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Hannity Pleads With Anti-Lockdown Protesters He Praised: Please, No Rifles

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In back-to-back segments on Monday night, Fox News star Sean Hannity—who has repeatedly cheered on anti-shutdown protests against coronavirus stay-at-home orders—pleaded with demonstrators to keep their rifles and tactical gear at home.Hundreds of protesters, many armed with long guns, swarmed Michigan’s Capitol building last Thursday to rail against the state’s continued shelter-in-place orders amid the pandemic. Images of gun-toting protesters storming and crowding the state house sparked bipartisan criticism, though President Donald Trump called them “very good people.”Speaking to frequent guest Dan Bongino on Monday evening, Hannity—who has recently gushed over the protests—groused that the sight of demonstrators packing rifles and dressed in military gear is a “distraction” to the real message of reopening the economy.No one is a “bigger defender” of the Second Amendment than he is, Hannity said, but still he blasted the demonstrators for adopting a “militia look,” claiming that i...

California governor says data shows some retail stores can reopen, with modifications

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Monday said that as early as Friday, some retail businesses — including bookstores, sporting goods retailers, and florists — will be allowed to reopen and offer curbside pickup."We are entering into the next phase this week," Newsom said. "This is a very positive sign and it's happened only for one reason: The data says it can happen." Counties that want to be able to open more businesses will have to take certain steps, including conducting more coronavirus testing and ensuring there are adequate hospital beds.Newsom said detailed guidelines will be released later this week, and in order for more restrictions to relax, the state has to do more testing and trace infections, so people exposed to COVID-19 can be quarantined. The state is working with two University of California campuses to recruit and train new tracers, with Newsom aiming to hire 20,000 people within the next few weeks.While some isolated protests against Newso...

Drone discovers mass grave of Islamic State victims at bottom of gorge in Syria

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Islamic State fighters used a stunning gorge in north-eastern Syria as a mass grave for their victims, a human rights group has revealed, after it deployed a drone to confirm the suspicions. In a new report, Human Rights Watch said the terror group dumped the bodies of people it had abducted, tortured and executed in al-Hota gorge, near Raqqa. It is one of around 20 mass graves containing thousands of bodies in areas that were formerly held by the so-called Islamic State (IS). Local villagers told researchers from Human Rights Watch that people had been threatened by IS fighters with being thrown into the gorge, while videos posted on Facebook in 2014 show two victims being cast in. The clothes on the men's bodies in that video match the clothing of two men being killed on camera in a separate propaganda video, Human Rights Watch said. Activists used a drone to fly into the gorge, where they discovered six bodies floating in the water in a state of decomposition. “Al-Hota gorge, on...

Students at 25 universities sue for refunds after campuses close due to coronavirus

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“It’s just not the same experience I would be getting if I was at the campus," said Grainger Rickenbaker, who filed a lawsuit against Drexel University. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2z9Tl1E via Latest News

Woman killed by alligator in SC was doing homeowner's nails

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Trump gives up on virus fight to focus on economic recovery – and re-election

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With Covid-19 deaths set to almost double this month, the president is putting the stock market before lives, critics say * Coronavirus – latest US updates * Coronavirus – latest global updates * See all our coronavirus coverageDonald Trump is effectively abandoning a public health strategy for the coronavirus pandemic and showing “clear willingness to trade lives for the Dow Jones”, critics say.A leaked internal White House report predicts the daily death toll from the virus will reach about 3,000 on 1 June, almost double the current tally of about 1,750, the New York Times revealed on Monday.Yet at the same time, Trump has scrapped daily coronavirus task force briefings and marginalized his medical experts in favour of economic officials flooding the airwaves to urge states to reopen for business – even amid rising infection rates.On Tuesday morning, before boarding Air Force One to visit a medical mask-making facility in Arizona for his first long trip since late March when the outb...

Spotify CEO expects Apple will ‘open up’ even more in the future - The Verge

Spotify CEO expects Apple will ‘open up’ even more in the future    The Verge Spotify CEO Expects Apple to Further Open Up After Complaint    Bloomberg Spotify CEO expects Apple to ‘open up’ to third-party apps, but still ‘many steps to go’    9to5Mac Spotify's CEO Expects Apple to Further 'Open Up' After EU Antitrust Complaint    MacRumors Spotify CEO Sees an $18 Billion Opportunity in Selling Ads    Bloomberg View Full Coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2L0GTE3 via Technology

Best 2019 flagship phones still worth buying in 2020 - Android Authority

Best 2019 flagship phones still worth buying in 2020    Android Authority Huawei Lets Slip A Surprise New-Edition Phone With Google On Board    Forbes Huawei may launch a P30 Pro “New Edition” with Google apps onboard    XDA Developers Huawei MateBook X Pro (2020) review    Pocket-lint Huawei P30 Pro New Edition may have Google Play thanks to a “cheat”    SlashGear View Full Coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2SGeyXJ via Technology

Super Mario 64 gets ported to PC with DirectX 12 and ray-tracing support: doesn't need an RTX 2080 Ti but it still looks...like an N64 game - Notebookcheck.net

Super Mario 64 gets ported to PC with DirectX 12 and ray-tracing support: doesn't need an RTX 2080 Ti but it still looks...like an N64 game    Notebookcheck.net A modder built Mario 64 in DX12, and fans are being super protective    Polygon UNIQLO UT Releases 'Super Mario' T-Shirt Collection    HYPEBEAST 'Super Mario 64' fan releases a fully playable port for PC    Engadget The New Super Mario T-Shirt Collection Is Both Cool And Affordable    GameSpot View Full Coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/3fp7k3Z via Technology

Electronic Arts stock falls after topping sales expectations - MarketWatch

Electronic Arts stock falls after topping sales expectations    MarketWatch PS5 And Xbox Series X Gets More Confirmed Games With EA Sports Titles    GameSpot An “EA HD title” is set to launch in the next year – but what the heck is it?    PCGamesN FIFA 21 and Madden 21 will launch this year along with several other EA titles    GamesRadar+ Electronic Arts beats investor expectations with $1.39 billion in Q4 revenue    VentureBeat View Full Coverage on Google News from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2SFQ9l2 via Technology

Mississippi welfare scandal: Luxury cars among $94M in questionable spending, audit shows

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Money meant to help poor Mississippi residents was instead used to buy luxury cars and sponsor a college baseball tournament, a new state report shows. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3fiIXVR via Latest News

British Scientist Who Spearheaded National Lockdown Quits After Meeting With Married Lover

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The British scientist known colloquially as “Professor Lockdown,” who pushed Prime Minister Boris Johnson to impose a nationwide lockdown, resigned on Tuesday after he defied social distancing guidelines to have a rendezvous with his married lover in his London home.Professor Neil Ferguson, who had been praised for his expertise and guidance during the U.K.’s coronavirus outbreak, allowed 38-year-old Antonia Staats—who is married with two children—into his home at the same time he was publicly advising everyone else to adhere to strict guidelines banning couples from seeing each other if they didn’t live together. Ferguson, who is the head of the Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology at Imperial College London, had delivered stark warnings to Downing Street about how many people could die of the coronavirus if the government did not impose restrictions. His renowned work also reportedly informed government responses to coronavirus in the United States, France, and Germany.“...

Tokyo governor Koike to ask businesses to refrain from operating until end of May - NHK

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Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike will ask businesses in Japan's biggest city to refrain from operating until the end of this month, following the central government's extension of the state of emergency, a public broadcaster NHK reported. The Tokyo government will pay more financial aid to businesses that remain closed during the period, the report said, adding that she will announce details at a media briefing later on Tuesday. Japan on Monday extended a nationwide state of emergency to May 31, saying the new coronavirus infection rate had yet to drop enough to justify ending measures aimed at slowing the outbreak. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3c5IC6F via Latest News

Navy Ships Transit Through Barents Sea Near Russia for 1st Time Since Cold War

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The operation was announced weeks after Russian aircraft were spotted flying near Alaska. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2L5i5uG via Latest News

Why shut down his own coronavirus task force? Trump wants someone to blame if things get worse

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Vice President Mike Pence says the cornavirus task force could end in early June. Why? from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3ccMsuY via Latest News

A New York City police officer was filmed punching a bystander during arrests while enforcing social distancing measures

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An NYPD officer identified as Francisco Garcia was filmed violently punching a man named Donni Wright on Saturday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/35uhE6o via Latest News

Blake Bivens learned on Facebook that wife, son, mother-in-law were killed

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Bivens, who last season pitched for the Montgomery Biscuits, an affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays, opened up about the August 2019 deaths of his family. His brother-in-law has been charged. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3fogsGh via Latest News

3 family members charged in killing of guard over face mask dispute

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Three members of a family have been charged in the fatal shooting of a security guard over a virus mask dispute at a Family Dollar store in Michigan. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3bamt62 via Latest News

Forza Street is free to play on your phone right now - CNET

It's the first time a Forza game launches on a platform not owned by Microsoft. from CNET https://ift.tt/3c963ME via Mobiles

Bill & Ted Face the Music: Fans get a chance to rock out in the movie - CNET

Screenwriter Ed Solomon asks fans to make music videos of themselves, which might end up in the new Bill & Ted film. from CNET https://ift.tt/2L7pc5u via Mobiles

NASA confirms Tom Cruise will make movie on the International Space Station - CNET

Ground control to Major Tom Cruise. from CNET https://ift.tt/2YDJzQ3 via Mobiles

Murder hornet munchies: The horrifying insect makes a tasty treat - CNET

Not only can you eat the nightmarish hornets. They offer a boozy buzz when mixed with shochu alcohol. from CNET https://ift.tt/3fqSb26 via Mobiles