Beirut blast: Lebanon in mourning after massive explosion
At least 78 people died and more than 4,000 were injured after a huge explosion at the city's port.
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Beirut blast: Eyewitnesses describe the power of the explosion
Eyewitnesses describe the power of the deadly explosion that rocked Beirut.
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China Uighurs: A model's video gives a rare glimpse inside internment
Seven months ago Merdan Ghappar disappeared in Xinjiang. Then his family started getting messages.
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Anthony Levandowski: Ex-Google engineer sentenced for theft
A judge says Anthony Levandowski carried out the "biggest trade secret crime I have ever seen".
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SpaceX: Nasa crew describe rumbles and jolts of return to Earth
Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley describe returning to Earth from the ISS in SpaceX's vehicle.
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Blasts Rock Beirut, Killing Dozens and Wounding Thousands
The cause remained unclear hours later. But officials in the Lebanese capital said 2,750 tons of highly explosive ammonium nitrate had been stored in a depot at the center of the explosion.
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Beirut Explosion: 'I Was Bloodied and Dazed. Beirut Strangers Treated Me Like a Friend.'
In a land conditioned by calamity, people knew what to do, including helping wounded people they didn’t know.
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Kris Kobach Loses Kansas Senate Primary, Easing Republican Worries
In Missouri, Cori Bush, a progressive activist, upset the 10-term incumbent William Lacy Clay Jr., marking another major step forward for the progressive movement in its bid to threaten centrist officials.
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After 6 Weeks, Victors Are Declared in 2 N.Y. Congressional Primaries
Representative Carolyn Maloney and Councilman Ritchie Torres won in New York City after a Democratic primary that raised concerns about mail-in voting.
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Powerful Explosion in Beirut Kills at Least 78, Injures Thousands: Live Updates
The government had stored “highly explosive materials” at the blast scene on the Lebanese capital’s waterfront. Extensive damage was reported around the city and hospitals were overwhelmed with victims.
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The Lebanon Explosions in Photos
Images from Beirut show the extent of the devastation from blasts that shook the Lebanese capital Tuesday evening.
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Coronavirus Live Updates: McConnell Signals Openness to Jobless Aid Extension
Tens of millions of Americans have lost crucial jobless benefits, and lawmakers still can’t seem to agree on a relief measure. Israel’s troubled school reopenings could be a lesson for the U.S.
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Does Blood Plasma Work for Covid-19 Patients? No One Knows.
Thousands of Covid-19 patients have been treated with blood plasma outside of rigorous clinical trials — hampering research that would have showed whether the therapy worked.
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Melbourne is a Case Study in Navigating a Second Wave of Coronavirus
Melbourne, Australia’s second-largest city, is becoming a case study in handling a second wave of infections. There are lots of unanswered questions.
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The internet is in agreement for once: This world isn’t worthy of Doris Burke.
While commentating on Monday’s game between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Memphis Grizzlies, ESPN analyst Burke dropped an unexpected remark during a replay, when Pelicans point guard Lonzo Ball appeared to knee the Grizzlies’ Ja Morant.
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Beirut explosion: dead and wounded among 'hundreds of casualties', says Lebanon Red Cross – live updates
Scale and cause of blast still being assessed amid reports hospitals too damaged to treat patientsFull report: huge explosion in BeirutBeirut explosion – in pictures 6.52pm BST Here is some quick analysis from my colleague, Peter Beaumont.Amid highly conflicting and vague initial explanations over the cause of the Beirut explosion, a few things stand out. Most of the video footage that has been posted on social media, appears to begin with the aftermath of the first of the two explosions. 6.46pm BST Israeli officials have denied involvement in the Beirut port explosion.“Israel has nothing to do with the incident,” the official said on condition of anonymity, accordi...
Trump refuses to praise late civil rights leader John Lewis
President unhappy that Lewis did not attend his inaugurationTrump questions value of Civil Rights Act: ‘How’s it worked out?’Donald Trump refused to praise the late John Lewis, the Georgia congressman and original Freedom Rider, during his latest one-on-one interview, and also questioned the value of the pivotal Civil Rights Act of the 1960s, which Lewis fought and almost died for. Related: Coronavirus US: Biden tells Trump 'step up and do your job' over Covid-19 death toll – live Continue reading...
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Starmer says PM has one month to fix coronavirus test-and-trace system
Exclusive: Labour leader says Boris Johnson must make ‘hard decisions’ to halt second waveKeir Starmer: The government must up its game to prepare for a second wave of Covid-19Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMinisters have one month to fix the broken test-and-trace system and halt a devastating second wave of coronavirus or Britain will face a “long and bleak winter”, Keir Starmer says today.The Labour leader warned there is “precious little evidence” of serious preparation for a resurgence in Covid-19 cases. Continue reading...
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Witness claims to have seen Prince Andrew at club with Virginia Giuffre
Woman has come forward claiming she recalls seeing duke at Mayfair nightclub with GiuffreThe FBI has been passed information from a witness claiming to have seen the Duke of York at a nightclub with a woman who alleges the pair had sex when she was a teenager.The US lawyer Lisa Bloom, who is representing the victims of the royal’s former friend and convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein, said Shukri Walker recalled seeing Prince Andrew at Tramp nightclub in Mayfair and had come forward to support Virginia Giuffre’s version of events. Continue reading...
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Tate removes reference to 'amusing' restaurant after racist images in mural draw anger
Exclusive: gallery removes reference to venue as ‘most amusing room in Europe’ as call grow for artwork’s removalTate Britain has removed a reference to its restaurant as “the most amusing room in Europe” after complaints about racist depictions in a 1920s mural.The Rex Whistler restaurant is covered floor to ceiling in a specially commissioned mural by the eponymous British artist titled The Expedition in Pursuit of Rare Meats, which depicts the enslavement of a black child and the distress of his mother. It also shows the boy running behind a horse and cart which he is attached to by a chain around his neck. Continue reading...
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Beirut blast: Explosion rocks city with many injured
The explosion caused severe damage in the city's port area, Lebanon's health minister says.
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Spain puzzles over ex-King Juan Carlos's whereabouts
Embattled ex-King Juan Carlos left weeks after he was linked to a probe into alleged corruption.
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TikTok founder defends potential Microsoft sale
President Donald Trump has threatened to bar the popular video-sharing social media firm from the US.
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Tropical Storm Isaias lashes Carolinas, killing at least one
The storm caused flooding and tornadoes resulting in at least one death in North Carolina.
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Local authority sets up test-and-trace system to plug gaps in English scheme
Teams of Covid hunters in Blackburn with Darwen aim to offset national failingsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe local authority with the highest infection rate in England has launched its own contact-tracing system to plug holes in the £10bn national scheme described by Boris Johnson as “world-beating”.Blackburn with Darwen council, in Lancashire, set up its own virus-hunting team after the national system failed to reach hundreds of its most vulnerable residents. Continue reading...
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Donald Trump on the ropes in interview over US Covid-19 death toll
President again says he is doing ‘incredible job’ fighting pandemic and casts doubt on Jeffrey Epstein’s cause of deathCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageDonald Trump visibly floundered in an interview when pressed on a range of issues, including the number of coronavirus cases and deaths in the US, his claims that mail-in voting is fraudulent, and his inaction over the “Russian bounty” scandal.The US president also repeatedly cast doubt on the cause of death of Jeffrey Epstein, and said of Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite who has pleaded not guilty to allegedly participating in the sex-trafficking of girls by Epstein, that he wished her well. Continue ...
Donald Trump: US Treasury should get cut of TikTok deal
The president has given Microsoft 45 days to reach a deal or he will ban the app in the US.
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Melbourne police see violent lockdown resistance
A policewoman's head was repeatedly "smashed" in one incident in a shopping centre, authorities say.
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'How I found out Pablo Escobar was my father'
Phillip Witcomb speaks about his infamous father and how he grew up not knowing his true identity.
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