As China tightens its grip on Hong Kong, the city’s identity is changing
Journalist and NPR’s former China correspondent Louisa Lim talks about the evolution of Hong Kong’s civic life since China tightened its grip in 2019.
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Turkey’s presidential election is going to a runoff
Turkey’s presidential election was a test of democracy, and it isn’t over. The two leading candidates are headed to a runoff. NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with Gonul Tol of the Middle East Institute.
FBI lacked ‘actual evidence’ to probe Trump-Russia links, report finds
The FBI lacked any “actual evidence” to begin investigating potential links between Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and Russia, a report has concluded.
Writers strike felt in missing NBC stars, absence of Fox schedule for TV sales pitches
The impact of the writers strike was evident as major television networks began their annual week of sales presentations to advertisers.
World Health Organization Warns Against Using Artificial Sweeteners – The New York Times
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World Health Organization Warns Against Using Artificial Sweeteners
Continued consumption doesn’t reduce weight and could increase the risk of Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and mortality in adults, the W.H.O. said on Monday.
Abrams For Ukraine Are Being Refurbished Now, Tanks For Training Have Arrived In Germany
The M1A1 Abrams tanks the U.S. will deliver to Ukraine are “in the refurbishment process right now,” a Pentagon spokesperson confirmed Monday, while 31 tanks for training are in place […]
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Your Tuesday Briefing: A Runoff in Turkey
Also, Thailand’s opposition parties agreed to form a coalition.
Several dead in fire at hostel that ‘housed deportees from Australia’
It took firefighters more than six hours to extinguish the blaze, which broke out in the middle of the night in a fully occupied hostel.