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Stocks rally as Trump preaches optimism and China digs in
CNN Top Stories
 

Trump dismisses recession worries: 'Our economy is the best in the world' - Fox News US

Trump insists economy is strong but offers an option to combat recession - CNN Top Stories

Trump plays down fears of US recession - BBC Top Stories

Trump says he's not happy with Fox, refers to network as 'we' - CNN Top Stories

Justice Dept. again sides with Trump over House in personal financial records fight - CNN US

Trump Dismisses Recession Fears, Says Fed Must Help The Economy - NPR News

Justice Dept. again sides with Trump over House in personal financial records fight - CNN Top Stories

Trump attacks Fed chair, pushes back on recession fears - CBS Top Stories

Trump 2020 press secretary responds to president downplaying recession warnings - CBS US

Trump urges India and Pakistan to reduce tensions in call with leaders - Reuters World News

The good, the bad and the ugly for Trump in the new NBC/WSJ poll - NBC Top Stories

Scaramucci says he's putting together coalition to stop Trump in 2020 - CNN Top Stories

Scaramucci says he's putting together coalition to stop Trump in 2020 - CNN US

Stocks rally as Trump preaches optimism and China digs in - CNN Top Stories

Trump plans to ship a fleet of F-16s to Taiwan. China isn't happy about it - LA Times US News

Fact check: Trump falsely claims Google 'manipulated' millions of 2016 votes - CNN Top Stories

Trump says he's looking at the idea of the US buying Greenland ? video - The Guardian US News

No Joke: Trump Really Does Want To Buy Greenland - NPR News

Trump plan to head off mass killings is wishful thinking despite latest success - USA Today Top Stories

Julián Castro's new animal rights plan takes on a favorite Donald Trump Jr. hobby - NBC Top Stories

Trump plans to ship a fleet of F-16s to Taiwan. China isn't happy about it - LA Times World News

What Greenlanders say about Trump's interest in their country ? video report - The Guardian US News

Trump attacks Fed Chair Powell's 'horrendous lack of vision,' calls for huge rate cut - NBC Top Stories

Prime Minister Modi tells Trump hopeful India, U.S. will meet soon to discuss trade - Reuters World News

Women 'absolutely terrified' of Donald Trump giving Afghanistan deal to the Taliban - USA Today Top Stories

Planned Parenthood Out Of Title X Over Trump Rule - NPR News

Analysis: What a wedding massacre says about Trump's plan to leave Afghanistan - CNN Top Stories

Barron Trump is taller than his mom, even in her heels, and he's sporting a new haircut - USA Today Top Stories

Voters increasingly skeptical of Trump's handling of economy - CBS Top Stories

Why does Donald Trump want to buy Greenland? - The Guardian US News

PM Modi tells Trump hopeful India, U.S. will meet soon to discuss trade - Reuters World News

Poll: About half of Americans disapprove of how Trump handled El Paso and Dayton shootings - USA Today Top Stories

FEC chair says Trump's claim of election fraud 'undermines people's faith' in system - CNN Top Stories

For Trump, appeals to white fears about race may be a tougher sell in 2020: Reuters/Ipsos poll - Reuters Top Stories

For Trump, appeals to white fears about race may be a tougher sell in 2020: Reuters/Ipsos poll - Reuters US News

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Hong Kong's weekend of peaceful protests
CNN World News
 

Twitter, Facebook find China-backed interference in Hong Kong protests - Reuters World News

Hundreds of thousands gather to defy police in peaceful Hong Kong protest - CNN Top Stories

Hong Kong readies for further protests after huge, peaceful rally - Reuters Top Stories

Hong Kong readies for further protests after huge, peaceful rally - Reuters World News

Twitter, Facebook accuse China of using fake accounts to undermine Hong Kong protests - Reuters Top Stories

Pence urges China to respect Hong Kong laws amid protest - Reuters Top Stories

Twitter removes nearly 1,000 accounts tied to China's campaign against Hong Kong protesters - The Guardian World News

Hong Kong leader says she hopes non-violent protest puts city on road to peace - Reuters Top Stories

Twitter and Facebook say China-linked accounts sought to fuel political discord in Hong Kong - NBC World News

Hong Kong leader says she hopes peaceful protest was a turning point - Reuters World News

Hong Kong protests send a message Americans can hear loud and clear - CNN Top Stories

Hong Kong leader says she hopes non-violent protest puts city on road to peace - Reuters World News

Twitter and Facebook take down covert Chinese accounts that tried to undermine Hong Kong demonstrators - CNN Top Stories

Twitter, Facebook accuse China of using fake accounts to undermine Hong Kong protests - Reuters World News

UK's Labour says government must talk to China over Hong Kong - Reuters World News

UK's Labour says government must talk to China over Hong Kong - Reuters Top Stories

Hong Kong leader sees 'way out' of chaos through dialogue - Reuters World News

Hong Kong leader sees 'way out' of chaos through dialogue - Reuters Top Stories

Hong Kong's weekend of peaceful protests - CNN World News

Hong Kong protesters express their demands as 1.7m gather in demonstrations ? video - The Guardian World News

Greene King pub giant snapped up by Hong Kong firm CKA - BBC Top Stories

Hong Kong's weekend of peaceful protests - CNN Top Stories

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Boris Johnson 'confident' EU will back down in Brexit talks
The Guardian World News
 

UK PM Johnson to deliver Brexit message to Macron, Merkel - Reuters World News

British PM Johnson calls on Germany and France to compromise on Brexit - Reuters Top Stories

British PM Johnson calls on Germany and France to compromise on Brexit - Reuters World News

UK PM Johnson to deliver Brexit message to Macron, Merkel - Reuters Top Stories

UK's Johnson tells Germany and France: do a Brexit deal - Reuters Top Stories

Recall UK parliament to tackle Brexit crisis, opposition Labour Party says - Reuters World News

Recall UK parliament to tackle Brexit crisis, opposition Labour Party says - Reuters Top Stories

UK's Johnson tells Germany and France: do a Brexit deal - Reuters World News

UK Labour Party to discuss Brexit tactics with rival parties - Reuters World News

British parliament must reconvene immediately for Brexit crisis, Labour Party says - Reuters World News

Boris Johnson 'confident' EU will back down in Brexit talks - The Guardian World News

Martin Rowson on Labour's opposition to a no-deal Brexit ? cartoon - The Guardian World News

UK PM Johnson writes to Donald Tusk to propose Brexit deal changes - Reuters Top Stories

UK PM Johnson writes to Donald Tusk to propose Brexit deal changes - Reuters World News

Boris Johnson: UK 'will be ready' for no-deal Brexit - BBC Top Stories

UK plans to end EU freedom of movement immediately in no-deal Brexit - Reuters World News

No-deal Brexit 'could cost farms £850m in profits' - BBC Top Stories

How will a no-deal Brexit hit travel in UK and Europe? - CNN Top Stories

How will a no-deal Brexit hit travel in UK and Europe? - CNN World News

Newspaper headlines: PM's Brexit demands and Sir Elton defends royals - BBC Top Stories

EU unconvinced by Johnson's fresh bid to remove Brexit backstop - The Guardian World News

Paradise Lost? Edinburgh on edge as Brexit divides festival audiences - Reuters Top Stories

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#4
Prince Andrew 'appalled' by Jeffrey Epstein sex abuse allegations
CNN Top Stories
 

Prince Andrew urged to tell all he knows about Jeffrey Epstein - The Guardian World News

Prince Andrew rejects involvement in Epstein sex scandal - LA Times US News

Britain's Prince Andrew denies any involvement in Epstein sex scandal - Reuters World News

News Daily: Iran tanker freed and Prince Andrew on Epstein - BBC Top Stories

Prince Andrew says he's "appalled" by alleged Jeffrey Epstein crimes - CBS Top Stories

Britain's Prince Andrew denies any involvement in Epstein sex scandal - Reuters Top Stories

Amid A Brewing Royal Scandal, Prince Andrew Distances Himself From Epstein - NPR News

Jeffrey Epstein signed a will just two days before his death - The Guardian US News

U.S. attorney general shakes up prisons bureau after Epstein death - Reuters Top Stories

Report: Jeffrey Epstein signs will 2 days before death - CNN Top Stories

Prince Andrew 'appalled' by Jeffrey Epstein sex abuse allegations - CNN Top Stories

Prince Andrew denounces alleged Epstein crimes - CBS US

Epstein signed will days before his death in Manhattan jail - CBS US

U.S. attorney general shakes up prison bureau after Epstein death - Reuters US News

U.S. attorney general shakes up prison bureau after Epstein death - Reuters Top Stories

U.S. attorney general shakes up prisons bureau after Epstein death - Reuters US News

After Epstein suicide, attorney general reassigns federal prisons chief - CBS Top Stories

AG Barr removes acting Bureau of Prisons chief in wake of Epstein suicide - NBC Top Stories

Bureau of Prisons chief removed in wake of Jeffrey Epstein suicide - CNN Top Stories

US prisons chief removed after Epstein suicide - Al Jazeera English

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#5
NYPD fires officer at the center of Eric Garner?s death
Washington Post US
 

NYPD fires Officer Daniel Pantaleo, who placed chokehold on Eric Garner - USA Today Top Stories

NYPD fires officer who put Eric Garner in chokehold before death - The Guardian US News

NYPD fires Officer Daniel Pantaleo, who placed Eric Garner in chokehold - USA Today Top Stories

New York officer fired for Eric Garner chokehold death - CBS US

New York police officer fired for deadly 2014 chokehold on Eric Garner - Reuters US News

New York police officer fired for deadly 2014 chokehold on Eric Garner - Reuters Top Stories

NYPD fires officer accused of fatally choking Eric Garner - CNN Top Stories

New York police to announce fate of officer in Eric Garner chokehold death: lawyer - Reuters Top Stories

New York police to announce fate of officer in Eric Garner chokehold death: lawyer - Reuters US News

NYPD fires officer for chokehold in Eric Garner's death - NBC Top Stories

New York police fire officer who placed Eric Garner in deadly chokehold - Reuters Top Stories

NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo fired in 2014 Eric Garner death - CBS Top Stories

New York police fire officer who placed Eric Garner in deadly chokehold - Reuters US News

NYPD fires officer Daniel Pantaleo over Garner chokehold - CBS Top Stories

NYPD fires officer at the center of Eric Garner?s death - Washington Post US

NYPD commissioner fires Officer Daniel Pantaleo over Eric Garner's death - CBS Top Stories

New York officer fired, but tensions still high where Eric Garner died - Reuters US News

NYPD officer accused in Eric Garner's death has been fired, commissioner says - Fox News US

Eric Garner: NY officer in 'I can't breathe' death fired - BBC World

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Iran warns U.S. against interference as Gilbraltar releases oil tanker
NBC World News
 
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