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A Teacher and Congresswoman Confronts School Reopenings

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By BY REID J. EPSTEIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3jxJ29n

Trump Fans Strife as Unrest Roils the U.S.

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By BY PETER BAKER AND MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2YQLyQa

A series of primaries in Massachusetts could be a bellwether for the Democratic Party.

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By BY JACEY FORTIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/34OFiMu

New report deepens mystery around Trump’s sudden and suspicious visit to Walter Reed hospital

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Vice President Mike Pence was reportedly prepared to take over the presidential duties from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2YRCI4A

The alt-right group Patriot Prayer, associated with a man killed in the Portland protests, has a history of provoking left-wing groups: 'This was just a matter of time'

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An Anti-Defamation League researcher fears that Aaron Danielson's killing will spur more bloodshed between right- and left-wing groups. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3lwfdIh

Russian opposition activist hospitalised after attack outside his home

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A 22-year-old Russian opposition activist has been hospitalised after what supporters said was a vicious attack by two men outside his house in Moscow. Yegor Zhukov, who came to prominence last year when he was arrested and tried over opposition protests, posted pictures of his bruised and bloody face to social media following the attack. He was taken to hospital for an MRI scan which showed he had “fortunately managed to avoid serious injuries or internal bleeding,” a spokesman said. The activist “remained calm and even joked about what happened,” his team said in a social media post, adding that he was allowed home following tests. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ExzMU1

Letters to the Editor: California's blackouts prove it: We still need oil and gas for energy

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California's leaders need to set aside ideology and admit that in the near term, the state still needs fossil fuels to prevent blackouts. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2EHLjQd

Trump losing military support in election: poll

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Just 37.4 percent of active personnel in the US military support President Donald Trump's re-election, while 43.1 percent back his Democratic opponent Joe Biden, according to a new poll Monday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3hMbiVk

Worth the wait: Yellowstone’s Giantess Geyser erupts for first time in six years

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Giantess is one of the biggest geysers in the national park, and typically explodes between twice and six times a year In these troubled times there comes a point where we all need to let off steam.For this huge geyser in Yellowstone park, the moment was now and the eruption was spectacular, after a six-year wait.But, for the rest of us, watching this natural phenomenon is strangely meditative and beautifully distracting from much of the bad news around, despite the violent geothermal forces propelling it.Giantess Geyser spouted for the first time in more than six years in Yellowstone National Park, which straddles part of Wyoming and a little of Montana, on 25 August, according to the US National Park Service (NPS).“She” has more typically erupted between twice and six times a year in the past, according to the NPS website, and blasts a spout up to 200ft high.“The surrounding area may shake from underground steam explosions just before the initial water and/or steam eruptions,” the NP...

Black Lives Matter is just tip of iceberg. Economic gain, worker protections, voting also key

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'My work is about uprooting structural racism from every aspect of our society — our economy, our government and our communities.' from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3gDBf88

Indiana Congressman introduces bill to ban protest 'thugs' from receiving unemployment aid

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U.S. Rep. Jim Banks introduced a bill that would ban people from receiving unemployment aid if convicted of a federal offense related to protests. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3lC00p5

Mom rips gun and shoe from man accused of kidnapping her 1-year-old, Georgia cops say

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The child has since been found safe, officials say. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2QQGo2p

Trump intel officials announce they will no longer offer Democrats election security briefings

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Democrats condemn "shocking abdication" of responsibility as intelligence officials scale back from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2YR6Soz

Sex workers blame Bella Thorne for changes at OnlyFans that harm their income

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The content subscription platform said its new transaction rules were not due to one user and will "continue to review these limits" amid the backlash. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3ju6Pah

Cuomo says state considering indoor dining in NYC, but

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Despite progress in New Jersey and other parts of New York, indoor dining in New York City may not happen any time soon, Governor Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio suggested on Monday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/32Ij4sX

Swift Boat mastermind to launch massive super PAC to boost Trump

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The late effort, expected to include some of the party's biggest givers, comes as Trump has been overwhelmed by Joe Biden on TV. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2QGHkWY

Hawaii to require visitors to fill out online 'Safe Travels' form before travel

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Beginning Tuesday, Hawaii will require all visitors to fill out a "Safe Travels" application, including health and contact information, before travel. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3lxSRWx

U.S. Senate's McConnell eyes revamped coronavirus relief bill, Mnuchin tells Fox Business

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The Trump administration and Senate Republicans have been in regular contact over possible coronavirus relief measures and the Senate's top Republican will "hopefully" unveil a new bill next week, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Monday. Asked about the collapse of talks with Democrats over aid legislation, Mnuchin told Fox Business Network that he and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows have been speaking regularly with Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/31KxmtS

Trump defends supporters accused in deadly clashes

The US president suggests right-wing activists in Wisconsin and Oregon acted in self-defence. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2EOY2AE

Hundreds of migrants still dying in Med five years since 2015

Five years on from the migrant crisis of 2015 hundreds are still dying in the Mediterranean. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2QEZRme

Still ill with coronavirus six months later: 'I have no idea how to get better'

For some people Covid just will not go away – one woman’s Instagram diary of her long-haul illness. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/34QT9Sw

Rival powers jockey for the lead in hypersonic aircraft

The US, China and Russia are pouring money into aircraft that can fly at five times the speed of sound. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3lzayFi

Prashant Bhushan: India finds an unlikely hero in lawyer-activist

Prashant Bhushan refused to apologise to the Supreme Court and got a symbolic one-rupee fine. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3lBalla

Turkey launches new military drills as East Med tensions mount

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Turkey on Saturday launched new military drills in the eastern Mediterranean and Greece accused Turkish jets of an incursion as tensions mount in a maritime standoff between the NATO members. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3jujDgY

Michael Moore warns that Donald Trump is on course to repeat 2016 win

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Film-maker says enthusiasm for president in swing states is ‘off the charts’ and urges everyone to commit to getting 100 people to voteThe documentary film-maker Michael Moore has warned that Donald Trump appears to have such momentum in some battleground states that liberals risk a repeat of 2016 when so many wrote off Trump only to see him grab the White House.“Sorry to have to provide the reality check again,” he said.Moore, who was one of few political observers to predict Trump’s victory over Hillary Clinton in 2016, said that “enthusiasm for Trump is off the charts” in key areas compared with the Democratic party nominee, Joe Biden.“Are you ready for a Trump victory? Are you mentally prepared to be outsmarted by Trump again? Do you find comfort in your certainty that there is no way Trump can win? Are you content with the trust you’ve placed in the DNC [Democratic National Committee] to pull this off?” Moore posted on Facebook late on Friday.Moore identified opinion polling in ba...

An LA teacher said she and her daughter had to flee their home after she received threats for wearing a Black Lives Matter t-shirt to class

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On the first day of school, the English teacher in Los Angeles wore a shirt that read, "I can't breathe," a message associated with the BLM movement. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2QDwGAa

Norway bunker partygoers poisoned with carbon monoxide

More than 20 people were hospitalised after attending the party in the Norwegian capital Oslo. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3lyzLje

Eat Out to Help Out discount comes to an end

The government's dining discount scheme ends on Monday, but there are calls for it to be extended. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/32DNxbN via IFTTT

Government paid influencers to promote Test and Trace

Taxpayer money was used to pay influencers to promote Test and Trace. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3bdp94k via IFTTT

Mauritius oil spill: 'We want to protect our island'

Young locals are helping to prevent environmental damage after an oil leak from a ship that ran aground. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2QEtapm via IFTTT

Stories of 2020: Five Lives Caught in a Year of Upheaval and Pain

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By BY PETER BAKER, JOHN BRANCH, JOHN ELIGON, REID J. EPSTEIN, DAN LEVIN AND MARC STEIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3gJPdVW

1 killed as Trump supporters, protesters clash in Portland

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One person was shot and killed late Saturday in Portland, Ore., as Trump supporters and Black Lives Matter protesters clashed, police said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3jlCH0K

A couple received an anonymous note calling their unpainted house an "eyesore," then they received over $48,000 to help with repairs

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A couple that has suffered multiple health issues received a note shaming them for their unpainted house. A GoFundMe page raised money for repairs. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3bcWbS9

Chicago police respond to 10 shootings in about 3 hours Sunday, including 3 homicides and an attack that left 2 officers seriously wounded

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Trump resumes campaign rallies and utters the unthinkable: 'If Biden wins...'

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One night after accepting the Republican nomination, Donald Trump resumed campaigning for reelection as though the coronavirus pandemic was a thing of the past, rallying hundreds of supporters at New Hampshire airport hangar. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3jpQ1kJ

Hundreds of protesters arrested by Belarusian police as 100,000 rally against Lukashenko

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Tens of thousands of opposition supporters marched through the Belarusian capital of Minsk on Sunday calling for an end to strongman Alexander Lukashenko's rule, despite heavily armed police and troops blocking streets and detaining dozens of demonstrators. Protests have now entered a third week since the disputed presidential election on August 9 in which Mr Lukashenko claimed victory, while opposition rival Svetlana Tikhanovskaya said she was the true winner. An AFP journalist and local media estimated that more than 100,000 people came to Sunday's protest, equalling the scale of the rallies on previous weekends, the largest demonstrations the country has seen since independence from the USSR. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3bbQFzp

Fact check: Biden tax plan would raise rates for those who make more than $400K, corporations

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The claim that families who make $75,000 would see their tax rate double under the Democratic nominee's plan is false. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ExzNr7

In Colorado town, the post office delivers much more than the mail

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Leadville, Colo., has no car dealership, no Walmart, no department store and no dependable internet service. The post office fills important gaps. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2D9XvJ0

Dramatic last-second launch abort grounds spy satellite

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The "hot-fire abort" derailed plans for three launches in just two days from Florida's Space Coast. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2GbvfqH

Weakened Laura still carries a punch as it heads toward Atlantic Ocean

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The remnants of Hurricane Laura continued to weaken Saturday but it may bring tornadoes to North Carolina and the Delaware-Maryland-Virginia region. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3jp1wbX

Home smashed: For one family, Hurricane Laura the 3rd strike

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In 2005, Rita pushed a foot of floodwaters into his white, wooden home in Hackberry, Louisiana, a tiny Cameron Parish community 15 miles (24 kilometers) from the Gulf of Mexico. Laura outstripped them both. A retired welder who worked at many of the refineries that dot the Louisiana coast, the 62-year-old Beard climbed through the debris, laboring with two artificial knees. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2QEoLCy

French lieutenant-colonel stationed at a NATO base in Italy charged with spying for Russia

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A senior French military officer has been charged with espionage for allegedly passing top secret documents to Russian intelligence, Florence Parly, the defence minister, said on Sunday. The lieutenant-colonel, who has not been named, is stationed at a NATO base in Italy. He was detained by France’s General Directorate for Internal Security (DGSI), the equivalent of MI5, 10 days ago. The officer was about to return to Italy after a holiday in France, Europe 1 radio reported, and is being held at La Santé prison in Paris. Ms Parly said the defence ministry had referred the case to public prosecutors. She declined to give details about the nature of the information allegedly given to Russia, saying the matter was sub judice. “We have taken all necessary measures. Now justice must be allowed to take its course while respecting the secrecy of the investigation… It is for the judicial system to decide what he is guilty of and whether he is guilty.” If convicted, the officer risks life impri...

'Have it both ways': Trump makes appeal to suburban voters and base in RNC balancing act

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Republicans sought to show a softer side of President Trump while warning Joe Biden would be disastrous. But did they focus too little on pandemic? from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3jrFMMy

Europe's migrant crisis: The year that changed a continent

More than a million people arrived in Europe in 2015. Five years on, we reflect on what's changed. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ET2wpK

The search engine boss who wants to help us all plant trees

Christian Kroll is the boss of Ecosia, which donates 80% of its profits to tree-planting projects. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2YPoIZg

Letter from Africa: Why Kenyans are no longer cheering their constitution

It is a time of reflection 10 years after the country was promised a rebirth, writes Waihiga Mwaura. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3baM8wW

Elon Musk confirmed a Russian national tried to bribe a Tesla employee with $1 million in a bungled ransomware attack

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The DOJ accused a Russian national of offering $1 million to an employee to install malware. Elon Musk confirmed the employee worked for Tesla. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3jr4mxp

Six US Air Force B-52 bombers make symbolic sweep over all NATO members

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The one-off mission, titled "Allied Sky," is meant to signal the alliance's unity and improve interoperability, say U.S. military officials. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/34IsDec

Hurricane Laura's winds batter Louisiana, killing six

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Flooding is less than feared, but Governor John Bel Edwards warned people to stay vigilant. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3hzsahM

Coronavirus: Life chances at risk if pupils don't return to school, Williamson says

The education secretary has written an open letter to parents insisting that schools are safe. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2YLCuvU via IFTTT

‘It Was Challenging’: Bucks Return, Balancing Basketball and Activism

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By BY MARC STEIN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/31GQF7a

Coronavirus Around the World

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By Unknown Author from NYT Home Page https://ift.tt/3hHLF8b

Man booked in slaying of 3, including Fort Hood soldier

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Does Kyle Rittenhouse Have a Self-Defense Claim?

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Kenosha, a city of 100,000 in Wisconsin’s southeastern corner, now confronts the question of when lethal force is justified in two different cases. One, the shooting of Jacob Blake by a police officer, I addressed yesterday. The other is the case of Kyle Rittenhouse, who is alleged to have killed two people and injured one during the civil unrest this week, and who has been charged with first-degree intentional homicide, reckless homicide, and other offenses.Rittenhouse is a 17-year-old from Antioch, Ill., about a half hour’s drive from Kenosha. Inexplicably, this underage police cadet from out of state wound up on the streets after curfew in a place where a riot was likely imminent, doing interviews with journalists and openly carrying an AR-15–style rifle.There can be no question that Rittenhouse and whatever adults were in charge of him made idiotic decisions. Minors should not stand guard at riots play-acting at being cops. But even people who knowingly put themselves in the wrong ...

Arrest made after firefighter’s wallet stolen as he battled wildfires, CA officials say

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The thief drained the bank account of the firefighter after the wallet was lifted from his vehicle. officials said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/32ztprh

Portland protesters occupied mayor's presumed condo complex

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Police declared a riot at another protest after a fire was set at the police union building. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/34JXQxu

Kenosha police union gives its version of Blake shooting

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The Kenosha police union on Friday offered the most detailed accounting to date on officers' perspective of the moments leading up to police shooting Jacob Blake seven times in the back, saying he had a knife and fought with officers, putting one of them in a headlock and shrugging off two attempts to stun him. The statement from Brendan Matthews, attorney for the Kenosha Professional Police Association, goes into more detail than anything that has been released by the Wisconsin Department of Justice, which is investigating. The Sunday shooting of Blake, a Black man, put the nation’s spotlight on Wisconsin and triggered a series of peaceful protests and violence, including the killing of two people by an armed civilian on Tuesday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2QvGr3g

Sleepy Donald closes out the RNC

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After four nights of scalding and often shouted slash-and-burn attacks directed at Joe Biden and the Democratic Party, it was quite a shock on Thursday night when Donald Trump nearly lulled America to sleep with his Republican National Convention speech on the south lawn of the White House.It's not that Trump delivered a soothing address filled with warmth and good feeling. During long passages he savaged Biden as a Trojan Horse who would deliver America-hating socialists and anarchists to power. Those were the more lively sections of the speech. The trouble is that the charges against Biden had been made at the convention by many others before Trump, sometimes in identical language.But even when the precise words weren't recycled, they still felt like retreads because the speech was mind-numbingly repetitive. How many times did Trump say that if Biden is elected the Democrats would come for America's guns? That it was time to bring jobs back from China? That the stakes in ...

Australia open to talks over where NZ mosque shooter serves life sentence

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Australia's prime minister said on Friday he was open to discussions over whether Australian mass killer Brenton Tarrant, jailed for life without parole this week for the New Zealand mosque shootings, should serve his sentence in his home country. Scott Morrison told broadcaster Channel Seven he had not received a formal request from New Zealand for such a transfer, although New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters suggested it after Tarrant was sentenced on Thursday. "We'll have an open discussion and look at the issues around this," Morrison said, adding that the views of the affected families would need to be considered first. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/31E828Q

Dramatic last-second launch abort grounds spy satellite

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The "hot-fire abort" derailed plans for three launches in just two days from Florida's Space Coast. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2GbvfqH

Fact check: Jacob Blake did not 'brandish' knife, get gun before Kenosha police shooting

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There was no gun involved. Police did find a knife in the SUV, but authorities haven’t said if Blake held it at some point. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2EKwRqw

Riot in Sweden after anti-Muslim Danish leader banned

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At least 10 people were arrested, and several police officers injured, in violence which broke out in southern Sweden after an anti-Muslim Danish politician was blocked from attending a Koran-burning rally, police said Saturday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3gHbVyb

A soup kitchen in Pakistan has been serving hot meals for 20 years, but is being pushed to the limit in the pandemic

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The kitchen, Khana Ghar, charges a token amount for each meal so that customers feel like they've earned it and "their self-respect remains intact." from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2YITuml

US election 2020: Donald Trump's convention speech fact-checked

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President Trump made claims about the economy, coronavirus, law and order and the border wall - we've fact-checked them. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2EDsjCq

U.S. military identifies two soldiers killed in Black Hawk training crash

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Searching for the lost dogs of the Beirut blast

Many pets ran away after a massive explosion in Beirut, leaving Leila Molana-Allen pining for a missing puppy. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Dc3oFN

'They wanted to drown me at birth - now I'm a poet'

Kuli Kohli has always used writing as a means of escape from the prejudice she has experienced as an Asian woman with cerebral palsy. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3gFymDK

Begum Rokeya: The forgotten 19th Century feminist

Begum Rokeya was a writer, educationalist and reformer who tirelessly fought for women's rights. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2QCwJwg

Algeria's lessons from The Plague in the age of coronavirus

Finding parallels between the famous novel and how Algeria is coping with coronavirus amid political upheaval. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3hJHdWg

Apple removes Fortnite developer Epic from App Store

The move is the latest in a row between Apple and Fortnite creator Epic over in-app payments. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3jtpT8F via IFTTT

‘My son was stillborn and now I help other parents’

Tommy Ferguson’s son Joshua was stillborn in 2009. He says helping others has been a "game changer" for him. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2YHlAyE via IFTTT

Apple removes Fortnite developer Epic from App Store

The move is the latest in a row between Apple and Fortnite creator Epic over in-app payments. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/3jtpT8F via IFTTT

Cloud gaming: Are game streaming services bad for the planet?

Remote streaming services may be the future but could cause a sharp rise in emissions, a study shows. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2EN8etf via IFTTT

Workers will have to pay any deferred payroll taxes by April.

By BY ALAN RAPPEPORT from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2YK73SS