Chinese state media urge action, voice support for Hong Kong police after overnight clashes https://t.co/EkURo93OcR pic.twitter.com/aqTXJNMOp8
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) August 14, 2019
LIVE from Hong Kong airport, @EngleTV reports after a chaotic night of protests https://t.co/bZrsETPFR5 https://t.co/x9slR17uph
— Bloomberg (@business) August 14, 2019
Hong Kong airport reopens amid warnings over pro-democracy protests https://t.co/4B2UzKuoxq pic.twitter.com/xhRiOPrfmj
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) August 14, 2019
Who is the “everyone” in this tweet? I can’t imagine the Hong Kong protestors are feeling very calm or safe. https://t.co/tB3Vg2DLZY
— Michael McFaul (@McFaul) August 14, 2019
President Trump on the anti-government protests in Hong Kong: "I hope it works out for liberty, I hope it works out for everybody, including China." https://t.co/kBOvycF87I pic.twitter.com/YAUtf8oIaY
— The Hill (@thehill) August 14, 2019
Even though Trump is showing little concern, Washington is growing alarmed over the unrest in Hong Kong https://t.co/GTEpoM5E0f
— POLITICO (@politico) August 14, 2019
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TRUMPWORLD
BREAKING: 'New York Times' Reports That Jeffrey Epstein's Prison Guards Fell Asleep, Falsified Records to Cover Up Their Negligencehttps://t.co/y4jyukQUSm
— Mediaite (@Mediaite) August 14, 2019
Opinion: The Jeffrey Epstein saga is far from over. Investigators must keep squeezing. https://t.co/vikgYj7o9V
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 14, 2019
It's now three days since Trump suggested on Twitter that Clinton was complicit in murder to silence Jeffrey Epstein. As Team Trump hoped, the world has shrugged: "Trump emits noises, it's not as if they mean anything" https://t.co/PAPXdUCR9i
— David Frum (@davidfrum) August 13, 2019
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WORLD
Russia: Radiation levels up to 16 times higher than normal after rocket test explosion https://t.co/PxD1An6O1l pic.twitter.com/1a5xmqBPqx
— The Hill (@thehill) August 14, 2019
The Russian authorities on Tuesday announced the evacuation of the village nearest to the site of a nuclear accident in northern Russia, suggesting dangers more grave than initially reported https://t.co/XuKGVo830U
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 13, 2019
RUSSIA NUCLEAR ACCIDENT: The mystery is deepening after that deadly nuclear military blast in Russia, with new concerns about radiation levels measured as high as 16 times above the normal range. @JamesAALongman is in Moscow. https://t.co/8W7rAeCwCS pic.twitter.com/RDWH2eKacX
— World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) August 14, 2019
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BREXITSHAMBLES BRITAIN
EXCLUSIVE
Philip Hammond says Boris Johnson risks betraying EU ref by allowing 'unelected people' intent on wrecking Brexit deal to 'pull strings'
In Times he accuses Dom Cummings of being driving force behind demands EU 'cannot, & will not, accede to'https://t.co/4MYtdiLGBm
— Steven Swinford (@Steven_Swinford) August 13, 2019
Excl: Philip Hammond explodes Tory party Brexit truce by accusing Boris Johnson of ruining any chance of a new deal with the EUhttps://t.co/SAyKhWJyJa
— Tom Newton Dunn (@tnewtondunn) August 13, 2019
National security adviser John Bolton pushes for Brexit, telling UK officials “we are with you” https://t.co/qGgwAoUgUY pic.twitter.com/3AM5ru6kVg
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) August 13, 2019
Post-Brexit trade policies are in danger of becoming an incoherent desperate mess | @JeremyWarnerUK https://t.co/8ZjbeUMwnr
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) August 13, 2019
As so often, @rafaelbehr nails it:
After the Brexit storm, a new political alliance could emerge https://t.co/LQgzhttngO— Matthew d'Ancona (@MatthewdAncona) August 13, 2019
This is both excruciating and amusing at the same time. @mrjamesob probes a Brexiter on what he means by “British bulldog spirit” getting us through Brexit.pic.twitter.com/UXv2PhYbJd
— James Melville (@JamesMelville) August 13, 2019
The Overnight Note 