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Families of Mexico massacre victims suffer backlash over cartel row

Members of a U.S.-Mexican religious community who lost relatives in a gangland massacre this month have come under fire from supporters of Mexico's government for pressing the United States to declare drugs cartels terrorist groups. Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/35GoEMm November 29, 2019 at 04:31AM

California snow-bound highway reopens but storm snarls Thanksgiving travel

A powerful winter storm pounded parts of the United States on Thursday, bringing heavy snowfall that forced the closure of a major Southern California highway during the busy Thanksgiving holiday. Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/2ORS4Ah November 29, 2019 at 04:29AM

Hong Kong gears up for weekend protests after rare lull in violence

Hong Kong braced for a fresh round of protests over the weekend as police said they would withdraw from a university on Friday that has been the site of some of the worst clashes between protesters and security forces in nearly six months of unrest. Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/2KYk3xd November 29, 2019 at 04:25AM

Stocks stop short of new peaks as Sino-U.S. tensions weigh

Global shares ticked up on Friday, but hesitated to test an all-time peak as investors worried a new U.S. law backing Hong Kong protests could derail Washington's and Beijing's efforts to end their trade war. Reuters: Top News https://ift.tt/2pZU5C5 November 29, 2019 at 04:15AM

Clive James, Writer, TV Host And Cultural Critic, Dies At 80

"Fiction is life with the dull bits left out." That is just one of the many clever observations of the writer, TV host and cultural critic Clive James. He died Sunday at age 80. (Image credit: David Levenson/Getty Images) News : NPR https://ift.tt/2XWxQcN November 29, 2019 at 01:42AM