• NYT pits avocado-toast millennials against privileged boomers in Biden pitch, and nobody’s buying it
  Is Joe Biden the man to end America’s generational and partisan divides? One New York Times writer thinks so, but an avalanche of comments not seeing it put the spotlight on a brewing generation war.
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• Google cuts ties with Huawei following trade blacklisting
  Google has reportedly suspended its licences and product-sharing agreements with Chinese communications giant Huawei, as Washington accuses the company of spying for Beijing.
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• If Tehran wants to fight, that'll be the official end of Iran, Trump warns
  US President Donald Trump has threatened Tehran that it would "the official end" if it fights in a tweet as Washington builds up its military presence close to Iran.
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• Rapper Future put on social media trial for buying his 5yo a ROLEX
  Atlanta rapper Future is no stranger to splashing the cash. His video of him gifting his son a gold Rolex watch for his 5th birthday has gone viral with people debating the rapper’s parenting skills.
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• ‘No proof of crime’: Austrian prosecutor won’t launch probe over leaked video scandal
  Austrian prosecutors have examined the scandalous videotape which cost vice-chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache his job and said they couldn’t find any grounds to launch an investigation over its content.
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• 'World is going mad': Fans in shock as Real Betis sack manager ONE HOUR after win at Real Madrid
  Once tipped to be the next Barcelona boss, Quique Setien has been fired by La Liga side Real Betis just an hour after his side secured a win against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu on the last day of the Spanish domestic season.
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• Katyusha rocket falls in Baghdad's Green zone where US embassy is located, no casualties
  A rocket was fired into Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone where the embassies of the US and other countries are located, the Iraqi military said, adding that casualties were avoided in the incident.
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19 May 2019

• Who’s Behind the Pro-Guaidó Crowd Besieging Venezuela’s D.C. Embassy?

  The intimidation tactics by the pro-coup embassy besiegers not only failed to deter the peace activists around the embassy,

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• Newly Released FBI Docs Shed Light on Apparent Mossad Foreknowledge of 9/11 Attacks

  New information released by the FBI has brought fresh scrutiny to the possibility that the “Dancing Israelis,” at least two

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• Chelsea Manning Sent Back to Jail for Refusing to Testify Against Wikileaks

  Manning already spent two months in jail for refusing a previous subpoena to testify to a grand jury investigating WikiLeaks.

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• 77 Civilians Killed or Wounded in Sana’a as Saudi Airstrikes Target Yemeni Capital

  The murderous attacks have enraged local residents, who took to the streets of Raqas to condemn the airstrikes and loss of

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• Police Raid Venezuelan Embassy in DC, Arrest Last Remaining Members of Embassy Protection Collective

  The activists from the Embassy Protection Collective have been living inside the embassy since 10 April in a bid to protect

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• Us-Backed Opposition Leader Admits Venezuela ‘Is Not a Dictatorship’

  Opposition leader María Corina Machado, a key figure in the US coup plot, admitted that Venezuela “is not a dictatorship” and

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• Leaked Diplomatic Cable Suggests Saudi Foreknowledge of Sri Lanka Easter Bombings

  New evidence suggests that the government of Saudi Arabia not only had foreknowledge of the brutal bombings (and did nothing

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