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Black man’s life sentence in stolen hedge clippers case is ‘cruel and unusual,’ Louisiana judge says
Repeat offender laws sent Fair Wayne Bryant to prison for life after trying to steal hedge clippers. Louisiana’s Supreme Court won’t review the case.
Ex-WHO doctor says world will be fighting coronavirus for years
Dr Larry Brilliant, an epidemiologist from California, said the global fight against COVID-19 will carry on for at least the next four years as the virus moves from one hotspot to the next.
Barack Obama issues his first round of 2020 endorsements
WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama released his first slate of 2020 candidate endorsements on Monday, putting his considerable political weight behind 118 candidates up and down the ballot in 17 states.
COVID-19 strikes Washington state farmworkers and swamps rural hospitals
Jamaican farmer Earl Edwards died Friday in quarantine housing for foreign laborers in Washington state, where he worked in a cherry-packing facility. A coronavirus outbreak at one of Washington state’s largest fruit farms has renewed concern for agricultural workers, who live and work in close quarters.
At least seven dead and more than 3 MILLION without power as Tropical Storm Isaias pummels Northeast
The weather system spawned tornadoes and dumped rain Tuesday along the East Coast after making landfall as a hurricane in North Carolina.
North Korea Is Expanding Its Nuclear Arsenal and Ballistic Missile Capability Despite Sanctions, U.N. Report Says
The independent panel quoted several unidentified countries as saying North Korea has “probably” developed miniaturized nuclear weapons that can fit into its ballistic missiles
Beirut Explosion: ‘I Was Bloodied and Dazed. Beirut Strangers Treated Me Like a Friend.’
In a land conditioned by calamity, people knew what to do, including helping wounded people they didn’t know.
Malaysian police raid Al Jazeera’s office, seize computers
Al Jazeera condemns ‘troubling escalation’ in crackdown on press, urges authorities to immediately cease criminal probe.
U.S. and China set to review phase one trade deal in mid-August
Senior U.S. and Chinese officials will review the implementation of the phase one trade deal and likely air mutual grievances due to growing tensions in an August 15 video conference, sources told Reuters.
CNN reporter describes scene from destroyed CNN bureau
A massive explosion ripped through central Beirut, Lebanon, injuring hundreds of people and blowing out windows in buildings across the city. CNN’s Ben Wedeman reports from the damaged CNN bureau.
Ten-page licence fee documents for over-75s are too ‘long and complex’, charity warns BBC
Age UK said the change would ‘all end in tears’ with the ‘long and complex’ 10-page documents failing to make it clear when the elderly will get a demand for payment, while action groups have urged a boycott of the fee.
Sandy Koufax — Greatest Baseball Pitcher Ever — And A Late Bloomer
Sandy Koufax, the greatest left-handed pitcher in major league baseball history, was a bust the first half of his pro career. Then he bloomed. So can we all.
Trump-Backed Congressman Charged With Voter Fraud Loses Primary In Kansas
Kansas State Treasurer Jake LaTurner soundly defeated Rep. Steve Watkins on Tuesday, making Watkins the fourth Trump-backed candidate to lose a GOP primary this year.
Massive explosion in Beirut port area rocks Lebanese capital, more than 70 dead
Prime Minister Hassan Diab said the explosion was caused by an estimated 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate left unsecured in a warehouse.
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