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Trump's Beliefs Are Carved in Stone
The New York Times - 7 Jul 2020 11:00
At this point, we know what we're getting. Can America be persuaded to sign up for it again?
Black man claims group of assailants threatened to "get a noose"
CBSNews - 7 Jul 2020 12:33
A Bloomington, Indiana civil rights activist says he was assaulted by a group of white men at a lake. Two people were hit by a car at a protest over the incident.
Ghislaine Maxwell moved to N.Y. for Epstein-related sex abuse charges
Boston - 7 Jul 2020 04:00
Maxwell has been indicted on multiple charges, including that she conspired to entice girls as young as 14 to engage in illegal sex acts with Epstein from 1994 through 1997.
Suspect charged in fatal shooting of 7-year-old Chicago girl Natalia Wallace
New York Post - 7 Jul 2020 15:59
A suspect with a lengthy rap sheet is facing murder and other charges in connection to the Fourth of July shooting death of 7-year-old Chicago girl Natalia Wallace, according to police and reports. Reginald Merrill, 33, ...
Mookie Betts: It's on us to make baseball 'cool' for Black community
Boston - 7 Jul 2020 04:03
The percentage of Blacks in big league baseball remains low.
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Tested for COVID-19 After Exhibiting Symptoms
Time - 7 Jul 2020 03:36
Bolsonaro could be seen coughing during a Thursday broadcast on his social networks, when he sat next to six other people, none of whom wore a mask
Trump's Job Approval Rating Sinks To 38% Amid Record-Busting Partisan Divide
The Huffington Post - 7 Jul 2020 02:39
The president has lost support even from his traditional backers: White voters, those without a college degree, and seniors, according to a new Gallup poll.
Severe storms and flash flooding in the East, gusty winds spread fires in West
ABC News - 7 Jul 2020 16:43
There were more than 220 damaging storm reports from the Plains to the Northeast yesterday.
Hong Kong police granted sweeping security surveillance powers
IBTimes - 7 Jul 2020 05:02
The new provisions, disclosed late Monday in a 116-page document, remove much of the judicial oversight that previously governed police surveillance powers.
Business Updates: E.U. Set for a Worse Recession Than Expected
The New York Times - 7 Jul 2020 16:41
The job crisis stemming from the pandemic will continue for years, a new report said. Here's the latest.
Expert claims Americans will wear masks for 'several years' due to coronavirus
New York Post - 7 Jul 2020 04:25
Health experts won't ask Americans to take off their masks any time soon. That's the take of Eric Toner, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. He has been preparing for an outbreak like the no...
Anthony Fauci says current US coronavirus climate is 'serious situation'
New York Post - 7 Jul 2020 03:09
U.S. health official Anthony Fauci said on Monday that the current state of the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States "is really not good" and a "serious situation that we have to address immediately." The United States...
Judge denies bail for accused getaway driver in shooting of 7-year-old
Chicago Tribune - 7 Jul 2020 20:40
Bail was denied Tuesday for the accused getaway driver who allegedly shuttled gunmen from a West Side block after a 7-year-old girl was fatally shot during a violent July 4 holiday.
Deutsche Bank Settles Over Ignored Red Flags on Jeffrey Epstein
The New York Times - 7 Jul 2020 16:30
The German lender repeatedly overlooked suspicious transactions, including payments to people a New York regulator described as his co-conspirators.
Bus carrying Chinese high school students falls into lake, killing at least 21
New York Post - 7 Jul 2020 16:19
The bus plowed through a guardrail and veered into Hongshan Lake in Guizhou province about noon local time, emergency management officials said.
US killing of Iran's Qassem Soleimani 'unlawful': UN expert
Al Jazeera English - 7 Jul 2020 15:55
President Trump ordered the killing in a drone strike near Baghdad international airport in January.
Patient Is Reported Free of H.I.V., but Scientists Urge Caution
The New York Times - 7 Jul 2020 15:52
Brazilian scientists say the man no longer shows signs of the infection after taking a powerful drug cocktail. But the preliminary results require confirmation.
Army National Guardsman dies in non-combat incident in Kosovo on July 4th
New York Post - 7 Jul 2020 15:43
An Army National Guardsman died in Kosovo in a non-combat incident on the Fourth of July, the Department of Defense said. Pfc. Alexander Blake Klass, 20, of Willamina, Oregon, died Saturday at Camp Novo Selo, the Pentago...
Pompeo says US may ban Chinese apps, including TikTok
New York Post - 7 Jul 2020 15:39
US lawmakers have voiced national security concerns over the short-form video app's handling of user data.
Trump turns clock back 155 years with Confederacy-inspired election strategy
CNN - 7 Jul 2020 06:13
One-fifth of the way through the 21st Century, Donald Trump is seemingly running to be the last President of the Confederacy.
At Least 8 Mississippi Lawmakers Test Positive for COVID-19
Time - 7 Jul 2020 23:30
Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann and House Speaker Philip Gunn have publicly acknowledged testing positive
Social media firms worried about China's Hong Kong security law
Al Jazeera English - 7 Jul 2020 15:33
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam called the law 'mild' compared with those in other countries, but tech giants and social media companies are not convinced.