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14 People Are Shot Near Chicago Funeral Home
The New York Times - 22 Jul 2020 04:20
The violence comes during a dispute between Chicago's mayor and President Trump, who had said he would send federal agents to the city.
Army Soldier Sentenced to 3 Years in Accident That Killed West Point Cadet
The New York Times - 22 Jul 2020 04:09
Staff Sgt. Ladonies P. Strong, who was convicted of negligent homicide, was behind the wheel of a truck that overturned last year, killing one and injuring more than 20.
Grim virus death toll projected in Sweden after lax approach
CBSNews - 22 Jul 2020 15:29
In the worst scenario, where COVID-19 was expected to follow a traditional pandemic trajectory, over 4,400 more deaths related to the virus could follow.
Chicago mayor says she won't let Trump send feds after drive-by shooting
New York Post - 22 Jul 2020 15:26
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot declared she wouldn’t allow President Trump to “terrorize” the city by deploying federal troops to crackdown on violence, even as at least 15 people were wounded in a drive-by shooting ...
Powerful Ohio Republican Is Arrested in $60 Million Corruption Scheme
The New York Times - 22 Jul 2020 03:09
The House speaker was connected with a conspiracy to enact a $1.3 billion bailout of an energy company, the F.B.I. said.
Trump's ambassador to the UK is accused of making racist and sexist remarks to staff
CNN - 22 Jul 2020 16:10
The billionaire NFL owner who serves as President Donald Trump's ambassador to the United Kingdom was investigated by the State Department watchdog after allegations that he made racist and sexist comments to staff and s...
Nancy Pelosi calls coronavirus the 'Trump virus' after White House briefing
New York Post - 22 Jul 2020 15:50
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi took a swipe at President Trump shortly after he resumed his coronavirus briefings Tuesday -- calling the contagion "the Trump virus" in response to his description of it as a Chinese bug. “W...
U.S. Northeast, Pummeled in the Spring, Now Stands Out in Virus Control
The New York Times - 22 Jul 2020 11:00
In just over two months, the Northeast has gone from the country's worst coronavirus hot spot to its most controlled. "It's acting like Europe," one expert said.
Twitter cracking down on thousands of QAnon conspiracy theory accounts
New York Post - 22 Jul 2020 04:40
Twitter on Tuesday said it was cracking down on accounts linked to QAnon, a group known for spreading conspiracy theories online. “We’ve been clear that we will take strong enforcement action on behavior that has the...
Greta Thunberg awarded $1.15M Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity, will donate to climate groups
Fox News - 22 Jul 2020 03:58
Teenage Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was just awarded $1.15 million in prize money for the 2020 Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity - and she's already pledged to give all of it away to environmental groups.
Lawyer for Ghislaine Maxwell seeks gag order in case
Boston - 22 Jul 2020 03:44
A lawyer for financier Jeffrey Epstein's ex-girlfriend has asked the judge presiding over her case to impose a gag order on lawyers to protect her chance of a fair trial
Venice gondola tours restrict capacity due to 'overweight' tourists
New York Post - 22 Jul 2020 02:54
Maybe they should cut down on the pasta. Venice gondola tours are reducing capacity on their boats because of too many overweight tourists, the Guardian reported Tuesday. The smaller boats running through the city’s ch...
Trump's Request of an Ambassador: Get the British Open for Me
The New York Times - 22 Jul 2020 00:33
Woody Johnson, the N.F.L. owner, Trump donor and ambassador to Britain, was warned not to get involved in trying to move the tournament to a Trump resort in Scotland, but he raised the idea anyway -- and he failed.
China vows revenge after U.S. orders consulate in Houston to close
CBSNews - 22 Jul 2020 16:09
China is vowing retaliation after the U.S. ordered Beijing to close its consulate in Houston. China received the order on Tuesday, before reports that someone was burning documents in the courtyard of the consulate. The ...
Ethiopia says it needs Blue Nile water to help its people
Al Jazeera English - 22 Jul 2020 15:54
Government says it needs to use more of the resource to help its people, but countries downstream see that as a problem.
Pandemic travel restrictions leave Nigerian mother stranded in Dubai with newborn quadruplets
CNN - 22 Jul 2020 15:54
A Nigerian mother and her quadruplets remain in Dubai because of coronavirus travel restrictions that have prevented them from traveling home, her husband told CNN.
Protests in Turkey over brutal murder of young woman
Al Jazeera English - 22 Jul 2020 15:51
Women hit the streets and take to social media after ex-partner reportedly confesses to killing Pinar Gultekin, 27.
Venice restricts numbers allowed on gondolas, complaining that tourists have gotten fatter
CNN - 22 Jul 2020 15:35
The coronavirus pandemic has placed a heavy burden on Venice's vast tourism industry. But as it emerges from lockdown, the city is attempting to ease another load from the shoulders of its gondoliers.
Cops told an Australian woman to remove her tampon during a strip search
New York Post - 22 Jul 2020 15:33
A woman in Australia was asked by police to remove her tampon during a strip search outside a Sydney casino - one of a series of degrading and humiliating encounters with women detailed in a law enforcement review. The s...
US signs contract with Pfizer for COVID-19 vaccine doses
ABC News - 22 Jul 2020 15:33
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar says the U.S. has signed a contract with Pfizer for delivery in December of the first 100 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine the pharmaceutical company is working to develop
Los Angeles County Approves Plan Seeking to Combat Racism and Inequality
Time - 22 Jul 2020 04:51
The measure is intended to strengthen efforts to combat inequality within bureaucracy and hold officials accountable if they fail to uphold antiracist policies
Two couples include a rare comet in their proposals for a once-in-a-lifetime cosmic engagement
CNN - 22 Jul 2020 04:39
Two couples had their eyes on the sky when getting engaged, capturing a rare comet the moment the question was popped.