| West Virginia sees coronavirus outbreaks in churches Posted: 15 Jun 2020 01:08 PM PDT  Less than a month after President Trump urged churches to reopen, West Virginia has reported a significant number of coronavirus outbreaks linked to houses of worship.
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| 'Embrace the change': Black officers sidestep unions to support police reform Posted: 15 Jun 2020 11:01 AM PDT  "We're talking about Black men dying. We're talking about systemic racism in police work," said a leader of one Black law enforcement association.
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| Supreme Court won't consider limiting police immunity from civil lawsuits Posted: 15 Jun 2020 11:08 AM PDT  The justices' decision not to hear any new cases follows the recent death of George Floyd, a Black man in Minneapolis, while in police custody.
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| 'Kroger Karen' is going viral for using a stroller to block a Black woman from leaving a grocery store parking lot Posted: 16 Jun 2020 01:58 PM PDT  Shaneeka Montgomery-Strickland live-streamed the incident in which a white woman barred her from exiting a Kroger parking lot.
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| Should the World Be Worried About the 'Explosive' New Outbreak of Coronavirus in Beijing? Posted: 16 Jun 2020 01:23 AM PDT  Since 106 new cases emerged around a food market, the Chinese capital has been plunged into what officials are calling "wartime mode."
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| Police department rips Tucker Carlson for "inaccurate" protest report Posted: 16 Jun 2020 11:57 AM PDT  The department said Carlson's report creates "creates an environment of confusion and bitterness"
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| He Xiangjian: China arrests five after attempt to kidnap billionaire Posted: 15 Jun 2020 01:33 PM PDT  Five people have been arrested after an attempt to kidnap He Xiangjian, one of China's richest men.
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| Bodies of children and others found in Libyan town after LNA retreat, Red Crescent says Posted: 16 Jun 2020 10:54 AM PDT |
| 'Golden State Killer' suspect to plead guilty, won't get death penalty Posted: 16 Jun 2020 04:33 AM PDT  The man accused of being the Golden State Killer is expected to plead guilty on June 29 in return for being spared the death penalty, a source familiar with the matter said Monday.
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| Berlin, NATO warn against US troop cuts in Germany Posted: 16 Jun 2020 10:32 AM PDT  Germany and NATO on Tuesday underlined the importance of US troops in Germany for security on both sides of the Atlantic, a day after President Donald Trump announced he would slash the number stationed there. "We think that the US presence in Germany is important for the security not just of Germany but also for the security of the United States and especially for the security of Europe," German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said during a visit to Poland.
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| 'Not to me, they don't': Philadelphia court supervisor fired for tearing down Black Lives Matter signs on video Posted: 16 Jun 2020 10:44 AM PDT  A supervisor with Philadelphia's Family Court was fired after a video circulated online showing him tearing down Black Lives Matter signs and telling bystanders that black lives don't matter to him.The video shows Michael Henkel marching along a sidewalk tearing Black Lives Matter signs from fences and walls. When a bystander yells "black lives matter" at him, Mr Henkel replies "not to me, they don't."
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| 18 of America’s Best Historic Homes to Visit Posted: 15 Jun 2020 01:00 PM PDT |
| Travelers accused of breaking quarantine set to leave Hawaii Posted: 15 Jun 2020 01:15 PM PDT  Twenty-one travelers arrested on suspicion of violating Hawaii's coronavirus quarantine order have agreed to leave the state because of threats, a member of the group said Monday. Kendra Carter said some of the harassment involved death threats. Carter wasn't arrested with the others last week because police decided to let her and another woman stay with their children.
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| De Blasio Tells Covid Contract Tracers Not to Ask Positive Cases If They’ve Attended BLM Protests Posted: 15 Jun 2020 06:43 AM PDT  New York City's coronavirus contact-tracing force are not asking those who test positive for COVID-19 whether they recently attended a Black Lives Matter demonstration, a city spokesperson confirmed."No person will be asked proactively if they attended a protest," Avery Cohen, a spokesperson for de Blasio, told THE CITY about the directive. "If a person wants to proactively offer that information, there is an opportunity for them to do so."De Blasio, who announced his program last month to hire 1,000 "contact tracers," has promised to reveal Monday how many city residents have been questioned so far.Tracers are supposed to ask those who test positive for Covid-19 to "recall 'contacts' and individuals they may have exposed," Cohen explained. Tracers also probe for any "close contacts" of the patient — anyone that has been within six feet of the infected person for at least 10 minutes.New York City officials have taken a soft stance over fears that mass protests could lead to a spike in coronavirus cases. "Let's be clear about something: if there is a spike in coronavirus cases in the next two weeks, don't blame the protesters. Blame racism," Mark Levine, head of the city council's health committee, tweeted earlier this month.The mayor, whose daughter was arrested during a Manhattan protest over the death of George Floyd, is facing a lawsuit from Catholics and Jews for violating the constitutional rights of religious New Yorkers by placing restrictions on religious services. But De Blasio has pushed back on claims that he has been hypocritical in allowing protests to proceed while keeping religious services shuttered."When you see . . . an entire nation, simultaneously grappling with an extraordinary crisis seated in 400 years of American racism, I'm sorry, that is not the same question as the understandably aggrieved store owner or the devout religious person who wants to go back to services," de Blasio said in a press conference earlier this month.
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| A Crisis Is Brewing Between India and China. But This Time There Is a Big Difference. Posted: 16 Jun 2020 07:59 AM PDT  America has inserted itself deeper into the China-India-Pakistan triangle, altering the shape of the regional order, pushing it toward a bipolar one with Beijing and Islamabad on one side and New Delhi and, to some extent, itself on the other.
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| At least 7 Minneapolis cops have quit since George Floyd's death Posted: 15 Jun 2020 12:42 PM PDT  Officials didn't specify if the departures are specifically due to Floyd's death, but the decisions to leave were made recently.
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| Giant tortoise Diego, a hero to his species, is home Posted: 15 Jun 2020 02:18 PM PDT  Diego the giant Galapagos tortoise whose tireless efforts are credited with almost single-handedly saving his once-threatened species, was put out to pasture Monday on his native island after decades of breeding in captivity, Ecuador's environment minister said. Diego was shipped out from the Galapagos National Park's breeding program on Santa Cruz to remote and uninhabited Espanola.
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| Trump news – live: President hails post-lockdown US retail boom as Mike Pence insists campaign has ‘right’ to hold rally despite coronavirus fears Posted: 16 Jun 2020 05:31 AM PDT  Donald Trump has hailed a 17.7 per cent rise in retail sales in the US for May as the states moved to reopen following the national shutdown in response to the coronavirus pandemic, despite ongoing concerns that having done so prematurely risks inspiring a second wave of the deadly virus, which has already claimed 117,000 American lives.Vice president Mike Pence has been moving to dispel concerns about the further spread of Covid-19 at Trump's upcoming return to the campaign trail in Tulsa, Oklahoma, insisting the president has a "right" to gather his supporters a day after falsely claiming the state had successfully "flattened the curve" of infections.
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| Families Challenge Suicide in Deaths of Black Men Found Hanging From Trees Posted: 15 Jun 2020 05:12 AM PDT  The families of two black men who were found hanged from trees in Southern California are asking authorities to further investigate their deaths.The family of Robert L. Fuller, 24, disputed authorities' initial pronouncement that he died by suicide. The family of Malcolm Harsch, 38, is worried his death will also be ruled a suicide.Harsch was found at 7 a.m. on May 31 near a homeless encampment in Victorville, California, where bystanders told authorities he was living. There were no indications of foul play but the investigation was continuing, according to a spokeswoman for the San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner's Department.The Victorville Fire Department found bystanders performing CPR on Harsch when it arrived at the scene, according to Sue Jones, the public information officer of the city of Victorville. Firefighters took over and tried to restore Harsch's heartbeat, but they stopped after 20 minutes."We grieve for Malcolm's family and extend our deepest condolences," Jones said. "Malcolm Harsch's life mattered."Harsch's relatives were told by the coroner's office that his autopsy was completed, said Harmonie Harsch, Malcolm Harsch's sister, but they were not informed of the cause of death."We are really just trying to get more answers as to what happened," Harmonie Harsch, 29, said in an interview Sunday. "My brother was so loving, not only to his family but even strangers. It is not like him."Malcolm Harsch moved to California 14 years ago from Ohio, Harmonie Harsch said."He loved doing tattoos, he was very artistic," she added.Harmonie Harsch said she was conducting her own investigation into her brother's death."It has been stressful," she said. "It doesn't sound right."Around 50 miles west of Victorville, in Palmdale, California, Fuller's family questioned authorities' pronouncement that his death was considered a suicide.At a rally for Fuller on Saturday, Diamond Alexander, his sister, said through tears that the initial resolution on her brother's death "did not make sense.""Everything that they've been telling us has not been right," she said, according to video of the rally in Palmdale. "We've been hearing one thing. Then we hear another. And we just want to know the truth."A passerby discovered Fuller's body hanging from a tree in Poncitlan Square, across from Palmdale City Hall, at around 3:39 a.m. on Wednesday, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.Though the investigation was continuing, authorities noted in their news release that "Mr. Fuller, tragically, committed suicide." Fuller's autopsy has not been completed, authorities said."My brother was not suicidal," Alexander said. "He wasn't."The men's deaths have struck a chord with people in northern Los Angeles County and across the nation as many have protested against racism and police brutality for over two weeks, in response to the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.A petition demanding for a full investigation into Fuller's death had over 215,000 signatures as of Sunday afternoon.At a news conference held by officials at Palmdale City Hall on Friday, residents made it clear that they did not trust that local authorities would properly investigate Fuller's death. They demanded an independent review and transparency."Why was it right here in public, in front of City Hall, next to a church, in front of a library?" one woman said. "Why was it like that? Who would do that? No black man would hang himself in public like that."This article originally appeared in The New York Times.(C) 2020 The New York Times Company
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| 'Unorthodox,' 'abuse of power': ICE is hitting lawful asylum-seekers with a new obstacle Posted: 16 Jun 2020 08:32 AM PDT  "Now that they're granting some paroles, they're placing as many hurdles as possible," said a staff attorney with the Southern Poverty Law Center.
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| Hong Kong leader urges people not to 'demonize' security law Posted: 15 Jun 2020 10:23 PM PDT  Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said Tuesday that she hopes opponents of a new national security law being imposed by China do not "demonize and stigmatize" the legislation because doing so would mean pitting themselves against residents of the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. "The people of Hong Kong want to see stability again, they want a safe environment where they can work and live," Lam told reporters. China's ceremonial parliament in May approved the decision to enact a national security law in Hong Kong, aimed at curbing subversive, secessionist, terrorist and foreign intervention activities in the city following months of anti-government protests last year.
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| Ilhan Omar's father dies from Covid-19 Posted: 15 Jun 2020 08:45 PM PDT  "No words can describe what he meant to me and all who knew him," the congresswoman wrote in a statement.
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| 20 Indian soldiers killed in clash with Chinese troops at disputed border Posted: 16 Jun 2020 03:46 AM PDT  Twenty Indian soldiers were killed Monday in the first military deaths on the disputed border in nearly half a century.
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| Fears for Philippines press freedom as court finds Maria Ressa guilty of libel Posted: 14 Jun 2020 06:38 PM PDT  Veteran Philippine journalist Maria Ressa, whose website has put President Rodrigo Duterte under tough scrutiny, was convicted of libel on Monday and faces up to six years in jail, in a ruling widely seen as a blow to media freedom. Ressa, chief executive of Rappler (www.rappler.com) and a former CNN journalist, was charged with "cyber libel" over a 2012 article that linked a businessman to illegal activities. After the verdict, Ressa vowed not be silenced and accused the judiciary of becoming complicit in a campaign to stifle press freedom in the Southeast Asian nation.
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| Woman apologizes after criticism for confronting homeowner Posted: 15 Jun 2020 03:10 PM PDT  The CEO of a cosmetics company has issued an apology after a video went viral showing her and her husband confronting a man and threatening to call police because he wrote "Black Lives Matter" in chalk on his San Francisco property.
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| Russia’s Ka-52 Helicopter Gunship to be Upgraded with Long-Range Missiles Posted: 16 Jun 2020 05:00 AM PDT  What can they do?
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| Two whistleblowers to testify against Attorney General Barr's 'unprecedented politicization' of Trump's Justice Department Posted: 16 Jun 2020 09:29 AM PDT  Attorney General William Barr has promoted the "unprecedented politicization" of the Justice Department since his appointment last year, two whistleblowers from the Justice Department and a former deputy attorney general under President George HW Bush are expected to tell Congress next week."Again and again, Attorney General Barr has demonstrated that he will cater to President Trump's private political interests, at the expense of the American people and the rule of law," House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler, who is convening the hearing, said in a statement on Tuesday.
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| George Floyd protests: Man shot in clash over Albuquerque statue Posted: 16 Jun 2020 03:52 PM PDT  A group of armed men tried to stop protesters pulling down a statue of a colonist, reports say.
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| President of police union chapter in Florida suspended after 'despicable' Facebook post Posted: 16 Jun 2020 11:52 AM PDT  A Facebook post by a Florida chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police recruited officers disciplined and charged in violent incidents.
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| Airlines are cutting in-flight alcohol service as a result of the pandemic Posted: 16 Jun 2020 08:10 AM PDT  Economy passengers on most airlines will not have the option of purchasing a drink while the service will stay largely the same in first class.
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| Atlanta officer Garrett Rolfe was fired after fatally shooting Rayshard Brooks. He had recently been trained in de-escalation tactics and cultural awareness. Posted: 15 Jun 2020 04:34 PM PDT  Garrett Rolfe attended 2,000 hours of police training, his personnel record shows. In January, he attended a course in the use of deadly force.
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| Voice of America director, deputy resign amid Trump clash Posted: 15 Jun 2020 10:21 AM PDT  The director of Voice of America and her deputy resigned Monday following recent clashes with the Trump administration that have sparked fears about the independence of the U.S. government-funded news organization. Amanda Bennett and Deputy Director Sandy Sugawara announced they were leaving the organization as Trump ally and conservative filmmaker Michael Pack takes over leadership of the agency that oversees VOA. Bennett and Sugawara told the staff in an email obtained by The Associated Press that Pack should be able to choose the leadership of the organization, which was created to promote democracy and American values abroad.
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| Hezbollah leader says dollar injections needed, accuses U.S. of deepening shortage Posted: 16 Jun 2020 12:31 PM PDT |
| Secret drug cave discovered by Spanish police Posted: 15 Jun 2020 06:51 AM PDT  A secret operations centre buried in a garden belonging to alleged drug traffickers has been discovered by Spanish police, accessed via steps hidden under an ornamental fountain. It was only after Guardia Civil officers in the Costa del Sol town of Mijas began to investigate the three men accused of trafficking cannabis that they made the discovery, realising a small ornate fountain positioned next to a barbecue lifted up to reveal a shaft into the ground. At the bottom of the stairwell, officers advanced along a cramped tunnel before entering a shipping container buried under the garden, where the gang hid drug consignments. "It seems like something out of Hollywood, but we see this kind of thing in the local drug trafficking scene," a Guardia Civil spokesman told The Telegraph.
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| Is the U.S. Naval Buildup in the Pacific a Warning to China? Posted: 15 Jun 2020 12:55 PM PDT  Beijing had better believe it.
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| Liberal groups blast Biden's stance on police protests Posted: 16 Jun 2020 08:51 AM PDT  Reaction from former DNC communications director Mo Elleithee and former George W. Bush deupty assistant Brade Blakeman.
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| 17-foot python captured in Florida Everglades Posted: 15 Jun 2020 12:25 PM PDT  A 17ft long python was caught in the Everglades, after a tussle with a man who calls himself the "Python Cowboy."Mike Kimmel, who runs the Python Cowboy YouTube page, posted a video to his channel on Friday, that documented his journey to catch the snake.
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| Rayshard Brooks' killing is 'personal,' Atlanta mayor says Posted: 16 Jun 2020 07:11 AM PDT  Rayshard Brooks was shot to death by police in a Wendy's parking lot in Atlanta on Friday night.
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| Making it illegal for an adult to store a gun in a place where a child might access it could result in nearly 2,500 fewer gun deaths a year in the US, new research shows Posted: 15 Jun 2020 12:04 PM PDT  Stricter background checks and prohibiting domestic abusers from owning guns are also policies that reduce gun violence.
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| Top coronavirus expert Dr. Anthony Fauci says he hasn't talked to Trump in two weeks Posted: 16 Jun 2020 12:52 PM PDT  Because of the coronavirus pandemic, Fauci said attending a protest would be "putting you and others at risk"
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| Palestinian security shred files in fear of Israeli incursion Posted: 16 Jun 2020 08:19 AM PDT  Palestinian security services have been destroying secret files, fearing Israeli raids on their offices as the Jewish state weighs annexing parts of the occupied West Bank, sources in such organs say. "We have been ordered to destroy confidential documents in our possession and we have obeyed this order," a Palestinian security source told AFP on condition of anonymity, saying that the instructions came from "high up". During the Palestinian uprising known as the Second Intifada, which erupted in the early 2000s and included waves of suicide bombings, Israeli security forces repeatedly stormed Palestinian security services' offices and removed confidential documents.
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| Portugal-Britain tourism 'air bridge' talks going well, says PM Costa Posted: 15 Jun 2020 08:23 AM PDT  Negotiations between Portugal and Britain on an "air bridge" that would allow British tourists to dodge a mandatory COVID-19 quarantine upon returning home are still in progress and going well, Prime Minister Antonio Costa said on Monday. Portugal's tourism-dependent economy has been hard hit by the pandemic and lockdowns at home and abroad, and authorities are trying to save at least part of the crucial summer season. Britain, its leading source of tourism, introduced a 14-day self-isolation rule for travellers arriving from abroad on June 8, including returning nationals.
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| Sheriff searching for 3 who fired at deputies from woods Posted: 15 Jun 2020 03:35 AM PDT |
| Will China Have Global Naval Dominance by 2030? Posted: 16 Jun 2020 05:30 AM PDT  Not so fast.
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| Tucker Carlson Laments That Black Lives Matter Is Now More Popular Than Trump Posted: 15 Jun 2020 06:52 PM PDT  Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Monday night once again devoted a lengthy monologue to attacking Black Lives Matter, this time bemoaning the social justice movement's rising popularity while wondering why the federal government hasn't filed conspiracy charges against it.Carlson, who has seen advertisers flee in recent days after saying Black Lives Matter "is definitely not about black lives," kicked off Monday night's program by noting that the group is gaining momentum among the American public as protests rage over George Floyd's death and police brutality."Here is breaking news we never expected to report," Carlson lamented. "Black Lives Matter is now more popular than the president of the United States and not slightly more popular than the president, much more popular."Noting that right-leaning pollster Rasmussen now finds 62 percent of Americans have a favorable opinion of BLM, the Fox News host pointed out that the racial justice movement also outpolled presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and the pope. Describing BLM as the nation's most powerful political party, Carlson went on to claim that while Americans can criticize other political parties, "Black Lives Matter now enjoys complete immunity from criticism." Claiming use of the phrase "All Lives Matter" is now "considered hate speech," Carlson said the nation is in a "dangerous moment" before wondering aloud why Black Lives Matter hasn't been brought up on federal charges over the violent protests and looting that took place days after Floyd's death."Is there a reason the DOJ hasn't filed federal conspiracy charges against the people who organized and led these riots?" Carlson grumbled. "It's not as if we don't know who they are. Their crimes are on YouTube. You know the reason. BLM was involved."The Fox News host concluded his latest anti-BLM rant by claiming that it is gaining popularity because its supporters are "getting exactly what they want" and are doing it with "force.""They flood the streets with angry young people who break things and they hurt anyone who gets in the way," the conservative host declared. "When they want something, they take it. Make them mad and they will set your business on fire.""Annoy them and they will occupy your downtown and declare a brand-new country," he continued. "You will not do anything about it. They know that for certain."Read more at The Daily Beast.Get our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.
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