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>Donald Trump attacks Sadiq Khan over London violence

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-48651131

<US President Donald Trump has once again criticised London Mayor Sadiq Khan, calling him a "national disgrace" who is destroying the UK's capital.

<His comments came after five violent attacks in London in less than 24 hours left three men dead and three injured.

<In response, Mr Khan's spokesman said the mayor's thoughts were with the victims' families and he "is not going to waste his time responding to this sort of tweet".

<The mayor was focused on supporting the city's communities and "over-stretched" emergency services, he added.

<Mr Corbyn tweeted in defence of Mr Khan, saying he was "rightly supporting the police to do their job while Katie Hopkins spreads hateful and divisive rhetoric".

<These three deaths take the total number of homicides in London in 2019 to 56. Official data shows that this time last year there had been 82 deaths - and 2018 was ultimately the worst year on record in the city for a decade.

>Hong Kong protest 'largest in 30 years'

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-48656471

<Nearly two million people have taken part in a mass protest in Hong Kong against a controversial extradition bill, organisers say.

<The number has not been independently verified. If confirmed, it would be the largest protest there since 1989.

<The masses turned out despite the suspension of the bill - which would allow extradition from Hong Kong to mainland China - on Saturday.

<Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Sunday apologised for proposing the bill.

<Many protesters, who fear increased Chinese influence over Hong Kong, are calling on her to resign over the unrest.

<They are also demanding that the bill be scrapped, not just suspended.

>One Scottish man's idea to fix the broken world of online debate

https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-48579597

<An idea by a Highlands teenager has garnered worldwide attention and is now, six years later, the basis for a fledgling start-up.

<At its heart is a simple question: how do you fix the often ugly world of online debate?

<"Being 17, I wasn't going to start up a website or a company. Reddit provided the perfect platform to try this idea out."

<In its first iteration, Change My View was - and still is - fairly simple: users post an honestly-held belief, anything from politically provocative ("The case for reparations to African-Americans is strong", "Women already have equality") to the relatively unimportant but still extremely contentious ("Avengers: Endgame did not make any sense")

<What are the rules? There are some basic ground rules: explain your reasoning, challenge the proposition, but don't be rude or hostile. Original posters are required to engage and to truly consider counter-arguments.

<Kal's subreddit took off, growing to 100,000 members within a year and more than 700,000 today.

<Six years later, what started as a side project has now become Kal's main occupation - and he's convinced it might just help solve a vexing problem of online life.