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October 15th, 2019

Anger as Turkish players repeat military salute: Anger as Turkish players repeat military salute

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French politicians and ministers have called for sanctions against the Turkish national football team after its players repeated a military salute during Monday's Euro 2020 qualifier against France. Read More
Monkey chants and Nazi salutes shame soccer match: Monkey chants and Nazi salutes shame soccer match

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Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has called for the resignation of the president of the country's football association after England players were subjected to racist abuse during Monday's Euro 2020 qualifier. Read More
Impeachment could lead to a first in the 2020 election: Impeachment could lead to a first in the 2020 election

42 mins ago

• Trump tries to rewrite reality • Trump's former top Russia adviser testifies Read More
US troops are angry at the Trump administration's refusal to support Syrian Kurds facing a Turkish military assault: US troops are angry at the Trump administration's refusal to support Syrian Kurd…

46 mins ago
US troops express anger at Trump's Syria policy: 'We betrayed' the Kurds: US troops express anger at Trump's Syria policy: 'We betrayed' the Kur…

49 mins ago

Ukrainians ignore impeachment drama to focus on Russia

EU's Barnier says Brexit deal still possible this week

Syrian forces take Kurdish-held town of Manbij as Turkish offensive enters 7th day

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LeBron James says Rockets GM 'wasn't educated' on China tweet

After record world medal haul, Biles a face of 2020 Olympics

Next stop Tokyo for Simone Biles. Interested in Olympics? Add

The Latest: Welcome back Tyreek Hill to Kansas City offense

The Latest on the NFL’s Week 6 (all times EDT):

Hicks, Sabathia added to Yankees’ ALCS roster vs. Astros

Aaron Hicks and CC Sabathia were added to the New

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Ukrainians ignore impeachment drama to focus on Russia

3 economists who study poverty win Nobel Prize

Two researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a

Ukraine’s president calls for calm at nationalists’ march

Ukraine’s president is urging participants in a nationalist march Monday

Tunisia: Post-debate handshake hailed as pro-democracy sign

A media mogul and a former law professor who are

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Spanish court convicts Catalan leaders for secession attempt

Riot police charged at protesters outside Barcelona’s airport Monday after the Supreme Court sentenced 12 prominent Catalan separatists to lengthy prison terms for their roles in a 2017 push for

Hunter Biden to step down from Chinese company board amid ‘false attacks’ by President Trump: Lawyer

The son of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden will step down from the board of directors of a Chinese-backed private equity company by the end of this month and commit

Authorities investigating New Hampshire church shooting: Governor

Authorities are investigating a shooting at a church in Pelham, New Hampshire, on Saturday morning, the governor said. “State officials are on scene assisting local first responders in the response

Rudy Giuliani’s relationship with arrested men is subject of criminal investigation: Sources

The business relationship between President Donald Trump’s private lawyer Rudy Giuliani and the men charged Thursday in a campaign finance scheme is a subject of the ongoing criminal investigation being

‘Stand your ground’ killer Michael Drejka sentenced to 20 years in slaying over parking space

A Florida man found guilty of manslaughter in the 2018 killing of an unarmed father he shot in a dispute over a handicap parking space was sentenced Wednesday to serve

Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded for development of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries

The 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino for the development of lithium-ion batteries. “Lithium-ion batteries have revolutionized our

Democrats to subpoena key witness blocked from testifying in impeachment probe

A key witness in the Democratic impeachment probe, Amb. Gordon Sondland, was barred from testifying at the last-minute Tuesday by the Trump administration, sources confirmed to ABC News. Interested in

Sleeping 6-year-old girl fatally shot in the head when bullets struck her house; no arrests: Police

A 6-year-old girl was asleep in her Cleveland home when bullets struck the house, hitting her in the head and killing her, police said. The house was “shot up” at

Series of explosions rock California Oktoberfest celebrations

A series of explosions rocked an Oktoberfest celebration in Huntington Beach, California, injuring five people. Authorities on Saturday responded to the scene at 8:10 p.m. local time to reports of

California electric company PG&E to pay $65M settlement over claims it falsified records

California’s Pacific Gas and Electric Co. has agreed to pay $65 million to settle claims it falsified records and misrepresented how quickly it responded to excavators’ requests to locate and

3 economists who study poverty win Nobel Prize

Two researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a third from Harvard University won the 2019 Nobel Prize in economics on Monday for groundbreaking research into what works and

Ukraine’s president calls for calm at nationalists’ march

Ukraine’s president is urging participants in a nationalist march Monday to avoid violence, amid growing anger at his peace plan for the separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine. Kyiv is deploying

Tunisia: Post-debate handshake hailed as pro-democracy sign

A media mogul and a former law professor who are vying to be Tunisia’s next president sparred during a televised debate over how to fight terrorism and poverty — and

Indigenous pour in from Amazon to boost Ecuador protests

Hundreds more indigenous protesters poured into Ecuador’s capital from the country’s Amazon on Friday, increasing pressure on President Lenín Moreno amid protests against fuel price hikes that have produced dramatic

Ukraine president: ‘No blackmail’ in conversation with Trump

Ukraine’s president insisted Thursday that he faced “no blackmail” from President Donald Trump in their phone call that led to an impeachment inquiry, distancing himself from the U.S. political drama

Several EU countries refuse to back migrant boat plan

A large majority of European Union member countries have refused to back a plan to quickly get migrants off boats in the Mediterranean Sea and distribute them among willing EU

3 economists who study poverty win Nobel Prize

Two researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a third from Harvard University won the 2019 Nobel Prize in economics on Monday for groundbreaking research into what works and

After record world medal haul, Biles a face of 2020 Olympics

Next stop Tokyo for Simone Biles. Interested in Olympics? Add Olympics as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Olympics news, video, and analysis from ABC News.

Does technology make moving nukes safe? Depends whom you ask

The plutonium core for the first atomic weapon detonated in 1945 was taken from Los Alamos National Laboratory to a test site in the New Mexico desert in the backseat

Trump calls for Spicer votes on ‘Dancing with the Stars’

President Donald Trump is trying to influence votes on ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars.” Trump on Monday tweeted that viewers should vote for former White House press secretary Sean Spicer.

Bad luck if your GM car needs spare parts or a repair, as UAW strike continues into its fifth week

The ripple effects of the United Automobile Workers Union strike are starting to be felt, with car dealers reporting low inventory on popular models, and repair shops scrambling to find

Spanish court convicts Catalan leaders for secession attempt

Riot police charged at protesters outside Barcelona’s airport Monday after the Supreme Court sentenced 12 prominent Catalan separatists to lengthy prison terms for their roles in a 2017 push for

Trump calls for Spicer votes on ‘Dancing with the Stars’

President Donald Trump is trying to influence votes on ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars.” Trump on Monday tweeted that viewers should vote for former White House press secretary Sean Spicer.

‘Joker’ tops box office again, beats ‘Addams Family’

The first weekend was no fluke: “Joker” is a hit. The R-rated comic book villain origin story had a phenomenal second weekend at the box office, topping the charts once

The Latest: Funeral begins for opera star Jessye Norman

The Latest on the public funeral for international opera star Jessye Norman (all times local): ————— 1:10 p.m. The funeral for international opera icon Jessye Norman has begun in Augusta,

Sue Monk Kidd’s next novel imagines a married Jesus

Sue Monk Kidd’s next novel is very much a work of fiction. “The Book of Longings” is the fourth novel by the author known for such best-sellers as “The Secret

Olga Tokarczuk, Peter Handke win Nobel literature prizes

Nobel Prizes for literature were awarded Thursday to two writers enmeshed in Europe’s social and political fault lines: a liberal Pole who has irked her country’s conservative government and an

Bong Joon Ho and ‘Parasite’ are coming for you

Even as it’s just hitting U.S. theaters, Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite” is already a major award-winner and a box-office smash. “Parasite” will open in theaters Friday having already amassed $70.9

Extinction Rebellion protests continue in London despite ban
on October 15, 2019 at 11:45 am
The group says it believes a police order banning further climate protests in London is unlawful.
What's in the government's new environment bill?
on October 15, 2019 at 12:44 am
Environmentalists welcome parts of the new law, but others say the government is going backwards.
Electronic devices 'need to use recycled plastic'
on October 15, 2019 at 12:33 am
Consumers need to demand electronic devices that use recycled plastic, campaigners say.
Central heating boilers 'put climate change goals at risk'
on October 14, 2019 at 11:15 pm
The UK will not meet its climate change targets without a revolution in home heating, a think tank says.
New environment laws in Queen's speech
on October 14, 2019 at 6:46 pm
Crime and health take centre stage, but opposition parties dismiss the programme as "election manifesto".
Could cricket and worm burgers help save the planet?
on October 14, 2019 at 5:35 pm
Insects are being touted as an eco-friendly protein source, but do bug burgers pass the taste test?
The Russian who could have been first to Moon
on October 14, 2019 at 2:10 pm
Alexei Leonov, who died on Friday, could have been the first human to land on the Moon.
Microplastics: Seeking the 'plastic score' of the food on our plates
on October 12, 2019 at 11:19 pm
Microplastics are everywhere, but how worried should we be? Scientists are on a mission to find out more.
Climate change: Big lifestyle changes are the only answer
on October 11, 2019 at 5:03 pm
The experts tell us that small, easy changes alone will not be enough to combat climate change.
Alexei Leonov: First person to walk in space dies aged 85
on October 11, 2019 at 4:41 pm
Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov floated above the Earth for 12 minutes in 1965.

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Spanish court convicts Catalan leaders for secession attempt

Riot police charged at protesters outside Barcelona’s airport Monday after the Supreme Court sentenced 12 prominent Catalan separatists to lengthy prison terms for their roles in a 2017 push for

Hunter Biden to step down from Chinese company board amid ‘false attacks’ by President Trump: Lawyer

The son of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden will step down from the board of directors of a Chinese-backed private equity company by the end of this month and commit

Authorities investigating New Hampshire church shooting: Governor

Authorities are investigating a shooting at a church in Pelham, New Hampshire, on Saturday morning, the governor said. “State officials are on scene assisting local first responders in the response

Rudy Giuliani’s relationship with arrested men is subject of criminal investigation: Sources

‘Stand your ground’ killer Michael Drejka sentenced to 20 years in slaying over parking space

A Florida man found guilty of manslaughter in the 2018 killing of an unarmed father he shot in a dispute over a handicap parking space was sentenced Wednesday to serve

Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded for development of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries

Democrats to subpoena key witness blocked from testifying in impeachment probe

Sleeping 6-year-old girl fatally shot in the head when bullets struck her house; no arrests: Police

A 6-year-old girl was asleep in her Cleveland home when bullets struck the house, hitting her in the head and killing her, police said. The house was “shot up” at

Series of explosions rock California Oktoberfest celebrations

A series of explosions rocked an Oktoberfest celebration in Huntington Beach, California, injuring five people. Authorities on Saturday responded to the scene at 8:10 p.m. local time to reports of

California electric company PG&E to pay $65M settlement over claims it falsified records

California’s Pacific Gas and Electric Co. has agreed to pay $65 million to settle claims it falsified records and misrepresented how quickly it responded to excavators’ requests to locate and

World

Extinction Rebellion protests continue in London despite ban
on October 15, 2019 at 11:45 am
The group says it believes a police order banning further climate protests in London is unlawful.
What's in the government's new environment bill?
on October 15, 2019 at 12:44 am
Environmentalists welcome parts of the new law, but others say the government is going backwards.
Electronic devices 'need to use recycled plastic'
on October 15, 2019 at 12:33 am
Consumers need to demand electronic devices that use recycled plastic, campaigners say.
Central heating boilers 'put climate change goals at risk'
on October 14, 2019 at 11:15 pm
The UK will not meet its climate change targets without a revolution in home heating, a think tank says.
New environment laws in Queen's speech
on October 14, 2019 at 6:46 pm
Crime and health take centre stage, but opposition parties dismiss the programme as "election manifesto".
Could cricket and worm burgers help save the planet?
on October 14, 2019 at 5:35 pm
Insects are being touted as an eco-friendly protein source, but do bug burgers pass the taste test?
The Russian who could have been first to Moon
on October 14, 2019 at 2:10 pm
Alexei Leonov, who died on Friday, could have been the first human to land on the Moon.
Microplastics: Seeking the 'plastic score' of the food on our plates
on October 12, 2019 at 11:19 pm
Microplastics are everywhere, but how worried should we be? Scientists are on a mission to find out more.
Climate change: Big lifestyle changes are the only answer
on October 11, 2019 at 5:03 pm
The experts tell us that small, easy changes alone will not be enough to combat climate change.
Alexei Leonov: First person to walk in space dies aged 85
on October 11, 2019 at 4:41 pm
Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov floated above the Earth for 12 minutes in 1965.