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• 'We ask for your prayers': 13 nuns at Michigan convent who died from COVID-19 memorialized

  22-07-2020 23:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  COVID-19 swept through a convent in Livonia, Michigan, leaving 13 nuns dead. One appeared to recover from the disease, only to relapse.
  
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• 'Unacceptably obtuse': Republican lawmaker slams Trump's remark

  22-07-2020 23:48 via cnn.com
  
  After President Donald Trump sent well wishes to former Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell, who faces charges for recruiting, grooming and ultimately sexually abusing minors as young as 14 as Epstein's alleged accomplice, a former business partner of Epstein's says Trump and Maxwell "knew each other well." CNN's Pamela Brown reports.
  
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• Republican lawmaker slams Trump's remark: 'Unacceptably obtuse'

  22-07-2020 23:48 via cnn.com
  
  After President Donald Trump sent well wishes to former Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell, who faces charges for recruiting, grooming and ultimately sexually abusing minors as young as 14 as Epstein's alleged accomplice, a former business partner of Epstein's says Trump and Maxwell "knew each other well." CNN's Pamela Brown reports.
  
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• NYPD officer arrested for alleged involvement in LI drug ring

  22-07-2020 23:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Officer Joseph Recca, of West Islip, was arraigned Wednesday and is accused of selling oxycodone-hydrochloride pills. Michael Sosa, of Brentwood, and Michael Corbett, of West Islip, were also arrested.
  
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• 'He didn't even say my name': Ocasio-Cortez not satisfied with apology from Yoho, who denied insult

  22-07-2020 23:45 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "It is true that we disagree on policies and visions for America but that does mean we should be disrespectful," Yoho said. AOC said Yoho is "refusing responsibility."
  
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• Liverpool score five to edge out Chelsea in cracker

  22-07-2020 23:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Liverpool beat Chelsea in a eight-goal thriller on the night the Reds' 30-year wait to get their hands on the English top-flight trophy ends.
  
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• California surpasses New York in confirmed coronavirus cases

  22-07-2020 23:42 via nbcnews.com
  
  "It's another reminder, if we needed to remind anybody, of the magnitude of impact that this virus continues to have," California's governor said.
  
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• Joe Biden claims Trump is the first racist president. Critics point out other presidents owned slaves.

  22-07-2020 23:41 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, on Wednesday called his likely opponent, President Trump, the first racist president in the history of United States. It appears to be the first time he's explicitly described Trump as a racist.The comment occurred during a virtual town hall meeting as Biden was addressing Trump's propensity to blame China for the coronavirus pandemic and call the pathogen the "China virus." Biden said that "we've had racists" who
  
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• Trump ‘Surges’ Feds to Chicago Like It’s a War Zone

  22-07-2020 23:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The surge has come home. Using language borrowed from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, President Trump on Wednesday unveiled an open-ended deployment of Justice Department, FBI, and Homeland Security officers to Chicago—a place whites have often described in euphemistic and racist terms—and, to a lesser extent, Albuquerque. Trump, joined by Attorney General Bill Barr, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf and FBI Director Chris Wray, previewed a much-heralded &ld
  
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• Kellyanne Conway rewrites the history of Trump's call to 'liberate' states from lockdowns and claims certain governors 'blew past' his recommendations

  22-07-2020 23:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The president insisted in April that he had "total" authority to order states to reopen and used his bully pulpit to pressure states to do so.
  
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• Let's talk about Kanye West's damaging and inaccurate claims about Harriet Tubman

  22-07-2020 23:32 via cnn.com
  
  Kanye West's campaign rally in South Carolina on Sunday drew our attention with his appalling misinterpretation of Harriet Tubman's legacy when he said Tubman "never actually freed the slaves." Although his comments received much backlash, followed by an intense tweetstorm about his personal life and family, it was too easy for people to dismiss the comments as just a trivial viral sensation.
  
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• 1 dead, 1 injured in mall shooting

  22-07-2020 23:30
  
  The shooting allegedly began over a dispute between two groups.
  
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• Biden Says Trump Is America’s First ‘Racist’ President

  22-07-2020 23:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden called President Trump the country’s first racist president during a virtual town hall Wednesday.“The way he deals with people based on the color of their skin, their national origin, where they’re from, is absolutely sickening,” Biden said at the virtual event organized by the Service Employees International Union when a healthcare worker brought up Trump’s habit of blaming Asians for the coronavirus pandemic. T
  
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• The son of a parent convicted in the college admissions scandal says he 'didn't care' where he went to school and his dad was 'way too invested'

  22-07-2020 23:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  David Sloane, Matteo Sloane's father, was sentenced to four months in prison in September for his role in the college admissions scandal.
  
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• Trump announces 'surge of federal law enforcement' into cities including Chicago – video

  22-07-2020 23:23 via theguardian.com
  
  Donald Trump announced at a White House event on Wednesday he will send 'a surge of federal law enforcement' into US cities that are 'plagued by violent crime'.Trump's administration has been criticised for sending federal agents to crack down on protests against racism in Portland, OregonUS mayors sign letter opposing use of federal law enforcement against protesters – liveMayors ask Trump to withdraw officers from PortlandFederal agents retreat to Portland base as protesters control
  
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• Video appears to show paper-burning at Chinese consulate after US orders it to close

  22-07-2020 23:18 via cnn.com
  
  • Pompeo responds to closure of China's Houston consulate
  
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• A Novel Set in a 1918 Flu Pandemic Maternity Ward Offers a Stark Warning for the Present

  22-07-2020 23:12 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Emma Donoghue's latest novel, set in a maternity ward during the 1918 flu outbreak, offers prescient lessons on women's suffering in pandemics.
  
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• Alex Trebek clarifies comment about stopping cancer treatment

  22-07-2020 23:11 via nbcnews.com
  
  "That quote from the book was written BEFORE my current regimen, and I was going through some bad times," the longtime "Jeopardy!" host said.
  
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• Trump announces a 'surge' of federal agents to US cities, including Chicago and Albuquerque

  22-07-2020 23:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Trump's announcement come as officials express alarm over the sudden appearance of unmarked federal agents pulling people off the streets.
  
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• Video shows barrels on fire at Chinese consulate

  22-07-2020 23:07 via cnn.com
  
  CNN affiliate KPRC obtained video that appears to show a fire at the Chinese consulate after the US ordered them to evacuate. CNN's Alex Marquardt reports.
  
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• Video appears to show paper-burning at Chinese consulate

  22-07-2020 23:07 via cnn.com
  
  CNN affiliate KPRC obtained video that appears to show a fire at the Chinese consulate after the US ordered them to evacuate. CNN's Alex Marquardt reports.
  
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• Tropical Storm Gonzalo forms in the Atlantic, expected to become a hurricane on Thursday

  22-07-2020 23:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Tropical Storm Gonzalo is the earliest "G" storm in any Atlantic hurricane season on record. It is expected to become a hurricane by Thursday.
  
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• Healthy heart linked to sharper memory as people age into their 90s

  22-07-2020 23:06 via nbcnews.com
  
  “What's good for the heart seems to be good for the brain."
  
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• West Brom promoted to Premier League with draw against QPR

  22-07-2020 23:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  West Bromwich Albion are promoted to the Premier League despite being held to a draw by QPR at The Hawthorns.
  
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• Utah sees virus surge -- but not in county with mask order

  22-07-2020 22:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Utah is among the many U.S. states battling a surge in coronavirus cases, but officials said Wednesday the Salt Lake City area is bucking the trend after the county issued a mandate a month ago for people to wear masks.There's no statewide mask order in Republican-led Utah, and face coverings remain contentious, as seen at a recent public meeting that was abruptly ended when dozens of people without masks packed the room.After GOP Gov. Gary Herbert allowed Democratic leaders in Salt Lake County
  
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• California sees record 12,000 new coronavirus cases, surpasses New York as worst-hit state

  22-07-2020 22:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  California deaths also set a one-day record, rising by 159.New York has recorded by far the most deaths of any U.S. state at more than 32,000 with California in fourth place with over 8,000 deaths.If California were a country, it would rank fifth in the world for total coronavirus cases behind only the United States, Brazil, India and Russia.
  
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• Hostage siege ends after Ukraine President agrees to endorse 2005 Joaquin Phoenix film

  22-07-2020 22:51 via cnn.com
  
  An hours-long hostage siege ended in the Ukrainian city of Lutsk on Tuesday night after President Volodymyr Zelensky met one of the alleged gunman's unusual demands -- to endorse a 2005 documentary about humanity's abuse of animals.
  
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• Fans will have to wear masks at NFL games this season — if there is a season with a live audience

  22-07-2020 22:50 via nbcnews.com
  
  Pro football's kickoff is set for Sept. 10, but nothing is certain as the coronavirus continues its deadly spread.
  
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• Outbreak at Iowa pork plant was larger than state reported

  22-07-2020 22:48
  
  One of the first coronavirus outbreaks at an Iowa meatpacking plant was more severe than previously known, with over twice as many workers becoming infected than the Iowa Department of Public Health publicly confirmed
  
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• GOP balks at Trump call to withhold money from closed schools

  22-07-2020 22:45 via cnn.com
  
  Republicans in the Senate are roundly dismissing President Donald Trump's call to withhold more federal aid from schools that remain shuttered during the coronavirus pandemic, the latest sign of a split between the White House and the GOP over their party's response to the public health emergency.
  
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• Ex-cop charged in Floyd's death faces tax evasion counts

  22-07-2020 22:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in the death of George Floyd was charged Wednesday with multiple felony counts of tax evasion.Derek Chauvin and his wife, Kellie May Chauvin, were each charged in Washington County with six counts of filing false or fraudulent tax returns for the tax years 2014 through 2019 and three counts of failing to file tax returns for 2016, 2017 and 2018.Floyd, a Black man who was handcuffed, died May 25 after Chauvin, who is white, pressed his kne
  
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• Senior U.S. diplomat says U.S., China can still cooperate on North Korea

  22-07-2020 22:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A senior U.S. diplomat said on Wednesday that the United States and China can still work together against North Korea's development of weapons of mass destruction, despite tensions between Washington and Beijing."While there is much more China could do to enforce binding sanctions and prevent sanctions evasion – and we will continue to engage the Chinese on that issue," the number two diplomat at the State Department told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
  
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• Kim Kardashian asks for 'compassion and empathy' after Kanye West's recent behavior

  22-07-2020 22:41
  
  Kim Kardashian asked for "compassion and empathy" for husband Kanye West's recent behavior, speaking out about the rapper's bipolar disorder.
  
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• What is QAnon and where did it come from? What to know about the far-right conspiracy theory

  22-07-2020 22:39 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Twitter has cracked down on thousands of QAnon accounts. Here's a look at where the baseless conspiracy theory comes from and its ties to Trump.
  
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• Federal operation in Kansas City targets violent crime

  22-07-2020 22:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A massive federal operation underway in Kansas City, Missouri, that targets violent crime has been largely welcomed by law enforcement and state officials, while some civil rights organizations are strongly opposed to having federal agents involved in solving local crimes.Under the federal effort — dubbed Operation Legend after 4-year-old LeGend Taliferro, who was fatally shot while sleeping in his bed in Kansas City — 225 federal agents from the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administrat
  
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• 13 Religious Sisters Have Died From COVID-19 at a Single Convent in Michigan

  22-07-2020 22:38 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The women, aged 69 to 99, were all members of a Felician Sisters convent in Livonia, Michigan
  
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• CNN anchor fact-checks congressman: 'You think everything is fine?'

  22-07-2020 22:35 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Briana Keilar presses Texas Rep. Chip Roy on the federal coronavirus response after Roy said he wants a second opinion to Dr. Anthony Fauci's and the White House coronavirus task force.
  
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• Tropical Storm Gonzalo forecast to become 2020's first Atlantic hurricane of the year

  22-07-2020 22:31 via nbcnews.com
  
  The storm is forecast to bring gusty winds and tropical downpours to the Windward Islands this weekend, and it's not the only game in town.
  
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• Tropical Storm Gonzalo forecast to become 2020's first Atlantic hurricane of the year

  22-07-2020 22:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The storm is forecast to bring gusty winds and tropical downpours to the Windward Islands this weekend, and it's not the only game in town.
  
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• Canada court rules US 'not safe' for asylum seekers

  22-07-2020 22:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The US violates the human rights of asylum seekers by imprisoning them, a Canadian judge rules.
  
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• Canada court rules US 'not safe' for asylum seekers

  22-07-2020 22:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The US violates the human rights of asylum seekers by imprisoning them, a Canadian judge rules.
  
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• Real estate is a seller's market as sales soar by 21 percent — but renters worry they will be left behind

  22-07-2020 22:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The coronavirus has made roomier homes with backyards in the suburbs more appealing — driving up prices and triggering bidding wars.
  
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• Legality of federal agents in Portland scrutinized as protests become more violent

  22-07-2020 22:20
  
  "We need you to leave right now," Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler said.
  
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• Army Resumes Large-Scale Combat Training Despite Nationwide Surge in Virus Cases

  22-07-2020 22:09 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Army halted rotations to NTC and JRTC in mid-March to limit the spread of the virus.
  
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• Senate Republicans secure impeachment witness who flagged concern about Hunter Biden

  22-07-2020 22:06 via politico.com
  
  George Kent, who testified last year about Trump allies' efforts to influence Ukraine, has agreed to sit for an interview as early as Friday.
  
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• New Texas poll hints at 'massive suburban defection' from Trump

  22-07-2020 22:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Several polls have shown that former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, is building a lead among suburban voters across the United States. While it may seem unlikely that will be the case in Texas, a new Quinnipiac University poll does provide some evidence that President Trump's suburban support is dwindling there.The poll, released Wednesday, still shows Trump leading his likely challenger among white voters with a college degree, 49 percent to 42. But T
  
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• How Fox News has changed in the four years since Roger Ailes was ousted

  22-07-2020 22:05 via cnn.com
  
  Roger Ailes was forced to walk the Fox News plank four years ago this week.
  
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• Court documents reveal secretive federal unit deployed for 'Operation Diligent Valor' in Oregon

  22-07-2020 22:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The documents, filed on Tuesday, helped shed light on what had been a secretive operation that involved days of violent clashes between unidentified federal law enforcement officers and anti-racist protesters outside a federal courthouse.The operation has involved the Department of Homeland Security's Rapid Deployment Force.It stepped up its response to "increasingly violent attacks" in the Oregon city on July 4, the day after a group of people broke into the courthouse, according to the affidav
  
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• Ford just increased production on the Bronco First Edition package. Take a closer look at this exclusive SUV.

  22-07-2020 22:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Ford reportedly doubled production for a planned First Edition Bronco package, to 7,000 from 3,500. The SUV has been a smash hit for the automaker.
  
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• Esper in crisis management mode amid turmoil of Trump's reelection campaign

  22-07-2020 22:01 via cnn.com
  
  On Thursday, Mark Esper will have served exactly one year as secretary of defense but the last few months have been the toughest of his tenure as tensions with the White House have spilled out in public.
  
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