| Greetings, TicToc readers! Here's what's happening around the world: China celebrates, Hong Kong erupts Thousands of protesters clashed with police in Hong Kong Tuesday as Beijing marked the 70th anniversary of the People's Republic of China with a giant military parade in Tiananmen Square. Beijing's celebration of Communist rule included 15,000 troops, 160 warplanes, 580 tanks and a massive fireworks display. Meanwhile, in Hong Kong, more than 180 protesters were arrested and at least 15 were injured, including an 18-year-old man who was shot in the chest by police firing live rounds—a first in four months of protests. Hong Kong police chief Stephen Lo said at least 25 officers were also injured in the clashes. News from around the world The U.S. and North Korea agreed to resume stalled working-level nuclear talks within the next week. In London, Meghan Markle filed a privacy claim against the Mail on Sunday newspaper for the misuse of private information and copyright infringement. Prince Harry compared her suffering at the hands of the tabloid media to his late mother's. In Rome, an Italian reporter interrupted Mike Pompeo's photo op with Italian PM Giuseppe Conte to give him a large hunk of Parmesan in an apparent protest against Trump's tariffs that could target cheese. Highly quotable "Black lives matter." What a crowd chanted after a jury found former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger guilty of murder for the fatal shooting of her neighbor Botham Jean in his own apartment. "Constitutional muster." Harvard University defeated a 2014 lawsuit after a federal judge ruled that its admissions process, while not perfect, does not discriminate against Asian Americans. "Go to the mat and fight." In leaked audio, Mark Zuckerberg told Facebook employees it would "suck" if Elizabeth Warren became president because the company would likely have no choice but to sue the U.S. government to fend off her plan to break up tech giants. $ignificant figures $25.3 million. How much Bernie Sanders reported in campaign fundraising over the last three months, the largest quarterly sum a Democratic White House hopeful has posted this year. Trump's reelection campaign reported a record $125 million. 95. The age of former U.S. president Jimmy Carter who has lived longer than any other of his predecessors. Caught on camera Taiwan bridge collapse. A towering 450-foot arch bridge in the eastern part of the state crashed into the Nanfangao fish harbour, injuring more than a dozen people as it smashed down onto fishing boats, sending a burning oil tanker into the water. Viral alert Gigi Hadid. After French comedian Marie S'Infiltre, impersonating a model, dodged security and crashed Chanel's Spring-Summer 2020 show at Paris Fashion Week, the supermodel confronted and escorted her off the set. What's good "A doll for everyone." Mattel has launched the first-ever line of gender-neutral dolls "designed to keep labels out and invite everyone in." The dolls come with no assigned gender and lots of wardrobe options and accessories, allowing kids to choose, or not choose. You made it this far... Now tell your friends to sign up here. Watch your inbox for our next newsletter tomorrow. -Andrew Mach |
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