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- PBS NewsHour Presents China: Power and ProsperityDespite virus surge, Trump pressures schools to resume in-person classes this fallNews Wrap: Vindman retires, accusing Trump of blocking promotionWhat the U.S. coronavirus response says about American exceptionalismHow a coronavirus vaccine will get to market
- Facebook suspends disinformation network tied to staff of Brazil's Bolsonaro - ReutersTikTok's ad launch faces challenges from U.S. ban threat, hoaxes - ReutersHarvard, MIT seek temporary halt to Trump administration rule on international students - ReutersRepublicans renew complaints Twitter stifles president, conservatives - ReutersNvidia eclipses Intel as most valuable U.S. chipmaker - Reuters
- Scientists join forces to investigate airborne risk of coronavirusHillingdon hospital boss blames staff for A&E closure after Covid-19 outbreakTwo charged over attack on French bus driver who refused entry to unmasked menCoronavirus live news: Melbourne locks down as global cases pass 12mGeorge Floyd told officers 'I can't breathe' more than 20 times, transcripts show
- A government official tried to share optimism about vaccines — but he hinted at a dark possible futureHow a ‘spiral of silence’ gives Trump power — and why it may start to crumbleThe sheep-like loyalty of Trump supporters is starting to backfireTrump is openly corrupting the CDC’s guidance for schools as the pandemic spins out of controlRepublican senators are suddenly trying to social distance — from Trump
- 'Height of Child Hunger Chutzpah': Pence Uses Guise of 'Nutrition' to Claims Schools Must Reopen in FallBiden Defends Undying Allegiance to For-Profit Healthcare During Interview With Dying Medicare for All Advocate Ady BarkanCivil Rights Groups Say Internal Facebook Audit Confirms Company Business Model 'Relies on Racism and Hate'Sanders, Khanna Say SCOTUS Ruling on Contraceptives Just One More Reason to Demand Medicare for AllNew Report Finds Economic Benefits of Protecting 30% of Planet's Land and Ocean Outweigh the Costs 5-to-1
- Raw Data: Did Trump’s Tulsa Rally Cause COVID-19 to Take Off?Boeing Comms Chief ResignsBiden’s Campaign Teamed up With Bernie to Write a Progressive Platform. Will Joe Actually Run on It?Trump and DeVos Say They’ll Withhold Money From Schools for Not Re-Opening. Can They?Uber-Backed California Ballot Initiative “Would Create a Permanent Underclass of Workers”
- “USA v Scott” and the Fight to Prove That Humanitarian Aid Is Not a CrimeIt’s Been an Awful Week for the Fossil-Fuel IndustryHow Jair Bolsonaro and the Coronavirus Put Brazil’s Systemic Racism on DisplayCan Our Ballots Be Both Secret and Secure?New Jersey Primary Election 2020: Live Results, Maps, and Analysis
- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Tests Positive For Covid-19Man Can’t Shake Feeling That Someone Other Than Government, Employer, Advertisers Watching HimHow To Extend The Lifespan Of Your Tech DevicesCorrupt Policeman Worried About Working With Partner Who Has Never Once Taken BribeRochester Police Instinctively Place Unregistered Handgun Next To Fallen Frederick Douglass Statue
- Coronavirus Live News and UpdatesTrump Threatens to Cut Funding if Schools Do Not Fully ReopenGrave Shortages of P.P.E. Gear Flare Again as Covid Cases SurgeSupreme Court Upholds Trump Administration Regulation Letting Employers Opt Out of Birth Control CoverageJob Bias Laws Do Not Protect Teachers in Catholic Schools, Supreme Court Rules
- TSA head orders new safety measures after meeting whistleblowerHarvard, MIT sue Trump administration to protect student visas, escalating fight over online learningVoting rights of some felons in Florida in question after appeals court rulingLive updates: Hospitals again face shortages of protective gear as U.S. surpasses 3 million coronavirus casesU.S. surpasses 3 million confirmed coronavirus cases as Trump pushes to reopen schools
- San Jose police seek suspects in two chain-snatch robberiesCoronavirus deaths surge in California, as state records deadliest day of pandemicCountry band sues singer with name they want to useFive things we learned at the Giants’ workout: Belt dealing with heel injury, Posey misses workout and moreMLS: Players raise fists, take a knee prior to “MLS Is Back” match
- Tulsa Trump rally ‘likely’ source of spike in new COVID-19 cases, Oklahoma health official saysTrump threatens to hold back federal money if schools don’t reopen; Pence says CDC will issue new safety guidelines after criticism from presidentCOVID-19 infections in US hit 3 million, though health officials say real number likely 10 times higherGeorge Floyd told Minneapolis police officers he couldn’t breathe more than 20 times, new transcripts showStanford drops 11 sports to cut costs during COVID-19 pandemic, including wrestling, volleyball and rowing
- Group says Great Lakes drowning cases spiked over holiday weekendFrita Batidos in Ann Arbor expands next door into former Logan restaurantNonprofit says Michigan is now at risk for another coronavirus outbreakWhitmer to update state's coronavirus response as cases continue to riseMichigan sees 610 new coronavirus cases, highest total since May
- He's Black, Republican and working to reelect Trump. It's not easyCoronavirus, unemployment, uncertainty imperil Texas workers: 'It trickles down'With a Senate majority in reach, Democratic candidates rake in massive donationsA nurse's plea: 'Please tell me my life is worth a LITTLE of your discomfort?'An unlikely alliance? Trump and Mexico's president meet to tout a win during a crisis
- Maryland Health Department launches new text message service after 842% hotline surge over the past yearBaltimore Police: One man fatally shot, another injured in separate shootings early Wednesday nightBaltimore County students call for diverse curriculum, staffing during school district discussion on raceWith air-fives and ghost fielders, Orioles’ intrasquad game ‘a practice run’ in empty Camden YardsDelle Donne waiting to hear from WNBA medical review panel
- Vallejo police release bodycam video of man fatally shot in drug store parking lotN.J. Gov. to all the 'knuckleheads': Wear a mask outdoors or risk a ticketAmazon joins Target, Walmart in removing Washington NFL team merchandiseIvy League calls off all fall sports, including football, due to coronavirusTwo strangers become heroes after saving siblings from apartment fire
- It's a question everyone wants answered. And as Covid-19 cases in the US surpass 3 million, here's what experts are saying.CDC director responds after Trump trashes guidanceTrump's threat to defund education adds pressure to schools squeezed by coronavirusTrump now in open dispute with health officialsWhy this sheriff refuses to enforce a face mask mandate
- Alex Vindman, key impeachment witness, retires from militaryHow Trump’s Crowd Obsession Could Bite Him BackTrump drops out. Biden gets sick. Pence is fired. What if 2020 gets really crazy?4 countries warn Israel against annexing Palestinian territoriesKarl Rove scolds Trump for recent tweets: ‘I don’t see that those advance his cause at all’
- Coronavirus dashboard: Catch up fastTranscripts show George Floyd told police "I can't breathe" over 20 timesThe coronavirus infodemic of misinformation is nearly as bad as the pandemic itselfTulsa health official: Trump rally "more than likely" contributed to coronavirus spikeIvy League pauses fall athletic programs amid pandemic
- Brazil's Bolsonaro Sued For Unmasking As He Announced Positive Test For COVID-19New York City Schools To Open In Fall With Some In-Person InstructionHouston Mayor Cancels Texas GOP's In-Person Convention, Citing Public Health ConcernsScrabble Association Bans Racial, Ethnic Slurs From Its Official Word ListCollege Sports Falling Victim To Coronavirus And Financial Stresses
- SECOND night of clashes in Serbia as government & opposition blame each other for protests over Covid-19 lockdownChristopher Steele to pay damages to Russian bankers for ‘inaccurate and misleading’ claims in his infamous dossierRussia & Turkey working on ways to achieve truce in Libya, despite Tripoli’s unwillingness to stop fighting – LavrovUN Syria commission never went to Idlib, obsessed with blaming Damascus – LavrovBJP leader & family shot dead by militants in Kashmir
- Active coronavirus cases worldwide hit 5.5 million: Live updatesIvory Coast's Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly diesTrump, AMLO celebrate odd bromance in Washington mini-summitRussia attempt to halve UN cross-border aid to Syria failsSeattle man who ploughed through protesters charged with homicide
- U.S. tops 3 million confirmed cases of COVID-19George Floyd told 'it takes … a lot of oxygen to talk' during arrest, transcript revealsHarvard, MIT sue to block Trump administration rule on international students during pandemicWriters, academics sign open letter criticizing 'ideological conformity,' cancel cultureRare gorillas in Nigeria captured on camera with babies
- Trump insists on re-opening schools as US Covid-19 death toll tops 3 millionMelbourne starts six-week lockdown on fears of second Covid-19 waveFrance rules out 'total lockdown' in case of Covid-19 second waveIvorian Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly dies in Abidjan at 61Covid-19: The shifting epicentres of the United States
- Australia suspends Hong Kong extradition treaty, extends Hong Kongers' visas after security law imposedAustralians should 'reconsider need to be in Hong Kong': DFATBritish MPs want tougher scrutiny on top adviser over defence role'Bali is home': the Aussies staying putKiwis stranded as Air New Zealand cancels flights from Australia
- Jeet Heer, Margaret Atwood, David Frum, Malcolm Gladwell and other defenders of open debate get their wishJohn Ivison: What's wrong with this snapshot?The way out of COVID-19's economic hole looks slow, uneven and bleak: fiscal snapshotVandalism of sign commemorating victims of communism is 'deplorable', Ukrainian Canadian Congress statesCanada's National Gallery criticized for "significant deficiency" in how it manages its works: Auditor General
- HK government suggests new civil servants sign on to support Basic Law, pledge allegiance to SARChina, Russia reaffirm mutual support on core interests, sovereigntyVR, robots and drones - high-tech programs showcased in on-could graduation ceremonies of Chinese universities amid epidemicSeSecurity laws common and effective in tackling down terrorists in Western countriesAussie travel warning another defaming tactic against China: experts
- US infections surpass three million as Trump pushes school reopeningsMusician vows to stop paying taxes as businesses rebel against gov’t on virusNY ultra-Orthodox are acting like they have herd immunity. Could they be right?Israel reportedly sends Hamas new proposal for prisoner swapMan says he was beaten by police and jailed for four days for not wearing mask