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• North Korea's Kim vows to further bolster nuclear war deterrence: KCNA

  23-05-2020 23:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hosted a military meeting to discuss new policies to bolster the country's nuclear capabilities amid stalled denuclearisation talks with the United States, state media KCNA said on Sunday.The meeting of the ruling Workers' Party's powerful Central Military Commission marked Kim's first public appearance in three weeks.U.S.-led negotiations aimed at dismantling North Korea's nuclear and missile programmes have made little progress since late last year, especially a
  
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• North Korea's Kim, in first appearance in weeks, vows to bolster nuclear 'deterrence'

  23-05-2020 23:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hosted a meeting to discuss the country's nuclear capabilities, state media said on Sunday, marking his first appearance in three weeks after a previous absence sparked global speculation about his health.Ruling Workers' Party officials wore face masks to greet Kim as he entered the meeting of the party's powerful Central Military Commission, state television showed, but no one including Kim was seen wearing a mask during the meeting.Amid stalled denuclearization
  
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• Trump hits the golf course as US kicks off summer season

  23-05-2020 23:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  As lockdowns ease across the country and the US leader ramps up his travels, Trump also confirmed he would attend a space launch in Florida next week.As the US marked Memorial Day weekend -- the country's unofficial start of summer -- Trump took a 35-minute drive from the White House to the Trump National club in Sterling, Virginia, in his first visit to a golf property since March 8.
  
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• UK PM Johnson to update the public on coronavirus

  23-05-2020 23:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will next week update the public on the coronavirus crisis as his government launches its test-and-trace system in an attempt to prevent a second deadly spike of the outbreak when people return to work.The United Kingdom's $3 trillion economy is facing the steepest recession in three centuries and Johnson is facing criticism for the worst death toll in Europe after opposition parties said he acted too slowly to counter the outbreak.As the government begins it
  
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• Coronavirus: New York state daily death toll drop below 100

  23-05-2020 23:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A total of 84 people died in 24 hours, the lowest daily toll since March in the worst-hit US state.
  
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• Former head of pandemic response team at the NSC speaks out: 'I'm frankly scared'

  23-05-2020 22:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The official who oversaw epidemic preparedness for the National Security Council under President Obama said the absence of public guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention during the COVID-19 pandemic leaves her “frankly scared.” She also believes and that eliminating her position weakened the American response to the coronavirus when it emerged 18 months later.
  
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• Libya's Haftar seeks to rouse forces against Turkey

  23-05-2020 22:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar called on his forces on Saturday to rally against Turkey, which has helped his Tripoli-based rivals turn the tide of a military conflict around the capital.Recent advances by forces aligned with the internationally recognised Government of National Accord (GNA), including the seizure of a key air base, have thrown a year-long offensive on Tripoli by Haftar's Libyan National Army (LNA) into jeopardy.On Saturday the GNA forces pressed forward in some outlying distri
  
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• While in lockdown with their family, two French children reportedly found two bars of gold that could be worth more than $100,000

  23-05-2020 22:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The kids found the heavy objects in a set of folded bedsheets they planned to use to build a fort, according to French news network BFM TV.
  
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• Bad weather might delay SpaceX's historic launch of NASA astronauts to May 30

  23-05-2020 22:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Rainy forecasts leave just a 40% chance of meeting safety criteria for SpaceX's launch. Lightning strikes or high winds could endanger astronauts.
  
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• Decision not to extend Pa. vote-by-mail deadline could lower AAPI turnout

  23-05-2020 22:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  With the primary less than two weeks away, community organizers are scrambling to mobilize socially and linguistically isolated AAPI voters.
  
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• Taliban, Ghani declare three-day cease fire for Eid holiday

  23-05-2020 22:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Taliban and Afghanistan's president announced late Saturday a three-day cease-fire ahead of a major Islamic holiday that begins Sunday to mark the end of the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan.The Taliban order, which was soon followed by an announcement via Twitter from Afghan President Ashraf Ghani announcing the government “extends the offer of peace," comes just days after U.S. peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad was in Kabul and Doha.Khalilzad on his trip urged both the Taliban and the Afg
  
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• Michigan's attorney general is tired of staying silent about Trump. Bring on the tweets.

  23-05-2020 22:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Why is the president feuding with a third "woman from Michigan" amid a pandemic? "You do the math," Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said.
  
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• As U.S. coronavirus death toll nears 100,000, Trump hits the links

  23-05-2020 22:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  With the COVID-19 death toll nearing 100,000, and many states reopening, President Trump visited one of his private golf courses on the holiday weekend.
  
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• Public remarks prompted Florida virus data curator's firing

  23-05-2020 22:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The woman who raised questions about Florida’s COVID-19 data after being ousted as the data’s curator had been reprimanded several times and ultimately fired for violating Health Department policy by making public remarks about the information, state records show.Rebekah Jones' comments over the past week and a half in emails to researchers, interviews with a handful of media outlets and blog posts have sought to sow doubt about the credibility of the data now that she is no longer i
  
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• Survivor recalls horror of Pakistan plane crash that killed 97

  23-05-2020 21:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  One of the two people to survive a plane crash in Pakistan that killed 97 people on board has described jumping from the burning wreckage of the aircraft after it hurtled into a residential neighbourhood.The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane came down among houses on Friday after both engines failed as it approached Karachi airport, the airline said.Pakistan's deadliest aviation accident in eight years came days after commercial flights resumed ahead of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fit
  
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• Is international travel allowed yet? See when Spain, Mexico, Iceland plan to reopen borders

  23-05-2020 21:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Spain has announced that it will reopen its borders to foreign tourists in July and Mexico will start reopening in June. See when others will follow.
  
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• Trump administration asks Supreme Court to stop release of inmates at risk for COVID-19

  23-05-2020 21:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  If COVID-19 poses risks to elderly inmates, may a judge order their release? Trump administration lawyers say no and ask Supreme Court to intervene.
  
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• Conquering the Backlog Part 4: I’m addicted to Terraria again

  23-05-2020 21:30
  
  Around this time last week, I was writing about how the release of Terraria: Journey’s End threatened to derail my quest to complete as many games in my backlog as possible. Terraria is one of my favorite games, and with each major update, it seems I can’t resist the urge to dive back in for another several hundred hours. Past … Continue reading
  
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• A Nike warehouse reportedly denied a Tennessee health official access to its facility after a worker died of COVID-19

  23-05-2020 21:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A temporary worker employed by Adecco at the Nike facility died after contracting COVID-19, according to ProPublica.
  
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• 'No mask shaming': GOP governor gives emotional plea

  23-05-2020 21:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  “If someone is wearing a mask, they’re not doing it to represent what political party they’re in or what candidates they support,” said Republican Gov. Doug Burgum of North Dakota.
  
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• Plasma from recovered coronavirus patients boosts others' survival rate, study says

  23-05-2020 21:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Plasma transfusions work better if done before a COVID-19 patient's lungs are severely damaged.
  
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• Black activists warn Biden: Don't pick Klobuchar as VP

  23-05-2020 20:56 via politico.com
  
  The Minnesota senator and former prosecutor has problems with communities of colors that another top white contender, Elizabeth Warren, does not.
  
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• North Dakota governor on brink of tears as he decries ‘mask shaming’

  23-05-2020 20:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Republican Doug Burgum called out ‘senseless dividing line’ between Americans over whether masks should be worn in public* Coronavirus – live US updates* Live global updatesIn North Dakota on Friday, the Republican governor, Doug Burgum, decried a “senseless dividing line” between US citizens over whether masks should be worn in public during the coronavirus pandemic.As he pleaded with citizens of his state to “try to dial up your empathy and your understandin
  
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• Dr. Birx warns of emerging coronavirus hotspots in LA, Chicago, and DC despite the cities remaining closed

  23-05-2020 20:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DC and its suburbs have the highest rate of positive coronavirus tests in the country. LA and Chicago continue to report high daily case counts.
  
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• Gov. Newsom approves OC's request for reopening of Phase 2 businesses

  23-05-2020 20:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Gov. Gavin Newsom has approved Orange County's request for the reopening of businesses as part of the second phase of a plan to ease restrictions prompted by the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• U.S. CDC reports total of 1,595,885 coronavirus cases, 96,002 deaths

  23-05-2020 20:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The CDC reported its tally of cases of the respiratory illness known as COVID-19, caused by the new coronavirus, as of 4 p.m. ET on May 22, compared with its count a day earlier.The CDC figures do not necessarily reflect cases reported by individual states.
  
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• Wary U.S. embarks on Memorial Day weekend amid rain at COVID-19 epicenter

  23-05-2020 20:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Memorial Day weekend, which culminates in ceremonies to honor U.S. military dead, got off to a cautious start on Saturday, especially in rain-soaked New York, epicenter of the coronavirus crisis that has now killed more Americans than the Vietnam and Korean wars combined.A day after New York Governor Andrew Cuomo allowed up to 10 people to attend gatherings honoring America's military veterans, he took time at his news briefing on Saturday to warn that social distancing and face masks should be
  
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• Trump golfs as wary U.S. embarks on Memorial Day weekend

  23-05-2020 20:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Memorial Day weekend, which culminates in gatherings to honor U.S. military dead, got off to a cautious start on Saturday, especially in rain-soaked New York, epicenter of the coronavirus crisis that has now killed more Americans than the Vietnam and Korean wars combined.A day after New York Governor Andrew Cuomo allowed up to 10 people to attend ceremonies honoring America's military veterans, he took time at his news briefing on Saturday to warn that social distancing and face masks should be
  
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• COVID-19 distancing demands shifts at the beach on crowded U.S. Memorial Day weekend

  23-05-2020 20:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Americans excited about what for many was their first big break from coronavirus shutdowns flocked to beaches and outdoor areas on Saturday, snarling roadways and forcing some closures on the Memorial Day weekend that signals the start of the U.S. summer.The restaurant was operating at 50% seating capacity to ensure that chairs and umbrellas could be placed 6 feet apart, and newcomers had to wait for places to become free before they could enter, said hostess Julianna Preede, 18.In Arizona, holi
  
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• COVID-19 distancing compels shifts at the beach on crowded U.S. Memorial Day weekend

  23-05-2020 20:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Americans excited about what for many was their first big break from coronavirus shutdowns flocked to beaches and outdoor areas on Saturday, snarling roadways and forcing some closures on the Memorial Day weekend that signals the start of the U.S. summer.The restaurant was operating at 50% seating capacity to ensure that chairs and umbrellas could be placed 6 feet apart, and newcomers had to wait for places to become free before they could enter, said hostess Julianna Preede, 18.In Arizona, holi
  
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• Fox News Poll: Biden widens national lead over Trump

  23-05-2020 20:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  RNC National spokeswoman Liz Harrington discusses 2020 campaign strategy on ‘America’s News HQ.’
  
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• US dependence on Chinese imports posing potential threat on national security

  23-05-2020 20:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Fox News foreign correspondent Benjamin Hall reports.
  
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• Two dead in severe storms in Carolinas; thousands without power

  23-05-2020 20:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A man in Charlotte, North Carolina, died when a tree crashed into his home, and in Lancaster County, South Carolina, a utility pole and tree fell on a driver's truck, killing him.
  
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• Navajo Nation enters 57-hour lockdown as virus death toll rises

  23-05-2020 20:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Even essential businesses must remain closed as the entire tribe enters a strict lockdown for Memorial Day weekend.
  
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• French COVID-19 cases slow and patient tallies continue to fall

  23-05-2020 19:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Coronavirus infection rates in France have slowed further and the number of COVID-19 patients in hospital and intensive care continued to fall, health ministry figures showed, a sign that social distancing is keeping contagion in check for now.Nearly two weeks after lockdown ended, health ministry data on Saturday showed the number of confirmed cases rose by 250 to 144,806 over 24 hours, an increase of 0.2%, below the average 0.3% increase of the past seven days and well below the average 0.8% i
  
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• Sao Paulo mayor: cancer survivor, COVID fighter

  23-05-2020 19:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Isolated in his office at city hall, Sao Paulo Mayor Bruno Covas is waging a war on two fronts: the cancer survivor is also leading the fight against coronavirus at its epicenter in Latin America.It's safe to say February 26, 2020 is a day the 40-year-old mayor won't forget anytime soon: just as he was starting immunotherapy for lymphoma -- his third cancer in as many months -- he got the news that Latin America's first case of the new coronavirus had been confirmed in his city.Covas had already
  
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• Can Trump’s Art of the Arms Deal Get More Stupid? The Russians Are Loving It.

  23-05-2020 19:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Donald J. Trump has announced the U.S. intends to exit the “Open Skies” treaty. The 34-nation agreement allows the United States, Russia and other countries to conduct observation flights over each other’s territories in the interests of transparency and international security. Speaking to reporters, Trump said: “We’re going to pull out, and they’re going to come back and want to make a deal. We’ve had a very good relationship lately with
  
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• Trump gets into another feud with a powerful woman from Michigan: Attorney General called Trump 'a petulant child' for not publicly wearing a mask during Ford factory visit

  23-05-2020 19:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Dana Nessel also sent a warning to Ford for allowing the president to not wear a mask in front of cameras.
  
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• Is international travel allowed yet? See when Spain, Mexico, Australia plan to reopen borders

  23-05-2020 19:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Spain has announced that it will reopen its borders to foreign tourists in July and Mexico will start reopening in June. See when others will follow.
  
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• New York is relaxing restrictions on group gatherings as the state sees its lowest single-day death toll since March

  23-05-2020 19:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday signed an executive order permitting the gathering of 10 or fewer people.
  
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• New York's one-day coronavirus death toll drops below 100

  23-05-2020 19:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "Eighty-four is still a tragedy, no doubt," he said. "But the fact that it's down as low as it is is really, overall, good news."
  
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• New York's Cuomo says groups of up to 10 must aim to stay 'safe'

  23-05-2020 19:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  New York Governor Andrew Cuomo advised people to exercise good judgment and social distancing when gathering in groups of up to 10 people as allowed in an executive order loosening restrictions issued late on Friday.In his daily briefing on Saturday, he said New York recorded 84 coronavirus deaths on May 22 compared with 109 the day before, continuing a downward trend in the state's toll from the pandemic."You can have a safe gathering of 10 people or you can have a wholly unsafe gathering of 10
  
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• Firefighters Battle Major Warehouse Fire on San Francisco's Famed Fisherman's Wharf

  23-05-2020 18:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  So far, no injuries have been reported
  
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• In the largest-ever study of coronavirus cases outside China, 26% of patients died. Their symptoms came in 'clusters.'

  23-05-2020 18:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A study of over 20,000 coronavirus patients in the UK revealed that obesity may be a risk factor, and patients appeared with "clusters of symptoms."
  
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• Massive lines form outside Morongo Casino amid reopening

  23-05-2020 18:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Nine weeks after it was shuttered due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa reopened Friday, drawing in guests who were were eager to enjoy the casino again.
  
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• Wikipedia sets new rule to combat “toxic behaviour”

  23-05-2020 18:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Female and LGBTQ editors of the online encyclopaedia have complained of harassment.
  
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• New York's one-day virus death toll drops below 100

  23-05-2020 18:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said Saturday the single-day death toll from COVID-19 in the state fell below 100 — down from a high of nearly 800 in April. Watch his remarks.
  
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• Pandemic-response official dismissed by Bolton speaks out: 'I'm frankly scared'

  23-05-2020 18:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  “Isolating cases, tracking contacts, all of those things we’re talking about now, we really should have been talking about in January,” Beth Cameron said on Yahoo’s “Skullduggery” podcast.
  
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• Former head of pandemic response team speaks out: 'I'm frankly scared'

  23-05-2020 18:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  “Isolating cases, tracking contacts, all of those things we’re talking about now, we really should have been talking about in January,” Beth Cameron said on Yahoo’s “Skullduggery” podcast.
  
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• Outlook will finally get email signature syncing this summer

  23-05-2020 18:30
  
  Outlook users have been asking for the ability to sync email signatures across all of their devices for years, something Microsoft revealed that it is working on back in September 2019. It has been a while since we last heard any news about this plan, but a new note on the company’s product roadmap reveals that it is close to … Continue reading
  
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