Category Archives: Headlines

Disney theme park staff worry about Covid-19: ‘I can’t bring it back home’ 

Disney’s parks in Florida and California are reopening and tens of thousands of workers returning as cases in the states surge Disney World fully reopened all four of its theme parks within its Florida resort last week, even as cases of coronavirus surged, making it one of the world’s hotspots for daily increases. Related: Florida’s ‘mini-Trump’ Ron DeSantis […]

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Minnesota lawmakers pass sweeping police reforms in wake of George Floyd death 

The Minnesota police reforms include a ban on choke holds similar to one used on the late George Floyd. The reforms are seen as some of the most substantial changes to the state’s criminal justice system.

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Elon Musk shares adorable new photo of his newborn son with Grimes 

Elon Musk shared a rare glimpse of his 2-month-old son on social media.

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Petition calls on Trader Joe’s to change ‘racist packaging’ 

More than 1,700 people have signed a petition urging Trader Joe’s to change the labeling of some of its international food products, calling the grocery chain’s branding “racist.”

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UK signs deal for 90 million Covid-19 vaccine doses 

UK government has signed deals for access to around 90 million doses of promising coronavirus vaccines under development, Business Secretary Alok Sharma announced here on Monday.

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Oxford coronavirus vaccine trial shows promise 

Study shows the vaccine is safe, but it is still too soon to know if it can stop people from being infected.

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Iran Executes Man Convicted of Giving Information About Soleimani to U.S. 

Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani was killed in an American drone strike in Baghdad in January

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Pelosi: the president ‘doesn’t know what he’s talking about’ 

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi joins Morning Joe to discuss school re-openings, mail-in voting, the HEROES Act, and Trump’s suggestion that he might not accept the 2020 election results.

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Taking cholesterol-lowering drug could reduce severity of coronavirus to the level of common cold 

Scientists working in Jerusalem and New York believe that may have found a surprising treatment for COVID-19 – a cholesterol-lowering drug which makes the virus weaker.

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COVID-19 in Philippines: Police deployed to implement fresh lockdowns 

As cases continue to rise, the government has ordered police to accompany medics and transfer any infected patients to isolation facilities. Citizens have also been encouraged to report any infected neighbors in hiding.

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Rep. John Lewis, Civil Rights icon, passes away at 80 years old 

Reverend Al Sharpton and Jonathan Capehart discuss Lewis’ accomplished career and life of activism.

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Britain suspends Hong Kong extradition treaty 

British Foreign Minister Dominic Raab expressed concerns over the new Hong Kong security law. China warned that the UK was heading down the “wrong path,” not long after sidelining Huawei from its future 5G network.

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Son of federal judge killed after gunman opened fire at her home 

US Marshals and the FBI are investigating a shooting at the home of US District Court of New Jersey Judge Esther Salas,

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Tracking The Pandemic: Are Coronavirus Cases Rising Or Falling In Your State? 

View NPR’s maps and graphics to see where COVID-19 is hitting hardest in the U.S., which state outbreaks are growing and which are leveling off.

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The US has surpassed its own daily record of total new Covid-19 infections at least nine times since June 16 

It’s been a month of harrowing milestones set across the country, with the US beating its own daily record of total new coronavirus cases at least nine times.

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