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• Cuomo warns of reopen rollback over violations

  14-06-2020 23:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned bars and restaurants that they can lose their liquor license if they violate reopening regulations, and threatened to reinstate closings in areas where local governments fail to enforce rules. Manhattan and the Hamptons were singled out as problem areas.
  
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• NASCAR allows limited audience for first time since coronavirus, Confederate flag ban

  14-06-2020 23:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The racing league allowed 1,000 first responders and military families to be spectators at its race at the Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday.
  
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• Kim Jong Un's sister threatens South Korea with military

  14-06-2020 23:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has threatened to use military action against South Korea as she bashed Seoul on Saturday over worsening bilateral relations and its inability to stop activists from floating anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border.
  
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• Fact check: Photo shows Biden with Byrd, who once had ties to KKK but wasn't a grand wizard

  14-06-2020 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A widely shared image on social media claims Joe Biden is pictured with Robert Byrd, a grand wizard of the KKK. Byrd was in the KKK but not that post.
  
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• What is Juneteenth? Holiday marking Emancipation Proclamation takes on extra importance in 2020

  14-06-2020 23:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  On June 19, 1865, a soldier informed Galveston, Texas, that President Abraham Lincoln two years earlier had freed slaves in "rebel" states.
  
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• Atlanta police shooting of black man was a homicide, coroner says

  14-06-2020 23:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Brooks' death reignited protests in Atlanta after days of worldwide demonstrations against racism and police brutality prompted by the death of George Floyd, an African American, in Minneapolis police custody on May 25.An autopsy conducted on Sunday showed that Brooks, 27, died from blood loss and organ injuries caused by two gunshot wounds, an investigator for the medical examiner said in a statement.Brooks' fatal encounter with police came after an employee of a Wendy's restaurant in Atlanta p
  
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• Atlanta police seek masked woman suspected of burning down Wendy's

  14-06-2020 23:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The fast-food outlet was torched late on Saturday during demonstrations that erupted over the killing of 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks.The officer suspected of killing Brooks was fired, and another officer involved in the incident was put on administrative leave.Brooks' death was captured on police body camera footage, as well as by a surveillance camera.
  
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• Who is Rayshard Brooks? Father of 4 celebrated daughter's birthday hours before police shot him in Atlanta

  14-06-2020 23:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  An Atlanta police officer shot Rayshard Brooks during a tussle at a Wendy's. The 27-year-old was supposed to take his daughter skating the next day.
  
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• Trump's recent visit to West Point has people asking questions about his health

  14-06-2020 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Donald Trump's health has been the subject of speculation since videos showed him walking cautiously and using two hands to drink water.
  
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• Libel verdict due for Philippine journalist critical of Duterte

  14-06-2020 22:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Philippine journalist Maria Ressa faces a possible prison sentence when the verdict in her libel trial is handed down Monday in a case she and watchdogs say is aimed at silencing critics of President Rodrigo Duterte.Ressa, 56, and her news site Rappler have been the target of legal action and probes after publishing stories critical of Duterte's policies, including his drug war that has killed thousands.Monday's verdict in Manila will decide a trial that stems from a businessman's 2017 complaint
  
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• 'Extraordinarily dangerous': Top health officials sound dire warning about Trump rally

  14-06-2020 22:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "I’m concerned about our ability to protect anyone who attends a large, indoor event, and I’m also concerned about our ability to ensure the president stays safe as well," said one official.
  
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• Police: Colorado man arrested after people held at gunpoint

  14-06-2020 22:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Authorities have arrested a Colorado man they say held two roofing-company salesmen at gunpoint who had been knocking on doors in his neighborhood.Both were wearing blue polo shirts with a local roofing company logo when Scott Gudmundsen forced them to the ground on Thursday, police told KUSA-TV.Gudmundsen, 65, was dressed in fatigues and armed with two pistols, one of which had been converted into a longer weapon that looked like a carbine rifle, authorities said.
  
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• There is no national standard for police trainings across the US but uniformity could help combat systemic issues, experts say

  14-06-2020 22:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  One expert said distinguishing between police officer trainings was like comparing "fruits to vegetables" instead of as "apples to oranges."
  
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• Calls rise for energy sector to improve diversity: 'It's what they call shared power'

  14-06-2020 22:30 via politico.com
  
  Companies across the energy sector have condemned police brutality and racism, but black leaders say they're still waiting for real action.
  
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• What We Know About 18 Complaints on Cop Who Put Knee to George Floyd’s Neck

  14-06-2020 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  “Badge number 1087, you’re not going to get away with this.”
  
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• In Peru, thousands of faces at Mass -- none now alive

  14-06-2020 21:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Archbishop Carlos Castillo on Sunday looked out over a catheral full of faces — none of them now alive.The cleric had his church filled with more than 5,000 portraits of those who have died in the pandemic that is burning across Peru and South America as a whole, using his broadcast homily to criticize a health system he said “is based on egotism and on business and not on mercy and solidarity with the people.”Hundred of them have died without receiving help from the health sys
  
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• New York attorney general called to probe the 2008 firing of a Black Buffalo police officer who jumped on a white colleague's back to stop him from using a chokehold

  14-06-2020 21:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The officer who tried to use the chokehold was sentenced to four months in prison a decade later for use of excessive force against four Black teens.
  
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• WHO's Kluge warns against further lifting of lockdown in England: Guardian

  14-06-2020 21:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  In an interview https://bit.ly/2MYn0hK with the Guardian newspaper, Kluge also cautioned that Britain remained in a "very active phase of the pandemic" and warned against rushing into reopening the economy.Britain said on Sunday it was reviewing its two-metre (6.5-foot) social distancing rule ahead of the next stage of lockdown easing planned for July 4.
  
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• The Secret Service released a statement admitting it pepper sprayed protesters ahead of Trump's bible photo op

  14-06-2020 21:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Secret Service admitted to using pepper spray on protesters to clear a path for President Trump's photo op on June 1.
  
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• Mexican lawmaker postpones proposal to merge three regulators after opposition

  14-06-2020 20:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A lawmaker from Mexico's ruling party who proposed merging three regulatory bodies into one said on Sunday he would delay the initiative, after opponents criticized the move as a power grab that could jeopardize oversight.Ricardo Monreal, senate leader of the president's National Regeneration Movement (MORENA), said he would wait to move ahead with his proposal to combine energy regulator CRE, antitrust watchdog the Federal Economic Competition Commission (COFECE), and telecoms regulator IFT.The
  
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• Rayshard Brooks shooting: Use of deadly force by Atlanta police condemned

  14-06-2020 20:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The death of another African-American man during an arrest prompts protests and official criticism.
  
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• Egypt to reopen all airports on July 1, says aviation minister

  14-06-2020 20:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Egypt will reopen all its airports on July 1, the civil aviation minister said on Sunday, after suspending regular international flights in March due to the coronavirus outbreak.Mohamed Manar Anba told a news conference that flights would resume gradually at the airports from the start of July.Anba and Tourism Minister Khaled al-Anani, who joined the news conference, outlined measures to be taken inside planes, at airports and in hotels to help to ensure the safety and health of foreign tourists
  
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• Egypt to reopen all airports on July 1, aviation minister says

  14-06-2020 20:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Egypt will reopen all its airports for scheduled international traffic on July 1, the civil aviation minister said on Sunday, after suspending regular commercial flights in March because of the coronavirus outbreak.Mohamed Manar Anba told a news conference that flights would resume gradually at the airports from the start of July.
  
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• Rayshard Brooks killing: White officer who shot black man at drive-thru could be charged with murder

  14-06-2020 20:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The white police officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks could be charged with murder by Wednesday according to the Fulton County district attorney.Paul Howard told CNN that his office will decide by the middle of the week whether it will be filing charges against Garrett Rolfe, the officer who killed Mr Brooks on Saturday.
  
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• Spain says will reopen EU borders, barring Portugal, on June 21

  14-06-2020 20:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Spain, one of the world's leading tourist destinations, will next Sunday re-establish free travel with fellow EU countries, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced.The land border with Portugal will however remain closed until July 1.Portugal has suffered a much lower death rate than Spain from the coronavirus epidemic.
  
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• Daily Turkish coronavirus cases double from level in early June

  14-06-2020 20:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The number of new coronavirus cases in Turkey rose to 1,562 in the last 24 hours, Health Ministry data showed on Sunday, almost double the level to which they had fallen in early June when Ankara lifted travel restrictions and reopened facilities.The daily number of cases had been below 1,000 from late May until last Friday, hitting a low of 786 on June 2.There have been a total 178,239 cases of COVID-19 in Turkey.
  
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• 'Some day you're going to regret this': CNN anchor clashes with Trump campaign lawyer over 'fake news' attacks

  14-06-2020 20:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CNN anchor Brian Stelter and senior Trump campaign legal advisor Jenna Ellis traded barbs during a segment on Sunday where Mr Stelter predicted the president's advisers would one day look back with regret on their strategy to attack the integrity of traditional media outlets.When Ms Ellis derided the "fake news media" as "peddlers of false information," Mr Stelter interrupted her with a plea to her future self not to use such terms.
  
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• Germany says coronavirus tracing app ready to go

  14-06-2020 20:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Germany's smartphone app to trace coronavirus infections is ready to be launched this week, Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Sunday.After delays to ensure the bluetooth technology would work at the correct distance, the government says the app will be a vital tool to help avoid a second wave of infections."It's coming this week," Spahn told ARD television, but he declined to confirm German media reports that the app would be launched on Tuesday.
  
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• Republicans insist Trump Tulsa rally won't spread coronavirus – despite local concern

  14-06-2020 20:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  * Attendees at Saturday campaign rally will have to sign waiver* Tulsa health director expresses concern over indoor eventRepublican lawmakers are downplaying concerns that a Donald Trump indoor rally planned for Tulsa, Oklahoma, for next weekend could contribute to the spread Covid-19, amid an increase in cases in the city.The Tulsa city-county health department director, Bruce Dart, said he worried the rally could be dangerous for attendees as well as the president.“I wish we could postp
  
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• Travel bosses 'lose confidence' in Priti Patel as they demand she quit if she loses court case over quarantine

  14-06-2020 20:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Bosses of some of Britain’s biggest travel and hospitality companies have warned Priti Patel they have lost confidence in her over the “misguided” quarantine policy - and urged her to quit if she loses a court case over it. In a letter to the Home Secretary, leaders of the group which includes hotelier and Tory donor Rocco Forte warn that 1.7 million jobs in their industry are being put at risk by a policy which they say renders economic recovery “impossible.” &ldqu
  
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• Infectious disease expert says coronavirus won't slow down until 'about 60% or 70%' of American population is infected, points out US is at 'about 5%'

  14-06-2020 20:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Dr. Michael Osterholm said the US is in an "unsure moment" in light of states reopening and protests during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  
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• Germany's R-rate spikes above 1 ahead of tracing app rollout

  14-06-2020 19:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Germany’s R-rate, the crucial metric used to determine how rapidly the coronavirus is spreading, spiked above 1 on Sunday according to both daily and weekly measures - just days before the country is set to launch its tracing app. The news has given rise to concerns that Germany, which won global praise for its response to the crisis, may have relaxed lockdown restrictions too soon. An "R" or reproduction rate above one indicates that each person with the virus is infecting more than one o
  
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• Trump economic adviser urges wearing of masks at Tulsa rally

  14-06-2020 19:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  People attending U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign rally in Oklahoma this week should wear masks, a White House adviser said on Sunday, as health experts cautioned against large gatherings such as political rallies during the coronavirus pandemic.New coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in record numbers swept through more U.S. states including Texas, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina, while Oklahoma reported record new cases over the weekend.."It is a concern," White House econo
  
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• A woman hatched three ducklings — 'Beep, Peep, and Meep' — from eggs she bought in a supermarket

  14-06-2020 19:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The woman incubated the duck eggs until they hatched. The ducks will live with her as pets, she said.
  
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• Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar supports calls to dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department: 'you can't really reform a department that is rotten to the root'

  14-06-2020 19:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "Nobody is saying that the community is not going to be kept safe," she said. "Nobody is saying crime will not be investigated."
  
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• Trump's deployment of US soldiers to Colombia 'could trigger war with Venezuela'

  14-06-2020 19:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Members of Colombia’s opposition are warning that the deployment of US troops in the country is illegal, and that it could hamper the country’s fragile peace process and spark an international conflict. “This could turn into a war that has nothing to do with us,” Senator Armando Benedetti told reporters. The country’s minister of defence insists the American soldiers are only present in a support capacity and says the deployment does not need congressional approval.
  
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• Anti-racism protest signs, murals destined for U.S. Smithsonian

  14-06-2020 19:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Days into nationwide protests over the killing of George Floyd, demonstrators began to fill a tall fence in front of the White House with posters, flowers, paintings and photos in honor of black men, women and children who have lost their lives at the hands of police.Placed on the recently renamed Black Lives Matter Plaza, the tributes have created a spontaneous memorial that are now being collected for a more permanent home at the Smithsonian Institution.Graffiti artists and mural painters have
  
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• Vigilantes threaten to re-take Seattle's autonomous zone from activists

  14-06-2020 19:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Vigilante groups have threatened to "re-take" the independent zone in Seattle where protesters have set up barricades to keep police out. Over a thousand people have responded to a Facebook event to attack the so-called Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, which they say is "illegally occupying public property and terrorising small businesses". The zone, established on Monday, covers a six-block area of the city surrounding the abandoned East Precinct police station. Some protesters are camping overnig
  
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• Rallies protesting police violence held in SF, Oakland, Vallejo

  14-06-2020 19:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Thousands gathered in rallies and marches in the Bay Area Saturday afternoon to protest systemic racism and police violence.
  
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• Fears of virus second wave as China battles fresh outbreak

  14-06-2020 19:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  China reported its highest daily number of new coronavirus cases in months on Sunday, triggering fears of a second wave of infections as more European countries prepare to reopen their borders.The shock resurgence in domestic infections has rattled China, where the disease emerged late last year but had largely been tamed through severe restrictions on movement that were later emulated across the globe.It also gives a bleak insight into the difficulties the world will face in conquering COVID-19
  
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• Nepal snubs powerful neighbour India by claiming disputed territory as its own in new map

  14-06-2020 19:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The lower house of Nepal's parliament on Saturday approved a controversial new map of the country that includes areas disputed with India. The move signals a hardening of Nepal's position over a decades-long border row that has strained ties between the neighbours. India's foreign ministry rejected the map, arguing that the addition of Indian territory is not based on historical fact or evidence. "It is also violative of our current understanding to hold talks on outstanding boundary issues," fo
  
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• National Urban League condemns death of Rayshard Brooks: Fleeing from police should not be a death sentence

  14-06-2020 18:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Marc Morial, president and chief executive officer of the National Urban League, tells Fox News that the Atlanta police's use of deadly force was disproportionate to the situation.
  
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• A white couple called the police on a man for stenciling 'Black Lives Matter' in chalk on his own property

  14-06-2020 18:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The couple accused James Juanillo of defacing private property, even though he lived in the home and was writing with chalk.
  
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• Italy death toll from coronavirus outbreak rises by 44 to 34,345

  14-06-2020 18:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy climbed by 44 on Sunday, the Civil Protection Agency said, while the tally of new cases increased by 338.The northern region of Lombardy, where the outbreak was first identified, remains by far the worst affected of Italy's 20 regions, accounting for 244 of the 338 new cases reported on Sunday.
  
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• Sri Lanka holds coronavirus-proof test vote ahead of election

  14-06-2020 18:32 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Voters wear face masks and observe social distancing in queues to prepare for a general election.
  
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• Stacey Abrams on police shooting of Rayshard Brooks: 'There is a legitimacy to this outrage'

  14-06-2020 18:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Stacey Abrams said the fatal Atlanta police shooting of Rayshard Brooks showed the "legitimacy" of the outrage expressed by Black Lives Matter protests.
  
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• Surveillance, body camera videos released of deadly police-involved shooting in Atlanta

  14-06-2020 18:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Law enforcement analyst, police investigator and author Joseph Ested weighs in on the debate over the use of deadly force on Rayshard Brooks.
  
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• 'Disinfecting non-stop' as Italy faces two new virus outbreaks

  14-06-2020 18:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Yellow police tape -- a familiar sight across Italy since the coronavirus began sweeping the country in March -- reappeared at the weekend outside a Rome squat where around 15 new cases have emerged.Health workers insist the outbreak among squatters including a Peruvian family is under control, at a time when Italy is cautiously relaxing measures to contain the disease that has claimed more than 34,000 lives.A second outbreak was far bigger and occurred at a hospital on the western edge of Rome,
  
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• Trump moved Tulsa rally date after learning about Juneteenth

  14-06-2020 18:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Donald Trump didn't know the significance to black Americans of the date and location he chose for his first campaign rally since the coronavirus pandemic more than three months ago, key Republican supporters of the president in Congress said Sunday.Trump had scheduled the rally for June 19, known as Juneteenth because it marks the end of slavery in the United States.Black community and political leaders denounced the moveand called on Trump to reschedule.
  
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• Minneapolis officers quit in wake of George Floyd protests

  14-06-2020 18:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  At least seven Minneapolis police officers have quit and another seven are in the process of resigning, citing a lack of support from department and city leaders as protests over George Floyd's death escalated. Current and former officers told The Minneapolis Star Tribune that officers are upset with Mayor Jacob Frey’s decision to abandon the Third Precinct station during the protests. The Minnesota Department of Human Rights launched a civil rights investigation into the city's police dep
  
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