North Carolina's congressional map is illegal Republican gerrymander, court rules

A North Carolina court on Monday temporarily blocked the state from using its congressional map in next year's elections and strongly suggested it would eventually rule the districts were illegally gerrymandered to favor Republicans.

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Hong Kong leader says expects city to record negative growth in 2019

Hong Kong's embattled leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday she expects the Asian financial hub to record negative economic growth for the full 2019 year, as the city grapples with five months of often violent anti-government protests.

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Queensland shark attack: Two men injured at tourist spot

The men suffered leg and foot wounds in the attack at a popular tourist region in Queensland.

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Indian toddler stuck in borewell dies despite major rescue efforts

Two-year old Sujith fell into the well on Friday and was found dead despite a major rescue effort.

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Man charged in Maryland newspaper shooting pleads not criminally responsible

The man accused of fatally shooting five people at a newspaper office in Annapolis, Maryland, last year pleaded guilty but not criminally responsible on all 23 felony charges against him, officials from the court and prosecutor's office said.

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Former Democratic U.S. Senator Kay Hagan of North Carolina dies at age 66

Former U.S. Senator Kay Hagan, a North Carolina Democrat who defeated a prominent Republican incumbent in 2008 and helped secure approval of the Obamacare healthcare law, died on Monday at age 66, her family said in a statement to local media.

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Iraqi defense minister says missile fell near military base, no damage

Iraqi Defense Minister Najah al-Shammari said on Tuesday a missile fell near a military base hosting U.S. forces north of Baghdad but caused no damage.

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REM look back on Monster: 'We did not want to become the dancing monkey'

REM look back on their most challenging and divisive record, Monster, as it turns 25.

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Japan, South Korea to study fund to ease wartime forced labor issue: Kyodo

The South Korean and Japanese governments are studying plans for a joint economic program involving companies from both countries that aims to ease strains over the issue of forced Korean labor in World War Two, Kyodo news reported on Monday.

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U.S. extends protected status for Salvadorans in U.S. by at least a year

The U.S. government has extended temporary protection for Salvadorans living in the United States by an extra year, U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador Ronald Johnson said on Monday, in a possible sign of easing tensions over migration.

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Baghdadi death: What now for IS?

Can the ultra-violent IS group survive the death of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi?

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Why passwords don't work, and what will replace them

Passwords can be insecure, easy to lose and easier to forget, so can new tech protect us?

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Internet 'father' Vint Cerf on future challenges ahead for the web

As the Internet marks 50 years, its co-founder Vint Cerf, tells of his concerns for the future.

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Ethiopia's 900-year-old Shonke village on a mountain

Residents say they prefer their traditional stone-built homes to Ethiopia's "shining cities".

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Celebrities flee, multimillion-dollar homes burn in Los Angeles wildfire

A fast-moving wildfire on Monday destroyed at least five multimillion-dollar homes in one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in Los Angeles and forced celebrities to flee in the middle of the night.

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Aiming at Olympic boom, Japan builds 'Ethnic Harmony' tribute to indigenous Ainu

On a wooded lake shore in northern Japan, the government is building a modernist shrine that has divided the indigenous Ainu community whose vanishing culture it was designed to celebrate.

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A sweet idea that created a $40m business

How Tara Bosch set up and grew low-sugar sweets company Smart Sweets.

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Christmas markets hit by Brexit costs

Organisers have brought goods to the UK early to avoid any difficulties with the UK's exit from the EU.

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World Series fans greet Trump vision with boos, chants

U.S. President Donald Trump was greeted with boos and a smattering of chants of "Lock him up!" when he appeared on screen at the World Series in Washington on Sunday, even as he celebrated one of the biggest wins of his administration.

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In Argentina grains belt, farmers ready to 'unsaddle' as Peronists return

There is a saying among farmers when times are hard on the Argentine Pampas: "Unsaddle the horse until the sun comes out". That saying is starting to spread in farm towns like Saladillo, after the populist-leaning Peronists won back power on Sunday.

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Argentina's president-elect Fernandez says will meet, work with Macri

Argentina's president-elect Alberto Fernandez said that he would meet with outgoing leader Mauricio Macri to discuss the political transition after the center-left Peronist won a decisive victory in a general election on Sunday.

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Argentina's Macri concedes presidential election, congratulates Alberto Fernandez

Argentine President Mauricio Macri conceded the presidential election on Sunday night and congratulated opposition Peronist candidate Alberto Fernandez.

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