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• Netflix warns of slowdown after subscriber surge

  16-07-2020 23:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The company has already added nearly as many subscribers as it did in all of 2019.
  
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• Pompeo claims private property and religious freedom are 'foremost' human rights

  16-07-2020 23:51 via theguardian.com
  
  US secretary of state seeks to refocus US human rights efforts as he launches report by government commissionMike Pompeo has sought to redefine the US approach to human rights by giving preference to private property and religious freedom as the foremost “unalienable rights” laid down by America’s Founding Fathers.Pompeo, launching a draft report by a Commission on Unalienable Rights he established a year ago, also claimed that a proliferation of human rights asserted by differ
  
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• Coronavirus: Spain orders culling of almost 100,000 mink

  16-07-2020 23:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A minister says the cull in Aragon province was ordered "to avoid the risk of human transmission".
  
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• In pictures: How coronavirus swept through Brazil

  16-07-2020 23:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As the country passes 2m cases, we tell the story of how the outbreak spread in pictures.
  
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• White House press secretary says 'science should not stand in the way' of school reopenings before claiming 'the science is on our side'

  16-07-2020 23:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Trump administration's push to reopen schools comes as states across the country report new surges in coronavirus infections and hospitalizations.
  
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• 12 Best spray sunscreens of 2020

  16-07-2020 23:45 via nbcnews.com
  
  The dermatologist to Oprah Winfrey, Beyoncé and Margot Robbie weighs in on the efficacy of spray sunscreen — and the 12 best spray sunscreens of 2020.
  
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• Brazil coronavirus cases reach two million, doubling in less than a month

  16-07-2020 23:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Brazil on Thursday passed the 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases mark, with little sign that the rate of increase is slowing as anger grows over President Jair Bolsonaro's handling of the outbreak.Just 27 days have passed since Brazil, which has the world's second-largest outbreak after the United States, reached one million cases.By contrast, 43 days passed between 1 million and 2 million confirmed cases in the United States, where the spread of COVID-19 eased briefly in May before accelerat
  
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• As the COVID-19 pandemic drags on, the US Army is still looking for new ways to get to a fight in Europe

  16-07-2020 23:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "Coronavirus threw things off a little bit, but we were able to adapt and overcome," the executive officer of 101st Combat Aviation Brigade said.
  
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• CNN anchor: Pence got one thing right in his Covid-19 op-ed

  16-07-2020 23:38 via cnn.com
  
  As coronavirus surges across most of the US, CNN's Jake Tapper revisits Vice President Mike Pence's Wall Street Journal op-ed where he lauded the Trump administration's response to the pandemic and credited the president's leadership for its success.
  
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• First Cambodian to return after deportation inspires others after gaining U.S. citizenship

  16-07-2020 23:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  “There’s this belief that once you get deported, that’s the final sentence of your life and there’s no chance of returning to a life back here, let alone a life with citizenship,” one advocate said.
  
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• Rand Paul has some wildly irresponsible ideas about a future coronavirus vaccine

  16-07-2020 23:31 via cnn.com
  
  Rand Paul is a Republican senator from Kentucky. He is also a doctor.
  
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• DfiD merger will 'severely impact' UK's status, concludes cross-party inquiry

  16-07-2020 23:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Commons committee chair warns of ‘damage beyond repair’ over abolition of overseas aid department A cross-party committee of MPs has said Boris Johnson’s “rushed and impulsive” merger of the Foreign Office and Department for International Development will “severely impact the UK’s superpower status”.Attacking the prime minister’s decision as “coming out of the blue”, a report published on Thursday from the Commons international de
  
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• The science should not stand in the way of schools reopening, says Kayleigh McEnany – video

  16-07-2020 23:29 via theguardian.com
  
  Kayleigh McEnany, the White House press secretary, has suggested that US schools should reopen regardless of what the science says. 'The president has said unmistakably that he wants schools to open,' she said. 'The science should not stand in the way of this.' Donald Trump has said school districts must offer a full schedule of classes, arguing that parents are under tremendous strain from managing their children and work at the same timeWhite House: 'The science should not stand in the way' of
  
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• CDC extends US ban on cruise ships through September

  16-07-2020 23:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Federal health officials are extending the U.S. ban on cruise ships through the end of September as coronavirus infections rise in most U.S. states, including Florida.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday that it was extending a no-sail order that had been scheduled to expire July 24.In the order signed by CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield, the agency said the cruise industry hasn't controlled transmission of the virus on its ships.
  
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• Aboriginal Australians 'still suffering effects of colonisation'

  16-07-2020 23:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC's Shaimaa Khalil explores how the life chances of indigenous Australians are rooted in colonialism.
  
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• Book by Donald Trump's niece sells nearly 1m copies on its first day

  16-07-2020 23:20 via theguardian.com
  
  Mary Trump’s Too Much and Never Enough sold 950,000 copiesLegal attempts to prevent book’s publication failedThe bombshell family tell-all book by Mary Trump, the US president’s niece, sold almost a million copies by the end of its first day on sale and remains firmly at the top of Amazon’s bestseller list.Trump’s book Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man, referring to Donald Trump, was published on Tuesday and had so
  
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• Florida continues to set tragic records

  16-07-2020 23:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Florida reported a daily record for COVID-19 deaths. Russia's accused of hacking COVID-19 vaccine trials. It's Thursday's news.
  
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• Burger-flipping robot debuts at restaurant

  16-07-2020 23:13 via cnn.com
  
  Flippy, a burger-grilling robot, is now manning grill at a California fast food restaurant, using thermal imaging and 3D optics to sense when to flip and remove hamburger patties.
  
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• A Las Vegas man has been arrested after police said he 'goaded' a homeless man into performing a fatal backflip for $6

  16-07-2020 23:11 via news.yahoo.com
  
  In the video livestreamed on Facebook, the man could be heard telling viewers he had offered the homeless man cash for the deadly stunt.
  
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• Florida at center of virus outbreak and battle over school reopening

  16-07-2020 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Florida is the new epicenter of the coronavirus epidemic in the United States and is shaping up as a key battleground in a partisan-tinged fight playing out nationally over reopening schools in the fall.While cities such as Houston, Los Angeles and New York plan to begin the school year virtually or on a restricted in-person basis, Florida governor Ron DeSantis is insisting schools reopen fully in August.The Republican governor's demand mirrors that of President Donald Trump, who is facing a tou
  
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• Trump Campaign Legal Adviser Appears on Kremlin-Backed TV

  16-07-2020 23:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A top Trump campaign adviser recently appeared on the Russian-government funded TV network RT, which U.S. intelligence agencies have said plays a role in the Kremlin’s plans to undermine American democracy.Trump campaign senior legal adviser Jenna Ellis’ appearance on RT’s The Alex Salmond Show aired on July 9. She appears to be the first Trump campaign official to go on the Russian-funded network since the 2016 election. During her interview, Ellis defended Trump’s
  
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• Morning mail: Covid-19 symptoms last months, hackers target vaccine, Australia beckons blockbusters

  16-07-2020 23:03 via theguardian.com
  
  Friday: Most patients admitted to a Sydney hospital with Covid-19 in March are still experiencing symptoms. Plus, Melbourne restaurants’ survival planGood morning, this is Richard Parkin bringing you the main stories and must-reads on Friday 17 July. Continue reading...
  
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• US has 'several' indications Iran has put portions of air defense on high alert

  16-07-2020 22:53 via cnn.com
  
  The US has "several" intelligence indications that Iran has put portions of its air defense system on "high alert" in recent days, following unexplained explosions at key facilities tied to the country's military and nuclear programs, according to a US official who is closely tracking developments.
  
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• NYPD chief of department on attack by anti-police activists

  16-07-2020 22:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Four NYPD officers injured in clash with counter-protesters; NYPD Chief of Department Terence Monahan speaks out.
  
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• Ivanka Trump's alternative universe

  16-07-2020 22:51 via cnn.com
  
  In a week that has seen the President's daughter hawk beans on her social media account, and unveil a jobs assistance program in the midst of a global pandemic with the awkward moniker of "Find Something New," Ivanka Trump once again finds herself in the middle of a heap of criticism.
  
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• Brazil's President Bolsonaro gets new positive coronavirus test result

  16-07-2020 22:50 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro tested positive for the second time with the coronavirus Wednesday, a week after he first announced he was positive for COVID-19.
  
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• Man survives attack by 400-pound bear in Colorado home

  16-07-2020 22:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Colorado Park and Wildlife officers found the suspected bear and euthanized it.
  
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• A sheriff's deputy shot a 14-year-old boy. It went unreported for months.

  16-07-2020 22:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "I thought we had honesty," said Gaylor Spiller, head of the NAACP chapter in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. "This 14-year-old boy that they kept hidden, it's very telling."
  
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• Fire extinguished aboard USS Bonhomme Richard after raging for 4 days

  16-07-2020 22:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Firefighters extinguished the blaze that had raged aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard at its pier in San Diego for four days.
  
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• US Navy says all known fires on USS Bonhomme Richard are finally out after more than 4 days of around-the-clock firefighting

  16-07-2020 22:29 via news.yahoo.com
  'It is too early to make any predictions or promises of what the future of the ship will be," a senior Navy official said.
  
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• Brad Parscale replaced as Trump's campaign manager

  16-07-2020 22:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Brad Parscale was reportedly blamed by Donald Trump's inner circle for a botched rally in Oklahoma.
  
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• Maxwell could "squeal" on "well-known names," Epstein accuser says

  16-07-2020 22:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Maxwell is facing criminal charges in connection with Epstein and was denied bail this week.
  
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• Archer breach could have ended up costing ECB 'tens of millions of pounds' - Giles

  16-07-2020 22:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jofra Archer's breach of bio-secure protocols could have been a "disaster" for England's summer, says director of cricket Ashley Giles.
  
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• 'Science should not stand in the way' of opening schools, White House says

  16-07-2020 22:15 via edition.cnn.com
  
  America's Covid-19 crisis is dire as 39 states see an increase in cases
  
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• At least 123 visitors to Nevada test positive for coronavirus after casinos reopen

  16-07-2020 22:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  At least 123 visitors to Nevada tested positive for the coronavirus while visiting the state in recent weeks or shortly after returning home, according to state health data.
  
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• Supreme Court temporarily blocks felons from voting in Florida

  16-07-2020 22:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Voting rights groups told the Supreme Court that Florida's system amounts to a "poll tax" that violates the 24th Amendment to the Constitution.
  
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• Space Force Selects More Than 2,400 Airmen to Join the New Service

  16-07-2020 22:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  It announced that it has chosen 2,410 members within the space operations and space systems operations career fields.
  
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• Gokada app founder died of multiple stab wounds, NY medical examiner says

  16-07-2020 21:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The body of Fahim Saleh, 33-year-old founder of the popular motorbike-hailing app Gokada, was discovered in his apartment on Tuesday afternoon, police say.Security camera video showed Saleh in the apartment building’s elevator with a man in a dark suit, mask and gloves, the media reports said.Video footage showed the suspect following Saleh into the seventh-story apartment, where a struggle began.
  
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• Physical distancing measures could reduce new Covid-19 cases by 13%

  16-07-2020 21:51 via cnn.com
  
  Physical distancing measures can help slow down the spread of the novel coronavirus, according to a new analysis out of the United States and the United Kingdom.
  
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• Trump demands payroll tax cut in next Covid relief bill

  16-07-2020 21:46 via politico.com
  
  The president has been fixated on a payroll tax cut for months, even though it has fallen on deaf ears on Capitol Hill.
  
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• Teen reels in 700-pound bluefin tuna after 7-hour fight

  16-07-2020 21:44 via cnn.com
  
  Three teenage fishermen can tell their friends about the big one that didn't get away after fighting for 7 hours to land a huge bluefin tuna earlier this month off the coast of Maine.
  
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• Three teens haul in a 700-pound tuna

  16-07-2020 21:43 via cnn.com
  
  Three teenage friends fought a massive bluefin tuna for seven hours after hooking the fish off the coast of Maine.
  
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• California to release rules for reopening schools on Friday as coronavirus cases mount

  16-07-2020 21:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  California Governor Gavin Newsom will release new guidelines for opening schools as coronavirus cases continue to mount in the most populous U.S. state, his office said Thursday.The guidelines, to be released on Friday, come amid an intense debate across the United States about whether it would be safe to send children and teachers back into the classroom amid an ongoing pandemic.The discussion has taken on a political tinge, as Republican President Donald Trump urges a return to regular school
  
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• A nightmare scenario for farmers is happening right now

  16-07-2020 21:42 via cnn.com
  
  In early July, farmer Jeremy Storey dropped off an order of eggs at a restaurant's back door as planned and continued on his way.
  
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• Pentagon reveals some details of Trump's 'super duper' missile

  16-07-2020 21:37 via cnn.com
  
  Defense officials have revealed to CNN details about the hypersonic missile President Donald Trump has long touted as a "super duper" new military weapon -- part of a major effort to catch up to Russian and Chinese hypersonic weapons programs.
  
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• Illinois coronavirus | Gov. Pritzer updates reopening plan as COVID-19 cases continue to rise slightly

  16-07-2020 21:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Illinois reported 1,257 new COVID-19 cases and 25 additional deaths Thursday.
  
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• Morgues in hard-hit US states are filling up

  16-07-2020 21:36 via cnn.com
  
  With skyrocketing coronavirus hospitalizations in several states, hard-hit counties in Arizona and Texas are preparing for the worst by bringing in refrigerated trucks as morgues fill up.
  
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• Breonna Taylor protesters want police in jail. Instead, 435 of them have been arrested.

  16-07-2020 21:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The 87 arrested Tuesday were the latest example of protesters in the Breonna Taylor movement being unfazed by punishment from a justice system they don’t endorse.
  
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• A Black social worker is suing American Airlines, alleging employees accused her of kidnapping the white toddler she was escorting on a flight

  16-07-2020 21:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A Black social worker alleged American Airlines employees accused her of kidnapping the white toddler she was bringing home from a parental visit.
  
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• LAPD officers throw black protester from his wheelchair and damage it, video shows

  16-07-2020 21:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  An officer for the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), appeared to push a disabled Black Lives Matter protester out of his wheelchair, before one of his colleagues damaged it.The incident was filmed by a demonstrator at a protest in California on Tuesday and the footage has been circulated on social media.
  
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