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• 'We refuse to celebrate': July 4th protesters say not all Americans are free

  05-07-2020 23:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Protesters held marches, rallies and sit-ins in cities and towns across the nation on July 4th.
  
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• Trump to hold outdoor campaign rally in New Hampshire

  05-07-2020 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  US President Donald Trump will host an outdoor campaign rally in New Hampshire, his team said Sunday, following a flopped rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma against the backdrop of COVID-19.The billionaire Republican, who is seeking reelection on November 3, had made his grand return to the campaign trail on June 20 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.Pictures of Trump's return to the White House in the middle of the night, with a worn-out air and his tie undone, cemented the image of a failed comeback.
  
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• Strip club employees, customers hit with coronavirus outbreak, Michigan officials say

  05-07-2020 23:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The outbreak comes as more than 150 cases of coronavirus have been linked to a bar in a Michigan college town.
  
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• South Florida worst in the nation for food scarcity as a result of the coronavirus pandemic

  05-07-2020 23:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  More than one in seven South Florida households now say they sometimes or often do not have enough to eat, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released this week. It’s the highest rate in the nation, ahead of Houston and New York.
  
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• Trump to hold outdoor campaign rally in Portsmouth, N.H.

  05-07-2020 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Donald Trump is set to hold an outdoor rally Saturday in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, according to the president’s campaign.The campaign rally at Portsmouth International Airport will come three weeks after an indoor rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the president's first of the COVID-19 era, drew a smaller-than-expected crowd amid concerns of rising infections in the region.The Trump campaign's announcement of the Portsmouth rally noted that “there will be ample access to hand sanit
  
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• US Navy exercises military drills in South China Sea

  05-07-2020 22:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The U.S. Navy exercises military drills in the disputed South China Sea; Trey Yingst reports.
  
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• Iran confirms damaged nuclear site was centrifuge facility

  05-07-2020 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Iran on Sunday confirmed that a damaged building at the underground Natanz nuclear site was a new centrifuge assembly center, the official IRNA news agency reported.Iranian officials had previously sought to downplay the fire, which erupted early on Thursday, calling it only an “incident” that affected an “industrial shed.”A spokesman for Iran’s nuclear agency, Behrouz Kamalvandi, said Sunday that work had begun on the center in 2013 and it was inaugurated in 2018.
  
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• Washington-based lobbyist declined to represent Prince Andrew, New York Times claims

  05-07-2020 22:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A lobbyist with ties to the Trump administration and a client list that includes governments accused of human rights abuses has declined to represent Prince Andrew, it was claimed on Sunday night. The New York Times said the Duke of York's lawyers approached the Washington-based lobbyist Robert Stryk "in recent weeks". Mr Stryk has a history of "taking on clients with unsavoury reputations" the newspaper reported but it claimed that he "expressed discomfort about the possibility of assisting Pri
  
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• Washington-based lobbyist 'declined to represent Prince Andrew'

  05-07-2020 22:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A lobbyist with ties to the Trump administration and a client list that includes governments accused of human rights abuses has declined to represent Prince Andrew, it was claimed on Sunday night. The New York Times said the Duke of York's lawyers approached the Washington-based lobbyist Robert Stryk "in recent weeks". Mr Stryk has a history of "taking on clients with unsavoury reputations" the newspaper reported but it claimed that he "expressed discomfort about the possibility of assisting Pri
  
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• Coronavirus: Texas mayors warn of 'serious trouble' as cases surge across US

  05-07-2020 22:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  * Leaders of Houston and Austin fear hospital bed shortage* Florida closes beaches as cases pass 200,000 * Trump stokes division over pandemic and raceTwo prominent Texas mayors have warned that hospitals in their cities will be “overwhelmed” by cases of Covid-19 inside two weeks, even as Donald Trump continues to portray the coronavirus resurgence nationwide as the embers of a fire he is steadily extinguishing.“If we don’t get our hands around this virus quickly, in abou
  
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• Protesters mourn the killing of a Black transgender woman in Pompano Beach

  05-07-2020 21:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Following the shooting death of a Black transgender woman in South Florida on Friday, about 25 people gathered Sunday afternoon in Pompano Beach to mourn her death.
  
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• ‘We didn’t knock politely’: Details emerge of FBI raid at Ghislaine Maxwell hideout

  05-07-2020 21:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Fresh details have emerged of the FBI raid leading to the arrest of Ghislaine Maxwell, who is accused of grooming young girls on behalf of her former partner, the convicted paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein.The 58-year-old British heiress is due to appear in a New York court this week to face four charges of aiding Epstein in the trafficking and sexual exploitation and abuse of minors, and two counts of perjury, which could see her imprisoned for 35 years.
  
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• Duke, Dominion cancel contested Atlantic Coast Pipeline

  05-07-2020 21:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The developers of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline announced Sunday that they are canceling the multi-state natural gas project, citing delays and increasing cost uncertainty.Despite a victory last month at the United States Supreme Court over a critical permit, Dominion Energy and Duke Energy said in a news release that “recent developments have created an unacceptable layer of uncertainty and anticipated delays” for the $8 billion project designed to cross West Virginia and Virginia int
  
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• Best meat delivery deals for Independence Day weekend - CNET

  05-07-2020 21:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Can't-miss meat deals, comin' in hot for the long summer weekend.
  
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• Immigrant workers at Michigan greenhouse: We were cheated, tricked into deportation

  05-07-2020 21:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Migrants from Mexico came to Michigan to work at a greenhouse, but were cheated of pay and tricked into being detained, according to a lawsuit.
  
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• The federal government extended the Paycheck Protection Program after $130 billion out of $660 billion went uncollected. Here's what new applicants need to know.

  05-07-2020 21:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Potential applicants now have until August to request federal relief funds under the program to help businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Gettysburg 'flag-burning hoax' sees armed far-right groups assemble

  05-07-2020 21:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A fake call served to mobilise far-right militias to descend on the Gettysburg battleground site.
  
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• Bolton: Trump claim he wasn’t told of Russia bounty report is 'not how system works’

  05-07-2020 20:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Ex-national security adviser also says any decision to withhold intelligence would ‘certainly not’ be ‘made only by the briefer’* Trump uses Fourth of July to stoke division on virus and raceDonald Trump’s claim not to have been briefed about intelligence suggesting Russia paid Taliban-linked militants to kill US soldiers is “just not the way the system works”, former national security adviser John Bolton said on Sunday.Bolton was appearing on Face the N
  
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• Argentina sweetens debt revamp offer to creditors; sets August 4 deadline

  05-07-2020 20:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Argentina's government unveiled an amended debt restructuring proposal on Sunday and set a deadline of Aug. 4 for creditors to accept it, adding some key sweeteners as it looks to defuse recent tensions with bondholders and strike a deal.The new proposal https://www.argentina.gob.ar/sites/default/files/anexo-05-07-2020.pdf, which comes after talks to revamp around $65 billion in foreign debt stalled last month, would reduce principal haircuts, increase coupons and include a bond to account for a
  
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• As vaccine hopes rise, US races to buy syringes to avoid shortage scenario

  05-07-2020 20:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A report in May warned the USA could need 850 million more syringes for a coronavirus vaccine. Is the country prepared?
  
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• Get muscle relief with this TaoTronics massage gun for $95 - CNET

  05-07-2020 20:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Save 27% on a 10-speed, 24-watt gun with six interchangeable massage heads.
  
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• FDA commissioner refuses to comment on Trump's claim that 99 percent of coronavirus cases are 'harmless'

  05-07-2020 20:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Trump calls 99% of COVID cases "harmless" in his July 4 speech. FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn refused to comment on the claim.
  
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• Rare case of brain-destroying amoeba confirmed in Florida

  05-07-2020 20:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Naegleria fowleri is contacted when contaminated water enters through a person's nose and is found in warm freshwater.
  
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• Virus fear prompts Mexican town to block road from US border

  05-07-2020 20:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Residents of the town of Sonoyta, across from Lukeville, Arizona, briefly blocked the main road leading south from the U.S. border over the weekend over fears of coronavirus outbreaks. Arizona has seen a major upsurge in infections and there were worries about intensified contagion during the July 4 weekend. The mayor of Sonoyta, José Ramos Arzate, issued a statement Saturday "inviting U.S. tourists not to visit Mexico.”
  
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• MPs call for parental leave to be extended by three months amid fears over childcare and job losses during Covid-19

  05-07-2020 20:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  MPs have called for parental leave for all new parents caught up in the coronavirus pandemic to be extended by three months, amid warnings over job losses and childcare arrangements. In a report published on Monday, the Commons petitions committee warns that Covid-19 has led to new parents missing out on “crucial support” and some experiencing severe mental health problems. This includes missing out on visits from health professionals and a lack of access to mental health services, d
  
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• At 550,000 coronavirus tests daily in the USA, testing still far below level for safe reopening

  05-07-2020 20:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Trump suggested testing be slowed because it uncovers more cases. Experts say the rise is due mainly to wider exposure to the virus.
  
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• FDA Head Repeatedly Declines to Defend or Deny Trump Claim That 99% of COVID-19 Cases Are 'Totally Harmless'

  05-07-2020 19:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The President's claim contradicts the existing data
  
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• FDA Head Declines to Defend or Deny Trump Claim That 99% of COVID-19 Cases Are 'Totally Harmless'

  05-07-2020 19:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The President's claim contradicts the existing data
  
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• Phoenix mayor says the federal government is 'declaring victory while we're still in crisis mode' as Arizona sees the highest per-capita infection rate in the US

  05-07-2020 19:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  On Sunday, the state health department reported 3,536 new cases of COVID-19 days after it reported its all-time high of 4,878 new cases on Wednesday.
  
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• Taj Mahal remains shut as India reports record daily virus cases

  05-07-2020 19:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  India's top tourist attraction the Taj Mahal will remain shut, officials said Sunday, as the vast nation registered a record daily number of coronavirus cases and opened a sprawling treatment centre in the capital to fight the pandemic.The health ministry reported just under 25,000 cases and 613 deaths in 24 hours -- the biggest daily spike since the first case was detected in late January.The surge took India's total tally to more than 673,000 cases and 19,268 deaths, pulling the country closer
  
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• US mayors warn their cities are being overwhelmed

  05-07-2020 19:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  US mayors warned on Sunday that their cities were in danger of being overwhelmed by a surge in covid-19 cases as they pushed back against governors’ decisions to re-open states and President Donald Trump’s claims that the disease is under control. Across the US, the nationwide rolling seven-day average of new cases hit 48,361 - an increase of 11,740 on the past week. In all 18 states have reported new records, prompting local officials to warn that they are in danger of being overwhe
  
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• Fact check: Common cold does not produce positive coronavirus test

  05-07-2020 19:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  People are misinterpreting COVID-19 viral testing for antibodies testing, falsely claiming colds are responsible for positive coronavirus tests.
  
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• Face masks flopped on the Fourth of July in Rehoboth Beach: 'It is my choice'

  05-07-2020 19:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The holiday weekend brought crowds to Rehoboth Beach in Delaware and with it the concern that the weekend could cause a surge in coronavirus cases.
  
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• You can preorder Cyberpunk 2077 for $50 right now - CNET

  05-07-2020 19:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The most anticipated game of 2020 comes with a slew of digital and physical goodies.
  
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• The best deals from Best Buy's July 4th sale you can still get today - CNET

  05-07-2020 19:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The holiday is over, but you can still get big discounts on laptops, Apple products, TCL's brilliant 8 Series TVs and more.
  
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• President Kanye? Fresh Off a New Deal With Gap, West Looks Higher

  05-07-2020 19:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The designer and musician says he’s looking to the Oval Office next.
  
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• Florida surpasses 200,000 coronavirus cases

  05-07-2020 19:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The state has reported more than 10,000 new cases for a fourth straight day as the country sees another surge in the illness.
  
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• This Aircraft Carrier Was Built for Waging War During World War II. It Made History a Different Way.

  05-07-2020 19:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Today the supercarrier isn't really such a novel concept, but in the early Cold War, this wasn't so readily apparent. This carrier changed that.
  
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• Fire at Iran's Natanz nuclear facility caused significant damage: spokesman

  05-07-2020 19:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A fire at Iran's underground Natanz nuclear facility has caused significant damage that could slow the development of advanced centrifuges used to enrich uranium, an Iranian nuclear official said on Sunday.Iran's top security body said on Friday that the cause of the fire that broke out on Thursday had been determined but would be announced later.On Thursday, an article by Iran's state news agency IRNA addressed what it called the possibility of sabotage by enemies such as Israel and the United
  
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• Last chance to get excellent TCL 8-Series TV at lowest price ever - CNET

  05-07-2020 19:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The 65-incher costs $1,000 and the 75-incher is $1,800. The sale at Best Buy ends today.
  
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• Discovery of Frederick Douglass letter sheds light on contested Lincoln statue

  05-07-2020 19:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Amid protests, some want removal of Washington statue which shows president standing over a man who has broken his chainsAn argument between history professors over a statue which many protesters say should be removed from Lincoln Park in Washington led to the discovery of a letter in which Frederick Douglass described his feelings about it.“The negro here, though rising, is still on his knees and nude,” the civil rights campaigner wrote to the National Republican newspaper in 1876,
  
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• Weekend deals: $22 drones, $6 fairy lights and a $30 AirPods Pro alternative - CNET

  05-07-2020 19:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The kid-friendly indoor quadcopter comes with two batteries for extra flight time.
  
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• Chicago violence erupts during holiday weekend, at least 67 shot and 13 killed

  05-07-2020 19:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Nine of the victims were minors involved in the Chicago violence, with two fatalities so far; Garrett Tenney reports.
  
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• All the best July 4th sales still happening right now - CNET

  05-07-2020 18:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  We've rounded up the best ways to save money on housewares, bedding, electronics and more.
  
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• UK pays tribute to National Health Service on 72nd birthday

  05-07-2020 18:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  People across the U.K. joined in a round of applause on Sunday to mark the 72nd anniversary of the free-to-use National Health Service, one of the country's most cherished institutions.Funded by everyone through the tax system, it provides free health care to any U.K. resident when needed.Prince Charles said the NHS has been through the “most testing time” in its history and that it was right for the whole country to come together to pay tribute to everyone who works within it.
  
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• Constitutional changes are the 'right thing' for Russia: Putin

  05-07-2020 18:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday constitutional amendments approved in a nationwide vote created the conditions for Russia's "progressive development" for decades to come.One of the changes approved in the week-long vote that ended on July 1 makes it possible for Putin to seek two more terms as president and, if re-elected, to stay in power until 2036."They will strengthen our nationhood and create conditions for the progressive development of our country for decades to come," he said.
  
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• Hundreds of scientists say coronavirus is airborne, ask WHO to revise recommendations: NYT

  05-07-2020 18:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The WHO has said the coronavirus disease spreads primarily from person to person through small droplets from the nose or mouth, which are expelled when a person with COVID-19 coughs, sneezes or speaks.Whether carried by large droplets that zoom through the air after a sneeze, or by much smaller exhaled droplets that may glide the length of a room, the coronavirus is borne through air and can infect people when inhaled, the scientists said, according to the NYT."Especially in the last couple of m
  
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• ‘We all need to come together’: Ernst distances herself from Trump’s weekend rhetoric

  05-07-2020 18:44 via politico.com
  
  The Iowa senator said many of the nation’s protesters are peaceful.
  
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• ‘We all need to come together’: Ernst distances herself from Trump’s rhetoric

  05-07-2020 18:44 via politico.com
  
  The Iowa senator said many of the nation’s protesters are peaceful.
  
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• Rocket Lab’s Electron mission failure takes out seven satellites

  05-07-2020 18:32
  
  Rocket Lab experienced a mission failure on July 4th for reasons that remain unclear, resulting in the loss of both the launch vehicle and the seven satellites carried as payload. The company aims to offer rapid launches for small payloads like CubeSats; it has already had a dozen successful missions and had several launches planned for later this year. As … Continue reading
  
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