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11 Killed in Shooting at Virginia Beach Municipal Center, Officials Say

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By CHRISTOPHER MELE from NYT U.S. https://nyti.ms/2ELlD2u

At least 11 killed in Virginia Beach mass shooting: What we know

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A shooter opened fire workers at a municipal center in Virginia Beach on Friday, killing 11 people and wounding others. Here's what we know so far.               from USATODAY - News Top Stories http://bit.ly/2Webkyy

Educated and 'estranged': Getting through uni without the bank of mum and dad

When student finance doesn’t stretch and you have no parents for help – how do you make it through your degree? from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2QBBMw1

The woman fighting back against India's rape culture

When a man tried to rape Usha Vishwakarma she decided to fight back by setting up self-defence classes for women and girls. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2YY2stJ

Champions League final: Visiting Sadio Mane's hometown

BBC Africa's Babacar Diarra visits Sadio Mane's hometown in Senegal. from BBC News - Home https://bbc.in/2ELLZ4i

A New Threat From Trump and Old Questions About Its Effectiveness

Time and again, the president has engaged in a game of geopolitical chicken with Mexico. But there was no more guarantee that the tactic will be any more effective this time than in the past. from NYT > Top Stories https://nyti.ms/2JRufse

What Confrontation? Mexico Seeks a Compromise With Trump

President López Obrador said he wanted to avoid a fight with President Trump over his threats to impose tariffs unless Mexico cracked down on migrants. from NYT > Top Stories https://nyti.ms/2QAaC8J

There Are 472,000 Words in the Dictionary. For the Spelling Bee, That May Not Be Enough.

The winners of the 2019 Scripps National Spelling Bee had more in common than an aptitude for spelling: six of the eight used the same coaching program. from NYT > Top Stories https://nyti.ms/2WenCHi

New top story on Hacker News: WebAssembly on the Server: How System Calls Work

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Trump's Mexican tariffs test limits of U.S. emergency powers: legal experts

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U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal to impose a tariff on all Mexican goods to push Mexico to halt a surge in illegal immigrants is likely to be challenged in court and will test the scope of the president's emergency powers. from Reuters: Top News https://reut.rs/2JOGWEj

Disgruntled city employee kills 11 in Virginia; suspect also killed

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A disgruntled public utility employee "indiscriminately" opened fire at the municipal center in Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Friday afternoon, killing 11 people and wounding at least six others before he was killed himself, the city's police chief said. from Reuters: Top News https://reut.rs/2JVXCdh

Best photos from the 2019 French Open tennis tournament

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All the action from the year's second tennis Grand Slam at Stade Roland Garros in Paris.               from USATODAY - News Top Stories http://bit.ly/30Vh8vu

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Evicted from their homeland, Chagos Islands families living in the UK are divided by immigration law. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2XkRDBB

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A beleaguered people say they had hopes their misery would end but now they go back to one thing - survival. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/30XMxgV

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Sayyida Salme is a little known 19th Century princess who fled Zanzibar after scandalising the royals. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2ELHoil

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What do we know about the novelist who is the third-richest woman in the world? from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2XkRCO3

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Older people are not allowed to remember; the younger generation aren't even allowed to know. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2ELPojr

11 dead in Virginia Beach mass shooting: What we know so far

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A shooter opened fire workers at a municipal center in Virginia Beach on Friday, killing 11 people and wounding others. Here's what we know so far.               from USATODAY - News Top Stories http://bit.ly/2Z1YobX

New mail and messaging tools expected for iPhones, WWDC

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Against storm cloud of controversy, Apple will try to wow app makers with new features for their apps and upgraded tools for recent iPhones.               from USATODAY - News Top Stories http://bit.ly/2XmSmT3

MacKenzie Bezos: Novelist and Amazon shareholder

What do we know about the novelist who is the third-richest woman in the world? from BBC News - US & Canada https://bbc.in/2XkRCO3

North Carolina to Investigate After Concerns Raised at Children’s Hospital

The state health secretary announced an inquiry after a report in The New York Times revealed doctors’ fears that children seemed to fare poorly after heart surgery. from NYT > Top Stories https://nyti.ms/2IoevtV

New top story on Hacker News: ‘This could ruin us’: A class-action suit imperils California freelancers

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New top story on Hacker News: Faster Parallel Python Without Python Multiprocessing

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Eugene Robinson: Mueller gave Congress a clear road map for holding Trump accountable

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Washington • What would a president have to do, hypothetically, to get this Congress to impeach him? Obstruct a Justice Department investigation, perhaps? No, apparently that’s not enough. What about playing footsie with a hostile foreign power? Abusing his office to settle personal grievances? Using instruments of the state, including the justice system, to attack his perceived political opponents? Aligning the nation with murderous foreign dictators, while forsaking democracy and human rights? Violating campaign-finance laws with disguised hush-money payments to alleged paramours? Giving aid and comfort to neo-Nazis and white supremacists? Defying requests and subpoenas from congressional committees charged with oversight? Refusing to protect our electoral system from malign foreign interference? Cruelly ripping young children away from their asylum-seeking parents? Lying constantly and shamelessly to the American people, to the point where not a single word he says or writes can b

May in Utah through the lenses of Tribune photographers

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Salt Lake Tribune photographers covered a variety of stories in May, from an abnormal number of police shootings in Utah to spring sports. Take a look at the best images from the month and keep up with The Salt Lake Tribune’s work by following us on Instagram . Carl Moore, a Hopi and Chemehuevi Native American, performs a hoop dance in honor of Mother Earth. Moore also made offerings, sang and gave a prayer during the May Day celebration. The “Stop the Polluting Port” community coalition staged a May Day celebration , calling for respect and awareness of the water, earth and air regarding the 20,000 acres west of Salt Lake City where the inland port industrial site has been proposed. The setting sun flares the lens as Utah’s Ally Dickman walks to the dugout. BYU softball hosts the University of Utah in Provo on May 1. Sun delays have been fairly common at Gail Miller Field since it was built facing a Northwest direction in 2001. Pastor France Davis speaks at the University of U