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• Chicago teachers strike enters second day as contract talks proceed
• Former Hercules Capital CEO to plead guilty to U.S. college admissions scam
• Trump blasts 'crazy' Nancy Pelosi and Democrats, defends Syria pullout
• Man charged with murders of two Alaska Native women
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• New York city council votes to close infamous Rikers Island jails

World

• Shells fall in northeast Syria despite five-day ceasefire agreement
• Brexit on a knife edge as PM Johnson stakes all on 'Super Saturday' vote
• Thousands converge on Barcelona for fifth day of Catalan protests
• Hong Kong protesters vow to hit the streets in major 'illegal' march
• EU leaders confirm Christine Lagarde's appointment as head of ECB
• France resists EU membership talks for North Macedonia and Albania
• What limits? How African leaders cling to power for decades
• Protests grip Lebanon as fury at ruling elite, corruption grows

• Exclusive: Lampert helps bankroll Sears as woes persist after bankruptcy - sources
• China's GDP growth grinds to near 30-year low as tariffs hit production
• Wall Street opens lower as J&J slips
• Judge's unorthodox approach has huge opioid settlement within reach
• Wall Street Week Ahead: Tech haves and have-nots face third-quarter tests
• How a small aluminum maker won U.S. trade protection
• Zero-sugar sodas, smaller soft drink cans drive Coca-Cola revenue beat
• EU will hit U.S. in time with tariffs over Boeing: Malmstrom

• Hitler satire 'Jojo Rabbit' mixes dark humor with plea for tolerance
• WarnerMedia's HBO Max to stream films of 'Spirited Away' producer
• Alicia Alonso, Cuba's ballet legend, dies at age 98
• Number of new Netflix shows to dwarf those from Disney, Apple at launch
• Netflix and Amazon face censorship threat in India: source
• Malaysia orders China map cut from 'Abominable' film as furor widens
• Grime star Stormzy, rockers the 1975 among Q Awards winners
• Wanted: Intimacy coordinators. Hollywood's fastest growing job

• NHL roundup: Shootout goal by Lightning’s Stamkos beats Bruins
• NBA notebook: Wizards lock up Beal with $72 million extension
• NBA's Silver says Hong Kong tweet furor already hit league's bottom line
• MLB notebook: Girardi steps down as USA Baseball manager
• Kom caught in Olympic qualification row in India
• Golf: Thomas cards 'easy' 63 to take halfway lead in Korea
• Tokyo governor surprised by 'sudden' marathon switch
• Tiger targeting Tokyo Olympics