After a violent encounter with a river otter that sent a visitor to the hospital, Lassen Volcanic National Park officials are warning for people to stay away from the area.
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Tuesday, 30 June 2020
La familia que perdió cinco integrantes a causa del coronavirus quiere que sepas esto
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Can’t Request an Absentee Ballot Online? This Group Wants to Help
By BY NICK CORASANITI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2ZpP0...
Swift Charges Against Atlanta Officers Met With Relief and Skepticism
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U.S. Calls for Indefinite Arms Embargo of Iran, but Finds No Takers
By BY RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA, LARA JAKES AND FARNAZ FASSIHI from NYT World https://ift.tt/3gbCY...
Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today
By BY JONATHAN WOLFE AND LARA TAKENAGA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3gaVp...
Pence Raised Nearly $500,000 From Donors to Pay Mueller Legal Defense
By BY KENNETH P. VOGEL AND BEN PROTESS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2YNWA...
$1 Billion Is Shifted From N.Y.P.D. in a Budget That Pleases No One
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Republican Leadership—With One Big Exception—Does an About-Face on Masks
And maybe an unrestricted convention isn't the best idea, either?
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Cedarville University Trustees Resign as Board Reinstates President after Investigation
After the Cedarville University board of trustees voted to reinstate its president two board members resigned, citing concerns about an investigation into the president's hiring and firing of a faculty member.
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As coronavirus spreads to people under 40, it's making them sicker — and for longer — than once thought
Once assumed to be safe from the dangers of COVID-19, younger adults share their prolonged struggles with the disease.
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Mary Trump’s Tell-All Book Temporarily Blocked in Court
A judge on Tuesday granted Robert Trump a temporary restraining order halting the publication of Mary Trump’s upcoming tell-all, Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man.The injunction marks the first, tentative win for President Donald Trump’s younger brother in his war to stop the publication of his niece’s memoir, which The Daily Beast...
Woman shot in back while trying to steal man's Nazi flag, authorities say
The victim had been with friends at a nearby party when she apparently snatched one of the swastika flags displayed outside the man's home.
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Study finds asteroid impact, not volcanoes, made the Earth uninhabitable for dinosaurs: 'Only plausible explanation'
A new study found what happened to the Earth's dinosaurs. An asteroid strike blocking out the sun for years and causing permanent winters was cause.
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National parks – even Mount Rushmore – show that there's more than one kind of patriotism
July 4th will be quieter than usual this year, thanks to COVID-19. Many U.S. cities are canceling fireworks displays to avoid drawing large crowds that could promote the spread of coronavirus. But President Trump is planning to stage a celebration at Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota on July 3. It’s easy to see why an Independence Day event at a national memorial...
Russian state exit polls show 76% so far back reforms that could extend Putin rule
Russian state opinion pollster VTsIOM said on Monday that its exit polls showed that 76% of Russians had so far voted to support reforms that could allow President Vladimir Putin to extend his rule until 2036. The nationwide vote on constitutional reforms began on June 25 and is being held over seven days as a precaution against the coronavirus pandemic. If approved, the changes...
NYC mayor seeks $1 billion police cut amid City Hall protest
A week after a “defund the police” protest became a full-blown occupation outside City Hall, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday he has a plan for the New York City police department budget to be slashed by $1 billion. The mayor, a Democrat, declined to discuss the sources of what he called “savings” for the nation’s largest police department, saying at a news briefing that...
First coronavirus cases found in sprawling migrant camp at U.S. border
Three asylum seekers have tested positive for coronavirus in a sprawling encampment steps from the U.S. border in Matamoros, Mexico, marking the first cases in a settlement that advocates have long viewed as vulnerable amid the pandemic. Global Response Management (GRM), a nonprofit providing medical services in the camp, said it is proactively testing and isolating all close...
Chinese coronavirus vaccine approved for use in country's military after clinical trials
China's military has approved a coronavirus vaccine developed by its own research staff and a Chinese biotech firm, it was announced on Monday. The vaccine was given the green light for use by troops after trials proved it was both safe and effective, said CanSino Biologics, the biotech firm involved. However, its use for the time being will be restricted to military personnel,...
'My business will close if I can't reopen soon'
Spas and complementary therapists say they will not survive the pandemic if they cannot reopen.
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Monday, 29 June 2020
Three Hikers Are Missing on Mount Rainier
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Facebook targets 'false news' amid growing pressure from advertisers
Facebook's boss in Northern Europe says a new media literacy campaign is not about "financial considerations".
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Israel annexation: What is the West Bank?
Concerns have been expressed around the world over plans by Israel’s prime minister to annex parts of the West Bank.
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Coronavirus: Stop childhood being disrupted - charities
The life chances of children and young people risk being derailed over Covid-19, warn 146 charities.
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Protest rights: 'We have a right to protest despite coronavirus'
Lawyer Christian Weaver posts videos online teaching the law in 60 seconds.
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Young skater goes viral performing at Black Lives Matter Plaza
A video of Kaitlyn Saunders skating on the square opposite the White House has amassed over 350,000 views.
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Coronavirus: Spain's Alhambra Palace reopens to visitors
After a three-month closure due to coronavirus, the monument in Granada has once again opened its doors.
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100 days of lockdown: How life changed in the small town of Telford
What's lockdown been like for personal trainer, a student, a rapper and a semi-pro footballer?
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South Pole warming three times faster than rest of Earth: study
The South Pole has warmed three times faster than the rest of the planet in the last 30 years due to warmer tropical ocean temperatures, new research showed Monday. Antarctica's temperature varies widely according to season and region, and for years it had been thought that the South Pole had stayed cool even as the continent heated up. Researchers in New Zealand, Britain...
New Yorkers who travel to Florida, Texas, and other states with high COVID-19 infection rates will lose paid sick leave benefits
Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Nevada, South Carolina, Utah, and Texas all currently have positive test rates higher than 10%.
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One man killed and another wounded in Seattle's occupied protest zone
One man was killed and another wounded early Monday in Seattle's "occupied" protest zone - the second deadly shooting in the area. Police said the shooting happened before dawn in the city's Capitol Hill neighborhood, near downtown. The Seattle Times reports that Harborview Medical Center said one wounded man was brought to the hospital in a private vehicle at about 3:15 a.m....
China cuts Uighur births with IUDs, abortion, sterilization
The Chinese government is taking draconian measures to slash birth rates among Uighurs and other minorities as part of a sweeping campaign to curb its Muslim population, even as it encourages some of the country’s Han majority to have more children. While individual women have spoken out before about forced birth control, the practice is far more widespread and systematic...
Israel orders evangelical Christian media network God TV to take channel off air
“The channel does not appeal to the Christian population in Israel, but rather to the Jews,” Israel's broadcasting regulator said in a statement.
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Chinese coronavirus vaccine approved for use in country's military after clinical trials
China's military has approved a coronavirus vaccine developed by its own research staff and a Chinese biotech firm, it was announced on Monday. The vaccine was given the green light for use by troops after trials proved it was both safe and effective, said CanSino Biologics, the biotech firm involved. However, its use for the time being will be restricted to military personnel,...
Supreme Court strikes down consumer agency's autonomy in win for Trump administration
The case was a major test of the separation of powers between the executive and legislative branches.
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New York City mayor plans to cut $1bn from police budget
New York City mayor Bill de Blasio has proposed cutting $1bn (£814m) from the police force’s $6bn (£4.48bn) yearly budget, amid calls for reform.Mr de Blasio announced the plan during his daily City Hall press briefing on Monday, and said the proposed budget would help reform the New York City Police Department (NYPD).
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The A-12 Avenger Shows Why The Navy Needs A Long-Range Strike Aircraft
The Navy’s carrier air wings would have greatly benefited from an A-12-like capability had the program survived.
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Shipbuilding suppliers need more than market forces to stay afloat
Without deliberate action, the U.S. shipbuilding industry will become increasingly fragile.
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The coronavirus is devastating communities of color. The Trump administration's top doctor blames 'structural racism' and shares his plans to take action.
Dr. Jerome Adams is preparing two calls to action — one on high blood pressure, the other on maternal mortality — to address racial health inequality.
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France's Macron faces punishing local elections
Emmanuel Macron seemed cheery after voting in the delayed second round of France's municipal elections on Sunday (June 28) but behind the smile the harsh reality has likely dawned.
The French president, who last year hoped local elections would anchor his young party in urban centers across the country, could fail to win a single big city.
Macron's popularity had dipped over...
Detroit police SUV drives through crowd after protesters climb on hood
The driver activated the overhead lights, then gunned the accelerator, sending two protesters flying onto the pavement as the vehicle sped off.
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‘Trump political base hit hardest by coronavirus'
Covid-19 has hit President Trump's political base the hardest, says White House economic adviser.
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Coronavirus: A visual guide to the economic impact
Key maps and charts explain how the virus has impacted markets and businesses around the world.
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Sunday, 28 June 2020
Extra £14bn needed a year for climate, report says
A report by the Green Alliance think tank argues that extra cash is required for clean transport.
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Newspaper headlines: Coronavirus 'knife edge' as Sedwill stands down
Many of Monday's papers look at what the departure of the UK's top civil servant could mean.
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Brexit: Where are we now?
It's been out of the headlines for the past few months, but Brexit is back on the political menu
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Coronavirus: Ghana 'quack doctors' selling 'cure'
Investigative reporter Anas Aremeyaw Anas exposes a Covid-19 scam said to be worth thousands of dollars.
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Want to start cycling to work? Here's how
The Bikeability Trust's Paul Robison breaks down how to start cycling with confidence.
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Who needs Wimbledon? Strawberry sales soar
The cancellation of events like weddings and Wimbledon has not stopped strawberry sales soaring.
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Mississippi Lawmakers Vote to Remove Rebel Emblem From Flag
Mississippi lawmakers voted Sunday to surrender the Confederate battle emblem from their state flag, triggering raucous applause and cheers more than a century after white supremacist legislators adopted the design a generation after the South lost the Civil War.
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Trump news: President praises ‘great people’ shouting ‘white power’ as Pelosi brands his alleged inaction over Russia-Taliban reports ‘as bad as it gets’
Donald Trump has praised “great people” in footage he shared of furious protesters clashing over his presidency outside a Florida retirement home, in which one apparent supporter repeatedly shouts “white power” from a golf buggy.The only black Republican senator Tim Scott urged him to remove the “indefensible” footage, which he later did. The White House claimed he did not...
Fact check: CDC did not add flu and pneumonia cases to its COVID-19 death count
A Facebook post falsely claimed the CDC admitted adding influenza and pneumonia deaths to its COVID-19 death count.
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Barista attacked online for refusing to serve woman without face mask gets more than $50,000 in tips
It was a furious online post apparently designed to shame a barista for simply following coronavirus regulations – but it has, it seems safe to say, somewhat backfired.Amber Lynn Gilles posted a picture of San Diego Starbucks worker Lenin Gutierrez on Facebook and told followers he had “refused to serve me cause I’m not wearing a mask”.
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"India's George Floyds": Father-son death in police custody sparks outrage
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76 coronavirus cases have been linked to one Michigan bar
Health officials urged anyone who visited the establishment between June 12 and June 20 to self-quarantine for 14 days.
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Canadian detainee's wife 'disappointed' Trudeau rules out swap with China
The wife of one of two Canadians imprisoned in China said Sunday she is "disappointed" by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's refusal to consider a swap for a detained Huawei executive facing extradition to the United States. Trudeau firmly rejected appeals that he intervene in the extradition proceedings against Meng Wanzhou, Huawei's chief financial officer, in order to win...
Trump visits private golf course as US battles rapid surge in coronavirus cases
US president heads to Virginia a day after saying he’d stay in Washington DC to ‘make sure law and order is enforced’ amid ongoing anti-racism protests * Coronavirus in the US – follow live updatesDonald Trump visited one of his own private golf courses in Virginia on Saturday as America continued to see fallout from a rapid surge in coronavirus cases. The trip came a day...
Police officer injured during arrest in South Philadelphia
A Philadelphia police officer is recovering after police say he was punched in the face while trying to make an arrest.
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The Ugly Consequences of Iran's Corrupt Governance
And what the United States can do about it.
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Mississippi moves to strip Confederate emblem from state flag
The southern state of Mississippi is the last in the US to feature the emblem on its flag.
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After yearlong fight, Missouri's lone abortion clinic gets its license renewed
That means the state's lone clinic is set to continue operating through at least 2021.
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US must free migrant children from detention, court says
A court in Los Angeles has ordered the release of more than 100 children held in United States family immigration detention because of the risk they could catch coronavirus in the facilities. Two of the country's three family detention centers have confirmed cases of the infection, district judge Dolly Gee said in her Friday ruling. The facilities risked spilling into a massive...
Extra £14bn needed a year for climate, report says
A report by the Green Alliance think tank argues that extra cash is required for clean transport.
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Coronavirus: Can you really do these jobs from home?
Coronavirus has forced people to get creative with the way they work, with some surprising jobs going online.
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Who needs Wimbledon? Strawberry sales soar
The cancellation of events like weddings and Wimbledon has not stopped strawberry sales soaring.
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Saturday, 27 June 2020
How prosthetics transformed a circus performer's art
Circus performer Erin Ball thought her career was over when she lost her feet in an accident in 2014.
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Coronavirus: Your pictures on the theme of 'walking'
A selection of pictures from our readers on the theme of 'walking'.
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Coronavirus: How funerals under lockdown have 'felt incomplete'
Funeral directors, celebrants and mourners discuss how funerals under lockdown have "felt incomplete".
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'The love letter to my neighbourhood that helped me flee my country'
José Gregorio Márquez was ashamed of the place he grew up, but he came to love it before leaving it forever.
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Paul Weller: 'People weren't ready for my house record'
The returning rock star reflects on underground sounds, happy times, and "shocking" race issues.
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Coronavirus: Will pop-up bike lanes keep new cyclists on the road?
Campaigners say routes need to be made safer to keep new cyclists on the roads as lockdown is eased.
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Coronavirus: The foods we are all eating during lockdown
During the coronavirus lockdown our eating habits have changed, so who has been benefiting from it?
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Patient 91: How Vietnam saved a British pilot and kept a clean Covid-19 sheet
Stephen Cameron spent 68 days on a ventilator but beat the odds to survive coronavirus.
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Polls deliver more bad news for Trump
If the latest national and state polls are correct, President Trump’s bid for a second term faces serious headwinds in the four months until the election.
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St. Louis mayor faces calls to resign after she was accused of doxxing the names and addresses of constituents who wrote letters calling for police defunding
Mayor Lyda Krewson, a Democrat, faced calls to resign after she shared on Facebook names and addresses of protestors who called for police defunding.
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Seawater seeping into decaying oil tanker off Yemen coast
The United Nations said an abandoned oil tanker moored off the coast of Yemen loaded with more than 1 million barrels of crude oil is at risk of rupture or exploding, causing massive environmental damage to Red Sea marine life, desalination factories and international shipping routes. Meanwhile, Houthi rebels who control the area where the ship is moored have denied U.N. inspectors...
After yearlong fight, Missouri's lone abortion clinic gets its license renewed
That means the state's lone clinic is set to continue operating through at least 2021.
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Donald Trump Should Be Worried: The U.S. Military Could Fall Behind Russia and China
It is already happening in certain areas.
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How the officers charged in George Floyd's death could get their jobs back
The Minneapolis police union has had great success convincing arbitrators to reinstate fired officers.
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In Belgian town, monuments expose a troubled colonial legacy
For a long time, few people in the small Belgian town of Halle paid much attention to the monuments. It depicts a naked Congolese boy offering a bowl of fruit in gratitude to Lt. Gen. Baron Alphonse Jacques de Dixmude, a Belgian soldier accused of atrocities in Africa. Protests sweeping the world that followed the death of George Floyd, a Black man killed last month by Minneapolis...