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1. North Korea sanctions

The sanctions will slash North Korea's annual export revenue of $3 billion by more than a third and will affect primary exports like coal, iron, iron ore, lead, lead ore and seafood.

Meanwhile, a spot of good news:The foreign ministers of North Korea and South Korea reportedly spoke face-to-face at a gala in Manila last night inthe first known high-level encounter between the two Koreas since May. It was a minor diplomatic victory with probably no material benefit, but when it comes to North Korea any diplomatic victory is worth noting.

Unrest, protests and suffering are still plaguing Venezuela a week after an election stacked the government with allies of PresidentNicols Maduro.

The act of rebellion came at the same time oustedAttorney General Luisa Ortega Diaz said she'll defy thenewly-elected National Constituent Assembly that fired her and froze her assets.

Even though the "Fire Ball" ride was inspected several times in the days before the accident, reports after the incident claimed interior corrosion had reduced the strength of a beam. That defect led to the horrific scene in which a swinging car on the ride broke loose and became airborne, flying over the heads of horrified onlookers.

The Times' report noted Pence's aggressive political schedule and fund-raising operation and said multiple advisers told donors that Pence would run for president if Trump did not. Of course, Trump certainly seems to have no plans of missing the 2020 race -- he has already held several campaign events while in office.

Over the weekend, Google diversity vice president Danielle Brown and engineering VP Ari Balogh addressed the controversial document in separate messages to employees. Balogh called the rant "deeply troubling." Brown said"[I]t's not a viewpoint that I or this company endorses, promotes or encourages."

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