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2019-09-19

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USA

McConnell changes position and backs $250 million for election security

Democrats said the Senate majority leader had finally caved into their pressure to safeguard the voting system.

United Kingdom

Young man sentenced to three years in prison for making 3D printed gun

“I hope that today’s sentencing sends a very clear and powerful message that we will prosecute anyone who thinks that they can get away with being in possession of, or manufacturing a firearm, in London,” Detective Sergeant Jonathan Roberts said.

USA

Trump administration expels two Cuban diplomats

The State Department said the two Cuban nationals allegedly tried to conduct "influence operations in the United States."

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USA

Apple's privacy battle against rival tech giants is coming to your home screen

Apple on Thursday released the latest version of its iPhone operating system, which includes a new feature meant to notify people when apps are tracking them in unexpected ways.

USA

Mysterious 'alien megastructure' star may not be so special after all

Astronomers found more than a dozen stars that display similarly mystifying behavior.

USA

House passes short-term funding measure to avert October shutdown

The legislation will keep the government funded through Nov. 21, a week before Thanksgiving.

USA

Annual complaints to intel watchdog hotline have more than doubled since Trump took office

According to public records, the hotline received 563 contacts last year, and numbers for the latest fiscal year are on pace to be even higher.

USA

Schiff: Trump or 'people around him' likely behind effort to keep whistleblower details from Congress

"We're determined to do everything we can to determine what this urgent concern is [and] to make sure that the national security is protected" the House Intelligence Committee chairman said Thursday.

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Vehicle stopped in its tracks by crocodiles lying in the road

A car was stopped in its tracks in Australia's north on Sunday (September 15) by a group of saltwater crocodiles.

Switzerland

Watch: Climate activists interrupt Swiss parliament & break into song

Activists interrupted a session of the Swiss Federal Assembly on Thursday to call for more action to tackle the climate crisis.

Business

OECD: lowest global growth rate in a decade

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has cut its world forecast to 2.9% this year before a predicted 3.0% in 2020

USA

Pinky bone DNA yields first portrait of extinct human relative

The Denisovan girl is shown with dark hair, piercing eyes and a broad face.

Green News

Would you eat the box your Football Manager comes in?

The football simulation game that has sold millions of copies is increasing its efforts to combat climate change in this new move.

USA

Third instance of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in darkened makeup surfaces

Trudeau admitted Wednesday to two instances of him wearing darkened makeup, but did not mention a third.

USA

Green new ride: 2020ers race forward with electric cars. Trump has other ideas.

The candidates' proposals set up a clash with the president, who has mocked electric cars and tried to deregulate the industry to allow vehicles to pollute more.

USA

After falling short in Israel's election, Netanyahu set to confront his legal fate

"In these 2019 elections of April and September, escaping court and possibly jail was Netanyahu's political Raison d'Etre," said one expert.

Tunisia

Tunisia's former president Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali has died: lawyer

The former leader fled to Saudi Arabia in 2011.

France

Pilot left dangling from powerline after F16 fighter jet crash

Both pilots survived after ejecting before impact. One of them had been left hanging from a powerline after his parachute got caught, the prefecture of the region said.