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• Tech CEO resigns after video of racist rant toward Asian-American family at restaurant

  13-07-2020 23:58 via cnn.com
  
  The CEO of a San Francisco-based technology company who was seen in a viral video making racist remarks against an Asian-American family has resigned from his company.
  
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• 'Cruel, abrupt and unlawful': States sue Trump administration over college student visa rule

  13-07-2020 23:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The new rule could be devastating for students and universities alike, as many colleges plan to offer classes entirely online amid the pandemic.
  
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• Reporter to WH: Why not have the guts to trash Dr. Fauci with your own names?

  13-07-2020 23:54 via cnn.com
  
  After several days of attacking the credibility of leading disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Trump and the White House seemed to back off as Fauci becomes increasingly vocal about his concerns over reopening the country amid a national surge in coronavirus cases. CNN's Jim Acosta has more.
  
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• Donald Trump: 'I'm getting rave reviews' for commuting Roger Stone's sentence – video

  13-07-2020 23:54 via theguardian.com
  
  Trump has claimed he received 'rave reviews' for commuting the prison sentence of Roger Stone, his long-time ally. Stone, 67, was convicted in November 2019 of obstructing a congressional investigation into whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russia to win the 2016 election. Both Democrats and Republicans have criticised the move as a miscarriage of justiceTrump's commutation of ally Roger Stone's sentence sparks outrage'Historic corruption': Republicans and Democrats react t
  
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• CNN reporter to White House: Why not have the guts to trash Dr. Fauci with your own names?

  13-07-2020 23:54 via cnn.com
  
  After several days of attacking the credibility of leading disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Trump and the White House seemed to back off as Fauci becomes increasingly vocal about his concerns over reopening the country amid a national surge in coronavirus cases. CNN's Jim Acosta has more.
  
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• Acosta to White House: Why not have the guts to trash Fauci with your own names?

  13-07-2020 23:54 via cnn.com
  
  After several days of attacking the credibility of leading disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Trump and the White House seemed to back off as Fauci becomes increasingly vocal about his concerns over reopening the country amid a national surge in coronavirus cases. CNN's Jim Acosta has more.
  
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• Brazil's Bolsonaro says will return to work if new test shows he is COVID-19 free

  13-07-2020 23:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday he is feeling "very good" and will return to work if he tests negative for the new coronavirus on Tuesday, but that he will continue to isolate himself until he is free of the virus."I am very well," Bolsonaro said.Bolsonaro tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Tuesday last week, after coming down with a fever.
  
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• California Mandates Widespread Reclosure of Indoor Malls, Hair Salons

  13-07-2020 23:47 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Business taking place indoors in most of the state is again being prohibited as the coronavirus is spreading rapidly.
  
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• Rouaa’s story: From Syrian refugee to UK schoolgirl

  13-07-2020 23:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC's Caroline Hawley follows Syrian refugee Rouaa to her new home, four years after first meeting her in Lebanon.
  
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• President Trump faces fallout from commuting Roger Stone's sentence

  13-07-2020 23:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi accuses Trump of 'staggering corruption'; reaction and analysis on 'The Five.'
  
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• Nearly 1,000 U.S. immigration detention center employees test positive for coronavirus

  13-07-2020 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  More than 930 employees of private contractors running U.S. immigration detention centers have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, according to congressional testimony given bycompany executives on Monday.The heads of four companies - CoreCivic , The GEOGroup , Management & Training Corp (MTC) and LaSalle Corrections - that detain immigrants on contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), reported the infections among employees in response to questions from lawmakers.
  
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• Trump's attacks on mail-in voting could lead to nightmare scenario, election expert warns

  13-07-2020 23:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Even before the pandemic made it likely that there will be a historic number of mail-in ballots in this fall’s election, UC Irvine professor Richard Hasen worried that if it were close, President Trump might declare victory before all votes were counted. That concern is now much greater for Hasen.
  
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• Shoppers in England ordered to wear face coverings from July 24

  13-07-2020 23:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Shoppers in England will have to wear face coverings in shops and supermarkets from July 24 to help reduce the risk of a new pick-up in the spread of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's office said.Johnson said last week that tighter rules on wearing face coverings might be needed but a senior minister - Cabinet Secretary Michael Gove - said on Sunday that wearing masks should be left instead to people's common sense."The prime minister has been clear that people should be wearing fa
  
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• Google's former CEO reportedly hosts a secretive summit in Yellowstone whose attendees have included Lady Gaga and Cory Booker

  13-07-2020 23:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Tech Transparency Project tracked Google's private planes to unearth an exclusive summit run by former CEO Eric Schmidt since at least 2012.
  
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• After mixed messages and mess-ups, Johnson bows to the inevitable

  13-07-2020 23:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Apparent indecision over new policy to contain spread of Covid-19 won’t help people seeking clear guidanceFace masks must be worn in shops across England from 24 JulyCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMaking facing coverings in English shops mandatory had increasingly appeared an inevitable next step in the government’s campaign against coronavirus after the prime minister appeared wearing one on Friday, and mused about taking a stricter approach.On Sun
  
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• LAPD officers urge leaders to 'defend the police'

  13-07-2020 23:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Los Angeles Police Protective League director Robert Harris says officers feel 'abandoned by some leadership.'
  
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• Ex-Uber employees are being surprised by big tax bills. They blame the ride-hailing company.

  13-07-2020 23:29
  
  A lawyer in San Francisco said that about $200 million is at stake and that he has 60 people signed up for a class-action lawsuit.
  
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• Naya Rivera: Glee actress's career in pictures

  13-07-2020 23:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The actress, whose body has been found at a US lake, was one of the stars of the hit US TV series.
  
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• The 10 best cloth face masks you can buy online

  13-07-2020 23:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  We tested cloth face masks and coverings from top brands to find which ones are comfortable, breathable, and worth the money.
  
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• Glee actor Naya Rivera found dead after drowning in California lake

  13-07-2020 23:21 via theguardian.com
  
  The actor went missing on Wednesday at Lake Piru, where her four-year-old son was found on a boatThe Glee actor Naya Rivera has been found dead after drowning in a California lake. Rivera, 33, who appeared in the Ryan Murphy series between 2009 and 2015, went missing last Wednesday at Lake Piru. Her four-year-old son, Josey, was found wearing a life jacket on a boat that Rivera had rented.Confirming Rivera’s death at a press conference today, Bill Ayub of the Ventury county sheriff’s
  
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• Donald Trump: 'I have a very good relationship with Anthony Fauci' – video

  13-07-2020 23:13 via theguardian.com
  
  Donald Trump has rebuffed reports that the White House is briefing against Anthony Fauci, the federal government’s top public health expert. 'I have a very good relationship with Dr Fauci,' he said. The president's press secretary, Kayleigh McEnany, denied that officials had shared 'opposition research' with reporters. Over the weekend, Trump aides told news outlets that Fauci, who has become the public face of the government’s response, had made a series of 'mistakes' in h
  
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• Body found at lake identified as missing 'Glee' actress

  13-07-2020 23:11 via cnn.com
  
  A body has been found at the Southern California lake where former 'Glee' actress Naya Rivera disappeared, the Ventura County Sheriff's Office announced in a tweet Monday.
  
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• Amber Heard was 'sociopathic', claims Johnny Depp's aide

  13-07-2020 23:02 via theguardian.com
  
  Stephen Deuters alleged actor’s ex-wife subjected him to ‘years of abuse’ in Sun libel trialAmber Heard was “sociopathic”, a “Machiavellian overlord” and the “abuser” in the relationship between her and Johnny Depp, the actor’s former personal assistant has claimed in the high court.Stephen Deuters was giving evidence on the fifth day of Depp’s libel action against the Sun over an article that labelled him a “wife beater&rdq
  
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• Once Upon a Time in Iraq review – a gripping, harrowing masterpiece

  13-07-2020 23:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The people who were involved in the 2003 invasion – Iraqi and American – tell their stories and unravel the argument that anything good came out of itAt the outset, Once Upon a Time in Iraq (BBC Two) promises to tell the story of the 2003 invasion in an unfamiliar way, not from the perspective of the politicians or the analysts, but by asking the people who were there to tell their stories. Its director, James Bluemel, employed a similar tactic to devastating effect in the Bafta-winn
  
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• Trump's bizarre COVID-19 claim: 'Biden and Obama stopped their testing'

  13-07-2020 22:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Trump on Monday defended the nation's coronavirus testing record and rising case numbers.
  
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• Electric fence installed in bar to hold customers back

  13-07-2020 22:53 via cnn.com
  
  Businesses have had to embrace social distancing during the pandemic, and perhaps none more so than an English pub which installed an electric fence to keep thirsty customers at bay.
  
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• Trump again directs blame at Obama as coronavirus pandemic worsens in U.S.

  13-07-2020 22:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The president on Monday again sought to redirect blame for his pandemic response to the previous administration.
  
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• Men's rights attorney Marc Angelucci's fatal shooting prompts investigation

  13-07-2020 22:42
  
  Marc Angelucci was vice president of the the National Coalition for Men and appeared in the 2016 documentary "The Red Pill."
  
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• As Americans go back to work, these are the 9 riskiest jobs to have in the middle of the pandemic

  13-07-2020 22:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  An analysis of coronavirus death rates by occupation and studies of jobs that pose the most risk to exposure help show which jobs carry higher risks.
  
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• One of the biggest baseball card collections of all time goes up for auction

  13-07-2020 22:39 via cnn.com
  
  Jimmy Micioni, a New Jersey man affectionately known as Uncle Jimmy to everyone who knew him, died in March at the age of 97.
  
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• It’s so hot at Death Valley National Park that cars are breaking down

  13-07-2020 22:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  It’s the hottest place on Earth for a reason.
  
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• Ghislaine Maxwell must stay in jail due to 'extreme flight risk', prosecutors say

  13-07-2020 22:34 via theguardian.com
  
  Defense team had cited Covid-19 in asking for her to be freed as she awaits trial relating to Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse of girlsGhislaine Maxwell should not get bail while awaiting trial for her alleged involvement in Jeffrey Epstein’s child sex trafficking because she is an “extreme risk of flight”, prosecutors said on Monday, firing back at her legal team’s arguments that she is not. Related: Ghislaine Maxwell requests bail release due to 'unprecedented' Covi
  
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• Pub installs electric fence to keep customers at safe distance

  13-07-2020 22:32 via cnn.com
  
  Businesses have had to embrace social distancing during the pandemic, and perhaps none more so than an English pub which installed an electric fence to keep thirsty customers at bay.
  
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• L.A. and San Diego school districts to start the year online

  13-07-2020 22:31
  
  "There's a public health imperative to keep schools from becoming a petri dish," the school superintendent in Los Angeles said.
  
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• A squirrel tested positive for the bubonic plague in Colorado. Are people at risk?

  13-07-2020 22:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The bacteria that causes the bubonic plague is naturally occurring in Colorado.
  
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• Gun Control’s Black Lives Matter Problem

  13-07-2020 22:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  June has been marked in recent years by a flurry of orange-clad marchers promoting National Gun Violence Awareness Month. This year’s planned gatherings, however, fell victim to the COVID-19 pandemic and were overshadowed by Black Lives Matter’s nationwide protests against institutional racism within policing. But the gun-control lobby’s reticence isn’t out of respect for the lives of George Floyd or Breonna Taylor but rather concern for its own preservation.For decades,
  
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• Two companies dominate the tear gas industry. Their profits come at the expense of their workers.

  13-07-2020 22:25
  
  “They have millions of dollars. I don't think it’s right or fair that they can do that with no ramifications, no nothing," one local resident said.
  
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• Tech CEO resigns after video shows racist rant toward Asian-American family at restaurant

  13-07-2020 22:25 via cnn.com
  
  The CEO of a San Francisco-based technology company who was seen in a viral video making racist remarks against an Asian-American family has resigned from his company.
  
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• Trudeau admits 'mistake' while facing third ethics inquiry in office

  13-07-2020 22:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Canada PM says he should have recused himself from contract talks with charity that paid his family.
  
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• Raising stakes, US brands China claims in South China Sea illegal

  13-07-2020 22:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday that the United States would treat Beijing's pursuit of resources in the dispute-rife South China Sea as illegal, ramping up support for Southeast Asian nations.It was the latest forceful statement by President Donald Trump's administration to challenge China, which he has increasingly cast as an enemy ahead of November elections."We are making clear: Beijing's claims to offshore resources across most of the South China Sea are completely unlawful, as i
  
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• Fauci: We haven't even begun to see the end of Covid-19

  13-07-2020 22:21 via cnn.com
  
  The nation's top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci issued another warning about the seriousness of the Covid-19 pandemic as the White House attempts to discredit him.
  
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• Online school? In-person? How parents are making their own fall 2020 decisions as COVID-19 squabbles continue

  13-07-2020 22:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Parents weigh decisions for their kids as school reopening deadlines approach. One thing is clear: They're not listening to skirmishing politicians.
  
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• California Gov. Newsom orders statewide closures, including indoor restaurant operations

  13-07-2020 22:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday a list of businesses sectors that will be required to close amid a spike in COVID-19 cases.
  
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• Florida now has more cases than most countries in the world

  13-07-2020 22:14 via cnn.com
  
  What should be a booming tourist destination this time of year is now riddled with outbreaks of coronavirus, dwarfing other states and even entire countries in some metrics.
  
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• Ghislaine Maxwell Foolishly Tried to ‘Evade Detection’ by Wrapping Cell Phone in Foil: Prosecutors

  13-07-2020 22:13 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime Jeffrey Epstein confidant accused of helping him sexually abuse underage girls, tried to hide from federal agents during her July arrest—and even wrapped her cell phone in tin foil in “a misguided effort to evade detection,” prosecutors said Monday.Federal prosecutors made the shocking disclosure about Maxwell’s July 2 arrest at her ultra-secluded New Hampshire mansion in court documents arguing against her release from federal prison on a
  
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• Andean condor can fly for 100 miles without flapping wings

  13-07-2020 22:13 via theguardian.com
  
  World’s largest soaring bird flaps wings only 1% of time in flight, study shows
  A study sheds light on just how efficiently the world’s largest soaring bird rides air currents to stay aloft for hours without flapping its wings.The Andean condor has a 3-metre (10ft) wingspan and weighs up to 15kg (33lbs), making it the world’s heaviest soaring bird. Continue reading...
  
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• Los Angeles, San Diego Will Not Reopen Classrooms in Fall

  13-07-2020 22:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Los Angeles and San Diego school districts announced Monday that they will not return to in-person classes next month but will begin the school year with online-only classes over coronavirus concerns.In Los Angeles, students will start virtual classes on August 18 but will not be called back to the physical classroom, Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Austin Beutner said. San Diego will start online-only classes on August 31."Countries that have managed to safely reopen scho
  
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• It Turns Out Universe Might Have Its Own Cosmic Clock

  13-07-2020 22:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Scientists say the universe could have its own version of an atomic clock.
  
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• Michigan partygoers test positive for COVID-19 after July 4th lake bash; 43 cases tied to house party

  13-07-2020 22:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  “This is a very clear example of how quickly this virus spreads,” a Michigan health official said after 43 COVID-19 cases were tied to a house party.
  
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• A YouTuber and her friend who got sick at Disney World's reopening are being criticized for ignoring medical advice to go to the hospital after 'violently vomiting'

  13-07-2020 22:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The women insisted that the health scare was an allergic reaction — and not the result of COVID-19 — but commenters remained concerned.
  
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