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• Mexico governor apologizes for police abuses, searches for missing people

  06-06-2020 23:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The governor of a Mexican state roiled by clashes between security forces and demonstrators on Saturday apologized for police abuses and pledged to track down a number of people reported missing after the disturbances.Enrique Alfaro, governor of the western region of Jalisco, said he was appalled that police in the state capital Guadalajara had on Friday beaten people who were demonstrating over the death of man in police custody last month."It embarrasses me, it distresses me, it greatly pains
  
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• Mexican governor apologizes for police abuses at protest

  06-06-2020 23:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The governor of a Mexican state recently roiled by clashes between security forces and demonstrators apologized on Saturday for abuses carried out by police against people protesting the against death of a man in police custody.Enrique Alfaro, governor of the western region of Jalisco, said he was appalled that police in the state capital of Guadalajara had on Friday beaten some participants in a demonstration over the death of the man, Giovanni Lopez."It embarrasses me, it distresses me, it gre
  
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• Man wrongly imprisoned for 4-year-old girl's murder freed after 28 years

  06-06-2020 23:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Walter Ogrod was on death row in the killing of Barbara Jean Horn in Philadelphia, but prosecutors now say he's innocent..
  
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• Police arrest cyclist who confronted young people posting racial injustice fliers

  06-06-2020 23:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A cyclist whose videotaped confrontation with three young people posting fliers protesting racial injustice on a nature trail outside Washington drew widespread attention has been arrested and charged, police said Friday.
  
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• Trump nixes golf club visit over potential for 'bad optics' amid nationwide protests

  06-06-2020 23:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The president ultimately agreed with advisers that the trip could be problematic as thousands of protesters descended on the White House on Saturday to protest the killing of George Floyd
  
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• 'Enough is enough': Thousands descend on D.C. for largest George Floyd protest yet

  06-06-2020 23:06 via politico.com
  
  The outpouring of anger over an African American man's death in police custody hasn’t subsided in Washington or across the nation.
  
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• Mike Pence on Biden's response to the George Floyd protests

  06-06-2020 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Vice President Mike Pence joins Jesse Watters to discuss Joe Biden's response to protests and riots in wake of George Floyd's death.
  
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• Minneapolis businesswoman stands with protesters, even after her store burned down

  06-06-2020 22:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  “This hurts, but watching him lose his life like that, it hurts more, it hurts more than losing my business,” she said.
  
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• Kendall Jenner Black Lives Matter Sign – Meme

  06-06-2020 22:54 via shutupandtakemymoney.com
  
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• Conflicted Father In The Movie Starter Pack – Meme

  06-06-2020 22:51 via shutupandtakemymoney.com
  
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• Leaked Rest Of 2020 Calendar – Meme

  06-06-2020 22:50 via shutupandtakemymoney.com
  
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• ICE Agents Detain a Police Brutality Protester, Reportedly a U.S. Citizen and Military Vet, in New York City

  06-06-2020 22:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Five agents allegedly "jumped out of a van with guns drawn [and] threw him to the ground"
  
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• Virus deaths approach 400,000 as oil producers extend output cuts

  06-06-2020 22:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The global death toll from the coronavirus neared 400,000 on Saturday with fatalities accelerating in Latin America, as oil-producing countries agreed to extend output cuts to offset a collapse in prices caused by the pandemic and lockdowns.Brazil has the world's third-highest death toll but President Jair Bolsonaro has threatened to pull out of the World Health Organization (WHO) over "ideological bias", following the example of the United States.Bolsonaro is among those arguing that the econom
  
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• ICE special agents detain Floyd protester in NYC

  06-06-2020 22:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "The fact that he's a man of Puerto Rican descent is really concerning because it raises questions about racial profiling," said Terry Lawson, of the Immigrant Defense Project.
  
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• The Pakistan Factor in the India-China Standoff

  06-06-2020 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Even though the extent of China’s moves along the border remain fuzzy, it’s clear that Beijing is putting heavy military pressure on India and its territorial claims. For Islamabad, seen from the zero-sum perspective that often frames India-Pakistan relations, this is an unequivocally good thing.
  
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• Tropical storm Cristobal nears US forcing evacuations of coastal island and oil platforms

  06-06-2020 21:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Tropical Storm Cristobal moved through the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday, with strong winds and heavy rains forcing the evacuation of part of coastal Louisiana and more than 170 offshore oil platforms.Cristobal is expected to strengthen before making landfall late on Sunday on the Louisiana coast but is unlikely to reach hurricane strength according to the US National Hurricane Centre (NHC).
  
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• 'Sick with remorse': Cyclist charged with assaulting teen protesters who put up justice for George Floyd posters says he's 'committed to making amends'

  06-06-2020 21:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Anthony Brennan III was charged with three counts of second-degree assault after being seen attacking young people while on a trail in Maryland.
  
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• ‘Incredibly Powerful’: Thousands Swarm Major Cities for Largest Floyd Protests to Date

  06-06-2020 21:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Despite police crackdowns, curfews, boiling heat, rain, and fears of a global pandemic that continues to plague America, huge crowds of protesters swelled to their largest size yet on Saturday in some of the country's biggest cities.On the eleventh day of protests—sparked by the killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police—thousands of demonstrators descended on Union Park in Chicago, downtown Philadelphia, Brooklyn, and Washington, D.C. for huge gatherings to protest p
  
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• Yes, the Air Force Will Arms Its Jets With Hypersonic Missiles

  06-06-2020 21:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
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• Conquering the Backlog Part 6: Video game choice paralysis

  06-06-2020 21:30
  
  One thing I often struggle with when it comes to gaming is choice paralysis. I’ll know I want to play something, but when you’ve got an extensive backlog of games to choose from, deciding on what to play can be a tricky thing. The same concept applies to all forms of entertainment, whether you’re deciding on the TV show or … Continue reading
  
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• Israelis rally against West Bank annexation plan

  06-06-2020 21:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Thousands of Israelis rallied in Tel Aviv Saturday night against the government's plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, an AFP reporter said.Demonstrators waved Israeli and Palestinians flags and held placards against the occupation of the West Bank and the possible annexation of parts of it, in a rally organised by leftwing NGOs and political parties.US President Donald Trump's controversial Middle East plan, unveiled early this year, gives Israel the green light to annex Jewish settl
  
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• Texas sees a record spike in coronavirus cases amid protests

  06-06-2020 21:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Harris County and Dallas County have the largest amounts of reported cases in Texas. Phase three of the state's reopening recently began.
  
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• Las Vegas has 'soft opening' amid George Floyd protests and coronavirus pandemic

  06-06-2020 20:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  It may some take time for travelers to build up confidence enough to switch from quarantine mode to vacation mode.
  
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• Coronavirus: Factory discards Covid-19 swab tests after Trump visit

  06-06-2020 20:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A medical swab manufacturer was forced to discard coronavirus tests following Donald Trump's visit to its Maine facility, according to USA Today.While workers in lab coats and personal protective equipment worked on the factory floor during the president's visit to Puritan Medical Products on Friday, Mr Trump — who did not wear a mask — walked through the facility and visited with workers.
  
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• Coronavirus news and updates: A D-Day memorial with sparse attendance; don't wash your food with bleach

  06-06-2020 20:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  We are bringing you the top headlines on COVID-19 from the US and around the world.
  
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• Dozens wounded in clashes as hundreds of protesters flood Beirut

  06-06-2020 19:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Protesters poured into the streets of the Lebanese capital Saturday to decry the collapse of the economy, as clashes erupted between supporters and opponents of the Iran-backed Shiite group Hezbollah.Hundreds filled the streets in and around the protest hub of Martyrs Square in the centre of Beirut, with skirmishes also between protesters and security forces, who fired tear gas.Forty-eightwere wounded in the violence, 11 of whom were hospitalised, while the rest were treated at the scene, the Le
  
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• Afghans condemn Iran police after refugees die in car fire

  06-06-2020 19:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Three Afghan refugees died when Iranian police shot at a car, causing it to crash and catch alight.
  
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• Israelis protest Netanyahu's annexation plan

  06-06-2020 19:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Thousands of Israelis demonstrated on Saturday against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to extend sovereignty over parts of the occupied West Bank, de-facto annexation of land that the Palestinians seek for a state.The Palestinians want an independent state in the West Bank, east Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, territories Israel captured in a 1967 Middle East war.A Reuters photographer and Israeli media estimated the protesters gathered at Tel Aviv's Rabin square numbered a few thousand.
  
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• NASA taps Northrop Grumman to design Gateway outpost’s HALO module

  06-06-2020 19:37
  
  NASA has struck a deal with Northrop Grumman that tasks the company with designing the first crew module for the future Gateway lunar outpost. Once completed and launched, this orbiting outpost will be the base station for planned future missions on the Moon, including a place where astronauts can live and perform experiments. The Gateway is part of NASA’s larger … Continue reading
  
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• Nashville's protest of thousands was organized by 6 teenagers who met on Twitter united by their outrage over George Floyd's death

  06-06-2020 19:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Six teenage girls aged between 14 and 16 organized Nashville's peaceful protest attended by up to 20,000 people.
  
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• NYC official and ex-cop says police profession has been "hijacked"

  06-06-2020 19:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "I know what it is to have people call you Uncle Tom and hate you, and not realize it was just a few minutes ago I was marching next to you," Eric Adams said.
  
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• WHO issues new guidance on face masks, advising people wear them in places where social distancing is difficult or if you're over 60 years old

  06-06-2020 19:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WHO made three changes to their recommendations, including that people over 60 in packed areas and all healthcare workers should wear medical masks.
  
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• Man who sheltered protesters from police says he saw "horrific use of force"

  06-06-2020 19:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Rahul Dubey sheltered more than 70 protesters in his Washington, D.C., home Monday night as police were enforcing curfew. "It was unfathomable," Rahul Dubey said of the police violence he saw used against peaceful protesters outside his home.
  
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• Donald Trump Is Flatout Wrong: Social Media Dosen't Censor Conservatives

  06-06-2020 19:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  People believe all sorts of weird things that might not be supported by much evidence.
  
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• Libya govt says Sirte offensive launched as general backs ceasefire

  06-06-2020 18:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Forces loyal to Libya's UN-recognised government said they launched an offensive Saturday to seize the strategic city of Sirte, as rival strongman Khalifa Haftar backed an Egypt-proposed ceasefire following a string of military setbacks."The air force has carried out five strikes in the outskirts of Sirte," slain dictator Moamer Kadhafi's hometown and the last major settlement before the traditional boundary between Libya's west and east, GNA spokesman Mohamad Gnounou said.Sirte was taken by Gen
  
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• A Florida police chief condemned an officer's chokehold on a black man. Her department permitted it.

  06-06-2020 18:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The police chief had condemned the tactic of police using a knee to a suspect’s neck to subdue them.
  
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• Anatomy of a political comeback: How Biden earned nomination

  06-06-2020 18:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  It seemed easy to write off Joe Biden.Other Democratic candidates such as Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg each had moments of radiating a kinetic energy, while Biden appeared to be conserving his resources.The opening contests in the 2020 nominating race in Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada were humbling losses for Biden.
  
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• 2 Buffalo cops charged with assault after video shows officers shoving 75-year-old man to the ground

  06-06-2020 18:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Two suspended Buffalo police officers were charged with second-degree assault after video showing officers shoving a 75-year-old man to the ground.
  
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• Cuomo: "We have a moment here where we can make change"

  06-06-2020 18:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Cuomo spoke as protests against police brutality and the death of George Floyd stretch into a second weekend.
  
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• Cyclist Who Allegedly Assaulted a Group of Teens Posting Protest Flyers in a Viral Video Has Been Arrested

  06-06-2020 18:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Anthony Brennan III, 60, turned himself in after police identified him
  
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• Canadian pilot flew flight path in the shape of a 'raised fist' as tribute to George Floyd

  06-06-2020 18:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The nearly 380-mile flight, he said in a Facebook post, “took the shape of a movement symbol which I respect and support.”
  
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• George Floyd's GoFundMe memorial campaign received the most donations in platform's history

  06-06-2020 18:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The fundraiser has received more than $13,400,000 since it was created on May 27, two days after Floyd was killed by a police officer in Minneapolis.
  
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• Buffalo cops who shoved elderly protester are charged as hundreds of cheering colleagues gather to support them

  06-06-2020 18:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The two police officers suspended after video emerged of them shoving a 75-year-old man to the ground were charged on Saturday.In a virtual arraignment at Buffalo’s city courthouse before Judge Craig Hannah, officers Robert McCabe and Aaron Torgalski were charged with second-degree assault.
  
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• Italy reports 72 new COVID deaths on Saturday, 270 new cases

  06-06-2020 18:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Italy reported 72 new COVID-19 deaths on Saturday against 85 a day earlier and 270 new cases, down from 518 the day before, the Civil Protection department said.The total death toll since the outbreak emerged on Feb. 21 now stands at 33,846, the agency said, the fourth highest in the world after those of the United States, Britain and Brazil.With a total number of confirmed cases at 234,801, Italy now has the seventh highest global tally after India overtook it a day earlier.
  
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• Brazil takes down COVID-19 data, hiding soaring death toll

  06-06-2020 18:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Brazil removed from public view months of data on its COVID-19 epidemic on Saturday, as President Jair Bolsonaro defended delays and changes to official record-keeping of the world's second-largest coronavirus outbreak.Brazil's Health Ministry removed the data from a website that had documented the epidemic over time and by state and municipality.The ministry also stopped giving a total count of confirmed cases, which have shot past 672,000 – more than anywhere outside the United States &n
  
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• Bolsonaro defends later, partial release of Brazil COVID-19 data

  06-06-2020 18:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Saturday defended his government's move to partially withhold official data on the scale of the world's second-largest coronavirus outbreak.Late on Friday, Brazil's Health Ministry took down a website showing the evolution of the epidemic over time and by state and municipality.The ministry also stopped reporting a total tally of confirmed cases, which have shot past 645,000 – more than anywhere outside the United States – and its overall death t
  
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• Why was The Last of Us 2 delayed so many times?

  06-06-2020 18:01
  
  Anticipation surrounding The Last of Us: Part 2 seems to have been going on for years. Naughty Dog got gamers excited since its first look back in 2017 – a return to its brooding vision of a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by a mutated strain of fungus that turns humans into terrifying zombies. But gamers have had to wait. A reunion … Continue reading
  
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• Governor Gavin Newsom and California state representatives call for a ban of controversial neck hold used by police

  06-06-2020 17:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Governor Newsom and members of California Legislature's Black and Latinx causes are calling to ban carotid neck hold — also known as "blood choke."
  
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• Egypt proposes new Libya plan after collapse of Haftar offensive

  06-06-2020 17:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announced a new peace initiative for Libya in Cairo on Saturday, flanked by the eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar, whose 14-month offensive to capture the capital, Tripoli, collapsed this week. The head of the Tripoli parliament, aligned with the Government of National Accord (GNA) based in the capital, dismissed the offer as that of a defeated force. Haftar's reversal extends the GNA's control across most of northwest Libya while Haftar's Libyan Nat
  
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• Tropical Storm Cristobal aims at Gulf Coast

  06-06-2020 17:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Tropical Storm Cristobal in the southern Gulf of Mexico is beginning on a path expected to take it to the Gulf Coast along with the heavy rains that have caused flooding and mudslides in Mexico and Central America.
  
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