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The decision follows a meeting of the DNC’s Rules and Bylaws Committee last week in San Francisco, where members voiced concerns about cybersecurity. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ZAkPZF

Hurricane Dorian's path is nearing Florida, where it is no longer projected to make landfall, but still cause 'devastating hurricane-force winds.' from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2NM7iYH

China recently rejected a formal submission from Hong Kong for a "full withdrawal" of an unpopular extradition bill. That's according to three government sources who spoke exclusively with Reuters. The bill is a key issue that's sparked months of protests in the city. China's rejection represents concrete evidence of Beijing's control over the Hong Kong government's response to the protests. It also calls into question China's promise that Hong Kong would have a high degree of autonomy. (SOUNDBITE) (English) HONG KONG CHIEF EXECUTIVE CARRIE LAM, SAYING: "I reiterate here, there is no such plan. The bill is dead." Dead - but not 'withdrawn.' Lam has stopped short of using that term, only saying work on the bill has stopped. The protests didn't stop. They've lasted twelve straight weeks. In press conferences, Lam has not been clear on whether she has the autonomy to withdraw the bill herself. But one source told Reut...

"Mr. President: Your Numbers Are Fake," reads El Nuevo Dia's headline, referring to Trump's claim that the U.S. has allocated $92 billion for P.R. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2L89iss

Sirhan Sirhan, the Palestinian refugee found guilty of shooting U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy to death in 1968, was wounded in a stabbing at a California prison on Friday, according to media reports. Celebrity website TMZ, citing unnamed sources, was first to report that Sirhan, 75, had been stabbed. Replying to a request for confirmation that Sirhan was wounded, Jeffrey Callison, a spokesman for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, said an inmate had been stabbed at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility near San Diego. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2LhBbgB

After months of debate, a Straight Pride Parade took place place Saturday in Boston. They were outnumbered by counter protesters. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2PAubAQ

Nearly 5,000 bodies have been found in more than 3,000 unmarked graves since Mexico deployed the army to fight drug trafficking in 2006, the government said Friday in its first comprehensive report on the carnage. Mexico has been hit by a wave of violence since launching the so-called "drug war," and activists and family members of the country's 40,000 missing persons have been denouncing mass graves for years. It found 3,024 unmarked graves nationwide, with at least 4,974 bodies, Karla Quintana, head of the national search commission for missing persons, told a news conference alongside President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on International Day of the Disappeared. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ZED8c8

A new BBC report details gruesome allegations from civilians living in Kashmiri villages known to be hubs of anti-India militant groups. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2zuDnf9

Washington's National Zoo may be left without any giant pandas amid fears Donald Trump's ongoing trade war with China could see the bears become a political tool.  The Smithsonian National Zoo’s panda bears are one of the main draws for its two million annual visitors but the current lease of its two adults, male Tian Tian and female Mei Xiang, is due to expire next year.  The zoo's only other panda, Bei Bei, turned four this month - the age where pandas fully mature and are able to breed - and will be sent back to China for a breeding programme within the next few months under a prior agreement. China's giant pandas have often been used to sweeten relations with international partners; Washington's National Zoo received its first pair in 1972 to commemorate President Richard Nixon's successful visit to China. Those bears were a gift, but the current pair were sent over under a lease agreement which has since been extended multiple times but is now set to expire...

A 19-year-old man was killed and another nine wounded, three seriously, on Saturday in a knife attack near the French city of Lyon, a regional official and emergency services said. Two men, one armed with a knife and the other with a skewer, carried out the attack in Villeurbanne, a Lyon suburb, in southeastern France, the official said, without giving further details on the motive for the stabbing. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ZJfJGs

Hurricane Dorian has gained fearsome new muscle as an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm. Latest models show Dorian turning before landfall in Florida meaning possible impact near the NC coast later this week. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2PtlmsD

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The reintroduction of inspections for "outstanding" schools follows concerns about falling standards. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/32kioby via IFTTT

US police fired pepper spray Saturday after counter-demonstrators accused them of protecting "Straight Pride" advocates who support President Donald Trump, and refused to let officers re-open a road. The unrest came after the counter-protesters and "Straight Pride" group -- considered homophobic extremists by their opponents -- staged dueling rallies in Boston. Officers fired pepper spray and made several arrests. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2zEQ8nB

Donald Trump has said the decision on whether to evacuate residents of Florida to protect them from Hurricane Dorian, would be made on Sunday after meeting with officials.As he left the White House for the presidential retreat at Camp David in Maryland, he said members of the federal emergency management agency (FEMA) would be joining him to monitor events. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/32c3kwz

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong and another core member of a pro-democracy group were granted bail after being charged with inciting people to join a protest in June, while authorities denied permission for a major march Saturday as they took what appears to be a harder line on this summer's protests. The organizers of the march on the fifth anniversary of a decision by China against allowing fully democratic elections for the leader of Hong Kong said they were calling it off after an appeals board denied permission. The police commander of Hong Kong island, Kwok Pak Chung, appealed to people to stay away from any unauthorized rallies, warning that those caught could face a five-year jail term. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Pl4Iv3

Iran has gone further in breaching its nuclear deal with world powers, increasing its stock of enriched uranium and refining it to a greater purity than allowed, the U.N. atomic agency report said on Friday. The quarterly report from the International Atomic Energy Agency, which is policing the 2015 deal, confirms Iran is progressively backing out of the deal in retaliation for Washington's withdrawal form the accord and renewal of sanctions that have hit Iranian oil sales. Iran has said it will breach the deal's limits on its nuclear activities one by one, ratcheting up pressure on parties who still hope to save it. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2LaCbnZ

A new poll shows Trump trailing the top Democratic contenders in a hypothetical 2020 general election match-up. The next step for Democrats is a strong debate performance on Sept. 12. Also crucial is a campaign’s follow-through. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ZssNor

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The latest forecast has Dorian strengthening into a major Category 3 hurricane with winds of 115 mph by Sunday off the U.S. East Coast. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/32coASC

We need serious plans to empower all workers to form unions, no matter what job they do. 'Unions for All' is our litmus test for 2020 candidates. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2L7KKQw

Britain has long been proud of its historically progressive attitude to slavery, frequently pointing to the fact that this country abolished the trade across its territories as early as 1833. But beneath the waters of Liverpool Bay lies something that should dent our complacency about this country’s role in the ending of human bondage. The wreck of the paddle steamer Leila, which sank on its maiden voyage in 1865, sheds new light on the actions of some British businessmen in supporting the southern slave states of the Confederacy during the US Civil War. Now the wreck - described by historians as “one of the most historically-significant in the north west” - is to be granted protected status on the advice of Historic England. The 19th century paddle steamer was on its maiden voyage from Liverpool to Bermuda loaded with guns and supplies for Confederate forces when it foundered on 14th January 1865 during stormy weather in Liverpool Bay, with the loss of 47 lives. The wreck on the L...

The debate could stretch into two nights if more candidates meet the polling and fundraising qualifications before Oct. 1. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2NFkyhP

Maryam Mohammed Hamdani says she is the first woman to play taarab in public in Zanzibar. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/32aKGoG via IFTTT

Nine-year-old Edward sheds tears of joy to be with furry Leo again after a a search by pet detectives. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2LhhaXE via IFTTT

Plastic, orange and tasteless? Why a revolution in the US is trying to tell the world there's more to its cheese. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2Hz0KbS via IFTTT

Motsi Mabuse is set to replace Dame Darcey Bussell on the Strictly Come Dancing panel this year. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2ZmfLJ4 via IFTTT

Abandoned in Sao Paulo and then adopted by a British couple, Edson thought he'd never see his father again. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2UgNDS0 via IFTTT

Bernhard Sindberg sheltered many Chinese from the rampaging Japanese army in 1937. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/30NoKjg via IFTTT

As the world marks the 80th anniversary of the start of World War Two, Poland has reparations on its mind. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/34bb1os via IFTTT

Interested in living longer? Here's advice from optimists to make sure your glass is always half full. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2UrWaSl via IFTTT

A spokesman for the federal agency said in a statement Friday that "we must stand as one community to focus on aiding the victims." from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ZGS21J

A lawsuit over a faulty background check that allowed a South Carolina man to buy the gun he used to kill nine people in a racist attack at a Charleston church was reinstated Friday by a federal appeals court. A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a ruling from a lower court judge who threw out the claims brought by relatives of people killed by Dylann Roof in the 2015 massacre, and by survivors. The FBI has acknowledged that Roof's drug possession arrest in Columbia, South Carolina, weeks before the shooting at AME Emanuel Church should have prevented him from buying a gun. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2HBXxbP

Insider has been tracking how many candidates' fans like other candidates. Gillibrand's exit could help Sen. Elizabeth Warren consolidate support. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2NECLMz

The leader of the Conservative Party in Scotland has quit her post one day after Prime Minister Boris Johnson moved to suspend Parliament ahead of Brexit. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Lkri1B

A group of 155 migrants forced their way into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco on Friday, Spanish authorities said. "They are all from sub-Saharan Africa, the majority from Guinea," a spokesman for the central government's office in Ceuta told AFP. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2HzA0s6

Landfall anticipated early Tuesday on state’s east coast with maximum sustained winds of 140mphRich DiGiulio removes an awning from the Mulligans Beach House Bar & Grill in preparation for Hurricane Dorian, Friday, 30 August 2019, in Vero Beach, Florida. Photograph: Lynne Sladky/APResidents of Florida braced for what could be a historically damaging storm on Friday as Hurricane Dorian lingered in the western Atlantic, building strength in advance of its anticipated landfall early on Tuesday on the state’s east coast.The storm strengthened into a category 3 hurricane on Friday afternoon, amid fears it could prove to be the most powerful hurricane to hit Florida’s east coast in nearly 30 years. Forecasters warned that Dorian could wallop the state with “extremely dangerous” 140mph (225 kph) winds.“It could be an absolute monster,” Donald Trump said in a video address, pledging federal support for local disaster relief efforts.Florida’s governor, Ron DeSantis, declared a state of emer...

In a 1960s radio interview, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey's then-fiancee said Ivey wore blackface in a college sketch. Ivey apologized in a statement Thursday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2zACP7v

The new policy applies to Green Card holders who serve in uniform. "Why are we targeting people who want to serve?" a leading veterans advocate said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ZAMmpS

Another spanner has been thrown into the works in the countdown to Brexit. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson asked the Queen to suspend parliament which will scupper MPs chances to block a no-deal Brexit. On Wednesday, the Queen approved Johnson's request, prompting a national outcry and protests across the country.During a Central London protest against prorogation (the official term for the suspension of parliament), a Portuguese woman, who has lived and worked in the UK for 20 years, interrupted an interview and delivered an impassioned and extremely moving speech about Brexit's impact on her life."I'm Portuguese and I worked here for 20 years and I have no voice and the Settlement Scheme is not working," the woman -- whose name is unknown -- told Sky News. The woman is referring to the EU Settlement Scheme, which allows EU citizens to apply to continue living in the UK once it's no longer part of the European Union. She had been attending the protest, statin...

West Virginia state Sen. Mike Maroney has been charged with soliciting a prostitute. The Republican lawmaker turned himself in and was arraigned Wednesday morning, a Marshall County court clerk said. Maroney exchanged text messages to discuss prices and set up meetings with a woman who has acknowledged being a prostitute, according to a criminal complaint. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ZnrC9S

"I hate that we live in a world where you have to be protected from fellow humans," said Omar, a Democrat from Minnesota. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/34acPy4

France’s first lady, Brigitte Macron, hit back on Thursday at mockery of her age and appearance on Jair Bolsonaro’s Facebook page amid a war of words between the Brazilian president and her husband that has left £18m in emergency funding for the Amazon in limbo. Her comments came as Mr Bolsonaro, accused by critics of allowing tens of thousands of fires to rage unchecked in the Amazon rainforest, announced a two-month ban on fires deliberately started by farmers. Critics have accused the Brazilian president of allowing farmers to start fires in order to clear forest for crops or grazing. Mrs Macron, 65, did not mention Mr Bolsonaro by name, but implied that the 64-year-old president was out of tune with contemporary attitudes to women.  Mrs Macron thanked the thousands of Brazilians who had offered apologies on social media for their president’s approval of a post deriding her for being nearly 25 years older than her husband, Emmanuel Macron, the French president. The post implied ...

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The Boy Scouts of America is facing a threat from a growing wave of lawsuits over decades-old allegations of sexual abuse. The Scouts have been sued in multiple states in recent months by purported abuse victims, including plaintiffs taking advantage of new state laws or court decisions that are now allowing suits previously barred because of the age of the allegations. A lawyer representing 150 people who say they were abused as Boy Scouts is planning a suit in New Jersey when the state's new civil statute of limitations law takes effect Dec. 1. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ZAeKbz

We need serious plans to empower all workers to form unions, no matter what job they do. 'Unions for All' is our litmus test for 2020 candidates. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2L7KKQw

'No amount of marijuana use in pregnancy or adolescence is safe,' said Surgeon General Jerome Adams. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ZzLW3d

US President Donald Trump on Thursday canceled a trip to Poland as Hurricane Dorian bore down on Florida, where it could make landfall as a dangerous Category 4 storm. Trump, who had been scheduled to attend World War II anniversary commemorations in Poland this weekend, said he would focus instead on preparations for the approaching hurricane. Vice President Mike Pence would go to Poland in his place, Trump said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2HxOBnH

Sources familiar with an intelligence report told CNBC that Russia was trying to recover the weapon after another unsuccessful flight test. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Ug2agF

A Chinese Australian writer detained in Beijing on suspicion of espionage since January has urged Australia to maintain diplomatic pressure for his release. "I implore the prime minister to help me go home as soon as possible," Yang, 54, said in the statement provided to The Associated Press by Feng Chongyi, an academic who was detained in China for two weeks in 2017 while researching human rights lawyers. Yang was taken into custody upon arriving in southern China's Guangzhou from New York on Jan. 19 with his wife, Yuan Xiaoliang, and his 14-year-old stepdaughter. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2zuFLCG

Iran has tried three times this year to put a satellite into space, but each time, something has gone wrong with the rocket. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/34bcUBu

Race car driver Jessi Combs, host of the television series "All Girls Garage," was killed in a high-speed crash while trying to set a new land-speed record, her family said on Wednesday. Combs, 39, was attempting to become the fastest woman on Earth when she was killed while racing on Tuesday on the Alvord Desert, a dry lake bed in southeastern Oregon, the family said in a statement. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3475uiK

Who made it? Who came close? Here's what to know about the third Democratic presidential primary debate. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2LeBPeR

Ireland's foreign minister says it's too late to renegotiate Britain's departure deal from the European Union. Foreign Minister Simon Coveney on Wednesday reiterated Ireland's opposition to the EU renegotiating the Brexit agreement approved by former U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May. Coveney said there wouldn't be enough time before Britain's Oct. 31 departure deadline "even if we wanted to" reopen the negotiations. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2NByEkf

Former VP Joe Biden's half-century of public life has drawn extensive attention to his record on race and civil rights in the 2020 Democratic primary. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/30PoP6c

In 2017, Ayers considered entering the Georgia gubernatorial contest but ultimately chose not to run from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2La8cve

Royal Caribbean has closed its Perfect Day at CocoCay island and Disney Cruise Line is re-routing its Disney Fantasy ship to avoid Hurricane Dorian. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2L5vpzZ

Bret Stephens, who was called a bedbug Monday evening on Twitter, has since deactivated his Twitter account. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/30JLDUI

North Korea accused the United Kingdom, France and Germany on Thursday of meddling in its "self-defensive measures for arms modernization," saying the West will make "no greater mistake" than thinking Pyongyang will give up its right to have weapons that it says are needed to ensure peace. The North's official Korean Central News Agency circulated a statement from Kim Son Gyong, an adviser at the Korea-Europe Association, in response to a joint statement Tuesday from the three important U.S. allies condemning Pyongyang's "repeated provocative launches" of ballistic missiles. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/346hOQt