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Facebook wants to be your bank with its new Libra cryptocurrency
A closer look at the day's most notable stories with The National's Jonathon Gatehouse: Facebook has some big-money backers for its new cryptocurrency; Canada faces big challenges in closing the gap between its emissions and its climate change targets.
Trump's pick for Defence withdraws after reports of domestic violence
Acting U.S. Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan has withdrawn from consideration to head the U.S. military amid reports of domestic violence in Shanahan's family nine years ago, including between his ex-wife and his son and another account of violence between him and his ex-wife.
$1B worth of cocaine seized at Philadelphia port
U.S. authorities seized more than $1 billion US worth of cocaine Tuesday from a ship at a Philadelphia port.
Boris Johnson tops 2nd round of voting in Conservative leadership, Raab drops out
Boris Johnson has increased his vote share in his bid for the leadership of Britain's Conservative Party in the second round of voting on Tuesday, while former Brexit secretary Dominic Raab's campaign to succeed Theresa May as prime minister has ended.
Trump's approval ratings are hovering around 40%. Here's how he could win in 2020 anyway
Only one U.S. president in recent history had lower approval ratings than Donald Trump at this point in his first term, and that president lost his re-election bid. As Trump kicks off his own campaign Tuesday, CBC's Lyndsay Duncombe explains what he has working in his favour.
