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Lisbon's back-alley fado legends - photo essay
The Guardian - 17 Jul 2020 08:00
A portrait of Lisbon, saudade and the fado folk music of the city and its relationship with tourism. Henri Kisielewski is the 2019 recipient of the Joan Wakelin bursary, administrated in partnership with the Royal Photog...
Talking Horses: Goodwood waits for government all-clear on crowds trial
The Guardian - 17 Jul 2020 01:01
Goodwood has made little secret of its belief that it would be an ideal venue to trial a limited return of spectators to the track "At the moment, we're working on plans A to about W," Adam Waterworth, Goodwood's managin...
Column: 'The Lone Ranger': A New TrumPoem
Chicago Tribune - 17 Jul 2020 12:00
Mary Schmich is back with another TrumPoem, this time casting Donald Trump as the Lone Ranger.
Task force report says 18 states in coronavirus 'red zone' should roll back reopening
CNN - 17 Jul 2020 15:42
An unpublished document prepared for the White House coronavirus task force and obtained by the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit newsroom, recommends that 18 states in the coronavirus "red zone" for cases should ...
Saudi Arabia Wants Its Fugitive Spymaster Back
Wall Street Journal - 17 Jul 2020 18:47
Officials say billions in a Saudi counterterrorism fund under the control of spy chief Saad al Jabri have gone missing. Jabri's supporters say the money was used to fight terrorists and the system was approved by the for...
Austria: 8 police officers suspended over alleged beating
ABC News - 17 Jul 2020 16:32
Eight Vienna police officers have been suspended and prosecutors have launched an investigation after a video surfaced that appeared to show police beating a 28-year-old Chechen man in the Austrian capital last year
Russian Hackers Trying to Steal Coronavirus Vaccine Research
The New York Times - 17 Jul 2020 00:14
The hackers have been targeting British, Canadian and American organizations racing to create coronavirus vaccines.
AG William Barr: China has launched 'economic blitzkrieg' to topple US
New York Post - 17 Jul 2020 00:28
Attorney General William Barr warned on Thursday that the Chinese Communist Party has launched an “economic blitzkrieg” to topple the US from its perch as the world’s superpower, laying out the threat as the most i...
Feds Vowed to Quell Unrest in Portland. Local Leaders Are Telling Them to Leave.
The New York Times - 17 Jul 2020 16:05
Federal authorities said they would bring order to Portland, Ore., after weeks of protests there. Local leaders believe the federal presence is making things worse.
Hawaii ex-police officer sentenced for forcing a man to lick urinal
CNN - 17 Jul 2020 15:39
A former Honolulu police officer was sentenced to four years in prison Wednesday for forcing a homeless man to lick a public urinal, court documents show.
Sex workers in Bolivia are ready to return to work in 'bio-suits'
IBTimes - 17 Jul 2020 13:19
Sexy transparent raincoats are the "new normal" working clothes for sex workers in Bolivia
Pentagon eyes new way to bar Confederate flag, officials say
New York Post - 17 Jul 2020 00:56
WASHINGTON -- Defense leaders, who for weeks have been tied in knots over the incendiary issue of banning the Confederate flag, are weighing a new policy that would bar its display at department facilities without actual...
North Korea asked U.S. to pay for Otto Warmbier's medical expenses
CBSNews - 17 Jul 2020 05:18
CBS News has confirmed North Korea asked the U.S. to pay $2 million in hospital bills before releasing him. Washington Post political reporter, Eugene Scott, joins CBSN's "Red and Blue" to discuss the potential backlash ...
Anti-Trump GOP groups urge Republicans to support Biden
CBSNews - 17 Jul 2020 15:45
A growing number of GOP organizations are moving forward with strategic efforts not just to unseat a commander-in-chief of their own party but to turn the White House over to a Democrat.
Supreme Court considers Trump administration's plan to add citizenship question to census
CBSNews - 17 Jul 2020 05:15
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday about the Trump administration's plan to add a question about citizenship on the upcoming census. CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford joins CBSN's "Red and Blue"...
CDC bans US cruises through September due to 'ongoing' outbreaks on ships
New York Post - 17 Jul 2020 03:24
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday banned all US cruises through September after it documented thousands of onboard coronavirus infections as well as “ongoing” outbreaks on ships. The agency�...
Trump touts deregulation agenda and warns of 'dismal future' under Democrats
New York Post - 17 Jul 2020 00:27
President Trump on Thursday touted his administration’s deregulation agenda and warned of a “dismal future” if Democrats led by presidential candidate Joe Biden defeat him. Trump cast himself as a crusader against ...
Trump's approval rating drops as US breaks daily Covid-19 case record - live
The Guardian - 17 Jul 2020 16:25
77,255 new cases reported in US yesterday, data shows Poll finds 38% of Americans approve of president's handling of pandemic Teachers' chief denounces Trump plan to reopen schools Millions fret as Republicans threaten t...
'Hey Karen': Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot rips Kayleigh McEnany
New York Post - 17 Jul 2020 15:47
Tension between the White House and Chicago's mayor took a personal turn Thursday - as press secretary Kayleigh McEnany referred to Lori Lightfoot as a "derelict mayor" during a briefing. McEnany made the remark as she s...
Taliban make big changes ahead of expected talks with Kabul
ABC News - 17 Jul 2020 15:44
Taliban officials say their organization has made several changes in its leadership ahead of expected talks with Kabul aimed at ending Afghanistan’s decades of war
Civil rights veteran Rev. C.T. Vivian dead at 95
ABC News - 17 Jul 2020 12:52
The civil rights veteran worked alongside the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.