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• Missouri Gov. Parson said he would pardon the St. Louis couple who pointed guns at Black Lives Matter protesters

  19-07-2020 23:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Gov. Mike Parson told a radio show that Mark and Patricia McCloskey, who pointed guns at BLM protesters, "had every right to protect themselves."
  
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• Florida records another 12,478 COVID-19 cases and 89 new deaths

  19-07-2020 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Florida's coronavirus cases continued to soar Sunday, with the state reporting another 12,478 cases. The state and national record for one day is 15,300 cases, reported July 12. At least 350,047 people have tested positive for the coronavirus since the pandemic began, the Florida Department of Health said. The state recorded 89 new deaths Sunday morning in its latest ...
  
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• A Change.org petition demanding justice for Breonna Taylor is now the second most-signed in the site's history

  19-07-2020 22:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The petition, which surpassed 10 million signatures on Sunday, is second to the 19 million signatures that called for justice for George Floyd in May.
  
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• Fact check: Yes, Biden botched stats on COVID-19 and gun deaths

  19-07-2020 22:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A social media post points out the Democratic presidential candidate incorrectly cited millions of deaths from COVID-19 and guns.
  
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• Trump equates support for Confederate flag with Black Lives Matter

  19-07-2020 22:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  * President speaks to Fox News Sunday as mural defaced* Biden enjoys large poll lead and earns pandemic trust* US politics – live coverageDonald Trump has equated the Black Lives Matter movement with displays of the Confederate flag, saying: “I’m not offended either by Black Lives Matter, that’s freedom of speech. You know the whole thing with cancel culture – we can’t cancel our whole history. We can’t forget that the north and the south fought.”R
  
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• 'They just started wailing on me': Veteran speaks out after video of federal officers beating him at Portland protests goes viral

  19-07-2020 22:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Christopher David, a 53-year-old disabled Navy veteran, was so angry at the sight of federal officers sweeping up protesters in the last few nights on the streets of Portland, Oregon, that he decided to go and talk to them about it.The city resident, who served more than eight years with the US Navy, got on a public bus on Saturday and headed to a protest in front of the city courthouse in the hope he could ask them some questions.
  
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• Fact check: Post makes faulty assertions about women and face coverings in Muslim-majority countries

  19-07-2020 22:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A post questions why burqas and niqabs have not lowered COVID-19 cases in Muslim-majority countries, and falsely implies that masks are ineffective.
  
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• Donald Trump v Fox News Sunday: extraordinary moments from a wild interview

  19-07-2020 22:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Facing a feared interviewer, the president ended up insisting that identifying an elephant proved his mental capacity* Trump refuses to commit to accepting election resultNearly four years into his wild and unlikely presidency, Donald Trump managed to shock the world again.An interview with Chris Wallace of Fox News Sunday included a claim not to care what the military has to say about renaming its bases, and an argument about whether identifying an elephant was strong evidence of mental stabili
  
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• Ohio governor who has refused to issue a statewide mask mandate warns the state 'could become Florida'

  19-07-2020 22:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  DeWine on Sunday said Ohio is "now headed in the wrong direction, and frankly, I'm very, very concerned about that."
  
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• Trump dismissed claim in Mary Trump's new book that his father was a 'high-functioning sociopath'

  19-07-2020 21:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The president said he was most hurt by claims about Fred Trump Sr., who was "a good man," and it was "disgraceful" that Mary Trump said otherwise.
  
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• Trump calls Biden 'not competent' to lead the US

  19-07-2020 21:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Donald Trump assailed likely opponent Joe Biden as "not competent" to lead the United States, speaking as polls over the weekend showed deepening voter disenchantment with his own handling of the coronavirus pandemic."He's shot, he's mentally shot," Trump said about Biden in a wide-ranging interview with "Fox News Sunday."Facing the multiple challenges of a spreading pandemic, racial unrest and a struggling economy, Trump made several unfounded or highly speculative accusations against
  
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• A Kentucky couple refused to sign self-quarantine papers after testing positive for coronavirus. Now they have to wear ankle monitors.

  19-07-2020 21:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The wife said that although the couple did not agree to signing the papers, they were not refusing to self-quarantine.
  
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• Trump news: President accuses Obama and Biden of spying as his coronavirus response comes under fire in Fox News interview

  19-07-2020 21:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Donald Trump has again accused former President Barack Obama and Joe Biden of spying on his administration, which has never been proven. The president claimed if he were to pull a similar stunt then he would face "50 years for treason".This comes as Mr Trump's interview with Fox News Sunday is set to air. Host Chris Wallace challenged the president on his coronavirus response by playing clips of him saying the virus would soon disappear. To defend himself, Mr Trump said he would "be right eventu
  
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• 13 people shot in gunfight between groups at Peoria, Illinois, riverfront

  19-07-2020 21:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Thirteen people were wounded early Sunday during a gunfight between groups that involved multiple shooters on the riverfront in Peoria, Illinois.
  
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• AP FACT CHECK: Trump's bends facts on virus, Biden, economy

  19-07-2020 21:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Donald Trump clung to the false notion that the coronavirus will just “disappear,” made incorrect claims about a top government expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, and again insisted that Americans are getting all the COVID-19 tests they need — all in a television interview Sunday where his answers fell short on the facts.While Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease official, said in January and February that Americans need not panic about a virus threat at the time, he al
  
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• Shootings are on the rise in several cities, and children pay the price

  19-07-2020 21:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Shootings are on the rise amid the upheaval of a public health crisis and a movement for racial justice – and young children are caught in the crossfire.
  
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• Los Angeles mayor says city is 'on the brink' of declaring another stay-at-home order

  19-07-2020 20:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Los Angeles County broke its record for a single day, with more than 4,500 new coronavirus cases on Thursday.
  
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• Netflix fantasy series Cursed tries to imitate Game of Thrones, but fails - CNET

  19-07-2020 20:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Review: The R-rated show starring Katherine Langford squanders its promising spin on the Lady of the Lake.
  
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• Coronavirus updates: Congress takes up stimulus checks, $600 weekly jobless benefit; Trump says 'I'll be right eventually' as records fall

  19-07-2020 20:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Worldwide coronavirus infections and deaths continued to mount at an alarming pace Sunday as the World Health Organization again reported a single-day record of new infections.
  
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• Trump says he wanted to hold 'big rally' in Michigan, was told he couldn't

  19-07-2020 20:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The president told Fox News' Chris Wallace Democrats are keeping COVID-19 measures in place to hurt him politically, including bans on rallies.
  
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• Hagia Sophia mosaics will be covered with curtains during prayers: Turkish presidential spokesman

  19-07-2020 20:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Mosaics depicting Christian figures in Istanbul's ancient Hagia Sophia will be covered with curtains during Muslim prayers, Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said on Sunday, as work to prepare the building for use as a mosque continues.Authorities had said last week that the mosaics would be concealed with either curtains or lasers when the first prayers are held next Friday.In a move that sparked sparked international criticism and concern, President Tayyip Erdogan declared Hagia Sop
  
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• Portland mayor says protests 'blew up like a powder keg' only after federal agents arrived

  19-07-2020 20:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Portland, Oregon, Mayor Ted Wheeler wants federal agents to leave his city as soon as possible, he told CNN's Jake Tapper during Sunday's edition of State of the Union.Tensions have been high in Portland this week amid demonstrations against police brutality, with protesters and local and state officials accusing troops associated with the Department of Homeland Security of arresting people without identifying themselves, as well as without probable cause. Oregon's Attorney General Ellen Rosenbl
  
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• 'A direct threat to our democracy': Portland mayor responds after Trump says city 'lost control'

  19-07-2020 20:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The presence of federal agents in Portland "is actually leading to more violence and more vandalism," Wheeler told CNN's "State of the Union."
  
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• Poland to propose limits on foreign media soon, Kaczynski says

  19-07-2020 19:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Poland will seek to craft rules limiting the concentration of foreign-owned media outlets well before the ruling nationalists finish their term in power, Poland's de facto leader said on Sunday, with parliamentary elections expected in 2023.Poland's ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party has long said foreign-owned media outlets have meddled in Poland's affairs and that Polish-owned media should have a stronger place.
  
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• Police are investigating a gunfight with multiple shooters that left at least 13 people injured in Peoria, Illinois

  19-07-2020 19:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A shooting on the city's riverfront occurred "a result of a dispute between groups of people," the latest in a violent weekend for the city.
  
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• Apple home page honors Rep. John Lewis - CNET

  19-07-2020 19:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The company removes all product promotion from Apple.com to mark the life of the iconic civil rights activist, who died Friday.
  
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• Trump pushes back on difficulty of cognitive test he bragged about acing

  19-07-2020 19:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The cognitive test President Donald Trump claims to have "aced" included such dicey questions as identifying an elephant and counting down from 100 by seven, he said Sunday. Trump sparred with Chris Wallace about the test, which the Fox News host said was "not the hardest." "They have a picture and it says, 'What's that?'" Wallace said on "Fox News Sunday." "It's an elephant." "No no no," ...
  
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• Republican senators confused Rep. John Lewis for another late Black lawmaker in social media posts about his death

  19-07-2020 19:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  GOP Sens. Marco Rubio and Dan Sullivan used photos of the late Rep. Elijah Cummings in posts about the death of John Lewis, who died Friday.
  
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• 'I Have to See.' President Trump Refuses to Say If He Will Accept the 2020 Election Results

  19-07-2020 19:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Trump had offered a similar refusal during the 2016 election
  
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• 13 people shot in gunfight between groups in Peoria, Illinois, Riverfront

  19-07-2020 19:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Thirteen people were wounded early Sunday during a gunfight between groups that involved multiple shooters on the Riverfront in Peoria, Illinois.
  
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• Polls show Trump's advantage over Biden on the economy evaporates as coronavirus cases climb

  19-07-2020 19:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Trump's advantage on the economy over presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden has largely disappeared since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
  
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• Black Lives Matter mural outside Trump Tower vandalized for third time

  19-07-2020 19:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  One NYPD officer attempting to stop the women smearing black paint on the yellow mural slipped and fell, covering himself in paint.
  
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• Syrians vote in 'theatrical election'

  19-07-2020 19:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  In Syria's Douma, political banners sway gently above piles of rubble and in front of bullet-pocked buildings.For the first time in nearly a decade of war, voting took place in the former rebel bastion on Sunday (July 19), two years after it was recaptured by the Syrian army.The parliamentary election was being held in 7,000 polling stations across government-controlled territory as the country struggles under a collapsing economy and new U.S. sanctions aimed at holding President Bashir al-Assad
  
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• Gottlieb warns kids could come down with COVID-linked illnesses in coming weeks

  19-07-2020 19:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Illnesses such as pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome are currently being investigated.
  
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• This is the test Trump said he 'aced' and that Fox News host Chris Wallace would have trouble completing

  19-07-2020 18:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The test was likely the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA), which measures cognitive function and helps diagnose illnesses.
  
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• Fox News host Chris Wallace says the cognitive test Trump claims to have 'aced' is 'not the hardest test'

  19-07-2020 18:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The test was most likely the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, which measures cognitive function and helps diagnose illnesses.
  
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• At least 68 Florida construction companies with government contracts received PPP loans

  19-07-2020 18:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Government auditors and watchdog groups have had a lot to look into regarding the exhausted Payroll Protection Program — which handed forgivable loans to companies amid the coronavirus pandemic — including whether government contractors should have been allowed to take the money.A Wall Street Journal analysis found that several companies judged themselves eligible for the loans despite working on active government projects, a move which has prompted some criticism. "If you had contra
  
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• Trump pushes a TikTok ban: Everything you need to know - CNET

  19-07-2020 18:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The US Army and Navy have already banned service members from using the app on government-issued phones.
  
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• 3 killed, 9 injured from Thin Blue Line motorcycle club in Texas by suspected drunk driver

  19-07-2020 18:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Members of the Thin Blue Line Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club were out for a ride when an allegedly drunk driver crossed lanes hit them head on.
  
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• 'He saw the best in all of us': Obama, Trump, Bush, lawmakers react to Rep. John Lewis' death

  19-07-2020 18:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Former President Barack Obama said Lewis "loved this country so much that he risked his life and his blood so that it might live up to its promise"
  
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• Atlanta mayor says Georgia governor's actions are "simply bizarre"

  19-07-2020 18:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "This blame game is most unusual," Bottoms said.
  
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• Is ‘cancel culture’ really a threat to free speech?

  19-07-2020 18:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  In recent weeks, "cancel culture" hasled to firings, resignations and boycotts amid the U.S.'s shifting views on race. Has the online phenomenon gone too far?
  
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• Cyprus: Virus-infected migrants may be crossing into south

  19-07-2020 18:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Asylum-seekers infected with coronavirus could be seeping through the porous cease-fire line in the ethnically divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus, the country's health minister warned Sunday.Minister Constantinos Ioannou pointed to “a problem” after a number of migrants who recently crossed from the breakaway north to seek asylum in the internationally recognized south have tested positive for COVID-19.Ioannou said the government had ordered two months ago that all migrants under
  
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• Trump won't commit to accepting result if he loses election

  19-07-2020 18:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Brushing aside polls showing his support down amid the worsening coronavirus outbreak, Trump won't promise to accept the 2020 election result.
  
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• Trump bids to stop billions in track-and-trace funds as virus cases spike

  19-07-2020 18:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  * White House opposes funding proposed by Senate Republicans* More than 140,000 Americans have died from coronavirus* US politics – live coverageDonald Trump is seeking to block billions of dollars in funding for coronavirus testing and contact tracing efforts even as cases rise across the US, where around 70,000 people are testing positive each day.White House opposition to spending proposed by Senate Republicans has sparked frustrations in his own party, according to the Washington Post,
  
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• A woman was shot eight times after asking man to stop lighting illegal fireworks, report says

  19-07-2020 18:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Shatavia Walls was shot in Brooklyn, New York days after the July 4 holiday when she asked a man to stop setting off fireworks, police sources said Saturday.
  
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• Twitter removes video in Trump retweet over copyright complaint - CNET

  19-07-2020 18:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The social media company pulled the video after rock band Linkin Park filed a complaint about the use of its music.
  
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• Pandemic? What pandemic? Trump reelection ads ignore coronavirus

  19-07-2020 18:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A surge of coronavirus cases in Florida and Arizona comes as Democratic TV ads in battleground states pound Trump on his pandemic response.
  
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• Parents guide to online school: 9 questions to help vet your back-to-school choices

  19-07-2020 18:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Online school doesn't have to be bad. And parents can make it better. As your school plans virtual instruction, here's what to ask about quality.
  
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• How Tucker Carlson went from a CIA reject to the most-watched person on cable news, accused of peddling prejudice to millions

  19-07-2020 18:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Over the years, Fox News host Tucker Carlson has sparked controversy with incendiary comments about immigrants, Black people, and women.
  
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