'This looks so bad,' says white Texas cop on horseback, leading black man on a rope

One of two white police officers who rode through the streets of Galveston, Texas, on horseback escorting a black man walking tethered to a rope is heard saying: "This is going to look really bad" in newly released police video footage of the incident.

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Two women accuse actor James Franco of sexual exploitation in lawsuit

Two women filed a civil lawsuit against Hollywood actor James Franco on Thursday, accusing him of running a bogus film school where young women eager to advance their acting careers were duped into auditioning nude or shooting explicit sex scenes.

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New best story on Hacker News: SQL queries don't start with SELECT

SQL queries don't start with SELECT
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Mexican Supreme Court Justice resigns amid corruption questions

A Mexican Supreme Court Justice has resigned, the president's office said on Thursday, after the judge faced questions about a possible probe by Mexico's financial intelligence unit.

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Ocasio-Cortez sells ambitious U.S. welfare legislation in home district

U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Thursday promoted her ambitious welfare legislation to constituents in her home district in New York, finding a friendlier audience than she often encounters in the glare of Washington.

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Trump publicly asks China to probe Biden, even amid impeachment inquiry

President Donald Trump on Thursday again invited foreign interference in a U.S. presidential election by publicly calling on China to investigate Democratic political rival Joe Biden, the kind of request that has already triggered an impeachment inquiry in Congress.

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Hong Kong set to discuss emergency laws as further protests planned

Hong Kong's government is expected to discuss sweeping emergency laws on Friday that would include banning face masks at protests, two sources told Reuters, an unprecedented move to ease months of violent unrest in the Chinese-ruled city.

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Denver policeman fired for saying he was raped by woman he impregnated

A Denver policeman has been fired for falsely claiming that he was raped by a woman he impregnated in what authorities said was an effort by the officer to avoid paying child support, a disciplinary letter released on Thursday showed.

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US vaping illness deaths rise to 18 with 1,000 cases reported

Health officials urge people to stop vaping until the cause of a mystery illness is identified.

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Canada Conservative leader forced on defensive over dual citizenship, abortion stance

The leader of Canada's main opposition Conservative Party was forced on the defensive on Thursday over the disclosure he holds dual Canada-U.S. citizenship and his "pro-life" stance on abortion, less than three weeks before the national election.

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Biden lags Sanders, Buttigieg with $15.2 million in quarterly fundraising

Joe Biden raised $15.2 million to support his U.S. presidential bid during the third quarter, his campaign said on Thursday, trailing some of his rivals.

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U.S. Energy Secretary Perry expected to announce resignation next month: Politico

U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry is expected to announce his resignation in November, Politico reported on Thursday, citing three unnamed people familiar with his plans.

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Former U.S. Army interpreter from Iraq gets 30 years for dealing fentanyl on dark web

An Iraqi immigrant who worked as a U.S. Army interpreter was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Thursday for dealing the powerful opioid fentanyl over secret online networks, leading to the drug death of a Marine, prosecutors said.

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Beijing likely to pass on Trump invitation to probe Bidens, China experts say

If China were to act on U.S. President Donald Trump's surprising request on Thursday to start an investigation into Democratic rival Joe Biden and his family, it would be breaking one of its stated rules: do not meddle in another nation's internal politics.

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Iraqi PM demands parliamentary support to reshuffle cabinet after deadly unrest

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi called on lawmakers on Thursday to support him to reshuffle cabinet posts and urged calm after three days of deadly civil unrest rocked the country.

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Climate strikes: Why Russians don't get Greta's message

Vladimir Putin does not rate Greta Thunberg’s warning on climate change, and many Russians agree.

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The incinerator and the ski slope tackling waste

Billed the world’s cleanest waste-to-energy plant, Denmark's Copenhill project had a troubled start.

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Quiz of the week: Is your news knowledge up to speed?

Have you been paying attention to what's been going on over the past seven days?

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Africa's top shots: 27 September - 3 October

A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent.

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