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10 things you need to know today: August 8, 2019
The Week - 8 Aug 2019 13:56
1. President Trump visited Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas, on Wednesday after mass shootings in those cities left 31 people dead and dozens wounded over the weekend. Trump told people in both communities he was "with t...
This Week in Brexit: Soon, There Might Not Be Enough Pineapple and Tuna for British Pizzas
Slate - 8 Aug 2019 22:03
Only Parliament can stop a no-deal Brexit now, but it's going to get messy.
UK must leave EU on Oct. 31, PM Johnson says when asked about prospect of resigning
Reuters - 8 Aug 2019 19:13
Parliament should honor the 2016 Brexit referendum and leave the European Union on Oct. 31, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday when asked if he would resign if his government lost a vote of no-confiden...
U.S. weekly jobless claims fall; labor market strong
Reuters - 8 Aug 2019 16:34
The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, suggesting the labor market remains strong even as the economy is slowing.
Magnitude 6 quake rattles Taiwan as it braces for Typhoon Lekima
Al Jazeera English - 8 Aug 2019 06:01
Over 1,000 families were left with no electricity in the country, which sits along the 'Ring of Fire' seismic fault.
Over 100,000 People Have Been Detained or Gone Missing in Syria, U.N. Estimates
Time - 8 Aug 2019 04:35
Th estimate for the eight-year conflict comes from human rights groups and the Commission of Inquiry on Syria
Hundreds of Migrant Workers Flee Kashmir Under Lockdown
Time - 8 Aug 2019 04:30
Tens of thousands of people travel to Kashmir from India to find work every year
Gun dealer who sold rifle to Gilroy shooter says he's facing multiple lawsuits from victims
New York Post - 8 Aug 2019 04:15
The Nevada weapons dealer who sold the gun used in the Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting claims he’s facing “in theory, a minimum of 15 lawsuits” — or possibly even more — from the victims and their families. A �...
ICE agents arrest 680 people at 7 Mississippi work sites
The Week - 8 Aug 2019 04:04
In a sweep targeting seven agricultural processing plants in six Mississippi cities, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested roughly 680 people on Wednesday. ICE said the individuals arrested were undocumente...
Inmate may have killed Tennessee prison worker while escaping
New York Post - 8 Aug 2019 03:10
Authorities are on the hunt for a dangerous inmate who broke out of a Tennessee prison on his birthday Wednesday — and may have killed a state Department of Corrections employee. Department of Corrections administrator...
How Eating Less Meat Could Help Protect the Planet From Climate Change
Time - 8 Aug 2019 23:42
By dramatically changing the food we eat as well as the way it is grown and produced, humans can help stop the devastating impacts of climate change according to the latest report by the United Nations body on climate sc...
Protecting critical resources like forests crucial to slowing climate change: UN
ABC News - 8 Aug 2019 17:16
The United Nations body focused on climate change is set to release a new report detailing research about the relationship between climate change and land on Thursday.
NRA warns Trump after he endorses background checks
New York Post - 8 Aug 2019 17:12
In the wake of the mass shootings, President Trump told lawmakers and aides privately that he is open to endorsing background checks - but the NRA chief warned him that a bill would be unpopular among his supporters, acc...
Trump's currency war and the end of the American-led global trading system
The Week - 8 Aug 2019 17:06
America's trade war with China has escalated and expanded to new frontiers in the past few days. First the Trump administration announced new tariffs on some $300 billion of Chinese goods. The Chinese retaliated by annou...
A Former Nazi Concentration Camp Guard, 92, Is Going on Trial in Germany
Time - 8 Aug 2019 17:02
In April, prosecutors called him "a small wheel in the machinery of murder."
South African police arrest 560 'undocumented' foreigners in raid
CNN - 8 Aug 2019 16:54
Nearly 600 foreigners were arrested in a police raid on a business district in Johannesburg, South Africa, police and government officials said Thursday.
Ebola in DRC: Three medics arrested over killing of WHO doctor
Al Jazeera English - 8 Aug 2019 16:37
A local doctors association has threatened to strike if their colleagues are nott released within 48 hours.
Ask the Captain: How dangerous is a cracked cockpit windshield? How do pilots handle one?
USA Today - 8 Aug 2019 16:17
Should you worry if your plane experiences a cracked windshield or cabin window? Captain John Cox explains how they're built and how pilots respond.
Thoughts on Dustin Pedroia, Mike Trout, and what's next for the Red Sox
Boston - 8 Aug 2019 13:46
Boston's late-inning woes cost them an off day, and the rest of us an hour on Wednesday.
It's a Moment of Reckoning For How We Use the Planet to Halt Climate Change, Warns U.N. Report
Time - 8 Aug 2019 10:30
The human relationship with the land we live on has evolved over the hundreds of thousands of years humans have roamed the planet, but no period has seen as dramatic change as the last century when humans used land in ne...