Greetings, TicToc readers! Don't miss having your say about what you're reading right now. Take this super short survey and tell us what you think.  Hongkongers go to WashingtonActivist Joshua Wong, musician Denise Ho and other prominent Hong Kong figures involved in months of pro-democracy protests brought their message stateside Tuesday in a bid to exert U.S. pressure on Beijing. In testimony, Wong said, "I hope that historians will celebrate the U.S. Congress for having stood on the side of human rights and democracy." Members of the bipartisan Congressional-Executive Commission on China, set up to monitor human rights abuses, said they would forge ahead with attempts to pressure Hong Kong's government by threatening changes to its special trade privileges, a move Leader Carrie Lam said would only complicate problems for the financial hub. News from around the worldIn Jerusalem, razor-thin exit polls from Israel's general election do-over showed neither PM Benjamin Netanyahu nor retired military chief Benny Gantz winning enough votes to easily form a government, signaling a period of coalition negotiations ahead. In London, the U.K.'s Supreme Court began a three-day landmark hearing to rule on PM Boris Johnson's decision to suspend Parliament after EU talks in Luxembourg ended no closer to reaching an agreement. In South Korea, officials from Asia's fourth-biggest pork consumer confirmed the first case of African swine fever at a farm near the border with North Korea. Highly quotable"The fake Russia collusion narrative has fallen apart." Trump's ex-campaign manager Corey Lewandowski clashed with Democrats during the House Judiciary Committee's first impeachment hearing Tuesday. He denied wrongdoing while working with Trump, accusing Democrats on the panel of "focusing on petty and personal politics" and said they "hate this president more than they love their country." Democrats fired back with their own one-liners, including: - "Lewandowski, you are like a fish being cleaned with a spoon — very hard to get a clean answer from you," -Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.).
- "This is the House Judiciary Committee, not a house party," -Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas.).
- "Either you were willing to break the law for politics and Mr. Trump, or you're some kind of a Forrest Gump relating to corruption." -Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.).
$ignificant figures75. The age of legendary political journalist and commentator Cokie Roberts, who died Tuesday of complications from breast cancer. 70%. Saudi Arabia is reportedly close to restoring more than two-thirds of the oil production lost in this weekend's attack. That's a firstEngland to France to England, repeat. Sarah Thomas, a 37-year-old American cancer survivor, became the first person to swim across the English Channel four times non-stop. This is not normalA new worst-case scenario. The world may become hotter than previously expected by the end of the century, with average global temperatures rising by up to 12.6°F, according to France's National Center for Scientific Research CNRS. That means longer and more intense heatwaves and ice-free summers in the Arctic. Viral alertEli Manning. The New York Giants benched the two-time Super Bowl MVP and named rookie Daniel Jones, the No. 6 overall pick in the NFL draft, as starting quarterback.  What's goodLive like a Crawley for a night. Highclere Castle of Downton Abbey fame will list an overnight stay on Airbnb this fall to promote the TV franchise's upcoming film. The listing includes cocktails in the saloon, dinner in the state dining room, coffee in the library and, of course, a personal butler. The booking will be first-come, first-served, so…the best of British to you.  You made it this far... Now tell your friends to sign up here. Watch your inbox for our next newsletter tomorrow.
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