S Korea, Japan hold talks as diplomatic row worsens
Observers have linked the export dispute to the emotionally charged row over Korean forced labor and forced prostitution. Some of Japanese politicians recently indicated South Korea having illegally smuggled the materials to the DPRK.

Brazil's president wants to make his son US ambassador
Bolsonaro said at a news conference Thursday that nominating his son is, in his words, "something on my radar". "It is not nepotism, I would never do that", Bolsonaro said on a live social media broadcast on Friday.

China keeping a frustrated Trump waiting on agriculture
China has set a growth target range of 6% to 6.5% for 2019, down from the target of "about 6.5 per cent" set for a year ago . Trump accused Beijing on Thursday of backsliding on promises to buy more American farm goods.

Cardi B Claps Back at Jermaine Dupri's 'Strippers Rapping' Comment
In fact, Cardi said people talked "mad s-t" when she tried to be "careful" with her music. "'This is not what I expected. Take this "scandal" as an opportunity to listen to dope voices of the female rappers mentioned, and prove Dupri wrong.

Get Free McDonald's Fries With Apple Pay
The offer will run from July 13 to 19, 2019 at participating McDonald's in Western Canada, according to their website. National French Fry Day is Saturday, and Americans can look forward to great deals across the fast food industry.

China blasts 22-nation letter criticizing Xinjiang policies
China says facilities there are "vocational training centres" and they are necessary to fight terrorism and eradicate extremism. 22 countries, including Japan , are urging China to close mass detention centers holding members of its Muslim minority.

Star Trek: Picard Poster Reveals New Look At Patrick Stewart's Return
Stick with CinemaBlend for more details on the series as they roll out, and for more news on upcoming television and movies. Patrick will also be reuniting with his former co-star and director Jonathan Frakes, who played Commander William T.

FTC Votes to Settle With Facebook for $5B
The deal still needs final approval from the Justice Department, which rarely rejects settlements reached by the agency. But Facebook is still in business, and $5 billion won't even scratch the surface of the company's coffers.

Google Launches Shoelace App, Connects People With Shared Interests 07/12/2019
What do you think about this? There is no web version, while the app is available on Android 8.0 and up, and iOS 11 and up. Each day, we find the best things happening around you - from pick-up soccer to free comedy shows - so you don't have to.

Twitter Experiencing a Worldwide Outage Caused by a Service Disruption
The Twitter API Status dashboard indicates that the company is now investigating the issue. Users have started reporting that the crash might have been resolved as of 8:43 p.m.

Tropical Storm Barry knocks out power for all of Grand Isle
Forecasters predict at least 10-15 inches of rain, which could cause major flooding. Weakening is expected after Barry moves inland. However, officials from the U.S.

U.S. Wants N.Korea Freeze as Beginning, Not End, of Denuclearization
Bush advanced his own effort to disarm the country, which at the time was led by Kim's father, late supreme leader Kim Jong Il. The USD/JPY pair stalled its decline and now holds steady just below the 108 handle, little affected by the above headlines.

LeBron James will wear No. 23 one more season
Danny Green just told reporters on a conference call that he believes it was between the Clippers and Raptors for Kawhi Leonard. Obviously when you're with a winning team and you've won, you want to run it back if it's possible.

Atlantic League to experiment with ‘stealing’ first base
The Freedom Division, composed of teams in southern Pennsylvania, Maryland and Texas, won with a single long ball. Atlantic League President Rick White said it's going to be implemented league-wide over the next few weeks.

Mom arrested after kid licks, puts back tongue depressor at doctor's office
After the video was uploaded to Facebook, the doctor's office announced they had called for a full police investigation. Our internal investigation does not reveal any resulting risks or harm to patients from this action", it continued.