Saturday July 13, 2019

Holidays

• Mongolia - Naadam Holiday, 3rd day
• Bah�'f Faith - Feast of K�lim�t (Words) - First day of the seventh month of the Bah�'f Calendar
• Bon Festival - Buddhist festival to honor the dead (East Japan)
• Kiribati - Independence Day, 2nd day (not a holiday)

Events

• War in Afghanistan: Taliban gunmen storm a hotel in Badghis Province, killing four soldiers and two civilians. Three of the five gunmen are killed and two are arrested. (RFE/RadioLiberty)A U.S. soldier is also killed in a separate bombing in Wardak Province. (Al Jazeera)
• Taliban gunmen storm a hotel in Badghis Province, killing four soldiers and two civilians. Three of the five gunmen are killed and two are arrested. (RFE/RadioLiberty)
• A U.S. soldier is also killed in a separate bombing in Wardak Province. (Al Jazeera)
• 2019 Tacoma attack: Four policemen kill a suspect attempting to attack an ICE immigrant detention center in Tacoma, Washington. The perpetrator was armed with a rifle and incendiary devices, and had left a three-page manifesto advocating political violence (BBC) (Heavy)
• Four policemen kill a suspect attempting to attack an ICE immigrant detention center in Tacoma, Washington. The perpetrator was armed with a rifle and incendiary devices, and had left a three-page manifesto advocating political violence (BBC) (Heavy)
• Manhattan blackout: A blackout in New York City affects 42,000 people near Times Square. (CNN)
• A blackout in New York City affects 42,000 people near Times Square. (CNN)
• Monsoon of South Asia: Three days of heavy rain in Nepal trigger floods and landslides resulting in at least 67 deaths. India was also affected by heavy floods, resulting in the death of 34 people, while 29 others died in Bangladesh. (BBC)
• Three days of heavy rain in Nepal trigger floods and landslides resulting in at least 67 deaths. India was also affected by heavy floods, resulting in the death of 34 people, while 29 others died in Bangladesh. (BBC)
• Tropical Storm Barry increases to 121 kilometers per hour (75 miles per hour), becoming the first hurricane of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season.
• U.S. Vice President Mike Pence says the conditions under which asylum seekers are being held in facilities along the U.S. border with Mexico are unacceptable, after visiting two federal detention centers in Texas, remaining the highest-ranking member of the Trump administration to say so. He calls upon the U.S. Congress to act. (CNN)
• 2019 Wimbledon Championships: Simona Halep defeats Serena Williams (6–2, 6–2) to win the 2019 Wimbledon women's singles championship, her first Wimbledon victory and her second Grand Slam singles title. Williams was attempting to equal Margaret Court's all-time record of 24 Grand Slam singles titles. (The Guardian)
• Simona Halep defeats Serena Williams (6–2, 6–2) to win the 2019 Wimbledon women's singles championship, her first Wimbledon victory and her second Grand Slam singles title. Williams was attempting to equal Margaret Court's all-time record of 24 Grand Slam singles titles. (The Guardian)
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News articles

• b'Facebook Dodged a Bullet From the F.T.C. It Faces Many More.' b'The social network may have escaped restrictions and financial bruising with the F.T.C.\xe2\x80\x99s settlement, but its pain is just beginning around the world.' [..]
• b'Facial Recognition Tech Is Growing Stronger, Thanks to Your Face' b'Large databases, built with images from social networks and dating services, contain millions of pictures of people\xe2\x80\x99s faces. Some are shared worldwide.' [..]
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