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Fish'n'chips and 99s: Yotam Ottolenghi's recipes for a British summer
The Guardian - 13 Jun 2020 10:30
Three clever plays on British summer recipes: a cucumber sandwich reinvented as a salad, a funky version of fish'n'chips, and a homemade 99 ice-cream I sat down to define a British summer, and here's what came to mind. I...
Churchill statue 'may have to be put in museum', says granddaughter
BBC - 13 Jun 2020 11:36
The war-time leader's granddaughter says the statue may be safer in a museum if protests continue.
Trump gives West Point commencement address
New York Post - 13 Jun 2020 15:57
President Trump will address the 2020 graduating class of West Point on Saturday morning, the first time he has spoken to cadets of the storied US Military Academy. The graduation ceremony for the Class of 2020 will be c...
Donald Trump delays Oklahoma election rally to avoid Juneteenth slavery date
The Guardian - 13 Jun 2020 06:30
US president pushes back gathering by a day after requests from 'many of my African American friends' to respect significance of the day Donald Trump has postponed his planned election rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma - the scen...
Anti-Racism Protests Held Coast To Coast Across U.S.
The Huffington Post - 13 Jun 2020 05:23
Demonstrators took to the streets for the 18th day after George Floyd was killed by police, demanding an end to systemic racism and police violence.
Four poachers arrested in connection with the death of rare silverback gorilla Rafiki
CNN - 13 Jun 2020 06:18
Four poachers have been arrested in Uganda following the death of a rare silverback gorilla.
Protester in Seattle's CHAZ demands white demonstrators give out cash
New York Post - 13 Jun 2020 20:07
A protester in the police-free district set up by demonstrators in Seattle demanded that white demonstrators fork over $10 to their black counterparts. A video, uploaded to Twitter Saturday, shows a man inside the city�...
William Sessions, FBI director fired by Bill Clinton, dead at 90
New York Post - 13 Jun 2020 15:46
Former FBI head William S. Sessions, the Texas judge appointed to the job by President Ronald Reagan and fired by President Bill Clinton six years later, died Friday at age 90. Sessions died of a congestive heart ailment...
A mutation shows why the coronavirus is such a formidable foe
CNN - 13 Jun 2020 05:48
All living organisms mutate and adapt to maximize survival in their ecologic niche. For months, scientists have been looking into whether the novel coronavirus -- known as SARS-CoV-2 -- is mutating and becoming more tran...
Hong Kong protests: arrests as thousands sing protest anthem on anniversary of clashes
The Guardian - 13 Jun 2020 03:52
Riot police send snatch squads to detain demonstrators throughout night after declaring gatherings illegal Thousands of Hongkongers have sung a popular protest anthem and chanted slogans across the city as they marked th...
Demonstrators in Atlanta protest police killing of black man who fell asleep in drive-thru
Reuters - 13 Jun 2020 21:00
Demonstrators took to the streets in Atlanta on Saturday protesting the fatal shooting by police of a black man who had fallen asleep in his car while waiting in line at a fast food drive thru south of downtown.
UK government seems to rule out removal of controversial statues
The Guardian - 13 Jun 2020 16:58
Contentious memorials teach about about Britain's morally complex past, minister says The government has signalled that it will not remove any statues or monuments from its property, as tensions mount over the UK's memor...
1 dead, 10 wounded in overnight shootings on South, West sides
Chicago Tribune - 13 Jun 2020 16:18
A person is dead, and at least 10 others were wounded in shootings overnight, Chicago police said.
Police close Paris restaurants and shops in fear of violent protests
New York Post - 13 Jun 2020 15:53
Paris restaurants and shops closed Saturday on police orders in advance of a march against police brutality and racism that officials feared could become violent. Gatherings of more than 10 people remain legally banned i...
Right-wing and anti-racism protesters scuffle in Britain
Reuters - 13 Jun 2020 15:40
Anti-racism protesters rallied again around Britain on Saturday, with scuffles breaking out in London as counter-demonstrators also came out to protect monuments targeted for their links to colonial history.
Ex-cop charged in George Floyd death could get $1 million in pension
CBSNews - 13 Jun 2020 15:39
Minnesota has no law making employees forfeit pensions if they're convicted of crimes related to their work
Four Poachers Arrested After Killing of Rare Silverback Gorilla in Uganda
The New York Times - 13 Jun 2020 15:37
The silverback, known as Rafiki, was killed by a poacher with a spear, according to the Uganda Wildlife Authority. He was the leader of the famed Nkuringo gorilla group, which has been popular with tourists for decades.
U.S.'s Pompeo to meet China's top diplomat in Hawaii seeking to ease tensions: media
Reuters - 13 Jun 2020 10:37
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet China's top diplomat Yang Jiechi in Hawaii, trying to ease tensions between the world's two largest economies over various issues, according to media reports.
Beijing district in 'wartime emergency' after virus spike shuts market
Reuters - 13 Jun 2020 07:12
A district of Beijing was on a "wartime" footing and the capital banned tourism on Saturday after a cluster of novel coronavirus infections centred around a major wholesale market sparked fears of a new wave of COVID-19.
George Floyd: Five factors behind the UK Black Lives Matter protests
BBC - 13 Jun 2020 07:04
From violence caught on video to coronavirus inequalities, what is making protesters react so strongly?
An American policeman killed George Floyd. Now Europe is re-examining its colonial history
CNN - 13 Jun 2020 06:32
At an old stone harbor in the English city of Bristol, young people gather at a bent railing by the water and peer into the murky deep. They're looking for the defaced statue of the 17th century slave trader Edward Colst...
Trump moves campaign rally scheduled for Juneteenth
CBSNews - 13 Jun 2020 06:32
Trump's first campaign rally in months was scheduled for the holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. It's going to be in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the site of a race massacre nearly 100 years ago.