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• Navy to Ban Confederate Flag Following New Marine Corps Order

  09-06-2020 23:58
  
  The order comes after the death of George Floyd and subsequent protests nationwide.
  
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• No Fish Story: Michael Jordan's Boat Nabs 442-Pound Marlin

  09-06-2020 23:54
  Apparently, Michael Jordan is pretty good at fishing, too.
  
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• Nevada Transportation Department Expects Cuts of $143M

  09-06-2020 23:54
  The Nevada Department of Transportation expects $143 million in budget cuts over the next two years because of declining highway fund revenues caused by the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Family members, dignitaries honor George Floyd at funeral service in Houston

  09-06-2020 23:54
  
  A three-state, five-day final journey for George Floyd ended Tuesday in Houston, the city he called home for most of his life."I’m going to miss my brother a whole lot," LaTonya Floyd, George Floyd's sister, said through tears.
  
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• The Latest: Elections Chief Blames Counties for Voting Snags

  09-06-2020 23:52
  
  Georgia’s secretary of state is blaming county election directors for voting problems in Tuesday’s statewide primary elections.
  
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• Missing Nebraska Inmate Arrested at Lincoln Restaurant

  09-06-2020 23:51
  Authorities say a Nebraska inmate who walked away from the Community Corrections Center-Lincoln has been arrested at a restaurant in Lincoln.
  
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• Michigan Sues Dam Owner, Seeks Compensation for Destruction

  09-06-2020 23:51
  The state of Michigan has filed a lawsuit against the owner of two dams, seeking fines for the destruction of natural resources as well as “gross mismanagement” that preceded a devastating flood in Midland County.
  
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• Defense: Harvard Professor Charged in China Case Is 'Victim'

  09-06-2020 23:51
  A Harvard University professor accused of lying about his ties to a Chinese-run recruitment program has been indicted on charges of making false statements.
  
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• New Orleans to Let Good Times Roll in Casinos and Bars Again

  09-06-2020 23:49
  
  New Orleans is getting ready to let the good times roll in casinos and bars again  — with restrictions aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19.
  
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• Grand jury indicts Harvard prof for lying about China funding

  09-06-2020 23:48
  
  Charging documents say Charles Lieber had a relationship with the Wuhan University of Technology (WUT) while also chairing Harvard University’s Department of Chemistry.
  
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• Georgia launches probe into ‘unacceptable’ voting problems as primary voters face hours-long waits & ballot snafus

  09-06-2020 23:48 via rt.com
  
  Georgia officials have vowed to investigate the state’s electoral processes after primary voters were discouraged at every turn, with hours-long waits, voting machine issues, closed polling places, and a lack of absentee ballots.“Everything that could happen or go wrong has gone wrong so far,” Fulton County Board of Commissioner Chairman Robb Pitts told local media, describing his county’s cascade of failures as the result of fewer voting precincts and absentee ballot iss
  
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• Clarification: Election 2020-Romney's Vote Story

  09-06-2020 23:48
  
  In a story published June 8, 2020, The Associated Press reported Mitt Romney was the latest prominent Republican to cast doubt on his support for President Donald Trump’s reelection.
  
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• Cooper Unveils Criminal Justice Panel to Address Racial Bias

  09-06-2020 23:47
  
  North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has announced a panel that will recommend how to alter police, prosecutor and judicial practices to end racial disparities in light of George Floyd's death.
  
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• Cases at Seafood Plant Cause Spike in Oregon COVID Numbers

  09-06-2020 23:44
  More than 120 workers at a seafood plant on the coast of Oregon have tested positive for coronavirus, causing a spike in the state's COVID-19 numbers.
  
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• Texas Inmate Granted Parole After 40 Years on Death Row

  09-06-2020 23:43
  The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles says an intellectually disabled inmate who has spent nearly four decades on death row has been granted parole.
  
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• The Latest: Lines Form at Primary Polls in Reno, Las Vegas

  09-06-2020 23:42
  Nevada voters who decided they didn’t want to vote by mail are waiting in lines for up to an hour in Las Vegas and Reno to cast their primary election ballots in person but so far officials say things are running smoothly.
  
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• Police Union Head Suspended for Post on Accused Officers

  09-06-2020 23:42
  The president of a Fraternal Order of Police chapter along Florida’s Space Coast was suspended by a sheriff’s office as  it investigates him for a social media post over the weekend that encouraged officers linked to departments accused of using excessive force during recent protests to apply for jobs in Florida.
  
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• Trump administration ends ban on killing Alaska bear cubs, wolf pups

  09-06-2020 23:40
  
  The Trump administration on Tuesday overturned an Obama-era rule that barred hunters in Alaska national preserves from baiting bear traps or killing denning bear cubs and wolf pups or other practices that have been condemned by environmental and wildlife protection groups.Under the new National Park Service rule, effective July 9, hunting on natural preserves in Alaska will be controlled by the state, which allows baiting of brown and black bears; hunting of denning black bears with artificial l
  
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• Trooper Resigns After Text About Coughing to Spread COVID-19

  09-06-2020 23:39
  A Virginia state trooper has resigned after he claimed in a text message that he intentionally coughed on a driver he ticketed in hopes of spreading the coronavirus.
  
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• Jeffrey Epstein grand jury records will stay sealed for now, judge says

  09-06-2020 23:37
  
  Records that could reveal whether there was any wrongdoing by Palm Beach prosecutors in their handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case will remain sealed, at least for now, a judge has ruled.
  
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• What Does It Mean to Defund the Police or Disband the Police?

  09-06-2020 23:36
  
  Police reform has become a growing focus of nationwide protests. But it’s not entirely clear what that means.
  
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• The Latest: New Orleans to Let Good Times Roll - With Limits

  09-06-2020 23:36
  
  New Orleans is getting ready to let the good times roll in casinos and bars again  — with restrictions aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19.
  
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• Man Cleared in Wife's Slaying Seeking $6M From Alabama Town

  09-06-2020 23:36
  A man who was arrested in his wife's slaying only to be cleared later is seeking $6 million from an Alabama city.
  
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• Florida man arrested for encouraging 12-year-old to drive his SUV at 85mph, police say

  09-06-2020 23:36
  
  A Florida man has been arrested after he allegedly allowed a 12-year-old girl to drive his SUV and encouraged her to speed because he wanted to be a “cool father”, despite not being related to the girl.Shaun Michaelsen, 41, is facing felony charges after an officer said he pulled over his speeding vehicle to find a 12-year-old girl in the driver's seat, according to an arrest report.
  
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• Police: Man Kills 2 Teenage Daughters Before Killing Himself

  09-06-2020 23:35
  Police say a North Texas man shot and killed his two teenage daughters before turning the gun on himself.
  
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• NYPD officers hit with criminal charges, disciplined over actions during George Floyd protests

  09-06-2020 23:35
  
  A New York Police Department officer who allegedly shoved a protester to the ground, turned himself in Tuesday morning to face criminal charges.Officer Vincent D'Andraia, 28, was charged in a criminal complaint with assault, criminal mischief, harassment and menacing, according to the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office.The portions of the alleged incident, caught on video, took place on May 29 while D'Andraia was assigned to monitor a large crowd of protesters by Brooklyn's Barclays Center, pro
  
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• NYPD officers hit with criminal charges, discipline over actions during George Floyd protests

  09-06-2020 23:35
  
  A New York Police Department officer who allegedly shoved a protester to the ground, turned himself in Tuesday morning to face criminal charges.Officer Vincent D'Andraia, 28, was charged in a criminal complaint with assault, criminal mischief, harassment and menacing, according to the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office.The portions of the alleged incident, caught on video, took place on May 29 while D'Andraia was assigned to monitor a large crowd of protesters by Brooklyn's Barclays Center, pro
  
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• Ontario Testing Migrant Farm Workers After Coronavirus Deaths, Severe Cases

  09-06-2020 23:34
  By Allison Martell and Kelsey JohnsonTORONTO/OTTAWA (Reuters) - Ontario has started testing about 8,000 migrant farm workers for COVID-19 in a...
  
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• Outcry as Some Nursing Homes Try to Grab Stimulus Checks

  09-06-2020 23:32
  
  Some nursing homes are demanding that low-income Medicaid recipients hand over their $1,200 stimulus checks from the government _ and lawmakers want to halt the cash grab.
  
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• The Latest: College Police Chief Fired for Comments on Floyd

  09-06-2020 23:30
  
  Alabama's Troy University has fired its campus police chief over comments he made on social media about the police killing of George Floyd in Minnesota.
  
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• U.S. Charges Firm President, Trader in COVID-19 Fraud Schemes

  09-06-2020 23:27
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. authorities on Tuesday said they have charged the head of California medical technology firm Arrayit Corp and an...
  
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• Police officer who put middle fingers up at protesters stripped of his powers

  09-06-2020 23:27
  
  A Chicago police officer who raised his middle fingers to demonstrators during George Floyd protests last week, has been assigned to desk duty.During the protests last Thursday, an officer was photographed raising the middle fingers of both of his hands at protesters, as police drove away from the demonstrations.
  
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• Chief of California Firm Charged in COVID-19 Fraud Scheme: Department of Justice

  09-06-2020 23:27
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The president of a California medical technology company has been charged for ties to a scheme involving false and...
  
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• ‘Stop treating us like ANIMALS and THUGS’: WATCH NY police union boss EXPLODE on politicians and the press

  09-06-2020 23:23 via rt.com
  
  After weeks of rioting and with legislators of every stripe promising police reform or abolition, New York’s police union boss, Mike O’Meara, took a stand to excoriate lawmakers and the media for treating cops like “thugs.”The killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin two weeks ago sent shockwaves of rage across the US, with much of the anger focused on the boys in blue. Rioters and looters burned out police precincts, sprayed “kill cops&rd
  
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• ‘Stop treating us like ANIMALS and THUGS’: NY police union boss EXPLODES on politicians and the press

  09-06-2020 23:23 via rt.com
  
  After weeks of rioting and with legislators of every stripe promising police reform or abolition, New York’s police union boss, Mike O’Meara, took a stand to excoriate lawmakers and the media for treating cops like “thugs.”The killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin two weeks ago sent shockwaves of rage across the US, with much of the anger focused on the boys in blue. Rioters and looters burned out police precincts, sprayed “kill cops&rd
  
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• Body Camera: Dying Man Pleads 'Save Me' During Taser Arrest

  09-06-2020 23:23
  Police video and documents show a black man died in custody last year after sheriff's deputies in Texas repeatedly used stun guns on him, despite his pleas that he couldn't breathe.
  
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• These leaders say Latinos need to acknowledge their racism, too

  09-06-2020 23:22 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Some of the nation's top Latino leaders say it's time to acknowledge -- and fight -- problems that have been overlooked for far too long: racism and colorism within the Latino community.
  
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• Former Albuquerque Detectives File Whisteblower Lawsuit

  09-06-2020 23:22
  A whistleblower lawsuit filed by former New Mexico police detectives says they were retaliated against for repeatedly raising concerns about the operation of their department’s sex crimes unit.
  
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• As the Left Pushes To Defund Police, Here Is a Look into Chicago’s Deadly Weekend

  09-06-2020 23:22 via westernjournal.com
  
  Forget about “Black Lives Matter” or even “all lives matter” — for leftists, lives only matter when it’s politically expedient to say they do. When George Floyd died after a police officer placed a knee on his neck for nearly nine minutes in Minneapolis last month, his death was protested, publicly lamented and mourned by…
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• Voters Try to Beat the Heat in West Virginia Primary

  09-06-2020 23:21
  
  West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner says he knows of no significant issues at polling places as voters cast ballots in the state's primary.
  
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• Republican lawmakers ask Agriculture Department to ease regs on meat production

  09-06-2020 23:20
  
  Six Republicans in the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee urged the U.S. Agriculture Department on Tuesday to ease regulations on meat processors that they said make it harder for smaller companies to compete.The price paid to ranchers for cattle dropped and meat prices rose earlier this spring when operations at some slaughterhouses were slowed by workers falling ill with the new coronavirus, while others closed.President Donald Trump responded in May by insisting that the Justice Dep
  
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• Legislature Moves to up Penalty for Boating Under Influence

  09-06-2020 23:18
  Pennsylvanians caught boating under the influence could face stiffer penalties as support for stricter laws grows in the state Legislature.
  
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• Hospitals Raise Concern Over Rise in Montgomery Virus Cases

  09-06-2020 23:18
  Hospital officials in Alabama’s capital are raising concern about a rapid rise in virus cases in Montgomery County.
  
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• 'Stop treating us like animals': New York police union chief hits back over portrayal of cops and says Floyd killing was 'disgusting'

  09-06-2020 23:17
  
  The head of a New York state police union has hit out at both lawmakers and the media for treating the police like “animals and thugs”, and for vilifying the profession.Mike O’Meara, president of the New York Police Benevolent Association, standing in front of a large group of police officers at a press conference, said that 375 million interactions between the public and the police each year are “overwhelmingly positive”.
  
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• US Military Now Rethinking Links to Confederate Army Symbols

  09-06-2020 23:15
  
  The military is rethinking its traditional embrace or tolerance of Confederate Army symbols.
  
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• DC Guard Members Test Positive for COVID After Protests

  09-06-2020 23:15
  
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• Prince Philip seen in new photo with Queen Elizabeth ahead of his 99th birthday

  09-06-2020 23:14
  
  Prince Philip will turn 99 on Wednesday.To celebrate his birthday, Buckingham Palace released a new photo of Philip posing with his wife, Queen Elizabeth II.The photo was taken on June 1 in the quadrangle at Windsor Castle, according to Buckingham Palace.
  
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• Coralville Lifts Curfew Imposed Imposed After Looting

  09-06-2020 23:14
  The City of Coralville lifted on Tuesday the curfew it had imposed earlier this month in response to looting and vandalism.
  
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• Indianapolis Man Gets 6 Years for Killing Police Dog

  09-06-2020 23:13
  An Indianapolis man has been sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to fatally shooting a police dog that was pursuing him.
  
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• Brazil Obeys Court Order to Resume Providing Full Virus Data

  09-06-2020 23:11
  
  The government of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has complied with a court order to resume publication of full data on the coronavirus pandemic, including the cumulative death toll from COVID-19.
  
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