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A Worker from the British Consulate in Hong Kong Has Been Detained in China, Reports Say

Mainland Chinese authorities have confirmed that they are holding a 28-year-old Hong Kong citizen who works at the British consulate in Hong Kong, according to media reports. Simon Cheng, a trade and investment officer at the consulate, was reported missing after he failed to return…

August 21, 2019 9:20 am ·

At Least 2,300 People Have Been Detained During the Lockdown in Kashmir

(SRINAGAR, India) — At least 2,300 people, mostly young men, have been detained in Indian-administered Kashmir during a security lockdown and communications blackout imposed to curb unrest after New Delhi stripped the disputed region of statehood, according to top Kashmir police and arrest statistics reviewed…

August 21, 2019 6:47 am ·

Trump Acknowledges That His China Policies May Mean Economic Pain for the U.S.

(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump acknowledged Tuesday his aggressive China trade policies may mean economic pain for Americans but insisted they’re needed for more important long-term benefits. He contended he does not fear a recession but is nonetheless considering new tax cuts to promote growth.…

August 21, 2019 2:26 am ·

Walmart Is Suing Tesla for Solar Panels That Went up in Flames

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart sued Tesla for “gross negligence” on Tuesday, saying that the electric car company’s energy division installed solar panels that went up in flames on its store rooftops. The retailer said fires broke out at seven store rooftops between 2012 and…

August 21, 2019 1:49 am ·

The True Stories Behind the Serial Killers of Mindhunter Season 2

It’s been nearly two years since Mindhunter viewers last saw special agents Holden Ford (Jonathan Groff) and Bill Tench (Holt McCallany) and psychologist Dr. Wendy Carr (Anna Torv), the leaders of the FBI’s early Behavioral Science Unit who broke new ground searching for serial killers…

August 21, 2019 12:39 am ·

What Jeffrey Epstein’s Last-Minute Will Means for Accusers Trying to Recover Money From His Estate

Jeffrey Epstein signed a will just two days before he died by suicide in his jail cell while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges—a development that raises new questions about his finances and foreshadows legal complications ahead for women who say he sexually abused them. Epstein,…

August 20, 2019 11:18 pm ·