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• Queen relaxes with a special horse ride in first public appearance since lockdown

  31-05-2020 23:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Queen has been pictured horse riding in her first public appearance since lockdown began. Over the weekend she took Balmoral Fern, a 14-year-old fell pony, for a ride in the 655-acre Windsor Home Park. Her Majesty wore a headscarf featuring jockeys’ silks. Horse racing, of which the Queen is known to be a huge fan, begins again today after being stopped during the coronavirus lockdown. She has been with the Duke of Edinburgh at Windsor Castle, where she spent her 94th birthday on April
  
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• Brazil's Bolsonaro rallies supporters as US sends unproven drug

  31-05-2020 23:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Brasília (AFP) - President Jair Bolsonaro, who opposes coronavirus lockdown measures imposed by Brazilian cities and states, rallied with his supporters Sunday, as Washington said it had sent two million doses of a controversial unproven COVID-19 drug.Brazil is Latin America's hotspot for the deadly pandemic, with nearly 500,000 confirmed cases and a death toll of nearly 28,000, the world's fourth highest.Brazil's health crisis has merged with a political crisis, as the far-right presiden
  
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• 2020 Outfits Meme

  31-05-2020 23:41 via shutupandtakemymoney.com
  
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• D.C. Mayor Urges President Trump to Stop Writing Divisive Tweets and Help the Country Heal

  31-05-2020 23:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Trump has warned protesters that "when the looting starts, the shooting starts," and threatened "the most vicious dogs"
  
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• NASA In The Mid 20th Century Vs NASA Now – Swole Doge Meme

  31-05-2020 23:37 via shutupandtakemymoney.com
  
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• Cops Tryna Blend Into Protests Looking Like This – Meme

  31-05-2020 23:36 via shutupandtakemymoney.com
  
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• George Floyd pleaded with police for his life. His last words should haunt us all: Albom

  31-05-2020 23:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Alleged fake $20 bill turns George Floyd into another victim of death by police. It's beyond explanation, unless you're black in America.
  
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• Police act like laws don't apply to them because of 'qualified immunity.' They're right.

  31-05-2020 23:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  There's a legal obstacle that's nearly impossible to overcome when police officers and government officials violate our constitutional and civil rights.
  
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• Christo, artist known for massive, fleeting displays, dies

  31-05-2020 23:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Christo, known for massive, ephemeral public arts projects died Sunday at his home in New York.Along with late wife Jeanne-Claude, the artists' careers were defined by their ambitious art projects that quickly disappeared soon after they were erectedthat andoften involved wrapping large structures in fabric.In 2005, he installed more than 7,500 saffron-colored vinyl gates in New York's Central Park.
  
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• At least 16 West Point cadets test COVID-19 positive before grad speech by President Trump

  31-05-2020 23:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Several West Point cadets have tested positive for COVID-19 after returning to the New York campus for a commencement address by President Trump.
  
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• Violence erupts in Philadelphia

  31-05-2020 22:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Violence erupts in Philadelphia as nationwide protests continue in response to the death of George Floyd.
  
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• Joe Biden issues emotional plea calling for an end to riots: ‘We are a nation enraged’

  31-05-2020 22:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The former vice president, Joe Biden, has called for an end to the violent riots and looting, which were sparked by major demonstrations throughout the United States over the death of George Floyd, in an emotional new statement.The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee posted a lengthy message to his Medium page during the weekend titled “We are a nation furious at injustice”.
  
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• How to watch the SpaceX crew dock with space station

  31-05-2020 22:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Two NASA astronauts​ lifted off aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon, ushering in a new era for the U.S. space program.
  
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• What Amtrak passengers need to know as train service comes back from coronavirus pandemic

  31-05-2020 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Amtrak turns 50 in 2021, but it could take years for the railroad to recover from the coronavirus pandemic fallout.
  
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• Trump's response to George Floyd protests 'is like Charlottesville all over again,' Atlanta mayor says

  31-05-2020 22:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "He speaks and he makes it worse," Mayor Keisha Bottoms said. "There are times when you should just be quiet, and I wish that he would just be quiet."
  
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• Trump's Divisive Instincts Helped Him Win the White House. Where Will They Take America Now?

  31-05-2020 22:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Trump’s aides are debating how far he should follow his instinct to back the police and minimize claims of racial bias
  
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• Elon Musk Darth Vader SpaceX Meme

  31-05-2020 22:28 via shutupandtakemymoney.com
  
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• Bolsonaro joins rally against Brazil's top court; judge warns democracy at risk

  31-05-2020 22:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro joined a rally on Sunday on horseback as supporters urged the closing of the Supreme Court for investigating the right-wing leader, as one of its justices compared the risks to Brazil's democracy with Hitler's Germany.Deepening a political crisis during one of the world's worst novel coronavirus outbreaks, Bolsonaro has slammed the top court for investigating his interference in police affairs and opening an inquiry into his supporters' alleged libel and intimi
  
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• Santa Ana, Culver City issues curfew in anticipation of more protests

  31-05-2020 22:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Several Southern California cities, including Los Angeles, have issued a curfew for all of its residents in anticipation of more protests throughout the region Sunday night.
  
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• Tropical storm Amanda leaves 9 dead in El Salvador: officials

  31-05-2020 21:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Tropical storm Amanda, the first named storm of the season in the Pacific, lashed El Salvador and Guatemala on Sunday, leaving nine people dead amid flooding and power outages.El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele declared a state of emergency, announcing it on his Twitter account."We have nine dead," Salvadoran Interior Minister Mario Duran said, adding that the toll could rise.
  
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• Cuomo pleads for calm after night of statewide protests

  31-05-2020 21:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The New York governor repeated what he announced Saturday, that Attorney General Letitia James would be overseeing an investigation into police behavior.
  
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• US astronauts enter space station in milestone mission

  31-05-2020 21:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  NASA astronauts entered the International Space Station on Sunday after a landmark 19-hour journey on the first crewed US spacecraft in nearly a decade, a triumph for SpaceX and private enterprise.The hatch opened at 1:02 pm Eastern Time (1702 GMT) as Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley carried out final procedures, crossing the threshold about 20 minutes later.Wearing black polo shirts and khaki pants, they were greeted by fellow American astronaut Chris Cassidy, as well as Russia cosmonauts Anatoli Iv
  
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• U.S. CDC reports total of 1,761,503 coronavirus cases, 103,700 deaths

  31-05-2020 21:45 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. EDT on May 30 versus its previous report released on Saturday.The CDC figures do not necessarily reflect cases reported by individual states.
  
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• Family of Grand Princess passenger who died of coronavirus files suit against Carnival

  31-05-2020 21:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The family of a California cruise ship passenger who died of coronavirus has sued Princess Cruises and its parent company Carnival in federal court.
  
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• A black congresswoman was pepper-sprayed by police while marching with George Floyd protesters in Ohio

  31-05-2020 21:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "While it was peaceful, there were times when people got off the curb, into the streets, but too much force is not the answer to this," she said.
  
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• Police disperse anti-Bolsonaro protesters in Brazil

  31-05-2020 21:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Police say they used tear gas to disperse demonstrators in Brazil's largest city on Sunday as groups protesting and supporting President Jair Bolsonaro neared a clash.The executive secretary of the military police, Alvaro Batista Camilo, said police fired gas to keep the groups apart after some Bolsonaro backers carrying what he called a neo-Nazi flag approached the protesters.Brazil has reported nearly half a million confirmed cases of COVID-19 and more than 28,000 deaths — figures widely
  
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• SpaceX launch reactions: 'Humanity needs hope,' George Takei says - CNET

  31-05-2020 21:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The historic manned launch of NASA astronauts from US soil lifts spirits. And a gravity-defying stuffed dino steals a heart or two.
  
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• ‘We don’t need any more politicians telling us to calm down’: Brooklyn burns as protesters demand action over police killing of George Floyd

  31-05-2020 21:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The march made its way through Brooklyn’s wide avenues to the sound of cars honking their horns and people cheering from their windows. It wasn’t until it reached the neighbourhood of Flatbush that it met a large police presence.It was a fitting location for the protesters to make their point. Seven years ago, not far down the road from where the two sides met, 16-year-old Kimani Gray was shot dead by plainclothes police officers. Of the seven bullets that struck him, three were foun
  
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• With cheap gasoline scarce, Venezuelans can buy at a premium

  31-05-2020 21:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Nicolás Maduro said that starting Monday Venezuelans will be able to buy gasoline at international market prices, marking a historic break in the socialist country's practice of having the world's cheapest fuel.Across the nation, 200 filling stations will allow drivers to fuel up for the equivalent of 50 cents a liter, or $1.90 a gallon.Venezuelans will also be able to buy a limited amount of subsidized gasoline each month, paying $0.025 a liter, less than a penny a gallon.
  
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• A Houston police officer on a horse tramples a protester during a march for George Floyd

  31-05-2020 21:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Police Chief Art Acevedo also commented on the video, saying, "It appears that might have been unintentional."
  
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• Fears grow of US coronavirus surge from George Floyd protests

  31-05-2020 21:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  * Demonstrators in close proximity, many without masks* Trump under fire as violence flares across America* George Floyd protests: live coverageGovernors, mayors and public health officials across the US are raising fears of a surge in coronavirus cases arising from escalating protests over the death of George Floyd.Floyd, 46, died in Minneapolis on Monday during an arrest by four police officers. The killing focused a fierce light on police brutality towards African Americans, and stoked protes
  
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• Nuclear Weapons: The Reason Why Even Iran Fears Israel

  31-05-2020 21:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  They've got the bomb.
  
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• Israeli police probe false claims in case against PM's wife

  31-05-2020 20:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Israeli police on Sunday said they were investigating whether two employees at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's official residence gave false testimony in a civil case against his wife, Sara Netanyahu — reportedly in order to help her fend off accusations of mistreating a housekeeper.Sara Netanyahu faces a civil lawsuit from former employee Shira Raban, who claims the premier's wife mistreated her during a brief stint working at the residence.Israeli police confirmed an investigation "i
  
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• Iran says virus cases surpass 150,000

  31-05-2020 20:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Iran said its caseload of novel coronavirus infections passed the grim milestone of 150,000 on Sunday, as the country struggles to contain a recent upward trend.The government has largely lifted the restrictions it imposed in order to halt a COVID-19 outbreak that first emerged in mid-February.Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said 2,516 new cases were confirmed across the country in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 151,466.
  
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• On all sides, fears of 'outside agitators' in Floyd protests 

  31-05-2020 20:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  In the Twin Cities, the epicenter of the protests, there was support for the idea that many, or even most, of the violence was committed by outsiders.
  
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• New coronavirus losing potency, top Italian doctor says

  31-05-2020 20:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The new coronavirus is losing its potency and has become much less lethal, a senior Italian doctor said on Sunday."In reality, the virus clinically no longer exists in Italy," said Alberto Zangrillo, the head of the San Raffaele Hospital in Milan in the northern region of Lombardy, which has borne the brunt of Italy's coronavirus contagion.Italy has the third highest death toll in the world from COVID-19, with 33,415 people dying since the outbreak came to light on Feb. 21.
  
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• George Floyd protests: Fuel truck drives at crowd of protesters on Minneapolis highway

  31-05-2020 20:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A fuel truck has ploughed into crowds of protesters marching along a Minneapolis highway – heightening tensions in a city already pushed to the edge.After a day that had been seen entirely peaceful demonstrations, local television stations were broadcasting live as the truck drove into the people, who numbered in the hundreds.
  
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• SpaceX Nasa Mission: Astronauts on historic mission enter space station

  31-05-2020 20:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Nasa's Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken complete their 19-hour flight to the orbiting laboratory.
  
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• India expels Pakistan embassy officials for alleged spying

  31-05-2020 20:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Two officials at the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi were being expelled for "indulging in espionage activities", India's foreign ministry said late Sunday, allegations that its nuclear-armed rival called "baseless".Tensions are already heightened between the neighbouring foes over the Himalayan region of Kashmir, which was split between them in 1947 when they gained independence from Britain."The government has declared both these officials persona non grata for indulging in activities in
  
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• John Bussey reacts to Trump’s tweet on designating Antifa as terrorist organization

  31-05-2020 20:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Associate Editor for the Wall Street Journal, John Bussey, joins ‘America’s News HQ.’
  
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• AOC slams Bill de Blasio for 'unacceptable' comments after mayor says police showed 'tremendous restraint' amid protests

  31-05-2020 20:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D—NY) slammed New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio over “unacceptable” remarks in which he defended the city’s police department and said it showed "restraint" when responding to protests that erupted during the weekend.The progressive freshman Democrat issued a statement criticising the mayor’s comments after videos posted online Saturday showed NYPD vehicles driving through a crowd of demonstrators taking part in the nationwid
  
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• NY police commissioner says he's 'extremely proud' of department as videos surface showing officers using excessive force and plowing cars into protesters

  31-05-2020 20:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Dermot Shea censured demonstrators in New York, calling them "a mob bent solely on taking advantage of a moment in American history."
  
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• How Trump got the FCC involved in his war against Twitter - CNET

  31-05-2020 19:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  President Trump has put the anti-regulation FCC in an awkward spot by asking it to police social media sites.
  
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• India Has Lots of Nuclear Weapons

  31-05-2020 19:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
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• The coronavirus has killed over 100,000 people in the US in just 4 months. This chart shows how that compares to other common causes of death.

  31-05-2020 19:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Heart disease typically kills about 200,000 Americans between February and May each year, but COVID-19 has been deadlier than other common causes.
  
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• Amanda makes landfall, threatens major flooding in Central America

  31-05-2020 19:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  After making landfall as a tropical storm on Sunday, Amanda turned deadly, and will continue to threaten the region with widespread flooding and dangerous mudslides as it nears the Atlantic Basin into midweek.Before making landfall Sunday morning, the system strengthened into a tropical storm and was given the name Amanda, making it the first-named storm of the 2020 East Pacific hurricane season.A new round of torrential rainfall arrived in El Salvador and southern Guatemala on Sunday as Amanda
  
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• Amanda leaves destructive flooding in El Salvador, Guatemala

  31-05-2020 19:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The death toll continues to rise in Central America, following Amanda's landfall in Guatemala on Sunday as a tropical storm.Interior Minister Mario Duran reported of at least 14 deaths in El Salvador as a result of Amanda, as of Sunday night. At least another 40,000 people were evacuated from their homes from the residual flooding.Amanda strengthened quickly late Saturday into Sunday, going from a depression to a tropical storm before making landfall Sunday morning. Being given the name Amanda,
  
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• Minneapolis mayor and police chief deal with a crisis years in the making

  31-05-2020 19:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The city of Minneapolis is under siege after five nights during which thousands of protesters have been marching in the streets, demanding justice in the name of George Floyd.
  
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• Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw speaks to the violence in the city following Saturday's protest

  31-05-2020 19:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Philadelphia police report that more than 100 people have been arrested after a peaceful protest over the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis last week gave way to violence, looting, and vandalism Saturday
  
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• Mail carrier in West Virginia election fraud case says he was ‘playing joke’ on Democrats

  31-05-2020 19:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Reaction and analysis from West Virginia attorney Patrick Morrisey on ‘America’s News HQ.’
  
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