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Coronavirus: Brazil now fourth-highest nation in Covid-19 deaths

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Brazil records almost 1,000 deaths in a day, taking its overall number of fatalities past France. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2XlSHI1 via Latest News

New York protests: Video shows NYPD officer being attacked in the Bronx

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A video has emerged online appearing to show a New York Police Department (NYPD) officer being attacked by several people in the Bronx, New York, on Monday amidst the George Floyd protests.The footage, which was tweeted by the city’s Sergeant’s Benevolent Association appears to show an NYPD officer struggling on the ground with someone. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3gWzQem via Latest News

Biden: ‘I know I’ve made mistakes’

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Former Vice President Joe Biden on Monday attended a campaign event in Delaware and addressed criticism by saying, “I know I’ve made mistakes.” from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2zHwjQo via Latest News

Appeals court mulls making Hillary Clinton testify on emails

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A bid to block her deposition shares legal tactic with Michael Flynn’s move to shut down his prosecution. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3duc1IH via Latest News

Classic Hangouts to Google Chat migration starts in earnest for G Suite - 9to5Google

Classic Hangouts to Google Chat migration starts in earnest for G Suite    9to5Google from Technology - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2XQfn1Y via Technology

Biden suggests police could shoot assailants 'in the leg instead of the heart'

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Joe Biden said Monday that police under attack should shoot their assailants “in the leg instead of the heart” as a way to avert the killings of civilians. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2AtZ82y via Latest News

'My face exploded': Police firing rubber bullets have wounded and permanently disabled protesters and journalists

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Experts tell Insider that rubber bullets are considered "less lethal" weapons — a "legitimate tool" employed by policemen for decades. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3dsTP26 via Latest News

George Floyd: Anonymous hackers re-emerge amid US unrest

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As the US is engulfed in civil unrest, the masked hackers are being credited with new action. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3gOua6b via Latest News

Feds Charge Two for Firebombing Minnesota Building During Protests

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They’re bringing in the big guns now.The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) made its first known intervention on Monday into the spiraling crisis in Minnesota, following the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin. The federal agency charged two men with firebombing a county building in the town of Apple Valley on Friday, and with possessing Molotov cocktails “not registered to them in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer.” The criminal complaint, brought against Garrett Ziegler and Fornandous Henderson, coincided with warnings from President Donald Trump and U.S. Attorney General William Barr of increased federal involvement in local law enforcement efforts to counter the violence that has wracked multiple American cities.Washington’s Hottest Hoax Trend Is DCBlackoutThe ATF’s deposition leans heavily on the findings of the Apple Valley Police Department, which arrested Ziegler and Henderson early on May 29, moments after an explos...

Louisville cop in fatal shooting of David McAtee had mocked protester on Facebook

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LMPD Officer Katie Crews celebrated a protester getting hit by pepper balls amid demonstrations over the death of Breonna Taylor. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2AyqVig via Latest News

Pakistani girl dies of her injuries from Karachi plane crash

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A Pakistani girl who was critically injured on the ground last month when a passenger plane went down in a crowded neighborhood of the port city of Karachi has died at a hospital, her relatives and a doctor said Tuesday. Meanwhile, the plane's black box flight recorders were sent to France, where their data was downloaded Tuesday. The Airbus A320 crash killed 97 passengers and crew members; two passengers survived the crash. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2XYt5Qi via Latest News

Tiananmen: Police ban Hong Kong vigil for victims of 1989 crackdown

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Authorities say the decision was taken due to public health concerns amid the coronavirus pandemic. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2U0xzES via Latest News

The trucker who drove through a crowd of protesters in Minneapolis was once arrested for domestic assault

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Bogdan Vechirko was arrested on Sunday on suspicion of assault after driving a truck through a crowd of George Floyd protesters in Minneapolis. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2zOAWrC via Latest News

Afghan official: Kabul mosque bombed, 2 dead, 2 wounded

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A bomb exploded inside a mosque in the Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday killing two people, including the mosque's prayer leader, and wounding two others an official said. Tariq Arian, spokesman for Afghanistan's Interior Ministry, said the bomb targeted the Wazir Akber Khan Mosque at around 7:25 p.m., when worshippers had gathered for evening prayers. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but the Islamic State group has been active in Kabul in recent weeks and has in the past carried out attacks inside mosques in Afghanistan. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2z0bb7u via Latest News

Iranian professor acquitted of sanctions busting leaves U.S., Zarif says

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An Iranian professor imprisoned in the United States after being acquitted of stealing trade secrets has left the country and is on his way back to Iran, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in an Instagram post on Tuesday. Dr. Sirous Asgari is in the air on a flight back to Iran. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2yUBGem via Latest News

Cops Beaten, Shot, Rammed by SUVs as George Floyd Protests Boil Over

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Violent factions attacked police officers across the U.S. over the last 24 hours as demonstrations against the death of an unarmed black man in police custody have spiraled out of control.George Floyd, 46, died after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was caught on video kneeling on his neck for nearly nine minutes while he was handcuffed on Memorial Day. Chauvin has been arrested and charged with third-degree murder, but three other officers who also took part in the brutality or watched on have been fired but not arrested for their role, prompting anger among the demonstrators.In Las Vegas, an officer responding to a looting incident was reportedly shot in the head early Tuesday after exchanging gunfire with an angry mob, according to several Nevada news sources. County Sheriff Joe Lombardo told the Las Vegas Review Journal that the officer survived. “He is in extremely critical condition on life support,” Lombardo said “This is a sad night for our LVMPD family and a tra...

‘Wanton thuggery’: Australian reporter knocked down by police live on air as she covered George Floyd protests in DC

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US riot police were broadcast live on air using aggressive force to push and knock down an Australian reporter and her cameraman as they covered the Black Lives Matter protests in Washington DC, prompting an investigation by the Australian embassy.Amelia Brace, a reporter for Australian television network Channel 7, was broadcasting from the White House with cameraman Timothy Myers when police plouged into the crowd with riot shields, firing rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse them. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2yVJhcG via Latest News

Coronavirus: What are President Trump's charges against the WHO?

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The World Health Organization rejects US criticism it mishandled the early days of the coronavirus outbreak. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3cIFsq0 via Latest News

Trump to hold teleconference with governors, security officials on nationwide riots

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Kristin Fisher reports from the White House on the federal government's response. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ZUZbPw via Latest News

After protests shake Brazil, Bolsonaro tries to rein in his backers

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Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro urged his supporters on Monday to put off their protests against the country's Supreme Court next weekend after counter-demonstrations triggered violent clashes on Sunday. "Leave things alone on Sunday," the right-wing president said, referring to the protests. Bolsonaro's critics say he has undermined democracy by endorsing almost weekly protests against the top court, which authorized an investigation into the president for allegedly interfering with police appointments for personal motives. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2zRI5Yb via Latest News