Daily Archives: Wednesday, July 31, 2019
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Offbeat | TSA: Man checked missile launcher in luggage at BWI
Federal officials say they’ve found a missile launcher in a man’s luggage at the airport in Baltimore. The Transportation Security Administration said in a statement that ... -
This Day in History | 1991 – Superpowers to cut nuclear warheads
The United States and the Soviet Union have signed an historic agreement reducing their stockpiles of nuclear warheads by about a third. The Strategic Arms Reduction ... -
Life & Style | Global Citizen Festival to feature H.E.R, others
Queen and Adam Lambert, Pharrell Williams and Alicia Keys are some of the headliners at the 2019 Global Citizens Festival. Organizers yesterday also announced OneRepublic, H.E.R ... -
Swimming | High-water mark: Dressel sets own standard with 8 medals in Worlds
Exhaustion and relief flooded Caeleb Dressel. Maybe now the comparisons with Michael Phelps can fade away. Dressel won eight medals, including six golds, at the world ... -
Australian swimming embarrassed after positive drug test
If only the world championships ended as well as it started for the swimmers from Down Under. The much-vaunted Australian squad had an impressive but controversial ... -
World briefs
US-China President Donald Trump is threatening to get “much tougher” with China on trade if he wins reelection in 2020. Trump is tweeting his frustration as ... -
The Buzz | Capital One target of massive data breach
A hacker gained access to personal information from more than 100 million Capital One credit applications, the bank said as federal authorities arrested a suspect in the ... -
Presidents have made racist gestures throughout US history
When President Donald Trump drew widespread condemnation for describing a majority-black congressional district as a “rat and rodent infested mess” and for tweets targeting four Democratic ... -
Animal Farm | Hong Kong, a complex problem?
Many innocent people show little knowledge, or even contempt, for what China has done in these forty years, with many political games behind the scenes within ... -
Wednesday, July 31, 2019 – edition no. 3344
* Not made for typhoons • Secretary Wong said his controversial rumor crime has a wider application * Lawmakers question LRT ownership after test ride * ...
