Twin 3-year-old girls in foster care were found dead Sunday in a hot vehicle in Georgia, according to a statement by the City of Hinesville.
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Bridge Collapses in Taiwan, Injuring at Least 20
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New world news from Time: China’s National Day Parade Showcases Growing Economic and Military Might
(BEIJING) — China’s Communist Party celebrated its 70th anniversary in power with a military parade Tuesday that showcased its growing might and strategic ambitions.
An honor guard carrying the Chinese flag through Tiananmen Square, the country’s symbolic political heart, before thousands of spectators who waved flags. Artillery guns fired a salute.
President Xi Jinping, wearing a gray Mao jacket, and other Chinese leaders, including former Presidents Hu Jintao and Jiang Zemin, watched from atop the Gate of Heavenly Peace at the square’s north end.
“No force can shake the status of our great motherland, and no force can stop the progress of the Chinese people and the Chinese nation,” Xi said in a nationally televised speech.
Xi rode in an open-topped limousine past dozens of rows of truck-mounted missiles, armored personnel carriers and other military gear. Soldiers in helmets and combat gear shouted, “Hello, leader!” and “Serve the people!” Xi replied, “Hello, comrades.”
The event marks the anniversary of the Oct. 1, 1949, announcement of the founding of the People’s Republic of China by then-leader Mao Zedong following a civil war.
The parade follows Xi’s promise in a speech Monday to allow Hong Kong to manage its own affairs despite anti-government protests that have embarrassed the ruling party ahead of the year’s highest-profile propaganda event.
The parade through central Beijing is due to include 15,000 troops and more than 160 aircraft.
Chinese news reports say it might include a new long-range nuclear-armed missile and a supersonic drone aircraft. Military spokespeople have declined to give details.
Quotation of the Day: They See No Downside for Their Homeland, Ukraine, or Trump
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Peru’s President Dissolves Congress, and Lawmakers Suspend Him
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Federal Judge in Kansas City Is Reprimanded for Sexual Harassment
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A Texas man fatally shoots intruder and then goes back to bed
A Dallas resident who fatally shot a backyard intruder and then went back to bed has been charged with murder, according to police.
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Is this color-changing octopus dreaming?
New footage of a sleeping octopus rapidly changing its colors has scientists wondering if cephalopods are also capable of dreaming.
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Convicted Murderer Who Escaped From Prison in 2009 Is Missing Again
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New world news from Time: Peru’s President Has Dissolved Congress Amid an Anti-Corruption Push
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra dissolved congress Monday, exercising seldom used executive powers to shut down the opposition-controlled legislature that he accuses of stonewalling attempts to curb widespread corruption.
In a televised address, Vizcarra told the South American nation that he had decided to call new legislative elections after lawmakers proceeded with holding a controversial vote to replace almost all the members of the Constitutional Tribunal.
“We are making history that will be remembered by future generations,” he said. “And when they do, I hope they understand the magnitude of this fight that we are in today against an endemic evil that has caused much harm to our country.”
The stunning turn could spell new instability as Peru grapples with the fallout of the Odebrecht corruption scandal, plummeting faith in public institutions and an inexperienced president struggling to govern.
Nonetheless, Vizcarra’s decision is likely to be widely welcomed by Peruvians who have been clamoring for new congressional elections to replace the majority party, led by a former first daughter and presidential candidate who is now behind bars.
“Peruvians will not shed many tears,” said Steven Levitsky, a Harvard University political scientist who has extensively studied the nation.
Opposition leaders denounced the move as the work of a “dictator” and proceeded with pushing an impeachment vote against him, though it would carry only symbolic weight since their positions in congress are now considered vacated.
“This was the plan from the start,” said Milagros Salazar, a spokeswoman for Fuerza Popular, the party of Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori who was once a commanding force herself in the country’s politics but is now jailed. “They think this is a monarchy, that’s what they want to impose.”
Vizcarra, then the vice president, rose to the presidency last year after President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski resigned following revelations that his private consulting firm had received undisclosed payments from Odebrecht, the Brazilian construction giant that has admitted to dolling out millions of dollars to politicians around Latin America in exchange for lucrative public works contracts.
Though with little political expertise on his resume, Vizcarra rose in popularity as he championed anti-corruption initiatives. But he struggled to push legislation through congress, instead repeatedly utilizing a “vote of confidence” through which he could threaten to dissolve the legislature if lawmakers didn’t approve his proposals.
The mechanism is aimed at resolving conflicts between the executive and legislative branch and allows the president to shut down congress if lawmakers reject two such votes. Congress rejected a previous vote of confidence during Kuczynski’s administration.
Most recently, Vizcarra chastised lawmakers for rushing to a vote on replacing six of the seven magistrates on the Constitutional Tribunal. The court is expected to decide several important cases in the months ahead, including a habeas corpus request to free Fujimori, who is being held as prosecutors investigate her for allegedly laundering money from Odebrecht.
Though the terms for all six magistrates had expired, Vizcarra, legal observers and human rights organizations criticized the congressional action for its speed and lack of transparency. The newspaper El Comercio reported Monday that six of the candidates up for consideration are facing potential criminal or civil charges for offenses including kidnapping, extortion and sex abuse.
Peru’s judicial system is notoriously corrupt, with judges caught on wiretaps negotiating deals on sentences for serious crimes.
Vizcarra warned he would dissolve congress if legislators went ahead with the magistrate votes before weighing his own proposal for reforming how magistrates are selected.
But lawmakers pushed forward in defiance Monday, accusing Vizcarra of blocking what should be a “simple procedure” conducted in accordance with the law.
“The political crisis we’re in is only Vizcarra’s fault,” legislator Mauricio Mulder said.
It is not the first time in Peru’s history that a president has dissolved congress. In 1992, Alberto Fujimori shut down congress, assumed legislative powers and suspended the constitution in what was regarded as an auto-coup.
In contrast, Vizcarra’s shutdown is likely to be considered a legitimate use of constitutional powers celebrated by Peruvians who have little faith in elected leaders, Levitsky said.
Nonetheless, he added, dissolving the congress is likely to do relatively little to resolve deeper, structural issues. The Fujimorista bloc will likely lose its majority in a new election, but Levitsky said what could emerge is a fractious congress full of inexperienced legislators.
“For now democracy is probably safe because everyone is weak,” he said. “That guarantees a certain pluralism, but that leaves Peru vulnerable to a demagogic politician.”
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Associated Press writer Franklin Briceño reported this story in Lima and AP writer Christine Armario reported from Bogota, Colombia.
New world news from Time: Hong Kong Is Braced for Widespread Unrest on China’s National Day
Hong Kong braced for widespread protests Tuesday as activists announced plans to use China’s National Day to continue their push for democratic reform.
The raising of the Chinese flag took place without incident at 8:00 a.m. local time, but in subdued fashion. The public were not invited and VIPs attending the ceremony were asked for security reasons to gather at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center to watch the event on closed circuit television.
The surrounding streets were on lockdown. However, a small procession by the League of Social Democrats political party was able to approach within a few hundred meters of the venue carrying banners that read “No national celebration, only national tragedy” and “End authoritarianism.”
Addressing the small gathering, longtime dissident and former legislator Leung Kwok-hung, said: “With no democracy, Hong Kong will not have a future.” Afterward, he told TIME: “If there [is no] right to choose our leaders, to have self-governance, and if there is one-party rule, what is there for us to celebrate?”
Earlier, chairman Avery Ng said that the party’s warehouse had been broken into and vandalized by a dozen men and that party members were being followed.
Local media meanwhile reported that 6,000 police had been deployed in anticipation of citywide unrest. The city’s subway operator, which has come under sustained attacked by protesters who accuse it of colluding with police, shut several key stations. Many shopping malls also brought down their shutters and major office buildings took precautions against vandalism and criminal damage.
Police are fearing widespread violence—even acts of terrorism. At a press conference, Monday, chief superintendent Tse Chun-chung said: “We have intelligence suggesting that some hardcore violent protesters are inciting others, including those with suicidal tendencies, to commit extreme acts like murdering the police, disguising as police officers to kill others, and setting fires in petrol stations … All acts are one step closer to terrorism.”
However, his remarks were immediately derided by protesters, who said that the sources of the intelligence were bogus.
Several protests took place over the weekend in the run up to National Day, which commemorates the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic. Demonstrators lobbed petrol bombs at government offices, set fires in the streets, burned the Chinese flag and tore down banners advertising National Day celebrations, while police responded with tear gas and water cannon.
Semi-autonomous Hong Kong has endured four months of unrest, sparked by a now withdrawn extradition bill that would have allowed rendition of fugitive suspects to China for the first time. The protests quickly expanded into a push for greater political freedom and, more recently, calls for self-determination.
The former British possession was retroceded to China in 1997 after 156 years of colonial rule, but its 7.2 million inhabitants remain culturally and linguistically distinct from mainland Chinese. Surveys have found that the majority of people in Hong Kong identify as “Hongkongers” and not as Chinese.
—With reporting by Hillary Leung / Hong Kong
Alberto Salazar: Four-Year Doping Ban for the Distance Running Coach
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How to Win Republican Support for Impeachment
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The rise of the Communist Party-approved blockbuster
"I'm living in a small town, living a life where nothing changes," a woman says in a mournful voice as the camera follows her walking towards a house that is partially destroyed and almost uninhabitable.
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China National Day Live Updates: A Parade and Protest Fears
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10 people died of overdoses within 26 hours in one Ohio county
One Ohio county had an "unusually high number" of overdose deaths in a little over a day, the county's coroner said.
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NFL suspends player for the rest of the season for unnecessary roughness
Oakland Raiders linebacker Vontaze Burfict has been suspended without pay by the NFL for the rest of the season -- including any postseason games -- for repeated violations of unnecessary roughness rules.
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Trump’s Claims About Biden Aren’t ‘Unsupported.’ They’re Lies.
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Sunday, September 29, 2019
They were born at the start of Communist China. 70 years later, their country is unrecognizable
When the Chinese Communist Party took power 70 years ago, Ma Jianguo's family members were so excited they named him in honor of what they hoped would be the beginning of a new era.
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Mohammed bin Salman denies personal involvement in Khashoggi killing in '60 Minutes' interview but says it was carried out by Saudi officials
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman denied any personal involvement in the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi but took full responsibility as the country's leader during a CBS "60 Minutes" interview that aired Sunday night.
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Forever 21 files for bankruptcy
Forever 21, the teenage clothing emporium that rode America's mall boom and bust, said on Sunday that it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
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‘The Affair’ Season 5, Episode 6: Generational Trauma
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On Opening Weekend, Another Horse Dies at Santa Anita
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New world news from Time: U.K.’s Boris Johnson Denies Wrongdoing in Ties With American Tech Entrepreneur
(LONDON) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson denied wrongdoing Sunday over his links to an American businesswoman who allegedly received money and favorable treatment because of their friendship during his time as mayor of London.
Asked during a BBC interview about his ties to tech entrepreneur and model Jennifer Arcuri, Johnson sought to suggest that political motivations were behind the decision Friday by the Greater London Authority to refer a conduct matter to a police watchdog agency.
The matter arose from a Sunday Times report saying Arcuri was given 126,000 pounds in public money and privileged access to trade missions to the United States, Israel and Asia that Johnson led as mayor, even though her fledgling business had not yet met eligibility requirements for such trips.
“Everything was done in accordance with the code … and everything was done with full propriety,” Johnson said Sunday. When pressed again by BBC journalist Andrew Marr, Johnson added: “There was no interest to declare.”
The scandal worsened Sunday as Johnson’s Conservative Party was opening its annual party conference in Manchester following a tumultuous week for a leader who has only been in the job since July.
In just the last few days, the U.K. Supreme Court declared Johnson’s attempt to suspend Parliament illegal and he cut short a trip to the United States, racing home to face the House of Commons, where lawmakers greeted him with cries of “Resign!” He then lost a vote on a normally routine matter — a request to adjourn for a week so that Conservatives could attend their conference.
Complicating things further, questions were raised about the 55-year-old Johnson’s links to Arcuri, now 34, who set up a cyber firm in East London after moving to the capital seven years ago.
Yet even as the British leader visited North Manchester General Hospital on Sunday to talk about his government’s plans to build 40 hospitals, his efforts failed to change the subject.
“Let’s be absolutely clear, I am very, very proud of everything that we did and certainly everything that I did as mayor of London,” he said, adding that the current London mayor, Sadiq Khan of the Labour Party, “could possibly spend more time investing in police officers than he is investing in press officers and peddling this kind of stuff.”
The independent office, which oversees police complaints in England, was asked to consider if there were grounds to investigate Johnson for misconduct in public office. The authority said Friday it had a “statutory duty” to record the matter because Johnson served as police commissioner during his 2008-2016 tenure as London’s mayor.
The probe is the latest sign of animosity that has consumed British politics since the country narrowly voted in 2016 to leave the European Union. Three years later, Britain and its politicians remain bitterly divided over how, or even whether, to leave the 28-nation bloc.
Johnson took power two months ago with a “do-or-die” promise that Britain will leave the EU on the scheduled date of Oct. 31 — even if there’s no divorce deal outlining Britain’s commercial relations with the other 27 EU nations. His foes in Parliament are determined to avoid a no-deal exit, which economists say would plunge Britain into recession.
In unusually heated debate Wednesday, Johnson referred to an opposition law ordering a Brexit delay as the “Surrender Act” and said postponing the country’s departure would “betray” the people. He also brushed off concerns that his forceful language might endanger legislators as “humbug.”
Opponents accused him of fomenting hatred in the country with his populist, people-versus-politicians rhetoric.
As tempers smoldered, Johnson rejected the notion that he himself had played a role in whipping up tensions.
“I think I’ve been a model of restraint,” Johnson said Sunday. “But I think everybody should calm down.”
In Singapore, a Spanish tapas restaurant teaches diners about Japanese sake
The island city-state of Singapore may be small, but it's known for exceptional food you can't find anywhere else in the world.
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Forever 21, Which Helped Popularize Fast Fashion, to File for Bankruptcy
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4 Inmates Escape From Ohio Jail After Overpowering Guards
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Pelosi Pushes for Simple Message on Impeachment as Inquiry Barrels Ahead
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Elena Delle Donne Gets Help as Mystics Take Game 1 Over the Sun
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U.S. Officials Warn of Rising Threat From Qaeda Branch in Northwest Syria
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Parents upset over this Trump question on quiz
A Florida teacher has been reassigned after a parent complained about a question on his child's quiz that involved President Donald Trump. CNN affiliate WPTV reports.
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Woman bends metal bars to rescue deer ... twice
CNN affiliate WSB speaks with a woman who saved a deer twice in the same day after it got stuck in fences near Stone Mountain in Georgia.
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Man uses truck to save tourists from charging elk
An Estes Park, Colorado, city employee is being hailed as a hero after he used his pickup truck to protect a group of tourists from a charging bull elk.
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Judge doubles over in disbelief after DA defies gag order
Judge Tammy Kemp doubled over in disappointment after learning the Dallas Co. DA gave a TV interview about the Amber Guyger murder trial despite a gag order.
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She was photographing surfers, but then something else caught her lens
A photographer captured the moment a man in distress was rescued from the ocean in North Carolina. CNN affiliate WTKR reports.
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Mourning Sandeep Dhaliwal, the pioneering Sikh sheriff's deputy killed in Texas
A member of my family was brutally slain in Texas on Friday afternoon. We weren't blood relatives. We had never actually met. But he remains as much a family member to me as does anyone who has sworn the law enforcement oath to protect and serve.
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Hong Kong’s Status as Neutral Ground at Risk as China Asserts Power
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M.L.B.’s Juggernauts Set to Clash After a Season of Extraordinary Numbers
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Man Is Charged With Terrorism After Driving S.U.V. Through Illinois Mall
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Yankees Turn Their Focus to the Playoffs, and Stifling the Twins
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Saturday, September 28, 2019
A ‘Grand Séducteur,’ With Politicians and the Press
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The Internet Is Overrun With Images of Child Sexual Abuse. What Went Wrong?
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Quotation of the Day: Beijing Parade Glorifies Party, and Xi’s Power
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Republican Mark Amodei Tiptoes Around Impeachment Inquiry
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China struggling to kick its coal habit despite Beijing's big climate pledges
On the coal-rich plains of Inner Mongolia, thick white smoke curls from the huge chimney of a thermal coal power plant which the Chinese Communist Party had pledged to stop constructing two years ago.
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Washington Post: State Dept. steps up email probe of former Clinton aides
President Donald Trump's administration is investigating the emails of dozens of current and former senior State Department officials who sent emails to then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's private email, The Washington Post reported Saturday.
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Why slain Sikh deputy was beloved in Texas county
• Suspect in deputy's killing was wanted for parole violation
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Mets’ Pete Alonso Breaks Rookie Home-Run Record
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‘You’re a Bad Police Officer’: Official Confronts Deputy at Awards Ceremony
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Friday, September 27, 2019
Afghans Begin Voting in Election Threatened by Violence and a Prolonged Political Crisis
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A Marathon at Midnight, to Beat the Heat at the World Championships in Doha
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