Hong Kong Protesters’ New Target: A News Station Seen as China’s Friend
Date: 14 July 2019
By Mike Ives and Katherine Li
Mike Ives
The city’s top broadcaster, TVB, has been singled out for scorn by demonstrators, who accuse it of a pro-Beijing bias in its coverage.
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CBS News Takes Some Chances With New Anchor, Norah O'Donnell
Date: 14 July 2019
By The Associated Press
Long consigned to the evening news ratings basement, CBS News figures it can't hurt to take some chances.
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ABI Says Change to Personal Injury Discount Rate 'Bad News'
Date: 15 July 2019
By Reuters
Britain's move to change the discount rate applied to personal injury lump sum compensation payments to minus 0.25% from minus 0.75% was bad news for insurance customers and taxpayers, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) said on Monday.
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German Jewish Group Says News Article 'Fuels Anti-Semitism'
Date: 14 July 2019
By The Associated Press
An umbrella organization of Germany's Jewish groups is alleging that an article in one of the country's leading magazines "fuels anti-Semitism."
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The Apollo 11 Mission Was Also a Global Media Sensation
Date: 15 July 2019
By Tiffany Hsu
Tiffany Hsu
The satellites were finally ready to beam images back to Earth in 1969. And some 600 million people watched the event live.
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She Moved Back to Tell Her Homeland’s Story, Then Fell Prey to the Unsparing Narrative of Terrorism
Date: 14 July 2019
By Anemona Hartocollis and Megan Specia
Anemona Hartocollis
Hodan Nalayeh, a Somali-Canadian journalist, had a popular online show about Somalia. She was killed in a terrorist attack on a hotel.
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Chinese Data, Antofagasta Help FTSE 100 End Longest Losing Streak in Years
Date: 15 July 2019
By Reuters
London's FTSE 100 clawed back some ground on Monday, ending its longest losing streak in three-and-a-half years as Chinese data eased investor concerns over a global growth slowdown.
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Cardinals Great Bob Gibson Fighting Pancreatic Cancer
Date: 14 July 2019
By The Associated Press
St. Louis Cardinals great Bob Gibson is fighting pancreatic cancer.
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On Politics: Trump Tells Congresswomen to ‘Go Back’ to Their Countries
Date: 15 July 2019
The slur, directed at four women of color, is an established racist trope used to single out the perceived foreignness of nonwhite people.
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The Latest: Friend Says Man Wanted to Provoke Deadly Fight
Date: 14 July 2019
By The Associated Press
The Latest on the death of a man who confronted police after he reportedly threw incendiary devices at an immigration jail in Washington state early Saturday morning(all times local):
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