What’s on TV Saturday: ‘It’ and ‘Liquid Science’
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Love and Pride in Alabama: A Photo Album
By REBECCA LIEBERMAN and ANNIE FLANAGAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2lLf0Di
A Place by a Lake or in the Woods: the Canada Letter
By IAN AUSTEN from NYT World https://ift.tt/2KA38Ss
3 Black U.S. Senators Introduce Bill to Make Lynching a Federal Hate Crime
By SANDRA E. GARCIA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2yY1Jka
Prankster Calls the President, and the White House Puts Him Right Through
By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2tPGSda
Here Are the Biggest Stories in American Politics This Week
By EMILY COCHRANE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2yWV2i9
Quotation of the Day: A Black Soldier Achieves a Dream That the Army Denied, Until Now
By Unknown Author from NYT Today’s Paper https://ift.tt/2KmjWNF
Red Sox Fine-Tune Their Roster for a Visit With the Yankees
By TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2KC3isu
Next Task for Vegas Golden Knights: Attract Free Agents
By MATT RYBALTOWSKI from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2Nanikx
Larry Nassar Is Indicted on Sexual Assault Charges in Texas
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2lISY47
At the Capital Gazette, the Death of a Reporter’s Reporter
By LAURA LIPPMAN from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2KCQH8N
Dave Eggers: A Cultural Vacuum in Trump’s White House
By DAVE EGGERS from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2IETLfl
Funeral Is Held for Firefighter Killed by Ground Zero Toxins
By BENJAMIN MUELLER from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2lLfnOi
Steel firm Thyssenkrupp backs Tata merger
The UK's biggest steelworks at Port Talbot will become part of the newly merged group. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2tFD0fk
Lettuce growers warn of imminent shortage
Leafy salad growers say the summer's high temperatures have boosted demand but damaged crops. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2yS45RK
Electric car buyers claim they were misled by Nissan
Nissan is accused of exaggerating the benefits of its latest Leaf electric car model. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2Kxj30F
Virgin Atlantic stops accepting forced deportations
The move comes amid concern over the treatment of Windrush migrants and LGBT asylum seekers. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2N6aZWx
Canada 'will not back down' over US metals tariffs
Canada also unveiled $2bn in aid to protect its steel and aluminium industries from the US tariffs. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2IHjuE8
GM warns against potential car tariffs
The US Commerce Department is probing the impact of foreign auto imports on national security. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2IEFhvZ
Accountancy giant PwC hangs up on landlines in mobile move
Staff must switch to mobiles by the end of the summer as landline phones will be phased out. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2Kg5s1L
Nike shares fly as sales momentum mounts
A 3% rise in sales in the crucial North America region sends shares in the sportswear firm soaring. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2Kya1nw
Surprise upgrade to UK growth
The pound jumps as new figures show the economy grew by 0.2% in the first three months of the year. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2IAOwgw
Tesco trials shopping without tills
The retailer is testing whether shoppers can buy products using an app, rather than visiting a till. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2ySumz1
Carbon dioxide crisis to hit supermarket food choice
Supplies of pork and chicken products will be affected, the Food and Drink Federation warns. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2KryXwX
Lloyd's of London chief executive Inga Beale to step down
Dame Inga Beale, the only woman to lead the 330-year-old insurance market, will leave next year. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2tQf1th
Cash machines fee cut prompts fresh row
The start of a four-year reduction in the fee paid each time an ATM is used takes effect on Sunday, from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2IBOrJH
Tata Steel deal with ThyssenKrupp 'close to completion'
Tata Steel, which owns the Port Talbot steelworks, and ThyssenKrupp are close to agreeing terms on a merger. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2KtRV68
Fake bookings hit Singapore's Ryde Technologies
Ryde Technologies says 2,000 "phantom bookings" have cost its drivers thousands of dollars. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2IAYoXC
BAE wins multi-billion pound Australian warship contract
The nine anti-submarine warships will be built in Australia by a local workforce. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2Kj0qSb
Sports Direct pips Apple in global retailers' list
A new survey ranks Sports Direct above the US tech titan as a firm "trailblazing in global commerce". from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2Kgbf7j
WTO backs Australia over plain cigarette packets
The landmark decision on plain packaging laws is likely to have global implications. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2Ktz2Aa
Deutsche Bank's US unit fails Fed's stress test
The Federal Reserve points to "widespread and critical deficiencies" at the German bank's US division. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2lEtOmW
Penny drops
Discount retailer Poundworld is teetering on the brink. For staff and customers, it's more than just a brand that could be lost. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2KtG9Zh
Sovereignty issue
The Chinese government has recently been calling a number of businesses to task for calling Taiwan a country, as the BBC's Cindy Sui reports. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2KBI5PK
Investors hopeful Mexico's Lopez Obrador will veer to the center
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mexican assets are poised to strengthen even if leftist front-runner Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador wins Sunday's presidential election, analysts say, on expectations he will govern from the center and as the uncertainty stemming from the race fades. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2tGIbeU
Secret U.N.-Myanmar deal on Rohingya offers no guarantees on citizenship
YANGON/COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) - Rohingya refugees returning to Myanmar will have no explicit guarantees of citizenship or freedom of movement throughout the country, under a secret agreement between the government and the United Nations seen by Reuters. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2tRmTui
Jordan source reports south Syria truce; State Department cannot confirm
BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) - A ceasefire has been agreed for southern Syria between the government and rebels, a Jordanian official source said on Friday, amid fears of a gathering humanitarian catastrophe in a region sensitive to neighbors Jordan and Israel. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2lGOFpL
U.S. intelligence believes North Korea making more nuclear bomb fuel despite talks: NBC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence agencies believe North Korea has increased production of fuel for nuclear weapons at multiple secret sites in recent months and may try to hide these while seeking concessions in nuclear talks with the United States, NBC News quoted U.S. officials as saying. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2lGFG89
Libyan coastguard says 100 migrants may have drowned near Tripoli
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - More than 100 migrants are feared to have drowned off Libya's western coast after their overloaded boat capsized, coastguard officials said on Friday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2MzDoTP
Malaysia considers amending human trafficking law after U.S. report
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's new government said on Saturday it is considering amending laws on human trafficking and migrant smuggling just days after the U.S. State Department reported a lack of progress in the country's efforts to counter trafficking in the past year. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2yYGoXY
Papering over cracks, EU leaders claim summit victory on migration
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders on Friday claimed success in reaching a hard-fought agreement to control immigration but it faced instant criticism as vague, hard to implement and a potential threat to human rights. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2yVBWJt
Israeli forces kill two Palestinians in Gaza border protests: Gaza medics
GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli forces shot and killed two Palestinians, one of them a 14-year-old boy, and wounded 415 others with live fire and tear gas during protests along the Gaza border on Friday, Gaza health officials said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Kgwru9
Trump says will raise election meddling with Putin in Helsinki meeting
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would raise the issue of alleged Russian meddling in U.S. elections during his planned meeting with President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki next month. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2KCAyAd