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Former Vice President Joe Biden has faced questions over his role in crafting the 1994 crime bill, which imposed lengthy sentences for drug offenses. (Image credit: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images) from News : NPR https://ift.tt/2KcRnPO https://ift.tt/31h9qvh

The mayor of Taipei said on Thursday he will form a political party to run in Taiwan's 2020 elections, a move that could complicate President Tsai Ing-wen's re-election and shake up the political landscape amid heightened tension with China. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2LT2BMy https://ift.tt/HDXIyB

Authorities in the Chinese capital have ordered halal restaurants and food stalls to remove Arabic script and symbols associated with Islam from their signs, part of an expanding national effort to "Sinicize" its Muslim population. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2K7SJN3 https://ift.tt/HDXIyB

U.S. President Donald Trump spoke by phone on Wednesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss wildfires in Siberia and trade between their two nations, the White House said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/311U79o https://ift.tt/HDXIyB

A Malaysian senator on Thursday apologized after proposing a sexual harassment law to protect men from being "seduced" by women into committing sexual crimes. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2ONf5b5 https://ift.tt/HDXIyB

Firefighters and emergency medical teams in New York state will not have to wait for the police to arrive to remove a pet from a dangerously hot or cold car. They can break into a car themselves. (Image credit: Boston Globe via Getty Images) from News : NPR https://ift.tt/316QZcs https://ift.tt/2yo67pB

The South Korean military detained a North Korean soldier who crossed the heavily fortified demilitarized zone (DMZ) that separates the two countries, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JSC) said on Thursday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/318ZaoM https://ift.tt/HDXIyB

North Korea's latest missile launches did not violate a pledge its leader Kim Jong Un made to U.S. President Donald Trump, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday, but efforts to resume denuclearization talks remained in doubt. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2LSvjx6 https://ift.tt/HDXIyB

The mayor of Taipei said on Thursday he will form a political party to run in Taiwan's 2020 elections, a move that could complicate President Tsai Ing-wen's re-election and shake up the political landscape amid heightened tension with China. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2YBE1G6 https://ift.tt/HDXIyB

Several media organizations quote anonymous U.S. officials as saying they believe the purported heir to the leader of al-Qaida died but they don't offer details about how or when. (Image credit: AP) from News : NPR https://ift.tt/2Zo7ws5 https://ift.tt/2Mu96Fe

A new Labor MP thought about not doing a first speech to the House of Representatives. from Breaking News | Daily Telegraph https://ift.tt/2YtzgKw https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

The U.S. ambassador to Germany launched a scathing attack on Chancellor Angela Merkel's government on Thursday for its reluctance to join a naval mission in the Strait of Hormuz, saying Europe's biggest economy must assume more global responsibility. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Oyodjv https://ift.tt/HDXIyB

A couple camping at a national park in Kentucky said they were rousted from their tent by a man who told them he had seen a Bigfoot. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/332b8lH https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Stacey Johnson-Batiste recalls how Kamala Harris stood up for her in kindergarten against a boy who broke one of her artistic creations. She says the Harris she knew back then is the same person she is today. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/2ZdutOE https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says that the central bank never takes politics into account nor do they conduct monetary policy to prove their independence from President Trump and Congress. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/2ZnK3af https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

President Donald Trump was interrupted by a protester during his speech in Jamestown, Virginia, for the 400th anniversary of the first representative legislative assembly. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/2Mrr2Ao https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

Engineering student Can Cevic was stopped by police at his Florida International University graduation ceremony under suspicion his graduation cap was decorated with an explosive. Police investigated the cap and found the digital device Cevic used as decoration wasn't an explosive, but an Arduino Uno, an open-source microcontroller board, and allowed Cevic to walk with a new cap. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - App International Edition https://ift.tt/331Dnkt https://ift.tt/eA8V8J

U.S. national security adviser John Bolton said on Wednesday North Korea's recent missile tests did not violate a pledge its leader Kim Jong Un made to President Donald Trump, but Pyongyang had yet to say when working-level talks on denuclearization would resume. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/313fMOo https://ift.tt/HDXIyB

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson could see his working majority in parliament reduced to just one when voters in a rural Welsh parliamentary seat go to the polls on Thursday in his first electoral test as leader. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Kgjxtb https://ift.tt/HDXIyB

The crash occurred near a viewing area where park visitors watch pilots fly through a chasm known as "Star Wars Canyon." (Image credit: Ben Margot/AP) from News : NPR https://ift.tt/2Kk3OZZ https://ift.tt/2Mqac4R

The United States will renew sanctions waivers for Iranian nuclear programs that allow Russia, China and European countries to continue their civilian nuclear cooperation with Tehran, White House national security adviser John Bolton said on Wednesday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2OuzOA4 https://ift.tt/HDXIyB