Saturday, September 3, 2016

Today in 10: Deep pessimism in Trump's base; US swimmers caught in lie; This is your last Today in 10 and other top stories.

  • Today in 10: Deep pessimism in Trump's base; US swimmers caught in lie; This is your last Today in 10

    Today in 10: Deep pessimism in Trump's base; US swimmers caught in lie; This is your last Today in 10
    We’re sorry to say, this will be your last Today in 10 newsletter. You don’t have to stop getting the biggest stories of the day, though. Sign up for First Reads, delivered 7 days a week at 7 a.m. Eastern. The deep pessimism in Donald Trump’s base of support: When Pew Research asked supporters of the major-party presidential candidates how they viewed the future, the differences were clear. Asked whether the next generation could expect life in the United States to be better or worse, a plural..
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  • A picture of a Syrian boy goes viral, but the war goes on

    A picture of a Syrian boy goes viral, but the war goes on
    Omran, a four-year-old Syrian boy covered in dust and blood, sits in an ambulance after being rescued from the rubble of a building hit by an air strike in the rebel-held Qaterji neighbourhood of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo late on August 17, 2016. (MAHMOUD RSLAN/AFP/Getty Images) You have probably seen this image, watched the video or both. A Syrian child covered in dust and blood sits in an orange ambulance chair, grey and alone. His stunned, mute face has now been hailed a "symbol"..
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  • British-Australian man detained in Dubai for charity work

    British-Australian man detained in Dubai for charity work
    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A British-Australian dual national living in Dubai who wanted to raise money for Afghans who fled their country’s long war has been detained for weeks over promoting a charity, his supporters said Friday. Scott Richards’ case appears to be the first prosecuted under a new law that regulates charities amid regional concerns about cash donations reaching extremists. However, his supporters warn the regulations can be applied to anyone wanting to do good by donating t..
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  • Even Warning of Full-Out War in Ukraine Can't Faze Gas Traders

    Even Warning of Full-Out War in Ukraine Can't Faze Gas Traders
    How can you tell there’s a gas glut in Europe? When even the threat of a full-scale invasion into the continent’s largest gas transit country by its largest outside supplier can’t raise prices.After Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko warned on Thursday its conflict with Russia could escalate further amid building violence in Crimea, saying he didn’t rule out a complete war, European natural gas prices continued their weekly decline without interruption. As much as 40 percent of Europe’s suppl..
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  • South Sudan: Hundreds of children recruited into armed groups, reports UNICEF

    South Sudan: Hundreds of children recruited into armed groups, reports UNICEF
    With a record 130 million people worldwide now dependent on humanitarian assistance, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed that though solutions to the crises that plunged these people into such desperate hardship are neither simple nor quick, “there are things we can all do – today, and every day.
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  • Thai Police Name 1 Man as Suspect in Tourist Spot Bombings

    Thai Police Name 1 Man as Suspect in Tourist Spot Bombings
    BANGKOK — Thai police said Friday they have obtained an arrest warrant for a suspect in last week's bombing and arson attacks that killed four people and wounded several dozen.Police spokesman Col. Krisana Pattanacharoen announced that a warrant had been issued for a man named Ahama Lengha because there was clear evidence linking him to the Aug. 11 and 12 attacks in seven provinces. Ahama is suspected of planting a bomb in Phuket's Patong beach district, a popular tourist destination.The gov..
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  • Orthodox Jew Stabbed in French City by Man with 'Psychiatric History'

    Orthodox Jew Stabbed in French City by Man with 'Psychiatric History'
    An orthodox Jew is recovering in hospital after he was attacked by a man with a knife in the French city of Strasbourg on Friday. The victim, named locally as Mr Levy, was wearing “distinctive religious signs” when he was attacked, according to the AFP newswire. Once injured, he took shelter in a bar next door where he was aided by members of the public. Officers have arrested a man who reportedly has a “psychiatric history” and is known for committing similar offenses, and are carrying out a..
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  • Greek coast guard rescues dozens of migrants stuck on islet - Omaha World

    Greek coast guard rescues dozens of migrants stuck on islet - Omaha World
    ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece's coast guard rescued dozens of migrants Friday whose boat ran aground on a deserted islet off the coast of southwestern Greece, hundreds of miles from the usual entry point of migrants into the European Union nation.The boat carrying about 70 people ran aground overnight on the tiny islet of Sapientza, off the southwestern tip of the Peloponnese, the coast guard said. The vast majority of migrants reach Greece's eastern Aegean islands a few miles from the Turkish c..
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  • Germany could impose partial ban on face veils, officials say

    Germany could impose partial ban on face veils, officials say
    The officials intend to have the face veils banned in public places where identification is required -- such as registry offices, schools, kindergartens and government offices -- saying that they did not fit in with Germany's society. "Full-face veils, as mentioned, we reject this. Not just the burka, any full-face veils that only shows eyes of a person," said Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere at a press conference held by members of the Christian Democratic Union and their allied Christian S..
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  • Russia Denies Involvement in Aleppo Attack That Wounded Boy

    Russia Denies Involvement in Aleppo Attack That Wounded Boy
    MOSCOW — The Russian defense ministry has denied responsibility for an attack on a neighborhood in the Syrian city of Aleppo which wounded a young boy whose rescue was filmed and shared widely on social media.The image of the 5-year old stunned boy, sitting in an ambulance caked with dust and with blood on his face, captured the horror that has beset the war-torn city.The Russian defense ministry said in a statement Friday it never targets populated areas and that rebels themselves hit urban..
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8 people shot in Jersey City in 4-day span, authorities say .On heels of teenager's homicide, Jersey City sees 5 shootings in 6 ... .
At clinic in Miami 'hot zone,' Clinton to join Democrats' call for special congressional action on Zika .AstraZeneca notches up another PhIII failure as lung cancer trial falls short .

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