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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
Natalie Wood investigators discuss challenges of high-profile Hollywood mystery
CBSNews - 5 Jul 2020 04:42
L.A. County homicide investigators Ralph Hernandez and John Corina talk with "48 Hours" Erin Moriarty outside the former Beverly Hills home of Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner about the obstacles that come with a celebrity...
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.
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.
239 Experts With 1 Big Claim: The Coronavirus Is Airborne
The New York Times - 5 Jul 2020 04:49
The W.H.O. has resisted mounting evidence that viral particles floating indoors are infectious, some scientists say. The agency maintains the research is still inconclusive.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Casey Kasem's wife, children accused each other of "killing" radio icon
CBSNews - 5 Jul 2020 04:53
The beloved radio icon's widow and children from his first marriage sued each other for wrongful death with accusations on each side that the other hastened Kasem's demise
Original detective in Natalie Wood case: "The poor lady drowned"
CBSNews - 5 Jul 2020 04:48
In a 2011 interview -- before the reopened Natalie Wood death investigation -- original detective Duane Rasure, now deceased, tells "48 Hours" he stands by his 1981 investigation.
Mali: President Keita meets protest leader Mahmoud Dicko
Al Jazeera English - 5 Jul 2020 19:17
Meeting comes after tens of thousands join protests over deteriorating security and economic situation in the country.
7-year-old girl among 5 killed in July 4 Chicago shootings
ABC News - 5 Jul 2020 17:54
Chicago police say a 7-year-old girl at a family party and a 14-year-old boy were among five people shot and killed in the city during Fourth of July celebrations
Philippines: Parts of Manila impose two-day ‘hard lockdown’
Al Jazeera English - 5 Jul 2020 09:59
The Philippines does a u-turn on easing its coronavirus lockdowns, after a surge in infections in the capital.
More than 1,000 gather in Boston for celebration of Black women in march and rally
Boston - 5 Jul 2020 03:58
"Black folks weren't free on the Fourth of July."
Colin Kaepernick rips 4th of July as 'celebration of white supremacy'
New York Post - 5 Jul 2020 03:33
It's no holiday for Colin Kaepernick, who slammed the Fourth of July as a "celebration of white supremacy," in a tweet.
Trump in campaign mode at White House's Independence Day event
Al Jazeera English - 5 Jul 2020 03:32
US president uses traditionally non-partisan July 4th event to launch attacks on 'radical left' ahead of November polls.
Epstein's alleged accomplice pictured posing on British throne with Kevin Spacey
CNN - 5 Jul 2020 01:20
The British royal family has been dragged once again into the Jeffrey Epstein scandal as a photograph emerged showing the late financier's alleged accomplice posing on a throne at Buckingham Palace.