Tuesday 30 April 2019

Anti-social behaviour 'nightmare' ignored, says report

Victims' commissioner says authorities are downplaying the harm caused by crimes such as vandalism.

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Climate change: Electric car target 'needs to be sooner'

The government's plan to ban the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2040 is too tame, its advisers will say.

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Labour to discuss 'confirmatory ballot' for Brexit

The party's governing body will decide whether to back a confirmatory ballot in the EU elections.

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State of the Nation report: Social mobility in UK 'virtually stagnant'

Inequality will remain entrenched in the UK "from birth to work" unless ministers act, a report warns.

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IS leader al-Baghdadi appears in first video in five years

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who has not been seen on camera since 2014, vows revenge for his militants.

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'Russian spy whale'

A beluga whale was found with suspicious equipment off Norway's coast

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Music royalties reach record high but songwriters 'on minimum wage'

But there are claims that "a lot of songwriters are making less than minimum wage".

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Newspaper headlines: Cambridge slavery probe and backlash over rape victim phone demand

Stories about victims of crime, including rape, feature on Tuesday's front pages.

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News Daily: NHS blood infection inquiry, and Japanese abdication

Your morning briefing for 30 April 2019.

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Debenhams closures: Four ways to use the empty stores

Across the UK, empty department stores are being turned into everything from housing to arts spaces.

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Glimpsing a world beyond human extinction

Writer and explorer Robert MacFarlane explores the "underland" beneath our feet.

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Esperanza Spalding: A jazz singer looking to inspire a generation

Award-winning jazz singer Esperanza Spalding is working to bring the arts to some of the nation's toughest schools.

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The Dorset family who are living plastic-free

The Fynes family decided to go plastic-free after seeing ducks eating rubbish at a picnic site.

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A supermarket is being piloted which has no tills, forcing customers to pay by app.

A supermarket is being piloted in London which has no tills, forcing customers to pay by app. Emma Simpson reports.

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Families in Blackpool are getting lessons in resilience to improve mental health

Families in Blackpool are getting lessons in resilience, as part of a £10 million programme to improve mental health.

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Sports Illustrated features first burkini girl

Halima Aden becomes the first model to wear a burkini in Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue.

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Minecraft player loses five-year-long game

Phil Watson is "killed" by a zombie baby and a spider.

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Japanese Emperor Akihito's human touch

Emperor Akihito will be remembered as the man who began the modernisation of Japan's Chrysanthemum Throne.

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Jeopardy: How a pro gambler 'cracked' US game show

Sports bettor James Holzhauer's unusual strategy is paying off as he crushes Jeopardy records.

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Is the UK economy at a new moment of sea-change?

Forty years ago Mrs Thatcher came to power, is the UK economy at another historic moment of change?

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London nail bombings remembered 20 years on

Twenty years have passed since a campaign of terror that killed three people and injured dozens.

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What's happening to rape prosecutions?

Rape victims in England and Wales are being asked to hand their phones to police as evidence.

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European elections: What pay can UK MEPs expect?

If the UK takes part in the European elections, what pay and benefits can MEPs expect?

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Trending FOX BUSINESS News: Girls outscore boys on tech, engineering, even without class


Girls outscore boys on tech, engineering, even without class


Though less likely to study in a formal technology or engineering course, America's girls are showing more mastery of those subjects than their boy classmates, according to newly released national education data.

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Trending FOX BUSINESS News: Drone used to aid 3D remake of Japanese internment camp


Drone used to aid 3D remake of Japanese internment camp


A University of Denver team is using drone images to create a 3D reconstruction of a World War II-era Japanese internment camp in southern Colorado.

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Trending FOX BUSINESS News: Slowing digital-ad growth could force change on Google


Slowing digital-ad growth could force change on Google


Google has dominated the online ad market for years, but its first quarter earnings report suggests that competitors may be nipping at its heels.

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Trending FOX BUSINESS News: Samsung's 1Q profit slides on falling chip prices


Samsung's 1Q profit slides on falling chip prices


Samsung Electronics Co. says its operating profit for the last quarter declined more than 60% from a year earlier because of falling chip prices and sluggish demands for its display panels.

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Trending FOX BUSINESS News: Startup behind cute toy robot Cozmo shutting down


Startup behind cute toy robot Cozmo shutting down


A startup that tried to advance the dream of intelligent robots in the home with its toy robot Cozmo is shutting down.

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Trending FOX BUSINESS News: Google revenue falls short of Q1 estimates


Google revenue falls short of Q1 estimates


Google parent Alphabet is reporting that it beat analyst earnings expectations with a first-quarter profit of $8.3 billion.

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Trending FOX BUSINESS News: 'Shark Tank' star Daymond John praises entrepreneur with 'worst pitch' ever for making a comeback


'Shark Tank' star Daymond John praises entrepreneur with 'worst pitch' ever for making a comeback


A brave entrepreneur returned to the "Shark Tank" Sunday, hoping for redemption roughly five years after a panel of famous investors skewered him for his invention.

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Trending FOX BUSINESS News: Several US airlines hit by brief computer-related outage


Several US airlines hit by brief computer-related outage


At least three major U.S. airlines were briefly affected Monday by an outage at a technology provider that shut down ticketing and check-in online and at airport kiosks.

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Trending FOX BUSINESS News: Incomes are up more than 20% in these boomtowns


Incomes are up more than 20% in these boomtowns


Residents in 'boomtowns' often enjoy low taxes and high job growth but some can now add big pay increases.

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Trending FOX BUSINESS News: A real 'Game of Thrones' castle just sold and it was pretty cheap


A real 'Game of Thrones' castle just sold and it was pretty cheap


This 19th century Ireland castle was used for exterior scenes during the third season of the HBO series.

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Aaron Judge Is Everywhere for the Yankees, Except on the Field


By JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports https://nyti.ms/2UOtbX2

New York City’s Quirkiest Bus: 1 Bridge, 3 Stops


By WINNIE HU from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/2ZTw5Oi

Movie Theaters


By NATALIE PROULX from NYT The Learning Network https://nyti.ms/2UO7Ltj

Tesla Looks to Regain Its Luster in Solar Energy by Slashing Prices


By IVAN PENN and PETER EAVIS from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/2ZTw78S

Bridgewater’s Ray Dalio Tops the List of Hedge Fund Manager Compensation


By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/2Wf3Ln0

Trending FOX BUSINESS News: Australia's Nine media sells 170 newspapers for $81 million


Australia's Nine media sells 170 newspapers for $81 million


A major Australian media company announced on Tuesday it has agreed to sell 170 regional and rural newspapers for 115 million Australian dollars ($81 million).

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Trending FOX BUSINESS News: Never Count Out Facebook or Microsoft


Never Count Out Facebook or Microsoft


It’s easy to let our personal interactions with companies like these distract us from seeing their underlying strengths.

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Trending FOX BUSINESS News: Asian stocks mixed after new Wall Street high


Asian stocks mixed after new Wall Street high


Asian stock markets were mixed Tuesday after Wall Street hit a new high and Chinese factory activity grew in April but below the previous month's pace.

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Trending FOX BUSINESS News: Chegg (CHGG) Q1 2019 Earnings Call Transcript


Chegg (CHGG) Q1 2019 Earnings Call Transcript


CHGG earnings call for the period ending March 31, 2019.

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Trending FOX BUSINESS News: Falun Gong's expansion plans in bucolic area stoke tensions


Falun Gong's expansion plans in bucolic area stoke tensions


Expansion plans for Falun Gong's compound in the hills of upstate New York have heightened tensions with neighbors.

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Trending FOX BUSINESS News: Canadian National Railway Co (CNI) Q1 2019 Earnings Call Transcript


Canadian National Railway Co (CNI) Q1 2019 Earnings Call Transcript


CNI earnings call for the period ending March 31, 2019.

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Trending FOX BUSINESS News: iRobot Loses a Fifth of Its Market Cap -- but It's Fine


iRobot Loses a Fifth of Its Market Cap -- but It's Fine


iRobot’s quarterly report wasn’t totally perfect, but it wasn’t minus-20% levels of bad, either.

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IS Leader Appears in Video for First Time in 5 years

The shadowy leader of the Islamic State group claimed to appear for the first time in five years in a video released by the extremist group’s propaganda arm on Monday, acknowledging defeat in the group’s last stronghold in Syria but vowing a “long battle” ahead.

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A New Way to Church: Justin Bieber's Pastor Launches App to Take Church Global

He's one of the men who helped introduce Justin Bieber to Jesus Christ. Now Pastor Judah Smith is working on the rest of the world, bringing church to your smartphone and tablet in a new way.

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Replacing Israel with Anti-Semitism in the Church, and What It Means for the End Times

Replacement theology in the Christian view of the Messiah has taken us far off target, and it affects our end-times theology. The common view of the church replacing Israel has caused huge consequences. Many Jews have a hard time believing in a Jewish Messiah that has replaced them. Many other Jews realize the truth that replacement theology is wrong and that the Messiah is still in a covenant relationship with them, as they have come to the understanding of wonderful saving grace.

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'War Footing': Church Canceled Indefinitely, Catholic Leaders in Sri Lanka Dissatisfied With Government Response

Catholic church leaders in Sri Lanka say they aren't satisfied with how the government has handled the investigation following the Easter Sunday attacks that left over 250 people dead. 

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Contaminated blood scandal: Inquiry hearings to begin

A public inquiry starts to hear evidence as families call for "justice" for people affected.

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Japanese Emperor Akihito begins historic abdication

Akihito, who says he is too old for the role, is the first Japanese emperor to stand down in 200 years.

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Anti-social behaviour 'nightmare' ignored, says report

Victims' commissioner says authorities are downplaying the harm caused by crimes such as vandalism.

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'Our water pollution is a cancer'

"Waterkeeper" Nabil Musa fights Iraq's water crisis, which he calls the country's gravest threat yet.

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Rod Rosenstein: US deputy attorney general quits

Rod Rosenstein, who was once accused of treason by the president, exits after a turbulent two years.

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Cambridge investigates its slavery links

The University of Cambridge is to investigate whether it gained financially from the slave trade.

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Operators say government should lose oversight of rail

Long-distance routes should also be serviced by more than one company to spark competition, they said.

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Climate change: Electric car target 'needs to be sooner'

The government's plan to ban the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2040 is too tame, its advisers will say.

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Labour to discuss 'confirmatory ballot' for Brexit

The party's governing body will decide whether to back a confirmatory ballot in the EU elections.

from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2PDXkr7

IS leader al-Baghdadi appears in first video in five years

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who has not been seen on camera since 2014, vows revenge for his militants.

from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2UPvYzk

John Singleton: Boyz N The Hood director dies aged 51

The Oscar-nominated African-American director dies at 51, after his family remove him from life support.

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'Russian spy whale'

A beluga whale was found with suspicious equipment off Norway's coast

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Music royalties reach record high but songwriters 'on minimum wage'

But there are claims that "a lot of songwriters are making less than minimum wage".

from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2vvW1kM

Newspaper headlines: Cambridge slavery probe and backlash over rape victim phone demand

Stories about victims of crime, including rape, feature on Tuesday's front pages.

from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2IPjJ4k

News Daily: NHS blood infection inquiry, and Japanese abdication

Your morning briefing for 30 April 2019.

from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2GRedfb

Debenhams closures: Four ways to use the empty stores

Across the UK, empty department stores are being turned into everything from housing to arts spaces.

from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2IQFEYO

Glimpsing a world beyond human extinction

Writer and explorer Robert MacFarlane explores the "underland" beneath our feet.

from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2DFnQMd

Esperanza Spalding: A jazz singer looking to inspire a generation

Award-winning jazz singer Esperanza Spalding is working to bring the arts to some of the nation's toughest schools.

from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2Wmgnc0

The Dorset family who are living plastic-free

The Fynes family decided to go plastic-free after seeing ducks eating rubbish at a picnic site.

from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2ZTu1Wy

A supermarket is being piloted which has no tills, forcing customers to pay by app.

A supermarket is being piloted in London which has no tills, forcing customers to pay by app. Emma Simpson reports.

from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2PAXyj0

Families in Blackpool are getting lessons in resilience to improve mental health

Families in Blackpool are getting lessons in resilience, as part of a £10 million programme to improve mental health.

from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2V5nqcO

Sports Illustrated features first burkini girl

Halima Aden becomes the first model to wear a burkini in Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue.

from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2J3WWB2

Minecraft player loses five-year-long game

Phil Watson is "killed" by a zombie baby and a spider.

from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2DCK2qk

Japanese Emperor Akihito's human touch

Emperor Akihito will be remembered as the man who began the modernisation of Japan's Chrysanthemum Throne.

from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2ZNOA6P

Jeopardy: How a pro gambler 'cracked' US game show

Sports bettor James Holzhauer's unusual strategy is paying off as he crushes Jeopardy records.

from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2L8O5k9

Is the UK economy at a new moment of sea-change?

Forty years ago Mrs Thatcher came to power, is the UK economy at another historic moment of change?

from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2ZL7OcU

London nail bombings remembered 20 years on

Twenty years have passed since a campaign of terror that killed three people and injured dozens.

from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2J07OQm

What's happening to rape prosecutions?

Rape victims in England and Wales are being asked to hand their phones to police as evidence.

from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2vsGuCw

European elections: What pay can UK MEPs expect?

If the UK takes part in the European elections, what pay and benefits can MEPs expect?

from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2GS9jP5

Abdication of Japan’s Emperor, Who Put a Human Face on the Monarchy


By MOTOKO RICH from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2GIXsSg

On Politics: Rod Rosenstein to Step Down


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Chronicles of the Rings: What Trees Tell Us


By JIM ROBBINS from NYT Science https://nyti.ms/2J4IM2C

Word + Quiz: gravitas


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What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘On Tour With Asperger’s Are Us’ and ‘The Last Survivors’


By LAUREN MESSMAN from NYT Arts https://nyti.ms/2Lg9FU2

父は、神と呼ばれたが、彼はジミーと呼ばれた


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籠の中の皇太子妃


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ボサボサ頭の候補者


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ためらう花嫁


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敗戦の長い影


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Las principales noticias del martes


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His Father Was Called a God. She Called Him ‘Jimmy.’


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A Princess in a Cage


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The Suitor With the Shaggy Hair


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The Long Shadows of a Failed War


By MOTOKO RICH from NYT World https://nyti.ms/2UPwBJp

Trump Sues Banks to Stop Them From Complying With House Subpoenas


By MAGGIE HABERMAN, WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM and DAVID ENRICH from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2GRQATZ

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to Step Down in May


By KATIE BENNER from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2WfbRw6

Man Charged With Killing 5 in Annapolis Newsroom Uses Insanity Defense


By MIHIR ZAVERI from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2XUcwmY

In Scranton, College Students Give High Marks to Biden’s First Campaign Speech


By TRIP GABRIEL from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2PEneLB

Sri Lanka, ISIS, British Police: Your Tuesday Briefing


By MELINA DELKIC and ALISHA HARIDASANI GUPTA from NYT Briefing https://nyti.ms/2GTm6kx

Monday 29 April 2019

‘Avengers: Endgame’: The Screenwriters Answer Every Question You Have


By DAVE ITZKOFF from NYT Movies https://nyti.ms/2UPqC7a

Is It Selfish to Pursue Risky Sports Like Extreme Mountain Climbing?


By SHANNON DOYNE from NYT The Learning Network https://nyti.ms/2ILQf7v

Was the College Admissions Scandal a Conspiracy, or Did Prosecutors Overreach?


By PETER J. HENNING from NYT Business https://nyti.ms/2VC7RZi

Why Are There So Many Books About Dogs?


By VANESSA WOODS AND BRIAN HARE from NYT Books https://nyti.ms/2GFXJp7

Virtual Reality as Therapy for Pain


By JANE E. BRODY from NYT Well https://nyti.ms/2PFLgpC

Why Your Doctor’s White Coat Can Be a Threat to Your Health


By AUSTIN FRAKT from NYT The Upshot https://nyti.ms/2PBKERM

The Libyan National Army has launched airstrikes on Tripoli

Militia groups unite to defend the Libyan capital from an offensive by eastern leader General Khalifa Haftar.

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Alex Hales withdrawn from England World Cup squad

Alex Hales is withdrawn from England's provisional World Cup squad by the ECB to ensure the team is "free from any distractions".

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The Libyan National Army has launched airstrikes on Tripoli

Militia groups unite to defend the Libyan capital from an offensive by eastern leader General Khalifa Haftar.

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Hales withdrawn from England World Cup squad

Alex Hales is withdrawn from England's provisional World Cup squad by the ECB to ensure the team is "free from any distractions".

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Celtic great Chalmers - who scored winner in 1967 European Cup final - dies at 83

Stevie Chalmers, who scored Celtic's winner in the 1967 European Cup final, has died, the club have announced.

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Celtic great Chalmers - who scored winner in 1967 European Cup final - dies at 83

Stevie Chalmers, who scored Celtic's winner in the 1967 European Cup final, has died, the club have announced.

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Learning With: ‘One Dead in Synagogue Shooting Near San Diego; Officials Call It Hate Crime’


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Trending FOX BUSINESS News: Asian stocks mixed after Wall Street hits new highs


Asian stocks mixed after Wall Street hits new highs


Asian stock markets were mixed on Monday as investors looked ahead to U.S.-Chinese trade talks and the Federal Reserve's update on its U.S. interest rate outlook.

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