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Katie Hopkins permanently suspended from Twitter
BBC - 19 Jun 2020 19:32
Twitter says that, unlike a previous ban, Ms Hopkins has been removed from the platform for good.
Michigan police probing whether Macy's beatdown was racially motivated
New York Post - 19 Jun 2020 01:23
Flint Township Police Lt. Brad Wangler said Thursday that the department is now involved, mlive.com reported Thursday.
Bank and Church of England apologise for historic slavery ties
BBC - 19 Jun 2020 01:49
The Bank said it was "inexcusable" that former senior figures had profited from the slave trade.
What John Bolton and His Book Say About Trump's Washington
The New York Times - 19 Jun 2020 01:37
He is a creature of the administration, not a critic of it.
Companies That Have Pledged to Address Racism Since the George Floyd Protests
The New York Times - 19 Jun 2020 16:26
Corporate America has pledged millions to social justice efforts since the killing of George Floyd. But some businesses have gone further, committing to concrete changes in their practices.
Share your reviews of The Last of Us Part II
The Guardian - 19 Jun 2020 12:02
The sequel to Naughty Dog's hit video game is finally here, but what did you make of it? After seven years and two delays, one of the most anticipated video games - The Last of Us Part II - has finally landed today. The ...
Preston court blames Covid-19 backlog as teenager remanded in jail for 14 months
The Guardian - 19 Jun 2020 16:24
Trial on counts of fabricating sexual accusations against five men set for August 2021 A 19-year-old woman from Barrow accused of making up allegations of sexual exploitation against five men may not stand trial until Au...
UK asylum seekers: Charities call for more government aid
Al Jazeera English - 19 Jun 2020 20:50
Opposition politicians have been pressing the government to increase the weekly amount of money for asylum seekers.
John Bolton thinks Trump is 'worried' about Americans reading his book before election
New York Post - 19 Jun 2020 03:57
The former national security adviser told ABC News he thinks President Trump is aggressively attacking his White House tell-all because he's "worried" about having the "facts out on the record" before the election.
UK rail bosses rejected call to dress staff like face-mask volunteers
The Guardian - 19 Jun 2020 15:35
Request came after Grant Shapps' 'army of journey makers' failed to materialise Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage UK transport ministers asked train companies to dress staff in the purple taba...
Israel's Netanyahu Tries to Rally Support for Annexation Amid International Criticism
Wall Street Journal - 19 Jun 2020 15:33
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is going all out to rally support at home for his plan to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, according to an internal party note, saying the move would secure Israeli settlem...
Trump says he's heard 'interesting' things about UFO mecca Roswell
New York Post - 19 Jun 2020 04:32
President Donald Trump says he's heard some interesting things about Roswell, but he's not sharing even with his eldest child. Trump made the comments Thursday in a Father's Day-themed interview with his son Don Trump Jr...
Man with machete tattoo on face accused of machete attack
New York Post - 19 Jun 2020 04:28
You can take some people at face value. A Florida man with an apparent tattoo of a machete on his face was arrested for allegedly attacking someone with a machete over the weekend, authorities said. Justin Couch, 25, is ...
Tulsa officials announce precautions ahead of Trump's 'unprecedented' rally
ABC News - 19 Jun 2020 16:29
Trump's Tulsa rally is taking place despite rising COVID cases; the area will be under curfew before and after.
How doting dads, 1 white, the other black, died in the hands of police
ABC News - 19 Jun 2020 16:27
Nicholas Farah and George Floyd suffered similar fates handcuffed in police custody.
Trump can't stop talking about that West Point ramp
CNN - 19 Jun 2020 16:19
Faced with declining poll numbers, signs of revolt within his own party, two losses at the Supreme Court, a country grappling with its relationship to race and an ongoing global pandemic, President Donald Trump's got som...
Bank of England joins British companies in apologizing for slavery
CNN - 19 Jun 2020 16:18
The Bank of England has become the latest British institution to apologize for historic ties to slavery.
A Buffalo cop says she intervened to stop a chokehold. She was fired.
CBSNews - 19 Jun 2020 16:09
Cariol Horne said the image of George Floyd​ dying at the hands of police in Minneapolis is triggering.
DHS chief says DACA ruling 'usurps' executive branch's authority
New York Post - 19 Jun 2020 15:59
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf on Thursday criticized the Supreme Court's decision on the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, accusing the high court of failing to deliver certa...
Tulsa imposes curfew ahead of Trump rally to prevent protests
New York Post - 19 Jun 2020 15:55
The mayor of Tulsa, where President Trump plans to hold his first campaign rally in months, has announced a last-minute curfew.
Fauci: Americans ignoring science during pandemic is "frustrating"
CBSNews - 19 Jun 2020 15:50
Fauci told CBS News he finds failure to abide by guidance discouraging mass gatherings "disturbing."
Druids prepare for virtual solstice as Stonehenge asks people to stay away
The Guardian - 19 Jun 2020 15:46
Lockdown restrictions mean that for many, midsummer will be marked in back gardens and online Usually this weekend many thousands of people - druids, hippies, nature-lovers, party-goers - would be converging on Stoneheng...