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New York Times

China Proceeds With Belt and Road Push, but Does It More Quietly

Viacom Buys PlutoTV Streaming Service, Its Biggest Digital Push Yet

Government Shutdown Forces Airports to Rely on Backup Security Screeners

The Cold Truth About the Hot Take

More Schools and Fewer Tanks for the Mideast

In Poland, the Limits of Solidarity

CBC Canada

'Dark chapter in our history': federal gov't apologizes to Ahiarmiut for forced relocati (CBC News)

8 jaw-dropping allegations from B.C. Speaker's report (CBC News)

Advocates welcome mandatory training for semi drivers (Jason Warick)

More than half of Ontario municipalities opt in as willing cannabis store hosts (The Canadian Press)

Train hauling grain derails in fiery crash north of Saskatoon (CBC News)

Train hauling grain derails north of Saskatoon (CBC News)

arstechnica.com

US appeals court says California can set its own Low Carbon Fuel Standard

The Great Google Hangouts Shutdown begins October 2019

Ghosts, ghouls, and blood rites abound in HBO’s horror anthology Folklore

UK fashion label says it owns trademark on “collusion,” EFF says no way

Microsoft renews its push into education with sub-$300 2-in-1s, cheaper pens

Dealmaster: Take $150 off a 10.5-inch Apple iPad Pro

CBC Ottawa

Cold isn't cause of bus delays, but can make them worse, OC Transpo says (CBC News)

$15M cut to Trillium Foundation worries non-profits (Kate Porter)

Carleton student hoped for recovery before suicide, inquest hears (Idil Mussa)

Good, not great: ByWard Market has room to improve, urbanist says (CBC News)

Rape survivor 'floored' by her attacker's Jordan appeal (Judy Trinh)

Judge defends ability to balance advocacy work with the job (CBC News)

CBC Top Stories

Gunmen stole valuables, money during Canadian's kidnapping: Burkina official (Brett Bundale)

The big snubs and surprises from the Oscar nominations (Eli Glasner)

Late Jays great Roy Halladay elected to Baseball Hall of Fame (The Canadian Press)

La Loche still needs 'a lot of work' 3 years after school shooting (Bridget Yard)

Argentine soccer player feared dead after plane disappears in English Channel (The Associated Press)

Serial killer Dellen Millard appeals conviction and sentence for father's murder (Liam Casey)

Slashdot.org

Netflix 'Would Lose 57 Percent of Their Subscribers If They Added Commercials' (slashdot)

Wine 4.0 Released With Vulkan Support, Initial Direct3D 12 and Better HiDPI (slashdot)

Google Proposes Changes To Chromium Browser That Will Break Content-Blocking Extensions, Including V (slashdot)

Apple's Security Expert Joined the ACLU To Tackle 'Authoritarian Fever' (slashdot)

Slashdot Asks: Which Mobile Payment Service Is Best For You? (slashdot)

Google Will Start Retiring Hangouts For G Suite Users In October (slashdot)

Engadget.com

Nintendo Switch outsold every other console in the US last year

GMC’s next Sierra HD pickup can see through trailers

Elektron is making its powerful music-making sequencers more affordable

Apple fixes a host of bugs for iOS, Apple Watch and HomePod

Netflix joins the Motion Picture Association of America

Alphabet made a quiz to help you detect phishing scams