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• Portland protests: All you need to know about Trump's crackdown

  20-07-2020 23:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The US city has turned into a battleground, as federal agents clash with protesters.
  
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• Gun-brandishing St. Louis couple charged with felony

  20-07-2020 23:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The St. Louis couple that pulled out guns and threatened protesters outside their home last month are facing felony charges.A photo of Mark and Patricia McCloskey went viral last month after they pulled guns on anti-racism protesters who marched down their gated street and in front of their mansion. St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner announced Monday that she charged the McCloskeys with felony unlawful use of a weapon, though she'd like them to take a "diversion program" that will keep them
  
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• St. Louis couple slapped with felony charge for unlawful use of a weapon after brandishing guns at Black Lives Matter protesters

  20-07-2020 23:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "We must protect the right to peacefully protest, and any attempt to chill it through intimidation will not be tolerated," the circuit attorney said.
  
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• Washington says new COVID-19 data site is better than CDC program it replaced

  20-07-2020 23:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  U.S. officials defended a move to take collection of hospital data on COVID-19 cases away from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, saying a new data system launched on Monday is more expansive and robust.Senior Department Health and Human Services officials tolda briefing that the new HHS program has data from 4,500 hospitals while the CDC system had data from 3,000 hospitals.The group said that the program uses the same methods that the CDC used to make the government's COVID-1
  
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• Teddy Roosevelt's 'racist' and 'progressive' legacy, historian says, is part of monument debate

  20-07-2020 23:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Racist attitudes toward Cubans, Puerto Ricans and Filipinos during the Spanish-American War, for example, were part of the racist attitudes of the time, which Roosevelt espoused.
  
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• Georgia Democrats pick state senator to replace John Lewis on Nov. U.S. ballot

  20-07-2020 23:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Democratic Party in Georgia said on Monday it had chosen state senator Nikema Williams to be its nominee to run for the U.S. House of Representatives seat that is vacant following the death of civil rights icon John Lewis.Lewis, 80, died on Friday after being diagnosed late last year with pancreatic cancer.Williams is the first Black woman to have been elected to head the Democratic Party of Georgia.
  
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• More than 50 Florida hospitals have run out of ICU beds as coronavirus cases soar

  20-07-2020 23:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Florida Education Association filed a lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis over his order to reopen schools and resume in-person classes in August.
  
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• Top Democrats ask FBI to brief Congress on disinformation threats

  20-07-2020 23:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Democratic leaders on Monday made public a letter they sent a week ago to the FBI requesting the agency brief all members of Congress about efforts by foreign governments to spread disinformation ahead of the 2020 election.
  
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• Trump pushes mask wearing, says he'll resume White House coronavirus briefings amid spike in cases

  20-07-2020 23:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Trump's closely watched briefings were suspended in April after he indicating the coronavirus could be treated with antiseptics or ultraviolet light.
  
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• Breonna Taylor: Hunger strike begins amid US racism protests

  20-07-2020 23:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Protesters in Kentucky are demanding the firing of police involved in the death of Breonna Taylor.
  
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• 'We can’t support this' RNC plan, Jacksonville sheriff says while raising security concerns

  20-07-2020 23:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office will be unable to keep the Republican National Convention safe when it comes to the city next month, Sheriff Mike Williams said Monday.
  
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• After Trump meeting, GOP considers payroll tax cut, another stimulus check in next COVID bill

  20-07-2020 22:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Trump met with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy as divisions sharpen over the next coronavirus stimulus package
  
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• St. Louis couple charged for pulling, waving guns at protest

  20-07-2020 22:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  St. Louis’ top prosecutor on Monday charged a husband and wife with felony unlawful use of a weapon for displaying guns during a racial injustice protest outside their mansion.Mark and Patricia McCloskey, who are white, are both personal injury attorneys in their 60s.Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner told The Associated Press that their actions risked creating a violent situation during an otherwise nonviolent protest last month.
  
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• St. Louis couple charged for pulling guns at protest

  20-07-2020 22:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  St. Louis’ top prosecutor on Monday charged a white husband and wife with felony unlawful use of a weapon for displaying guns during a racial injustice protest outside their mansion.Mark and Patricia McCloskey, who are both personal injury attorneys in their 60s, also face a misdemeanor charge of fourth-degree assault.Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner told The Associated Press that the McCloskeys' actions risked creating a violent situation during an otherwise nonviolent protest.
  
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• Prosecutor: Kansas congressman blamed staff for registration

  20-07-2020 22:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A freshman Kansas congressman misled a sheriff's detective by blaming staff for a problem with his state voter registration form that led to three felony criminal charges, a prosecutor alleged Monday in a new court filing.Republican Rep. Steve Watkins listed a postal box at a UPS Inc. store in Topeka as his residence for voter registration purposes for more than three months starting in late August 2019.The charges against him in state district court in Shawnee County include voting illegally in
  
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• US governor calls for plasma donors as virus rages

  20-07-2020 22:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Florida's governor Ron DeSantis pleaded Monday for COVID-19 survivors to donate blood plasma to help save lives, as hospitals rapidly fill up and supplies of antiviral drugs run short. The situation in the Sunshine State is dire, with more than 9,500 coronavirus patients hospitalized and just 18 percent of intensive care beds available. Raising his voice over activists banging at the door, DeSantis called on Floridians to take tests for antibodies and to donate plasma if they test positive.
  
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• Trump tweets photo of himself in a mask for the first time

  20-07-2020 22:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Trump is a trendsetter who arrived at this trend a few months too late.Just a week after being seen in public wearing a mask for the first time, Trump made his biggest endorsement yet for wearing a face covering during the coronavirus pandemic. He tweeted out a picture of himself wearing a mask, and called it "patriotic to wear a face mask when you can't socially distance" — or at least that's what "many people say."> We are United in our effort to defeat the Invisible China V
  
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• ACT exams were canceled with little warning this weekend, and some teens say they weren't notified until they arrived at testing sites

  20-07-2020 22:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The ACT canceled exams at 21 testing sites on Saturday, and around 1,400 students were unable to take the exam.
  
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• Chicago activist, 18, says officer knocked out her front tooth

  20-07-2020 22:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Miracle Boyd said she was recording a protester's arrest. "The police officer came up to me, and he smacked the phone out of my hand, and it hit me in the mouth," she said.
  
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• Opportunity is not created equal in Silicon Valley for African Americans, Hispanics

  20-07-2020 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Tech's predominantly white and Asian male workforce is in danger of losing touch with the diverse nation — and world — that forms its customer base.
  
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• Former Obama adviser lays out why Biden's VP would likely be the 'most powerful in history'

  20-07-2020 22:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  You're probably well aware of the fact that the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden, needs to pick a running mate. As always, voters are watching the process closely, but there's reason to believe his choice could mean even more than usual, The Atlantic reports.That's because some people believe Biden's No. 2 will have more power than any vice president in history should the pair defeat President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence in November. Dan Pfeiff
  
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• John Kasich expected to speak at Democratic National Convention for Joe Biden: report

  20-07-2020 22:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The 2016 GOP presidential candidate has criticized President's Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic and supported his impeachment.
  
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• Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban Buy Tribeca Pied-à-Terre

  20-07-2020 22:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The couple already owns homes in Nashville, Los Angeles, and Australia
  
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• Scaled-down hajj pilgrimage to start July 29: Saudi officials

  20-07-2020 22:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  This year's hajj, which has been scaled back dramatically to include only around 1,000 Muslim pilgrims as Saudi Arabia battles a coronavirus surge, will begin on July 29, authorities said Monday.This year's hajj will be held under strict hygiene protocols, with access limited to pilgrims under 65 years old and without any chronic illnesses."The stand of pilgrims on Mount Arafat, the peak of the hajj ritual, falls on Thursday," the official Saudi Press Agency cited the Supreme Court as saying, in
  
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• Roy Den Hollander: Who was the 'anti-feminist' lawyer suspect in murder of judge's son?

  20-07-2020 22:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Men's rights attorney and self-described "anti-feminist" Roy Den Hollander is suspected of killing and critically injuring the son and husband of federal Judge Esther Salas.While authorities have not officially named the suspect found dead in an apparent suicide, sources began confirming his identity after it was first reported by The Daily Beast on Monday.
  
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• Body of NYC attorney reportedly found after shooting at federal judge Esther Salas' home: What we know

  20-07-2020 22:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Here's what we know about a shooting that left prominent defense attorney Mark Anderl in critical condition and killed his son.
  
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• Biden wishes schools taught more about Islam

  20-07-2020 22:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Former Vice President Joe Biden received endorsements from several Muslim American leaders before addressing the Million Muslim Votes summit on Monday.Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, and Rep. Andre Carson (D-Ind.), were among several Muslim American officials who signed a letter endorsing Biden on Monday. Omar's endorsement was especially notable seeing as she was a big supporter of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and continues to be a leading progressive voice i
  
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• Letters to the Editor: Expect a lot more of what's happening in Portland if Trump is reelected

  20-07-2020 21:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The violence in Portland is frighteningly similar to what went on in Nazi Germany. It's also a preview of our future if Trump wins in 2020.
  
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• Former Fox News producer alleges then-host Ed Henry violently raped her and asked her to be his 'sex slave' in lawsuit filed against the network

  20-07-2020 21:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Jennifer Eckhart alleged in the complaint that Ed Henry "psychologically manipulated and coerced" her into a sexual relationship.
  
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• Department of Homeland Security to reportedly deploy 150 federal agents to Chicago

  20-07-2020 21:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Trump is promising "more federal law enforcement" in the U.S., and in Chicago, more than 100 federal agents are reportedly set to be deployed.The Department of Homeland Security plans to deploy about 150 federal agents to Chicago this week, the Chicago Tribune reported on Monday, with the Homeland Security Investigations agents expected to "assist other federal law enforcement and Chicago police in crime-fighting efforts." According to the report, it still hasn't been made clear "the c
  
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• Leaked Documents Show the DNC’s Plans for a ‘Reimagined’ Convention

  20-07-2020 21:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Airtime cut in half. A Zoom-style backdrop the size of a tennis court. Celebratory car-honking. And most of it won’t even be in the host city.These are the Democratic National Committee’s current plans for the party’s convention in four weeks, according to a ten-page preview outline for the event obtained by The Daily Beast. The plans, marked for internal use only, feature digital renderings of convention attendees seated at distant tables and separated by see-through partition
  
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• Leaked Documents Show the DNC’s Plans for a 'Reimagined' Convention

  20-07-2020 21:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Airtime cut in half. A Zoom-style backdrop the size of a tennis court. Celebratory car-honking. And most of it won’t even be in the host city.These are the Democratic National Committee’s current plans for the party’s convention in four weeks, according to a ten-page preview outline for the event obtained by The Daily Beast. The plans, marked for internal use only, feature digital renderings of convention attendees seated at distant tables and separated by see-through partition
  
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• Georgia Democrats choose state Sen. Nikema Williams, a student of John Lewis' 'good trouble,' to replace him on ballot

  20-07-2020 21:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Georgia Democratic officials on Monday picked Nikema Williams to replace on the ballot Rep. John Lewis, the civil rights icon who died Friday.
  
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• Nikema Williams: Georgia Democrats choose replacement for civil rights hero John Lewis's seat

  20-07-2020 21:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Nikema Williams, state senator and party chair, has been chosen by the Georgia Democratic Party to replace the late congressman John Lewis on the ballot in November.The state party’s executive committee voted to select Ms Williams just three days after the passing of civil rights movement hero Mr Lewis.
  
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• U.N. chief urges 'maximum restraint' by Azerbaijan, Armenia after clashes

  20-07-2020 21:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged Azerbaijan and Armenia on Monday to exercise maximum restraint after border clashes between the long-feuding former Soviet republics.The neighbors have long been in conflict over Azerbaijan's breakaway, mainly ethnic Armenian region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
  
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• The Army Is Once Again Starting Design for Future Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle

  20-07-2020 21:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Program officials released a draft request for proposal for the OMFV's Preliminary Digital Design phase.
  
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• Ky. couple on house arrest after wife tests positive for coronavirus but refuses to sign quarantine order

  20-07-2020 21:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The ankle monitors the couple was ordered to wear will alert law enforcement if they travel more than 200 feet from their house.
  
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• Brazil Bolsonaro's low approval rating improves despite rising COVID-19 cases

  20-07-2020 21:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro's low approval ratings rose for a third consecutive month, a poll showed on Monday, as the perception of his handling of the coronavirus crisis and the economy's direction continued to improve gradually.The latest monthly XP/Ipespe poll findings come as the coronavirus-related deaths and cases also continue rising, cementing Brazil's place as the world's second-biggest hotspot for the pandemic after the United States.Bolsonaro's overall approval rating rose two pe
  
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• Multiple vaccine candidates show early promise; inhaled interferon helps severe COVID-19 patients

  20-07-2020 21:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Results from trials of two potential COVID-19 vaccines yielded initial signs of efficacy with no serious adverse side effects, according to early data released on Monday.One was a UK study of the candidate being developed by Oxford University and British drugmaker AstraZeneca.Both vaccines use a modified, harmless common cold virus known as an adenovirus to deliver genetic instructions to cells for inducing an immune response against the novel coronavirus.
  
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• Women in Portland form "Wall of Moms" to protect protesters

  20-07-2020 21:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "We moms are often underestimated. But we're stronger than we're given credit for," the group's organizer said.
  
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• L.A. Times Bureau Chief Compares Naked Portland Protester to Tiananmen Square ‘Tank Man’

  20-07-2020 21:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Los Angeles Times on Monday compared images of a naked woman protesting federal police in Portland, Ore., to the iconic picture of a Chinese man standing in front of a tank at the Tiananmen Square protest in 1989.The woman, whose name was not reported, sat nude in front of federal police during a demonstration in Portland on Saturday. She then proceeded to do yoga poses and ballet dance moves while facing officers in riot gear."Images of her on social media harked back to previous iconi
  
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• The Trump administration wants homeless shelters to use physical characteristics like the 'presence of an Adam's apple' to identify and refuse shelter to transgender women

  20-07-2020 21:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Staff can look for "factors such as height, the presence (but not the absence) of facial hair, the presence of an Adam's apple," per the new rule.
  
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• Democrats urge action on voting rights as tribute to Lewis

  20-07-2020 21:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Mourning the death of civil rights hero John Lewis, Democrats are urging the Senate to take up a bill of enduring importance to Lewis throughout his life: protecting and expanding the right to vote.Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority Whip Jim Clyburn and other Democrats say the Senate should take up a House-passed bill to restore key sections of the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act and rename it for Lewis, a longtime congressman who died Friday at age 80 of pancreatic cancer.
  
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• Column: Why is President Trump so proud of passing a test only those with dementia fail?

  20-07-2020 21:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Trump's campaign strategy relies on proving Joe Biden mentally incompetent. That's a dangerous approach.
  
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• Top Democrats say U.S. Congress appears to be election interference target

  20-07-2020 21:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Top Democrats in the U.S. Congress called on Monday on the head of the FBI to brief lawmakers on foreign efforts to interfere in the 2020 U.S. presidential election, saying that Congress appeared to be the target of an interference effort."We are gravely concerned, in particular, that Congress appears to be the target of a concerted foreign interference campaign, which seeks to launder and amplify disinformation in order to influence congressional activity, public debate, and the presidential el
  
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• Former FBI agent says attack on judge's family was 'put together systematically;

  20-07-2020 21:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Gunman kills judge's son; former FBI Newark supervising agent Jack Jupin weighs in.
  
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• Two more Cabinet ministers hit with COVID-19 in Brazil

  20-07-2020 21:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Two more ministers in the Cabinet of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Monday they have tested positive for the new coronavirus, which has been raging through Latin America’s largest nation.The 65-year-old minister of citizenship, Onyx Lorenzoni, said he started having symptoms Thursday, but is now feeling better and working from home.Milton Ribeiro, the 62-year-old minister of education, said Monday on Twitter that he is also infected — the fourth Cabinet minister so far, in a
  
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• Trump challenged on claim that Biden wants to defund the police

  20-07-2020 21:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Fox News media analyst and 'MediaBuzz' host Howard Kurtz weighs in on President Trump's interview with Chris Wallace.
  
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• Trump says Chicago violence 'worse than Afghanistan by far' as he threatens to send federal police to more cities

  20-07-2020 20:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Donald Trump said the violence in Chicago is "worse than Afghanistan" in a recent interview and suggested he may send federal officers into additional cities.Mr Trump, seated in the Oval Office and speaking with reporters, claimed that the violence in Chicago this summer has been "worse than Afghanistan, by far."
  
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• Murders in Mexico, especially of women, grew during pandemic

  20-07-2020 20:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The number of homicides in Mexico has grown during the new coronavirus pandemic, including a 9.2% spike in killings of women, according to government figures released Monday.Many of the trucks have welded steel-plate armor, turrets and firing slots.
  
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