d via IFTTT

How Mitch McConnell could give impeachment the Merrick Garland treatment

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It’s on track to be the trial of the century: President Donald Trump fighting to keep his job before a jury of 100 senators. Sure, it would be an unprecedented move in U.S. history for Republican leader Mitch McConnell to table Trump impeachment proceedings without allowing any significant debate or a vote to convict a president from his own party, thereby removing him from office. Conventional wisdom still says there has to be a Trump trial. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2lQrOvH via IFTTT

Trailblazing Texas deputy who was first local Sikh officer 'ruthlessly' killed during traffic stop

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Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal, the county's first Sikh officer, was killed Friday during a traffic stop near Houston. Police have arrested Robert Solis. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2npuFfz via IFTTT

Iran releases photo of Khamenei with Hezbollah chief

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Iran has released a "never before seen" photo of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei alongside Hassan Nasrallah, leader of the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah. The three men are shown in front of what appears to be a door covered by a curtain and surrounded by shelves stacked with books -- decor associated with Khamenei's Tehran office. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2nsPaIr via IFTTT

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Could Elizabeth Warren end up the real winner from the Trump impeachment inquiry?

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Elizabeth Warren could be unintentionally benefit from the impeachment inquiry as claims over her Democratic presidential rival Joe Biden’s activities in Ukraine dominate the headlines, polling experts have predicted. The US senator for Massachusetts has enjoyed a remarkable surge in the polls of who Democrats want as their White House candidate at the 2020 election and is now neck-and-neck with Mr Biden, long seen as the front-runner.  Despite the impeachment probe targeting Donald Trump and his alleged abuses in office, some are predicting the drive could inadvertently rebound and politically damage Mr Biden, the former US vice president. At the heart of the impeachment inquiry are claims that Mr Trump pressured the Ukrainian president to look into Mr Biden and his son Hunter Biden’s activities in the country.  Mr Biden, while in office, called for Ukraine’s prosecutor to step down. At the time his son Hunter worked for a Ukrainian gas company. The prosecutor was once investigating t

Parents plead not guilty to abandoning daughter. Records show they legally changed her age

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Parents are accused of abandoning their adopted daughter and moving the rest of the family to Canada. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ngISeT via IFTTT

Hong Kong’s ‘Frontliners’ Say They’re Ready to Die for the Movement

(Bloomberg) -- Fung, a 24-year-old doctor, seems an unlikely candidate to stand on the front line of Hong Kong’s most violent civil unrest in half a century. Before this year, he never took part in a protest, and during Hong Kong’s last major pro-democracy uprising, the 2014 Umbrella Movement, he only stopped by to take photos.Now, Fung is part of a cell of 20 protesters who face off each weekend against police on the streets of Hong Kong in clashes that have escalated from peaceful marches to flying bricks, tear gas, Molotov cocktails and, more recently, live ammunition fired into the sky. Fung, who acquired bullet-resistant body armor to wear under his black T-shirt, says the violence needs to escalate even further if protesters are to persuade Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam -- and her backers in Beijing -- to accede to their demands.“If you can’t give pressure to police, the police won’t give any stress to Carrie Lam,” Fung said in an interview in his home. “We, the frontliner

Senate Republicans have barely challenged Trump over Ukraine. Don't expect them to turn against him in an impeachment trial.

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Barring more significant revelations, GOP senators are unlikely to support impeaching President Donald Trump, from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2o7cqMa via IFTTT

Mets’ Pete Alonso Breaks Rookie Home-Run Record

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By BY KEVIN ARMSTRONG from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2m3FfbW

‘You’re a Bad Police Officer’: Official Confronts Deputy at Awards Ceremony

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By BY MARIEL PADILLA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2nxYdYq

Israel's Air Force Is Armed with F-35s and F-15s (And Now Supersonic Missiles)

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The White House reportedly tried to conceal transcripts of Trump's calls with other world leaders, including Russia's Putin and Saudi Arabia's Mohammad bin Salman

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The White House is accused of trying to cover up Trump's call with Ukraine by storing the transcript in a system housing the country's top secrets. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2mwEAA4 via IFTTT

2020 Vision: Impeachment is gaining in the polls — and so is Warren

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How Trump impeachment is polling, Warren's continued rise, Gabbard qualifies for the fourth debate, and campaign cash troubles plague some Democrats. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2nfbRj2 via IFTTT

Democrats have a long list of possible witnesses in Trump impeachment inquiry

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The list of people Democrats may seek information from regarding President Trump's attempt to obtain dirt on Joe Biden seems to grow by the minute. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2nljKDO via IFTTT

Surprise! A U.S. F-22 Stealth Raptor 'Flew Under' Iran's F-4 Fighter

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Never had a chance. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2lYiuGi via IFTTT

Barreling toward impeachment proceedings, Pelosi offers Trump her thoughts and prayers

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and President Trump took to cable news and Twitter on Friday morning as the first week of the impeachment battle came to a close in Washington. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2mmmhNN via IFTTT

Hong Kongers kick off days of rallies ahead of China's birthday

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Thousands of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists on Friday night kicked off what is expected to be an intense period of protests, aiming to cast a shadow over communist China's momentous anniversary celebrations. Beijing is preparing a huge military parade on Tuesday to mark 70 years since the founding of the People's Republic of China, revelling in its transformation into a global superpower. Four days of action are planned in the run-up to Tuesday with clashes almost certain after police denied permission for a march on the anniversary itself citing safety concerns. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2mbmWSh via IFTTT

Pakistan warns of Kashmir bloodbath, India silent

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has denounced terrorism but avoided any mention of India's crackdown in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir. Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan denounced India's crackdown and warned of a "bloodbath." (Sept. 27) from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2lWVbg0 via IFTTT