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Premier League 2019'20 preview No 17: Tottenham
The Guardian - 8 Aug 2019 10:00
After reaching the Champions League final, there is an appetite for silverware at Spurs being driven by their ambitious manager. Can Mauricio Pochettino's side finally make the breakthrough? Guardian writers' predicted p...
Kashmir dispute: UN 'deeply concerned' over restrictions
BBC - 8 Aug 2019 05:41
It says India's telecommunications ban and other moves will "will exacerbate the human rights situation".
From Jesús Vallejo to George Hirst: 10 astute Premier League summer signings
The Guardian - 8 Aug 2019 14:31
Amid all the headlines of record-breaking deals, some top-flight clubs have made clever acquisitions for a fraction of the price David Martin, goalkeeper, Millwall to West Ham, free You may recall Martin as the goalkeepe...
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.N. chief calls for restraint over Kashmir: spokesman
Reuters - 8 Aug 2019 18:44
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called on India and Pakistan to refrain from any steps that could affect the special status of the disputed regions of Kashmir and Jammu.
Trump visits intensify US divisions as calls for action on gun control grow - live
The Guardian - 8 Aug 2019 16:51
President's visits to Dayton and El Paso met by hundreds of protesters 200 mayors sign letter demanding the Senate take up gun legislation Sign up for the US briefing and get a new perspective 3.36pm BST Trump is once ag...
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.
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...
U.S. Issues Travel Warning to Hong Kong Due to 'Confrontational' Protests
The New York Times - 8 Aug 2019 03:53
The warning said that most demonstrations in the city have been peaceful, "but some have turned confrontational or resulted in violent clashes."
Serial con artist jailed for five years after swindling ex-girlfriend
The Guardian - 8 Aug 2019 01:59
Mark Acklom, 45, defrauded Carolyn Woods, 61, out of nearly £300,000 A serial con artist has been jailed for five years and eight months for swindling his ex-girlfriend out of nearly £300,000 before disappearing withou...
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...
Ashton Kutcher called "star witness" for accused serial killer
CBSNews - 8 Aug 2019 17:08
Attorney for man charged with killing two women and attempting to kill a third told jurors in closing arguments that actor Ashton Kutcher's testimony helps point to a different suspect
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."
No 10 refuses to rule out election shortly after 31 October Brexit
The Guardian - 8 Aug 2019 16:59
Downing St indicates that snap election is possibility if Boris Johnson loses confidence vote No 10 has not ruled out scheduling an election in the immediate days after leaving the EU on 31 October if Boris Johnson is fo...
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.