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In 'Perry Mason,' Matthew Rhys Plays Defense
The New York Times - 27 May 2020 11:00
HBO needed an actor to portray pulp fiction's most successful criminal defense attorney. Rhys, an Emmy-winner for "The Americans," took the case.
Costa Rica first country in Central America to legalize same-sex marriage
CBSNews - 27 May 2020 18:40
Two women became the first legally married same-sex couple in Costa Rica when a notary wearing a face mask pronounced them "wife and wife."
Central Park bird watcher says Amy Cooper death threats must 'stop immediately'
New York Post - 27 May 2020 15:52
The black bird watcher who filmed white dog owner Amy Cooper calling the cops on him in Central Park says she’s received death threats — which he urged must “stop immediately.” Christian Cooper, who is not relate...
Top vaccine scientist says coronavirus is 'almost perfectly human adapted'
New York Post - 27 May 2020 15:12
The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 is “almost perfectly human adapted” — lending credence to the possibility it was man-made in a Chinese lab, a top Australian vaccine researcher says. Nikolai Petrovsky was shock...
20 Republican lawmakers file lawsuit against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over new proxy voting system
USA Today - 27 May 2020 02:19Trump asks whether he should be taking insulin despite not being diabetic
USA Today - 27 May 2020 04:09'Contain potentially misleading information': Twitter fact-checks Trump's tweets
USA Today - 27 May 2020 02:43Justice Department drops probes into 3 senators' stock sales
CBSNews - 27 May 2020 16:11
Republican Senator Richard Burr, however, remains under investigation for his financial transactions.
Video shows a woman pushing her 9-year-old son into a canal, police say
CNN - 27 May 2020 05:18
Newly released video obtained by CNN network partner Univision shows the moment a Florida woman who's been arrested in the death of her 9-year-old son pushes him into a canal.
Factbox: Where do Trump and Biden stand on tech policy issues?
Reuters - 27 May 2020 16:56
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to regulate or shut down social media companies, a day after Twitter Inc for the first time added a fact-checking label to some of his tweets about mail-in ballots.
France, Italy, Belgium act to stop use of hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 on safety fears
Reuters - 27 May 2020 16:14
France, Italy and Belgium acted to halt the use of hydroxychloroquine to treat patients suffering from COVID-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus, amid questions about the safety of the generic anti-malaria drug...
Pandemic raises fears for pregnant U.S. inmates
Reuters - 27 May 2020 16:03
Guadalupe Velazquez has a college degree, owns a flooring company and is pregnant with a baby girl due next month.
More than 300 Hong Kong protesters arrested
Al Jazeera English - 27 May 2020 16:03
Anti-government protesters are angry over new proposed laws which they say damage the freedoms of Hong Kong's people.
Nude man allegedly spent 'entire day' destroying Florida school
New York Post - 27 May 2020 15:53
A naked man broke into a shuttered Florida high school and trashed the building, leaving $100,000 in damages in a 22-hour vandalism spree.
Japan OK's funds for $1.1 T stimulus to fight pandemic woes
ABC News - 27 May 2020 15:46
Japan’s Cabinet has approved a proposed 32 trillion-yen ($296 billion) supplementary budget to help fund measures to cushion the blow to the economy from the coronavirus pandemic
Spike in South Korea virus cases shows perils of reopening
ABC News - 27 May 2020 15:42
Mediterranean beaches and Las Vegas casinos have set out plans to reopen to tourists as economies lurch back to life where coronavirus infections are receding
Officials: Prison reform advocate rehearsed jail break plans
ABC News - 27 May 2020 15:15
Charging documents say a longtime prison reform advocate accused of preparing to stage an escape at a jail that's under construction had walls built in a basement so he could learn how to break through them
Some countries are offering to pay tourists to visit after coronavirus
New York Post - 27 May 2020 15:13
With flights grounded and borders closed amid the coronavirus pandemic, several countries are offering to pay tourists to visit once the crisis is over, according to a report. In Italy, travelers to Sicily will be paid h...
Gupta explains why current antibody tests are unreliable
CNN - 27 May 2020 15:09
CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains why the reliability of coronavirus antibody tests should be considered questionable.
Trump, Biden turn to new presidential campaign field -- Snapchat
Eyewitness News - 27 May 2020 06:32
The stakes are high: Gen Z (ages 18-23) and millennials (ages 24-39) together make up more than 35% of the American voting population.
WATCH: Coronavirus daily update: May 27, 2020
ABC News - 27 May 2020 22:36
The latest news and biggest developments to keep you informed about the deadly pandemic.
Minneapolis Mayor Calls For Charges In George Floyd Death
The Huffington Post - 27 May 2020 21:33
"Why is the man who killed George Floyd not in jail?" mayor Jacob Frey asked of the white police officer who kneeled on a Black man's neck.