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• The federal ban on evictions ends today, leaving nearly 28 million Americans on the verge of losing their homes

  24-07-2020 23:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The coronavirus crisis prompted states and the federal government to ban eviction so people don't lose their homes. Those bans are now expiring.
  
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• CDC changes COVID-19 guidance on isolation

  24-07-2020 23:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Most people are no longer infectious 10 days after they begin having symptoms, so the CDC is now discouraging people from getting tested a second time.
  
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• Taking cue from group in Portland, Wall of Moms forms in Chicago to protect protesters

  24-07-2020 23:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  CHICAGO - Inspired by protesters in Portland, Oregon, a new group of mothers in the Chicago area plans to offer a human wall of protection for those protesting police brutality and broader racism. Moms attracted widespread media coverage last weekend when they linked arms at Black Lives Matters protests in Portland, and got sprayed with tear gas and pushed away by federal agents who said they ...
  
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• Officials: Men's rights lawyer killed attorney in California

  24-07-2020 23:40 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Authorities believe a men's rights lawyer shot and killed a fellow attorney in California in the days before he attacked a federal judge’s family in New Jersey and committed suicide, officials announced Friday.Roy Den Hollander, 72, was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on July 20, the day after the ambush shooting that killed U.S. District Judge Esther Salas' 20-year-old son and wounded her husband.Salas was in another part of the house and unharmed.
  
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• Trump's press secretary falsely claimed that children's cartoon 'Paw Patrol' was canceled due to anti-police sentiment

  24-07-2020 23:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany claimed that "cancel culture" resulted in the cancelation of "Paw Patrol." The show says that is false.
  
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• 'I wouldn't change a thing' - Silva reflects on Man City successes as he prepares for farewell

  24-07-2020 23:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  David Silva says he wouldn't change a thing about his 10 glorious years at Manchester City as he prepares to make his final league appearance for the club.
  
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• The US Mint is pleading with Americans to 'start spending their coins' after the coronavirus pandemic sparked a national shortage

  24-07-2020 23:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Lockdowns limited in-person shopping. That, coupled with Americans' reluctance to handle potentially contaminated money, caused a coin shortage.
  
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• CDC seeking public input on cruising's restart before its 'no-sail' order lifts

  24-07-2020 23:05 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has put out a request for public input related to the restart of cruising.
  
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• Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model Samantha Hoopes poses for 2020 issue four months after giving birth

  24-07-2020 23:00 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model Samantha Hoopes, who previously made a splash appearing in GUESS and Carl’s Jr., posed for the 2020 issue four months after giving birth to her firstborn. The star got candid on motherhood and the heartfelt advice she received from former SI Swimsuit cover girl and fellow mom Hannah Jeter.
  
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• North Korea accused of breaching UN sanctions to beef up nuclear and ballistic missile programs

  24-07-2020 22:53 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Over 40 countries have accused North Korea of breaching limitations placed on refined petroleum imports by the United Nations Friday, in an attempt to bolster their nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles programs. 
  
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• What's behind Trump's retreat

  24-07-2020 22:50 via cnn.com
  
  It took a surge of nearly two million coronavirus cases over the last month — and the spate of devastating polls that ensued — for President Donald Trump to finally begin acknowledging reality.
  
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• Trump's retreat came only after aides showed him a series of crushing polls

  24-07-2020 22:50 via cnn.com
  
  It took a surge of nearly two million coronavirus cases over the last month — and the spate of devastating polls that ensued — for President Donald Trump to finally begin acknowledging reality.
  
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• Chinese researcher charged with US visa fraud is in custody

  24-07-2020 22:42 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A Chinese researcher accused of concealing her ties to the Chinese military on a visa application she submitted so she could work in the U.S. was booked Friday into a Northern California jail and was expected to appear in federal court Monday.Sacramento County jail records show Juan Tang, 37, was being held on behalf of federal authorities after she was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service.The Justice Department on Thursday announced charges against Tang and three other scientists living in the
  
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• US Army plans long-range missile fly-offs for future helicopters

  24-07-2020 22:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Fly-offs are coming up in the next few years to assess possible long-range missile options for the Army's future fleet of helicopters.
  
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• Man accused of running over Sikh man charged with hate crime

  24-07-2020 22:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A man accused of running over the Sikh owner of a suburban Denver liquor store after reportedly telling him and his wife to “go back to your country” is now facing a hate crime charge in addition to 16 other charges.
  
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• Trump scraps RNC convention as coronavirus cases rise in Florida, across US

  24-07-2020 22:30 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Trump campaign press communication directer Erin Perrine on decision to cancel convention in Jacksonville.
  
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• Mexico president happy as focus shifts to predecessors

  24-07-2020 22:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is enjoying the spectacle as investigations into corruption under previous administrations advance.The extradition of a former head of the state-run oil company this month has provided a near daily leak of juicy details about information that the ex-executive, Emilio Lozoya, is allegedly sharing with the Attorney General’s Office.On Friday, the president gave a 20-minute response to a question about the latest details reported by t
  
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• Covid-19 can be a prolonged illness, even for young adults, CDC report says

  24-07-2020 22:22 via cnn.com
  
  Covid-19 can be a prolonged illness, even among young adults without underlying chronic medical conditions, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday. Thirty-five percent of those surveyed by the agency said they still weren't back to their usual good health even two to three weeks after testing positive for the disease.
  
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• 'We are living in fear': Florida health department workers write to DeSantis after several employees test positive

  24-07-2020 22:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Employees at the central offices of the Florida Department of Health have written to Gov. Ron DeSantis to express concern that his administration has not done enough to keep them safe from the coronavirus. 
  
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• Why US-China relations are at their lowest point in decades

  24-07-2020 22:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tensions between the US and China are escalating at a dizzying pace. So what will happen next?
  
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• Genetic impact of African slave trade revealed in DNA study

  24-07-2020 22:20 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The consequences of rape, maltreatment, disease and racism are revealed by the findings.
  
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• Trump furious over military ban on Confederate flags, report says

  24-07-2020 22:18 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Donald Trump was allegedly furious of Secretary of Defence Mark Esper's decision to ban the Confederate flag from being flown on US military bases, according to anonymous sources who claim knowledge of his reaction.The sources spoke to CNN and said the president — who has not publicly denounced the use of Confederate flags — said Mr Trump was angered by Mr Esper's move.
  
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• Portland to US: Protest barriers interfere with bike lanes

  24-07-2020 22:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  In its ongoing clash with federal authorities over the presence of U.S. agents on its streets, the city of Portland has a new area of contention: bike lanes.The Portland Bureau of Transportation says fencing and concrete barriers around the downtown federal courthouse erected by federal authorities interferes with “one of the busiest bike routes in the United States.”The Hatfield Federal Courthouse is the scene of nightly standoffs between thousands of demonstrators and federal polic
  
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• Donald Trump Admits He ‘Often’ Retweets Without Thinking in Barstool Sports Interview

  24-07-2020 22:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Donald Trump got just about as introspective as he’s capable of getting during an interview with Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy this week at the White House.The interview included such hard-hitting questions as “Do you love doing Twitter?”“There are times when I love it,” Trump said with a smile. “Too much sometimes, right?” After getting his social-media guru Dan Scavino to confirm his current total number of followers, the president boa
  
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• General Motors just teased an electric full-size Chevy pickup truck with 400 miles of range

  24-07-2020 22:04 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A Chevy EV pickup would join a GMC Hummer pickup, as well as a lineup of new EVs from Cadillac and Buick.
  
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• 'Not safe': Niagara Falls tour boats show US and Canada's different responses to Covid-19 – video

  24-07-2020 22:03 via theguardian.com
  
  Footage of Niagara Falls tour boats highlights the stark differences in physical distancing between Canadian and US-managed companies. 
  Canadian tour company Hornblower Niagara Cruises's ships can carry up to 700 people but Ontario’s strict rules to prevent the spread of coronavirus have permitted them to carry only six passengers at a time.In contrast, the US-owned Maid of the Mist boats, which usually carry around 500 people, are operating at 50% capacityNiagara Falls tour boats hig
  
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• Coronavirus relief package could lead to Social Security and Medicare cuts

  24-07-2020 22:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Republican coronavirus relief package will include legislation from Senator Mitt Romney that could result in cuts to Medicare and Social Security.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell confirmed Thursday that the upcoming relief package would include the legislation.
  
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• No masks, just questions, in Kansas counties with no cases

  24-07-2020 21:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Some businesses in two western Kansas counties that have yet to report a single positive coronavirus case aren’t requiring customers to wear face masks — but they are asking whether they have traveled outside the county.Business owners in Rawlins and Wallace counties say they agree with local officials' decisions to opt out ofan order from Democratic Gov. Laura Kellyrequiring people to wear masks in public.In Wallace County, which borders Colorado, one restaurant posted on social med
  
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• Cuomo accuses U.S. immigration chiefs of breaching oath in travel lawsuit

  24-07-2020 21:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The U.S. Attorney's Office in Manhattan admitted late Thursday it had made inaccurate statements in a lawsuit brought by New York state over the Trusted Traveler program.It said the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) would immediately lift the ban."I believe there are civil damages that New York State is owed and we'll be pursuing possible claims for that," Cuomo said.
  
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• Trump mocks ‘rich people’ and ‘so-called allies’ as he signs orders to lower drug prices

  24-07-2020 21:53 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Donald Trump has signed four executive orders designed to lower drug prices as he mocked “rich people” and “so-called allies” he accused of benefitting from inflated medicine costs.“A lot of rich people ... aren’t going to be so rich,” the president said during a Friday afternoon event.
  
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• Florida triple-murder suspects to appear in court

  24-07-2020 21:49 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Police describe the alleged ringleader behind the Florida massacre a ‘pure evil in the flesh’; Nancy Grace, host of Fox Nation's 'Crime Stories’ weighs in on ‘America’s Newsroom.’
  
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• LeBron James group to donate $100,000 toward paying Florida ex-felons' fines so they can vote

  24-07-2020 21:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  LeBron James is getting involved in helping ex-felons register to vote in Florida.More Than A Vote, the group that James helped establish this year, on Friday announced it would donate $100,000 toward paying fees and fines of people in Florida with past felony convictions so they can register to vote, Politico reports. The group is raising the money to be donated to the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition fines and fees fund. Additionally, the group will host an online screening of a documentar
  
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• Nearly 20% of young, healthy coronavirus patients hadn't recovered after 2 to 3 weeks, the CDC found — showing infection can cause 'prolonged illness'

  24-07-2020 21:35 via news.yahoo.com
  
  More than a third of patients of all ages said they hadn't returned to their usual state of health two to three weeks after getting tested.
  
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• Most bizarre lines in Trump's latest interview with Hannity

  24-07-2020 21:29 via cnn.com
  
  President Donald Trump appears to have developed a new Thursday night ritual: He calls in to Fox News anchor Sean Hannity's show and just, well chats.
  
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• 32 most bizarre lines from Trump's latest interview

  24-07-2020 21:29 via cnn.com
  
  President Donald Trump appears to have developed a new Thursday night ritual: He calls in to Fox News anchor Sean Hannity's show and just, well chats.
  
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• 32 most bizarre lines from Donald Trump's latest interview

  24-07-2020 21:29 via cnn.com
  
  President Donald Trump appears to have developed a new Thursday night ritual: He calls in to Fox News anchor Sean Hannity's show and just, well chats.
  
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• Scientists reveal first-ever photo of a solar system like ours

  24-07-2020 21:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The incredibly rare family portrait highlights two baby exoplanets orbiting a very young, sun-like star.
  
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• Mexico City mayor warns of potential coronavirus rebound as hospitalizations rise

  24-07-2020 21:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The mayor of Mexico City warned on Friday of a possible resurgence of coronavirus cases in the sprawling capital in the coming months, noting that hospitalizations have been on the rise in recent days.Mexico City and its surrounding areas, home to more than 20 million people, have been the epicenter of the country's pandemic after infections were first detected in late February.Cases began to level off in mid-June, but authorities now fear that downward trend could reverse.
  
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• DHS team deployed to Seattle; unit on standby in case of new unrest in city

  24-07-2020 21:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Department of Homeland Security tactical team deployed to Seattle. The unit is on standby in case of new unrest.
  
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• Chinese fugitive taken into custody as US claims Beijing using consulates as espionage network

  24-07-2020 21:24 via cnn.com
  
  • Analysis: Risk of missteps rises as US and China force consulates to close
  • Why did China choose to close Chengdu?
  
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• Trump, GOP ally vow Confederate base names won't change

  24-07-2020 21:21 via news.yahoo.com
  
  President Donald Trump and a top Senate Republican are pushing Congress to preserve the names of military bases that honor Confederate generals, even though the House and Senate have overwhelmingly approved bills that rename them. Like him, Inhofe “is not a believer in 'Cancel Culture,' ” Trump said.
  
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• McDonald's to continue pause on dining room reopenings, will require customers to wear masks

  24-07-2020 21:21 via nbcnews.com
  
  If the customer declines, an employee will guide them to a designated pick-up spot at a safe distance from other customers, the company said.
  
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• Hagia Sophia hosts first prayer since reopening, 86 years after converting to a museum

  24-07-2020 21:00 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Hundreds of thousands attended the service, with many camped out overnight.
  
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• Germany calls on UK to show more realism in Brexit negotiations

  24-07-2020 21:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Comments will be a blow to No 10, which had hoped Merkel would help break deadlockAngela Merkel’s government has called for more realism from the UK in the ongoing trade and security talks, after the EU capitals were given a “sobering” update by Michel Barnier following the recent round of Brexit negotiations.After a presentation by the EU’s chief negotiator to ambassadors from the 27 member states on Friday, a spokesman for the German government, which holds the rolling
  
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• How the Murder of an Ethiopian Singer Triggered an Uprising Against a Disintegrating Democracy

  24-07-2020 20:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The songs of Haacaaluu Hundeessaa spoke to the country's grassroots about historical injustices
  
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• Chilean man facing murder charges in death of student is extradited to France

  24-07-2020 20:58 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  A Chilean man accused of murdering a Japanese student in France nearly four years ago was extradited and landed in Paris on Friday morning.  
  
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• Foster care and adoption system shattered by coronavirus lockdown, experts caution

  24-07-2020 20:54 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  For most of 2020, American lives have been upended – and for foster families and children, the interruption has been dramatic.
  
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• Kayleigh McEnany: Trump would like to see a ‘legislative fix’ for DACA, no guidance on timing yet

  24-07-2020 20:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany discusses the immigration order on DACA at a briefing.
  
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• An early August veep pick would put VP front-and-center before the convention

  24-07-2020 20:52 via nbcnews.com
  
  Joe Biden teased a veep announcement for the first week of August, but that would be earlier than many other nominees made their decisions public.
  
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• U.S. records 1,000 coronavirus deaths for fourth day, some progress seen

  24-07-2020 20:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  At least 1,019 fatalities due to COVID-19 were confirmed nationwide on Friday, following 1,140 on Thursday, 1,135 on Wednesday and 1,141 on Tuesday.Total cases across the United States rose by at least 68,800 on Friday to over 4 million.The numbers have been driven in large part by a surge in infections in Arizona, California, Florida, Texas and California.
  
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