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Mike Birbiglia Talks About Fatherhood in His New Book
The New York Times - 12 Jun 2020 16:08
What happens when two people who can't sleep have a baby who ... also doesn't sleep? Mike Birbiglia found out.
Selena fans angry after man puts MAGA hat on slain singer's statue
New York Post - 12 Jun 2020 05:48
Selena fans became enraged after a photograph of a man putting a MAGA hat on the statue of the beloved singer in Texas went viral over the past week. The Corpus Christi Crónica, a newspaper in Nueces County, posted the ...
Amazon may stop streaming 'Dukes of Hazzard' over Confederate flag, report says
New York Post - 12 Jun 2020 23:53
Amazon is reportedly considering removing the immensely popular 1970s series "The Dukes of Hazzard" from its streaming library as it reviews its content offerings in the wake of racial tensions and protests happening thr...
General Milley Apologizes for Trump Photo Op Role
The New York Times - 12 Jun 2020 00:30
President Trump's walk across Lafayette Square, current and former military leaders say, has started a moment of reckoning in the military.
American Cancer Society eliminates 1,000 jobs, may cut research work
ABC News - 12 Jun 2020 05:15
Nonprofit fundraisers have been hard-hit by the coronavirus.
Tobacco-caused diseases are a bane to the pandemic
OpEdNews - 12 Jun 2020 13:24
Please consider an important article on the deadly link between NCDs, tobacco use and the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, written by six people from Indian Institute of Management Indore who are part of CNS
Matt James named first black lead on "The Bachelor"
CBSNews - 12 Jun 2020 15:54
The franchise has been on for 18 years and never had a black male lead - until now.
Arms seized by U.S., missiles used to attack Saudi Arabia 'of Iranian origin': U.N.
Reuters - 12 Jun 2020 04:55
Cruise missiles used in several attacks on oil facilities and an international airport in Saudi Arabia last year were of "Iranian origin," U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the Security Council in a report see...
Fox News anchor calls out Trump for saying he's done more for African Americans than any president
CNN - 12 Jun 2020 20:50
President Donald Trump says he didn't schedule his first rally since the start of the coronavirus pandemic on Juneteenth "on purpose."
UK 'formally' tells EU it will not extend Brexit transition
Al Jazeera English - 12 Jun 2020 15:43
London maintains it does not need more time to secure a post-Brexit trade deal with EU despite deadlock in the talks.
Indonesia's suspected child coronavirus deaths highlight danger
Al Jazeera English - 12 Jun 2020 04:56
Twenty-eight children confirmed dead from COVID-19, but government suspects some 715 deaths linked to virus.
ICC says Trump sanctions attack the court, victims of atrocities
Al Jazeera English - 12 Jun 2020 04:38
Hague-based international court began an investigation into alleged war crimes in Afghanistan in March.
California 'ambush' suspect dead after shootouts with police; at least 3 officers injured
USA Today - 12 Jun 2020 03:46
The suspect in the shooting of a California deputy was identified as a 26-year-old transient man with a history of mental illness.
Refusing to be silenced, some Myanmar journalists work from shadows
Reuters - 12 Jun 2020 17:59
Hiding from Myanmar's police, journalist Aung Marm Oo refuses to conceal his anger with the civilian government led by Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi as his country prepares for an election later this year.
Authorities Fear Homelessness in Los Angeles Could Spike in Aftermath of the Coronavirus Pandemic
Time - 12 Jun 2020 16:56
Of those who became homeless for the first time in 2019, the majority cited economic hardship as the primary cause
Racist granny caught on video harassing Asian woman in California park
New York Post - 12 Jun 2020 16:16
A California woman unleashed a racist rant on an Asian woman exercising in a park this week -- and targeted a man in a similar exchange posted a day after footage of the first incident went viral. The first encounter hap...
White House working to extend coronavirus immigration policies
New York Post - 12 Jun 2020 16:11
WASHINGTON — Officials in the Trump administration are working to extend the executive order on “emergency” immigration measures introduced at the peak of the coronavirus crisis — restricting many employment-base...
Minneapolis cops issue open letter condemning Derek Chauvin
New York Post - 12 Jun 2020 16:04
A group of Minneapolis police officers have issued a public letter condemning the former cop charged in George Floyd's death - and saying they are prepared to back their chief's vow to overhaul the beleaguered department...
Statues Boarded Up in London Amid Escalating Anti-Racist Protests
Time - 12 Jun 2020 16:03
Monuments have become major focuses of contention in demonstrations against racism after the killing of George Floyd
Syria's Assad Faces Growing Pressure From the Street Over Slumping Economy
Wall Street Journal - 12 Jun 2020 16:02
Demonstrations are rarely seen in government-controlled areas, but they are testing the Syrian leader's authority as he attempts to consolidate power after nine years of conflict.
Trump's call to label Antifa 'domestic terrorists' is dangerous
Al Jazeera English - 12 Jun 2020 16:01
Such a move would pave the way for all political movements disfavoured by the president to be criminalised and silenced.
People dig graves in Rio beach to protest Brazil's handling of coronavirus
New York Post - 12 Jun 2020 15:47
RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilians critical of their government's ambiguous response to a surging coronavirus pandemic dug 100 graves and stuck black crosses in the sand of Rio's Copacabana beach on Thursday in a tribute to t...