Portland suspect shot dead by police during arrest
Portland suspect shot dead by police during arrest
The suspect was being investigated over the shooting of a pro-Trump activist at a protest.
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Trump denies mocking US soldiers captured and killed in battle
Trump denies mocking US soldiers captured and killed in battle
The president allegedly dodged a visit to a military cemetery, saying it was "filled with losers".
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Coronavirus: Italy ex-PM Berlusconi treated for pneumonia
Coronavirus: Italy ex-PM Berlusconi treated for pneumonia
After Silvio Berlusconi tests positive for coronavirus he is taken to hospital for checks.
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Jessica Krug: George Washington University professor says she lied about being black
Jessica Krug: George Washington University professor says she lied about being black
A blog written by Jessica Krug, a white woman, admits to falsely claiming black identity for years.
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One seaman survives capsize of cargo ship in typhoon
One seaman survives capsize of cargo ship in typhoon
The Japanese coastguard rescued one seaman in a dramatic search operation in stormy seas.
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Pupils with special needs ‘forgotten’ as English schools reopen
Pupils with special needs 'forgotten' as English schools reopen
Study says 20,000 Send children are unlikely to resume classes because of safety concernsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePupils at special schools in England have been “forgotten about” in the rush to restart full-time education, with 20,000 children with special needs unlikely to return to school because of safety concerns, according to a study.Parents of children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) said they were concerned about sending their children back to school in September because their children were medically vulnerable or because their child’s needs mean they cannot adhere to social distancing and safe practice. Continue reading...
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Friday briefing: Eat out to help out budget blowout
Friday briefing: Eat out to help out budget blowout
August gorge gobbles up £500m scheme … secrecy over Brexit preparations condemned by auditor … and the best things to do around the UK right nowGood morning – Warren Murray with the news to accompany your morning beverage of choice. Continue reading...
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Suspect in Portland killing of far-right protester ‘shot dead’ by US marshals
Suspect in Portland killing of far-right protester 'shot dead' by US marshals
Federal and local officers were trying to arrest Michael Forest Reinoehl, 48, on an arrest warrant, says sheriff’s officeThe man being investigated over the death of a far-right protester in Portland has been shot dead by US marshals in Washington state, according to local law enforcement officials.Michael Forest Reinoehl, 48, a regular attendee during weeks of protests that have brought the Oregon city to a standstill, was killed during an encounter in Lacey, Washington, south-west of Seattle on Thursday evening, Pierce county sheriff’s spokesman Ed Troyer said, according to the Olympian news site. Continue reading...
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Government secrecy hindered Brexit plans, watchdog says
Government secrecy hindered Brexit plans, watchdog says
National Audit Office study also highlights failure to get to grips with scale of challengeExcessive secrecy about the government’s Brexit negotiating objectives and a failure to get to grips with the scale of the challenge hindered preparations for the UK’s exit from the EU, according to Whitehall’s spending watchdog.Departments issued non-disclosure agreements when discussing plans that were meant to inform the public and the business community, the National Audit Office said. More than 22,000 workers were deployed across Whitehall departments on the preparations, which cost £4.4bn. Continue reading...
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HS2: construction of £106bn high-speed rail line officially starts
HS2: construction of £106bn high-speed rail line officially starts
Boris Johnson claims London to Birmingham rail link will bring 22,000 building jobs and ‘fire up economic growth’HS2 has announced the formal start of construction of the high-speed rail line between London and the West Midlands, which it claims will create 22,000 jobs.The prime minister, Boris Johnson, was expected to attend a ceremonial launch of the first shovels in the ground on Friday for the main civil engineering contracts. Continue reading...
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Michael Forest Reinoehl, Suspect in Portland Shooting, Is Killed by Officers
Michael Forest Reinoehl, Suspect in Portland Shooting, Is Killed by Officers
Law enforcement agents killed Michael Forest Reinoehl while trying to arrest him, four officials said. He was being investigated in the fatal shooting of a supporter of a far-right group.
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India for No.1
India for No.1
Tags: Stan Lee, Captain America The Winter Soldier3854 points, 525 comments.
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I’m preparing for a colonoscopy tomorrow and I have to drink 2 liters of water mixed with laxatives i’m in my last couple of glasses now. It was a rough morning. Me right now.
I'm preparing for a colonoscopy tomorrow and I have to drink 2 liters of water mixed with laxatives i'm in my last couple of glasses now. It was a rough morning. Me right now.
Tags: Professor Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter, Professor Minerva McGonagall3747 points, 313 comments.
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That was an awesome moment.
That was an awesome moment.
Tags: star wars, darth maul, obi wan kenobi4107 points, 178 comments.
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Two different perspectives
Two different perspectives
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Eat out to help out sees diners claim 100m cut-price meals in August
Eat out to help out sees diners claim 100m cut-price meals in August
Last-minute rush means Treasury scheme will cost more than the £500m set aside to help hospitality industry in pandemicAt least 100m subsidised meals were eaten by diners in the UK in August following a last-minute rush by the public to take advantage of the government’s month-long “eat out to help out” scheme, the Treasury stated.The chancellor, Rishi Sunak, praised the public for helping to save jobs in the vulnerable hospitality industry as it emerged that the meal discount scheme had exceeded expectations and would cost more than the £500m he set aside in the July mini budget. Continue reading...
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No 10 urged to revoke trade role for ‘misogynist’ Tony Abbott
No 10 urged to revoke trade role for 'misogynist' Tony Abbott
Calls grow to block the appointment of former Australian PM as trade adviserBoris Johnson is under mounting pressure to backtrack over the appointment of Tony Abbott as a trade adviser, amid growing condemnation of his misogynistic and homophobic comments and his dismissal of the climate crisis.Facing the prospect of another potentially embarrassing U-turn, Downing Street insisted on Thursday that “no decisions” had been taken over the choice of the former Australian prime minister. Continue reading...
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The Beginning of the End of the Plastic Era Is Here
The Beginning of the End of the Plastic Era Is Here
While the trend for investing in oil and gas industry has been downward for years, the pandemic has established it as a pretty garbage investment. The industry has set its hopes on plastic to turn the tide, but new research shows that’s a losing bet, too.Read more...
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Seven Years Later, Court Finally Finds Illegal NSA Spying Program to Have Been Illegal
Seven Years Later, Court Finally Finds Illegal NSA Spying Program to Have Been Illegal
The National Security Agency’s program to hoover up details on billions of domestic phone calls and text messages in the U.S. was illegal, a federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday, and was probably an unconstitutional abuse of power.Read more...
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How To Track Your Life With Apple Health
How To Track Your Life With Apple Health
If you have an iPhone, then Apple Health is the obvious choice for keeping track of your daily exercise and just about everything else to do with your health and wellbeing.Read more...
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Facebook Is Helping Encourage Voters to Break the Law
Facebook Is Helping Encourage Voters to Break the Law
On Thursday, President Trump doubled down on the instructions he had given voters the day before: that those who voted by mail should also show up at polling locations and verify that their votes have been counted, and, if not, vote again. What Trump has now repeatedly directed people to do is a crime, whether or not…Read more...
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Apple Flinched
Apple Flinched
Facebook initiated one of the pettiest corporate feuds against Apple’s supposedly privacy-centric new features, and today Apple capitulated. Read more...
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Jacob Blake: Joe Biden speaks with shot black man on Wisconsin visit
Jacob Blake: Joe Biden speaks with shot black man on Wisconsin visit
The presidential candidate says the shooting victim said "nothing was going to defeat him".
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Daniel Prude: Mayor suspends officers in ‘spit hood’ death
Daniel Prude: Mayor suspends officers in 'spit hood' death
Daniel Prude, who was unarmed, died a week after police in Rochester, New York, restrained him.
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Netanyahu Privately Condoned U.S. Plan to Sell Arms to U.A.E., Officials Say
Netanyahu Privately Condoned U.S. Plan to Sell Arms to U.A.E., Officials Say
The package being pushed by the Trump White House — which could shift the military balance in the Middle East — includes an electronic warfare plane, the EA-18G Growler.
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Justice Dept. Plans to File Antitrust Charges Against Google in Coming Weeks
Justice Dept. Plans to File Antitrust Charges Against Google in Coming Weeks
The attorney general is said to have set a deadline over the objections of career lawyers who say they need more time to build the case.
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How Trump is Sowing Distrust
How Trump is Sowing Distrust
From business competition in New York to President Barack Obama’s birthplace to mail-in voting, President Trump’s goal has been to undermine the opposition and leave people uncertain about what to believe.
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Allies and Former U.S. Officials Fear Trump Could Seek NATO Exit in a Second Term
Allies and Former U.S. Officials Fear Trump Could Seek NATO Exit in a Second Term
President Trump is said to have spoken privately for years about withdrawing from the alliance, a move that critics say would be a major victory for Russia.
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7 Officers Suspended as a Black Man’s Suffocation Roils Rochester
7 Officers Suspended as a Black Man’s Suffocation Roils Rochester
The man, Daniel Prude, who suffered from mental illness, died in March after police officers placed a mesh hood over his head.
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