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Drinks that add sizzle to summer barbecues
The Guardian - 5 Jul 2020 07:00
Soft drink, beer and wine - the top tipples to enjoy outside with grilled food Gaffel Kölsch, Cologne, Germany (£2.32, 50cl, Beers of Europe) Even with the pubs opening this weekend, the barbecue still feels like one o...
Who's afraid of Ghislaine Maxwell? Everyone on this list
New York Post - 5 Jul 2020 02:41
It's the Top Ten list no one wants to be on.
Frederick Douglass' admonition on the moral rightness of liberty for all
CBSNews - 5 Jul 2020 15:41
The abolitionist orator's 1852 speech "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" was both a condemnation of the nation's hypocrisy and praise for America's promise
With inflammatory July 4 message, Trump distracts from the real threat to America
CNN - 5 Jul 2020 14:57
As the nation marked a somber Fourth of July with many Americans confined to their homes amid an alarming rise in coronavirus cases, President Donald Trump used his stage on the White House's South Lawn Saturday to put f...
Jim Gaffigan: Alerts for everything he's missed
CBSNews - 5 Jul 2020 15:42
Much of Spring and Summer of 2020 was canceled by COVID-19, but comedian Jim Gaffigan still receives pre-programmed calendar alerts to events that never happen - a reminder of all the things he's missing in life.
A White, White Day review - a tender Icelandic thriller
The Guardian - 5 Jul 2020 12:00
A widower is torn between love and grief in Hlynur Pálmason's powerful existential drama In rural Iceland, a boulder tumbles down a hillside and over a cliff, sinking slowly to the bottom of the ocean. The camera spends...
'Masks push the fake news agenda': This is why US COVID predictions are so dire
Sky News - 5 Jul 2020 11:47
We were shouted at for wearing masks when we turned up outside Houston City Hall.
South Korea Quarantine Hotel Is Targeted by Angry (and Noisy) Protesters
The New York Times - 5 Jul 2020 05:49
At one South Korean hotel, hundreds of quarantined foreigners are enduring noisy daily protests from local residents, who want them out.
Dominican Republic votes in election postponed over virus
BBC - 5 Jul 2020 02:49
One of the top candidates for the presidency has recovered from Covid-19.
Tokyo governor favoured to win re-election for handling pandemic
Al Jazeera English - 5 Jul 2020 04:08
The first woman to head the Japanese capital, Yuriko Koike is also seen as a potential prime-minister candidate in 2021.
Critics Mock Trump For Choking On 'Totalitarianism' In Mount Rushmore Diatribe
The Huffington Post - 5 Jul 2020 02:56
"He used OUR Independence Day to tell a majority of our country that we are not welcome here in America," snapped one.
Trump claims 99% of US Covid-19 cases are 'totally harmless' as infections surge
The Guardian - 5 Jul 2020 02:48
President's White House speech capping 4 July celebrations says US coronavirus strategy is 'moving along well' Coronavirus latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Donald Trump has celebrated independence day with...
Kansas Governor Criticizes G.O.P. Official's Cartoon Comparing Mask Order to Holocaust
The New York Times - 5 Jul 2020 02:47
The cartoon, which shows Gov. Laura Kelly wearing a Star of David mask as people are loaded into a cattle car, was posted Friday on the Facebook page of a newspaper owned by a Republican county chairman.
Russian arrested in Austria over killing of Chechen dissident
The Guardian - 5 Jul 2020 15:59
Government critic found dead with gunshot wounds near Vienna on Saturday Austrian police have arrested a Russian from Chechnya over the fatal shooting of a Chechen dissident. A 43-year-old man was found dead with gunshot...
FDA leader stops short of Trump promises on vaccine timing
ABC News - 5 Jul 2020 15:49
Hahn appeared on "This Week" and discussed the status of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Japan floods leave up to 34 dead, many at nursing homes
Boston - 5 Jul 2020 15:48
At a flooded elderly care home in Kuma Village, where 14 residents were presumed dead after rescuers reached them on Saturday, rescue continued Sunday for the dozens of remaining residents and caregivers.
US diplomats leaving Saudi as coronavirus cases surge: Report
Al Jazeera English - 5 Jul 2020 13:40
Diplomats join thousands of American citizens as Saudi Arabia reopens economy and cases rise, Wall Street Journal says.
Unlocked and uncertain, the brave head out for a pint and a haircut
The Guardian - 5 Jul 2020 07:10
Many were grateful to be back at work or returning to old haunts but there was little party spirit when lockdown was finally eased Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Supporters of the boxer Ric...
Hong Kong: books by pro-democracy activists disappear from library shelves
The Guardian - 5 Jul 2020 07:09
Move follows new security laws and include titles by Joshua Wong and lawmaker Tanya Chan Books written by prominent Hong Kong democracy activists have started to disappear from the city's libraries, online records show, ...
Donald Trump rushed to reopen America - now Covid is closing in on him | Robert Reich
The Guardian - 5 Jul 2020 07:00
The president trumpets jobs figures built on thin ice but does nothing to protect those about to lose their health and homes Donald Trump said Thursday's jobs report, which showed an uptick in June, proves the US economy...
Japan floods leave some 20 dead, more rains expected
Al Jazeera English - 5 Jul 2020 06:51
Rescue helicopters plucked more people from their homes in the Kumamoto region as thousands join rescue operation.
US protesters toppled a Christopher Columbus statue and threw it in a harbor
CNN - 5 Jul 2020 06:41
While much of the country celebrated Independence Day Saturday, protesters in Baltimore toppled a statue of Christopher Columbus and threw it into the Inner Harbor, CNN affiliate WBAL reported.