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Angry Donald Trump calls for tougher approach against George Floyd protests
The Observer 01 Jun 2020
Donald Trump has urged governors, law enforcement officials and national security officials to take a more forceful approach in responding to protests around the country sparked by the death of George Floyd. ‘Rotten racism’. newspapers around the world react to George Floyd protests. Read more ... ....
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Is The Trump Administration Targeting Twitter To Silence Iran’s Criticism Of U.S. Racism?
WorldNews.com 01 Jun 2020
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas Darling. Anyone who lives in Iran, or travels throughout the Middle East, Southwest Asia and North Africa, is aware of Iran’s criticism of the United States, mainly its history of racist wars and its ongoing racism against African-Americans and other people of color ... Consequently, the U.S ... It said ... He wrote....
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Louisville Police Shoot Man Dead While Trying to Clear Crowd of Protesters
Newsweek 01 Jun 2020
Police in Louisville, Kentucky reportedly shot a man dead amid protests decrying police killings of black people across the country. WLKY reporter Marvis Herring tweeted that the incident occurred after a shot was fired by someone among a crowd ... He wrote on Twitter that Louisville police said shots had been fired at officers first ... BREAKING ... ....
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George Soros Conspiracy Resurfaces Using Old 'Paid Protestor' YouTube Video: 'How Gullible Can You Be?'
Newsweek 01 Jun 2020
The video has this week been shared on social media as evidence of nefarious behavior taking place during the most recent outburst of demonstrations in the country ... "People are... On Facebook, the clip was shared to a public group titled "Dan Crenshaw for President 2024" which has more than 70,000 members—potentially explaining the surge ... ....
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Football pitch-sized area of tropical rainforest lost every six seconds
The Guardian 02 Jun 2020
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China warns U.S. it will retaliate on moves over Hong Kong
Canada Dot Com 01 Jun 2020
BEIJING — China said on Monday U.S. attempts to harm Chinese interests will be met with firm countermeasures, criticizing a U.S. decision to begin ending special treatment for Hong Kong as well as actions against Chinese students and companies ... Trump ordered his administration to begin the process of eliminating special U.S ... steps ... privileges....
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Tiger Woods speaks out for first time since George Floyd’s death
The Los Angeles Times 02 Jun 2020
Tiger Woods is speaking out for the first time since George Floyd’s death, saying his heart goes out to Floyd, his family and everyone who is hurting right now. The 44-year-old golfer broke his silence with a statement on his Twitter account Monday night. “I have always had the utmost respect for our law enforcement,” Woods said ... Advertisement ... Sports....
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Canada's Trudeau rejects inviting Russia to G7 summit
The Jakarta Post 02 Jun 2020
Shares. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday rejected Russia's participation in a coming summit of the G7 nations, despite host US President Donald Trump wanting to invite Moscow ... It's a very outdated group of countries," Trump said ... Trudeau though flatly rejected that prospect ... . . Topics .. ....
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Facebook staff walk off job over Trump stance
Gulf News 02 Jun 2020
Dozens of online posts from employees criticised Zuckerberg’s decision to leave Trump’s most inflammatory verbiage unchallenged where Twitter had labelled it ... Others, like Jason Toff, a director of product management and former head of short-form video app Vine, started organizing fundraisers for racial justice groups in Minnesota ... Toff tweeted....
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UK soldiers unlikely to be prosecuted over Iraq war crime claims
BBC News 02 Jun 2020
But human rights groups and some lawyers have already expressed concern - saying the legislation could place the military above the law, and undermine existing international conventions ... But he added ... Based on Andrew Cayley's comments the evidence for such an assertion is lacking." ... ....
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UN Security Council elections to be held on June 17
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Sixth mass extinction of wildlife accelerating, scientists warn
The Observer 01 Jun 2020
The sixth mass extinction of wildlife on Earth is accelerating, according to an analysis by scientists who warn it may be a tipping point for the collapse of civilisation. More than 500 species of land animals were found to be on the brink of extinction and likely to be lost within 20 years ... Read more....
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Storm Amanda leaves at least 18 dead in Central America
The Jakarta Post 02 Jun 2020
Shares. Emergency workers were searching for seven people still missing Monday as El Salvador and its Central American neighbors picked through the destruction after the first named Pacific storm of the year left at least 18 people dead ... "We have 15 people dead and seven missing," Duran told reporters ... . . Topics .. ....
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Putin sets new date for constitutional vote that would hand him power until 2036
The Independent 01 Jun 2020
Vladimir Putin has announced a new date for a vote to change the constitution that would keep him in power for the foreseeable future ... Download the new Independent Premium app....
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Black and Brown People Have Been Protesting for Centuries. It’s White People Who Are Responsible for What Happens Next.
Time Magazine 01 Jun 2020
“How do you know you’re white?”. I’m talking to a hundred law students. The room is racially diverse and full of people who have gotten into top law schools. They’re committed to making racial equity a cornerstone of their work. They tend to think about race in their daily lives ... But not a single hand goes up to answer my question—and this matters....
