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Greenland
Trump snubs Danish Queen, cancels state visit, citing Greenland refusal
theedgemarkets.com - Morten Buttler & Nick Rigillo
COPENHAGEN (Aug 21): President Donald Trump canceled a state visit to Denmark after his offer to buy Greenland was met first with bemusement, then …
Vaping
Vaping Sicknesses Rising: 153 Cases Reported in 16 States
The New York Times - By SHEILA KAPLAN
WASHINGTON — Sixteen states have now reported 153 cases of serious, vaping-related respiratory illnesses in the past two months, and many of the patients are teenagers or young adults. In a statement Wednesday,
World News
Many Israelis are worried about the state of the U.S. alliance
Los Angeles Times - Noga Tarnopolsky
Israelis find themselves rattled by an existential concern: What if President Trump’s tumultuous style of diplomacy has revealed that a cornerstone of their national identity is slipping away? Until this
Greenland
Fuming over Greenland rebuff, Trump cancels upcoming Denmark visit
pbs.org - Malcolm Brabant
In the age of President Trump, tweets often announce official policy. And, last night, it happened again, when the president, on Twitter, declared …
Veterans
Trump signs order to eliminate student loan debt for disabled vets
NBC News - Lauren Egan
During a speech to veterans in Kentucky, the president said the move would eliminate $30,000 for each of the more than 25,000 eligible veterans. WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced
News
California man planned mass shooting, police say
CNN - By Theresa Waldrop and Cheri Mossburg, CNN
(CNN) — Long Beach, California, police arrested a man they say was planning a mass shooting, the police chief said. Rodolfo Montoya, 37, allegedly was planning to shoot employees and guests at the Marriott
Jeffrey Epstein
Professors Cut Ties With MIT Media Lab In Protest Of Links To Jeffrey Epstein
Forbes - Rachel Sandler
Topline: Two professors said they would cut all ties with MIT’s Media Lab in protest to the lab’s financial ties to the now-deceased Jeffrey Epstein. The move comes as some in academia reckon with their
Jeffrey Epstein
Naomi Campbell breaks silence over Jeffrey Epstein links to say she’s ‘sickened’ by sex beast who attended her
thesun.co.uk - Neal Baker
NAOMI Campbell has broken her silence over her links to Jeffrey Epstein to say she's "sickened" by the sex beast - who attended her 31st birthday. The …
Nicotine
More vaping-linked hospitalizations as study finds nicotine-free e-cigs can damage blood vessels
newatlas.com - Rich Haridy
New research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has shown nicotine-free e-cigarette vapor can have an immediate …
Emmanuel Macron
France's Macron says no-deal Brexit would be Britain's fault
Reuters - Michel Rose
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday said a no-deal Brexit would be of Britain’s own making and not the European Union’s, adding that any trade pact London cut with Washington
Denmark
Pompeo speaks with Danish foreign minister after Trump cancels visit
Reuters India - by Lesley Wroughton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke with Denmark's foreign minister on Wednesday and praised U.S.-Danish security cooperation, a day after President Donald Trump abruptly a
Robotics
California police seek suspect who allegedly attacked 400-pound robot security guard
Fox News - Stephen Sorace
A 400-pound robot security guard -- likened to famed “Star Wars” droid R2-D2 -- was damaged after a suspected vandal attacked it earlier this month inside a Northern California parking garage, authorities
Opinion
Jew-baiting is part of the Trump playbook. It's a feature, not a bug
The Guardian - Lloyd Green
On Tuesday, Donald Trump announced that American Jews who voted Democratic were either stupid, disloyal or both. As Trump framed things: “I think any Jewish people that vote for a Democrat, I think it
South China Sea
China’s Type 075 helicopter ship nears completion, amateur pictures show
South China Morning Post - Liu Zhen
Pictures taken by military enthusiasts earlier this week appear to show that construction of China’s first Type 075 amphibious helicopter assault …
Mette Frederiksen
His Ego Bruised by Denmark, Trump Flashes God Complex: ‘I Am the Chosen One’
Rolling Stone - Tim Dickinson
To mangle Twain, it’s better to remain silent and be thought a malignant narcissist than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. “I am the chosen …
Greenland
Baffled Danes mock Trump after he scraps trip over Greenland
Al Jazeera
Many Danes, including politicians, condemn Trump after he cancels visit following Denmark's refusal to sell island. President Donald Trump's decision to call off a planned visit to Denmark after its refusal
Greenland
Trump Has Defected to the Autocrats
The Atlantic - Thomas Wright
The president crossed an important line when he canceled a meeting with the Danish prime minister. Yesterday, President Donald Trump canceled a meeting with the new Danish prime minister, Mette Frederiksen,
Trump National Golf Club
Trump Says “Nasty” Denmark Should’ve Been Nicer About Not Selling Greenland
Vanity Fair - Bess Levin
The president says he canceled his trip to Denmark because the Prime Minister hurt his feelings when she said he couldn’t buy an autonomous country. Donald Trump has spent the last two and a half years
Quantum Theory
Quantum weirdness isn’t real – we’ve just got space and time all wrong
newscientist.com - Legacy content author
QUANTUM mechanics is often called a theory of the very small. In reality, it explains phenomena on a vast range of scales – from elementary particles …
Gaming
Remembering the best shareware-era DOS games that time forgot
Ars Technica - Samuel Axon
Sharing is caring, and I cared a lot about these games. Welcome to Ars Gaming Week 2019! As a staff full of gamers and game-lovers, we'll be serving …
News
Video shows mom react to son's arrest for online shooting threat: 'He's just a little boy'
NBC News - Ben Kesslen
"How do we know he’s not going to be the kid from Parkland?" an officer said to the mother as he arrested her 15-year-old son. Amid a wave of arrests for threats of mass shootings, police in Florida released
Denmark
Opinion: Something is rotten in Trump's Greenland spat, but it's not in Denmark
Los Angeles Times - Michael McGough
It’s easy — too easy — to regard President Trump’s unexpected feud with Denmark as comic relief from more troubling manifestations of his often capricious and self-obsessed approach to foreign policy.
Hong Kong
As anti-government protests continue in Hong Kong, marchers embrace a new slogan made famous by Bruce Lee
ABC News - Alan Kwok, Ian Pannell and Edith Honan
When Hong Kong riot police descended on a rail station where protesters were holding a sit-in on Wednesday, a small group of demonstrators unspooled …
Mitch McConnell
Moscow Mitch attacked from inside the party for opening the election up to Russia
dailykos.com - Joan McCarter
A group of Republicans calling themselves "Republicans for the Rule of Law" are finally making themselves useful. They're running ads aimed at Mitch …
Hollywood Hills
No Hollywood ending: Los Angeles property listed for $1bn sells at $100,000
Guardian US - Andrew Gumbel in Los Angeles
A billion dollars for an empty tract of land always sounded like a Hollywood fairytale. This week reality came crashing down on the investors, real estate agents and feuding litigants who – all too briefly
Naomi Campbell
Naomi Campbell opens up about her ties to Jeffrey Epstein, says she's 'sickened' by crimes
USA TODAY - Cydney Henderson
Naomi Campbell is breaking her silence on her association with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The supermodel shared a YouTube video Tuesday in response to a Daily Mail article that questioned ties
Jeffrey Epstein
Jeffery Epstein ‘buried in unmarked tomb as his parents’ names are wiped from plots’ after paedo’s suicide
thesun.co.uk - Tariq Tahir
JEFFREY Epstein is believed to have been buried in an unmarked stone crypt next to his parents, it has been reported. The stone plaque on their grave, …
Angela Merkel
Merkel gives Johnson 30 days to find solution to avoid no-deal Brexit
The Guardian - Philip Oltermann in Berlin and Angelique Chrisafis in Paris
Angela Merkel has challenged Boris Johnson to come up with a solution to avert a no-deal Brexit “in the next 30 days”, putting responsibility for stopping the UK crashing out of the EU firmly at the British
Boris Johnson
It took Boris Johnson thirty seconds to try to get Angela Merkel to …
independent.co.uk - Tom Peck
As the anthems played and Boris Johnson and Angela Merkel sat side by side and stared straight ahead as if both had been cast in iron at the precise …
trump news update
Donald Trump's Last 24 Hours Have Been Particularly Stupid And Offensive And Weird
HuffPost - Sebastian Murdock
The president attacked Democratic-voting Jews, called himself "the chosen one" and got mad that Denmark won't sell him Greenland. “We have missing areas, and areas that don’t complete the whole circle.