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Kobe Bryant Autopsy Report Is Released After Helicopter Crash
The New York Times - 16 May 2020 06:07
The pilot of the helicopter that crashed in January, killing Mr. Bryant and eight others, didn't have alcohol or drugs in his system. The victims all died from blunt trauma.
Judge Orders Los Angeles to Move Homeless People Away From Freeways
The New York Times - 16 May 2020 06:18
The order, which takes effect next Friday, will apply to about 6,500 people living under freeways and their ramps.
Saudi wealth fund boosts U.S. holdings with stakes in Citi, Boeing, Facebook
Reuters - 16 May 2020 14:35
Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund has bought minority stakes in major American companies including Boeing , Facebook and Citigroup , a regulatory filing showed, giving it a portfolio of nearly $10 billion in U.S.-list...
Truck collision on Indian highway kills 23 migrant workers
ABC News - 16 May 2020 06:55
A government official says at least 23 migrant workers have been killed when a truck they were travelling in crashed into a stationary truck on a highway in northern India
CDC sending $10.25B to states and cities for coronavirus contact tracing
New York Post - 16 May 2020 05:57
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is doling out $10.25 billion to states and cities to ramp up coronavirus contact tracing efforts — with New York City getting $851.3 million, the largest piece of the pie....
Latest on global search for coronavirus vaccine: Oxford vaccine may protect monkeys from COVID
USA Today - 16 May 2020 16:01
This week's coronavirus vaccine race news: Oxford's vaccine protects monkeys and the WHO now lists 110 possible COVID-19 vaccine candidates.
State Department watchdog critical of Trump moves fired
USA Today - 16 May 2020 06:28Some Florida businesses can open at 50% capacity starting Monday
CBSNews - 16 May 2020 05:53
Previously, the businesses could only serve customers at 25% capacity.
Police raid in quarantined Brazil slum kills 10
Al Jazeera English - 16 May 2020 05:48
Clashes erupt after police seeking a local drug kingpin raid a cluster of poor neighbourhoods in Rio de Janeiro.
Secret Service Signs $179,000 Contract For Golf Carts At Trump Course This Summer
The Huffington Post - 16 May 2020 04:17
New figures for Bedminster highlight the taxpayers' growing tab for the president's frequent outings to his own clubs.
Trump unveils Space Force flag, Pentagon says his 'super duper' missiles are hypersonic weapons
USA Today - 16 May 2020 03:42Record surge in Brazil, Mexico coronavirus cases: Live updates
Al Jazeera English - 16 May 2020 03:40
Mexico official says nation is facing most 'difficult moment' as coronavirus infections hit a new daily record of 2,437.
US sees biggest food price rises in 46 years
Al Jazeera English - 16 May 2020 16:01
Price hikes put more pressure on Americans struggling to make ends meet with more than 36 million people out of work.
Wuhan residents fear mass testing may launch new coronavirus outbreak
New York Post - 16 May 2020 15:55
Residents of the Chinese city of Wuhan are worried that mass COVID-19 testing efforts may spark another outbreak of the deadly virus. Though the city is largely past the worst of the illness, which forced the sprawling m...
Afghan Power-Sharing Deal Would Promote General Facing Rape Accusation
The New York Times - 16 May 2020 15:45
The case against Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum is still open. But under the terms of an agreement to settle Afghanistan's disputed presidential election, he would become a marshal.
Families of Ahmaud Arbery and Trayvon Martin want to meet
New York Post - 16 May 2020 15:35
The families of Ahmaud Arbery and Trayvon Martin are eager to meet. Lee Merritt, a lawyer for Arbery’s mother told TMZ last week he was trying to set up a meeting between the families of the two African American men wh...
Crews resuming search for 18-year-old woman swept away in DuPage River
Chicago Tribune - 16 May 2020 15:29
Emergency responders are resuming their search Saturday for an 18-year-old woman who was swept away by a current in the DuPage River Friday night in Winfield, officials said.
Who is Judy Mikovits, the woman behind banned 'Plandemic' conspiracy video?
New York Post - 16 May 2020 14:58
This week, social media networks scrambled to take down the 26-minute “Plandemic Movie,” a viral conspiracy video spreading false claims about the coronavirus. Among the discredited, bogus and inflammatory claims tha...
Iran sentences French academic to six years in prison: Lawyer
Al Jazeera English - 16 May 2020 14:31
Fariba Adelkhah is sentenced to five years in jail for conspiring against Iran's security and one year for propaganda.
Husband ties off umbilical cord with face mask after wife gives birth in parking lot
CNN - 16 May 2020 06:41
A Kentucky woman gave birth steps away from a hospital entrance assisted by her husband, who tied off the umbilical cord with a protective face mask.
Wall Street Week Ahead: Investors prepare for more U.S. stock swings as states reopen
Reuters - 16 May 2020 06:37
Investors are bracing for more turbulence in U.S. stocks, as some states prepare to reopen their economies and global trade tensions rise.
California officials reject subsidies for Musk's SpaceX over Tesla spat
Reuters - 16 May 2020 06:30
A California state panel on Friday rejected a request from Elon Musk's SpaceX for $655,500 in state job and training funds, citing the chief executive's recent threats to move Tesla, the electric carmaker that he also ru...