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US father blocked from stopping gender transition of son
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
A jury in Texas returned a verdict on Monday, October 21, 2019, that will prevent a Texas dad from intervening in the gender transition of his 7-year-old son.
39 bodies found in shipping container in England
BBC NEWS
The bodies of 39 people have been found in a lorry container in Essex.
Trudeau wins second term in hard-fought Canada election
AL JAZEERA
TORONTO, Canada - Justin Trudeau was on course to win a second term as Canada's prime minister in an election seen as a referendum on the Liberal leader and his four-year-old government after a series of scandals.
Passport facial recognition checks fail to work with dark skin
BBC NEWS
When it launched a new passport checking service, the Home Office knew that it had trouble handling some shades of skin, a report in the New Scientist has revealed.
Elijah E. Cummings: Veteran US Democrat dies aged 68
BBC NEWS
Veteran US Democratic congressman Elijah E. Cummings, who was heavily involved with the Trump impeachment inquiry, has died at the age of 68.
Rihanna turned down Super Bowl because of Colin Kaepernick
YAHOO NEWS
Justin Timberlake performed during the Super Bowl LII halftime show, but only after Rihanna turned down the NFL’s offer. It was widely rumored that Rihanna rebuffed the NFL as a show of solidarity to former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
UK PM sets out ambitious plans in Queen's Speech
BBC NEWS
Boris Johnson's government has set out "ambitious" policies on crime, health, the environment and Brexit in a Queen's Speech that opposition parties have dismissed as an "election manifesto".
Brexit: Special sitting for MPs to decide UK's future
BBC NEWS
MPs will be called to Parliament for a special Saturday sitting in a decisive day for the future of Brexit.
Facebook can be ordered to remove posts worldwide
BBC NEWS
Facebook and similar apps and websites can be ordered to take down illegal posts worldwide after a landmark ruling from the EU's highest court.
Formal impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump to be made
AL JAZEERA
Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday that the United States House of Representatives would launch a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, acquiescing to mounting pressure from fellow Democrats and plunging a deeply divided nation into an election-year clash between Congress and the president.