How a massive bomb came together in Beirut’s port
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Denmark's left-leaning parties have agreed to change the country's sexual violence laws to allow sex without explicit consent to be prosecuted as rape
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Weekly thread for news/updates/discussion of George Floyd protests, racial injustice, and policing policy - week of August 31
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A Seattle police officer’s extraordinary pay raises questions SPD can’t answer
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Thai King reinstates royal consort and her titles
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The next front in the India-China conflict could be a canal across southern Thailand’s Kra Isthmus
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Taiwan to change passport, fed up with confusion with China
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Ailing Abe quits as Japan PM as COVID-19 slams economy, key goals unmet
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Porn star Ron Jeremy charged with sexually assaulting four women
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Steve Bannon arrested and charged with fraud related to "We Build the Wall" crowdfunding campaign
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That US Air Force B-52 flying over the Black Sea was bait for the Russians
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Weekly thread for news/updates/discussion of George Floyd protests, racial injustice, and policing policy - week of August 24
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Republicans win two US House special elections
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Boris Johnson's new Brexit trade advisor is former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott
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Sweden is beefing up its military presence in the Baltic Sea amid concerns over increased Russian activity in the region and heightened tensions in Belarus
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Denmark suspends Lars Findsen, head of the country's foreign intelligence service – Danish Defense Intelligence Service had initiated operations that were contrary to Danish law
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Weekly thread for news/updates/discussion of George Floyd protests, racial injustice, and policing policy - week of August 17
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Thousands flood Belarus capital as election protests grow
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Weekly thread for news/updates/discussion of George Floyd protests, racial injustice, and policing policy - week of August 10
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Head of Iowa Postal Workers Union says that mail sorting machines are being removed from post offices in the state, hindering ability to process mail
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Lebanon’s prime minister resigns in the wake of the catastrophic explosion in Beirut and the ensuing public outrage
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New postmaster general overhauls USPS leadership amid probe into mail delays
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Weekly thread for news/updates/discussion of George Floyd protests, racial injustice, and policing policy - week of August 3
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Denmark's vegan party says it has enough support to run for parliament – the party, founded in 2018, reached the 20,182 declarations needed on Thursday
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US Intelligence: China opposes Trump reelection; Russia works against Biden
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Beirut hit by massive explosions, killing over 135 people and injuring over 5000
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Census cuts all counting efforts short by a month
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Leaked police bodycam video shows new details of George Floyd's fatal arrest
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The truth is paywalled but the lies are free
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Axios: President Trump exclusive interview (full episode)
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A newsroom at the edge of autocracy; The South China Morning Post is arguably the world’s most important newspaper for what it tells us about media freedoms as China’s power grows
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Poland Supreme Court validates presidential election results
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WA's Hutt River Province, Australia's oldest micronation, set to rejoin the Commonwealth
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Owners of a US B&B have removed a Norwegian flag from outside their business after being accused of promoting racism from people who thought it was a Confederate flag
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Anti-Putin protest in Russia’s far east attracts thousands for a fourth weekend
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UAE starts operations at Arab world's first nuclear power plant
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Former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain dies after battle with coronavirus
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Weekly thread for news/updates/discussion of George Floyd protests, racial injustice, and policing policy - week of July 27
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Do we believe in UFOs? That’s the wrong question.
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Minneapolis police: 'Umbrella Man' was a white supremacist trying to incite George Floyd rioting
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Weekly thread for news/updates/discussion of George Floyd protests, racial injustice, and policing policy - week of July 20
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US congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's response to colleague who called her a misogynistic slur
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Incumbent Polish president Andrzej Duda narrowly beats Trzaskowski in presidential vote
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Sen. Hawley introduces bill to fine American companies relying on Chinese slave labor
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Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder arrested in connection with $60 million bribery scheme
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Homeland Security making plans to deploy some 150 agents in Chicago this week, with scope of duty unknown
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US Postal Service memos detail ‘difficult’ changes, including slower mail delivery
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Weekly thread for news/updates/discussion of George Floyd protests, racial injustice, and policing policy - week of July 13
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Civil rights icon, John Lewis, dead of cancer at 80
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Mexican drug cartels are installing parasite antennas on existing cell towers, layering their criminal communications network on top of the official one and making life dangerous for technicians
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