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• 'The new toilet paper:' Bikes are flying off shelves, overwhelming shops

  02-06-2020 23:57 via cnn.com
  
  Eric Attayi, owner of the Urban Bicycle Gallery in Houston, Texas, has watched the pandemic transform his shop in a way most businesses can only dream of.
  
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• Coronavirus: Risk of death is higher for ethnic minorities

  02-06-2020 23:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Being black or from an ethnic minority is a "major risk factor" in coronavirus, Matt Hancock says.
  
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• One of America's most popular police trainers is teaching officers how to kill with fear-based warrior tactics

  02-06-2020 23:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Dave Grossman's overly aggressive style prepares law enforcement officers for a job under siege, where they're "at war" on the streets.
  
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• Feds Charge Two for Firebombing Minnesota Building During Protests

  02-06-2020 23:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  They’re bringing in the big guns now.The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) made its first known intervention on Monday into the spiraling crisis in Minnesota, following the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin. The federal agency charged two men with firebombing a county building in the town of Apple Valley on Friday, and with possessing Molotov cocktails “not registered to them in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer.”&nbs
  
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• AG Barr ordered protesters cleared from park near White House: Officials

  02-06-2020 23:39
  
  Attorney General Barr gave the order to law enforcement to push back protesters prior to President Trump's photo-op walk to a church near the White House.
  
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• Zoom sees sales boom amid pandemic

  02-06-2020 23:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The video conference company has become ubiquitous during lockdown, bringing new challenges.
  
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• Tropical Storm Cristobal has formed in Gulf of Mexico and may approach US by weekend

  02-06-2020 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Tropical Storm Cristobal is the third named storm of the 2020 hurricane season, which began Monday. It's forming in the Gulf of Mexico.
  
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• 'Here to offer you grace': Protesters in Minneapolis bringing peace met with police force

  02-06-2020 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  “We cannot back down now. We have come way too far. We are literally in the midst of history.”
  
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• Wanda Sykes to white people: Get out in the streets

  02-06-2020 23:24 via cnn.com
  
  Actress Wanda Sykes gave an impassioned plea to white people to take an active role in combating racism.
  
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• George W. Bush says it remains a 'shocking failure' that African Americans are 'harassed and threatened in their own country'

  02-06-2020 23:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "It remains a shocking failure that many African Americans ... are harassed and threatened in their own country," Bush said.
  
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• What is the Insurrection Act and why has it been invoked before?

  02-06-2020 23:21
  
  President Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act and deploy troops on American cities in response to nationwide protests after the killing of George Floyd.
  
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• Eliot Engel heard on hot mic: 'If I didn't have a primary, I wouldn’t care'

  02-06-2020 23:19 via politico.com
  
  His remarks come just weeks before New York’s primary elections on June 23.
  
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• McConnell blocks resolution condemning Trump's response to protests

  02-06-2020 23:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer attempted to pass the resolution by unanimous consent.
  
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• Adama Traoré: French anti-racism protests defy police ban

  02-06-2020 23:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Echoing US protests, people call for justice for Adama Traoré, who died in 2016 in police custody.
  
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• George Floyd protests: Trudeau's epic pause when asked about Trump's response

  02-06-2020 23:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Asked about race, unrest and the US response, the Canadian prime minister chose his words carefully.
  
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• 2 dead after shooting at North Dakota air base

  02-06-2020 23:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A shooting on Monday left two airmen dead at the Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota, the military said. The base’s emergency services members responded to the shooting, which occurred at 4:30 a.m. Officials said there is no risk to other personnel, and the shooting remains under investigation.
  
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• The Trump administration was just hit with the first lawsuit challenging its executive order targeting social-media companies

  02-06-2020 23:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The lawsuit argues that Trump's executive order violates the First Amendment.
  
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• 'Exhausted' Starbucks workers are forced to choose between reduced hours or unpaid leave, as the coffee giant adjusts to a new normal

  02-06-2020 23:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Some workers feel frustrated by their options, with one employee saying he is "mentally and physically exhausted" from working during the pandemic.
  
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• Resurfaced Trump interview about Tiananmen Square massacre shows what he thinks of protests

  02-06-2020 22:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Donald Trump gave a glimpse into his mindset towards mass protests when he said in 1990 that China showed "power of strength" in a "vicious" crackdown on students in Tiananmen Square.Two decades later, armed riot police firing tear gas and rubber bullets cleared protesters away from Lafayette Square before Mr Trump on Monday walked from the White House to St John's Church for a photo-op with a Bible.
  
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• The Latest: Ex-CIA operative Valerie Plame loses N.M. race

  02-06-2020 22:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Former CIA operative Valerie Plame has lost her race in the Democratic primary for an open seat representing New Mexico in Congress.In her first run for public office, Plame harnessed her fame as a former U.S. intelligence operative whose secret identity was exposed shorty after her diplomat husband disputed U.S. intelligence used to justify the 2003 Iraq invasion.
  
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• House Democrat moves to cut Attorney General Barr's budget by $50 million

  02-06-2020 22:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  New York Representative Jerrold Nadler said he would move to reduce funding for Barr's personal office as a response to what he called "continued defiance of Congress and improper politicization of the Department of Justice."Nadler said he was making this move and others in the wake of Barr's refusal to appear before his committee.Passing such a cut would require approval of both the Democratic-controlled House and the Republican-controlled Senate.
  
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• Jay-Z takes out full-page ads across the US in dedication to George Floyd

  02-06-2020 22:49 via cnn.com
  
  Jay-Z has partnered with families who have lost sons to police violence, along with fellow activists and attorneys, to take out full-page ads in newspapers across the country to honor George Floyd.
  
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• Amid Mass Arrests in Washington D.C., One Resident Sheltered More Than 50 Protesters in His Home Overnight

  02-06-2020 22:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  After he closed and locked his door, the people who were inside were putting water and milk in their eyes, while the police were shooting pepper spray in through his window. There were around 70 people in his home
  
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• New York City cops sat watching as looters ransacked stores in Manhattan

  02-06-2020 22:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "There is no such thing as being able to loot with impunity. I am so sick of these efforts to mischaracterize reality," Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
  
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• Bell, Telus give 5G contracts to Europeans, Huawei shut out

  02-06-2020 22:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Two of Canada’s three major telecommunication companies announced Tuesday they’ve decided not to use Chinese tech giant Huawei for their next-generation 5G wireless network.Bell Canada announced that Sweden-based Ericsson will be its supplier and Telus Corp. later announced that it had also selected Ericsson and Nokia.Rogers already has a longstanding partnership with Ericsson.
  
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• Barr gave order to clear protesters near White House, official says

  02-06-2020 22:36 via cnn.com
  
  Attorney General William Barr on Monday evening ordered authorities to clear a crowd of protesters that had gathered near the White House, according to a Justice Department official, minutes ahead of President Donald Trump's televised address from the Rose Garden.
  
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• Just 6 years after Ebola killed more than 11,000 people, West African nations are bracing for a coronavirus spike

  02-06-2020 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  West Africa is home to some of the poorest countries in the world, many lacking doctors and vital resources such as ventilators.
  
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• Officer accused of killing George Floyd was disciplined for pulling woman from car during stop

  02-06-2020 22:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Officer Derek Chauvin was disciplined for pulling a woman from her car and frisking her during stop for speeding, one of 17 times he's been investigated.
  
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• Cyclone Nisarga: Storm set to hit Covid-ravaged Mumbai

  02-06-2020 22:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Powerful Cyclone Nisarga is likely to make landfall near India's financial capital on Wednesday.
  
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• Trump appears to ask Melania to smile during photo op at chapel that infuriated church leaders

  02-06-2020 22:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Donald Trump appeared to tell the first lady, Melania Trump, to smile, during a visit to the Saint John Paul II National Shrine, a day after his visit to the St John’s Episcopal Church outraged religious leaders.In footage taken of the visit to the shrine on Tuesday, the president was filmed briefly saying something to Ms Trump, before smiling for the photographers, who were documenting their visit.
  
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• Separating fact from fiction online

  02-06-2020 22:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Protests after the death of George Floyd have led to a surge in misleading videos and unfounded theories.
  
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• Zuckerberg struggles to explain inaction on Trump posts to outraged staff

  02-06-2020 22:25 via cnn.com
  
  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg sought to ease the outrage from a number of employees on Tuesday over his inaction on incendiary remarks recently posted by President Donald Trump on the platform.
  
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• Trudeau refuses to criticize Trump over handling of US protests

  02-06-2020 22:24 via cnn.com
  
  The pause said a lot.
  
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• Trump fires back at Biden over speech criticising use of DC church and protest response

  02-06-2020 22:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Donald Trump fired back at Joe Biden after the former vice president sharply criticised his use of a Washington, DC, church as part of his announcement that he was deploying US military assets to combat protesters in the capital city."Sleepy Joe has been in politics for 40 years, and did nothing. Now he pretends to have the answers. He doesn't even know the questions," the president tweeted about six hours after Mr Biden gave one of the first major speeches of the 2020 general election.
  
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• Joe Biden pulls Julián Castro into campaign, asks for help to 'tackle police reform'

  02-06-2020 22:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  As a Democratic presidential candidate, Castro put out a stand-alone police reform plan and cited names of police violence victims in his campaign speeches.
  
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• Member of party's leadership team said peaceful protesters had to be teargassed 'for security purposes'

  02-06-2020 22:17 via cnn.com
  
  Top Republican senators are defending the use of police force to clear out peaceful protesters near the White House that allowed President Donald Trump to pose with a Bible in front of a church amid the continued unrest in the United States.
  
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• Democrats say Justice Department whistleblowers to testify

  02-06-2020 22:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  House Democrats say they will hear testimony from Justice Department whistleblowers and attempt to slash the agency's budget, efforts they say are in response to Attorney General William Barr’s defiance of Congress and “improper politicization” of his job.House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler announced Tuesday that the panel will hear testimony from whistleblowers and former department officials who are prepared to describe “specific incidents of misconduct&rd
  
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• Positive coronavirus test won't mean F1 race is called off - Carey

  02-06-2020 22:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A race would not be cancelled in the re-started season if a driver or team member tested positive for coronavirus, says Formula 1 boss Chase Carey.
  
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• Senior Democrat caught on hot mic at protest saying 'if I didn't have a primary I wouldn't care'

  02-06-2020 22:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  US congressman​ Eliot Engel of New York has been criticised following a hot mic gaffe at a press conference discussing the George Floyd protests.Mr Engel — who asked the event organisers if he could speak during the conference — appeared to say: "If I didn't have a primary, I wouldn't care."
  
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• Protester arrested after telling police he loves and respects them

  02-06-2020 22:07 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Givionne "Gee" Jordan Jr. was heard on video telling officers: "We gotta stop living in fear. I am not your enemy. You are not my enemy."
  
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• 'People will not forgive weakness': Tucker Carlson blasts Trump for not being tough enough amid unrest

  02-06-2020 22:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Tucker Carlson warned Trump that if he does not get the unrest under control, "then you're done. It's over."
  
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• Wednesday's gossip: Chelsea make Chilwell main target

  02-06-2020 21:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chelsea make Chilwell main target, Zidane still interested in Pogba, Man Utd eye Almada alternative, plus more.
  
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• President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump Visit the Saint John Paul II National Shrine

  02-06-2020 21:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Donald Trump toured a Catholic shrine on Tuesday in his second straight religious-themed appearance as the nation grappled with widespread unrest over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
  
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• Esper revises account of what he knew about Trump's church photo-op

  02-06-2020 21:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  At a Wednesday briefing, Esper did not directly answer a reporter’s question about whether he regretted participating in the presidential photo opportunity.
  
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• Esper on Trump church photo-op: I thought we were going to 'talk to the troops'

  02-06-2020 21:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  In an exclusive interview, Esper also said he had "no idea" about the plan to use force to disperse protesters ahead of Trump's staged visit to St. John's Episcopal Church.
  
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• This man sheltered dozens of protesters in his Washington, DC, home to protect them from arrest

  02-06-2020 21:53 via cnn.com
  
  Dozens of protesters spent the night in a stranger's Washington, DC, home after he opened his door to protect them from being arrested for violating the city's curfew.
  
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• New Evidence Suggests COVID-19 May Actually Be a Blood Vessel Disease

  02-06-2020 21:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  New research suggests COVID-19 may actually be a blood vessel disease, which would explain all of the virus' symptoms from head to toe.
  
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• Jay-Z takes out full-page ads across the country in dedication to George Floyd

  02-06-2020 21:50 via cnn.com
  
  Jay-Z has partnered with families who have lost sons to police violence, along with fellow activists and attorneys, to take out full-page ads in newspapers across the country to honor George Floyd.
  
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• A Florida classic car dealer says 19 historic cars were stolen. 2 have already been recovered at seemingly random locations nearby.

  02-06-2020 21:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Orlando, Florida dealership says the cars were stolen early on Monday morning, but the two recovered were "stashed all around the neighborhood."
  
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• New York City picks up the pieces after night of unrest, curfew extended

  02-06-2020 21:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  New York City will remain under curfew through Sunday after another night of looting that marred largely peaceful protests over an African-American man's death in police custody in Minneapolis.Shopkeepers and cleaning crews swept glass from shattered windows and boarded up storefronts in midtown Manhattan on Tuesday morning, one of the areas worst hit by the looting.After ransacking luxury stores in SoHo on Sunday night, looters targeted the shopping district at the city's heart on Monday, inclu
  
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