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BREAKING: Indonesia to have a new capital city
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (third left), along with other officials, looks at a map as he visits Bukit Soeharto in Kutai Kartanegara regency, East Kalimantan on May 7. Bukit Soeharto, was one of several areas that had been nominated for the site of a new capital city. Courtesy of Presidential Press Bureau via The Jakarta …
Donald Trump’s rocky weekend in France dashes hopes of China trade truce
The G7 summit in France unfolded in the now familiar manner of Trump’s foreign trips. The United States, once the fulcrum of the Western alliance, was isolated. Foreign leaders who once looked to the US for direction largely tried not to antagonize a volatile American President. And Trump battled with the media, reacted furiously to …
Andrew Luck retires: Colts’ personnel moves forward with Jacoby Brissett
INDIANAPOLIS — The building on West 56th Street in Indianapolis is a workplace, just like the buildings so many of you are heading to for the beginning of a new week. And on Sunday, the day after everything changed with the news of Andrew Luck’s unexpected retirement, the Colts’ home facility was like how you …
Modi govt sacks 22 more senior officers for corruption
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has compulsorily retired another 22 senior officers of the rank of Superintendent/AO over corruption and other charges. The decision to sack these official came after PM Modi, in his Independence Day address, said that “some black sheep in the tax administration may have misused their powers …
Hong Kong Police Fire Warning Shot During Night Of Violent Clashes With Protesters : NPR
Policemen pull out their guns after a confrontation with demonstrators during a protest in Hong Kong, on Sunday. One officer fired a warning shot in the air — the first such incident in 11 weeks of protests. Vincent Yu/AP hide caption toggle caption Vincent Yu/AP Policemen pull out their guns after a confrontation with demonstrators …
CDC flags one death and nearly 200 cases of lung illnesses in US, possibly tied to vaping
World A person in Illinois who vaped has died after being hospitalized with severe respiratory illness, the state’s health authorities said on Friday, amid reports that dozens of people had been sickened with lung problems linked to vaping. FILE PHOTO: A man holds an electronic cigarette as he vapes at a Vape Shop in Monterrey, …
US-China trade talks won’t break down despite latest escalation: CSIS
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with China’s President Xi Jinping at the G20 leaders summit in Japan, June 29, 2019. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The escalation in the U.S.-China tariff fight over the weekend is unlikely to derail trade negotiations between the two economic giants, an expert from the Center for Strategic and International Studies …
Andrew Luck, the Colts and the Retirement That Rocked NFL’s World – ProFootballTalk
Getty Images Aug. 4, Colts camp, Westfield, Ind — I ask Indianapolis quarterback Andrew Luck: “Opening day’s five weeks from today. Any doubt you’ll play?” “No,” Luck says. “No doubt. I certainly believe I will.” Aug. 19, owner Jim Irsay’s office, Colts headquarters, Indianapolis — Luck has asked to meet with Irsay, GM Chris Ballard …
Amid Sony/Disney Controversy, Tom Holland Says New Spider-Man Movie Will Be “Very Different”
Even if Spider-Man does indeed leave the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Tom Holland is coming back to play the character again in a third movie following the box office smash Spider-Man: Far From Home. Holland appeared at the Keystone Comic-Con in Philadelphia this weekend (after his separate appearance at Disney’s D23) where he confirmed there is …
Boars on the Floor: Breaking Down Episode 3 of ‘Succession’
HBO’s most dysfunctional and obscenely rich family this side of the Lannisters has returned. After Succession went supernova in the back half of its first season—improving upon each excellent episode to a hilarious and devastating degree—it became one of the best dramas on television, which made its hiatus all the more excruciating. Well, no more! …