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Northeastern’s dismissal of 11 students for COVID-19 violations prompts convo about who’s really responsible
US news 4 hours ago
Northeastern University “dismissed” 11 first-year students after they gathered in a hotel room, violating university protocols. They were part of a $36,500 one-semester program, which the university will not refund.
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Kirk Herbstreit gives emotional speech about Black Lives Matter on College GameDay
NCAA football 1 hour ago
During a remote broadcast of ESPN's College GameDay, Kirk Herbstreit pleaded with his audience and all those involved in sports to "do better" when it comes to social justice. Herbstreit began visibly crying and said: "You can’t relate to that if you’re white, but you can listen and you can try to help because this is not okay.”
Robert and Bindi Irwin are remembering their dad on the anniversary of his death
In memoriam Last night
Robert, Bindi and Terri Irwin are paying tribute to Steve by carrying on his passion for animals and wildlife conservation.
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Huge crowds march through Rochester in protest against police brutality
US news Last night
Protests in the city continued on Friday night following the recent suspension of seven police officers involved in the death of Daniel Prude. Prude's brother, Joe, addressed the crowd before the march and called on the mayor of the city to step down.
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In Texas, Republicans fight voting by mail expansion while encouraging their voters to use it
What was once a lightly used and largely uncontroversial voting option in Texas, one even Republicans relied on, is now the crux of the latest fight over who gets to vote and, equally as crucial in a pandemic, who has access to safe voting.
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Report finds that 93% of Black Lives Matter protests in the US were peaceful
US news Yesterday
A report produced by the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED) found that of the 7,750 protests linked to the Black Lives Matter movement that took place in the US between May 26 through August 22, only 220 were not peaceful. The report further states that for those considered "violent," the upheaval was “largely confined to specific blocks, rather than dispersed throughout the city."
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Protesters call for a boycott of Mulan following the film's release
Movies Yesterday
The live-action remake of Disney’s Mulan was met with controversy on the day of its release after Liu Yifei, the lead actor, had reportedly shown support for Hong Kong police in 2019. Along with the pro-democracy protestors in Hong Kong, Thai and Taiwanese activists are also telling people to boycott the film.
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Netflix's 'Away' Is Out and People Are EMOTIONAL
Creator Andrew Hinderaker tells us about his inspiration for his emotional, hopeful space drama.
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Extinction Rebellion blockades printing presses of several UK newspapers
UK news This morning
The climate activist group has erected blockades at printing presses in England and Scotland owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. The sites print The Sun, Scottish Sun, The Times, Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph, and Financial Times. Extinction Rebellion says the blockade is intended to highlight the paper's failure to cover the climate crisis.
The Atlantic published an article claiming that Trump called fallen Marines at World War I's Battle of Belleau Wood "losers"
US news Yesterday
According to an article published by The Atlantic on Thursday, President Trump referred to fallen Marines who fought in World War I as "losers" and "suckers" while deciding not to visit the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery near Paris during a visit to France in 2018. The article also says the President made similar comments about veteran and former Arizona senator John McCain after he died in 2018.
Mississippi's Attorney General drops murder charges against Curtis Flowers after he spent over 23 years in prison
US news Yesterday
Curtis Flowers is now a free man after Mississippi's AG decided to drop all charges related to a quadruple homicide. Flowers had spent nearly 23 years in prison and had been tried six times for the same crime. He always maintained his innocence, and the charges were dropped on Friday after the prosecutor was found to have excluded Black jurors. Flowers gained recent fame in large part due to a popular podcast series that highlighted his case.
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Jeff Bezos thought there was a ’30% chance’ Amazon would succeed
He told his parents ‘it’s very likely they’ll lose their entire investment.'
Man suspected of fatal Portland shooting killed during arrest
US news September 4, 2020
According to a statement from the US Marshals, Michael Forest Reinoehl was killed on Thursday night when law enforcement went to arrest him. Reinoehl, who had reportedly shown support for the Antifa movement, was being investigated over the fatal shooting of Aaron J. Danielson, a member from a right-wing group who was taking part in a pro-Trump caravan in Portland on August 29.
How common mistakes can change the cookies you bake 🍪
It’s harder to achieve the perfect chocolate chip cookie than you might think. From too much butter to not enough flour, watch how a variety of common cookie mistakes affects your final bake.
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Spain and France experience record spikes of COVID-19
COVID-19 Yesterday
On Friday, France recorded nearly 9,000 new COVID-19 cases and Spain reported over 10,000 new cases. These are record daily increases since the start of the pandemic.
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Trump says Stars and Stripes, the military's independent newspaper, will not be shuttered
Politics Yesterday
On Friday morning, news broke that the Pentagon had ordered the closure of the 160-year-old Stars and Stripes newspaper at the end of September. President Trump Tweeted that his administration "will NOT be cutting funding" for the publication.
Is the race for the White House tightening?
State polls show that Joe Biden is actually doing worse at this point in the race than Hillary Clinton was in 2016. But here's why it’s hard to compare 2016 with 2020 state polls.
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Being Uighur in China: 'They tortured me for hours'
Tortured and forced to spy on his own people Mehmet, a young Uighur man, says he was detained for 16 months after leaving China to see his father. His story is one of many ITV News has heard in our series of reports on Uighurs living, and fleeing, China.
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How Stan Kroenke and NFL turned SoFi Stadium into a $5-billion reality
Los Angeles Rams owner Stan Kroenke poured six years and at least $5 billion into SoFi Stadium, a 3.1-million-square-foot building that looks as if it arrived from another world. As Kroenke learned, building a stadium isn’t easy.
What You Can No Longer Say in Hong Kong
A new law takes aim at dissent, creating a challenge to free expression. We documented the changing nature of speech.
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