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In a first, Chinese-ruled Hong Kong moves to ban separatist group

Hong Kong on Tuesday kick-started a process which could lead to a ban on a group that promotes secession from China, the first time since the former British colony's return to Chinese rule in 1997 it has sought to outlaw a political organization. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2LlnuiG

Slovenia faces prospect of early election after NSI quits talks

Slovenia faced the prospect of early elections after the conservative New Slovenia (NSI) party pulled out of coalition talks late on Monday, blaming divisions between the six movements taking part. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2us7Fgr

FOX NEWS: Woman describes 3-year-old daughter being freed from washing machine in Facebook post

Woman describes 3-year-old daughter being freed from washing machine in Facebook post Lindsey McIver spoke about the Tuesday incident involving her three-year-old Kloe and a LG washer in a July 11 post.

FOX NEWS: Marine veteran makes second trek across US to raise awareness for PTSD

Marine veteran makes second trek across US to raise awareness for PTSD A Marine veteran who set out on foot from San Diego in March will reach North Carolina this week as he walks to raise awareness for mental health issues afflicting the armed forces community.

FOX NEWS: Mom's heartbreaking warning after daughter's fatal allergic reaction to cookie

Mom's heartbreaking warning after daughter's fatal allergic reaction to cookie A Florida mom is warning others with food allergies after her teen daughter reportedly died from a reaction to a cookie she had at a friend’s house.

FOX NEWS: College student discovers sports injury is actually rare cancer

College student discovers sports injury is actually rare cancer Noah had just finished his first year at Central Michigan University on the Dean’s List, when his family got the diagnosis.

FOX NEWS: Pregnant millennials more likely to be depressed than previous generations, study says

Pregnant millennials more likely to be depressed than previous generations, study says Today’s moms-to-be are more likely than women from their mothers’ generation to become depressed while pregnant, a study suggests.

FOX NEWS: Woman's odd condition makes her feel like she's suffocating

Woman's odd condition makes her feel like she's suffocating Take a deep, satisfying breath.

FOX NEWS: Dad helps wife deliver baby on side of road

Dad helps wife deliver baby on side of road A husband swung into action and delivered his wife's baby in the back of his car using his dressing gown.

FOX NEWS: Toddler walks outside for first time ever after life-saving double lung transplant

Toddler walks outside for first time ever after life-saving double lung transplant This is the heartwarming moment a toddler who has spent her whole life in hospital was allowed to go home for the first time after a life-saving double lung transplant.

FOX NEWS: More than 500 fall ill after visiting Tennessee zip line attraction

More than 500 fall ill after visiting Tennessee zip line attraction E. coli bacteria was found in water at a popular zip lining attraction in Tennessee where more than 500 people reportedly fell ill, health officials said.

Violent Extremist or Political Candidate? In Pakistan, You Can Be Both.

By MARIA ABI-HABIB, SHAH MEER BALOCH and ZIA ur-REHMAN from NYT World https://ift.tt/2uC8ym5

Dozens Swept Away in Myanmar Landslide While Hunting for Jade

By HANNAH BEECH and SAW NANG from NYT World https://ift.tt/2Lsgihu

It’s 4 a.m. The Baby’s Coming. But the Hospital Is 100 Miles Away.

By JACK HEALY from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2uHTH9A

India’s Battle for Same-Sex Love

By SANDIP ROY from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2KZYle5

Russia, World Cup, Espionage: Your Tuesday Briefing

By REMY TUMIN from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/2LmaDtn

What’s on TV Tuesday: The MLB All-Star Game and ‘UnREAL’

By GABE COHN from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/2uFnvnw

Confronted With Evidence of Russian Hacking, Trump Reverts to Conspiracy

By DAVID E. SANGER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2L1L1pO

Putin Says Democrats Are to Blame for ‘Manipulations’ of Their Party

By MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2JqC5o1

Charlotte Reluctantly Says It’s Willing to Host Republican National Convention

By ALAN BLINDER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2utaw91

A Show About Indigenous Canadians Has a Glaring Omission: Indigenous Canadian Actors

By DAN BILEFSKY from NYT Theater https://ift.tt/2L5cpTW

Review: ‘Fire in Dreamland’ Is a Parable of Love and Licorice

By ALEXIS SOLOSKI from NYT Theater https://ift.tt/2NWwDgq

What’s Next for Wimbledon? New Roof, and Maybe 5th-Set Tiebreakers

By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2zKEJWi

The Curious Case of Bryce Harper’s .214 Batting Average

By TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2zJsdXb

Trump Shows the World He’s Putin’s Lackey

By MICHELLE GOLDBERG from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2Nl0U7m

Food Writing in the #MeToo Era

By KIM SEVERSON from NYT Times Insider https://ift.tt/2JuWwjP

What a Straight-A Student Passes With

By DEB AMLEN from NYT Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/2uBHLX3

Netflix, the Stock Market’s Big Hope, Disappoints

By PETER EAVIS from NYT Business Day https://ift.tt/2mkvr9I

A Surprising Bid for Remington, and an Unsurprising Rejection

By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN from NYT Business Day https://ift.tt/2LbtXwR

Mexican leasing firm Damojh blames plane crew for Cuba crash

Mexican plane leasing company Damojh said on Monday that black boxes retrieved from the wreckage of a plane that crashed in Cuba in May showed a steep take-off due to human error by its Mexican crew was to blame. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Lslfa4

Fined Vote Leave group says no evidence of wrongdoing in Brexit campaign

Vote Leave, the officially designated pro-Brexit campaign group in the 2016 referendum, said there was no evidence of any wrongdoing after Britain's Electoral Commission on Tuesday fined and referred it to the police for spending breaches. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2LfvPVm

FOX NEWS: Brooklyn girl, 13, allegedly told to 'move on' by school counselor after reporting rape: report says

Brooklyn girl, 13, allegedly told to 'move on' by school counselor after reporting rape: report says An explosive lawsuit filed in Brooklyn on Friday alleged that a 13-year-old girl who informed school officials that she was raped by a classmate was told by a counselor days later, “if it happened, it happened—move on with your life,” The Daily News reported, citing the suit.

FOX NEWS: Video shows woman on bike fall into gap on Wisconsin bridge

Video shows woman on bike fall into gap on Wisconsin bridge The Wisconsin Department of Transportation on Monday released a video recording of a bicyclist riding through the warning gates of a draw bridge and falling between the gap, WISN.com reported.

FOX NEWS: Harvard-linked research chief apologizes after asking mom with biracial toddler if she lives in 'affordable housing'

Harvard-linked research chief apologizes after asking mom with biracial toddler if she lives in 'affordable housing' A Harvard University-affiliated research center employee dubbed “Sidewalk Sussie” apologized on Monday after being caught on camera asking a neighbor and the woman’s biracial daughter to get away from her home and asked if they lived in “affordable housing.”

FOX NEWS: San Antonio store owner's killer set for execution

San Antonio store owner's killer set for execution A Texas death row inmate was set for execution Tuesday evening as lawyers argued in the courts that the state parole board improperly refused his clemency request because he's black.

FOX NEWS: Analysis: Trump's presidency draws criticism from all sides

Analysis: Trump's presidency draws criticism from all sides Donald Trump's "America First" slogan morphed into "Me First" as the president unloaded on his own intelligence community and Justice Department to portray himself as the victim of a conspiracy to deny him legitimacy.