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Legal analyst equates firing to a 'Friday Night Massacre'
CNN - 20 Jun 2020 06:39
Geoffrey Berman, the powerful US attorney for the Southern District of New York who has investigated a number of associates with ties to President Donald Trump, said he will not leave his post shortly after the Departmen...
Barr Abruptly Seeks to Fire U.S. Attorney Who Investigated Trump Associates
The New York Times - 20 Jun 2020 05:58
But the United States attorney in Manhattan, Geoffrey Berman, who had been leading the inquiry into Rudolph W. Giuliani, is refusing to leave his position.
Egypt calls on UN to intervene after impasse in Nile dam talks
Al Jazeera English - 20 Jun 2020 06:17
Egypt appeals for UN Security Council help on Ethiopia's Nile dam after latest round of talks ended without a deal.
J. Alexander Kueng, Minneapolis cop charged in George Floyd's death, freed on bail
New York Post - 20 Jun 2020 05:44
J. Alexander Kueng, 26, was freed from the Hennepin County Jail shortly before 7:30 p.m. Friday after meeting his bail set at $750,000, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
Thunderstorms predicted for Trump Tulsa rally as supporters camp out
CBSNews - 20 Jun 2020 05:07
The city lifted a planned curfew after a request by President Trump.
Stormy Daniels says 'child predator' tried to abduct her daughter
New York Post - 20 Jun 2020 04:02
Porn star Stormy Daniels tweeted Friday that a child predator tried to abduct her nine-year-old daughter, Caden. In a series of posts on the platform, Daniels vented that she hadn’t been able to get help from police wh...
Trump tempts fate with warnings ahead of rally
CNN - 20 Jun 2020 15:47
President Donald Trump returns to the campaign trail Saturday in Tulsa with his first rally since the coronavirus pandemic began, looking to reignite support for his struggling reelection bid while sweeping aside concern...
California firefighters gain new weapon in fight against wildfires
CBSNews - 20 Jun 2020 15:43
Eleven western states are under an increased threat of wildfires this summer. But this year, firefighters in California have added a new type of aircraft to their arsenal. Joy Benedict reports.
Coronavirus Updates: Latest News and Analysis
The New York Times - 20 Jun 2020 15:39
The Australian state of Victoria is bringing back preventive measures after a sudden spike in cases. As people gathered in Tulsa, Okla., for a campaign rally by President Trump, health officials worry that the gathering ...
Pope Francis holds first audience for doctors, nurses since coronavirus pandemic
New York Post - 20 Jun 2020 15:28
Pope Francis held his first audience Saturday since Italy lifted its coronavirus lockdown, bringing together more than 200 doctors and nurses who battled the pandemic in the country’s hardest-hit region. Francis addres...
Republican Jewish Coalition to spend $50K in battleground state ad buy
New York Post - 20 Jun 2020 15:09
The Republican Jewish Coalition is launching a $50,000 digital ad campaign Sunday in battleground states, pushing out a new video aimed at showcasing how the US-Israel relationship has grown under President Trump. The vi...
Protesters Demanded Police Reform. Minnesota Lawmakers Left Without Passing a Bill.
The New York Times - 20 Jun 2020 14:56
The Democratic-led House and Republican-led Senate, which had approved competing plans, failed to compromise before a weeklong special session ended.
16-year-old boy survives shark attack in North Carolina
New York Post - 20 Jun 2020 08:05
A 16-year-old North Carolina boy is recovering from a terrifying shark attack that left some 40 teeth prints in his thigh during a family trip to the Outer Banks on Thursday. Nick Arthur, who lives in Oak Ridge, NC, was ...
Illegal raves are booming in lockdown Britain. Can authorities stop a third Summer of Love?
CNN - 20 Jun 2020 06:20
After three months of confinement, the footage seemed otherworldly: bucket hats, balloons, a heavy techno beat, and a few thousand young people crammed into a small clearing in the woods.
Tens of thousands of Britons have died from coronavirus. But Boris Johnson is stoking a culture war.
CNN - 20 Jun 2020 06:19
Britain is in the middle of a coronavirus disaster. It has one of the highest fatality rates in the world, with at least 52,000 Britons dead from the disease. The UK government's usual cheerleaders in the right-wing medi...
Are European sanctions on Russia working?
Al Jazeera English - 20 Jun 2020 22:36
EU extends measures for six months, accusing Moscow of violating Ukraine ceasefire deal.
Judge rejects Trump administration request to block John Bolton's book
New York Post - 20 Jun 2020 17:09
A federal judge has denied a request by the Trump administration to halt the publication of a new memoir by former national security adviser John Bolton. Team Trump had argued the book should be halted because it include...
Barr replaces powerful US attorney in New York who investigated Trump associates
CNN - 20 Jun 2020 06:02
Geoffrey Berman, the powerful US attorney for the Southern District of New York who has investigated a number of powerful associates with connections to President Donald Trump, was forced out of his position Friday, two ...
NYC's US Attorney refuses to resign after Barr announces that he's 'stepping down'
New York Post - 20 Jun 2020 05:56
In a stunning plot twist, U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman issued a statement Friday night asserting that he will not, in fact, resign — in direct contradiction to an announcement that he was stepping down made hours e...
Hong Kong Protests: Martin Lee, 'Father of Democracy,' Caught Between Extremes
The New York Times - 20 Jun 2020 05:03
Martin Lee, 82, has dedicated his life to bringing democracy to the Chinese territory while working within the system. Now he is under fire from both sides.
Fugitive Iranian Judge Dies After Fall From Hotel in Romania
The New York Times - 20 Jun 2020 03:51
The judge, on trial for bribery in Iran and known as a notorious jailer of journalists, plunged six stories in what is being called an apparent suicide.
New Woe for a Jittery N.Y.C.: Illegal Fireworks Going Off All Night
The New York Times - 20 Jun 2020 00:41
The city received 1,737 fireworks complaints in the first half of June, 80 times as many as it got in the same period last year.