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The US president waves a sheet of paper around which has immigration plans written on it. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2wNQWoJ

Amber Kyzer tells a jury her ex "did not show my children mercy by any means, but my kids loved him". from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2R4ldZG

Protesters block some key roads as lawmakers prepare to debate controversial extradition plans. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2wOIply

Chaotic scenes erupted in Hong Kong early on Wednesday as thousands of demonstrators stormed a key road next to government offices to protest against a proposed extradition bill that would allow people to be sent to mainland China for trial. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2wJZop9

Strobe lighting at dance music festivals can increase the risk of epileptic seizures, researchers warn. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2IdiPxf

U.S. President Donald Trump met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for the first time at a historic summit in Singapore on June 12 last year and there have been ups and downs in the North's foreign relations since then. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2IdjqPv

Hundreds of demonstrators tried to occupy an important arterial road near the offices of the Hong Kong government on Wednesday as protests mounted against an extradition bill that would allow people to be sent to China for trial. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2XEhYe1

August execution set for Florida killer who targeted gay men A convicted killer in Florida who authorities say targeted gay men is scheduled to be executed later this summer.

Montana man suing cryonics company for $1 million and return of father's frozen head  A Montana man is suing a cryonics company for $1 million and demanding his father's frozen head be returned after the company cremated the rest of his body. 

Southern Baptists meet; endorse steps against sex abuse The Southern Baptist Convention has opened a national meeting that will be dominated by discussion of a large-scale sex-abuse crisis .

Jon Stewart lashes out at Congress over 9/11 victims fund Comedian Jon Stewart is scolding Congress for failing to ensure that a victims' compensation fund set up after the 9/11 attacks never runs out of money.

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement carried out an attack on Abha Airport in Saudi Arabia with a cruise missile, the group's Al-Masirah TV reported early on Wednesday. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2R7Nvm3

Defects in products made by U.S. companies ignited and fueled the catastrophic 2017 Grenfell Tower fire in London that killed 72 people, according to a lawsuit filed in Philadelphia on Tuesday on behalf of injured victims and families of those killed. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2X02i81

Dan Crenshaw fact-checks NYT writer who wrongly accused him of not supporting 9/11 victims fund Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Tex, had a sharp response to a New York Times writer who accused him of not supporting the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund, urging the liberal journalist to "check his facts."

CNN's Jim Acosta fires another shot at Trump, says media is more honest with Americans than the president is American media outlets have been much more "honest and straightforward" than President Trump, CNN's Jim Acosta said in an interview published on Tuesday.

Samuel L. Jackson says he hasn't been 'inspired' by any of the 2020 Dems, reveals who he wants to run Samuel L. Jackson said he hasn't been "inspired" by any of the Democrats running for president, but said there is still one he would like to see join the 2020 race. 

'Designated Survivor' showrunner calls Mitch McConnell 'as bad as ISIS,' slams Stephen Miller “Designated Survivor” showrunner Neal Baer shared his thoughts on the political spectrum following of the show’s return by bashing both Stephen Miller and Mitch McConnell.

Delta sends private plane to save stranded 5th graders on class trip Students stranded at the airport after American Airlines flight was canceled.

The papers focus on the Tory leadership campaign as the bookmakers' favourite enters the race. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2Ib5LZc

Scale AI is hiring engineers to accelerate the development of AI by ayw | on Hacker News .

Hong Kong braced for mass strikes on Wednesday after thousands braved thunderstorms overnight to stage a wave of fresh protests against a proposed extradition bill that would allow people to be sent to mainland China for trial. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2IySUPj

Mexico's government will consider legislation to accommodate U.S. demands to make Mexico a so-called safe third country for asylum seekers if it cannot stem migration flows in 45 days, Mexico's foreign minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Tuesday. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2RbmLkL

Syrian Air Defenses thwarted an Israeli missile attack on Tal al-Hara in southern Syria and shot down a number of them, Syrian state news agency SANA said early on Wednesday. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2X4uiHo