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  House Democrats' 1st bill targets big donors, voting access

  November 30, 2018 18:00 IST

  House Democrats are unveiling their first bill for the new Congress, a good-government package to limit big money in politics, make it easier for citizens to vote and require presidents to disclose their tax returns

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  Massive data breach at Marriott's Starwood hotels

  November 30, 2018 18:00 IST

  Massive data breach at Marriott's Starwood hotels; company discovers unauthorized access since 2014

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  Why companies should help pay for the biodiversity that’s good for their bottom line

  November 30, 2018 18:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Joanne Burgess, Colorado State University and Edward Barbier, Colorado State University(THE CONVERSATION) In the “The Lorax,” an entrepreneur regrets wiping out all the make-believe truffala trees by chopping them down to maximize his short-term gains. As the Dr. Seuss tale ends, the Once-ler – the man responsible for this environmental tragedy – tells a young child that “Unless

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  LGBTQ caravan migrants may have to 'prove' their gender or sexual identity at US border

  November 30, 2018 18:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Stefan Vogler, University of California, Irvine(THE CONVERSATION) Among the more than 7,000 people who are part of the migrant caravan – a group of Central American refugees fleeing extreme violence in their home countries – a smaller group of about 80 LGBTQ individuals has broken off from the larger group. These individuals decided to travel separately, in part, due to

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  Dorothy Day -- 'a saint for our times'

  November 30, 2018 18:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Sandra Yocum, University of Dayton(THE CONVERSATION) Dorothy Day died 38 years ago. Her life followed an unorthodox path – moving from rejecting religion in favor of activism to embracing Catholicism and integrating it with social action through the Catholic Worker Movement. A hero of the Catholic left, Day found an unlikely champion for her canonization in New York’s conservative

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  G-20 leaders descend on Buenos Aires as host Argentina battles worst economic crisis in a decade

  November 30, 2018 18:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Robert H. Scott III, Monmouth University and Kenneth Mitchell, Monmouth University(THE CONVERSATION) Leaders of the world’s biggest economies have gathered in Buenos Aires for the annual Group of 20 Summit to discuss some of the most important issues facing the global economy, from the future of work and food security to U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war and the Khashoggi

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  AIDS treatment has progressed, but without a vaccine, suffering still abounds

  November 30, 2018 18:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Maureen Miller, Columbia University Medical Center(THE CONVERSATION) I mentioned to a friend, a gay man nearing 60, that World AIDS Day, which has been observed on Dec. 1 since 1988, was almost upon us. He had no idea that World AIDS Day still exists. This lack of knowledge is a testament to the great accomplishments that have occurred since World AIDS Day was created 30 years ago.

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  How mainstream media helps weaponize far-right conspiracy theories

  November 30, 2018 18:00 IST

  (The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Heather Woods, Kansas State University and Leslie Hahner, Baylor University(THE CONVERSATION) Once an anti-Semitic rumor moved from fringe to the mainstream, it took less than two weeks for violence to erupt. The false allegation that liberal philanthropist George Soros was funding or supporting a caravan of Honduran refugees heading to the U.S. spread wildly from a single tweet

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  Indian farmers march seeking better prices for produce

  November 30, 2018 17:45 IST

  Thousands of farmers have marched to India's Parliament demanding higher prices for their produce and a government waiver on their farm loans to alleviate hardships

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  FIFA bans former soccer official for 4 years in bribery case

  November 30, 2018 17:30 IST

  FIFA's ethics committee has imposed a four-year ban on a soccer official for accepting a bribe, reportedly from former presidential candidate Mohamed bin Hammam

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  NGO medics reach stranded Spanish trawler carrying migrants

  November 30, 2018 17:30 IST

  A Spanish non-governmental organization says it has put a medical team aboard a fishing vessel stranded at sea for a week after it rescued 12 migrants in the Mediterranean

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  Serbian president: Kosovo trade tax harms peace talks

  November 30, 2018 17:15 IST

  Serbia's president says a move by Kosovo to impose a 100 percent tax on all goods imported from Serbia will harm Serbia-Kosovo peace talks

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  Brussels march mimics 'yellow jacket' France protests

  November 30, 2018 17:15 IST

  Dozens of so-called "yellow jackets" protesting high taxes and living costs are causing traffic chaos in Brussels, as the movement that started in France two weeks ago gains traction in Belgium

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  Mourinho expects to be without Sanchez until January

  November 30, 2018 17:00 IST

  Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho expects striker Alexis Sanchez to be out injured until January

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  IOC orders inquiry into troubled amateur boxing body AIBA

  November 30, 2018 17:00 IST

  The International Olympic Committee has ordered an inquiry into the amateur boxing federation, which elected an alleged heroin trafficker as president four weeks ago

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  10 Things to Know for Today

  November 30, 2018 17:00 IST

  Among 10 Things to Know:

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  Eurozone inflation eases as oil prices slump

  November 30, 2018 16:45 IST

  The recent fall in oil prices has pushed down inflation across the 19-country eurozone, official figures showed Friday in a development that makes it even less likely that the European Central Bank will start raising interest rates again anytime soon.

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  Trump's ex-lawyer Cohen admits lying about Russian deal

  November 30, 2018 16:45 IST

  Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former lawyer, has pleaded guilty to lying to Congress about his work on a Trump real estate deal in Russia

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  The Latest: Trump meets with Argentine President Macri

  November 30, 2018 16:45 IST

  President Donald Trump is meeting Argentine President Mauricio Macri as he kicks off two days of diplomacy at the G-20 meeting

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  Greek court acquits 21 over raid on gold mining facilities

  November 30, 2018 16:30 IST

  A Greek court has acquitted 21 people accused of raiding prospective gold mining facilities in the north of the country, which many local residents strongly oppose on environmental grounds

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  Search of Deutsche Bank offices continues in German probe

  November 30, 2018 16:30 IST

  German authorities are continuing to search offices of Deutsche Bank as part of an investigation into suspicion its employees helped set up offshore companies that were used to launder hundreds of millions of euros

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  South Africa Rugby World Cup winner Drotske shot in robbery

  November 30, 2018 16:00 IST

  The South African rugby union says 1995 World Cup winner Naka Drotske has been shot in a robbery and was taken to the hospital in critical condition

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  As G-20 summit opens, contentious issues loom on sidelines

  November 30, 2018 16:00 IST

  Heads of state from the world's leading economies were invited to G-20 summit in Argentina to discuss issues like development, infrastructure and investment, but those seem like afterthoughts as the gathering officially kicks off Friday

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  The Latest: Merkel on her way to G20 after plane trouble

  November 30, 2018 15:45 IST

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel is finally on her way to Argentina for the Group of 20 summit after a technical problem with her plane forced her to change plans and stay overnight in Bonn

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  Robots in the field: farms embracing autonomous technology

  November 30, 2018 15:45 IST

  Automation is spreading to the fields, with startups developing new farming robots.

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  Australian police officer dies in New Zealand avalanche

  November 30, 2018 15:15 IST

  Australian police officer dies in an avalanche while mountain climbing in New Zealand

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  Vietnam sentences 9 to death for heroin trafficking

  November 30, 2018 15:15 IST

  A court in northern Vietnam has sentenced 9 people including 3 women to death after finding them guilty of heroin trading and possession

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  German leader Merkel on her way to G20 after plane problem

  November 30, 2018 15:15 IST

  Chancellor Angela Merkel is on her way to Argentina for the G20 summit _ finally _ after a technical problem with her plane forced her to change plans and overnight in Bonn