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Hong Kong police warn of ‘live fire’ if they face deadly weapons from protesters
Hong Kong police Monday warned for the first time that they may use "live rounds" after pro-democracy protesters fired arrows and threw petrol bombs...
Bloomberg Apologizes for N.Y. ‘Stop and Frisk’: Campaign Update
(Bloomberg) -- Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg apologized for not moving faster to reduce police stops under a “stop-and-frisk” policy while he was...
Trump tells Kim Jong Un that Joe Biden is ‘somewhat better’ than a ‘rabid...
"Mr. Chairman, Joe Biden may be Sleepy and Very Slow, but he is not a 'rabid dog,'" the president tweeted in a tepid defense...
5 Takeaways From the Leaked Files on China’s Mass Detention of Muslims
HONG KONG -- Internal Chinese government documents obtained by The New York Times have revealed new details on the origins and execution of China's...
Officer in Louisiana won’t face charges in 94 mph fatal crash
A Louisiana police officer who crashed a speeding car while off duty in 2017 will face no criminal charges in the death of a...
Trump hosts White House screening of ‘Joker’
A senior White House official confirmed to Yahoo News that Trump screened the movie for guests including “family, friends, and some staff.”
UN warns Bolivia crisis could ‘spin out of control’ after nine killed in latest...
The United Nations has warned mounting unrest in Bolivia could “spin out of control” after nine people died in the latest escalation of violence...
Here’s why Europe has mostly ditched wealth taxes over the last 25 years —...
Europe's wealth taxes were poorly designed, easy to avoid and not a significant driver of government revenue, experts say.
Pete Buttigieg leaps 16 points — and into the lead — in latest Iowa...
There's been another changing of the guard in Iowa.South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg took the lead for the first time in the latest...
In 1969, A Russian-Chinese Skirmish Almost Started A Nuclear War
Too close for comfort.
