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carrying component of red blood cells
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cancer patients treated in the United
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the two largest chains in terms of
number of newspapers owned,
according to researchers at the
University of North Carolina.
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Stella and Stanley shouting contest.
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pining for his wife in “A Streetcar
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STEFAN MARX“The data on bananas causing suicide is about as conclusive.
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CHRIS FERGUSON,a psychology professor at Stetson University, who said the evidence was clear that
violent video games were not a risk factor for serious acts of aggression.Quote of the Day
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- 8chan, Megaphone for Gunmen, Has Gone Dark.
‘Shut the Site Down,’ Says Its Creator.
Many of the articles drawing readers Monday concerned the
mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, Ohio, over the week-
end. Fredrick Brennan founded the website 8chan in 2013 as a
place where free speech would have no bounds. But now Mr.
Brennan says it should be shut down. At least three shooters
this year, including the El Paso gunman, posted to the website
before committing acts of violence.
- Trump Condemns White Supremacy
But Doesn’t Propose Gun Laws After Shootings
In an address from the White House, President Trump cen-
sured hateful bigotry and white supremacy, and warned of
“the perils of the internet and social media” and the violence
channeled through the media and video games.
- India Revokes Kashmir’s Special Status,
Raising Fears Of Unrest
India’s governing party said it was removing the special
degree of autonomy for Kashmir, a disputed mountainous
territory on the border with Pakistan.
- China Uses Currency as Weapon in Trade War,
Rattling Markets
China’s central bank said it would allow its currency to weak-
en in response to new threats of tariffs made by President
Trump.
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TODD HEISLER/THE NEW YORK TIMESIn Hong Kong on Monday, protests against a proposed extra-
dition treaty with mainland China continued en masse and in
some pockets turned violent. A citywide strike led to the clo-
sure of railway lines and the cancellation of hundreds of
flights, and protesters took to the streets in Admiralty, part of
Hong Kong’s business district. The Times reporter Tiffany
May posted updates and videos on Twitter all day; several
follow here.Spotlight
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FROM OUR JOURNALISTSTiffany May @nytmayProtesters in Admiralty approached a bank of water-filled
plastic barriers — erected by the police weeks earlier for
crowd control — and slid them along the road, blocking
traffic. They said they did so to protect themselves after
a taxi hit and injured a protester on the road.“Triads!” have replaced “corrupt cops!” — in furious
protest chants whenever riot police approach in
Admiralty. The passion with which it is chanted is
exceeded only by the thunderous roars of “Keep going,
Hong Kongers!”Riot police at an elevated passageway threw several
rounds of tear gas into crowds occupying streets below
on Harcourt Road. Protesters retreated en masse at 6
p.m., chanting their next destination: Causeway Bay.Hundreds of thousands of black-clad protesters
have returned to Harcourt Road in the first major
occupation in Admiralty since the storming of the
Legislative Council building on July 1.“It’s raining!” one protester yells — though it’s not. The
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steamers are a great investment, too, as
they travel well and work like a charm.Accessories:Have you thought about
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