TIMEadded this to Top Stories Violence in Mali Put an End to a Thriving Tourist Industry. Now the Government Wants to Tap Into China's Tourism MarketTIME - Anna Pujol-MazziniA dozen Chinese tourists, armed with their cameras, are capturing the sights, standing on sandstone cliffs looking over dusty plains 1500 feet below. The sky is clear: in the distance, hundreds of villages
TIMEadded this to Top Stories 'The Best Thing That Ever Happened to Chickpeas.' Google Celebrates Falafel With a DoodleTIME - Nadia SulemanTuesday’s Google Doodle features a short animation of three falafel balls jumping into an open pita filled with hummus, tomato, and cucumber. As Google itself put it, falafel is “the best thing that ever
TIMEadded this to Top StoriesU.S. Politics Exclusive: President Trump Says Hong Kong Protesters Are Having A 'Big Impact'TIME - Tessa BerensonPresident Donald Trump called the protesters on the streets of Hong Kong “very effective,” but declined to voice support for their specific demands of the Chinese government. “They’re obviously having
TIMEadded this to Top StoriesU.S. Politics Watchdogs Sue Trump Administration Over Missing Notes From Putin MeetingTIME - Vera BergengruenA new lawsuit filed on Tuesday alleges that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo broke the law by allowing President Donald Trump to seize the notes from a key meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin failing
TIMEadded this to Top StoriesOrlando, FL Protesters Highlight Gay Rights, Puerto Rico, Immigration as Trump Relaunches Campaign in FloridaTIME - MIKE SCHNEIDER / AP(ORLANDO, Fla.) — Opponents of President Donald Trump’s reelection announcement Tuesday in Florida are launching their protests at a nearby gay bar where a mariachi band and a drag queen will perform what
TIMEadded this to NewsfeedGoPro Turtle Strapped With a GoPro Is the Cinematographer to Watch Underwater Right Now for the Turtle’s-Eye ViewTIME - Raisa BrunerWelcome to a whole new underwater world, thanks to the work of a YouTube creator who calls himself the Fish Whisperer (real name: Kyle Naegeli), the cooperation of a red-eared slider turtle at a local
TIMEadded this to Top StoriesPatrick M. Shanahan Patrick Shanahan Withdraws Nomination as Defense Secretary and Steps DownTIME - W.J. HenniganActing Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has decided to pull out from the nomination process to become full-time Defense Secretary after a rocky six-month tenure at the Pentagon. President Donald Trump
TIMEadded this to Top StoriesMichel Platini Ex-French Soccer Great Michel Platini Arrested as Part of 2022 World Cup Corruption ProbeTIME - JOHN LEICESTER and SAMUEL PETREQUIN / AP(PARIS) — Former UEFA president Michel Platini denied wrongdoing during police questioning Tuesday following his arrest as part of a corruption probe into the vote that gave the 2022 World Cup to Qatar.
TIMEadded this to Top StoriesMigraines How A Nurse With a Hole in Her Skull Changed The Medical History of MigrainesTIME - Katherine FoxhallThe following is adapted from an excerpt from social and medical historian Katherine Foxhall’s new book, Migraine: A History, published by Johns Hopkins University Press, and out June 18, 2019. In 1936,
TIMEadded this to NewsfeedAshley Benson 'Because It Is Pride.' Cara Delevingne Discusses Her Relationship With Ashley BensonTIME - Cady LangAfter a year of dating, Cara Delevingne has gone public with her relationship with actress Ashley Benson. Over the weekend, Delevingne took to Instagram to share a clip of the couple kissing in a scene
TIMEadded this to PoliticsU.S. Politics President Trump's Tax Law Has Made Americans Less Generous, Charities SayTIME - Laura Davison / Bloomberg(Bloomberg) — Americans gave less money to charities last year partly because the Republican tax law changes made many people ineligible for tax breaks that can inspire donations. Giving by individuals
TIMEadded this to Top StoriesLizzo Lizzo Got the Crowd on Its Feet With a Rousing Sister Act 2-Flavored MTV Movie & TV Awards PerformanceTIME - Raisa BrunerLizzo’s MTV Movie & TV Awards performance at Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar was the shot of adrenaline that awards shows have been looking for, lighting up the crowd — and social media — as she sang “Juice.”
TIMEadded this to BusinessBoeing 737 MAX This Airline Just Ordered 200 of Boeing’s Troubled 737 Max Jets — Even Though They’re Still GroundedTIME - Julie Johnsson and Benjamin Katz / BloombergBoeing announced its first deal for 737 Max jets since a March grounding that followed two deadly crashes, landing a $24 billion agreement with British Airways owner IAG SA. The airline group signed a
TIMEadded this to Top StoriesAngela Merkel German Chancellor Angela Merkel Says She's Fine After Visibly Shaking During Berlin CeremonyTIME - David Rising / AP(BERLIN) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel appeared unsteady and was visibly shaking Tuesday as she greeted the new Ukrainian leader in the hot sun in Berlin, saying later that she clearly hadn’t drunk
TIMEadded this to NewsfeedKawhi Leonard 'Plant Guy' Has Delivered Kawhi Leonard His Housewarming Gift and the Internet Has Deemed Them Both HeroesTIMEPlant Guy has fulfilled his dream of giving Kawhi Leonard his housewarming gift — and the internet couldn’t be more thrilled. “Plant Guy,” as he has been dubbed, has been the subject of much adoration.
TIMEadded this to Top StoriesAlex Jones Father of Sandy Hook Massacre Victim Wins Defamation Lawsuit Against Shooting DeniersTIME - PAT EATON-ROBB / AP(HARTFORD, Conn.) — The father of a victim of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre has won a defamation lawsuit against the authors of a book that claimed the shooting never happened — the latest
TIMEadded this to NewsfeedMichelle Obama 'When They Go Low, We Also Go Low.' You Haven't Seen Michelle Obama Until You've Seen Her Dominate in DodgeballTIME - Megan McCluskeyAs a former first lady, it’s no surprise that Michelle Obama wasn’t about to let James Corden get away with dissing America. After Corden took an anything-Americans-can-do-Brits-can-do-better jab at Obama,
TIMEadded this to Top Stories19th Century Italian Great-Grandma Who Was Europe's Oldest Person Has Died at 116TIME - Associated Press(MILAN) — A 116-year-old Italian woman who authorities say was the oldest person in Europe and the second oldest in the world has died. The Italian news agency ANSA said Giuseppina Robucci died Tuesday
TIMEadded this to Top StoriesTsunamis Tsunami Warning Issued in Japan After Powerful EarthquakeTIME - MARI YAMAGUCHI / AP(TOKYO) — A powerful earthquake jolted northwestern Japan late Tuesday, prompting officials to issue a tsunami warning along the coast which was lifted about 2 ½ hours later. Thousands of families lost
TIMEadded this to NewsfeedJon Stewart 'Your Species Isn't Known for Moving Quickly.' Jon Stewart Roasts Mitch McConnell Over 9/11 Bill on The Late ShowTIME - Melissa LockerIt’s clear that Jon Stewart cares deeply about taking care of the brave men and women who were the first to arrive at the site of the World Trade Center attack on September 11th. That’s why he went to
TIMEadded this to Top StoriesIran How U.S. Allies in the Middle East are Responding to Rising Tensions with IranTIME - Joseph HincksU.S. allies in the Middle East have held back from a full-throated endorsement of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s claim that it is “unmistakable” Iran perpetrated a June 13 attack on two oil tankers the
TIMEadded this to Top StoriesDonald Trump Ahead of Re-election Rally, President Trump Threatens To Deport MillionsTIME - JILL COLVIN / AP(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump is threatening to remove millions of people living in the country illegally on the eve of formally announcing his re-election bid. In a pair of tweets Monday night,
TIMEadded this to Top StoriesCarrie Lam Hong Kong Leader Apologizes Amid Mounting Pressure to ResignTIME - Amy GuniaHong Kong leader Carrie Lam issued a public apology Tuesday amid a spiraling political crisis, stopping far short of demands from demonstrators that she completely cancel a controversial extradition bill,
TIMEadded this to Top StoriesEarthquakes Rescue Efforts Are Underway After an Earthquake Kills at Least 12 in Southwest ChinaTIME - Associated Press(BEIJING) — Rescue efforts are underway after an earthquake in southwestern China that has left 12 people dead and 134 others injured. The Yibin city press office said on its social media account that
TIMEadded this to EntertainmentZachary Levi 2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards: All the Wildest, Wackiest, Weirdest MomentsTIME - Melissa LockerThis year’s MTV Music & TV Awards (note: not the Video Music Awards) were a raucous, drunken, nearly star-studded affair. This year the annual shindig was hosted by Zachary Levi, a first-time awards show
TIMEadded this to Top StoriesMohammed Morsi Egypt's Ousted President Mohammed Morsi Is Quietly Buried After Sudden Courtroom DeathTIME - Samy Magdy / AP(CAIRO) — Egypt’s first democratically elected president, Islamist leader Mohammed Morsi, was buried under heavy security early on Tuesday, a day after his dramatic collapse and death inside a glass cage
TIMEadded this to Top StoriesIran Exclusive: President Trump Calls Alleged Iranian Attack on Oil Tankers 'Very Minor'TIME - Tessa BerensonFacing twin challenges in the Persian Gulf, President Donald Trump said in an interview with TIME Monday that he might take military action to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, but cast doubt
TIMEadded this to Top StoriesU.S. Politics Democrats Don’t Want to Play by Donald Trump’s PlaybookTIME - Lissandra VillaDonald Trump earned billions in free publicity during the 2016 election, defeating a crowded field of more experienced rivals to win the nomination and then the presidency. So far, none of the people to
TIMEadded this to Top StoriesAdolf Hitler A Man Who Shared Video of the Christchurch Mosque Shooting Has Been Sentenced to 21 Months in PrisonTIME - Associated Press(WELLINGTON, New Zealand) — A Christchurch businessman who shared a video of worshippers being slaughtered at a New Zealand mosque has been sentenced to 21 months in prison. Philip Arps had earlier pleaded
TIMEadded this to Top StoriesJames Buchanan Pete Buttigieg Says There Have Probably Been Gay Presidents. Here's Why That Theory Is ComplicatedTIME - Jasmine AguileraPete Buttigieg believes he probably won’t be the first gay president if he’s elected in 2020. In an interview with Axios on HBO, the South Bend, Ind. mayor was asked how he’d respond to critics who call
