Russia says U.S. plans to strike Damascus, pledges military response

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Tuesday it had information that the United States planned to bomb the government quarter in Damascus on an invented pretext, and said it would respond militarily if it felt Russian lives were threatened by such an attack.

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Japan political longevity likely elusive in a post-Abe world

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has made some lasting changes to bolster the power of the premier's office, but his political longevity is mainly due to strong allies, weak enemies and good luck - a hat trick successors may find hard to emulate.

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NZ Labour suspends youth wing events after summer-camp sex assault allegations

SYDNEY (Reuters) - New Zealand's ruling Labour Party has suspended all events by its youth wing after police opened an investigation into a summer camp where media has reported instances of sexual assault took place.

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New best story on Hacker News: Stephen Hawking has died

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New best story on Hacker News: ACME v2 and Wildcard Certificate Support is Live

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Turkish Prosecutor Seeks Life Sentence for American Missionary

Brunson is accused of being a "member and executive of the terrorist group" behind the 2016 coup attempt.

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Update: Sweden Tries to 'Starve' Out Christian Asylum Seeker

An update on Iranian born Christian, Aideen Strandsson, who moved to Sweden in 2014, but has now been targeted by the Swedish government for deportation back to Iran. If she is sent back, she faces certain imprisonment, torture and possibly death, but the Swedish government does not care about her plight and will not grant her asylum.

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Physicist Stephen Hawking dead at 76

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Pennsylvania House race too close to call, with most precincts reporting

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Polls close in pivotal Pennsylvania House special election

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Trump speaks to military members during trip to California

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The Crown's Queen Claire Foy paid less than co-star Matt Smith

The actress earned less for starring as the Queen than her co-star who played the duke.

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UK should stay in a customs union, say German business groups

The BDI industry body would prefer deep integration between the UK and the EU after Brexit, it says.

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War on plastic may do more harm than good, warns think tank

A think tank warns of the risk of unintended consequences from the current concern over plastics.

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Cathay Pacific in its first back-to-back loss in 71 years

The airline is facing tough competition from low-cost Chinese carriers and was hurt by higher fuel prices.

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Future of 1p and 2p coins questioned by Treasury

The Treasury is seeking views on the future of copper coins and the £50 note.

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Millennial railcards sold out despite technical problems

Demand for the new millennial railcard crashed the website on the first day of nationwide sales.

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Part-time DJ David Solomon tipped to be next Goldman Sachs boss

David Solomon, who is widely expected to take over from Lloyd Blankfein, is also known as DJ D-Sol.

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Leggings in and pork pies out of latest inflation basket

Mashed potato also makes a comeback as Office for National Statistics picks new inflation basket.

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IMF says digital currency tech can be used against crypto criminals

IMF head Christine Lagarde says the technology behind crypto-currencies could stop their nefarious use.

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UK growth to be slowest in G20 this year, says OECD

The OECD predicts the fastest global economic growth since 2011 this year, but says the UK will lag behind.

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Serious Fraud Office in talks to increase annual budget

Any change might end the need for it to ask the government for one-off payments for major probes.

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South Korea gaming: Death by overwork sparks calls for change

Critics say "crunch time", an intense burst of work just before a game is released, can be dangerous.

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A co-working space only for women

There have been men-only clubs for centuries. The Wing is a co-working space in New York exclusively for women.

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The reusable nappy company with big ambitions

Mexican business Ecopipo exports its fabric, washable nappies around the world.

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Philip Hammond says economic forecasts are 'there to be beaten'

The chancellor said that economic growth forecasts have been revised for 2018.

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Baby steps

How Mexican entrepreneur Ixchel Anaya launched a reusable nappies business that exports around the globe.

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Sending home

The money sent home by migrant workers is relied up on by schools in El Salvador

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Russia election: What do young Russians think of Putin?

The Kremlin has been focusing on getting young people to vote in Sunday's election, but many still say they will stay away.

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'I want to explain arranged marriage to white people'

A Pakistani designer who made a board game mocking arranged marriage says the media mistook her real intentions.

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Shinzo Abe: Diplomacy and scandals heap pressure on Japan's PM

As US North Korea undermines the alliance with Japan, Mr Abe is also facing a mounting scandal back home.

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Uganda's Makerere University: 'My lecturer tried to rape me'

A student at Uganda's Makerere University says staff harassed her when she reported an attempted rape.

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'Nappies are like clothes, it's a fashion thing'

How Mexican entrepreneur Ixchel Anaya launched a reusable nappies business that exports around the globe.

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Pennsylvania vote down to wire in ominous sign for Republicans

CANONSBURG, Pa. (Reuters) - A U.S. House of Representatives election in Pennsylvania that is seen as a referendum on President Donald Trump's performance was a dead heat on Tuesday, an ominous sign for Republicans eight months ahead of congressional elections.

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Two victims of Texas package bomb were son and mother

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Two victims of a parcel bomb that exploded on Monday at a house in Austin, Texas, were identified as 17-year-old Draylen Mason and his mother, the city's police chief said on Tuesday.

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Gun control bills wait in Congress despite public support

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An unexpected resurgence of gun control proposals following last month's shooting at a Florida high school is showing signs of ebbing in the U.S. Congress, where a bill to strengthen a national background check for gun ownership is treading water despite public pressure in favor of it.

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Bus carrying students crashes in Alabama, killing driver

(Reuters) - A bus carrying dozens of Texas high school band members home from a trip to Disney World plunged into a ravine off of an interstate highway in Alabama on Tuesday, killing its driver and injuring several others, authorities said.

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Empty shoes, empty schools: U.S. gun law activists begin two days of theater

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tom Mauser came to the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday dressed in gray Vans sneakers, the same ones his 15-year-old son Daniel wore when he was killed by two gunmen at Colorado's Columbine High School in 1999 along with a dozen other people.

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Blizzard bears down on New England, knocking out power

BOSTON (Reuters) - Driving snow enveloped the U.S. Northeast on Tuesday in its third winter storm in two weeks, closing schools, canceling flights and knocking out power to about 140,000 homes and businesses.

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U.S. court upholds most of Texas law to punish 'sanctuary cities'

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court panel on Tuesday upheld most of a Republican-backed Texas law to punish "sanctuary cities," allowing it to remain in effect while the case is being fought in a lower court.

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Three men charged with Minnesota mosque bombing

(Reuters) - Three men from a rural Illinois community were arrested on Tuesday and charged in the 2017 bombing of a mosque outside Minneapolis and the attempted bombing of an Illinois abortion clinic, U.S. prosecutors said.

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Maryland firm settles U.S. charges over bribes to Russian official

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Maryland-based company has agreed to pay $2 million to settle charges that it bribed a Russian official to win contracts to ship uranium to the United States, U.S. authorities said on Tuesday.

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New Jersey governor proposes tax hikes, legal marijuana in first budget

TRENTON, N.J. (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy presented his first budget on Tuesday, turning sharply from the previous administration with sweeping proposals to hike taxes and spending on new initiatives that Republicans warned could drive businesses out of the already high-tax state.

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