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Ohio’s Republican governor proposes gun control measures; Honduras’s president is accused of using drug money to fund his campaign.

Literary legend Toni Morrison dies at the age of 88; India escalates tension in Kashmir by revoking the territory’s special status.

Mass shootings in Texas and Ohio leave 31 people dead; protests disrupt Hong Kong’s transportation systems, bringing the city to a standstill.

The end of a US-Russia missile treaty could kick-start another arms race; a trade war between South Korea and Japan is hurting the tech market.

The Senate passes a budget deal that will hopefully prevent a future government shutdown; massive wildfires in Russia could have global impact.

Despite a healthy economy, the Fed cuts interest rates; North Korea conducts its second missile test in a week.

The second round of Democratic debates starts now; anti-government protests have been rattling the Russian government.

A shooting in California leaves four dead, including the shooter, and 12 injured; under Brazil’s Bolsonaro, Amazon deforestation accelerates.

The American economy slows, although consumer spending keeps it afloat; US reveals an alleged Venezuelan corruption scheme that exploited the hungry.

Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló resigns after 12 days of protests; the Trump administration has scheduled the first federal executions since 2003.

Mueller’s long-awaited testimony wasn’t as enlightening as some may have wished; Facebook is fined $5 billion over privacy practices.

Millions could lose access to food stamps due to a new Trump administration rule; Israel begins a controversial demolition of Palestinian housing on the edge of east Jerusalem.

Hawaiians protest the building of a telescope on their sacred land; Boris Johnson looks likely to be the UK’s next prime minister.

The House votes to raise the minimum wage for the first time in a decade; Pompeo calls out China’s detainment of Muslims as a “stain of the century.”

Protests against the governor in Puerto Rico lead to violence; Iran seizes a foreign oil tanker, increasing tensions with the US.

El Chapo is sentenced to life in prison; the WHO declares a global health emergency over Ebola.

The Department of Justice will not file charges against the police officer accused of fatally choking Eric Garner; China feels the effects of its prolonged trade war with the US.

Trump moves to drastically restrict who can seek asylum; Turkey’s purchase of a Russian defense system could ruin the country’s relationship with the US.

Labor Secretary Alex Acosta resigns amid scrutiny over Epstein deal; France plans to tax tech giants — many of which are American.

Another corruption scandal rocks Puerto Rico; the UN Human Rights Council votes to open an investigation into deaths during the Philippines’ drug war.

New York is trying to get Congress Trump’s tax returns; the UK ambassador to the US resigns after leaked cables.

A federal appeals court panel will rule on whether the Affordable Care Act is constitutional; France imposes an eco-tax on plane tickets.

Billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein is arrested on sex trafficking charges; Greece elects a center-right party to rule the country, rejecting populism.