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Seattle demonstrators can't decide on name for their cop-free protest space
New York Post - 15 Jun 2020 04:30
Seattle activists just can’t settle on a name for their cop-free protest pace. Once known as the “Capital Hill Autonomous Zone,” or CHAZ, the protesters behind the festival-like takeover of a six-block radius aroun...
At least 7 Minneapolis cops have quit since George Floyd's death
CBSNews - 15 Jun 2020 03:44
Officials didn't specify if the departures are specifically due to Floyd's death, but the decisions to leave were made recently.
California's attorney general asked to investigate death of a black man found hanging from a tree
CBSNews - 15 Jun 2020 01:35
California's Attorney General is being asked to investigate the death of Robert Fuller, a 24-year-old black man who was found hanging from a tree. It happened early Wednesday in the city of Palmdale, 60 miles north of Lo...
Supreme Court makes historic ruling on LGBT employment discrimination
ABC News - 15 Jun 2020 16:22
The Supreme Court issued its opinion on Bostock v Clayton County, about LGBT employment discrimination.
Exclusive: U.S. senators ask Pentagon if $1 billion in Afghan aid was cut
Reuters - 15 Jun 2020 16:06
Two Democratic senators on Monday asked U.S. Defense Secretary Mike Esper what happened to $1 billion in aid for Afghanistan the Trump administration said it would cut nearly three months ago, according to a letter revie...
Supreme Court won't consider limiting police immunity from civil lawsuits
USA Today - 15 Jun 2020 16:04Philippine court: Rappler's Maria Ressa guilty of cyberlibel
Al Jazeera English - 15 Jun 2020 04:34
National Union of Journalists of the Philippines has accused government of 'weaponising' law against Rappler website.
Turkish fighter jets attack PKK sites in northern Iraq
Al Jazeera English - 15 Jun 2020 04:31
The warplanes took off from various air bases in Turkey, targeting the PKK at Qandil, near the Iranian border.
California Police Kill Suspect They Believe Was Armed With a Gun
Time - 15 Jun 2020 03:51
Officers responded to a report of a man "waving around a handgun," the city's police department said
Imprisoned Saudi princess lost all contact with family who have 'no idea' whether she's dead or alive: report
Fox News - 15 Jun 2020 20:19
Relatives of a Saudi Arabian princess, who has purportedly remained imprisoned for over a year after trying to fly to Europe for routine medical care, are now fearing the worst about her health, claiming that they have n...
Trump to Host Balkan Peace Talks
Wall Street Journal - 15 Jun 2020 19:12
President Trump has invited to the White House the leaders of two quarreling Balkan nations, in a bid to broker a resolution to a decades-long dispute that prompted a U.S. military intervention in the region.
U.S. Supreme Court rejects cases over 'qualified immunity'
Reuters - 15 Jun 2020 16:17
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a number of cases involving a legal defense called qualified immunity that can be used to shield government officials from lawsuits including police officers accused of e...
The emotional letters from Mexicans to critical COVID-19 patients
Al Jazeera English - 15 Jun 2020 16:11
In Mexico, seriously ill coronavirus patients rely on nurses to keep them in touch with their families.
More than 100 liberal activists urge Joe Biden to pick Elizabeth Warren as VP in letter
USA Today - 15 Jun 2020 16:03U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear gun rights cases
Reuters - 15 Jun 2020 15:54
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a series of new cases seeking to expand gun rights.
Teen to be sentenced for robbery in fatal stabbing of college student
ABC News - 15 Jun 2020 15:47
A teenager who pleaded guilty to robbery in the fatal stabbing of Barnard College student Tessa Majors is set to be sentenced on Monday.
Boston considers removing Abraham Lincoln statue with freed slave
New York Post - 15 Jun 2020 15:45
Boston’s mayor says he’s considering taking down a statue of former President Abraham Lincoln standing before a freed black man after a petition was launched for its removal. Mayor Marty Walsh’s office said he’s ...
Black pastor arrested after calling cops on white 'mob' threatening to kill him
New York Post - 15 Jun 2020 15:39
A Virginia sheriff has apologized to a black pastor who was arrested for pulling a gun on a group of white neighbors as they allegedly assaulted and threatened to kill him. Pastor Leon McCray, 61, told his congregation t...
3 Zimbabwean women denied bail, accused of lying about abuse
ABC News - 15 Jun 2020 15:37
Three young female opposition activists in Zimbabwe, who charge they were tortured and sexually assaulted by state agents, were sent back to prison when a court denied them bail on new charges that they lied about their ...
Mutation in new coronavirus increases chance of infection: study
Reuters - 15 Jun 2020 15:33
A specific mutation in the new coronavirus can significantly increase its ability to infect cells, according to a study by U.S. researchers.
Rayshard Brooks' widow says she can't watch video of his killing
New York Post - 15 Jun 2020 15:29
Rayshard Brooks' widow said in a TV interview Monday that she can’t watch footage of her husband being fatally shot in the back by Atlanta police because she’s “already in enough pain.” “I'm already in enough p...
Trump's Niece to Publish Book With 'Harrowing' Revelations, Report Says
The New York Times - 15 Jun 2020 15:27
The Daily Beast reported that Mary Trump will also say that she was a source of The New York Times's coverage of the president's tax returns. The Times declined to comment on the claim.