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The New York Times
- As Hot Spots Shift, Pandemic Enters a New Phase May 29, 2020Some Americans face economic ruin with government aid set to end. Masks become a flash point for businesses, and the C.D.C. proposes changes that would remake the workplace.
- Indian Casinos in California Reopen, Defying the Governor May 28, 2020Some casinos swung open their doors last week despite health concerns. “This virus does not recognize jurisdictional boundaries,” Gov. Gavin Newsom wrote to tribal leaders.
- George Floyd Protests in Minneapolis: Live Updates May 29, 2020Protesters set a police precinct on fire after clashing with officers outside as demonstrations escalated for a third night after Mr. Floyd’s death. Rallies were also held around the country.
- An ‘Avalanche of Evictions’ Could Be Bearing Down on America’s Renters May 28, 2020The economic downturn is shaping up to be particularly devastating for renters, who are more likely to be lower-income and work hourly jobs cut during the pandemic.
- Watch: Protesters Set Minneapolis Police Precinct On Fire May 29, 2020Demonstrations over the killing of George Floyd boiled over late Thursday night. Protests broke out after a video went viral this week showing Mr. Floyd, a black man, struggling to breathe as a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee against Mr. Floyd’s neck.
- 7 People Shot at Louisville Protest Over the Death of Breonna Taylor May 29, 2020The protests in Kentucky were prompted by the shooting death of a black woman, who was killed when police entered her home in March.
- Inclusion of Transgender Student Athletes Violates Title IX, Trump Administration Says May 29, 2020Three female high school students in Connecticut had challenged a scholastic sports policy that allows transgender athletes to compete against them in track.
- Live Coronavirus Updates May 29, 2020The Boston Marathon has been canceled for the first time. Thailand said it could lose 8.4 million jobs this year.
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
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- Coronavirus live news: global deaths near 360,000 as Philippines has biggest daily spike in cases May 29, 2020Up to six people can gather in UK parks from Monday; Donald Trump says he would take hydroxychloroquine again; drug combination triples death risk in cancer patients Global report: France to ease Covid-19 travel restrictions and open restaurants US job losses pass 40m as coronavirus crisis sees claims rise 2.1m in a week Coronavirus Australia live news: Vict […]
- Global report: Philippines opens up despite record cases, as outbreaks hit Asia May 29, 2020Manila’s 12 million residents to enjoy free movement as daily infections pass 500; Mumbai’s hospital close to collapse; South Korea records dozens more casesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Philippines president has announced plans to ease one of longest and toughest coronavirus lockdowns in the world despite the country seeing […]
- Patients share beds as coronavirus cases overwhelm Mumbai’s hospitals May 29, 2020As India’s pandemic continues, in some areas the healthcare system is close to collapseCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIn Mumbai’s Sion hospital emergency ward there are two people to a bed. Patients, many with coronavirus symptoms and strapped two to a single oxygen tank, were captured lying almost on top of each other, top-to-to […]
- Trump campaign attempts to remove satirical cartoon from online retailer May 28, 2020Cartoonist Nick Anderson calls president ‘adolescent’ after work parodying bleach-injection claim sparked a legal manoeuvreThe Pulitzer-winning cartoonist Nick Anderson has described Donald Trump as an “adolescent wannabe authoritarian”, after the US president’s re-election campaign failed to pull one of Anderson’s cartoons mocking Trump’s inaccurate suggest […]
- Hong Kong crisis: China pledges to 'support' territory's police as US warned not to interfere May 29, 2020Hardening of positions comes after international outcry over China’s parliament voting to proceed with controversial national security lawsChina’s public security ministry has pledged to “guide and support” the Hong Kong police force after parliament in Beijing approved a decision to impose a new national security law on the semi-autonomous territory.The mov […]
- Trump signs executive order to narrow protections for social media platforms May 29, 2020Move comes amid president’s feud with Twitter after it fact-checked him for the first timeDonald Trump has fired a shot across the bows of “big tech” companies by signing an executive order that aims to narrow their protections from liability over the content posted on their services.The move came as the US president stepped up his attacks against social med […]
- Palace letters: high court rules Queen's secret correspondence in lead-up to Whitlam dismissal are commonwealth records May 29, 2020Historian Jenny Hocking wins landmark case after campaigning for release of secret letters between monarch and then Australian governor general Sir John KerrThe historian Jenny Hocking has won a landmark high court case in her bid to secure sensitive correspondence between the Queen and former Australian governor general Sir John Kerr about the dismissal of […]
- Family of Harry Dunn to bring private prosecution against Dominic Raab May 28, 2020Foreign secretary did not have authority to allow driver of car that killed 19-year-old to return to US, relatives sayThe family of Harry Dunn, the 19-year-old killed on 27 August last year after being hit by a car driven by the wife of a US intelligence officer, intends to bring a private criminal prosecution against the foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, the […]
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- George Floyd: Protesters set Minneapolis police station ablaze May 29, 2020The US city sees a third night of unrest sparked by the death of an unarmed black man in custody.
- Trump signs executive order targeting Twitter after fact-checking row May 28, 2020The US president's move follows a decision by Twitter to add a "fact-check" notice to his tweets.
- Online child abuse rising during lockdown warn police May 28, 2020Police forces across the world are warning criminals are using the restrictions to target children.
- Moscow more than doubles city's Covid-19 death toll May 28, 2020Officials now say 1,561 people died from the disease in April - not 639 as initially announced.
- Gough Whitlam dismissal: Australian court grants access to Queen's letters May 29, 2020The Queen's letters about the 1975 sacking of Australia's PM will be made public after a legal fight.
- Men hired for sexual fantasy break into wrong house May 28, 2020The pair, hired for role play involving a broom, mistakenly went to the wrong house with machetes.
- Hong Kong: US and allies defend 'bastion of freedom' May 28, 2020The joint statement comes as the UK says it could extend visa rights to overseas passport holders.
- Coronavirus: France to reopen cafes, bars and restaurants May 28, 2020Paris is no longer a virus hotspot but will need careful monitoring, PM Edouard Philippe says.
