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Trump calls audience at his Bedminster golf club a ‘peaceful protest’ 

President Trump said his audience of well-to-do supporters was involved in a “peaceful protest” and therefore did not need to adhere to state coronavirus guidelines prohibiting large gatherings.

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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.

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Florida man arrested, charged with murder after fatally shooting Burger King worker over drive-thru delay, police say 

A Florida man fatally shot a Burger King employee over a long drive-thru line, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

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Two pilots dead after firefighting planes collide while battling Nevada Fire; NTSB investigating 

Two airplanes have collided while battling a 500-acre wildfire in southeastern Nevada, according to authorities.

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Ex-police officer in George Floyd death asks for charges to be dropped 

A police officer charged in connection with the death of George Floyd has applied to have his charges dropped, court documents show.Lawyers for Tou Thao, 34, have put forward a motion stating that the former Minneapolis police officer could not have known that Derek Chauvin, who knelt on Floyd’s neck for almost nine minutes, was about to commit a crime.

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UK care home residents, staff unable to get regular COVID-19 tests, says care provider 

A Black videographer got stabbed at the Portland protests, and he says it is because he is pro-Trump 

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3 friends on fishing trip killed in ‘massacre,’ Florida sheriff says 

Brandon Rollins, one of the victims, called his dad and said “Help,” police say. When his father arrived, Rollins was able to say a few final words.

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New Zealand mosque shooter dismisses lawyers to represent himself at sentencing 

The gunman behind New Zealand’s Christchurch mosque shootings sacked his lawyers on Monday and opted to represent himself, raising fears he would use a sentencing hearing next month to promote his white-supremacist views. Australian national Brenton Tarrant will be sentenced on August 24 on 51 murder convictions, 40 of attempted murder and one of terror […]

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Party-switching Congressman who pledged loyalty to Trump sparks heated N.J. primary 

Congressman Jeff Van Drew outraged New Jersey Democrats and delighted Donald Trump last year when he switched parties and pledged his “undying support” to the Republican president. Former Vice President Joe Biden is the presumptive Democratic nominee, and Trump has no significant national Republican opposition. In New Jersey’s 2nd district, wh […]

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Barr Reportedly Told DOJ Officials to Try and Undermine Michael Cohen’s Conviction 

The same day that Attorney General William Barr insisted there is “no pattern” of him working to advance the personal interests of President Donald Trump, several sources cited by The New York Times said one of his first moves after being sworn into office in early 2019 was trying to find ways to undermine the conviction of longtime Trump fixer Michael Cohen […]

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Businesses sue Seattle over ‘occupied’ protest zone 

A collection of Seattle businesses, property owners and residents sued the city Wednesday over its tolerance of an “occupied” protest zone, saying officials have been complicit in depriving them of their rights to their property. The plaintiffs — including a tattoo parlor, auto repair shop and property management firm — emphasized in the lawsuit that they we […]

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House hearing on William Barr quickly descends into chaos 

House Republicans sought to interrupt the first witness at the hearing after he had exceeded the time allotted for his opening statement.

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California weighs overturning 24-year ban on affirmative action 

Bill comes amid fresh discussion about whether institutions should consider race in admissions and hiring A proposal to repeal California’s 24-year-old ban on affirmative action will go before voters in November after it passed the state senate on Wednesday.The bill would remove rules in California’s constitution, passed in 1996, which bar universities and g […]

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It was so crazy’: Man grabs shark with bare hands on Delaware beach in viral video 

A swimmer was captured in a viral video holding a shark with his bare hands off the coast of Cape Henlopen State Park Beach in Delaware.

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Panama exhumes remains of 19 victims from 1989 US invasion 

The remains of 19 people are removed from a cemetery in a fresh bid to identify all the victims.

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