|  | | | | | | | | | U.S. | | Progressive allies Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren headline the first night of the second Democratic presidential debates, with eight other contenders aiming for a breakout performance that could propel them into the top tier of the White House race. The first of two debates on back-to-back nights will give Warren and Sanders, old friends who have been battling for second place in opinion polls behind front-runner Joe Biden, a chance to draw some contrasts between their progressive policies even though they have promised not to attack each other. | | | | | | | | Police identified a 19-year-old California man as the gunman who opened fire with an assault rifle at a garlic festival in Gilroy, California, killing three people and wounding about a dozen. Santino William Legan cut through a fence at the festival on Sunday evening and shot people, seemingly at random, with an “AK-47-style” assault rifle, Gilroy Police Chief Scot Smithee told reporters. Legan was fatally shot within about a minute by police. Police and FBI agents were trying to determine a motive for the shooting and investigating unconfirmed reports by witnesses that Legan may have had an accomplice. | | | | | | | | Tom Barrack, a billionaire friend of President Donald Trump, pursued a plan to buy Westinghouse Electric even as he lobbied Trump to become a special envoy to promote the building by the firm of nuclear power plants in Saudi Arabia, said a congressional report. While Barrack failed in both efforts, the report provides fresh evidence of the ease with which some corporate and foreign interests have gained access to Trump and other senior members of his administration. | | | | Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced a bill that would ensure any climate change legislation considered by Congress prioritizes low-income and vulnerable communities. The Climate Equity Act would ensure that Congress and the White House are held accountable for putting low-income and indigenous communities and minority groups that are on the “front lines” of climate change at the core of climate proposals, such as the Green New Deal. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | United Kindgom | | The British pound tumbled as investors bet Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit brinkmanship with the European Union could trigger a messy divorce that would sow chaos through the world economy and financial markets. 4 min read | | | | A cluster of flowers and candles marks the spot where Jodie Chesney, 17, was stabbed in a park in east London in an attack with no obvious motive. In honor of her favourite colour, purple ribbons have been tied to a railing, alongside a message also written in purple: "Choose life, drop the knife! RIP Jodie."
7 Min Read | | | | | Hong Kong | | Hundreds of Hong Kong protesters blocked train services during the early morning rush hour, causing commuter chaos in the latest anti-government campaign to roil the former British colony.
4 min read | | | | Months of increasingly violent protests in Hong Kong are taking a growing toll on the city’s economy, weighing on confidence and scaring away tourists from one of the world’s most vibrant shopping destinations. 5 min read | | | | | | | | | | | | | Top Stories on Reuters TV | | | | | | | |
