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Robbery Caught On Camera In Kips Bay

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Police are searching for a man seen on video putting a woman into a chokehold and then stealing her bag. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2YQsYs1

Russia's Putin appeals to patriotism as key vote reaches climax

Russians have one more day to decide on key reforms, but opponents say the vote is a farce. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3dMC514

Coronavirus: What's behind new US outbreaks?

Cases are rising in Texas, Florida, Arizona and California - here's a look at the data and the theories. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/38g9MXu

Coronavirus: How much does your boss need to know about you?

Firms are collecting a lot more information about staff as they try to contain coronavirus risks. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2CUcmH9

La familia que perdió cinco integrantes a causa del coronavirus quiere que sepas esto

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By BY TRACEY TULLY from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/2ZtldXO

This file was published in error

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By Unknown Author from NYT Theater https://ift.tt/3eOXJTE

Can’t Request an Absentee Ballot Online? This Group Wants to Help

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By BY NICK CORASANITI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2ZpP0AH

Swift Charges Against Atlanta Officers Met With Relief and Skepticism

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By BY RICHARD FAUSSET from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2ZqbdhX

U.S. Calls for Indefinite Arms Embargo of Iran, but Finds No Takers

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By BY RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA, LARA JAKES AND FARNAZ FASSIHI from NYT World https://ift.tt/3gbCY4L

Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today

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By BY JONATHAN WOLFE AND LARA TAKENAGA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3gaVp9N

Pence Raised Nearly $500,000 From Donors to Pay Mueller Legal Defense

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By BY KENNETH P. VOGEL AND BEN PROTESS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2YNWAGs

$1 Billion Is Shifted From N.Y.P.D. in a Budget That Pleases No One

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By BY DANA RUBINSTEIN AND JEFFERY C. MAYS from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3gqe41B

As coronavirus spreads to people under 40, it's making them sicker — and for longer — than once thought

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Once assumed to be safe from the dangers of COVID-19, younger adults share their prolonged struggles with the disease. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ZlkI1V

Woman shot in back while trying to steal man's Nazi flag, authorities say

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The victim had been with friends at a nearby party when she apparently snatched one of the swastika flags displayed outside the man's home. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Zon7cj

National parks – even Mount Rushmore – show that there's more than one kind of patriotism

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July 4th will be quieter than usual this year, thanks to COVID-19. Many U.S. cities are canceling fireworks displays to avoid drawing large crowds that could promote the spread of coronavirus. But President Trump is planning to stage a celebration at Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota on July 3. It’s easy to see why an Independence Day event at a national memorial featuring the carved faces of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt would seem like a straightforward patriotic statement. But there’s controversy. Trump’s visit will be capped by fireworks for the first time in a decade, notwithstanding worries that pyrotechnics could ignite wildfires. And Native Americans are planning protests, adding Mount Rushmore to the list of monuments around the world that critics see as commemorating histories of racism, slavery and genocide and reinforcing white supremacy. As I show in my book, “Memorials Matter: Emotion, Environment, and Public Me...

The 10 Best Dino-Killing, Ice Spewing, Earth-Destroying Asteroids

from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ZsFuNa

City crews remove some barriers from Seattle protest zone

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Seattle city crews used heavy equipment Tuesday to remove makeshift barriers around the city’s “occupied” protest zone following two fatal shootings in the area. People have occupied several blocks around a park and the Seattle Police Department’s East Precinct for about two weeks after police abandoned the building following standoffs and clashes with protesters calling for racial justice and an end to police brutality. Seattle police Assistant Chief Adrian Diaz said the large, makeshift barriers would be removed in incremental steps to allow traffic to move through portions of a road that had been closed off. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3igMqFI

What we know about Steven Lopez, the suspect in the fatal Louisville protest shooting

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Steven Lopez is accused of firing a gun into the crowd at a protest at Louisville's Jefferson Square Park, killing a 27-year-old photographer. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Ajs6mc

Betelgeuse: Nearby 'supernova' star's dimming explained

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Astronomers say big cool patches on the Betelgeuse star likely drove its surprise dimming last year. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2NBdy4e

Family Of Missing Texas Soldier Say Army Investigators Are 'Covering Up For Each Other'

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Pfc. Vanessa Guillen was last seen on April 22. The Army's Criminal Investigation Command is looking into her disappearance and Army investigators say they suspect foul play. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2CNXM3N

Distancing from Trump? Some Republicans step up critiques

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For more than three years, President Donald Trump instilled such fear in the Republican Party's leaders that most kept criticism of his turbulent leadership or inconsistent politics to themselves. Four months before voters decide the Republican president's reelection, some in Trump's party are daring to say the quiet part out loud as Trump struggles to navigate competing national crises and a scattershot campaign message. “He is losing,” former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a Trump friend and confidant, said Sunday of Trump’s reelection prospects on ABC’s “This Week.” from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ZkME6i

The Texas Medical Center scrubbed data showing ICU beds at full capacity as the state's coronavirus cases spike

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The medical center had no empty ICU beds by Thursday. Its ICU capacity is usually between 70% and 80% of its total stock. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3g7RmLb

Fox News Breaking News Alert

Fox News Breaking News Alert EXCLUSIVE: DHS deploys special federal unit to protect monuments over July 4 weekend amid vandalism fears 06/30/20 4:09 PM

Saharan dust cloud hits Southern states in U.S. already struggling with coronavirus surge

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Florida in particular faces a greater risk from the dust as the state experiences record-breaking coronavirus numbers, its ICU capacity under 25 percent. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2YGq2Of

Trump news: President praises ‘great people’ shouting ‘white power’ as Pelosi brands his alleged inaction over Russia-Taliban reports ‘as bad as it gets’

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Donald Trump has praised “great people” in footage he shared of furious protesters clashing over his presidency outside a Florida retirement home, in which one apparent supporter repeatedly shouts “white power” from a golf buggy.The only black Republican senator Tim Scott urged him to remove the “indefensible” footage, which he later did. The White House claimed he did not hear the racist chant. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/389BLbi

Flags at family home honors all Massachusetts COVID-19 deaths

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The Labbe family honors each Massachusetts person who has died from the coronavirus with a flag. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ZnEBW6

Coronavirus: How much does your boss need to know about you?

Firms are collecting a lot more information about staff as they try to contain coronavirus risks. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2CUcmH9

‘It’s More Than a Seat at the Table’

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By BY JENNIFER MEDINA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3ioBZjI

A White Gatekeeper of Southern Food Faces Calls to Resign

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By BY KIM SEVERSON from NYT Food https://ift.tt/2NJradC

Remote School Is a Nightmare. Few in Power Care.

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By BY MICHELLE GOLDBERG from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2NFsmij

In Texas, Voting Reflects Partisan Split Over How to Deal With Virus

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By BY J. DAVID GOODMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2NHHmMI

Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today

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By BY JONATHAN WOLFE AND LARA TAKENAGA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3dLG6CS

‘Our Luck May Have Run Out’: California’s Case Count Explodes

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By BY SHAWN HUBLER AND THOMAS FULLER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3ePoVl6

Three Hikers Are Missing on Mount Rainier

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By BY SANDRA E. GARCIA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2YKijir

Mississippi Lawmakers Vote to Remove Confederate Symbol From State Flag

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Mississippi lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to remove a Confederate emblem from their state flag on Sunday, marking one of the most dramatic repudiations yet of white-supremacist imagery during a wave of protests against racism and police brutality in America.The bill passed 128 to 37 and is now awaiting signature by Gov. Tate Reeves. It requires the current state flag to be removed within 15 days of passage. A commission selected by the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the House will design a flag including the phrase “In God We Trust” to be completed by September 14. Mississippi voters will decide on the new flag during the November general election. If the new flag is not ratified by voters in November, a new design will be created and voted on the following year. "Today’s vote is not a vote to erase Mississippi’s history or its heritage," Sen. John Horhn said. "But it’s an affirmation of Mississippi’s future, and that we intend to move forward together....

Three men arrested for murder in case of missing California couple who vanished in 2017

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Three men have been arrested for murder in the case of Audrey Moran and Jonathan Reynoso, who have been missing since 2017. Manuel Rios, of Coachella, Abraham Fregoso, of Indio, and Jesus Ruiz Jr., of Stockton, were taken into custody on Saturday, June 27, 2020, and booked in Riverside County Jail. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office is investigating. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3g7tibs

Gilead prices COVID-19 drug remdesivir at $2,340 per patient in developed nations

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The price tag is slightly below the range of $2,520 to $2,800 suggested last week by U.S. drug pricing research group the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) after British researchers said they found that the cheap, widely available steroid dexamethasone significantly reduced mortality among severely ill COVID-19 patients. Remdesivir is expected to be in high demand as one of the only treatments so far shown to alter the course of COVID-19. After the intravenously administered medicine helped shorten hospital recovery times in a clinical trial, it won emergency use authorization in the United States and full approval in Japan. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2VtTh4U

China forces birth control on Uighurs to suppress population: AP

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Beijing accused of forced sterilisation, abortions, and pregnancy checks on hundreds of thousands of minority women. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/31sFy2j

Court says president can fire Consumer board head 'at will'

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In a ruling underscoring the power of the president, the Supreme Court on Monday made it easier for the president to fire the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The justices struck down restrictions Congress had written on when the president can remove the bureau’s director. “The agency may ... continue to operate, but its Director, in light of our decision, must be removable by the President at will,” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2YLDMHP

New York City mayor plans to cut $1bn from police budget

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New York City mayor Bill de Blasio has proposed cutting $1bn (£814m) from the police force’s $6bn (£4.48bn) yearly budget, amid calls for reform.Mr de Blasio announced the plan during his daily City Hall press briefing on Monday, and said the proposed budget would help reform the New York City Police Department (NYPD). from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2NGUzFq

Israel orders evangelical Christian media network God TV to take channel off air

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“The channel does not appeal to the Christian population in Israel, but rather to the Jews,” Israel's broadcasting regulator said in a statement. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2YM3EmV

The coronavirus is devastating communities of color. The Trump administration's top doctor blames 'structural racism' and shares his plans to take action.

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Dr. Jerome Adams is preparing two calls to action — one on high blood pressure, the other on maternal mortality — to address racial health inequality. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3eX2Hhj

Detroit police SUV drives through crowd after protesters climb on hood

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The driver activated the overhead lights, then gunned the accelerator, sending two protesters flying onto the pavement as the vehicle sped off. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3dGP3x1

Huntsman at risk of shocking defeat in Utah

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After a decade away from Utah politics and a weeks-long fight with the coronavirus, the former governor is locked in a tight race for his old job. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2NCYOlq

Greta Thunberg accused German Chancellor Angela Merkel of lining up to take a selfie with her just to 'look good'

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Thunberg castigated Angela Merkel and other world leaders at the UN summit as stealing her dreams, but they still craved an Instagram moment with her. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2CQm5OH

Robert Jenrick under fresh pressure after whistleblower claims he ignored pleas to block Westferry project

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Robert Jenrick has found himself under fresh pressure, after a whistleblower claimed he ignored pleas from senior officials to block the controversial Westferry printworks project. The Housing Secretary reportedly overruled objections from civil servants and lawyers to greenlight Tory donor Richard Desmond’s £1 billion development in January, with one source saying he showed “total disregard” for the law. Mr Jenrick had weeks earlier watched a promotional video for the luxury East London project on the businessman’s mobile phone during a dinner at the Savoy hotel in London. Home Secretary Priti Patel insisted she would not “be watching videos” at Conservative fundraisers when quizzed on the matter on Sunday. Ms Patel also argued that going to Tory events would “absolutely not” help a person’s chances in securing planning permission as she described the matter as "closed". She told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show: "I haven't followed the details of every single decisio...

Pentagon to give Trump options to reduce troops in Germany

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Defense Secretary Mark Esper will present President Donald Trump with a series of options Monday to withdraw thousands of US troops from Germany, with many moving to eastern Europe, the Pentagon said Saturday. "Secretary Esper met with President Trump on Wednesday to discuss our presence in Europe," said Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3icFLwf

Dozens arrested as Hong Kongers protest planned national security laws

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Hong Kong police arrested at least 53 people on Sunday after scuffles erupted during a relatively peaceful protest against planned national security legislation to be implemented by the mainland Chinese government. Armed riot police were present as a crowd of several hundred moved from Jordan to Mong Kok in the Kowloon district, staging what was intended as a "silent protest" against the planned law. Hong Kong Police said on Facebook that 53 people had been arrested and charged with unlawful assembly, adding that earlier some protesters tried to blockade roads in the area. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3gbKPPX

Face Mask Exemption ID Cards Are Going Viral and the Department of Justice Says They're Fake

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The cards claim the DOJ has cleared individuals from wearing protective face coverings to stem the spread of COVID-19 from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2VoAfwJ

Critics question `less lethal' force used during protests

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When a participant at a rally in Austin to protest police brutality threw a rock at a line of officers in the Texas capital, officers responded by firing beanbag rounds — ammunition that law enforcement deems “less lethal” than bullets. A beanbag cracked 20-year-old Justin Howell's skull and, according to his family, damaged his brain. Adding to the pain, police admit the Texas State University student wasn't the intended target. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/388sQXS

Coronavirus: How Delhi 'wasted' lockdown to become India's biggest hotspot

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India's capital now has the country's highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3i6SOiR

Trump news: President praises ‘great people’ shouting ‘white power’ as Pelosi brands his alleged inaction over Russia-Taliban reports ‘as bad as it gets’

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Donald Trump has praised “great people” in footage he shared of furious protesters clashing over his presidency outside a Florida retirement home, in which one apparent supporter repeatedly shouts “white power” from a golf buggy.The only black Republican senator Tim Scott urged him to remove the “indefensible” footage, which he later did. The White House claimed he did not hear the racist chant. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/389BLbi

Black Activists Wonder: Is Protesting Just Trendy for White People?

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NEW YORK -- Cherish Patton recalled springing into action when a friend sent her a message that a New York City police officer had grabbed a petite protester by her hood and had flung her to the pavement.Patton, who has organized several Black Lives Matter protests, posted a plea on social media for help identifying the officer. She also called her friend for details on the protester, who had been whisked to the emergency room. "Oh, it's Michelle," her friend told her."Wait, white Michelle who I argued with for three years? White Michelle?" asked an astonished, and confused, Patton, who is Black. The hurt protester was a former classmate, Michelle Moran, 18, whose conservative commentary on politics and social issues had made Patton, 18, cringe in high school in Manhattan.George Floyd's death in police custody in Minneapolis pushed anguished Black people into the streets, as had happened countless times after police killings of Black people. But this time, t...

The Ugly Consequences of Iran's Corrupt Governance

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And what the United States can do about it. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/31l0QPe

Barista attacked online for refusing to serve woman without face mask gets more than $50,000 in tips

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It was a furious online post apparently designed to shame a barista for simply following coronavirus regulations – but it has, it seems safe to say, somewhat backfired.Amber Lynn Gilles posted a picture of San Diego Starbucks worker Lenin Gutierrez on Facebook and told followers he had “refused to serve me cause I’m not wearing a mask”. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3g9NklQ

Fight to topple Lincoln statue rages in DC

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Protestors in Washington want a statue of Abraham Lincoln removed - not the famous one on the National Mall but a bronze memorial statue in nearby Lincoln Park called the Emancipation Memorial. It depicts the former president standing over a kneeling African American man who is newly freed from slavery. Hundreds of protestors gathered in the park for the second time this week. They say the statue overlooks contributions made by African Americans to end slavery. (MAN DRESSED AS ABOLITIONIST FREDERICK DOUGLAS):"And so it is now time for the young people to stand up. It is your time." A scuffle between protesters and counter-protesters escalated to a point where an alt-right political activist had to be escorted to safety by police. President Donald Trump has taken a hard line on anyone destroying or vandalizing historical monuments, threatening them with long prison terms. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/31k239z