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California governor signs gun control bills into law

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California Governor Jerry Brown signed several gun control bills into law on Friday, including one measure that raises the minimum age for buying rifles and shotguns from 18 to 21. from Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/2Qi3IUb

Trump heads on five-state rally blitz amid Supreme Court chaos

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U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday kicks off a week of rallies in five friendly places around the country, seeking to shore up support ahead of congressional elections even as the fate of his pick to fill a Supreme Court vacancy remains unclear. from Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/2Qj5q7P

'How We Mourned' memorializes Las Vegas mass shooting

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The teddy bears belonged in a child’s bedroom, the votive candles in a local church. Instead, they were among the thousands of items left by the grieving near the site of the largest mass shooting in modern American history. from Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/2Ip05t0

Two Mississippi police officers killed in gunfight with man

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Two police officers were shot and killed in a southern Mississippi town during a gunfight with a 25-year-old man before dawn on Saturday, officials said. from Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/2zERNu6

Palestinians say seven killed as Israeli troops fire on Gaza protest

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Israeli soldiers shot dead seven Palestinians, including two boys, who were among thousands of people who thronged to the fortified Gaza Strip border on Friday as part of weekly protests launched half a year ago, Gaza health officials said. from Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/2Iq8Kvc

Canada postpones U.N. address to focus on NAFTA

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Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland postponed her country's 2018 address to the United Nations General Assembly so she could focus on ongoing trade talks with the United States, the government said on Saturday. from Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/2QiF9Xd

North Korea says 'no way' will disarm unilaterally without trust

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North Korea's foreign minister told the United Nations on Saturday continued sanctions were deepening its mistrust in the United States and there was no way the country would give up its nuclear weapons unilaterally under such circumstances. from Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/2xLiEDk

U.S. pulls diplomats from Iraqi city, citing threats from Iran

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The United States announced on Friday it will effectively close its consulate in the Iraqi city of Basra and relocate diplomatic personnel assigned there following increasing threats from Iran and Iran-backed militia, including rocket fire. from Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/2DBZCEW

Hundreds killed by Indonesian quake, tsunami, with toll seen rising

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At least 384 people were killed, many swept away as giant waves crashed onto beaches, when a major earthquake and tsunami hit the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, authorities said on Saturday. from Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/2Isl91u

Under pressure, Trump orders FBI Kavanaugh probe, causing week delay

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President Donald Trump, under intense pressure from moderates in his own party over his Supreme Court nominee, on Friday ordered an FBI investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against Brett Kavanaugh at the request of Senate Republicans, a move that will delay the contentious confirmation process by a week. from Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/2xLUVmR

Jennifer Berry, Travis Jarae

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By Unknown Author from NYT Fashion & Style https://ift.tt/2RcDrbo

Grace Chiou, Bradley Graw

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Drew Foreman, Anais Farges

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Carly Berg, Jeremy Koenig

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Ashley Gitter, Jared Snyder

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Andrew Lim, David Crawford

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What’s on TV Sunday: ‘God Friended Me’ and ‘The Simpsons’

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By SARA ARIDI from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/2NRKVlV

When refugees first discover the Internet

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Uganda has been praised for its progressive policies on refugees. Now a new program at one camp there is introducing refugees to something you may take for granted: The Internet. from Reuters Video: World News https://ift.tt/2NREBuw