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The Latest: Mourners keep gathering at Barcelona attack site

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BARCELONA, Spain — The Latest on the aftermath of the Spain attacks (all times local): 12 p.m. Mourners have wept and hugged each other as they visited the main memorial site of the Barcelona attack while the city tries to get back to normal with the beginning of a new work week. Crowds of people

BBC Premier League team of week: Man Utd quartet dominate, Liverpool debutant impresses - CaughtOffside

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BBC Premier League team of week: Man Utd quartet dominate, Liverpool debutant impresses
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Man Utd racked up another impressive win at the weekend, and that's reflected in the BBC Premier League team of the week this time round. Jose Mourinho's men secured a comfortable win at Swansea City, making it consecutive 4-0 victories to start the ...

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Scholars: Refuse to bow down to China censorship pressure

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Scholars are petitioning Cambridge University Press to restore more than 300 politically sensitive articles removed from its website in China after a request from authorities, underscoring concerns about freedom of … Click to Continue »

University of Texas removes Confederate statues

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — University of Texas President Greg Fenves ordered the immediate removal of statues of Robert E. Lee and other prominent Confederate figures from a main area of campus, saying such monuments have become "symbols of modern white…

University of Texas removes Confederate statues

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — University of Texas President Greg Fenves ordered the immediate removal of statues of Robert E. Lee and other prominent Confederate figures from a main area of campus, saying such monuments have become "symbols of modern white supremacy and neo-Nazism." Fenves announced the move late Sunday night as crews were in place to begin taking the statues down. The school also blocked off the area during the process, and the statues are expected to be gone by mid-morning Monday, a spokesman said. Читать дальше...



Scholars: Refuse to bow down to China censorship pressure

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BEIJING (AP) — Scholars are petitioning Cambridge University Press to restore more than 300 politically sensitive articles removed from its website in China after a request from authorities, underscoring concerns about freedom of speech and the Chinese government's increasing leverage over academic organizations. Cambridge University Press said Friday that it had complied with a request to block certain articles from "The China Quarterly" within China. They touch on politically sensitive subjects including the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown... Читать дальше...

Oil dips on rising U.S. output

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Oil dipped on Monday, weighed down by rising U.S. output although a 13 percent fall in U.S. crude inventories since March indicated a gradually tightening market.

Chelsea Transfer News LIVE updates: £50m Costa bid, Oxlade-Chamberlain deal, Conte talks - Express.co.uk

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Chelsea Transfer News LIVE updates: £50m Costa bid, Oxlade-Chamberlain deal, Conte talks
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CHELSEA are looking to make more signings before the transfer window shuts later this month and Express Sport is on hand to bring you all the latest updates. By Dan Gibbs. PUBLISHED: 07:34, Mon, Aug 21, 2017 | UPDATED: 07:35, Mon, Aug 21, 2017 ...
Diego Costa says Antonio Conte's text message was a 'moment of madness'SkySports
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Kenya: Mbori Beats Big Field to Win KenGen Crown

AllAfrica.com (sport) 

[Nation] Handicap 16 golfer Sam Mbori overcame an early scratch at the par five-fourth, to eventually post an impressive 40 points during the KenGen Golf tournament at the par 71 Muthaiga Golf Club course at the weekend.

Liberty host Unity Game with Minnesota Lynx

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NEW YORK — Tina Charles and her New York Liberty teammates have never shied away from speaking out against social injustices. The Liberty players, along with many others across the WNBA, were vocal last summer in support of the black lives matters movement. On Sunday, the Liberty hosted the first “Unity Game” in the WNBA

‘Game of Thrones': Here’s the Likely Reason Uncle Benjen Showed Up in the Nick of Time

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(Note: This post contains spoilers for the sixth episode of “Game of Thrones” Season 7, “Beyond the Wall.”) The veritable suicide mission that Jon Snow (Kit Harington) took in the aptly named “Game of Thrones” Season 7 episode, “Beyond the Wall,” turned out to be a disaster. Though Jon and some of the best warriors in Westeros managed to capture an undead wight in order to prove the people in the South that the Night King was real, it came with some serious costs. Thoros of Myr (Paul Kaye) was killed during the expedition... Читать дальше...


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