World News Reports: August 2018

UN 'alarmed' by reports of China's mass detention of Uighurs

The UN says credible reports suggest that up to a million Muslim Uighurs are held in detention camps.

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U.S. to End Funding to U.N. Agency That Helps Palestinian Refugees

U.S.
Palestinians, Foreign Aid, United States International Relations, Humanitarian Aid, United States Politics and Government By EDWARD WONG from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2wxzrsh

Honey, I Swept the Floor!

Style
Advertising and Marketing By BROOKE WILLIAMS from NYT Style https://ift.tt/2Pk01gs

Yankees Looking to Trade for Andrew McCutchen, a Former M.V.P.

Sports
Baseball, Trades (Sports) By TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2N3KVhz

Why You Should Tell Your Co-Workers How Much Money You Make

Smarter Living
Wages and Salaries, Labor and Jobs, Corporate Social Responsibility By TIM HERRERA from NYT Smarter Living https://ift.tt/2PjuTO3

What’s on TV Friday: ‘Ozark’ and ‘Jack Ryan’

Arts
Television, Movies By EMMA L. MCALEAVY from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/2LJ5bQC

How Germany’s Far Right Stole a Rallying Cry for Democracy

World
By AINARA TIEFENTHÄLER and SARAH STEIN KERR from NYT World https://ift.tt/2N45dHO

How Much Hotter Is Your Hometown Today Than When You Were Born?

Climate
By NADJA POPOVICH, BLACKI MIGLIOZZI, RUMSEY TAYLOR, JOSH WILLIAMS and DEREK WATKINS from NYT Climate https://ift.tt/2LIQ21K

Mob Protests in Germany Show New Strength of the Far Right

World
Refugees and Displaced Persons By KATRIN BENNHOLD from NYT World https://ift.tt/2MIlgM3

President Trump Had a Lot to Say at His Rally and on Twitter. But Not About John McCain.

U.S.
United States Politics and Government By KATIE ROGERS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2N6Jm2c

‘An Attack on Students’ Rights’: Reactions to Betsy DeVos’s New Rules on Sexual Assault

U.S.
Colleges and Universities, Sexual Harassment, Sex Crimes By JENNIFER MEDINA and EMMA G. FITZSIMMONS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2C3YpWi

2 Passengers Charged With Sexual Assault Aboard Aircraft as F.B.I. Cracks Down

U.S.
Airlines and Airplanes, Sex Crimes By KIRK JOHNSON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2PhTouX

Quotation of the Day: Tears, Laughter and Allusions to a Man Who Wasn’t Invited

Today’s Paper
By Unknown Author from NYT Today’s Paper https://ift.tt/2PkKtsu

Yankees, With Strongest Home Run Muscles, Are Outdone by a Weakling

Sports
By WALLACE MATTHEWS from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2C0FMTd

Caroline Wozniacki Becomes Latest Giant to Fall at Armstrong

Sports
Tennis, United States Open (Tennis) By BEN ROTHENBERG from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2C3K6Rx

Nick Kyrgios Was Struggling. The Chair Umpire Stepped Down and Stepped In.

Sports
United States Open (Tennis), Officiating (Sports), Tennis By SCOTT CACCIOLA from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2wqSkhu

Corrections: August 31, 2018

Corrections
By Unknown Author from NYT Corrections https://ift.tt/2LIBoHM

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Ronan Farrow’s Ex-Producer Says NBC Impeded Weinstein Reporting

Business Day
#MeToo Movement, News and News Media By JOHN KOBLIN from NYT Business Day https://ift.tt/2NFpVuk

Germany, Vanilla Beans, Riz Ahmed: Your Friday Briefing

Briefing
By ALISHA HARIDASANI GUPTA from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/2PgoVNG

Rumba, the Dance of Love

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Dancing By GIA KOURLAS from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/2MHEdOU

Numbers of elderly in 24-hour care set to double by 2035

The social care system is "at breaking point", a local government official warns.

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Solihull murders: Man held over mum and daughter deaths

A man, 21, is arrested on suspicion of murdering a mother and her 22-year-old daughter in Solihull.

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Homebase future in doubt as creditors meet

If landlords do not approve a rescue deal for the DIY chain, it is likely to go into administration.

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Frank Field: Labour MP says anti-Semitism is 'more than tolerated' in party

Frank Field says he backed Jeremy Corbyn for leader to be "inclusive", but the party is now intolerant.

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Coca-Cola to buy Costa chain for £3.9bn

The UK's biggest coffee chain is being sold by owner Whitbread, which also owns Premier Inns.

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Theresa May shows off dance moves in Kenya

Theresa May danced with a group of scouts during a visit to the UN offices in Nairobi, Kenya.

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Astronauts tackle air leak on International Space Station

A "micro-fracture" from a possible collision with a rock fragment sets off alerts on the ISS.

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Trump threatens to pull US out of World Trade Organization

The US president says he will abandon the global trade body "if they don't shape up".

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Man with dwarfism describes street abuse

Eugene Grant is regularly abused by people as he walks around Newcastle.

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New asthma treatment set for wider NHS distribution

The new 'melting muscle' treatment has proved to be safe and effective, health experts say.

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Breakdancing 'helped man escape gang culture'

Paco Box said he carried a gun and robbed people to fund his former lifestyle.

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Dominic Raab prepares for six-hour Brexit talks in Brussels

The Brexit secretary will meet the EU's chief negotiator as work on a divorce deal continues.

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Stéphane Pauwels arrest: Football presenter charged over armed robbery

One of Belgium's top football TV presenters is charged with being an accomplice to an armed robbery.

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The Papers: MP quits 'nasty' Labour and Grenfell fraud

Many of Friday's papers lead on the resignation of Frank Field over Labour's anti-Semitism row.

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News Daily: Labour culture 'appalling' and Trump threatens WTO

Your morning briefing for Friday 31 August 2018.

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Five back-to-school sleeping tips for kids

It's back-to-school time. Here are five top tips for getting your kids back into a school-friendly bedtime routine.

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Quiz: Who went wild about Harry?

It's the weekly news quiz - have you been paying attention to what's been going on in the world over the past seven days?

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The first cyclist to 'Everest' on Everest

JJ Zhou took on a fiendish cycling challenge on the world's highest mountain.

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McCain and Biden's long friendship

The Arizona senator and the former vice-president shared a decades-long friendship.

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Why a plane is dropping trout into a lake from above

A mountain lake is being re-stocked with trout from the air by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.

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Giant Sadiq Khan bikini-clad balloon to fly over London

The 29ft giant inflatable, bought by protesters, shows the London mayor wearing a yellow bikini.

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Errant swan captured on M5

Worried motorists called the police after spotting the bird on the hard shoulder.

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Imran Khan mocked for helicopter home-to-work commute

People are unimpressed the Pakistan prime minister takes a helicopter to work despite his austerity policies.

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High suicide risk for 'men in construction'

The suicide rate among low-skilled male labourers is three times higher than the national average for men, according to figures by the ONS.

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Sharing a one-night stand with Crohn's Disease

Philip's date was going well until Crohn's Disease turned up the morning after the night before.

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Mum, how should I talk to my son about you?

When she gave birth to her son Teddy, Robyn Hollingworth wanted to share the news with her own mum

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Why were there so many serial killers in the 1980s?

One historian suggests in a new book that the ravages of World War Two might have contributed.

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'My robot makes me feel like I haven't been forgotten'

How internet-connected robots are helping combat the scourge of isolation and loneliness.

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How the Hogwarts Express was saved from a Welsh scrapyard

The real-life story of the Hogwarts Express is almost as magical as the engine itself.

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Trump threatens to pull US out of World Trade Organization

The US president says he will abandon the global trade body "if they don't shape up".

August 31, 2018 at 11:45AM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2PMYsse

Catholic Church rejects Australian call to overhaul confession

Catholic leaders in Australia confirm they will not force priests to report sexual abuse.

August 31, 2018 at 10:31AM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2METYWM

Astronauts tackle air leak on International Space Station

A "micro-fracture" from a possible collision with a rock fragment sets off alerts on the ISS.

August 31, 2018 at 05:29AM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2N6ClOU

UN 'alarmed' by reports of China's mass detention of Uighurs

The UN says credible reports suggest that up to a million Muslim Uighurs are held in detention camps.

August 31, 2018 at 08:01AM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2PUJJf9

Gérard Depardieu: French actor accused of rape

French actor Gérard Depardieu is accused of rape and sexual assault - accusations he denies.

August 30, 2018 at 10:23PM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2wsF4c5

John McCain: Sarah Palin 'excluded from his funeral'

A "stay-away message" was reportedly conveyed to Sarah Palin via McCain family intermediaries.

August 30, 2018 at 11:27PM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2PSPrhA

Bobi Wine: Uganda's pop star MP 're-arrested at airport'

A young MP facing treason charges is allegedly detained while attempting to board a plane.

August 31, 2018 at 02:20AM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2wuUg8p

Argentina raises rates as peso plummets

Central bank raises benchmark interest rate in an effort to stabilise the country's financial crisis.

August 30, 2018 at 08:57PM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2LAbd6h

Florida sheriff backs Uber driver who killed 'goofball'

"This is a justifiable homicide all day long," says a Florida sheriff about the shooting.

August 30, 2018 at 09:10PM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2C0VU6Z

Hayabusa-2: Japan sets date for spacecraft's asteroid touchdown

Japan's space agency sets dates for its plan to explore the surface of an asteroid with robots.

August 30, 2018 at 11:52PM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2PhwP9M

Macron: French 'Gauls' resistant to change, unlike 'Lutheran' Danes

The French president causes an outcry as he pokes fun at attitudes to his economic reforms.

August 30, 2018 at 10:21PM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2N27JOt

Stéphane Pauwels arrest: Football presenter charged over armed robbery

One of Belgium's top football TV presenters is charged with being an accomplice to an armed robbery.

August 30, 2018 at 09:33PM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2NytToH

McCain and Biden's long friendship

The Arizona senator and the former vice-president shared a decades-long friendship.

August 31, 2018 at 12:32AM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2opOXms

The power of 'pink money' in India

Some businesses in India have found that catering to the LGBT community makes financial sense.

August 31, 2018 at 04:34AM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2PkzZJE

Colorado police tell handcuffed journalist: 'Act like a lady'

Susan Greene was arrested as she used her phone to record police detaining an African American.

August 30, 2018 at 09:25PM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Pkjaii

The first cyclist to 'Everest' on Everest

JJ Zhou took on a fiendish cycling challenge on the world's highest mountain.

August 31, 2018 at 04:21AM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2NC2pyG

Why a plane is dropping trout into a lake from above

A mountain lake is being re-stocked with trout from the air by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.

August 30, 2018 at 11:42PM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2PPH2LJ

Tablet bends 'like ancient scroll'

A Canadian university has developed a tablet with a flexible screen that can rolled up.

August 31, 2018 at 05:08AM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2NyuA1l

Coffee war brews in the land of tea

Luckin Coffee, a new chain in China where customers must pay by app, is taking on traditional cafes.

August 30, 2018 at 04:42PM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2MYjA06

How Eto'o helped homeless ex-Cameroon captain

Cameroon's Norbert Owona, homeless for two years, thanks Samuel Eto'o for promising him a new house.

August 30, 2018 at 06:33PM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2PRs5bR

Kanye West finally answers Jimmy Kimmel's Donald Trump question

The rap star also apologises for saying slavery "sounds like a choice".

August 30, 2018 at 04:02PM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2wt5evr

Uzbekistan tax officials to wear family ID badges

The new identity cards are designed to remind the wearer of their responsibilities.

August 28, 2018 at 04:00PM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2BUkPt3

Why were there so many serial killers in the 1980s?

One historian suggests in a new book that the ravages of World War Two might have contributed.

August 31, 2018 at 04:21AM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Pm5AL3

Why Australia is talking about a French au pair

A minister's decision to personally intervene in a visa case is attracting national attention.

August 30, 2018 at 08:19PM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2or6hqZ

Movie madness: Why Chinese cinemas are empty but full

Chinese government investigators say certain investment companies are faking box office results.

August 31, 2018 at 04:07AM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2wv3oKd

Iosif Kobzon: Russians mourn 'Soviet Sinatra'

Iosif Kobzon was the soundtrack to the lives of many Russians but had a controversial career.

August 31, 2018 at 11:14AM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2LHKRPL

Why India activist arrests have kicked up a storm

The issue has heated up online and people are staging protest rallies against the arrests.

August 31, 2018 at 04:09AM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2LDapxu

Gérard Depardieu: French actor accused of rape

French actor Gérard Depardieu is accused of rape and sexual assault - accusations he denies.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2wsF4c5

John McCain: Sarah Palin 'excluded from his funeral'

A "stay-away message" was reportedly conveyed to Sarah Palin via McCain family intermediaries.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2PSPrhA

Bobi Wine: Uganda's pop star MP 're-arrested at airport'

A young MP facing treason charges is allegedly detained while attempting to board a plane.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2wuUg8p

Argentina raises rates as peso plummets

Central bank raises benchmark interest rate in an effort to stabilise the country's financial crisis.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2LAbd6h

Florida sheriff backs Uber driver who killed 'goofball'

"This is a justifiable homicide all day long," says a Florida sheriff about the shooting.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2C0VU6Z

Hayabusa-2: Japan sets date for spacecraft's asteroid touchdown

Japan's space agency sets dates for its plan to explore the surface of an asteroid with robots.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2PhwP9M

Macron: French 'Gauls' resistant to change, unlike 'Lutheran' Danes

The French president causes an outcry as he pokes fun at attitudes to his economic reforms.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2N27JOt

Stéphane Pauwels arrest: Football presenter charged over armed robbery

One of Belgium's top football TV presenters is charged with being an accomplice to an armed robbery.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2NytToH

McCain and Biden's long friendship

The Arizona senator and the former vice-president shared a decades-long friendship.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2opOXms

The power of 'pink money' in India

Some businesses in India have found that catering to the LGBT community makes financial sense.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2PkzZJE

Colorado police tell handcuffed journalist: 'Act like a lady'

Susan Greene was arrested as she used her phone to record police detaining an African American.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Pkjaii

The first cyclist to 'Everest' on Everest

JJ Zhou took on a fiendish cycling challenge on the world's highest mountain.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2NC2pyG

Why a plane is dropping trout into a lake from above

A mountain lake is being re-stocked with trout from the air by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2PPH2LJ

Tablet bends 'like ancient scroll'

A Canadian university has developed a tablet with a flexible screen that can rolled up.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2NyuA1l

How Eto'o helped homeless ex-Cameroon captain

Cameroon's Norbert Owona, homeless for two years, thanks Samuel Eto'o for promising him a new house.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2PRs5bR

Kanye West finally answers Jimmy Kimmel's Donald Trump question

The rap star also apologises for saying slavery "sounds like a choice".

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2wt5evr

Why were there so many serial killers in the 1980s?

One historian suggests in a new book that the ravages of World War Two might have contributed.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Pm5AL3

Why Australia is talking about a French au pair

A minister's decision to personally intervene in a visa case is attracting national attention.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2or6hqZ

Movie madness: Why Chinese cinemas are empty but full

Chinese government investigators say certain investment companies are faking box office results.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2wv3oKd

Iosif Kobzon: Russians mourn 'Soviet Sinatra'

Iosif Kobzon was the soundtrack to the lives of many Russians but had a controversial career.

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Why India activist arrests have kicked up a storm

The issue has heated up online and people are staging protest rallies against the arrests.

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US mid-terms: The political storm brewing in Arizona

The race to replace Senator Jeff Flake could portend to how the 2020 presidential election will swing.

August 30, 2018 at 12:22AM from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2PjtKWM

Rohingya crisis: Myanmar leader Suu Kyi 'should have resigned'

The UN rights chief says she could have returned to house arrest instead of endorsing the military.

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Trump accuses China of stalling progress with North Korea

In a series of tweets, Mr Trump also said the US should not spend on war games with South Korea.

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Lost in the Storm

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Hurricane Harvey (2017) By SHERI FINK from NYT Magazine https://ift.tt/2MZUgXx

Maureen Dowd, in Australia, Explains Trump’s ‘Ego Arithmetic’

World
United States Politics and Government By DAMIEN CAVE from NYT World https://ift.tt/2PexTLs

For Sale: 55-Foot-Tall Lobster. Owners in a Pinch. Can You Help?

World
Lobsters, Travel and Vacations By ISABELLA KWAI from NYT World https://ift.tt/2wsSHb7

Scared to Be a Parent?

Style
Parenting, Books and Literature By HANNAH SELIGSON from NYT Style https://ift.tt/2MBhFiG

Ryan LaMarre’s Stunning Outburst Humbles the Yankees

Sports
Baseball By WALLACE MATTHEWS from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2LENYaZ

Todd Frazier’s Home Run Snaps Cubs’ Winning Streak

Sports
Baseball By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2BZEVlt

Russia, Scallops, Aston Martin: Your Thursday Briefing

Briefing
By ALISHA HARIDASANI GUPTA from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/2BZIqZ9

What’s on TV Thursday: ‘Take Two’ and ‘The Great Food Truck Race’

Arts
Television, Movies By EMMA L. MCALEAVY from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/2omnfqP

‘Beach With No Water’ Draws Sneers in Rome. But It Has Fans, Too.

World
Rivers By ELISABETTA POVOLEDO from NYT World https://ift.tt/2LEHEjL

Australia Plans to Deny Chelsea Manning an Entry Visa, Citing ‘Criminal Record’

World
Visas By ISABELLA KWAI from NYT World https://ift.tt/2LF3xzu

Planning His Funeral, McCain Got the Last Word Against Trump

U.S.
United States Politics and Government By MICHAEL D. SHEAR and KATIE ROGERS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2MDnCvx

Another Major Venus-Serena Showdown. In the Third Round.

Sports
United States Open (Tennis), Tennis By DAVID WALDSTEIN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2BZXXrR

U.S. Open Changes Course on Women Changing Shirts

Sports
Tennis, United States Open (Tennis) By BEN ROTHENBERG from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2PkQOo9

You Need a Raise. How Do You Start the Conversation?

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Paid Time Off, Budgets and Budgeting, Bonuses By KRISTIN WONG from NYT Smarter Living https://ift.tt/2wrY8Y5

Let There Be Light, in Church

Opinion
Sex Crimes, Child Abuse and Neglect, Priests By MARCI HAMILTON from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2olWzWY

In the Heart of Gentrifying Brooklyn, Nixon Finds Her Audience

New York
Debates (Political), Elections, Governors By VIVIAN WANG from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2okHZPF

Cuomo, Citing God and Death, Rules Out 2020 Presidential Run

New York
Debates (Political), Elections, Governors By SHANE GOLDMACHER from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2MGAlxF

Who Stretched the Truth? A Cuomo-Nixon Fact Check

New York
Elections, Governors By JESSE McKINLEY and TYLER PAGER from NYT New York https://ift.tt/2woXISc

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Trump Attacks CNN After Source Raises Doubts About Report on Russia Meeting

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Russian Interference in 2016 US Elections and Ties to Trump Associates, News and News Media By MATT STEVENS from NYT Business Day https://ift.tt/2BZF8Fm