Top Trump evangelical backer out after racy photo
Published: 2020-08-07 23:35:01 UTC
[BBC News] Jerry Falwell Jr will step down as president of Liberty University after posting the "weird" photo.
Beirut blast: The inferno and the mystery ship
Published: 2020-08-07 23:22:24 UTC
[BBC News] On 4 August, a massive blast devastated the Beirut port area. A huge store of ammonium nitrate in a warehouse is thought to have been the cause of the explosion. Who knew about the dangerous cargo and who is to blame for the destruction it unleashed?
Behind the Beirut Explosion: Seven Years of Official Neglect
Published: 2020-08-07 23:13:00 UTC
[The Wall Street Journal] Attempts to move 2,750 metric tons of ammonium nitrate out of the city’s port became mired in Lebanon’s bureaucracy
Beirut explosion: Survivors recount the moment disaster struck
Published: 2020-08-07 22:40:00 UTC
[Al Jazeera English] Ten survivors recall the minutes before and after the massive Beirut port explosion that killed more than 150 people.
US State Dept asks Saudi Arabia about ex-spy's detained children
Published: 2020-08-07 22:11:00 UTC
[Al Jazeera English] Two children and a brother of former Saudi intelligence officer Saad al-Jabri were detained in the kingdom in March.
South Dakota town ready to welcome 250,000 bikers
Published: 2020-08-07 22:08:37 UTC
[BBC News] The South Dakota rally could be one of the largest public gatherings since the pandemic began.
Congress' last-ditch talks on virus stimulus fail
Published: 2020-08-07 21:45:27 UTC
[BBC News] With benefits expired for millions of unemployed and mass evictions looming, Congress goes on holiday.
China, Russia and Iran 'undermining' US election
Published: 2020-08-07 21:32:45 UTC
[BBC News] Russia wants a second term for President Trump while China does not, a US intelligence chief says.
Liberty U's Falwell takes leave after social media uproar
Published: 2020-08-07 21:10:25 UTC
[Associated Press] RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Jerry Falwell Jr. took an indefinite leave of absence Friday as the leader of Liberty University, one of the nation's top evangelical Christian colleges, days after...
How Tim Cook Made Apple His Own
Published: 2020-08-07 21:01:00 UTC
[The Wall Street Journal] The industrial engineer has turned Steve Jobs’s creation into a corporate colossus, delivering one of the most lucrative business successions in history
AT&T’s WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar Ousts HBO Max’s Top Leadership
Published: 2020-08-07 20:46:00 UTC
[The Wall Street Journal] The moves upend the structure Mr. Kilar’s predecessor John Stankey had set up before ascending to chief executive of AT&T last month
Endangered Brazilian monkeys get a bridge to themselves
Published: 2020-08-07 20:37:09 UTC
[Associated Press] RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The overpass juts from a forest over a four-lane highway in a rural area outside Rio de Janeiro. It's meant for a very special sort of pedestrian: golden lion tamarins, small...
Canada's last intact ice shelf collapses due to warming
Published: 2020-08-07 19:38:03 UTC
[Associated Press] Much of Canada's remaining intact ice shelf has broken apart into hulking iceberg islands thanks to a hot summer and global warming, scientists said.Canada's 4,000-year-old Milne Ice Shelf...
Q&A: What's up with Trump's orders on TikTok and WeChat?
Published: 2020-08-07 19:34:47 UTC
[Associated Press] NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump has ordered sweeping but vague ban on dealings with the Chinese owners of popular apps TikTok and WeChat, saying they are a threat to U.S. national security,...
Mauritius declares emergency as stranded ship spills fuel
Published: 2020-08-07 19:05:14 UTC
[Associated Press] JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The Indian Ocean island of Mauritius declared a “state of environmental emergency” late Friday after a Japanese-owned ship that ran aground offshore days ago began spilling...
US intel: Russia acting against Biden; China opposes Trump
Published: 2020-08-07 18:56:06 UTC
[Associated Press] WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. intelligence officials believe that Russia is using a variety of measures to denigrate Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden ahead of the November election and that...
US reports show racial disparities in kids with COVID-19
Published: 2020-08-07 18:32:44 UTC
[Associated Press] NEW YORK (AP) — Racial disparities in the U.S. coronavirus epidemic extend to children, according to two sobering government reports released Friday. One of the Centers for Disease Control...
At Least 11 Dead After Air India Plane Overshoots Runway in Southern India
Published: 2020-08-07 16:39:00 UTC
[The Wall Street Journal] Boeing 737 craft was carrying 190 people from Dubai to Calicut
Susan Rice Sells Netflix Shares as Biden Eyes Her as Possible Running Mate
Published: 2020-08-07 16:23:00 UTC
[The Wall Street Journal] Biden is expected to announce decision next week; Rice spokeswoman says stock sale ‘has nothing to do with V.P. speculation’
Coronavirus-Aid Talks Teeter Amid Lack of Progress
Published: 2020-08-07 16:21:00 UTC
[The Wall Street Journal] White House officials said they were preparing to move forward with executive orders on jobless aid, evictions if no deal emerges soon