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Isabella Gomez Sarmiento posted the thread Coronavirus FAQs: Is It Safer To Fly Or Drive? Is Air Conditioning A Threat? in U.S. Political News Feed.I need to take a trip that would be either a few hours flying or multiple days driving. Which is safer? As lockdown orders are relaxed to some capacity in countries around the world, travel is starting to see an...
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Jim McLean posted the thread GOP Fears Loss Of Reliable Senate Seat Amid Fractious Kansas Primary in U.S. Political News Feed.With control of the U.S. Senate up for grabs in November, Republicans may have fights on their hands in states they have long taken for granted: Kansas, for example. The GOP has had a lock on both of the state's...
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Jacob Fenston posted the thread 'I Find Myself Very Seriously Feeling Hollow': Documenting A Pandemic Experience in U.S. Political News Feed.At 85, Margaret Sullivan felt that she had a comfortable life and was being well taken care of in a retirement home in Northern Virginia. "Living in a bubble," she said. But then she shared a piece of sad news: "My...
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Politics - CBSNews.com posted the thread Iowa's Steve King faces toughest primary fight in years in U.S. Political News Feed.Iowa Congressman Steve King is facing his toughest primary race in years on Tuesday, as Republicans who usually safeguard their incumbents have either shied away from defending him or backed his challengers. While...
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BBC News - World posted the thread Microsoft 'to replace journalists with robots' in World Political News Feed.Microsoft is to replace dozens of contract journalists on its MSN website and use automated systems to select news stories, US and UK media report. The curating of stories from news organisations and selection of...
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BBC News - World posted the thread George Floyd death: Clashes flare amid appeals for calm in World Political News Feed.Violence continued in US cities for a fourth night over the death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis. Continue reading...
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Maria Godoy posted the thread What Do Coronavirus Racial Disparities Look Like State By State? in U.S. Political News Feed.In April, New Orleans health officials realized their drive-through testing strategy for the coronavirus wasn't working. The reason? Census tract data revealed hot spots for the virus were located in predominantly...
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ABC News: Top Stories posted the thread Minnesota protest updates: 'Prudent' to have Army units ready to deploy to Minnesota in U.S. Political News Feed.Protests following the death of George Floyd while in police custody continued across the U.S. Saturday Continue reading...
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different political context up here - the debate and discussion over COVID policy has been pretty agreeable and most everyone is getting behind the policies put in place. Of course, there's been some casual racism... -
ABC News: Top Stories posted the thread Wife of officer charged with George Floyd's murder files for divorce in U.S. Political News Feed.Derek Chauvin was charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter Friday. Continue reading...
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BBC News - World posted the thread George Floyd death: Clashes across US as protesters demand justice in World Political News Feed.Protesters have clashed with police in cities across the US over the killing of an unarmed African-American man at the hands of officers in Minneapolis. Hundreds of people rallied outside the White House, which was...
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Vanessa Romo posted the thread Protests Spread Nationwide On Fourth Night After Minneapolis Death Of George Floyd in U.S. Political News Feed.Angry protests nationwide on Friday followed the death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis. Clashes erupted between activists and law enforcement in many of locations. In most cases the demonstrations...
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Politics - CBSNews.com posted the thread Rapper Killer Mike urges calm amid violence in Atlanta in U.S. Political News Feed.Rapper Killer Mike joined Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms on Friday night in an attempt to stem the violent protests raging through the city. The rapper gave an emotional plea for protesters to organize and vote...
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Politics - CBSNews.com posted the thread Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms tells protesters: "Go home" in U.S. Political News Feed.Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms told protesters to "go home" after demonstrators set fire to a police car and vandalized a sign at the CNN center. "What I see happening on the streets of Atlanta is not Atlanta,"...
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ABC News: Top Stories posted the thread Jeffrey Epstein victims' compensation fund to finally move forward in U.S. Political News Feed.The plan was first proposed by Epstein's estate last November. Continue reading...
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Politics - CBSNews.com posted the thread Mark Zuckerberg explains why Facebook left up Trump posts in U.S. Political News Feed.Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg tried to explain Friday why Facebook has left up President Trump's posts about the Minneapolis protests. "Our position is that we should enable as much expression as possible unless...
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Below are some of the top political news stories of the day: ¯\_(?)_/¯ Senate Democrats pump brakes on new stimulus checks - The Hill VP contender Val Demings says Trump continues to demonstrate he is "unfit" - CBS...
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Caitlin McFall posted the thread Cruz calls for criminal investigation into Twitter for violating US sanctions on Iran in U.S. Political News Feed.Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, sent a letter to Attorney General Bill Barr and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Friday, urging them to open a criminal investigation into Twitter for violating sanctions on Iran. Twitter’s...
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News : NPR posted the thread Minneapolis Police Were Sued A Decade Ago In Similar Restraint Case in U.S. Political News Feed.Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was charged today with third-degree murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. Video of Chauvin, who is white, with his knee on the neck of Floyd, who is black, has...
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Louis Casiano posted the thread Chicago mayor tells Trump 'F-U' after tweet about Minneapolis looting in U.S. Political News Feed.Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot blasted President Trump and invoked an expletive Friday in response to his tweet after three days of protests in Minneapolis, Minn., when he called the protesters "THUGS" and tweeted that...
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Sam Dorman posted the thread Minnesota AG says don't treat National Guard 'the way you might react to' police in U.S. Political News Feed.Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison cautioned residents on Friday not to treat the National Guard the way they might treat the Minneapolis Police department, with whom they "associate unfair conduct." Ellison...
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Reuters: Politics posted the thread Young Minneapolis mayor in spotlight after police killing, protests in U.S. Political News Feed.(Reuters) - Shaken and angry, Minneapolis’ telegenic young mayor stood in front of television cameras over and over this week - first to decry the police killing of George Floyd, and on Friday to impose a curfew as...
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BBC News - World posted the thread Coronavirus: Belgian zoo comes back to life from lockdown in World Political News Feed.If you didn't know better you'd swear the elephants at the Park Pairi Daiza zoological gardens held a morning meeting. They line up with extraordinary discipline and precision on a keeper's word of command and then...
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BBC News - World posted the thread George Floyd death: Why has a US city gone up in flames? in World Political News Feed.Tensions between Minneapolis' black community and the police did not start with the death of George Floyd. They have been years in the making. On a hot Thursday morning in the Longfellow neighbourhood of...
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BBC News - World posted the thread Akinwumi Adesina: Why the US is targeting a flamboyant Nigerian banker in World Political News Feed.The US and the African Development Bank have fallen out over allegations of corruption against the bank's Nigerian head, writes former BBC Africa Business editor Larry Madowo. Akinwumi Adesina is a sharp dresser...
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BBC News - World posted the thread China-India border: Why tensions are rising between the neighbours in World Political News Feed.The armies of the world's two most populous nations are locked in a tense face-off high in the Himalayas, which has the potential to escalate as they seek to further their strategic goals. Officials quoted by the...
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BBC News - World posted the thread 'You can't ask people to die': Coronavirus woes deepen Argentina's crisis in World Political News Feed.Sergio Sanchez, 56, has lived through enough defaults and crises to know that Argentina's economy can be a rollercoaster. Politicians come and go but economic troubles rarely go away. "Some governments have been...
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BBC News - World posted the thread Coronavirus: Bill Gates ‘microchip’ conspiracy theory and other vaccine claims fact-checked in World Political News Feed.Speculation about a future coronavirus vaccine is ramping up and social-media posts from anti-vaccination campaigners are gaining more traction online. We've been debunking a few recent claims. First up, a...
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BBC News - World posted the thread George Floyd death: Ex-officer charged with murder and manslaughter in World Political News Feed.Derek Chauvin, one of the officers seen kneeling on George Floyd's neck, has been charged with murder. Continue reading...
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BBC News - World posted the thread 90-year-old woman tries to help grandson during arrest in World Political News Feed.Bodycam footage shows a woman, dressed in a nightgown, seem to fall onto her grandson during the incident. Continue reading...
