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The New York Times
- Tear Gas Clears Path for Trump to Visit Church June 2, 2020Police officers used flash grenades to disperse a crowd so the president could visit for a photo opportunity. And in New York, protesters and looters defied a curfew.
- How Minneapolis, One of America’s Most Liberal Cities, Struggles With Racism June 1, 2020The Midwestern city that has been the site of unrest views itself as embracing multiculturalism. But it also struggles with segregation and racial gaps on education.
- As Coronavirus Toll Preoccupies U.S., Rivals Test Limits of American Power June 2, 2020The coronavirus may have changed almost everything, but it didn’t change this: Global competition spins ahead — and in many ways has accelerated.
- Is America’s Pandemic Waning or Raging? Yes June 1, 2020A single day reveals divergent realities across the country: As cases drop in the Northeast and some cities reopen, other places report stubbornly high numbers.
- How Protests Have Changed Since the Rodney King Riots June 3, 2020Wednesday: Although the parallels with the Rodney King riots are clear, a lot has changed.
- A Week of @realdonaldtrump Shows the Challenge of Policing His Tweets June 3, 2020We analyzed the president’s Twitter feed for seven days. A third of his posts contained falsehoods or murky accusations.
- Pandemic Could Scar a Generation of Working Mothers June 3, 2020Working from home has highlighted and compounded the heavier domestic burden borne by women. Now office reopenings may force new career sacrifices.
- Steve King Sinks in Iowa June 3, 2020Protesters went back to the streets and, oh, elections took place: This is your morning tip sheet.
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
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- Governments and WHO changed Covid-19 policy based on suspect data from tiny US company June 3, 2020Surgisphere, whose employees appear to include a sci-fi writer and adult content model, provided database behind Lancet and New England Journal of Medicine hydroxychloroquine studiesThe World Health Organization and a number of national governments have changed their Covid-19 policies and treatments on the basis of flawed data from a little-known US healthca […]
- We should have done more, admits architect of Sweden's Covid-19 strategy June 3, 2020Anders Tegnell says there was ‘potential for improvement’ in country’s strategy to fight pandemicCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSweden’s chief epidemiologist and the architect of its light-touch approach to the coronavirus has acknowledged that the country has had too many deaths from Covid-19 and should have done more to curb th […]
- 'We were packed like sardines': evidence grows of mass-event dangers early in pandemic June 3, 2020Research appears to back up stories of people who believe they got coronavirus at events UK government allowed to go aheadCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe last major football match played in England before all sport was suspended because of the coronavirus crisis was the European Champions League showpiece between Liverpool and […]
- Jane Goodall: humanity is finished if it fails to adapt after Covid-19 June 3, 2020Primatologist calls for overhaul of food habits to prevent a future pandemicCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageHumanity will be “finished” if we fail to drastically change our food systems in response to the coronavirus pandemic and the climate crisis, the prominent naturalist Jane Goodall has warned.She blamed the emergence of Covid […]
- China accuses UK of gross interference over Hong Kong citizenship offer June 3, 2020‘Serious representations’ made after worries offer could trigger brain drain from regionChina’s foreign ministry has accused Britain of “gross interference” in the country’s affairs after Boris Johnson said he would offer millions of Hong Kong residents a path to UK citizenship if Beijing pushed ahead with a controversial security law for the city.Spokesman […]
- Yemeni journalist who backed independence for south is shot dead June 3, 2020Nabil Hasan al-Quaety, who worked for AFP among others, targeted in his car in AdenA Yemeni journalist has been shot dead in the southern city of Aden in an incident that is likely to inflame tensions between the government and secessionists seeking independence for the south. Nabil Hasan al-Quaety, a 34-year-old photographer and video journalist who worked […]
- Black lives shattered: outrage as boy, 14, is Brazil police's latest victim June 3, 2020The racially charged killing of teenager João Pedro Matos Pinto has drawn comparisons to that of George FloydJoão Pedro Matos Pinto was young, gifted and black, and he died last month with an assault rifle shot to his back.“He had dreams. He wanted to be a top lawyer,” said Neilton da Costa Pinto, the father of the Brazilian teenager, whose shooting during a […]
- 'Sarah and Omar have disappeared': children of ex-Saudi official missing since March June 3, 2020Aljabri family tells of anguish over what they describe as act of vengeance by Prince Mohammed bin SalmanThe family of a former senior Saudi intelligence official have told of their anguish over the disappearance of two of his adult children in Riyadh, in what has been described to the Guardian as an act of vengeance by the crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, […]
The BBC
- George Floyd death: More large protests in US but violence falls June 3, 2020Many defied curfews but the violence was not on the scale of Monday night.
- George Floyd death: The man who sheltered 80 US protesters June 3, 2020Hundreds of people found themselves trapped by police - until Rahul Dubey flung open his doors.
- Coronavirus: Sweden's Tegnell admits too many died June 3, 2020Anders Tegnell says more should have been done early on to stem coronavirus in Sweden.
- Cyclone Nisarga lashes areas near Mumbai June 3, 2020The worst storm to threaten India's megacity in decades is battering areas on the west coast.
- Lea Michele: Glee star apologises 'for any pain caused' June 3, 2020The US actress was accused of "traumatic microaggressions" after posting a tweet about George Floyd.
- Coronavirus: Barcelona beach trip for recovering patients June 3, 2020Hospital del Mar is taking coronavirus patients to the seaside as part of their recovery.
- Google in $5bn lawsuit for tracking in 'private' mode June 3, 2020The search engine giant says it is upfront about what data is collected when users browse incognito.
- Coronavirus: Ibuprofen tested as a treatment June 2, 2020Hospital patients sick with the virus will be given the drug to see if it can help with their breathing.
