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China's President Xi to attend G20 summit from June 27-29: Xinhua

China's President Xi Jinping will attend the G20 summit in Japan next week, state-run Xinhua news agency said on Sunday, giving the first official confirmation of his attendance at a gathering where he is expected to meet U.S. President Donald Trump. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2LhVYT9

FOX NEWS: White supremacist who plowed vehicle into crowd and killed woman during Charlottesville rally asks judge for mercy as sentencing looms

White supremacist who plowed vehicle into crowd and killed woman during Charlottesville rally asks judge for mercy as sentencing looms The 22-year-old white supremacist who killed a woman and injured dozens of other people protesting a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va. in 2017 is pleading with the judge to spare him a life sentence. 

FOX NEWS: ‘Facebook fugitive,’ inspiration for country song, honors deal to surrender after 15,000 likes: reports

‘Facebook fugitive,’ inspiration for country song, honors deal to surrender after 15,000 likes: reports A fugitive in Connecticut who had agreed to surrender if his “wanted” post on Facebook collected 15,000 likes has kept his word, according to reports.

FOX NEWS: Acting ICE Director Mark Morgan says he's got 'green light' to continue removing illegal immigrants

Acting ICE Director Mark Morgan says he's got 'green light' to continue removing illegal immigrants President Trump decided Saturday to postpone ICE raids and mass deportations across the country, set to begin Sunday, to give Democrats more time to reach a bipartisan agreement about the immigration crisis at the southern border. 

FOX NEWS: John Koufos: I am a former prisoner. Here's why second chance hiring is so important

John Koufos: I am a former prisoner. Here's why second chance hiring is so important More and more employers are realizing that second chance hiring is not only good for their businesses but also good for society as inmates with meaningful jobs are far less likely to return to criminal activity.

Istanbul residents vote in mayoral re-run, in key test for Turkish democracy, Erdogan

More than 10 million Istanbul residents will vote on Sunday in a re-run of a mayoral election that has become a referendum on President Tayyip Erdogan's policies and a test of Turkey's ailing democracy. from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/31LkpOl

Trump Emphatically Denies Sexual Assault Allegation by E. Jean Carroll

By MIHIR ZAVERI from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/31NzS0r

FOX NEWS: Biden vows to repeal Trump tax cuts on 'Day One' if he captures White House

Biden vows to repeal Trump tax cuts on 'Day One' if he captures White House Former Vice President and current presidential candidate Joe Biden promised that on "day one" he would repeal President Trump's 2017 tax cuts and close $500 billion on tax loopholes he said, speaking to a crowd at the South Carolina Democratic Party Convention on Saturday.

FOX NEWS: Cory Booker says Trump's out to make 2020 about hate

Cory Booker says Trump's out to make 2020 about hate In an empassioned speech on Saturday, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., admonished fighting President Trump with "his tactics" and encouraged Democrats to make the 2020 presidential election about "love."

Georgia Stages Protests While Its Relations With Russia Are in a Tailspin

By ANDREW HIGGINS from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2LhQbNp

Biden, in Interview With Sharpton, Tries to Defuse Criticism of Remarks on Segregationists

By JONATHAN MARTIN and KATIE GLUECK from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2ZJrxJn

Santa Anita Park’s Death Toll Reaches 30 Racehorses

By JOE DRAPE from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2IArvhb