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2 June 2020
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Protests in Philadelphia met with aggression from police; four officers shot in St Louis -
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The president suggested the US could use troops against Americans – true to the instincts of a man surrounded by sycophants
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There is something so wounded in American society that basic commitment to justice is not part of the operating code -
It’s not just the pandemic, or the killing of George Floyd, or Trump – it’s centuries of oppression, like kindling to a fire
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In a speech on Monday, the president made clear that he will not disappear without a literal fight. Terrifyingly, this may win him another term, writes Arwa Mahdawi -
Editorial: The nationwide protests following the brutal suffocation of an unarmed black man in Minneapolis could be a defining moment in America’s racial politics
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Complaints by officials at odds with body’s public praise of Beijing’s response to outbreak -
Brianna Noble didn’t plan to ride her horse into the George Floyd protest in Oakland, but it was her way of doing something positive
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Could there ever be justice for someone like Berta in a country like Honduras, where impunity reigns supreme? -
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The district ‘cannot align itself with the Minneapolis police and claim to fight institutional racism’ said a board member
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Authorities are forcing people from homes they say were unlawfully built during a nationwide quarantine -
Country is Latin America’s second worst-hit with more than 164,000 coronavirus cases and 4,500 deaths -
Dr Fauci says he hasn’t spoken to Trump in two weeks; New Zealand to consider easing restrictions earlier than planned; Mexico deaths pass 10,000. -
From Spain to Denmark, even those who have coped with coronavirus are aware the world has changed dramatically
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With playdates cancelled and school now virtual, only children experiencing isolation at a formative time – but how they cope depends on their personality -
‘In 400 years we’ve yet to find a vaccine,’ writes actor in attack on Donald Trump’s response to demonstrations as ‘a racial dog whistle’ -
Steve Carell’s new Netflix comedy series is a toothless attempt to ridicule the current administration, failing to be either sharp or entertaining
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There is something so wounded in American society that basic commitment to justice is not part of the operating code
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If Hong Kong has become a pawn between the US and China, it is because Carrie Lam and her government have allowed it, says author Antony Dapiran
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The game is not the behemoth in North America that it is in most of the rest of the world, so the league and its team have always had to tread carefully -
The boxing great has offered to cover the funeral expenses for George Floyd, the African American man whose death while in police custody sparked protests
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David Hunter, professor of epidemiology and medicine at the University of Oxford, looks at the risks of easing lockdown
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Composer for Unforgiven and The Bridges of Madison County, who Eastwood taught to swim in the army, died in California -
Reality shows like this shouldn’t appeal to anyone with a heart or a brain, but watching it has been the most fun I’ve had in my house all year -
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Hundreds of thousands demonstrated over the weekends, well beyond the borders of Los Angeles and the Bay Area -
Lt Bob Kroll says protests organised by ‘terrorist movement’ but former Minneapolis police chief calls Kroll ‘a disgrace to the badge’ -
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Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as tensions simmer across the US and Hong Kong -
Budget carrier is imposing 20% pay cuts for flight crew and 10% for cabin staff -
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From Salvador Dalí in a fencing mask to Coco Chanel in her luxurious Paris flat, everyone who was anyone in the early 20th century had their portrait taken by Cecil Beaton -
Remembering Wildlife, the groundbreaking charity picture book series, has announced the ten winners of its photography competition to appear in its forthcoming book, Remembering Cheetahs -
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