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The full MLB All-Star Game rosters were announced Sunday and while there's still time for injury substitutions, these guys deserved to make the teams.             from USATODAY - News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2LsBNlm

Uruguayan primary elections look set to pit a former mayor against a senator in the presidential vote in October, according to early exit polls on Sunday evening in the South American country. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2XljXrJ

Fishermen set sail to hunt whales on Monday after country’s withdrawal from International Whaling Commission Japanese fishermen have set sail to hunt whales commercially for the first time in more than three decades, after Tokyo’s controversial decision to withdraw from the International Whaling Commission. The hunts are likely to spark criticism from environmentalists and anti-whaling countries, but are cause for celebration among whaling communities in Japan, which say the practice is a long-standing tradition. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2Je4tf6

Pyongyang official news agency says leaders ‘agreed to keep in close touch in future’ North Korea has described the weekend meeting between its leader Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump as “historic” and “amazing”. Trump became the first sitting US president to set foot in North Korea on Sunday when he met Kim in the demilitarised zone (DMZ) between the two Koreas and agreed to resume stalled nuclear talks. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2FKG5AK

Uruguayan primary elections look set to pit a former mayor against a senator in the presidential vote in October, according to early exit polls on Sunday evening in the South American country. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2XljXrJ

The two-time NBA Finals MVP is heading to Brooklyn, and Golden State and its Finals juggernaut is left with a gaping hole the Warriors cannot fill.             from USATODAY - News Top Stories https://ift.tt/321bHMa

Second referendum supporter and Boris Johnson critic is frontrunner to succeed Juncker A supporter of a second European Union referendum who has criticised Boris Johnson for “borderline racist” comments has emerged as the frontrunner to replace Jean-Claude Juncker but immediately faced opposition from populist central European governments at a tetchy Brussels summit. Frans Timmermans , a self-confessed anglophile who is fluent in seven languages, had appeared to be in pole position to take over from Juncker to head the European commission from 1 November as leaders met on Sunday evening. Continue reading... from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2RJYpPi

Hundreds of protesters faced off with riot police early on Monday, the anniversary of Hong Kong's return to Chinese rule, ahead of an annual rally that is expected to draw huge crowds amid widespread anger over a controversial extradition bill. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2xm6W1v

SportsPulse: The move everyone has been anticipating finally happened: Kyrie Irving is a Brooklyn Net. As Jeff Zillgitt puts it, that will come with some pros and cons for the Nets.             from USATODAY - News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2KOB2U3

Hundreds of protesters faced off with riot police early on Monday, the anniversary of Hong Kong's return to Chinese rule, ahead of an annual rally that is expected to draw huge crowds amid widespread anger over a controversial extradition bill. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2xm6W1v

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A Canadian political cartoonist said he was let go from his freelance contract two days after his cartoon featuring President Donald Trump went viral.             from USATODAY - News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2RKsOgj

Facebook will work to prevent misinformation about the 2020 census, the company announced Sunday, and also launched a civil rights task force .             from USATODAY - News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2RIYW3Y