| Hanging deaths of Black men raise fears and echoes of an ugly era in history Posted: 24 Jun 2020 08:11 AM PDT  Four Black men have died by hanging over the past month as protests against police brutality and racist violence have rocked the country. And there's reason to doubt they were suicides.
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| As COVID cases fall in Europe, calls to ban travel from America rise. What the EU got right about controlling coronavirus. Posted: 24 Jun 2020 09:46 AM PDT  The potential ban not only underscores how much worse the U.S. outbreak has gotten in recent days. It also highlights how much better the EU is currently doing than the U.S. But why?
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| US says if no arms embargo on Iran it will seek UN sanctions Posted: 24 Jun 2020 11:38 PM PDT  U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo threatened to seek to reimpose U.N. sanctions on Iran if the U.N. Security Council does not approve a resolution that would indefinitely extend the arms embargo on Tehran, which is set to expire in October. Tensions between Iran and the U.S. have escalated since the Trump administration withdrew from the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and six major powers in 2018 and reimposed crippling U.S. sanctions.
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| White House abruptly cut off funding to coronavirus grant research, Dr Fauci says Posted: 25 Jun 2020 10:07 AM PDT  The White House has abruptly cut off funding to the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) coronavirus research, said Dr Anthony Fauci, the director of the NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.Mr Facui made the revelation when speaking to Congress on Tuesday about the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
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| Lightning kills more than 100 in northern India Posted: 25 Jun 2020 12:55 PM PDT  PM Narendra Modi said relief efforts were under way and expressed condolences to victims' families.
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| 3 North Carolina police officers were fired after they were heard on camera making racist comments, including one threatening to 'slaughter' Black people in a new civil war Posted: 25 Jun 2020 04:27 AM PDT  James Gilmore, Jesse Moore II, and Kevin Piner had been on the force for more than 20 years. Their conversations were caught on an in-car camera.
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| Biden will accept nomination at the Democratic convention in Milwaukee; delegates told to stay home Posted: 24 Jun 2020 04:45 PM PDT  Wisconsin is a key battleground state for the Democrats to win in November. President Donald Trump won the state by a slim margin in 2016.
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| The U.S. Navy Just Landed Another Littoral Combat Ship Posted: 24 Jun 2020 04:30 AM PDT  The Navy commissioned Kansas City administratively via naval message, due to public health safety and restrictions of large public gatherings related to the novel coronavirus pandemic and transitioned the ship to normal operations.
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| Texas, at center of new U.S. coronavirus surge, pauses reopening Posted: 25 Jun 2020 08:18 AM PDT  The governor of Texas temporarily halted the state's reopening on Thursday as COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations surged in the state and new daily cases around the country climbed to a near-record high. Texas, which has been at the forefront of efforts to reopen devastated economies shut down in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, has seen one of the biggest jumps in new cases, reporting over 6,000 in a single day on Monday. "This temporary pause will help our state corral the spread until we can safely enter the next phase of opening our state for business," Governor Greg Abbott, a two-term Republican, said in a statement.
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| Calif. College Professor Placed on Leave After Asking Asian-American Student to 'Anglicize' Her Name Posted: 24 Jun 2020 05:41 AM PDT  'This incident is obviously disturbing,' Laney College's President said in a statement
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| Liberal Fox Pundit Explodes When Colleague Falsely Accuses Her of Comparing Washington to Saddam Posted: 25 Jun 2020 11:27 AM PDT  A Fox News panel flew off the rails on Thursday when Federalist senior editor and Fox News contributor Mollie Hemingway falsely accused liberal pundit Marie Harf of comparing George Washington to late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein during a discussion on the Black Lives Matter movement.During the noon broadcast of female-centric opinion show Outnumbered, Fox contributor Harf weighed in on the recent targeting of the monuments depicting Confederate leaders and historic figures who owned slaves."I do think a process to re-evaluate the monuments is the best way to tackle this issue," she said. "I lived in Charlottesville and they for years have gone through a process to talk about their Confederate statues and we, unfortunately, saw some of the fights that became physical over there."Harf then suggested the taking down of Confederate monuments was akin to Iraqis pulling down Hussein statues after he was deposed."One of the first things the United States military did when we invaded Iraq was, along with Iraqis, tear down statues of Saddam Hussein," she said. "Because while they were only symbols, they were symbols of oppression. They were symbols of a leader who had killed so many of his own people and tortured them. So symbols do matter."The longtime Democratic operative went on to say there needs to be a "process to look at Confederate generals and leaders" before adding that protesters who tear down statues of Ulysses S. Grant "are stupid and are not a part of the broader conversation." Later in the program, during a segment on the ongoing protests, Black conservative pundit Lawrence B. Jones explained that the Black Lives Matter movement has no real hierarchy despite some people claiming to be the head of it. The show's host Melissa Francis admitted to being confused by that and dismissed the fact that BLM is a movement with no real organizational structure."If people get killed and things get burned down and it's not an organization, then nobody gets held responsible," she said, teeing up Hemingway. "That's pretty convenient."Hemingway, meanwhile, said she wanted to "applaud" a BLM activist for "being honest" when he told Fox News on Wednesday that they will "burn down the system" if they don't see the change they want. She then proceeded to refer back to Harf's statue comparison, openly twisting it to launch a bad-faith attack on her colleague."He made a comparison, as Marie Harf did earlier in the show, that sometimes you need to do violent revolution to overthrow things you don't like," she declared. "You know, comparing George Washington to Saddam Hussein and therefore it's OK to tear down both of their statues."Harf immediately objected, noting that she did not "compare George Washington to Saddam Hussein" and that it was "ridiculous" for Hemingway to accuse her of that. Francis, meanwhile, jumped in to tell Harf to let Hemingway finish her thought.The pro-Trump Federalist columnist went on to say the "claim is that it's OK to tear down statues, that include George Washington and Lincoln and abolitionists, because it's just like what we did when we did a regime change in Iraq and helped people tear down statues of Saddam Hussein." After Hemingway finished her diatribe, Harf attempted to address her right-wing colleague's smear. "I compared Confederate generals to Saddam Hussein," Harf exclaimed. "And for you to say I compared George Washington to Saddam Hussein is disgraceful, Mollie. I'm sorry, it is completely unacceptable and inappropriate!""Thank you for the clarification," Hemingway snarked in response with a smirk.Read more at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast hereGet 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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| Pelosi says the House won't impeach AG Barr: 'Let's solve our problems by going to the polls and voting on Election Day' Posted: 25 Jun 2020 12:20 PM PDT  "One hundred and thirty one days from now, we will have the solution to many problems, one of them being Barr," Speaker Pelosi said.
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| Mississippi mayor in tears after ordering removal of state flag from city buildings Posted: 25 Jun 2020 10:27 AM PDT  A black mayor in Mississippi held back tears as he signed an executive order to remove the state's flag from outside Laurel City Hall and other city properties.The order signed by Mayor Johnny Magee reads that "there comes a point in time in the annals of history when it becomes necessary to re-define who we are and what a collection of people represent" and the state's flag — which includes the Confederate battle flag — "should be a unifying image of our ideals and values".
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| We compared 13 veggie burgers and Burger King's Impossible Burger was the only one that stood out Posted: 24 Jun 2020 11:30 AM PDT  It's not just the Impossible Whopper or Beyond Burger, veggie burgers have gone mainstream. In grocery stores and fast-food chains, you can find more than a dozen different kinds, from the newer Impossible Burger to the more traditional Boca Burger. But how do they all stack up? And are veggie burgers actually good for you? That's what we set out to discover.
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| Congresswoman Karen Bass being vetted to be Biden running mate Posted: 24 Jun 2020 04:10 AM PDT  The Congressional Black Caucus chair has been one of the leading House lawmakers in crafting policing reform legislation in the wake of the death of George Floyd.
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| India says China amassed troops along border in violation of agreements Posted: 25 Jun 2020 06:04 AM PDT  China has deployed large numbers of troops and weapons along a disputed Himalayan border in violation of bilateral agreements, India's foreign ministry said on Thursday, accusing Beijing of escalating tensions and triggering a deadly clash last week. "At the heart of the matter is that since early May the Chinese side had been amassing a large contingent of troops and armaments along the LAC," ministry spokesman Anurag Srivastava said in a briefing in New Delhi, referring to the Line of Actual Control, the de facto border. "This is not in accordance with the provisions of our various bilateral agreements," he said, including a 1993 treaty that dictates that both sides will maintain limited border deployments.
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| What is Kim Jong-un Planning? Posted: 25 Jun 2020 07:27 AM PDT  Just when you think an off-ramp between the two Koreas is increasingly difficult to spot, North Korea's Central Military Commission unexpectedly provides one.
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| Madison Cawthorn: Newcomer beats Trump nominee in NC congressional primary Posted: 24 Jun 2020 09:40 AM PDT  The motivational speaker and businessman turns 25, the minimum age to serve in Congress, in August.
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| This Day in History: Battle of Little Bighorn Posted: 25 Jun 2020 06:33 AM PDT  This Day in History: Battle of Little Bighorn June 25, 1876 The battle was between the Sioux and Cheyenne tribes of the Great Plains, and the U.S. Army. It is also known as Custer's Last Stand, after Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer. Led by Chief Crazy Horse, the Native American forces defeated Custer's 7th Cavalry near the Little Bighorn River in southern Montana. The members of the Great Plains tribes had gathered near the river in defiance of a U.S. War Department order. Sent in to scout for enemy troops, Custer fatefully decided not to wait for reinforcements. Custer and 200 of his men were killed in the attack. The Great Plains tribes would be confined to reservations within five years.
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| Palestinians unveil Jordan Valley fund as annexation looms Posted: 25 Jun 2020 02:39 AM PDT  The Palestinian Authority has announced a multi-million-dollar fund to support residents of the Jordan Valley, just days before Israel intends to start annexing the strategic swathe of the occupied West Bank. "The government has decided to establish projects to support the residents of the Jordan Valley," Palestinian prime minister Mohammed Shtayyeh told AFP on Wednesday. Additionally, Shtayyeh said the PA will "allocate land to all Palestinians who want to invest in the Jordan Valley."
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| Pro-Biden super PAC launches positive ads amid fundraising dip Posted: 24 Jun 2020 05:01 AM PDT  Unite the Country, which backed Biden during the Democratic primary, has been overshadowed by other groups since Bernie Sanders withdrew.
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| U.S. and EU must face down China together, Pompeo says Posted: 25 Jun 2020 08:30 AM PDT  The United States and European Union need a shared understanding of China to resist it, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday, calling Beijing a threat and accusing it of stealing European know-how to develop its economy. Pompeo said he had accepted a proposal by EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell to create a formal U.S.-EU dialogue on China and would travel to Europe soon to host the first session. "There is a transatlantic awakening to the truth of what's happening," Pompeo told a think-tank event via video link.
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| Federal judge pans Trump order used to expel migrants at border Posted: 24 Jun 2020 01:11 PM PDT  Citing a CDC order, border officials have expelled tens of thousands of migrants, including children and many seeking asylum.
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| 3 cops watched a fellow officer slowly kill George Floyd. Here's why so many officers don't intervene. Posted: 25 Jun 2020 03:33 AM PDT  Police experts told Insider there is a pervasive culture that keeps officers from reporting on each other even when they cross the line.
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| Tucson police chief offers resignation after man's death Posted: 24 Jun 2020 12:34 PM PDT  The Tucson, Arizona, police chief on Wednesday offered his resignation two months after a 27-year-old man died while handcuffed and placed face-down, resulting in the resignation of three officers the chief said had violated department policy. Chief Chris Magnus offered his resignation during a news conference a day after the death of Carlos Ingram-Lopez on April 21 became public, acknowledging the department had failed to disclose the death in a timely manner. The medical examiner's office didn't determine a manner of death but said Ingram-Lopez had died of sudden cardiac arrest while intoxicated by cocaine and physically restrained.
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| A massive dust cloud is barreling toward the U.S. The health impacts could be deadly. Posted: 24 Jun 2020 07:48 AM PDT  The enormous dust cloud could be the biggest and most intense Saharan plume in 50 years, say some experts.
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| The CDC just added new COVID-19 symptoms to its list. Here's our running list of every symptom, ranked from most common to least. Posted: 25 Jun 2020 10:57 AM PDT  The CDC recently added four new COVID-19 symptoms to its official list: fatigue, diarrhea, congestion or runny nose, and nausea or vomiting.
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| Angola mulling arrest warrant for Isabel dos Santos: prosecution Posted: 25 Jun 2020 08:36 AM PDT  Angola's attorney general said Thursday that he did not rule out issuing an international arrest warrant against billionaire businesswoman Isabel dos Santos, suspected of corruption in her native country and Portugal. Dos Santos, 47, described by Forbes as the wealthiest woman in Africa, is accused of diverting billions of dollars from state companies during her father Jose Eduardo dos Santos's near four-decade rule of the oil-rich African nation. Last December, a civil court in Luanda issued a "preventative" order to freeze her business assets as part of a crackdown on graft by the former president's successor, Joao Lourenco.
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| Exclusive: U.S. warns Russia, China of U.N. isolation if Iran arms ban extension blocked Posted: 24 Jun 2020 09:07 AM PDT  Russia and China will be isolated at the United Nations if they continue down the "road to dystopia" by blocking a U.S. bid to extend a weapons ban on Iran, U.S. Iran envoy Brian Hook told Reuters ahead of his formal pitch of the embargo to the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday. The 13-year-old arms restrictions on Iran are due to expire in October under the terms of Tehran's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.
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| RIP, F-35: Meet the Air Force and Navy’s 6th Generation Stealth Fighter Programs Posted: 25 Jun 2020 05:30 AM PDT  Though the program is full of promise, both branches have to prove to Congress that they're worth it.
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| Trump news – live: President accuses ‘crazy’ media over bad poll numbers as he loses support in six states and 1.5m Americans apply for unemployment Posted: 25 Jun 2020 07:14 AM PDT  Donald Trump has continued his attack on the media, specifically recent poll numbers showing the president down in six key battleground states. A poll released on Thursday found former Vice President Joe Biden leading the president in states like Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania.Blaming the media on his slip in the polls comes as an additional 1.5m Americans file for unemployment benefits amid the coronavirus pandemic, bringing the official count to about 47.2m. Mr Trump has attempted ot curb worries about the surge in coronavirus cases by saying it's due to increased testing, but that doesn't explain an increase in hospitalisations in states like Texas.
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| FBI Director Christopher Wray says voter fraud is 'on our radar' in 2020 Posted: 24 Jun 2020 04:07 PM PDT  Reaction and analysis from the 'Special Report' All-Star panel: Jonathan Swan, national political reporter for Axios, and Kimberley Strassel, member of the editorial board at the Wall Street Journal.
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| 2 brothers change minds, will cooperate in Smollett case Posted: 25 Jun 2020 09:11 AM PDT  Two brothers who admitted helping actor Jussie Smollett stage a racist and homophobic attack in Chicago last year are again willing to help in the case after initially saying they were done cooperating with prosecutors, their attorney said Thursday. In yet another strange twist in a story that has been full of them, attorney Gloria Schmidt Rodriguez said in a statement that Abimbola (Abel) and Olabinjo (Ola) Osundairo changed their minds after a 9mm handgun that was seized during a search of their home last year was located after it went missing. "Abel and Ola will recommence their cooperation in the Smollett case now that the handgun has been produced by the Special Prosecutor's Office," Schmidt Rodriguez wrote, referring to Special Prosecutor Dan Webb, who is now handling the case.
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| Pelosi is met with backlash after saying Senate GOP 'trying to get away with murder' in police reform bill Posted: 23 Jun 2020 07:04 PM PDT  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the GOP's legislation in the Senate does not include a definitive ban on chokeholds.
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| EU's Borrell says Turkish gas drills off Cyprus 'must stop' Posted: 25 Jun 2020 12:01 PM PDT  European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Thursday that "illegal" Turkish drilling for gas off the divided island of Cyprus "must stop", as he met Cypriot officials in Nicosia. "Turkish illegal drillings must stop," Borrell tweeted after meeting the Republic of Cyprus' foreign minister Nikos Christodoulides.
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| Lawmakers split along party lines on Justice Department's pot probes Posted: 24 Jun 2020 12:53 PM PDT  Attorney General William Barr ordered unneeded probes into the cannabis industry because of his opposition to pot, a Justice Department attorney testified Wednesday in a stormy congressional hearing on allegations of politically-motivated overreach by Barr. John Elias, a career Justice Department antitrust attorney who served as the division's chief of staff, testified under oath that since March 2019 the Barr Justice Department investigated 10 mergers in the cannabis industry, even though the industry is not concentrated.
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| America Might Spend Big Time to Deter China in South China Sea and over Taiwan Posted: 24 Jun 2020 06:00 AM PDT  Proposed legislation would fund a "permanent and persistent land-based integrated air and missile defense and associated weapons delivery system on Guam."
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| Kellyanne Conway reacts to Trump's use of ‘kung flu,’ months after calling term ‘highly offensive’ Posted: 24 Jun 2020 07:10 AM PDT  Conway told reporters the president used the phrase to highlight the virus' origin in China, but said she disagreed with its use.
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| Schools to scrap social distancing in September Posted: 24 Jun 2020 01:03 PM PDT  Social distancing will not be applied in schools and "bubbles" will be expanded to enable all pupils to return to their classes full-time in September, the Government will announce next week. Pupils will not be expected to keep two metres or even one metre apart at all times while in school buildings, The Telegraph understands. Instead, schools will be asked to focus on limiting the extent to which children mix outside their class or year group and on implementing strict hygiene regimes. The solution to reopening schools will involve groups of children being placed in "bubbles" – as is already the case in primaries – and is seen by the Government as removing the need for social distancing. The Prime Minister told the Commons this week that primary and secondary schools will reopen in September with "full attendance", but declined to explain how this will be achieved. His remarks came as ministers face rising criticism over their failure to reopen schools ahead of shops, cinemas, theme parks and zoos.
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| Businesses sue Seattle over 'occupied' protest zone Posted: 24 Jun 2020 06:50 PM PDT  A collection of Seattle businesses, property owners and residents sued the city Wednesday over its tolerance of an "occupied" protest zone, saying officials have been complicit in depriving them of their rights to their property. The plaintiffs — including a tattoo parlor, auto repair shop and property management firm — emphasized in the lawsuit that they were not trying to undermine the anti-police-brutality or Black Lives Matter messaging of the "Capitol Hill Occupied Protest." "Rather, this lawsuit is about the constitutional and other legal rights of plaintiffs — businesses, employees, and residents in and around CHOP — which have been overrun by the city of Seattle's unprecedented decision to abandon and close off an entire city neighborhood, leaving it unchecked by the police, unserved by fire and emergency health services, and inaccessible to the public at large," the lawsuit said.
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