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Black couple turns away repairman carrying large Confederate flag in truck
ABC News - 5 Jul 2019 04:00
Zeke and Allison Brown said the man had offered to take the Confederate flag down, but they still declined his services.
Donald Trump's "Salute to America" Was Not a Complete Authoritarian Nightmare
Slate - 5 Jul 2019 03:42
Good job, I guess.
Flag burning in front of White House leads to scuffle amid 4th of July celebrations
USA Today - 5 Jul 2019 04:18
A scuffle broke out near theWhite House after a flag-burning protest during Independence Day celebrations, leading to at least two arrests.
French Michael Jackson Fan Clubs Sue 'Leaving Neverland' Accusers
Time - 5 Jul 2019 03:22
The suit accuses them of unfairly harming the reputation of the King of Pop
EU Should Encourage Ukraine Government to Do More for Human Rights
Human Rights Watch - 5 Jul 2019 17:03
On Monday, the EU-Ukraine summit will take place in Kyiv - the first for Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy since he took office in May. This summit - the 21st- is an important opportunity for the EU to reaffirm its...
Hundreds of aftershocks follow Ridgecrest earthquake, California's strongest in 20 years
USA Today - 5 Jul 2019 17:00
The Fourth of July California earthquake was followed by hundreds of aftershocks rumbling near Ridgecrest, the epicenter for the magnitude 6.4 quake
Life during wartime in devastated Syrian city
CNN - 5 Jul 2019 16:59
Despite the promise of a demilitarized zone the situation in Idlib, Syria, continues to get worse. CNN's Arwa Damon reports on life during wartime in the devastated city.
Biden says Trump is 'the bully I've always stood up to'
New York Post - 5 Jul 2019 16:49
Presidential hopeful and Democratic front-runner Joe Biden shot down the notion that he'd be intimidated by President Trump in the general election -- saying in an interview that "he's the bully that I knew my whole life...
5-year-old boy rescued after falling down 30 feet into narrow storm drain
ABC News - 5 Jul 2019 16:40
The boy was rescued with no apparent injuries after falling 30 feet into a narrow storm drain in Evansville, Indiana.
8-year-old girl and man shot in Dorchester park
Boston - 5 Jul 2019 16:21
"As far as we can tell, everybody was in the Mary Hannon Park enjoying the Fourth of July, as they should be," Police Commissioner William Gross said.
Biden pledges to bring back ObamaCare individual mandate
New York Post - 5 Jul 2019 16:19
Joe Biden sought to distance himself from some of the more liberal policies espoused by fellow Democrats, including a single Medicare for All health care system -- and said he would bring back the individual mandate. “...
Chinese authorities crack down on 'Beijing bikinis'
CNN - 5 Jul 2019 04:28
Each summer, as Chinese cities swelter under the baking heat, middle-aged men across the country roll their T-shirts up above their bellies to cool down.
Border Patrol agents forced migrant to hold sign that said 'I like men': report
New York Post - 5 Jul 2019 04:24
Texas Border Patrol agents allegedly demeaned a migrant in their custody by forcing him to walk around the detention facility carrying a sign that read“I like men” in Spanish, a report said Thursday. An agent at the ...
Sudan Power-Sharing Deal Reached by Military and Civilian Leaders
The New York Times - 5 Jul 2019 03:56
The agreement promises an end to the standoff that has paralyzed the African country since the ouster of President Omar Hassan al-Bashir in April.
Trump considering executive order for Census citizenship question
Reuters - 5 Jul 2019 17:03
President Donald Trump said on Friday that he is considering an executive order to add a contentious question about citizenship to the 2020 U.S. Census, after a U.S. Supreme Court blocked his initial effort to include it...
Mozilla teases $5-per-month ad-free news subscription
The Verge - 5 Jul 2019 16:48
Mozilla has started teasing an ad-free news subscription service, which, for $5 per month, would offer ad-free browsing, audio readouts, and cross-platform syncing of news articles from a number of websites. It's not cle...
Google is going to make it even easier to access the Pixel's best feature
BGR - 5 Jul 2019 04:44DJ Khaled is finding out that potty training a 2-year-old is a 'team effort'
USA Today - 5 Jul 2019 04:05Interest Rates Just Keep Falling. Economic Orthodoxy Is Falling With Them.
The New York Times - 5 Jul 2019 03:55
Investors expect even lower growth and inflation; this isn't the way it's supposed to work.
With Flyovers and Flags, Trump Plays M.C. for the Fourth
The New York Times - 5 Jul 2019 03:50
The president began with a rare call for unity in his 45-minute speech, but mostly spent time recounting the history of the armed forces, planes punctuating his message.
Ed Sheeran and Bruno Mars 'Blow' up new trend of guns in pop music
New York Post - 5 Jul 2019 17:13
This lyrical invocation of gun imagery -- mixed with obvious sexual innuendo -- is a new top 40 trend.
'Spider-Man: Far From Home' Webs Up $25 Million at Fourth of July Box Office
The Wrap - 5 Jul 2019 17:06
Sony/Marvel Studios’ “Spider-Man: Far From Home” is continuing its strong run as a midweek release, grossing $25 million at the Fourth of July box office. The latest Marvel Cinematic Universe film now has a domesti...