After shootings, tech companies pressured to pull plug on 8chan

Critics pressed Twitter and other tech companies to shun online message board 8chan on Monday, after it was used by a mass shooter to announce an attack for the third time this year.

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Trump imposes total U.S. freeze on Venezuelan government assets

U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a freeze on all Venezuelan government assets in the United States on Monday, sharply escalating a diplomatic and sanctions drive aimed at removing socialist President Nicolas Maduro from power.

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After shootings, Trump reins in his attacks - for now

After back-to-back mass shootings in two states over the weekend spurred widespread condemnation of his rhetoric and style, President Donald Trump chose to suppress his instinct to attack his rivals - at least for now.

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North Korea threatens to take 'new road', launches more missiles

North Korea fired missiles into the sea off its east coast for the fourth time in less than two weeks, the South Korean military said on Tuesday, as Pyongyang protested that joint U.S.-South Korea military drills violated diplomatic agreements.

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China to counter U.S. deployment of intermediate-range missiles in Asia

China will take countermeasures if the U.S. deploys intermediate-range missiles in Asia, a Chinese foreign ministry official said on Tuesday.

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New best story on Hacker News: Why I Turned Down an AWS Job Offer

Why I Turned Down an AWS Job Offer
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Trump imposes sanctions on Venezuelan government's assets

U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed sanctions on assets of the Venezuelan government, according to an executive order published on Monday.

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Lives lived and lost along Manila's Pasig river

Dozens of bodies were pulled from the Philippine river last year, suspected victims of the drug war.

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Mexico to open first terrorism probe of an event on U.S. territory

Mexico will investigate the mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, that killed 22 people, including eight Mexican citizens, as an act of terrorism and may request the suspected shooter be extradited to Mexico for trial, the country's foreign minister said on Monday.

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Mexican man who shielded wife in Texas mass shooting dies

A Mexican man who threw himself in front of his wife to shield her from bullets in a mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, died on Monday, officials and his family said, raising the toll of Mexican nationals killed in one of two weekend mass shootings in the United States to eight.

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Mexico to open first terrorism probe of an event on U.S. territory

Mexico will investigate the mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, that killed 22 people, including eight Mexican citizens, as an act of terrorism and may request the suspected shooter be extradited to Mexico for trial, the country's foreign minister said on Monday.

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North Korea threatens to take 'new road' with latest launches

North Korea fired two unidentified projectiles into the sea off its east coast on Tuesday, the South Korean military said, as Pyongyang's foreign ministry protested that joint U.S.-South Korea military drills violated diplomatic agreements.

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El Paso shooting: Has US neglected fight against white extremism?

The US has neglected the fight against domestic terrorism over the years, say analysts.

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Obituary: Nuon Chea, Cambodia's unrepentant perpetrator of genocide

Nuon Chea, who has died at 93, oversaw some of the worst crimes of the 20th Century.

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Article 370: What happened with Kashmir and why it matters

India is re-defining its relationship with Kashmir after seven decades. Here's what you need to know.

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Child Holocaust witness reveals lucky escape aboard The Lost Train

Mirjam survived the German Nazi concentration camps after being taken from the Netherlands in WW2.

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If one drone isn't enough, try a drone swarm

Co-operating flying drones could survey crops very quickly, but at what cost?

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The Madagascar farmers trying to save sea cucumbers

Sea cucumbers are a delicacy in parts of Asia, but overfishing means stocks are declining.

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Eastern Libya force strikes Misrata air college: source, witness

Forces of the eastern Libyan National Army (LNA) loyal to Khalifa Haftar struck Misrata's air college early on Tuesday, a military source and resident said.

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Walmart massacre in Texas investigated by authorities as domestic terrorism

U.S. authorities investigating what drove a young man from the Dallas area to kill 20 people at a Walmart store hundreds of miles away in the border city of El Paso said on Sunday they are treating it as a case of domestic terrorism.

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Indonesia president says power company should have been able to prevent blackout

Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Monday the state power company should have had contingency plans in place to prevent a major electricity blackout that affected the capital Jakarta and neighboring provinces.

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