Quotation of the Day: In Command: The Few, the Proud, the White

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Unable to Decide

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Saudi King Fires 2 Royals in Defense Corruption Inquiry

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Saudi king sacks defence officials

Six men, including two princes, are arrested as part of the country's latest anti-corruption drive.

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Elecciones 2020: el Partido Republicano postula a Trump y el demócrata Biden aún lleva la ventaja

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Biden Condemned Violence. Why Won’t Trump?

By BY MICHELLE GOLDBERG from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2QNebcp

Trump Defends Kyle Rittenhouse

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A Long History of Language That Incites and Demonizes

By BY PETER BAKER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/31KRbBp

‘We Germans,’ Alexander Starritt by the Author: An Excerpt

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Unwitting Progressives for Trump

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Facebook Could Block Sharing of News Stories in Australia

By BY DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI AND MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/32KSNdo

Frustrated by Election Boycott, Venezuela’s Leader Pardons 100 Opponents

By BY ANATOLY KURMANAEV from NYT World https://ift.tt/3hYVvCR

A Teacher and Congresswoman Confronts School Reopenings

By BY REID J. EPSTEIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3jxJ29n

Trump Fans Strife as Unrest Roils the U.S.

By BY PETER BAKER AND MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2YQLyQa

A series of primaries in Massachusetts could be a bellwether for the Democratic Party.

By BY JACEY FORTIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/34OFiMu

American Intelligence Knows What Russia Is Doing

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Trump defends supporters accused in deadly clashes

The US president suggests right-wing activists in Wisconsin and Oregon acted in self-defence.

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Hundreds of migrants still dying in Med five years since 2015

Five years on from the migrant crisis of 2015 hundreds are still dying in the Mediterranean.

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Still ill with coronavirus six months later: 'I have no idea how to get better'

For some people Covid just will not go away – one woman’s Instagram diary of her long-haul illness.

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Rival powers jockey for the lead in hypersonic aircraft

The US, China and Russia are pouring money into aircraft that can fly at five times the speed of sound.

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Prashant Bhushan: India finds an unlikely hero in lawyer-activist

Prashant Bhushan refused to apologise to the Supreme Court and got a symbolic one-rupee fine.

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Rohingya crisis: Growing up in the world's largest refugee camp

Nayeem, 3, is one of 20,000 children born every year in the camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.

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Why this black drive-in cinema is a big hit

Drive-ins are booming, of course. But this one is also responding to the other big story of the year.

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2020 U.S. Open: What to Watch on Opening Monday

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India accuses China of 'border violation'

China is yet react to the allegation which comes after several rounds of peace talks.

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Israel and UAE set for historic direct flight following peace deal

The first commercial flight marks a major step in normalising ties between the two countries.

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What’s on TV Monday: ‘All or Nothing’ and ‘American Ninja Warrior’

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Meet Germany’s Bizarre Anti-Lockdown Protesters

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As Japan’s Abe Leaves, ‘Abenomics’ Will Remain, for Good or Ill

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The Runway Lights Failed, So Villagers Used Their Headlights to Aid an Airlift

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Your Monday Briefing

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No Corrections: Aug. 31, 2020

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Quotation of the Day: As China Flexes, Taiwan Revamps Its Military

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How to Help Someone Who Lost Their Job

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Think You’re Making Good Climate Choices? Take This Mini-Quiz

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I’m Still Reading Andrew Sullivan. But I Can’t Defend Him.

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Portland Shooting Amplifies Tensions in Presidential Race

By BY MIKE BAKER, THOMAS KAPLAN AND SHANE GOLDMACHER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/32EEtTN

Trump, Vicar of Fear and Violence

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Jon Rahm Sinks a Big Putt to Win Playoff at the BMW Championship

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Norway bunker partygoers poisoned with carbon monoxide

More than 20 people were hospitalised after attending the party in the Norwegian capital Oslo.

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Stories of 2020: Five Lives Caught in a Year of Upheaval and Pain

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Mauritius oil spill: 'We want to protect our island'

Young locals are helping to prevent environmental damage after an oil leak from a ship that ran aground.

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Europe's migrant crisis: The year that changed a continent

More than a million people arrived in Europe in 2015. Five years on, we reflect on what's changed.

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The search engine boss who wants to help us all plant trees

Christian Kroll is the boss of Ecosia, which donates 80% of its profits to tree-planting projects.

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Letter from Africa: Why Kenyans are no longer cheering their constitution

It is a time of reflection 10 years after the country was promised a rebirth, writes Waihiga Mwaura.

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Belarus protest: Dozens arrested at mass rally

The country's been gripped by mass protests since the August election, widely thought to have been rigged.

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‘I Turned to See a Man Behind Me Wearing a Sweater That I Also Own’

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Portland clashes: Fatal shooting as rival groups protest

A pro-Trump procession was met by counter-protesters in another tense night in the Oregon city.

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Canada statue of John A MacDonald toppled by activists in Montreal

John A MacDonald was accused of letting famine and disease decimate indigenous Canadian communities.

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Deadly Shooting in Portland After Pro-Trump Ralliers Clash With Protesters

By BY MIKE BAKER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3jmJHKA

US election 2020: Intelligence chief ends face-to-face security meetings

Democrats cry foul over the move, saying the public had a right to know about foreign interference.

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Shinzo Abe Is Ill. But Is That the Only Reason He’s Quitting?

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Corrections: Aug. 30, 2020

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With a Wary Eye on China, Taiwan Moves to Revamp Its Military

By BY STEVEN LEE MYERS AND JAVIER C. HERNÁNDEZ from NYT World https://ift.tt/3hUcFS5

Jacob Blake: Donald Trump to visit Kenosha amid unrest

The president is due to visit the city of Kenosha on Tuesday to meet local police.

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Quotation of the Day: District by District, a Plan for In-Person Schooling Falls Apart

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Virus Update

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Amid Tennis’s Swirling Storms, a Stubborn Djokovic Claims a Title

By BY CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3jvpHWv

How to Build a Catapult From Newspaper

By BY GODWYN MORRIS AND PAULA FRISCH from NYT At Home https://ift.tt/2GaP7dz

Phoenix Settles With Black Family After Police Drew Guns Over Reported Doll Theft

By BY CHRISTINA MORALES from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/32BL69E

‘It Was Challenging’: Bucks Return, Balancing Basketball and Activism

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Coronavirus Around the World

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‘Enough Is Enough’: New Racial Justice Leaders Rise in Kenosha

By BY JOHN ELIGON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/34LP95G

Searching for the lost dogs of the Beirut blast

Many pets ran away after a massive explosion in Beirut, leaving Leila Molana-Allen pining for a missing puppy.

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'They wanted to drown me at birth - now I'm a poet'

Kuli Kohli has always used writing as a means of escape from the prejudice she has experienced as an Asian woman with cerebral palsy.

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Begum Rokeya: The forgotten 19th Century feminist

Begum Rokeya was a writer, educationalist and reformer who tirelessly fought for women's rights.

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Algeria's lessons from The Plague in the age of coronavirus

Finding parallels between the famous novel and how Algeria is coping with coronavirus amid political upheaval.

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Migrant rescue: Dozens evacuated from overloaded Banksy ship

The Louise Michel had sought help saying it had rescued so many people it was unable to move safely.

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ICYMI: Aquarium art and crop portraits

Plus a newborn puma and pioneering women statues in our round-up of stories you may have missed this week.

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Hurricane Laura death toll climbs to 14 in the US

Fourteen people are now confirmed dead in the US after Hurricane Laura battered two states.

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Hurricane Laura Was Powerful, but Louisiana Was Prepared

By BY MANNY FERNANDEZ AND RICHARD FAUSSET from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3b7k6Tl

Sarah Palin’s Suit Against New York Times Will Go to Trial, Judge Rules

By BY NIRAJ CHOKSHI from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2EAiS76

Stephen Miller’s Dystopian America

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Corrections: Aug. 29, 2020

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Quotation of the Day: ‘Panting for Air’ Under Smoky Western Skies

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Workers will have to pay any deferred payroll taxes by April.

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Rival Themes Emerge as Race Enters Final Weeks: Covid vs. Law and Order

By BY KATIE GLUECK, ANNIE KARNI AND ALEXANDER BURNS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3baWFs3