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Jim Kiick, Who Helped the Dolphins Win 2 Super Bowls, Dies at 73
The New York Times - 22 Jun 2020 00:29
With Larry Csonka and Mercury Morris, he transformed the hapless Dolphins into a dominant team in the early 1970s.
Abiding by the Confederate Flag Ban Inside Talladega, Grudgingly
The New York Times - 22 Jun 2020 00:30
Inside the track, racing fans went by NASCAR's rules. Elsewhere, though, they waved the battle flag.
Two die in wrecks on Saturday in Porter County
Chicago Tribune - 22 Jun 2020 22:30
The Porter County Coroner's Office and local police investigated two fatal wrecks this weekend, including the second one in recent days involving a teen victim and the third with a motorcyclist.
Man allegedly caught at airport with cocaine inside artificial penis
New York Post - 22 Jun 2020 05:04
A British man arrested in a Brussels airport with cocaine inside of an artificial penis could face up to three years in prison for the offense, prosecutors said last week. The man was busted trying to smuggle the drugs f...
Tom Petty's family issues cease and desist to Trump
CBSNews - 22 Jun 2020 04:57
"We want to make it clear that we believe everyone is free to vote as they like, think as they like, but the Petty family doesn't stand for this."
Politicians call for California attorney general to probe police shooting of teen
ABC News - 22 Jun 2020 04:13
The killing of a teen by a Southern California sheriff's deputy not wearing a body camera has made politicians and the victim's family to request an investigation.
The Misunderstood, Maligned Rattlesnake
The New York Times - 22 Jun 2020 11:14
The beautiful creature in the flower bed was not a threat to us. It was a gift.
Bolton calls Trump 'naïve and dangerous' and hopes he'll be remembered as a one-term president
CNN - 22 Jun 2020 04:40
Former White House national security adviser John Bolton called President Donald Trump "naive and dangerous," in an ABC News interview that aired Sunday, adding that he hopes his former boss will be remembered as a one-t...
Coronavirus death toll nears 120,000 as states report more infections
CBSNews - 22 Jun 2020 03:57
More than 2.2 million cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed since the start of the pandemic. The death toll is now nearing 120,000 as some states ramp up reopening. Lilia Luciano reports.
Germany's coronavirus reproduction rate soars after outbreak at meat plant
CNN - 22 Jun 2020 15:53
• Live updates: WHO reports record number of new virus cases in 24 hours
Disney outlines reopening plan for its 4 Florida theme parks
CBSNews - 22 Jun 2020 04:15
Disney said Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom will reopen on July 11; Epcot and Hollywood Studios will reopen on July 15.
Sister of officer killed in George Floyd riots: 'We need to come together as a society'
New York Post - 22 Jun 2020 04:14
Angela Underwood Jacobs, the sister of a federal law-enforcement officer in California who was shot and killed amid violent protestsover the death of George Floyd, told "Fox & Friends Weekend" on Sunday that the issue fa...
Lawmakers Seek State Investigation of Shooting Death by Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy
Time - 22 Jun 2020 03:50
Andres Guardado was shot Thursday after Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies spotted him with a gun in front of a business
Trump delayed sanctions on Chinese officials involved in detention camps to avoid problems with trade deal
CNN - 22 Jun 2020 03:43
President Donald Trump said he waited on imposing sanctions on Chinese officials involved in mass detention camps to avoid interfering with his China trade deal.
More than 50,000 dead as Brazil coronavirus outbreak deepens
Al Jazeera English - 22 Jun 2020 03:05
Right-wing President Jair Bolsanaro's handling of the pandemic has raised questions about his leadership.
John Bolton says he won't vote for Trump again: 'My concern is for the country'
The Week - 22 Jun 2020 02:07
A lifelong Republican, former National Security Adviser John Bolton won't vote for President Trump in November, telling Britain's Telegraph newspaper that Trump does not represent the Republican Party. "In 2016 I voted f...
Trump Won't Say If He Really Asked For Coronavirus Testing To Slow Down
The Huffington Post - 22 Jun 2020 22:28
White House officials have said Trump was joking when he said on Saturday that he'd ordered staff to slow coronavirus testing to have a lower number of cases.
NYC, DC enter second phase of reopening as global cases soar
Al Jazeera English - 22 Jun 2020 21:33
New York and DC enjoy public spaces and activities not available for at least three months as the big cities reopen.
Pence says Trump remark on slowing testing was "passing observation"
CBSNews - 22 Jun 2020 19:54
Trump said at a rally on Saturday that increased testing means "you're going to find more cases," and added, "so I said to my people, slow the testing down please."
WHO reports biggest one-day rise in coronavirus cases
CBSNews - 22 Jun 2020 19:04
U.N. health agency says more than 183,000 cases were confirmed in latest 24-hour span. The U.S. and Brazil continue to be hit particularly hard.
Wirecard scandal: Missing billions likely don't exist
ABC News - 22 Jun 2020 16:53
German payment service provider Wirecard says it has concluded that 1.9 billion euros ($2.1 billion) that were supposed to be held in two accounts probably don't exist, deepening troubles that last week prompted the resi...
Mississippi Wants to Criminalize Fossil Fuel Protests
Mother Jones - 22 Jun 2020 12:00
This piece was originally published in HuffPost and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. Mississippi is on the verge of becoming the 13th state in the past three years to slap new penalties on protests a...