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Louisville voters bang on doors to demand vote at city's sole polling site
New York Post - 24 Jun 2020 05:23
Frustrated Louisville voters banged on the closed doors of the city’s lone polling site Tuesday after nearly getting shut out from having their voices heard. Dozens of residents chanted “let us in!” after they were...
The Seattle Autonomous Zone Is Not the Full Story
The New York Times - 24 Jun 2020 11:00
The city looks progressive but has a history of racism and exclusion. This could be a turning point.
Pennsylvania's Supreme Court to hear appeal of Bill Cosby's sexual assault conviction
CBSNews - 24 Jun 2020 04:00
In a stunning decision that could test the legal framework of #MeToo cases, Pennsylvania's highest court will review the trial decision to let five other accusers testify at Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial in 2018, whi...
The Note: Split screen reveals campaigns operating in different worlds
ABC News - 24 Jun 2020 12:02
Trump and Biden continue to inhabit different realities -- both making a bet on where the country will land this fall.
A Minneapolis Neighborhood Vowed to Check Its Privilege. It's Already Being Tested.
The New York Times - 24 Jun 2020 11:45
Blocks from where George Floyd drew his last breaths, residents have vowed to avoid the police to protect people of color. The commitment is hard to keep.
24-Year-Old Beats President Trump's House Pick in North Carolina GOP Runoff
Time - 24 Jun 2020 05:35
Madison Cawthorn, who would reach the constitutionally-mandated age of 25 to serve in the House in August, was paralyzed from the abdomen down after a 2014 car accident
Officials have a new idea for the big Mass. Pike project through Allston
Boston - 24 Jun 2020 00:26
Here's what you need to know.
NYC Marathon Canceled Because of Coronavirus Pandemic
The New York Times - 24 Jun 2020 16:08
Despite dropping infection rates in the region, organizers and city officials decided the risks of running a race with 50,000 participants were too high.
David Ortiz in legal, financial dispute with mother of one of his children
Boston - 24 Jun 2020 03:38
Ortiz's lawyers in the Dominican Republic have asserted the dispute centers on Fernandez's push for greater financial support.
Trump slams Cuomo for 'not using' Javits, USNS Comfort during coronavirus peak
New York Post - 24 Jun 2020 03:31
President Trump on Tuesday evening ripped into Gov. Andrew Cuomo for not better utilizing the makeshift military hospitals deployed to New York City during the peak of the coronavirus outbreak. Trump claimed Cuomo “did...
Cops: 2 women killed in Gresham were trying to help relative escape domestic abuse
Chicago Tribune - 24 Jun 2020 00:37New Zealand granted travel ban exception for "Avatar" filmmakers
CBSNews - 24 Jun 2020 16:20
They had to take extensive measures to enter the country safely.
Watch live: Trump to hold press conference at White House
CBSNews - 24 Jun 2020 15:46
Trump will appear at a joint press conference with the president of Poland in the Rose Garden.
EPA Continues to Implement Administrator Wheeler's Directive to Reduce Animal Testing
U.S. EPA - 24 Jun 2020 06:00
WASHINGTON (June 24, 2020) -- Today, the U.S.
Fauci warns US on coronavirus as cases surge: Live updates
Al Jazeera English - 24 Jun 2020 04:55
Fauci warning comes as Arizona, Texas and Nevada each report record number of daily cases.
Brett Hankison, police officer involved in Breonna Taylor shooting, fired
New York Post - 24 Jun 2020 04:32
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The Louisville Metro police department hasfiredone of the police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor, more than three months after the 26-year-old black woman was killed in her ho...
Long line of voters waiting to cast ballots in tight Engel-Bowman primary
New York Post - 24 Jun 2020 03:07
Voters waited in an hours-long line outside a Yonkers polling site Tuesday night to help decide the hard-fought Democratic primary election between veteran Rep. Eliot Engel and insurgent Jamaal Bowman in the 16th congres...
Melania Trump slams Food Network host's comments about son Barron
New York Post - 24 Jun 2020 16:18
First Lady Melania Trump blasted a Food Network host’s “inappropriate and insensitive” comments on Father’s Day questioning whether President Trump is 14-year-old son Barron’s dad. "Sadly we continue to see ina...
BLM protests have not led to a spike in coronavirus cases: study
New York Post - 24 Jun 2020 16:01
Black Lives Matter protests haven’t seen coronavirus cases surge in cities since the massive demonstrations began, a study says. The new research, which was published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, found ...
Mexico quake death toll rises to 6; hundreds of home damaged
ABC News - 24 Jun 2020 15:52
Authorities say the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that rocked southern Mexico killed at least 6 people, damaged hundreds of homes and temporarily cut power to more than 2.4 million people
UN, telcos in Africa take on Covid-19 with AI and digital service
CNN - 24 Jun 2020 15:44
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa joined forces with a group of telecoms operating in Africa to reach over 600 million mobile subscribers with coronavirus health advice.
Final section of Confederate monument removed from Raleigh
ABC News - 24 Jun 2020 15:25
Crews in North Carolina have finished removing the final pieces of a 75-foot-tall Confederate monument that near the grounds of the state Capitol for 125 years