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Lady Gaga's Chromatica is the fastest-selling album of 2020
BBC - 5 Jun 2020 18:52
The star's sixth album, Chromatica, outsold the rest of the Top 10 combined to debut at number one.
Wendell Baker: Family did not know of 'dangerous' rapist release
BBC - 5 Jun 2020 06:02
Wendell Baker was deemed suitable for release but his 66-year-old victim's family were not consulted.
Coronavirus: Secret raves in London 'put lives at risk'
BBC - 5 Jun 2020 09:12
A BBC investigation uncovers a company organising secret raves in breach of lockdown rules.
Marshfield Fair is closed for 2020, but will reportedly host a drive-in movie theater starting this month
Boston - 5 Jun 2020 11:00
The Marshfield Fair drive-in movie theater will open in two weeks and operate on weekends.
Biden Says About '10 to 15 Percent' of Americans Are 'Not Very Good People'
The New York Times - 5 Jun 2020 05:02
Mr. Biden, speaking to black supporters about the need to improve the country, accused President Trump of dividing the nation and pledged to unite it.
What the George Floyd protests say about America - video explainer
The Guardian - 5 Jun 2020 22:05
Guardian US reporter Kenya Evelyn explains why the unrest sparked by the police killing of George Floyd could be a defining moment for racial politics in America, and how the coronavirus pandemic set the backdrop for the...
How Artists are Using Social Media to Show Support for Protesters
The New York Times - 5 Jun 2020 16:18
As thousands of protesters took to the streets over the past week, artists, both amateur and professional, created a vast collection of drawings, paintings and illustrations in support of the protests and the Black Lives...
Minneapolis City Council members pledge to 'dismantle' police department
New York Post - 5 Jun 2020 05:31
Members of the Minneapolis City Council pledged to "dismantle" the city's police department in the wake of worldwide protests over the killing of George Floyd. Council President Lisa Bender joined several other members i...
Helicopter company dismisses trainee and suspends employee after hot-mic Boston protest comments
Boston - 5 Jun 2020 02:52
"The comments are inexcusable and offensive, and have no place in our society."
Pence says jobs report indicative of U.S. economy beginning to recover
Reuters - 5 Jun 2020 16:13
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said the jobs report released on Friday was a sign the U.S. economy was beginning to recover from the deep hit caused by the novel coronavirus outbreak, but said President Donald Trump is s...
Trump to hold news conference to tout surprising jobless numbers
ABC News - 5 Jun 2020 16:01
President Trump on Friday announced he would hold a news conference to tout May's surprising jobless rate -- 13.3 percent not 20 percent as some predicted.
After staff uproar, New York Times says Sen. Tom Cotton op-ed 'did not meet our standards'
Boston - 5 Jun 2020 16:13
What began as an undercurrent of newsroom grumbling built into an unusual Twitter tidal wave of public outrage among journalists at the New York Times over their newspaper’s decision to publish an opinion column by Sen...
Trump says he's ending military response to George Floyd protests in DC
New York Post - 5 Jun 2020 16:06
Amid a standoff with the Pentagon over the role of the military in responding to protests after the death of George Floyd, President Trump has agreed to begin sending home troops.
Paris bans George Floyd protest at US Embassy over coronavirus
New York Post - 5 Jun 2020 16:01
PARIS – French police have banned a demonstration planned to take place in front of the US Embassy in Paris on Saturday as protests mount around the world over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The Paris police...
Joe Biden fundraises $4 million during Silicon Valley event
New York Post - 5 Jun 2020 16:00
Joe Biden raked in $4 million Thursday from only 20 donors in the biggest fundraiser for his campaign so far - a virtual affair hosted by a group of environmental activists.
2 Buffalo officers suspended after shoving 75-year-old protester to the ground, where he lay bleeding, motionless
Boston - 5 Jun 2020 15:56
Two officers with the Buffalo Police Department have been suspended without pay after video surfaced showing them shoving a 75-year-old protester to the ground Thursday evening, causing him to hit his head on the sidewal...
EU pledges to lift internal border controls by end of month
The Guardian - 5 Jun 2020 15:54
Ban on non-essential travel into EU by foreign nationals is extended until 1 July Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The EU has pledged to lift border controls insideits territory by the end of...
Brazil's official coronavirus death toll passes Italy
New York Post - 5 Jun 2020 15:52
RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil's total COVID-19 death toll blew past that of Italy on Thursday, as the Health Ministry reported 1,437 deaths in the last 24 hours and 30,925 additional coronavirus cases. The Latin American nat...
Vitamin K could help fight coronavirus, study suggests
The Guardian - 5 Jun 2020 15:50
Scientists in Netherlands explore possible link between deficiency and Covid-19 deaths Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Patients who have died or been admitted to intensive care with Covid-19...
Pakistani couple suspected of killing 8-year-old maid
ABC News - 5 Jun 2020 15:45
Police say they have arrested a Pakistani businessman and his wife who are suspected of beating to death their 8-year-old maid after she inadvertently opened a cage to feed the couple’s parrots and the birds flew away,
'Even darkness must pass': Ireland to reopen shops and people can have visitors in their homes
Sky News - 5 Jun 2020 15:42
Ireland's Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said shopping malls will reopen and people will be allowed visitors in their homes as he accelerated plans to move the country out of lockdown.
Dog partially decapitated and dumped on owner's doorstep
Sky News - 5 Jun 2020 15:41
The RSPCA is trying to track down who is responsible for partially severing a dog's head and then dumping the body on her owner's patio.