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First responders tried to save George Floyd's life for almost an hour
New York Post - 28 May 2020 13:36
George Floyd was unresponsive and without a pulse by the time he was on the way to the hospital Monday -- but first responders and ER personnel refused to give up on him for almost an hour, according to a report. "He sti...
UConn murder suspect Peter Manfredonia 'stone-faced' in new mugshot
New York Post - 28 May 2020 16:09
Peter Manfredonia, the University of Connecticut senior accused of two murders, appeared stone-faced in a new mugshot released Thursday after he was arrested by Maryland police. Manfredonia, 23, had been on the run since...
Why is the US president aiming his anger at social media?
Al Jazeera English - 28 May 2020 21:43
Donald Trump criticises Twitter after his tweets are flagged with a fact-check warning.
Life and death in an Ebola hot-zone in war-ravaged Congo
CBSNews - 28 May 2020 17:54
CBS News' Debora Patta gets a harrowing look as doctors battle the clock and a killer disease to save lives -- a fight they simply can't always win.
Trump plans to sign executive order targeting social media companies
New York Post - 28 May 2020 05:23
President Trump plans to sign an executive order Thursday targeting social media companies. White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany told reporters Wednesday evening that the order is “pertaining to social media,�...
Minneapolis Police, Long Accused of Racism, Face Wrath of Wounded City
The New York Times - 28 May 2020 01:48
Protesters called for justice after George Floyd died in the custody of a Police Department that had received many excessive force complaints, especially by black residents.
Australia's youngest coronavirus victim threw party days before death
New York Post - 28 May 2020 15:52
An Australian man threw a party at his home just days before becoming the youngest victim in the country to die of COVID-19, according to a report. Nathan Turner, a 30-year-old miner, was found dead by his fiancé, Simon...
States and Cities Are Challenging Trump's Rollback of Obama-Era Mileage Standards
Time - 28 May 2020 05:37
They claim the rollback violates the Clean Air Act
Two pro-democracy lawmakers removed from Hong Kong Legislative Council
Reuters - 28 May 2020 04:51
Two pro-democracy lawmakers were removed from Hong Kong's Legislative Council on Thursday where lawmakers were debating a bill that would make disrespect of China's national anthem a criminal offence.
UConn student wanted in 2 Connecticut slayings is captured
Boston - 28 May 2020 04:04
He was found in Hagerstown, Maryland. He was not injured and no officers were either during the arrest, police said.
Twitter Tsks, and Trump Fumes
The New York Times - 28 May 2020 01:13
The social media platform finally decided on Tuesday not to let the president behave with impunity.
South Korea restores coronavirus lockdown restrictions after new spike in cases
Fox News - 28 May 2020 17:06
South Korea has reimplemented lockdown restrictions after seeing its biggest spike in coronavirus cases in more than 50 days.
Twitter's Dorsey defends fact-checks as another label is applied to China spokesperson
The Week - 28 May 2020 17:04
After hitting President Trump with a fact-check for the first time, Twitter has now also applied one of its new labels to China. Two March tweets from China Foreign Ministry Spokesman Zhao Lijian, which baselessly claim ...
House Pulls Surveillance Measure After Trump Tells Republicans to Vote No
The New York Times - 28 May 2020 16:38
A bipartisan compromise to reinstate expired F.B.I. powers to investigate terrorism and espionage collapsed amid bipartisan opposition.
Trump expected to sign executive order targeting Twitter, Facebook
New York Post - 28 May 2020 16:34
President Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Thursday that would begin a review of laws that protect Twitter, Facebook and Google from responsibility for postings from users on their sites, according to repo...
U.S. death toll from coronavirus tops 100,000
CBSNews - 28 May 2020 16:28
The grim milestone comes as states across America have begun reopening.
George Floyd protester flies off cop car in California, video shows
New York Post - 28 May 2020 16:26White House press secretary voted by mail 12 times in 12 years
CBSNews - 28 May 2020 16:26
McEnany and President Trump have claimed vote-by-mail leads to voter fraud, though there is no evidence of widespread voter fraud.
2.1M more Americans file for unemployment, bringing 10-week total to more than 40 million amid coronavirus
USA Today - 28 May 2020 16:22
The number of Americans struggling to make ends meets continues to grow, even as the economy begins to restart after shutting down to slow COVID-19
UK's elderly struggle with COVID-19 isolation
Al Jazeera English - 28 May 2020 16:22
Charities are now reporting increased cases of confusion and loneliness.
Trump offers mediation in China-India dispute
Al Jazeera English - 28 May 2020 16:22
US president proposal comes in the wake of confrontations between Chinese and Indian soldiers earlier this month.
In Pictures: India braces for worst locust invasion in decades
Al Jazeera English - 28 May 2020 16:18
In the worst such attack since 1993, swarms of desert locusts devastate crops in the middle of the coronavirus lockdown.