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Saudi Arabia's Latest Challenge: Containing Covid-19 During the Hajj
Wall Street Journal - 25 Jul 2020 14:00
As Saudi Arabia prepares to host the hajj pilgrimage next week, authorities face the unprecedented challenge of balancing their responsibility as stewards of the Muslim world's most important religious event with the nee...
How a grifter persuaded wealthy parents to risk it all -- just to get their kids into college
New York Post - 25 Jul 2020 16:04
Jane Buckingham, a 52-year-old Beverly Hills marketing executive and author of the "Modern Girl's Guide to Life" book series, always told her two kids, Jack and Lilia, that "they'd end up fine, that she didn't care if th...
England and Scotland went separate ways on Covid-19. It may lead to a full divorce
CNN - 25 Jul 2020 06:25
When British Prime Minister Boris Johnson landed on Thursday in Orkney, an archipelago off Scotland's northern coast, he boldly proclaimed that the trip proved his commitment to a united nation.
Homeless man drowns in Bellagio's dancing fountains pool
New York Post - 25 Jul 2020 16:20
A homeless Las Vegas man went for a dip in the Bellagio’s world-famous dancing fountains pool, where the water can be as deep as 13 feet, and ended up drowning. The man, in his 40s, had been talking to himself Friday b...
Trump takes victory lap after prescription drug executive order
New York Post - 25 Jul 2020 14:56
President Trump took a victory lap after signing four executive orders aimed at reducing the cost of prescription drugs. “Yesterday I signed four measures that will massively reduce the prices of prescription drugs, in...
Donald Trump Teases Quitting Twitter Once He's Out Of Office
The Huffington Post - 25 Jul 2020 14:23
The president with a penchant for telling lies also claimed he "too often" wishes he hadn't posted something on his favorite social media platform.
San Jose cop on leave after video shows rough arrest of woman
CBSNews - 25 Jul 2020 05:10
A San Jose Police officer seen in cellphone video kicking and dragging a woman across a parking lot during an arrest has been placed on administrative leave, pending an internal affairs investigation of the incident. CBS...
US Supreme Court denies Nevada church's appeal of virus rule
ABC News - 25 Jul 2020 04:36
A sharply divided U.S. Supreme Court has denied a rural Nevada church’s request to strike down as unconstitutional a 50-person cap on worship services as part of the state’s ongoing response to the coronavirus
Split 5 to 4, Supreme Court Rejects Nevada Church's Challenge to Shutdown Restrictions
The New York Times - 25 Jul 2020 02:49
The church said it was subject to more severe limits than casinos and restaurants.
Trump's mind-bending logic on school reopenings
CNN - 25 Jul 2020 16:15
As he tried to rescue his reelection campaign this week, President Donald Trump seemed to be in full retreat on key coronavirus topics -- from the efficacy of mask-wearing to the risks of holding the GOP convention in Fl...
What will Hajj be like during the pandemic?
Al Jazeera English - 25 Jul 2020 16:11
Saudi Arabia prepares for a dramatically scaled-back annual pilgrimage.
Homeland Security Was Destined to Become a Secret Police Force
The New Yorker - 25 Jul 2020 16:10
Masha Gessen writes about the use of federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security to crack down against protesters in Portland, Oregon.
Fireworks, Tear Gas and a 'Wall of Moms': Thousands Again Protest in Portland
Time - 25 Jul 2020 15:46
Trump has moved to send federal officers to other Democratic-led cities to combat crime
Security tight outside US consulate in China as staff prepares exit
New York Post - 25 Jul 2020 15:15
The US consulate in Chengdu, China, has been cordoned off by security as diplomats prepare to shutter the building amid a tit-for-tat scuffle and escalating tensions between the world’s two largest economies. US diplom...
Guide dogs helping blind runners stay fit despite pandemic
Boston - 25 Jul 2020 15:09
"I'm doing all the things a person would normally do, except I'm doing it with the help of a best friend who happens to be 77 pounds of love wrapped in soft yellow fur," Thomas Panek said.
Kim Jong Un cracks down on outside cultural influences
New York Post - 25 Jul 2020 14:53
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is conducting a war on words against his countrymen speaking like their neighbors to the south, according to a report. Widely screened video lectures showed North Koreans being punished fo...
Trump says GOP lawmaker told him he will not change names of military bases
CBSNews - 25 Jul 2020 16:28
A provision to rename military bases named for Confederate officials passed with veto-proof majorities in both houses of Congress.
Xavi tests positive for coronavirus ahead of Qatar league restart
Al Jazeera English - 25 Jul 2020 18:21
Former Spain and Barcelona star midfielder says he tested positive for COVID-19 but was asymptomatic.
Protests Swell in Russia's Far East in a Stark New Challenge to Putin
The New York Times - 25 Jul 2020 13:53
Demonstrations in the city of Khabarovsk drew tens of thousands for the third straight weekend. The anger, fueled by the arrest of a popular governor, has little precedent in modern Russia.
The art of a rover: Imagining Perseverance before it existed
CNN - 25 Jul 2020 08:01
The car-size Perseverance rover launching to Mars on July 30 is the heaviest and largest rover NASA has ever sent to the red planet.
US: Singaporean pleads guilty to working for Chinese intelligence
Al Jazeera English - 25 Jul 2020 07:09
Plea says Jun Wei Yeo set up a fake consulting site to solicit information from US government and military workers.
Florida woman arrested for attacking dad who didn't share his medical marijuana
New York Post - 25 Jul 2020 06:29
She popped her pop in the privates — when he wouldn’t share a few puffs of pot. A Florida woman was arrested on Thursday for allegedly attacking her father and trying to grab his genitals after he refused to let her ...