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The Wall Street Journal
1🧾Mueller report: no evidence of collusion between Trump and RussiaSpecial counsel Robert Mueller concluded that President Trump and his campaign didn’t conspire or coordinate with Russia to interfere in the 2016 election. The announcement brings to an end an investigation that has roiled the administration since 2017 when Mr. Trump fired James Comey, his FBI director. But Mr. Mueller didn’t draw a conclusion on whether Mr. Trump obstructed justice. More »
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BBC News
2🇷🇺🇻🇪 Russia deploys troops and military plane to VenezuelaTwo Russian air force planes landed at Venezuela’s main airport on Saturday carrying a Russian defense official and nearly 100 troops, amid strengthening ties between Caracas and Moscow. The Trump administration has levied crippling sanctions on the OPEC nation’s oil industry in efforts to push Maduro from power and has called on Venezuelan military leaders to abandon him. More »
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The Wall Street Journal
3📱With iPhone sales slowing, Apple bets its future on TV and newsThe iPhone is running out of juice. To go beyond the device that made Apple Inc. a global colossus, Tim Cook is betting on a suite of services—marking the company’s biggest shift in more than a decade. Apple will take a giant leap toward its goal on Monday, when it plans to announce video- and news-subscription services that it hopes will generate billions of dollars in new annual revenue and deepen ties between iPhone users and the company. More »
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BBC News
4⛪️ Pope Francis says Vatican to open secret Holocaust-era archives"The Church is not afraid of history." Pope Francis said the Roman Catholic Church will open up its archives on Pius XII, who was Pope during World War Two. Pius XII has been accused of tolerating the rise of Nazi Germany and of not doing enough to protect Jews during the Holocaust. The secret archives included "moments of grave difficulties, tormented decisions of human and Christian prudence, that to some could appear as reticence". More »
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The Guardian
5UNICEF: Dirty water 20 times deadlier to children than bulletsChildren under five who live in conflict zones are 20 times more likely to die from diarrhea diseases linked to unsafe water than from direct violence as a result of war, United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has found. Diarrhea disease linked to unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene kills an average of 72,000 children under five each year, while direct violence from war kills an average of 3,400, according to the report.
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Remains of the day
🌌Northern lights could appear in New York and other US states this weekend — here's how to watch them. More »
Kenyan science teacher Peter Tabichi, who gives most of his salary to support poor pupils, wins the Global Teacher Prize.
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Thousands of security flaws found on UK government websites More »
More than a third of New Yorkers say they can’t afford to live here. More »
“The sunlight claps the earth, and the moonbeams kiss the sea: what are all these kissings worth, if thou kiss not me?”
– Percy Bysshe Shelley, 19th century English romantic poet
– Percy Bysshe Shelley, 19th century English romantic poet
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