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Coronavirus: What's behind new US outbreaks?

Cases are rising in Texas, Florida, Arizona and California - here's a look at the data and the theories. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/38g9MXu via IFTTT

Coronavirus: How much does your boss need to know about you?

Firms are collecting a lot more information about staff as they try to contain coronavirus risks. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2CUcmH9 via IFTTT

La familia que perdió cinco integrantes a causa del coronavirus quiere que sepas esto

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By BY TRACEY TULLY from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/2ZtldXO via IFTTT

This file was published in error

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Can’t Request an Absentee Ballot Online? This Group Wants to Help

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Swift Charges Against Atlanta Officers Met With Relief and Skepticism

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U.S. Calls for Indefinite Arms Embargo of Iran, but Finds No Takers

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By BY RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA, LARA JAKES AND FARNAZ FASSIHI from NYT World https://ift.tt/3gbCY4L via IFTTT

Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today

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By BY JONATHAN WOLFE AND LARA TAKENAGA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3gaVp9N via IFTTT

Pence Raised Nearly $500,000 From Donors to Pay Mueller Legal Defense

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$1 Billion Is Shifted From N.Y.P.D. in a Budget That Pleases No One

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Cedarville University Trustees Resign as Board Reinstates President after Investigation

After the Cedarville University board of trustees voted to reinstate its president two board members resigned, citing concerns about an investigation into the president's hiring and firing of a faculty member. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/38eJ1CV via IFTTT

New top story on Hacker News: SkyWater-PDF Plans First 130 Nm Wafer in 2020

SkyWater-PDF Plans First 130 Nm Wafer in 2020 9 by mmastrac | 2 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Mastering Jq: Part 1

Mastering Jq: Part 1 14 by code-faster | 3 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: He Made Stone Speak

He Made Stone Speak 6 by tintinnabula | 1 comments on Hacker News.

Tucker Carlson’s Journey From Coronavirus Alarm-Puller to COVID Truther

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In early March, while President Donald Trump’s loudest allies at Fox News downplayed the coronavirus pandemic, with some claiming it was nothing more than an “impeachment scam” to destroy the president, Tucker Carlson received widespread—and usual, considering his notoriously far-right rhetoric—praise for calling out his colleagues and Trump for “minimizing” the impending danger.The Fox News primetime star continues to receive plaudits for reportedly convincing the president to finally take the crisis seriously. Days after that March 9 monologue, which was delivered shortly after Carlson privately spoke with Trump about the virus, the president publicly addressed the nation and his administration began pushing social-distancing guidelines.While Carlson sounding the alarm much earlier than his Fox News peers may have a had a positive impact (on his viewers, especially, as studies show his audience took protective measures before Trump confidant Sean Hannity’s), it didn’t take long for t...

National parks – even Mount Rushmore – show that there's more than one kind of patriotism

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July 4th will be quieter than usual this year, thanks to COVID-19. Many U.S. cities are canceling fireworks displays to avoid drawing large crowds that could promote the spread of coronavirus. But President Trump is planning to stage a celebration at Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota on July 3. It’s easy to see why an Independence Day event at a national memorial featuring the carved faces of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt would seem like a straightforward patriotic statement. But there’s controversy. Trump’s visit will be capped by fireworks for the first time in a decade, notwithstanding worries that pyrotechnics could ignite wildfires. And Native Americans are planning protests, adding Mount Rushmore to the list of monuments around the world that critics see as commemorating histories of racism, slavery and genocide and reinforcing white supremacy. As I show in my book, “Memorials Matter: Emotion, Environment, and Public Me...

Supreme Court refuses to block upcoming federal executions

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The Supreme Court on Monday refused to block the execution of four federal prison inmates who are scheduled to be put to death in July and August. The executions would mark the first use of the death penalty on the federal level since 2003. The justices rejected an appeal from four inmates who were convicted of killing children. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3gceEjo via IFTTT

Study finds asteroid impact, not volcanoes, made the Earth uninhabitable for dinosaurs: 'Only plausible explanation'

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A new study found what happened to the Earth's dinosaurs. An asteroid strike blocking out the sun for years and causing permanent winters was cause. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/31xIF8Y via IFTTT

The pandemic is reshaping airlines — and how you fly will never return to ‘normal’

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Air travel will look different for years during the coronavirus pandemic. Here's what experts say will happen as the COVID-19 pandemic ends. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2CVV3FI via IFTTT

Two Tulsa police officers fighting for their lives after being shot during traffic stop; Suspect in custody

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The man accused of shooting two Tulsa police officers in the head has been arrested, according to officials. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3eOPFSJ via IFTTT

Russian state exit polls show 76% so far back reforms that could extend Putin rule

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Russian state opinion pollster VTsIOM said on Monday that its exit polls showed that 76% of Russians had so far voted to support reforms that could allow President Vladimir Putin to extend his rule until 2036. The nationwide vote on constitutional reforms began on June 25 and is being held over seven days as a precaution against the coronavirus pandemic. If approved, the changes would allow Putin to run twice for president again after his current term expires in 2024. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/31rN2mb via IFTTT

Chinese coronavirus vaccine approved for use in country's military after clinical trials

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China's military has approved a coronavirus vaccine developed by its own research staff and a Chinese biotech firm, it was announced on Monday. The vaccine was given the green light for use by troops after trials proved it was both safe and effective, said CanSino Biologics, the biotech firm involved. However, its use for the time being will be restricted to military personnel, who offer a tighter medical control group than the general public. The vaccine candidate, named Ad5-nCoV, was developed jointly by CanSino and the Beijing Institute of Biotechnology in the Academy of Military Medical Sciences. It has been in development since March. CanSino said the results showed the vaccine candidate has potential to prevent diseases caused by the coronavirus, which has killed half a million people globally. The company added that it was not yet possible to say if it could be a commercial success, which would depend on being able to produce the vaccine cheaply as well as safely. from Y...

White couple who pointed gun at protesters say they support Black Lives Matter but felt threatened by ‘angry mob’

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A white couple who pointed guns at protesters in St Louis have said they were threatened as crowds marched down their street.Video shared online showed 63-year-old Mark McCloskey and 61-year-old Patricia McCloskey stationed on the lawn outside their St Louis home on Sunday night as protesters walked past. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2BQZXTN via IFTTT

Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today

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‘Our Luck May Have Run Out’: California’s Case Count Explodes

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Three Hikers Are Missing on Mount Rainier

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Facebook targets 'false news' amid growing pressure from advertisers

Facebook's boss in Northern Europe says a new media literacy campaign is not about "financial considerations". from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3geG08b via IFTTT

Israel annexation: What is the West Bank?

Concerns have been expressed around the world over plans by Israel’s prime minister to annex parts of the West Bank. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3eNBeyc via IFTTT

Coronavirus: Stop childhood being disrupted - charities

The life chances of children and young people risk being derailed over Covid-19, warn 146 charities. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2Bd8znZ via IFTTT

Protest rights: 'We have a right to protest despite coronavirus'

Lawyer Christian Weaver posts videos online teaching the law in 60 seconds. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2NLW5pH via IFTTT

Young skater goes viral performing at Black Lives Matter Plaza

A video of Kaitlyn Saunders skating on the square opposite the White House has amassed over 350,000 views. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3dES0yg via IFTTT

'My struggle with racism in the Metropolitan police'

Former senior police officer Shabnam Chaudhri says she was unfairly treated, because of her ethnicity. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/31sqzFx via IFTTT

New top story on Hacker News: Cancel Culture in 1974

Cancel Culture in 1974 7 by riverlong | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Featherweight Java: A Minimal Core Calculus for Java and GJ (2002) [pdf]

Featherweight Java: A Minimal Core Calculus for Java and GJ (2002) [pdf] 5 by sendilkumarn | 1 comments on Hacker News.

New York City mayor plans to cut $1bn from police budget

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New York City mayor Bill de Blasio has proposed cutting $1bn (£814m) from the police force’s $6bn (£4.48bn) yearly budget, amid calls for reform.Mr de Blasio announced the plan during his daily City Hall press briefing on Monday, and said the proposed budget would help reform the New York City Police Department (NYPD). from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2NGUzFq via IFTTT

South Pole warming three times faster than rest of Earth: study

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The South Pole has warmed three times faster than the rest of the planet in the last 30 years due to warmer tropical ocean temperatures, new research showed Monday. Antarctica's temperature varies widely according to season and region, and for years it had been thought that the South Pole had stayed cool even as the continent heated up. Researchers in New Zealand, Britain and the United States analysed 60 years of weather station data and used computer modelling to show what was causing the accelerated warming. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2VuJueO via IFTTT

Wildfire Spreading Rapidly on Traverse Mountain 'Started by Fireworks'

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A large brush fire, estimated to have reached 150 to 200 acres , was “rapidly spreading” on Traverse Mountains near Lehi, Utah, on June 27, according to ABC4 . Utah Fire Info reported that the fire was “started by fireworks” and said “strong, gusty winds” were responsible for the rapid spread of the fire across the mountain side. Lehi Community Emergency Response Team issued an evacuation order in a quarter mile radius in the city. Video shows the fire burning on the mountain side from a residential area in the hills of the city of Lehi. Credit: Jeremy Roberts via Storyful from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2NGfGYI via IFTTT

Couple draw guns at crowd heading to St. Louis mayor's home

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A white couple who stood outside their St. Louis mansion and pointed guns at protesters who were marching toward the mayor's home to demand her resignation support the Black Lives Matter movement and don't want to become heroes to those who oppose the cause, their attorney said Monday. Video posted online showed Mark McCloskey, 63, and his 61-year-old wife, Patricia, standing outside their Renaissance palazzo-style home Sunday night in the city’s well-to-do Central West End neighborhood. Mark McCloskey told KMOV-TV that he and wife, who are personal injury lawyers, were facing an “angry mob” on their private street and feared for their lives Sunday night. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ZlYE7h via IFTTT

China to impose visa restrictions on U.S. individuals over Hong Kong

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Beijing said on Monday it will impose visa restrictions on U.S. individuals with "egregious conduct" on Hong Kong-related issues, mirroring U.S. sanctions against unnamed Chinese officials deemed responsible for curbing freedoms in the city. The announcement comes as the top decision-making body of China's parliament deliberates a draft national security law for Hong Kong that pro-democracy activists in the city fear will be used to eliminate dissent and tighten Beijing's control. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian, who announced the new sanctions during a press briefing in response to a question about Washington's new visa restrictions, did not specify which U.S. individuals have been targeted. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3dIDyWb via IFTTT

The A-12 Avenger Shows Why The Navy Needs A Long-Range Strike Aircraft

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The Navy’s carrier air wings would have greatly benefited from an A-12-like capability had the program survived. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2AdEJiD via IFTTT

2 Oklahoma police officers shot, suspect taken into custody

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Two police officers in Tulsa, Oklahoma, were shot and critically wounded on the city's east side Monday morning and police arrested the suspected gunman following a more than seven-hour search, authorities said. David Anthony Ware, 32, was arrested about 10:45 a.m., said Capt. Richard Meulenberg. The officers — Sgt. Craig Johnson and rookie officer Aurash Zarkeshan — remained in critical condition Monday afternoon and were “fighting for their lives,” said Police Chief Wendell Franklin. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3ieplDO via IFTTT

Shipbuilding suppliers need more than market forces to stay afloat

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Without deliberate action, the U.S. shipbuilding industry will become increasingly fragile. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Bm0z3X via IFTTT

What we know about Steven Lopez, the suspect in the fatal Louisville protest shooting

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Steven Lopez is accused of firing a gun into the crowd at a protest at Louisville's Jefferson Square Park, killing a 27-year-old photographer. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Ajs6mc via IFTTT

In pictures: Huge Nevada wildfire turns Las Vegas sky red

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The fire in Mount Charleston, Nevada, engulfed about 5,000 acres (20 sq km) within an afternoon. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2VuQsR9 via IFTTT

New Yorkers who travel to Florida, Texas, and other states with high COVID-19 infection rates will lose paid sick leave benefits

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Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Nevada, South Carolina, Utah, and Texas all currently have positive test rates higher than 10%. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2CJnlD6 via IFTTT

Trump accuses California Democrats of 'incredible stupidity' in row over John Wayne's white supremacy remarks

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Donald Trump is accusing some Democratic officials of "incredible stupidity" for calling for actor John Wayne's name to be removed from an airport in California even after an interview resurfaced of "The Duke" embracing white supremacy.John Wayne Airport in southern California serves Orange County and Los Angeles. Mr Trump in January 2016, as a presidential candidate, held a special event at the John Wayne Birthplace Museum in Winterset, Iowa. He spoke at a lectern with a wax statue of the late actor behind him. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3dIx9u6 via IFTTT

Coronavirus: Ghana 'quack doctors' selling 'cure'

Investigative reporter Anas Aremeyaw Anas exposes a Covid-19 scam said to be worth thousands of dollars. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3eFRLnS via IFTTT

Want to start cycling to work? Here's how

The Bikeability Trust's Paul Robison breaks down how to start cycling with confidence. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3g56d9v via IFTTT

Who needs Wimbledon? Strawberry sales soar

The cancellation of events like weddings and Wimbledon has not stopped strawberry sales soaring. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3g7QZ3w via IFTTT

New top story on Hacker News: India Debates Skin-Tone Bias as Beauty Companies Alter Ads

India Debates Skin-Tone Bias as Beauty Companies Alter Ads 7 by pseudolus | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: USPS sells nearly $20B worth of money orders a year

USPS sells nearly $20B worth of money orders a year 23 by saadalem | 16 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: How to finish your side project

How to finish your side project 13 by hugozap | 5 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Parallax effect in browser using web-camera

Parallax effect in browser using web-camera 3 by munrocket | 2 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: A principled approach to GraphQL query cost analysis

A principled approach to GraphQL query cost analysis 4 by davisjam314 | 1 comments on Hacker News.

Trump signs executive order to punish vandalism against federal monuments

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Details of the executive order were not immediately released, but Trump said earlier this week that the order would "reinforce" existing federal law. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2A876P0 via IFTTT

Satellite images show buildup on disputed India-China border

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Construction activity appeared underway on both the Indian and Chinese sides of a contested border high in the Karakoram mountains a week after a deadly clash in the area left 20 Indian soldiers dead, satellite images showed. The images released this week by Maxar, a Colorado-based satellite imagery company, show new construction activity along the Galwan River Valley, even as Chinese and Indian diplomats said military commanders had agreed to disengage from a standoff there. China has said that India first changed the status quo last August when it split the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two federal territories — the territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the territory of Ladakh, parts of which are contested by China. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/31otvmu via IFTTT

Texas Republican lawmaker says he won't wear a mask on the House floor unless he tests positive for coronavirus

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Rep. Louie Gohmert is among a group of Republican lawmakers including the president and vice president who have been photographed without a face mask. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/31ptLSq via IFTTT

Reopening Is Not a Failure

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The coronavirus hasn’t gone away.As the Northeast, the epicenter of the pandemic in the U.S. for months, has seen steep, persistent declines in confirmed cases, other parts of the country have spiked. A month or so ago, most of the increased cases were a function of increased testing. Now, states like Florida, Texas, and Arizona have seen worrying increases in their positivity rates — the percentage of tests that are positive — in a sign of accelerating community spread.The media’s tone about this trend is, of course, apocalyptic, with many commentators portraying the Republican governors of these states as callous extremists hell-bent on reopening, come what may. The fact is that states all over the country have been reopening, and California and North Carolina, both with Democratic governors, have seen spikes in new confirmed cases, too (although not dramatically increasing positivity rates). It’s also irksome to see these governors depicted as villains at the same time New York Gove...

Fact check: CDC did not add flu and pneumonia cases to its COVID-19 death count

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A Facebook post falsely claimed the CDC admitted adding influenza and pneumonia deaths to its COVID-19 death count. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3eJ9ESN via IFTTT

76 coronavirus cases have been linked to one Michigan bar

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Health officials urged anyone who visited the establishment between June 12 and June 20 to self-quarantine for 14 days. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3eGL3Op via IFTTT

Three people died and one person was permanently blinded in New Mexico after drinking hand sanitizer

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The cases, which occurred over several weeks in May, are related to alcoholism, according to health officials. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Vr6lIp via IFTTT

Young novice protest leaders help drive US wave of dissent

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Before George Floyd stopped pleading for air beneath a police officer's knee, 19-year-old Weidmayer Pierre was planning to work at Wal-Mart during his summer break from Palm Beach State College. Pierre has quit his retail job to focus on organizing Black Lives Matter protests every few days in Florida, determined to channel the groundswell of energy around the world into meaningful reform in his hometown. “Every time someone gets killed by police brutality we protest once or twice and it’s done," said Pierre, who wants to help police improve the system from within. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Vn0h3w via IFTTT

Trump visits private golf course as US battles rapid surge in coronavirus cases

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US president heads to Virginia a day after saying he’d stay in Washington DC to ‘make sure law and order is enforced’ amid ongoing anti-racism protests * Coronavirus in the US – follow live updatesDonald Trump visited one of his own private golf courses in Virginia on Saturday as America continued to see fallout from a rapid surge in coronavirus cases. The trip came a day after the US president said he would stay in Washington DC to “make sure law and order is enforced” amid ongoing anti-racism protests.The president has been frequently criticized for the scale of his golfing habit while in office. CNN – which tallies his golfing activities – said the visit to the Trump National course in Loudon county, just outside Washington DC, was the 271st of his presidency – putting him at an average of golfing once every 4.6 days since he’s been in office. His predecessor, Barack Obama, golfed 333 rounds over the two terms of his presidency, according to NBC.The visit comes as the number of conf...

The Ugly Consequences of Iran's Corrupt Governance

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And what the United States can do about it. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/31l0QPe via IFTTT

After yearlong fight, Missouri's lone abortion clinic gets its license renewed

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That means the state's lone clinic is set to continue operating through at least 2021. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2BMbe7I via IFTTT

Global coronavirus deaths top half a million

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The death toll from COVID-19 reached half a million people on Sunday, according to a Reuters tally, a grim milestone for the global pandemic that seems to be resurgent in some countries even as other regions are still grappling with the first wave. The respiratory illness caused by the new coronavirus has been particularly dangerous for the elderly, although other adults and children are also among the 500,000 fatalities and more than 10 million reported cases. While the overall rate of death has flattened in recent weeks, health experts have expressed concerns about record numbers of new cases in countries like the United States, India and Brazil, as well as new outbreaks in parts of Asia. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2CJm4fi via IFTTT

US imposes visa restrictions on Chinese officials over Hong Kong security law

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The sanctions aim to punish Beijing over a planned security law that could erode Hong Kong's autonomy. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3eHZMJ2 via IFTTT

Pakistan army says Indian spy drone shot down in Kashmir

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To Italy with Love: Postcards from a Covid-America

An Italian student in Ohio watched her country reel from the coronavirus pandemic. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3dHfB1j via IFTTT

Coronavirus: How to fly during a global pandemic

Jumping on a plane looks and feels different to how it did at the start of 2020. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2VakdXj via IFTTT

LGBT black people share their dating app experiences

Young gay black people from the West Midlands share their experience of racism on dating apps. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2NBWfAg via IFTTT

How prosthetics transformed a circus performer's art

Circus performer Erin Ball thought her career was over when she lost her feet in an accident in 2014. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3eGHIPk via IFTTT

Coronavirus: Your pictures on the theme of 'walking'

A selection of pictures from our readers on the theme of 'walking'. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2NzFGEV via IFTTT

Coronavirus: How funerals under lockdown have 'felt incomplete'

Funeral directors, celebrants and mourners discuss how funerals under lockdown have "felt incomplete". from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2B6vwsV via IFTTT

'The love letter to my neighbourhood that helped me flee my country'

José Gregorio Márquez was ashamed of the place he grew up, but he came to love it before leaving it forever. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2CO3TFr via IFTTT

Paul Weller: 'People weren't ready for my house record'

The returning rock star reflects on underground sounds, happy times, and "shocking" race issues. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3gaTcLD via IFTTT

Coronavirus: Will pop-up bike lanes keep new cyclists on the road?

Campaigners say routes need to be made safer to keep new cyclists on the roads as lockdown is eased. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2NzT2RJ via IFTTT

Coronavirus: The foods we are all eating during lockdown

During the coronavirus lockdown our eating habits have changed, so who has been benefiting from it? from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2YDA9mW via IFTTT

Patient 91: How Vietnam saved a British pilot and kept a clean Covid-19 sheet

Stephen Cameron spent 68 days on a ventilator but beat the odds to survive coronavirus. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2NvomRz via IFTTT

New top story on Hacker News: Volley (YC W18) is hiring a Head of Engineering to build voice-controlled games

Volley (YC W18) is hiring a Head of Engineering to build voice-controlled games 1 by jameswilsterman | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Open letter from a Texas county judge about his Covid mask order

Open letter from a Texas county judge about his Covid mask order 28 by beervirus | 12 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: The Great Pause Was an Economic Revolution

The Great Pause Was an Economic Revolution 25 by williamsmj | 2 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Dolphins learn from their peers to use empty shells to catch fish

Dolphins learn from their peers to use empty shells to catch fish 21 by skipnup | 1 comments on Hacker News.

St. Louis mayor faces calls to resign after she was accused of doxxing the names and addresses of constituents who wrote letters calling for police defunding

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Mayor Lyda Krewson, a Democrat, faced calls to resign after she shared on Facebook names and addresses of protestors who called for police defunding. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3g7p8jE via IFTTT

4 Rohingya men killed in gunfight with Bangladesh police

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Four suspected members of a Rohingya group allegedly involved in kidnapping for ransom were killed in a gunfight with Bangladeshi police near the sprawling refugee camps where refugees from Myanmar live, officials said. The gunfight took place Friday when a team of security officials was searching for the gang leader in a forest near the Rohingya camps at Cox's Bazar, said police Inspector Pradeep Kumar Das. Another inspector, Morzina Akhter, said the suspects opened fire at police, sparking the gunfight that led to their deaths. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3iagDGr via IFTTT

Donald Trump Should Be Worried: The U.S. Military Could Fall Behind Russia and China

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It is already happening in certain areas. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2VlX9EW via IFTTT

After yearlong fight, Missouri's lone abortion clinic gets its license renewed

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That means the state's lone clinic is set to continue operating through at least 2021. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2BMbe7I via IFTTT

Trump Seems Resigned Biden Will Win: ‘He’s Going to Be Your President’

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For the second time this week, President Donald Trump appeared almost resigned to the idea that former Vice President Joe Biden will beat him in November, telling Fox News’ Sean Hannity that Biden “is going to be president because some people don’t love me.”During a town hall in key swing state Wisconsin, Trump fell back on his well-worn attack lines against his Democratic opponent, painting Biden as too old and suffering from cognitive decline.“Whenever he does talk, he can’t put two sentences together,” Trump exclaimed. “I don’t want to be nice or un-nice. The man can’t speak.”At the same time, the president seemed to acknowledge current polling, which shows the ex-veep up by double digits nationally and leading in most battleground states—including Wisconsin, a must-win for Trump.“And he is going to be president because some people don’t love me, maybe,” Trump said. “And all I’m doing is doing my job.”The president insisted that before the “China plague” hit, the country was enjoyin...