Sunday, 30 June 2019

4 Takeaways From the Trump-Kim Meeting at the DMZ


By YONETTE JOSEPH via NYT World https://ift.tt/2KNO58f The New York Times

Alabamians Defend Arrest of Woman Whose Fetus Died in Shooting


By FARAH STOCKMAN via NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2FHa78y The New York Times

Maya Moore Left Basketball. A Prisoner Needed Her Help.


By KURT STREETER via NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2XC5fvx The New York Times

Everyone Wants a Rescue Dog. Not Everyone Can Have One.


By KATE MURPHY via NYT Sunday Review https://ift.tt/2Jd7mNb The New York Times

Stop the Knee-Jerk Liberalism That Hurts Its Own Cause


By NICHOLAS KRISTOF via NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2Lqz1Nr The New York Times

Officials Warn of Wasp ‘Super Nests’ in Alabama


By MARIEL PADILLA via NYT Climate https://ift.tt/2xmXniO The New York Times

Bodies of Salvadoran migrants return home after harrowing border deaths


Martinez and his family had left El Salvador in April, hoping to find work in the United States. But their dream unraveled last Sunday when they tried to cross the river that separates northeast Mexico from the United States."Bodies of Salvadoran migrants return home after harrowing border deaths" via FOX BIZ https://ift.tt/3053Lb3

Halfway through 2019, tech leads Wall Street


Uncertainty related to the trade conflict and Washington's blacklisting of China's Huawei have pushed the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index down 8% from its record high in April, but it is still up 27% for the year, buoyed by expectations that a slump in global sales is near its bottom and that demand is set to recover."Halfway through 2019, tech leads Wall Street" via FOX BIZ https://ift.tt/2FIVEJ8

Lawsuit targets alleged Puerto Rico power company corruption


The board said billions of dollars in alleged overpayments from 2002 to 2015 caused the power company to slide deeper into debt."Lawsuit targets alleged Puerto Rico power company corruption" via FOX BIZ https://ift.tt/2XczwNn

‘Avengers: Endgame’ narrows gap to break highest-grossing film record following rerelease


“Avengers: Endgame” has broken several box office records, but it has yet to claim the ultimate title of being the highest-grossing film of all time despite its rerelease this weekend."‘Avengers: Endgame’ narrows gap to break highest-grossing film record following rerelease" via FOX BIZ https://ift.tt/2KPQMGm

No 'amnesty' for Huawei, despite Trump easing some restrictions


Trump's move does not mean the administration no longer regards Huawei as a surveillance agency for Beijing, Kudlow said."No 'amnesty' for Huawei, despite Trump easing some restrictions" via FOX BIZ https://ift.tt/2Yp4KlG

Did Hong Kong Police Abuse Protesters? What Videos Show


By JAVIER C. HERNÁNDEZ, BARBARA MARCOLINI, HALEY WILLIS, DREW JORDAN, MEG FELLING, TIFFANY MAY and ELSIE CHEN via NYT World https://ift.tt/31XVG9I The New York Times

De Blasio will restore benefits to LGBTQ veterans if elected president


New York City mayor and presidential hopeful Bill de Blasio announced Sunday he will work to restore benefits to LGBTQ veterans if he’s elected president in 2020."De Blasio will restore benefits to LGBTQ veterans if elected president" via FOX BIZ https://ift.tt/2Xe3chY

F.D.A. Links 16 Brands of Dog Food to Canine Heart Disease


By SANDRA E. GARCIA via NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2RMfckT The New York Times

Trump Steps Into North Korea and Agrees With Kim Jong-un to Resume Talks


By PETER BAKER and MICHAEL CROWLEY via NYT World https://ift.tt/321EVuk The New York Times

Trump meets with Kim Jong Un, becomes first sitting US president to enter North Korea


President Trump on Sunday met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Demilitarized Zone on Sunday, becoming the first sitting U.S. president to step into North Korea."Trump meets with Kim Jong Un, becomes first sitting US president to enter North Korea" via FOX BIZ https://ift.tt/2RLlYre

Saturday, 29 June 2019

NASA Reopens Apollo Mission Control Room That Once Landed Men on Moon


By DAVID W. BROWN via NYT Science https://ift.tt/2Nmgswn The New York Times

Kamala Shotguns Joe Sixpack


By MAUREEN DOWD via NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2ZVhnoZ The New York Times

‘Your Heritage Is Taken Away’: The Closing of 3 Historically Black Colleges


By WADZANAI MHUTE via NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2REtkfO The New York Times

The Women Who Won the Debates Are the Democrats’ Best Hope


By MICHELLE GOLDBERG via NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2NknAtr The New York Times

Luis Alvarez, Champion of 9/11 Responders, Dies at 53


By SAM ROBERTS via NYT Obituaries https://ift.tt/2Xa4cyL The New York Times

NFL stars Thomas Morstead, Vernon Davis on how investments prepare players for life after football


Since few NFL players earn enough money during their careers to retire for good, the development of a financial plan away from the field is a necessity."NFL stars Thomas Morstead, Vernon Davis on how investments prepare players for life after football" via FOX BIZ https://ift.tt/2Yoe6yi

Anheuser-Busch purchases Instagram star’s wine brand


Anheuser-Busch InBev announced that it was buying Babe Wine, a brand co-founded by Instagram star Josh Ostrovsky."Anheuser-Busch purchases Instagram star’s wine brand" via FOX BIZ https://ift.tt/2Xd3c1M

Newark Liberty International Airport briefly grounds all flights following ‘airport emergency’


Newark Liberty International Airport announced Saturday that it briefly grounded all flights following an “airport emergency.”"Newark Liberty International Airport briefly grounds all flights following ‘airport emergency’" via FOX BIZ https://ift.tt/31Wokbb

WARNING: 'Overloaded' fireworks recalled ahead of 4th of July


More than 37,000 units of celebratory explosives were recalled ahead of the 4th of July holiday in 2019."WARNING: 'Overloaded' fireworks recalled ahead of 4th of July" via FOX BIZ https://ift.tt/2Yo7z6K

Trump, Xi agree to restart trade negotiations after G20 meeting


Both sides also confirmed that they do not plan to impose additional sanctions on either side at this time."Trump, Xi agree to restart trade negotiations after G20 meeting" via FOX BIZ https://ift.tt/2JhSDR1

Trump, Xi reach plan to resume trade talks, tariffs on hold for now


President Trump declared relations with China were “right back on track” after he and Chinese President Xi Jinping announced they reached a trade truce."Trump, Xi reach plan to resume trade talks, tariffs on hold for now" via FOX BIZ https://ift.tt/2RMIRdF

San Francisco Will Spend $600,000 to Erase History


By BARI WEISS via NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2KPcDxM The New York Times

Friday, 28 June 2019

Trish Regan: Kamala Harris could be the one to beat


FOX Business' Trish Regan on Sen. Kamala Harris' attack against Joe Biden."Trish Regan: Kamala Harris could be the one to beat" via FOX BIZ https://ift.tt/322p6DQ

Trump and Putin Share Joke About Election Meddling, Sparking New Furor


By PETER BAKER and MICHAEL CROWLEY via NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2Nka7l2 The New York Times

It’s Now the Supreme Court’s Turn to Try to Resolve the Fate of the Dreamers


By MICHAEL D. SHEAR and ADAM LIPTAK via NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2XFGsH3 The New York Times

Donald Trump Jr. Shares, Then Deletes, a Tweet Questioning Kamala Harris’s Race


By KATIE ROGERS and MAGGIE HABERMAN via NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2J5SY9m The New York Times