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Charlamagne tha God rebukes Joe Biden after 'you ain't black' interview
New York Post - 23 May 2020 15:20
Charlamagne tha God snapped back at Vice President Biden after he said, “If you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or Trump, then you ain’t black” during an interview on the host’s show, “The B...
Substance abuse, kids with cabin fever: Police officer on new challenges amid COVID
ABC News - 23 May 2020 16:05
Police Officer Torrey Rowe talks to "The Essentials: Inside the Curve" about policing during the coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic.
ER doctor, 38, charged with child porn, hiding camera in bathroom at UVM Medical Center
Boston - 23 May 2020 13:26
In a Friday news release, prosecutors said state investigators found hundreds of videos from a secret camera that were taken in a staff bathroom at University of Vermont Medical Center and other locations. Among the vide...
Covid Dreams, Trump Nightmares
The New York Times - 23 May 2020 20:29
Of masks, unmasking and dropping our professional masks for our medical ones.
Ivanka Trump draws derision in India for praising migrant's hard journey home
Reuters - 23 May 2020 14:56
U.S. presidential adviser Ivanka Trump's praise of an Indian teenager's bicycle ride home hundreds of kilometres away is drawing criticism in India for being insensitive to the plight of impoverished migrant workers stru...
Brazil now No 2 in world for virus cases, beating even Russia
Al Jazeera English - 23 May 2020 04:50
The grim milestone comes as the WHO calls South America 'a new epicentre' of the deadly virus.
Malta rescues 140 migrants, holds them on tourist boats offshore
Al Jazeera English - 23 May 2020 03:44
Malta has chartered tourist boats to hold migrants rescued by its patrols.
Texas teen Matthew Boling runs 100-meter dash in 9.98 seconds
CBSNews - 23 May 2020 02:21
A high school senior in Texas ran a 100-meter dash in 9.98 seconds -- that's fast enough to be an Olympic final. Runner Matthew Boling broke his school's record, and he may even be the fastest high school sprinter in the...
Distraught mom of Maleah Davis, missing Texas girl: "It's like a nightmare"
CBSNews - 23 May 2020 00:46
An amber alert is in effect for a 4-year-old girl in Texas after her stepfather says she was kidnapped. Maleah Davis has not been seen since Friday night. Her stepfather says he had pulled over on the side of a road when...
US successfully tested a laser weapon that can destroy aircraft mid-flight
CNN - 23 May 2020 05:08
A US Navy warship has successfully tested a new high-energy laser weapon that can destroy aircraft mid-flight, the Navy's Pacific Fleet said in a statement Friday.
Trump says he will override governors who do not allow churches to open this weekend
CBSNews - 23 May 2020 04:58
President Trump is urging the nation's governors to open houses of worship this weekend. It comes as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is releasing new guidelines for communities of faith. Reuters White Hous...
A note to Joe Biden: You ain't Barack Obama
New York Post - 23 May 2020 04:57
Joe Biden finally made some news from his undisclosed location somewhere in central lockdown Delaware. He appeared Friday on "The Breakfast Club," where he wasinterviewed by Charlamagne tha God. It was Biden's response t...
Trump administration backs lawsuit challenging Illinois coronavirus curbs
Reuters - 23 May 2020 04:40
The Trump administration on Friday weighed in on a lawsuit brought against Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker's coronavirus stay-at-home orders, with a rare federal court filing in support of the legal challenge he faces ov...
Special Report: In Oklahoma pork-packing town, COVID stirs fear, faith and sorrow
Reuters - 23 May 2020 20:23
Over 25 years, the massive pork plant that dominates this small city brought jobs, new residents and an economic lifeline to a slowly shrinking farming community.
How the FBI tracked down and captured Whitey Bulger after 16 years on the lam
New York Post - 23 May 2020 16:23
The leader of Boston's Winter Hill Gang and No. 1 on the FBI's Most Wanted list, Whitey Bulger was indicted for 19 counts of murder, racketeering, narcotics distribution and extortion. But it was his 16-year flight from ...
Outrage Grows Over Boris Johnson Aide's 260-Mile Trip During Lockdown
The New York Times - 23 May 2020 16:15
Dominic Cummings, the British prime minister's top adviser, said he behaved "reasonably and legally" in driving for child care needs while coming down with the coronavirus.
Alabama Reopens Casinos, Churches and Playgrounds Despite Increase in Coronavirus Cases
Time - 23 May 2020 16:14
Health officials can't determine whether the rise is linked to additional testing or an actual increase in disease
As employee monitoring extends to workers' homes, some see civil rights threat
ABC News - 23 May 2020 16:13
There is evidence that monitoring software is seeing unprecedented adoption rates since the onset of COVID-19.
US could be coronavirus-free by late September, scientists say
New York Post - 23 May 2020 16:11
The US could finally be free of the coronavirus in late September, and the whole world can expect to put the pandemic behind them in December, says a group of scientists in Singapore. A mathematical model created by the ...
WHO calls South America new coronavirus epicenter
CBSNews - 23 May 2020 16:08
The World Health Organization is calling South America a new epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic. Cases are surging in Brazil, where President Jair Bolsonaro has downplayed the threat for months. Clinics in Brazil's Am...
New York Stock Exchange to reopen trading floor Tuesday
CBSNews - 23 May 2020 16:01
New York Stock Exchange President Stacey Cunningham had the trading floor closed on March 23 amid concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. However, for the first time in its 227 year history, trading continued electronica...
Teenage boy among 2 dead, 5 wounded since Friday afternoon on South, West sides as Memorial Day weekend starts
Chicago Tribune - 23 May 2020 15:49
Two were killed, and at least five were wounded in overnight violence on the West and South sides, Chicago police said.