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George Floyd's friend who was in the car with him details his last moments
CNN 04 Jun 2020
(CNN)George Floyd pleaded with officers before his death in Minneapolis, asking them why and not resisting arrest in any way, a friend who was with him said. Maurice Lester Hall, 42, was with Floyd in the car during the arrest that led to his death, The New York Times reported ... "I could hear him pleading, 'Please, officer, what's all this for?' ... ....
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The American Empire Is Falling Apart. But Things Can Always Get Worse
GlobalResearch 04 Jun 2020
That’s the intractable problem ... Trump tweets while Washington burns ... Coronavirus had already revealed – as it did in my own country, the UK – existing social and racial inequalities, as well as the extent to which the public sphere has been devoured by capitalism ... they publicly decry racism while continuing to be part of the problem....
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Giant asteroid taller than Empire State Building heading towards Earth this week
International Business Times 04 Jun 2020photo: AP / John Locher
Bernie-friendly DNC panel pushes Biden to back $16T climate plan
Politico 04 Jun 2020
It includes environmental activists, environmental justice organizers, academics, a labor representative, a faith leader and a public health expert ... The council also called for ending fossil fuel and other resource development on 30 percent of public lands by 2030 and half of oceans by 2050; reinstating a ban on exporting U.S....
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Libyan forces take over Tripoli airport
The Manila Times 04 Jun 2020
TRIPOLI. Forces of Libya’s United Nations (UN)-backed government announced taking over the former International Airport in the south of Tripoli from the rival eastern-based army, as the armed conflict between the two parties continues ... ....
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Detained U.S. Navy veteran freed by Iran, en route home
Pittsburgh Tribune Review 04 Jun 2020
WASHINGTON — A Navy veteran detained in Iran for nearly two years has been released and started making his way home, with the first leg on a Swiss government aircraft, U.S. officials said Thursday. “The nightmare is over,” his mother said. The U.S ... The two countries are at bitter odds over U.S ... Categories. News . U.S./World. Email Newsletters ... 8.46 ... .......
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Four police officiers charged in Floyd death, one faces 2nd-degree murder count
Arab News 04 Jun 2020
MINNEAPOLIS. The white Minneapolis police officer who kneeled on the neck of a black man who later died will now be charged with second-degree murder, and his three colleagues will also face charges, court documents revealed Wednesday ... “This is another important step for justice.” ... .......
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Twitter accuses President Trump of making 'false claims'
BBC News 04 Jun 2020
Twitter has accused the US president of making false claims, in one of the app's own articles covering the news ... ....
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Kim Yo-jong warns South Korea to tackle 'evil' propaganda balloons
The Guardian 04 Jun 2020
Her statement came after anti-Pyongyang leaflets were sent across the border earlier this week by a group of North Korean defectors ... .......
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Madeleine McCann Assumed Dead by German Prosecutors
The Wrap 04 Jun 2020
According to BBC, Hans Christian Wolters of the Braunschweig Public Prosecutor’s Office said Thursday, “We are assuming that the girl is dead ... due to German privacy laws ... Also Read ... They also revealed two phone numbers relevant to the investigation and are asking the public for any information they have pertaining to the numbers ... Also Read....
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In Zambia Covid 19 is a hoax – medical doctor
Zambian Watchdog 03 Jun 2020
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The economic response to the coronavirus crisis should tackle global climate change too
The Independent 04 Jun 2020
Members of the cabinet, who are subjugated shamefully to the party line, appear wilfully oblivious to what the actual public and businesses now want and justly demand ... the public’s perception that the pandemic is being disastrously managed by the prime minister and his advisers....
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Trump Hits Back at Mattis After Accusations of 'Deliberate Effort to Divide Americans'
Sputnik 04 Jun 2020
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Trudeau urges shared COVID-19 vaccine at global summit amid UN run
Toronto Sun 04 Jun 2020
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a COVID-19 vaccine must be shared by the world in order to eradicate the disease. Trudeau delivered that message today in his third international summit in a week. Canada is campaigning for a coveted seat on the UN’s Security Council on a platform of helping to rebuild the post-pandemic world ... ....
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Trump press secretary compares bizarre church photo op to Churchill touring Blitz bomb damage
The Independent 04 Jun 2020
Two days after Donald Trump walked from the White House across Lafayette Square to silently hold up a Bible in front of St John’s Church, his press secretary has compared the event to demonstrations of strength and solidarity by leaders in war – including Winston Churchill ... “This is not what defines America ... Download the new Independent Premium app ... ....
