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As coronavirus spreads to people under 40, it's making them sicker — and for longer — than once thought

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Once assumed to be safe from the dangers of COVID-19, younger adults share their prolonged struggles with the disease. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ZlkI1V

Woman shot in back while trying to steal man's Nazi flag, authorities say

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The victim had been with friends at a nearby party when she apparently snatched one of the swastika flags displayed outside the man's home. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Zon7cj

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...

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 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 as protesters marched toward the mayor’s home to demand her resignation. 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

CanSino's COVID-19 vaccine candidate approved for military use in China

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China's military has received the greenlight to use a COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by its research unit and CanSino Biologics after clinical trials proved it was safe and showed some efficacy, the company said on Monday. The Ad5-nCoV is one of China's eight vaccine candidates approved for human trials at home and abroad for the respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2BKz0kP

Mississippi votes to strip Confederate emblem from state flag

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The southern state of Mississippi is the last in the US to feature the emblem on its flag. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2NDoqyI

Behind in polls, Trump banks on replay of 2016

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His poll numbers sinking four months from the US presidential election, Donald Trump invoked his 2016 victory Monday, saying he is confident history will repeat itself on November 3. Over the past several weeks, however, all national polls have pointed in the same direction: Trump well behind his Democratic rival Joe Biden. The latest poll by The New York Times and Siena College has Biden with a 14-point lead over the current occupant of the White House. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2YJtwzI

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

WHO: 'The worst is yet to come' and the coronavirus pandemic is 'speeding up' because some countries aren't taking it seriously enough

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The World Health Organization said politicians and regular people alike could be doing a lot more to stop the spread of the virus. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3dRjXTP

First coronavirus cases found in sprawling migrant camp at U.S. border

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Three asylum seekers have tested positive for coronavirus in a sprawling encampment steps from the U.S. border in Matamoros, Mexico, marking the first cases in a settlement that advocates have long viewed as vulnerable amid the pandemic. Global Response Management (GRM), a nonprofit providing medical services in the camp, said it is proactively testing and isolating all close contacts of the three migrants who tested positive. "We have 5 patients in isolation: 2 who are awaiting results of testing and 3 who have tested positive on antibody testing," GRM Executive Director Helen Perry told Reuters on Tuesday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3im0FJI

'Dirty' depiction of Kim's wife outraged NKorea: Russian envoy

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North Korea's fury over anti-Pyongyang leaflets launched from the South is driven by "dirty, insulting" depictions of leader Kim Jong Un's spouse, Russia's top envoy in the reclusive country has said. In recent weeks Pyongyang has issued a series of vitriolic condemnations over anti-North leaflets which defectors based in the South send across the militarised border -- usually attached to balloons or floated in bottles. The campaigns have long been a point of contention between the two Koreas, but this time, Pyongyang upped the pressure, blowing up a liaison office and threatening military measures. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2BouZT1

The 20 Best Deals from REI’s Fourth of July Sale

from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Zo3Bwz

Putin unveils monument to fallen Red Army WWII soldiers

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and his counterpart from Belarus on Tuesday unveiled a monument honoring the fallen Red Army soldiers who fought in one of the most bloody battles of World War II. Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko traveled to the village of Khoroshevo, just outside Rzhev, about 200 kilometers (about 125 miles) northwest of Moscow for a somber ceremony that involved goose-stepping troops laying wreaths to the towering figure of a soldier. The battle of Rzhev, in which the Red Army launched a series of offensives in 1942-1943 to dislodge the Wermacht from its positions close to Moscow, involved enormous Soviet losses from persistent, poorly prepared attacks against well-fortified Nazi positions. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2YL7XyN

The Texas Medical Center scrubbed data showing ICU beds at full capacity as the state's coronavirus cases spike

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The medical center had no empty ICU beds by Thursday. Its ICU capacity is usually between 70% and 80% of its total stock. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3g7RmLb

Pakistani PM says 'no doubt' that India was behind stock exchange attack

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Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan told parliament on Tuesday he had no doubt that India was behind an attack on the stock exchange building in the southern city of Karachi. Four gunmen armed with grenades attacked the Pakistan Stock Exchange on Monday, killing two guards and a policeman before security forces killed the attackers. "There is no doubt that India is behind the attack," Khan said in his address to parliament - a charge that India had denied a day earlier. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3ig3NXu

Swift Charges Against Atlanta Officers Met With Relief and Skepticism

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By BY RICHARD FAUSSET from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2ZqbdhX

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

Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today

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

How Women Did Pride in a Pandemic Year

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By BY LENA WILSON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2NJobCa

Cuts to the Arts Help Philadelphia Address Huge Budget Gap

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By BY JON HURDLE from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/2BVnDX2

Fauci Says U.S. Could Reach 100,000 Virus Cases a Day as Warnings Grow Darker

By BY SHERYL GAY STOLBERG AND NOAH WEILAND from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3dPMjxz

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

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By BY KENNETH P. VOGEL AND BEN PROTESS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2YNWAGs

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

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By BY DANA RUBINSTEIN AND JEFFERY C. MAYS from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3gqe41B

Judge in George Floyd case says likely to move hearing out of Minneapolis as officers appear in court

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A Minnesota judge on Monday warned that he is likely to move the trials of four police officers charged in George Floyd's death out of Minneapolis if public officials and attorneys do not stop talking about the case. Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill stopped short of issuing a gag order on attorneys, but he said one is likely if public statements continue. Cahill added that such a situation would also make him likely to grant a change-of-venue motion if one is filed. "The court is not going to be happy about hearing about the case in three areas: media, evidence and guilt or innocence," Cahill said. It was the second pretrial hearing for the officers, who were fired after Floyd's May 25 death. Derek Chauvin, 44, is charged with second-degree murder and other counts, while Thomas Lane, 37, J. Kueng, 26, and Tou Thao, 34, are charged with aiding and abetting Chauvin. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3eIlbSw

Israel orders evangelical Christian media network God TV to take channel off air

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“The channel does not appeal to the Christian population in Israel, but rather to the Jews,” Israel's broadcasting regulator said in a statement. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2YM3EmV

Is international travel allowed yet? See when Singapore, Jamaica, other countries plan to reopen borders

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Jamaica is preparing to welcome back international tourists June 15, while Austria requires negative coronavirus tests and won't allow direct flights. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3ghooth

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

Trump struggles as furor grows over reported Russian bounty offer to kill U.S. troops

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White House says Trump wasn't briefed on intelligence about Russian offer of bounty payments. If so, that shows negligence, some Republicans say. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3eJr6qq

Minneapolis police chief, mayor launching policy changes

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The Minneapolis police chief and mayor on Sunday began their push for sweeping policy changes with a new rule that prevents officers involved in using deadly force from reviewing body camera footage before completing an initial police report. The new standards come after a proposal by the Minneapolis City Council to dismantle the police force following the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed Black man who died after a white police officer pressed his knee on Floyd’s neck for nearly eight minutes. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2BI1UBX

Systemic changes must go beyond just policing. Human and social services need reform, too.

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Institutional racism is not found just in the police — it’s woven into schools, mental health clinics and housing providers. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2YHRrPZ

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

Mississippi Becomes Last State to Remove Confederate Emblem from Flag

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The Mississippi state legislature voted on Sunday to remove the emblem of the Confederacy from the state flag.State residents had previously been resistant to changing the flag, however polling from the state's Chamber of Commerce indicated that 55 percent of residents now supported removing the Confederate symbol."In the nearly 20 years we have held the position of changing the state flag, we have never seen voters so much in favor of change,” Scott Waller, president of the Mississippi Economic Council, said on Thursday. “These recent polling numbers show what people believe, and that the time has come for us to have a new flag that serves as a unifying symbol for our entire state."Governor Tate Reeves, a Republican, said he would sign legislation to change the flag after previously expressing ambivalence."The argument over the 1894 flag has become as divisive as the flag itself and it’s time to end it. If they send me a bill this weekend, I will sign it," Reev...

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 - Technology https://ift.tt/3geG08b

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 - Technology https://ift.tt/2CUcmH9

In Texas, Voting Reflects Partisan Split Over How to Deal With Virus

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By BY J. DAVID GOODMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2NHHmMI

Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today

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By BY JONATHAN WOLFE AND LARA TAKENAGA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3dLG6CS

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

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By BY SHAWN HUBLER AND THOMAS FULLER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3ePoVl6

Three Hikers Are Missing at Mount Rainier

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By BY SANDRA E. GARCIA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2YKijir

Is This the End for Shane Dawson and Jeffree Star?

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By BY TAYLOR LORENZ from NYT Style https://ift.tt/2AfhMLX

In a Season of Challenges, the Mets See a Unique Opportunity, Too

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By BY TYLER KEPNER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2ZAaF9F

Obamacare Versus the G.O.P. Zombies

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By BY PAUL KRUGMAN from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3g2BARY

How Not to Outlaw Abortion

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By BY MARY ZIEGLER from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/38dyfNl

Iranian Missile Facility Blows Up, and Conspiracy Theories Abound in Tehran

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By BY DAVID E. SANGER, RONEN BERGMAN AND FARNAZ FASSIHI from NYT World https://ift.tt/3ietGa1

Chocolates for Health Care Workers

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By BY FLORENCE FABRICANT from NYT Food https://ift.tt/2ZemB0g

Steelhead Trout for a Good Cause

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By BY FLORENCE FABRICANT from NYT Food https://ift.tt/2NInQjb

A Vodka for Our Time

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By BY FLORENCE FABRICANT from NYT Food https://ift.tt/31sfSmd

FOX NEWS: Tim Graham: Abolish the police? Prisons? More? — Here's where this radical experiment is headed

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Tim Graham: Abolish the police? Prisons? More? — Here's where this radical experiment is headed Radicalism in America's largest cities seems impervious to reason. Date

FOX NEWS: Paul Batura: Baseball's return – welcome reminder of endurance, perseverance in challenging times

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Paul Batura: Baseball's return – welcome reminder of endurance, perseverance in challenging times On one hand, baseball doesn’t really matter. On the other, it means a whole lot.  Date

FOX NEWS: Gardiner & Loconte: Defend US statues and monuments – here's what the mobs really want to destroy

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Gardiner & Loconte: Defend US statues and monuments – here's what the mobs really want to destroy The radical left has hijacked debate over America’s monuments to wage a cultural war Date

FOX NEWS: Damon Friedman: What this wounded warrior learned about recovery can guide nation that needs healing

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Damon Friedman: What this wounded warrior learned about recovery can guide nation that needs healing In 2010, I returned home from the Korengal Valley in Afghanistan, one of the most dangerous places on Earth. Date

FOX NEWS: Luma Mufleh: Pride 50th anniversary – What this proud American has learned about resilience

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Luma Mufleh: Pride 50th anniversary – What this proud American has learned about resilience This Sunday marks the 50th anniversary of the first-ever Pride parade, Date

FOX NEWS: Peter Navarro: John Bolton is a Dr. Strangelove throwback who set himself up as a White House warlord

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Peter Navarro: John Bolton is a Dr. Strangelove throwback who set himself up as a White House warlord It would be a crime for former National Security Adviser John Bolton to get rich from his new book, which is Washington Swamp revenge porn. The Justice Department and perhaps a jury will have a say about that. Date

FOX NEWS: Newt Gingrich: How do you discuss protests against police and racism with your children?

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Newt Gingrich: How do you discuss protests against police and racism with your children? Too many people want to abolish the police and erase history, or portray America as systemically racist and evil. Many others seem to dismiss out of hand the anger and concerns of black Americans. Date