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U.S. Will Impose Tariffs on French Goods in Response to Tech Tax
The New York Times - 10 Jul 2020 23:38
The Trump administration said it would impose 25 percent tariffs on some French goods but will delay collection of the levies.
50 years later, a drive-in movie theater returns to Suffolk Downs
Boston - 10 Jul 2020 23:09
You'll be able to catch a film from your car at Suffolk Downs every Thursday until September.
Former Stow gymnastics coach arraigned on rape charges for alleged assaults on teen student
Boston - 10 Jul 2020 22:38
David Auger, of Hudson, owned the 10.0 Academy of Gymnastics.
Mnuchin wants 'another round' of stimulus checks passed this month
New York Post - 10 Jul 2020 03:17
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday that a second round of stimulus checks should be included in a new coronavirus relief package — that will hopefully be enacted by the end of the month. Mnuchin made the a...
20 Under $20: Wines That Feed the Soul
The New York Times - 10 Jul 2020 22:26
These 20 bottles -- found online from 11 different countries, including some unexpected regions -- offer values and pleasures in a summer unlike any other.
Long-Planned and Bigger Than Thought: Strike on Iran's Nuclear Program
The New York Times - 10 Jul 2020 18:28
Some officials say that a joint American-Israeli strategy is evolving -- some might argue regressing -- to a series of short-of-war clandestine strikes.
Son of slain California doctor said dad was asking for directions when he was shot
New York Post - 10 Jul 2020 04:50
DANVILLE, Calif. -- A San Francisco Bay Area doctor who was on an off-roading trip with his 15-year-old son was shot and killed after he stopped to ask a man for directions, his son and other relatives said. Dr. Ari Gers...
CEO brandishes gun at Hispanic couple lost on his property: report
New York Post - 10 Jul 2020 20:02
The CEO of an energy company chased down and held a Hispanic couple at gunpoint after they accidentally drove onto his property in an affluent neighborhood in Colorado on their way to a wedding rehearsal dinner, accordin...
Clemency expected for Roger Stone as prison clock winds down
CNN - 10 Jul 2020 16:58
President Donald Trump is publicly teasing clemency for his friend and former political adviser, Roger Stone, days before Stone is set to report to a federal prison in Georgia. At least half a dozen people close to the P...
WHO virus investigation: Agency to trace COVID-19 origin in China
Al Jazeera English - 10 Jul 2020 16:00
China’s leaders deny any cover-up and are unlikely to take responsibility for the spread of the pandemic.
Argentinians protest in Buenos Aires against government decisions
Al Jazeera English - 10 Jul 2020 15:55
Argentina is struggling with recession and inflation and is negotiating with creditors to restructure its foreign debt.
Pathologist found blood clots in 'almost every organ' during autopsies on Covid-19 patients
CNN - 10 Jul 2020 13:03
Autopsies on people who died of the coronavirus are helping doctors understand how the disease affects the body -- and one of the most remarkable findings concerned blood clotting, a pathologist says.
Video shows officer point gun at doctor on his own property
New York Post - 10 Jul 2020 03:58
A Colorado police department where officers were fired after re-enacting the chokehold death of a young Black man is under scrutiny again after video emerged of an officer pulling a gun on a doctor trying to park at a re...
A Little Girl's Quarantine Meltdown Is Really Resonating With People
Time - 10 Jul 2020 17:02
The ongoing pandemic has a lot of us feeling like we're on the verge of a meltdown
Turkey's President Formally Re-Converts Hagia Sophia Into a Mosque
Time - 10 Jul 2020 17:00
Turkey's president signed a decree handing over Hagia Sophia to the Religious Affairs Presidency and declared it open to worship
Tropical Storm Fay in N.Y.: Heavy Rain, High Winds and Flash Floods Expected
The New York Times - 10 Jul 2020 16:51
The weather threatening New York is a harbinger of a hurricane season that is expected to be unusually busy this year.
Medical Oxygen Runs Low As Coronavirus Cases Soar in South Africa
Time - 10 Jul 2020 16:28
The COVID-19 storm has arrived in South Africa, but in the overflowing wards the sound is less of a roar than a rasp
Michael Cohen back in federal custody after he balks at gag order
ABC News - 10 Jul 2020 15:49
Michael Cohen is back in federal custody after having been released to home confinement over COVID-19 concerns.
The techno-thriller goes old-school
The Week - 10 Jul 2020 11:45
No one expected the future to be quite this ... well, boring. We were promised jet-packs and space elevators, bionic eyes and walkie-talkies implanted in our wrists. Instead we got the mundane convenience of cell phones,...
France to restore Notre Dame Cathedral as it was before fire
New York Post - 10 Jul 2020 15:54
PARIS – Paris' centuries-old Notre Dame Cathedral will be rebuilt as it was before being engulfed in a fire last year, the public body in charge of its restoration said on Thursday. The April 15, 2019 blaze gutted the ...
Should We Be Drinking Less?
The New York Times - 10 Jul 2020 12:35
Scientists helping to update the latest edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans are taking a harder stance on alcohol.
Al Jazeera journalists questioned over Malaysia documentary
Al Jazeera English - 10 Jul 2020 07:48
Team arrived at Malaysia police headquarters for probe into charges of alleged sedition and defamation.