The Buzz | Friends with benefits: Can Facebook tackle your love life?

Facebook is tackling a new frontier: love. Facebook Dating, its matchmaking service already available in Brazil and 18 other countries, is arriving in the U.S. today .

A re-energized Hurricane Dorian rakes the Southeast US coast

Re-energized at 115 mph, Hurricane Dorian raked the Southeastern U.S. coast with howling, window-rattling winds and sideways rain yesterday, knocking out power to more than

Brexit breathes life back into Scottish independence push

When Scotland voted in 2014 against independence, that seemed to settle the issue: The hauntingly rugged region where Britain’s royal family spends its holidays at its

Offbeat | Motown founder Berry Gordy donates $4M to museum expansion

Motown Records founder Berry Gordy Jr. is donating $4 million toward a project to expand a museum housed in the Detroit building where he built his music empire,

This Day in History | 1997 Mother Teresa dies

She died of a heart attack at the headquarters of the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta shortly before 1700 BST. The nun from Skopje, Macedonia,

World briefs

The Buzz | YouTube to pay $170M fine after violating kids’ privacy law

Google’s video site YouTube has been fined $170 million to settle allegations it collected children’s personal data without their parents’ consent. The Federal Trade Commission fined Google

Island of 50,000 people in the Bahamas is 70% under water

An island in the Bahamas that’s home to 50,000 people is 70% under water after Hurricane Dorian battered it with record force for two days, according

Xenophobic attacks shame South Africa as regional leaders meet

South Africa has been hit by an outbreak of xenophobic violence in its biggest city, attracting criticism from other African nations in the week political and

MH17 investigators want to speak to Ukrainian prisoner

Dutch prosecutors investigating the downing five years ago of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine want to speak to a man being held by Ukrainian authorities, calling him

UK Parliament takes on pivotal day on Brexit

Parliament was reconvening yesterday for a pivotal day in British politics as lawmakers challenged Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s insistence that the U.K. will leave the European

Offbeat | Bat appreciation day to be held at former Connecticut prison

The nation’s oldest prison will be the backdrop for a day devoted to the importance of conserving bats in Connecticut. The underground tunnels at the former prison,

This Day in History | 1957 – Homosexuality ‘should not be a crime’

A report sponsored by the government has suggested homosexual behaviour between consenting adults should no longer be a criminal offence. The proposal is the principal and most

Life & Style | Tribute concert of Avicii’s music to benefit mental health

A benefit concert for suicide prevention featuring the music of the late star Avicii is being planned for Dec. 5 in Stockholm, Sweden. Proceeds will support the work

World briefs

Vatican City Pope Francis heads this week to the southern African nations of Mozambique, Madagascar and

The Buzz | Pound slides on Brexit, on track for lowest close since 1985

The pound dropped yesterday to its lowest level against the dollar since 1985, excluding a brief “flash crash” in 2016 that may have been caused by technical glitches,

Prince Harry announces massive travel sustainability project

The eco-minded Prince Harry is embarking on a massive travel sustainability initiative in partnership with key travel providers that’s aimed at bettering the practices of

US promotes free and open Indo-Pacific at naval exercise

A senior U.S. naval officer underlined Washington’s commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific as the United States on yesterday launched its first joint naval exercise

US, Poland sign joint document on 5G technology cooperation

The U.S. and Poland signed an agreement yesterday to cooperate on new 5G technology amid growing concerns about Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei. Vice President Mike

Offbeat | Woman fell asleep in her parked car, woke to find it missing

Police in New Jersey say a possible carjacker apparently removed a sleeping 80-year-old woman from her parked car before stealing the vehicle and leaving her in the driveway.

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