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Trump's use of the military backfired – but will it back him if he refuses to go?
The Guardian 07 Jun 2020
This past week, Donald Trump bet his political future on repression ... .......
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Breonna Taylor: Protesters call on people to 'say her name'
BBC News 07 Jun 2020
The events of the night Ms Taylor died are disputed. Breonna Taylor, an emergency medical technician, was at home in bed in Louisville when police officers entered her apartment shortly after midnight. She died after being shot eight times. They raided her address using a battering ram when executing a search warrant as part of a drugs investigation ... ....
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Surgisphere: the data firm in the eye of the hydroxychloroquine storm
Live Mint 07 Jun 2020
The founder of Surgisphere Corp., a data analytics firm based outside Chicago, quoted Sun Tzu’s Art of War in remarks to Utah’s Western Governors University. “Opportunities multiply as they are seized," Sapan Desai told fellow graduates in 2012 ... But in the days after publication, concerns over the underlying data bubbled up ... Subscribe to newsletters ... ....
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India-China Ladakh standoff talks: Both sides agreed to 'peacefully resolve' situation
International Business Times 07 Jun 2020
In India's major attempt to peacefully resolve the month-long border conflict with China in Eastern Ladakh, the two countries have reportedly agreed to settle the standoff in accordance with various bilateral agreements ... Issuing a statement, the Ministry said ... It took place in a "cordial and positive atmosphere", the ministry said ... Explained ... ....
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New arms race taking shape amid a pandemic and economic crisis. What could go wrong?
Yahoo Daily News 06 Jun 2020
satellites ... (Photo illustration ... “Instead of lessening its reliance on nuclear weapons, Russia has adopted a provocative nuclear doctrine that calls for early use and ‘escalate to win,’” said Marshall Billingslea, the Trump administration’s special presidential envoy for arms control, speaking recently at an event organized by the Hudson Institute ... ....
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'Numerous' reports of looting in retaken Libyan towns, UN says
Yahoo Daily News 07 Jun 2020
CAIRO (Reuters) - The United Nations has received "numerous" reports of looting and destruction in two towns outside Tripoli retaken by the forces of Libya's internationally recognised government, it said on Sunday. ... The U.N. Libya mission (UNSMIL) said more than 16,000 people had been displaced in Tarhouna and southern Tripoli ... ....
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Liberating the American People
WorldNews.com 07 Jun 2020
Article by WN.com Guest Writer Gilad Atzmon I am a jazz artist, I have dedicated my entire adult life to the study of Black American music and culture. Jazz is certainly the most important and maybe, the only significant American contribution to world culture ... It was fuelled by defiance of the ‘American dream’ ... Coltrane Plays Alabama....
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German suspect in Madeleine McCann case linked to two more child disappearances
The Observer 07 Jun 2020
The father of a six-year-old German boy who disappeared on holiday in Portugal nearly 24 years ago says the recent dramatic developments in the Madeleine McCann case have given him hope he will finally learn what happened to his son ... Madeleine McCann suspect investigated over two other missing children – reports. Read more ... Read more ... ....
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Zuckerberg-funded scientists: Rein in hate on Facebook
The Himalayan 07 Jun 2020
BOSTON. Dozens of scientists doing research funded by Mark Zuckerberg say Facebook should not be letting President Donald Trump use the social media platform to “spread both misinformation and incendiary statements.” ... The others are Martin Kampmann of the University of California-San Francisco and Jason Shepherd of the University of Utah ... ....
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Anti-racism protesters march across world
Asiatimes 07 Jun 2020
Tens of thousands of peaceful protesters rallied for racial justice Saturday in the United States and across the world following the death of George Floyd, as the movement triggered by his killing at police hands entered a second weekend ... On a sunny but oppressively hot day, many people wore masks because of the coronavirus pandemic_.." target="_blank" class="a_keyword_link">. "> ... "> ... – AFP ... .......
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10-foot shark kills surfer off Australia's east coast
Gulf News 07 Jun 2020
SYDNEY. A 60-year-old surfer was attacked and killed by a 3-meter (10-foot) shark off the coast of northern New South Wales state on Sunday, Australian police said ... He was given first aid for serious injuries to his left leg but died at the scene ... radio ... Subscribe ... ....
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America's top cop is a rightwing culture warrior who hates disorder. What could go wrong?
The Observer 07 Jun 2020
Maybe the 1960s never ended. Police, protesters and rioters once again fill our rage-filled streets and television screens. Amid a pandemic that has already claimed over 100,000 lives, a cultural divide that burst into flames more than a half-century ago is back – and burning furiously ... America isn't breaking ... Andrew Gawthorpe. Read more....
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Venezuela's Guaido reappears after claim he hid in French embassy
Manila Standard Today 07 Jun 2020
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido reappeared in the street in videos distributed Saturday by his team and parliamentary allies, after foreign minister Jorge Arreaza claimed he had taken refuge in the French embassy in Caracas ... AFP. "They are the ones who are hiding$15 million reward for them ... On Friday France denied the accusation ... ....
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Thousands take to Washington streets in protest against US police violence
Gulf Daily News 06 Jun 2020
WASHINGTON - Thousands of protesters marched in Washington on Saturday as rallies across the United States to protest the killing of a black man in Minneapolis police custody enter the 12th day and officials move to rein in law enforcement tactics ... capital. Local media has predicted tens of thousands will attend ... Capitol ... ‘EXTREME TACTICS’....
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Protesters have been marching for nearly two weeks and crowds have only gotten bigger
CNN 07 Jun 2020
(CNN)Massive demonstrations across large US cities -- and small ones too -- have been underway for nearly two weeks and protesters show no signs of slowing down. Saturday's marches drew some of the largest crowds since the demonstrations began -- especially in the nation's capital ... In others, including in New York, the nightly deadlines remain ... ....
