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• Louisville detective reassigned as authorities question 'no-knock' warrant in Breonna Taylor case

  10-06-2020 23:58 via nbcnews.com
  
  An investigation has been opened into how the detective obtained the search warrant that led to the deadly police raid that killed Breonna Taylor.
  
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• Pelosi urges Congress to remove Confederate statues from U.S. Capitol

  10-06-2020 23:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi urged Congress on Wednesday to immediately take steps to remove from the U.S. Capitol 11 statues representing Confederate leaders and soldiers from the Civil War.It was the latest in a long list of high-profile killings of black men and women by U.S. police.
  
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• Pence says no rise in U.S. coronavirus cases seen yet due to protests

  10-06-2020 23:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Wednesday there had been no sign yet of an increase in coronavirus cases from two weeks of nationwide protests over police misconduct and racism."What I can tell you is that, at this point, we don't see an increase in new cases now, nearly two weeks on from when the first protests took effect," Pence said in an interview on Fox Business Network.Protesters thronged the streets of U.S. cities and spread around the world following the May 25 death of a 46-year
  
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• NASCAR bans Confederate flags

  10-06-2020 23:47 via cnn.com
  
  Ahead of its Cup Series race Wednesday night in Martinsville, Virginia, NASCAR said it is banning the flying of Confederate flags at its races and other events.
  
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• J.K. Rowling explains her gender identity views in essay amid backlash

  10-06-2020 23:47 via cnn.com
  
  Author J.K Rowling is once again trying to explain her views on gender identity amid backlash over statements she made on social media that have drawn criticism from some who brought many of her written works to the big screen, including Daniel Radcliffe and Eddie Redmayne.
  
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• Here's what defunding the police might look like in reality

  10-06-2020 23:46 via nbcnews.com
  
  Programs in Dallas, Milwaukee and Salinas, California, have drawn the attention of activists seeking to end law enforcement's systemic abuse of black Americans.
  
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• White House balks, again, at Bolton plan to publish memoir

  10-06-2020 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The White House has told former national security adviser John Bolton that the manuscript of his forthcoming memoir still contains classified material and could present a national security threat.John Eisenberg, a deputy White House counsel, wrote Bolton attorney Charles Cooper this week raising concerns that the manuscript for “The Room Where It Happened” still “contains classified information.”
  
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• Mexico City to increase COVID-19 testing in break from feds

  10-06-2020 23:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said Wednesday the capital will embark on a large-scale COVID-19 testing effort as the centerpiece of its plan to reopen its economy, diverging from the federal government’s strategy, which has shunned widespread testing as a waste of resources.It will be paired with an intensive information campaign.
  
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• Pompeo confidant emerges as enforcer in fight over watchdog’s firing

  10-06-2020 23:25 via politico.com
  
  "All roads seem to go through Mr. Bulatao," a Democratic congressional aide said.
  
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• Georgia's election chaos is a 'cautionary tale' for the Trump-Biden race

  10-06-2020 23:25 via nbcnews.com
  
  Cash-strapped state budgets and dramatic changes expected in voting behavior have fueled concerns among advocates about whether the ballot box will be safe and accessible to all Americans.
  
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• Young people turned out to protest. Now, will they vote?

  10-06-2020 23:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Young adults have filled streets across the country on a scale not seen since the 1960s to protest for racial justice after the death of George Floyd. But whether that energy translates to increased turnout in November is another question.“In a normal election year, turning out the youth vote is challenging,” said Carolyn DeWitt, president and executive director of Rock the Vote, which works to build political power among young people.DeWitt said more people registered to vote throug
  
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• Brazil's big cities start to reopen, fueling fears of another deadly coronavirus wave

  10-06-2020 23:18 via cnn.com
  
  When Brazil's first death from coronavirus was reported in Sao Paulo on March 17, the city ordered schools and non-essential businesses shut and urged people to shelter in place. With the death toll in Brazil now over 38,000 and rising, stores and shopping malls in Sao Paulo are cracking their doors open for the first time in three months.
  
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• Gone with the Wind removed from HBO Max

  10-06-2020 23:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The service says the 1939 film will return alongside a "discussion of its historical context".
  
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• Coronavirus live updates: U.S. cases top 2 million

  10-06-2020 23:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Here are the latest coronavirus updates from around the world.
  
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• Trump campaign demands CNN retract poll showing Biden lead

  10-06-2020 23:02 via cnn.com
  
  President Donald Trump's campaign is demanding CNN retract and apologize for a recent poll that showed him well behind presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.
  
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• Trump campaign demands CNN apologize for poll that shows Biden leading

  10-06-2020 23:02 via cnn.com
  
  • 'Factually and legally baseless': CNN responds to campaign's demand
  
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• Trump would 'not even consider' renaming bases with Confederate links

  10-06-2020 22:59 via theguardian.com
  
  President contradicts defense secretary who said he was open to discussing new names for military bases named after ConfederatesDonald Trump said on Wednesday he would “not even consider” renaming US military bases that are named after Confederate military leaders, even though the Pentagon has indicated it is open to the idea.The statement from the US president came amid widespread anti-racism protests that have convulsed the country and were triggered by the police killing
  
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• Floyd’s Brother Pleads for Justice While GOP Says Cops Need More Cash

  10-06-2020 22:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Congress’ first hearing about police brutality in the wake of George Floyd’s murder was marked by raw and emotional testimony from his brother and some well-meaning words from members of both parties about working together to reform law enforcement in the U.S."The people elected you to speak for them, to make positive change. George’s name means something. You have the opportunity here to make your names mean something, too,” said Floyd’s brother, Philonise, in his
  
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• McEnany Reiterates Qualified-Immunity Reform Is a ‘Non-Starter’

  10-06-2020 22:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany reiterated Wednesday that President Trump considers ending qualified immunity for police officers “a non-starter” as discussions about police reform continue in the wake of George Floyd’s death.McEnany’s comments come after she said Monday that qualified immunity — which shields cops from being sued in court for violating a civilian’s constitutional rights, unless their actions violated “clearly established fe
  
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• Bayern Munich beat Frankfurt to reach German Cup final

  10-06-2020 22:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bayern Munich beat Eintracht Frankfurt to set up a German Cup final with Bayer Leverkusen.
  
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• Monuments deemed racist topple in wake of George Floyd's killing

  10-06-2020 22:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Tracking the statues that have been taken down by governments or protesters during the worldwide protests.
  
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• Nikola's Badger Stakes Its Claim as the Cybertruck Killer

  10-06-2020 22:45 via popularmechanics.com
  
  The new electric pickup has a longer range than Tesla's eyesore.
  
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• White House press secretary defends Trump's tweet

  10-06-2020 22:43 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Abby Phillip says White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany's defense of President Donald Trump's tweet about a protester who was pushed over by police was "literally unbelievable" because there are no facts tied to it.
  
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• White House press secretary defends Trump tweet

  10-06-2020 22:43 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Abby Phillip says White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany's defense of President Donald Trump's tweet about a protester who was pushed over by police was "literally unbelievable" because there are no facts tied to it.
  
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• Medical supply company threw out products after Trump toured its facility

  10-06-2020 22:41 via cnn.com
  
  A medical supply company said Tuesday that it discarded the products it had produced during President Donald Trump's visit to its headquarters in Maine last week.
  
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• Banksy proposes this new statue to replace torn-down UK monument

  10-06-2020 22:38 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  British artist Banksy debuted to the public a new proposal to replace the Bristol statue of Edward Colston, a 17th-century slave trader whose wealth helped the city grow.
  
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• Trump Writes In A Statement That He Will 'Not Even Consider' Renaming Army Bases Named After Confederate Officers

  10-06-2020 22:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Trump Writes In A Statement That He Will 'Not Even Consider' Renaming Army Bases Named After Confederate Officers
  
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• Is international travel allowed yet? See when Jamaica, Bahamas, Austria plan to reopen borders

  10-06-2020 22:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Jamaica is preparing to welcome back international tourists June 15, while Austria requires negative coronavirus tests and won't allow direct flights.
  
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• White men mock George Floyd's death as Black Lives Matter march goes by

  10-06-2020 22:30 via cnn.com
  
  A New Jersey corrections officer was suspended and a FedEx worker fired after two All Lives Matter demonstrators mockingly re-enacted George Floyd's death on Monday to apparently counter a Black Lives Matter march in Franklinville, New Jersey.
  
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• After 18 fatal police shootings in past decade, California city faces state review

  10-06-2020 22:28 via nbcnews.com
  
  City leaders in Vallejo, a Bay Area community of 122,000, ratified an agreement Tuesday night allowing the state DOJ to review and reform its embattled police department.
  
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• 'Gone With the Wind' temporarily pulled from HBO Max

  10-06-2020 22:27 via cnn.com
  
  HBO Max has temporarily pulled "Gone With the Wind" from its library due to "racist depictions." The 1939 film will eventually return to the service with "a denouncement of those very depictions."
  
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• 'All Lives Matter' protesters in New Jersey re-enacted Floyd's death in front of Black Lives Matter march

  10-06-2020 22:24 via cnn.com
  
  A group of people mockingly reenacted George Floyd's death at an "All Lives Matter" protest in front of a Black Lives Matter march on Monday in Franklinville, New Jersey.
  
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• Social media provides a microphone for black exhaustion but can also add to the trauma

  10-06-2020 22:23 via nbcnews.com
  
  “I'm tired of having to see my people die, and that being broadcasted across national TV and waking up to that news,” said one black activist.
  
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• Houston police chief: Communities of color need good policing

  10-06-2020 22:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Houston police chief Art Acevedo cautions against defunding the police during congressional hearing on police reform.
  
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• Fed warns US faces 'long road' to recovery

  10-06-2020 22:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  America's central bank says it will continue actions aimed at shoring up the economy "for as long as it takes".
  
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• Coronavirus: EU accuses China and Russia of running disinformation campaigns - video

  10-06-2020 22:20 via theguardian.com
  
  Russia and China have been accused by Brussels of running disinformation campaigns inside the European Union, as the bloc set out a plan to tackle an 'infodemic' of false facts about the coronavirus. While the charge against Russia has been levelled on many occasions, this is the first time the European commission has publicly named China as a source of disinformationEU says China behind 'huge wave' of Covid-19 disinformation
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• Coronavirus infections appear to spike in U.S. even as they decline elsewhere

  10-06-2020 22:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  While many countries are seeing a decline in COVID-19 cases, infections in the United States appear to be spiking, according to documents obtained by Yahoo News.
  
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• READ: CNN's response to campaign's demand for an apology

  10-06-2020 22:18 via cnn.com
  
  President Donald Trump's reelection campaign sent a cease-and-desist letter to CNN demanding a retraction and apology for a recent poll that showed him behind presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.
  
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• Trump fails to correct Republican consultant who accused cable hosts of killing more black people than KKK

  10-06-2020 22:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A Republican consultant, while sitting a few feet from a silent Donald Trump, on Wednesday incorrectly accused two black journalists of killing more African Americans than the Klu Klux Klan.Raynard Jackson, during a White House event on race relations, was in the middle of slamming media outlets and journalists when he singled out CNN's Don Lemon and MSNBC's Joy Reid. Like Mr Jackson, both cable news hosts are black.
  
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• SE Cupp: For Trump, continued chaos is the plan

  10-06-2020 22:15 via cnn.com
  
  Reflecting on the events that have so far defined 2020, CNN's SE Cupp says President Trump has "collapsed spectacularly" under the weight of what is required from him as commander in chief.
  
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• CNN host: For Trump, continued chaos is the plan

  10-06-2020 22:15 via cnn.com
  
  Reflecting on the events that have so far defined 2020, CNN's SE Cupp says President Trump has "collapsed spectacularly" under the weight of what is required from him as commander in chief.
  
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• 'Giant warning siren' sounds for US election after Georgia's disastrous primary

  10-06-2020 22:12 via cnn.com
  
  A perfect storm of Election Day problems made parts of Georgia the new poster child for the perils states face as they adapt American voting procedures to meet the needs of voters during a pandemic.
  
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• Dortmund want £115m for Sancho - Thursday's gossip

  10-06-2020 22:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Borussia Dortmund want £115m for Jadon Sancho, PSG show interest in Wilfried Zaha, plus more.
  
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• Floyd's brother testifies to Congress that he believes ex-officer's actions were premeditated: 'He wanted to do it'

  10-06-2020 21:50 via edition.cnn.com
  
  • Analysis: 1945 called. It wants to know what the heck is going on in America.
  
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• George Floyd's brother tells US Congress: 'He didn't deserve to die over $20'

  10-06-2020 21:49 via cnn.com
  
  George Floyd's brother, Philonise Floyd, will tell House lawmakers that his brother "didn't deserve to die over $20," asking them "is that what a black man's life is worth? Twenty dollars? This is 2020. Enough is enough."
  
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• JK Rowling says she is survivor of domestic abuse and sexual assault

  10-06-2020 21:46 via theguardian.com
  
  Author reveals experiences in essay after facing criticism over her comments on trans issuesJK Rowling has revealed her experience of domestic abuse and sexual assault for the first time, in a lengthy and highly personal essay written in response to criticism of her public comments on transgender issues.In a 3,600-word statement published on her website on Wednesday, Rowling described in more detail than ever how she became involved in an increasingly bitter and polarised debate around the conce
  
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• George Floyd death: 'Stop the pain', brother tells US Congress

  10-06-2020 21:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Philonise Floyd, whose brother's killing by a white police officer led to global protests, urges reform.
  
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• Fed says it will keep stimulus coming for years

  10-06-2020 21:45 via cnn.com
  
  The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged Wednesday and committed to maintaining its unprecedented stimulus plan until the economy "has weathered recent events."
  
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• Dan Bongino Goes Full ‘All Lives Matter’ During Congressional Hearing on Police Brutality

  10-06-2020 21:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  George Floyd’s brother was among the witnesses invited by Democrats to speak at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on police brutality Wednesday morning. Republicans invited Fox News contributor Dan Bongino. Bongino, a former U.S. Secret Service agent who has made several unsuccessful bids for Congress, used his opening statement to endorse the “few bad apples” theory of police misconduct. But by the time he was getting questioned by Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), he was go
  
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• Yes, the Navy's Littoral Combat Ship Is Actually Getting Better

  10-06-2020 21:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Lots of upgrades have arrived.
  
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