London Metropolitan Police closed London Bridge and London Bridge Station is also closed. City of London police shot the man, who died at the scene.
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Saturday, 30 November 2019
Thanksgiving photo Bill O'Reilly posted to Twitter freaks people out
Bill O’Reilly’s promotional tweet for his interview with President Trump went viral on Thursday, but not in the way he likely would have wanted.
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A Leak-Prone White House Finally Manages to Keep a Secret
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London Bridge: Video shows public confront London Bridge attacker
Footage shows members of the public using a fire extinguisher and a tusk to confront Usman Khan.
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Nadler asks Trump if he 'intends to participate' in impeachment hearings
Judiciary committee chairman said on Friday he looks forward to ‘prompt response’ while president is at his Florida golf clubNadler wrote earlier this week: ‘At base, the president has a choice to make: he can take this opportunity to be represented in the impeachment hearings, or he can stop complaining about the process.’ Photograph: Mark Wilson/Getty ImagesHouse judiciary...
Why Shouldn't the 'Whistleblower' Testify?
The American people need to know as much as possible about what the president is accused of.
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Vietnam receives last of 39 remains of trafficking victims
The last remains of the 39 Vietnamese who died while being smuggled in a truck to England last month were repatriated to their home country on Saturday. Photos by the official Vietnam News Agency showed the arrival at the Hanoi airport of 16 bodies and seven urns, which had been flown from London. The 31 men and eight women are believed to have paid human traffickers for their...
Millions are bracing for the impact of dangerous weather
The National Weather Service warns travel could become "impossible" in some places
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Chicago officer investigated for body-slamming man to ground
A Chicago police officer is being investigated for body-slamming a man who spat on his face, authorities said Friday. The officer approached the man for drinking alcohol at a bus stop, police said. “While a single video does not depict the entirety of the interactions between the police and the individual, this particular video is very disturbing,” Lightfoot said.
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White House 'can't find any record' of Trump's Sondland call
The White House reportedly has no record of a phone call President Trump claims exonerates him in the scandal that is threatening to bring down his presidency.
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Northeastern US braces for foot of snow during first days of December
The second part of a double-barreled storm is forecast to unload heavy snow and create difficult travel over a large part of the northeastern United States, including some major cities from Sunday to Monday.A winterlike storm from the Midwest will move in this weekend, then hand off to a new coastal storm that strengthens by Monday.Accumulating snow is forecast to occur in...
Inmate wanted by ICE released on bail. He was arrested weeks later for attempted murder
A 2019 Colorado law bars law enforcement officials in the state from holding a person based only on a request from ICE.
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Tiffany hopes to regain its sparkle with new owners
New York's famous jewellery brand is changing hands, but will the new owners keep its popular touch?
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China due to introduce face scans for mobile users
Beijing wants people to use only real identities online but there is concern over data collection.
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Ilhan Omar GOP challenger banned from Twitter after saying she should be "tried for treason and hanged”
Danielle Stella campaign account also tweeted a picture of a stick figure being hanged with a link to a blog post about her comments.
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Tens of thousands rally in Europe, Asia before UN climate summit
Tens of thousands of protesters, primarily in Europe and Asia, hit the streets on Friday to make a fresh call for action against global warming, hoping to raise pressure on world leaders days before a UN climate summit. Carrying signs that read "One planet, one fight" and "The sea is rising, so must we", thousands flocked to Berlin's Brandenburg Gate for the latest "Fridays...
Pelosi to attend climate summit amid withdrawal from climate deal
The U.S. began the formal withdrawal process from the Paris Climate Agreement earlier this month.
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2 victims are dead and a suspect was killed by police in a London terror incident. Here's how the attack unfolded.
Police said they were called to London Bridge just before 2 p.m. local time on Friday afternoon for reports of a stabbing.
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Peru Opposition Leader Keiko Fujimori Walks Free from Lima Jail
(Bloomberg) -- Opposition leader Keiko Fujimori walked free from a Lima prison Friday night after Peru’s highest court annulled her 18-month preventive jail sentence for obstructing a money-laundering probe.Speaking to reporters outside the jail, Fujimori said the Constitutional Court had corrected a process that was arbitrary and “full of abuses,” and said she’ll keep cooperating...
2 victims were killed and police fatally shot a man wearing a hoax explosive vest in a terrorist attack at London Bridge
London Metropolitan Police closed London Bridge and London Bridge Station is also closed. City of London police shot the man, who died at the scene.
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World-famous free solo climber Brad Gobright falls 1,000 feet to his death
World-famous free solo climber Brad Gobright has died after falling 1,000 feet during a climb in Mexico.
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This Made Hitler Mad: Why Allied Commandos Stormed Nazi-Occupied Norway to Destroy Fish Oil Factories
The raid at Vågsøy was planned with an unusual target in mind: fish oil factories. The Nazis were interested less in the dietary benefits of the omega-3 fatty acids, so much as the oil’s ability to be distilled into glycerin to produce the nitroglycerine used in most high-explosive bombs and shells. And the Wehrmacht was running through a lot of bombs and shells...
Kamala Harris' campaign manager is under fire, receives blame for decline
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) isn't bouncing back after a precipitous decline in the Democratic presidential race -- and fingers are starting to point at her campaign manager.Juan Rodriguez has drawn the ire of both camapaign staffers and outside observers, The New York Times reports. "This is my third presidential campaign and I have never seen an organization treat its staff...
Friday, 29 November 2019
Hotpot vs bread: the culinary symbols of Hong Kong's political divide
A humble loaf of bread has become a new symbol for Hong Kong's pro-democracy protesters who have embraced a slew of colourful and sometimes surreal memes as they push the Beijing-backed government for reforms. Activists have begun bringing loaves of "Life Bread" -- a local brand beloved by Hong Kongers -- to demonstrations, or leaving them next to protest walls after a video...
Snow to hit 2,000-mile stretch from Nevada to New England as weekend travelers head home
Black Friday blizzards and snow expected from Nevada to the Upper Midwest and into New England. Meanwhile, severe thunderstorms are headed south.
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Airlines are joining in on Black Friday with major flight sales — here's how you can save
Delta, American Airlines, Southwest, Emirates, and more have posted Black Friday and Cyber Monday flight deals. We expect more sales, too.
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Massive black hole that "should not even exist" discovered
A black hole with a mass of about 70 times that of the sun is lurking across our galaxy.
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Trump's antics leaving Republicans 'disgusted and exhausted', says former GOP congressman
A former Republican congressman said he would “probably vote to impeach” Donald Trump if he were still serving in the US House of Representatives while suggesting the president's scandals are “infuriating" current GOP House members.Charlie Dent, a frequent critic of Mr Trump who resigned from Congress last year, said he has heard from several of his former Republican colleagues...
Borderline Bar and Grill to reopen in Thousand Oaks; owners announce new saloon in Agoura Hills
Owners Brian Hynes and Troy Hale announced the opening in a video posted Thursday, adding that they have decided to open in a new venue in Agoura Hills as they work on construction at the Thousand Oaks location.
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'Very disturbing': Chicago officer under investigation for body-slamming man to the ground
A Chicago police officer is under investigation after body-slamming a man during an arrest on the South Side, an incident captured in a viral video.
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Heavy snow in U.S. West and Midwest could disrupt post-Thanksgiving travel
Over a foot of snow is forecast in mountainous parts of Colorado, Utah and Arizona on Friday before the storm system slips toward the upper Midwest, the National Weather Service said. Freezing rain will likely turn to snowy blizzards in parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan beginning on Friday night, with more than 18 inches of snowfall possible in some mountainous areas,...
'Ogre of the Ardennes' serial killer charged with murder of 'French Maddie'
One of France's most notorious serial killers has been charged with the abduction and murder of a nine-year-old girl who vanished without trace in 2003 in a case that has gripped the nation ever since. Michel Fourniret, jailed for life in May 2008 for the murder of seven girls and young women, has been charged over the disappearance of Estelle Mouzin from a village east of...
Gigantic storm to wreak havoc on post-Thanksgiving travel
A massive winter storm that has already prompted warnings from Arizona to Wisconsin will be lumbering east in coming days, almost certainly interfering with Thanksgiving return-travel plans for millions, The Washington Post reports. By the time it's finished, the storm, created by the same conditions that caused the "bomb cyclone" in California and Arizona earlier in the week,...
The US fertility rate has dropped for the fourth year in a row, and it might forecast a 'demographic time bomb'
Russia, Japan, and Spain are all dealing with their growing elderly populations and declining birthrates. The US could be next.
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2 cruise passengers dead, 5 injured after Belize tour bus crash
Two Carnival Cruise Line passengers died in a bus crash while on an independent tour in Belize on Wednesday.
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The Latest: 4 more anti-government Iraqi protesters killed
Iraqi officials say four protesters were killed amid ongoing violence in Baghdad and southern Iraq, hours after Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi announced his intention to resign. Security and hospital officials say one protester was killed and 18 wounded Friday by security forces who fired live rounds and tear gas to repel them on Baghdad’s historic Rasheed Street, near the...
British teenager in gang rape case had no serious physical injuries, doctor tells Cyprus court
A British teenager who claimed she was gang-raped by Israeli tourists in the party resort of Ayia Napa bore no physical signs of a serious sexual assault, a doctor told a court in Cyprus on Friday. Giving evidence for the prosecution, Dr Sophocles Sophocleous said he found a few light bruises on the young woman’s thighs and some scratches on her legs but they were not, in...
California snow-bound highway reopens but storm snarls Thanksgiving travel
Interstate 5 through the Grapevine area, a mountain pass, was shut down in both directions early on Thursday morning and the California Highway Patrol said on Twitter it was working to clear stuck vehicles as snow kept falling. The highway, a major artery connecting Southern California to the rest of the state, was reopened later in the day, although more snow and rain were...
India announces $400 million loan for Sri Lanka, in support of new president
India will lend Sri Lanka $400 million for infrastructure projects, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday after talks with the island nation's new President Gotabaya Rajapaksa aimed at improving bilateral ties. Sri Lanka, located off the southern tip of India, has become an arena of competing influence between New Delhi and China, which has built ports, power stations...
Trump impeachment: White House 'can't find any record' of call which president insists exonerates him
The White House reportedly has no record of a phone call Donald Trump claims exonerates him over a scandal which is threatening to bring down his presidency.The US ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland testified to congress earlier this month that Mr Trump had made clear to him in the call that there was “no quid pro quo” with Ukraine.
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Row over Chinese 5G equipment further strains U.S.-German relations
U.S. Ambassador Richard Grenell called a German official's remarks this week "an insult to the thousands of American troops who helped ensure Germany's security."
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We Aid the Growth of Chinese Tyranny to Our Eternal Shame
We can’t say we didn’t know.Reports of the repression of Muslims living in northwestern China have been leaking out for years in drips and drabs. Satellite photos picked up the construction of massive prison facilities in the Xinjiang province. The BBC was even invited into one of the “thought transformation camps,” from which inmates are released a few hours a week, to see...
2 victims were killed and police fatally shot a man wearing a hoax explosive vest in a terrorist attack at London Bridge
London Metropolitan Police closed London Bridge and London Bridge Station is also closed. City of London police shot the man, who died at the scene.
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Shmoo Cake, Persians and Spudnuts: Touring Canada’s Regional Cuisine
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Final day for Help to Buy Isa applications
Nearly 260,000 properties have been bought using the Isa, Treasury figures show.
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Thursday, 28 November 2019
Jet suit man flies off Royal Navy ship and other news
BBC Click's Lara Lewington looks at some of the week's best technology news stories.
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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp fumes at 'attacks' over Senate appointment
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp pushed back on Wednesday against speculation over who he’ll appoint to replace retiring Republican Sen. Johnny Isakson.
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Iran arrests eight 'linked to CIA' in street unrest
Iran has arrested eight people it accused of CIA links and sending abroad information on recent urban unrest, days after the United States said it had received thousands of messages on a protest crackdown in the Islamic republic. New York-based Human Rights Watch has accused Tehran of "deliberately covering up" more than 140 deaths that it said came when security forces suppressed...
Private investigators focused on frat party in Cornell University freshman’s death
Another element of the parents' search for answers is the history of Cornell student suicides connected to the gorges in Ithaca.
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Rudy Giuliani was angling for a 6-figure business deal with a corrupt Ukrainian prosecutor while pushing him to get political dirt on the Bidens
Rudy Giuliani said he had been approached by the Ukrainians with multiple business offers, but dismissed all of them and never accepted any money.
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Amazon: What does 'peak season' mean for employees?
The technology company is resisting calls for its staff to join unions, but do they need to?
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How to make phone batteries that last longer
A breakthrough in battery technology would be an engineering triumph and spur to other technologies.
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Black Friday: I feel guilty about how much I return
The return of unwanted goods bought in Black Friday sales is costing retailers billions.
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Can old fridges be recycled to make new ones?
What happens to your old fridge when it's time to replace it, the BBC's Dougal Shaw reports.
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Loan sharks cash in on Black Friday spending spree
Illegal money lenders are targeting people around Black Friday, campaigners warn.
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How sticking plasters became a million dollar idea
The BBC's Aaron Heslehurst explains how sticking plasters became a million dollar idea.
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Small plane crashes in Kingston, Ontario, killing seven: local police
A small plane crashed in a wooded area on the outskirts of Kingston, Ontario on Wednesday evening, killing seven people, local police said.
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ICE arrested an estimated 250 people who enrolled in a fake university set up by federal authorities as part of an immigration sting operation
A grand-jury indictment from January alleged that "the University was being used by foreign citizens as a 'pay to stay' scheme" to obtain visas.
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