Security Concerns Give the White House a Fortified New Look
It increasingly resembles a Washington version of the Green Zone that sheltered American and Iraqi officials in Baghdad.
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What to Make of the Numbers in the May Jobs Report
Many of the gains came in restaurant work as 2.5 million jobs were added in May and the unemployment rate fell to 13.3 percent.
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George Floyd killing: 10th night of protests as dire unemployment news expected – live
President and attorney general sued over assault on peaceful protestersBuffalo police officers suspended for pushing 75-year-old to groundTwitter disables Trump campaign tribute due to copyright complaintHopeful that Minneapolis policing will change? Meet the union chiefSign up to our First Thing newsletter 12.41pm BSTTom Perkins has been out for us in St Clair Shores, Michigan. It’s a largely white middle-class suburb about 17 miles north-east of downtown Detroit. And while the centre of Detroit has erupted in emotional protests and thousands of protesters have marched nightly through the city’s streets demanding justice, the view in St Clair Shores is very different. Many in St Clair Sho...
Hopeful that Minneapolis policing will change? Meet the police union's chief ...
Bob Kroll, who described George Floyd as a ‘violent criminal’, has a history of resisting any reform of a department with a history of racial abuseAmid the worst civil unrest in the US in half a century, there have been notably few Americans willing to speak up on behalf of the man who lit the fuse: Derek Chauvin, the now former police officer charged with the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis.The video of Chauvin kneeling on Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes seems too clear cut and painful to try to make excuses. Continue reading...
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Covid-19 infections fell sharply in England in late May, ONS finds
Latest data puts daily infection rate at 5,600, with 70% of those infected reporting no symptomsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCovid-19 cases have fallen significantly in recent weeks, according to data from the Office for National Statistics that suggests the number of people infected in England roughly halved in the second half of May.The snapshot infection survey, covering the last two weeks in May, found that during that period an estimated 53,000 people were infected at any time. This puts the daily infection rate at 5,600 compared with almost 8,000 in last week’s figures. Continue reading...
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Neighbourliness to the fore: 'It's been the highlight of our lockdown'
New friendships have been forged and communities stitched together as a result of the pandemicCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIn the 10 years that he has lived in his house in Wavertree in Liverpool, Greg Schofield is not sure he had ever gone into the alleyway behind his rear garden, an unlovely strip of weed-strewn cobbles where some neighbours kept their bins. Though he and his wife are close to their immediate neighbours on one side, there were only two other families in the street to whom they would say hello.Come lockdown, however, something changed. Someone set up a WhatsApp group and a couple of neighbours asked if anyone was up for tidying the alley. After most of the 14 hou...
Rail unions could strike over Shapps's face covering volunteers
RMT condemns government moves to put unpaid workers in ‘safety critical role’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageRail unions have threatened to strike over government plans for an “army” of volunteers at transport hubs to remind travellers to wear a face covering.The transport secretary, Grant Shapps, announced the policy of using volunteers without consultation according to the RMT union, which condemned moves to put unpaid workers in “safety critical roles”. Continue reading...
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George Floyd: Videos of police brutality during protests shock US
Cases emerge of police mistreatment amid unrest over the death of African American George Floyd.
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George Floyd protests: Ex-top general rebukes Trump's troops threat
Gen Martin Dempsey denounces the president's threat to use troops to suppress ongoing civil unrest.
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Coronavirus: AstraZeneca to begin making potential vaccine
AstraZeneca says it could provide two billion doses of a potential vaccine, helped by backing from Bill Gates.
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Samoan rugby team that set off 104 days ago still not home
While waiting for flights to resume, 20 players shared a single room in Auckland for three months.
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FGM: Egyptian father 'used coronavirus lie to trick daughters' into procedure
The girls were cut after their father said they were receiving a coronavirus "vaccine", officials say.
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Live Updates on George Floyd Protests: A National Push for Sweeping Reforms
The confluence of a pandemic and civic unrest represent a singular moment in U.S. history that protesters hope will lead to systemic change. A new jobs report is expected to show one in five Americans out of work and reflect deep social inequality.
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Buffalo Police Officers Suspended After Shoving 75-Year-Old Protester
The protester, who was seen on video motionless on the ground and bleeding from his ear, was in serious condition late Thursday.
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George Floyd: 'Pandemic of racism' led to his death, memorial told
A memorial service in Minneapolis also saw Rev Al Sharpton vow to "change the whole system of justice".
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Ahmaud Arbery: White man 'used racial slur' after shooting black jogger
Travis McMichael used the phrase while Ahmaud Arbery was on the ground, a Georgia court hears.
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Hong Kong: Tens of thousands defy ban to attend Tiananmen vigil
It comes as lawmakers approve a controversial bill criminalising insulting China's national anthem.
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Coronavirus: Iran fears second wave after surge in cases
Officials report 3,574 new Covid-19 infections - higher than the country's peak in late March.
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Curtis Hayes: Man behind the protest plea that moved America
In a viral speech, Curtis Hayes implored two generations of demonstrator to "find a better way".
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Michael White: US veteran on way home from Iran after detention
US Navy veteran Michael White is released by Iran, where he had been detained since 2018.
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Live George Floyd Funeral Stream and Protest Updates
Largely peaceful protests stretched into their 10th day, as George Floyd’s family prepared for a memorial in Minneapolis on Thursday.
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Hundreds Gather at a Memorial for George Floyd in Minneapolis
The Rev. Al Sharpton was to deliver the eulogy in a memorial that was to be followed in coming days by events in Mr. Floyd’s memory in North Carolina and Texas.
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For Some Minority-Owned Businesses, Their Lenders Are Now Their Defenders
Black- and Latino-owned businesses have suffered damage from vandals and arsonists on the fringes of the protests over police brutality. Non-bank community lenders are helping owners stand their ground.
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De Blasio Denounced After Police Forcefully Clash With Protesters
The New York Police Department aggressively enforced an 8 p.m. curfew, despite assurances of restraint from the mayor.
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De Blasio Defends Police Tactics in Dispersing Protesters: Live Updates
As 8 p.m. passed, peaceful demonstrations were continuing. The authorities soon moved to disperse them and to make arrests.
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Video of a “looting street party” in Soho went viral Tuesday night — just as Mayor Bill de Blasio downplayed the extent of the chaos on national television.
Footage posted to Twitter shows hundreds of revelers packed along an unidentified Soho street, some dancing on cars and others recording the wild scene on their phones.
It’s unclear when the video — captioned “Full-on looting street party in SoHo” — was taken, but it was posted at 10:21 p.m., after de Blasio called in to CNN.
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George Floyd killing: reports of over 10,000 arrested as protests enter 10th day – live
Unofficial figure suggests more than 10,000 people arrested in protests against racism and police brutality; ex-defense secretary James Mattis accuses Trump of dividing US ‘Your lives matter’: Obama offers words of hopeMeghan, Duchess of Sussex speaks out over George Floyd killingAre you taking part in US protests?Sign up to our First Thing newsletter 12.54pm BSTI’m signing off now from London, and handing over to my colleagues in the US. Thank you for reading the live blog - you can find all of our George Floyd coverage here - and I hope you have a safe day. 12.38pm BSTWriter and Yale PhD candidate Philip V McHarris has written a blistering opinion piece for us today about the situ...
St Petersburg death tally casts doubt on Russian coronavirus figures
City issues 1,552 more death certificates in May than last year, but Covid-19 toll was 171Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNew mortality data from Russia’s second-largest city has reignited questions about whether the country’s official tally has discounted thousands of deaths tied to the coronavirus outbreak.St Petersburg issued 1,552 more death certificates this May than in the previous year, a nearly 32% rise indicating that hundreds of deaths tied to the pandemic are not reflected in the city’s official coronavirus death toll for the month of 171. Continue reading...
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UK coronavirus live: attorney general says it's 'absurd' to claim her pro-Cummings tweet undermined legal process
News updates: Suella Braverman defends tweet in wake of Dominic Cummings’ lockdown breach; Prince Charles says he hopes Covid-19 crisis will jolt world into seeing need for green recoveryThousands of primary schools in England snub call to restart classesFollow our latest global coronavirus blogCoronavirus latest: at a glanceCoronavirus – latest global updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage 12.45pm BSTBeginning her daily briefing, the Scottish first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, announces that there have been nine deaths from coronavirus registered in Scotland over the past 24 hours – the first time since 27 March that the number of daily deaths has been in s...
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