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Actress Valerie Harper dies of brain cancer at 80

Emmy award winning actress Valerie Harper dies of brain cancer at the age of 80.

Thousands protest throughout U.K. against PM suspending Parliament

Thousands demonstrated throughout Britain on Saturday to protest Prime Minister Boris Johnson's decision to suspend Parliament.

Mislabeled medication causes spike in hairy babies in Spain

At least 20 Babies in Spain have developed unusual levels of body hair after a drug company allegedly mislabeled an anti-hair loss drug as a stomach medicine.

Active shooter situation in Midland and Odessa, Texas, live stream

Authorities in Texas are responding to reports of several shootings in the area of Midland and Odessa.

Reporter: Here's what Trump's assistant said that got her fired

Donald Trump's personal assistant, who's been with him since the start of his administration, has abruptly left the White House

Raw Hong Kong Protesters Battle Police in Streets

protesters clashed with police in Hong Kong

One killed in France knife attack

One person has been killed and nine others wounded after a knife attack near the French city of Lyon.

Opioid epidemic: Judge holds Johnson & Johnson liable for $572m

In a landmark ruling. a judge in Oklahoma state has ruled pharmaceutical giant Johnson and Johnson helped drive the United States's opioid epidemic that's claimed tens of thousands of lives across the US.

Puerto Rico braces for Tropical Storm Dorian | ABC News

Brazil deploys 44,000 troops to battle Amazon fire

Jeffrey Epstein's apparent suicide leads to an FBI investigation

CBS Evening News Jeffrey Epstein, the financier whose extravagant lifestyle came crashing down after his arrest on charges that he ran a sex trafficking ring, apparently killed himself in prison on Saturday morning. The FBI and the New York City medical examiners office are investigating his death. Mola Lenghi reports.

The Guardian: Race Imboden takes a knee and joins tradition of US athlete protests

United States gold medal-winning fencer Race Imboden may face sanctions for taking a knee during the medal ceremony at the 2019 Pan-Am Games.  Imboden’s gesture preceded a similar protest on Saturday by American hammer thrower Gwen Berry, who raised her fist at the end of the national anthem after winning gold. Guardian Sport

Two US mass shootings in 13 hours leave at least 29 dead

A 21-year-old man has been arrested over the first attack in El Paso which the FBI is treating as a domestic terror case after a racist, anti-immigrant manifesto allegedly written by the suspect was shared online. And police in Dayton Ohio have just confirmed the identity of the gunman there, a 24-year-old man. Channel 4 News