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Webster police chief responds to backlash for lying down in solidarity with protesters
Boston - 9 Jun 2020 20:52
"What happened was wrong. And yes, there's a problem. Let's fix it."
Minnesota police confirm slashing car tires of reporters, others during Minneapolis protests
The Week - 9 Jun 2020 09:21
Minnesota's Department of Safety and the Anoka County Sheriff's office acknowledged Monday that their troopers and deputies had knifed the tires of several parked, unoccupied vehicles in Minneapolis during protests again...
World Leaders Won't Gather for the U.N. General Assembly for First Time in Its 75-Year History
Time - 9 Jun 2020 03:06
This year was expected to bring an especially large number to celebrate the founding of the U.N. in 1945
Contradicting Trump, Barr Says Bunker Visit Was for Safety, Not an 'Inspection'
The New York Times - 9 Jun 2020 03:48
The attorney general's account stood in direct contrast to the version that the president offered last week when he suggested he had merely been looking the place over.
US has no plans to extradite Prince Andrew over Epstein: AG Barr
New York Post - 9 Jun 2020 16:28
Attorney General William Barr confirmed the US wants Prince Andrew to "provide some evidence” about pedophile pal Jeffrey Epstein — but insisted there are no plans to get him extradited. "I don't think it's a questio...
Virginia Ku Klux Klan leader drove pickup truck into protesters, prosecutor says
New York Post - 9 Jun 2020 04:30
A Ku Klux Klan leader from Virginia was arrested Sunday for allegedly driving his truck into a crowd of protesters, a report said. Harry Rogers, 36, is accused of revving his engine and motoring through a group of demons...
North Korea Cuts Off All Communications Lines to South Korea
The New York Times - 9 Jun 2020 04:23
The North's leadership says it will now treat the South as an "enemy," the latest sign of chilling relations between the two Koreas.
UK Black Lives Matter protests live: Oxford demo to target Rhodes statue
The Guardian - 9 Jun 2020 15:58
Live coverage and reaction from around the UK as Oxford demonstration against Cecil Rhodes statue expected this evening 'I hear you': Boris Johnson to Black Lives Matter protesters Sadiq Khan orders review of all London ...
The NFL should re-sign Colin Kaepernick, says Seattle Seahawks running back Carlos Hyde
CNN - 9 Jun 2020 12:19
Seattle Seahawks' new signing Carlos Hyde says the NFL should offer Colin Kaepernick a route back to the sport to prove it is serious about change.
'He sacrificed for the world': George Floyd to be laid to rest
Sky News - 9 Jun 2020 05:11
When George Floyd left Houston it was in search of a fresh start in life.
The Curfew Is Over. New York City's Fight Is Not.
The New York Times - 9 Jun 2020 04:30
Thousands continue to take to the streets in Brooklyn, Manhattan and the Bronx.
Fox News anchor apologizes after offensive image airs
CNN - 9 Jun 2020 04:02
Fox News anchor Bret Baier took a moment during his show to apologize for an image that aired comparing stock market performance after widely publicized cases of violence against black men.
Biden promises police changes without stripping funding
Boston - 9 Jun 2020 04:01
Spokesman Andrew Bates said that Biden "does not believe that police should be defunded."
Iran Criminalizes Child Abuse After Outrage Over Teenage Girl's Murder
The New York Times - 9 Jun 2020 03:46
The new law marks the nation's first legal protection for children and adolescents, though it does not address child marriages nor juveniles sentenced to death.
'Structural racism' must be taken into account when dealing with BAME deaths
Sky News - 9 Jun 2020 23:09
"Structural racism and social inequality" should be taken into account when looking at the impact of COVID-19 on Britain's black, Asian and minority ethnic, according to an expert involved in a recent review.
Trump tweets conspiracy theory about 75-year-old protester police knocked to ground
ABC News - 9 Jun 2020 16:27
President Donald Trump is pushing a conspiracy theory on Twitter Tuesday that the 75-year-old peaceful protester, who is still in the hospital, was a threat to police.
Officer Who Violently Shoved Protester in Brooklyn to Face Charges
The New York Times - 9 Jun 2020 16:17
The police officer, who was recorded knocking down a young woman that questioned his order, surrendered himself on Tuesday.
Thousands March in Hong Kong Protest in Defiance of Police Ban
Wall Street Journal - 9 Jun 2020 16:17
Thousands of protesters rallied in downtown Hong Kong, facing off with police who had banned recent demonstrations, to mark the one-year anniversary of a million-person rally that thrust the city into its biggest turmoil...
Breaching whale capsizes boat, tossing 2 people into ocean
CBSNews - 9 Jun 2020 16:15
The occupants of the 25-foot boat were fishing close to the shore of Seaside Park when the whale surfaced and knocked the vessel out of the water.
Unpacking the New WHO Controversy Over Asymptomatic COVID-19 Transmission
Time - 9 Jun 2020 16:13
For months, researchers have warned that people without any COVID-19 symptoms could still be silent carriers of the disease, making it that much harder to get the pandemic under control—and that much more important to ...
France pledges $17 billion to keep Europe in the aerospace race
CNN - 9 Jun 2020 16:10
France has pledged nearly $17 billion to support Airbus, Air France and its wider aviation industry, saying Europe cannot fall behind China and the United States in the global aerospace race as a result of the pandemic.
London mayor: Statues of imperialists could be removed
ABC News - 9 Jun 2020 16:07
London's mayor says statues of imperialist figures could be removed from the city's streets