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People are stumped by Kellyanne Conway's new look
New York Post - 18 Jun 2020 02:25
Kellyanne is that you? It sure looks like Kellyanne Conway has made some changes to her beauty regimen. The White House counselor was like a new woman when she appeared on Fox News this week, with more makeup on than usu...
The Ground Beneath My Feet review - creepy phone calls dial up the fear | Peter Bradshaw's film of the week
The Guardian - 18 Jun 2020 08:00
An executive's important business trip is threatened by unnerving family news in an eerie, elegant psychological drama The creepy phone call that's coming from inside the house - a well understood scary-movie trope. The ...
When Antifa Hysteria Sweeps America
The New York Times - 18 Jun 2020 01:47
The panic is a measure of how deluded public discourse has become.
Pompeo meets China's top diplomat in Hawaii
Reuters - 18 Jun 2020 04:57
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met China's top diplomat, Yang Jiechi, in Hawaii on Wednesday, the State Department said, amid a deep deterioration of relations between strategic rivals that are the world's two top e...
China warns of countermeasures in response to U.S. Uighurs law
Reuters - 18 Jun 2020 04:27
China on Thursday warned of countermeasures in response to U.S. President Donald Trump signing legislation calling for sanctions over the repression of China's Uighur Muslims, demanding that Washington stop interfering i...
Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to make it easier to deport 'Dreamer' immigrants
Sky News - 18 Jun 2020 16:05
The US Supreme Court has dealt a major blow to Donald Trump's hardline immigration policies by ruling against his effort to end protection from deportation for hundreds of thousands of immigrants.
'White Lives Matter' painted on statue of African American tennis great Arthur Ashe
New York Post - 18 Jun 2020 04:49
A statue of African American tennis legend Arthur Ashe in Virginia was defaced with the words “White Lives Matter,” police said Wednesday. Photos showed the base of the monument in Richmond tagged with the words, and...
Coronavirus: 51 workers get Covid-19 at KFC and M&S meat plant
BBC - 18 Jun 2020 16:01
The chicken processing plant, which has a 500-strong workforce, suspends production.
China says it must improve hygiene in markets after Beijing outbreak
Reuters - 18 Jun 2020 04:48
Low standards of hygiene in China's wholesale food markets and vulnerabilities in its food supply chain need to be urgently addressed after a new coronavirus outbreak in Beijing, a leading body of the ruling Communist Pa...
Video: Sheriff's deputy saves 11-month-old boy who passed out during protest
New York Post - 18 Jun 2020 03:26
A Southern California sheriff’s deputy saved the life of a baby boy who lost consciousness during a Black Lives Matter protest last month, authorities said. Security camera footage from May 31 shows two women sprinting...
Florida man tells black teens they don't 'deserve' to be in gated community
New York Post - 18 Jun 2020 16:09
Viral video shows a white Florida man threatening three girls -- including a black teen -- with arrest, telling them they didn't "deserve" to be in his gated community.
As Coronavirus Resurges in Beijing, Much of China Has Bounced Back
Wall Street Journal - 18 Jun 2020 14:30
Experts say that ordinary life will never be the same after the coronavirus, with restaurants, the workplace and even basic social interactions altered by social distancing, face masks and fears of a coronavirus resurgen...
Guardiola 'very concerned' after Garcia taken to hospital
BBC - 18 Jun 2020 09:14
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says he is "very concerned" after defender Eric Garcia is taken to hospital following a collision against Arsenal.
DOJ pursues emergency order to block publication of John Bolton's book
New York Post - 18 Jun 2020 03:48
The Justice Department is pursuing an emergency order to block the publication of John Bolton’s book. The order would formally issue an injunction against the publication of the former national security adviser’s bom...
Charges dropped against man accused of killing 4 in South Shore in 2017
Chicago Tribune - 18 Jun 2020 03:28
Maurice Harris, now 22, was charged with the quadruple homicide after he allegedly was spotted firing shots outside Nadia Fish and Chicken restaurant.
Bolton says Putin thinks he can play Trump 'like a fiddle'
New York Post - 18 Jun 2020 03:11
President Trump’s former national security advisor believes Trump is putty in the hands of Russian President Vladimir Putin. “I think Putin thinks he can play him like a fiddle,” John Bolton said in an excerpt of a...
Justice Department Seeks Restraining Order Against John Bolton Over New Book
The Huffington Post - 18 Jun 2020 03:06
The DOJ seeks to block publication of the former national security adviser's book, "The Room Where It Happened," which it claims contains classified information.
Brazil on track to surpass U.S. in coronavirus deaths this summer
CBSNews - 18 Jun 2020 01:59
As other countries see declines in coronavirus cases, officials say "it's just the beginning" in Brazil.
New Zealand reports third new coronavirus case brought from outside country
Fox News - 18 Jun 2020 19:39
A man who flew from Pakistan to New Zealand tested positive for the coronavirus this week, becoming the country's third reported case in a traveler in a matter of days, health officials said Thursday.
Bianca de la Garza is firing back -- at the media
Boston - 18 Jun 2020 19:04
Facing a $15 million lawsuit, the former WCVB anchor has hired a lawyer known for representing President Donald Trump and threatening to sue news outlets.
Pelosi urges Senate to take up 'Dreamers' bill after top court ruling
Reuters - 18 Jun 2020 18:48
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday urged the Senate to take up legislation previously passed by the Democratic-led House in support of so-called "Dreamers" now that the Supreme Court has blocked President Donald...
Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to end legal protections for 'Dreamers'
Chicago Tribune - 18 Jun 2020 16:22
The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President Donald Trump's effort to end legal protections for 650,000 young immigrants, a stunning rebuke to the president.