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The New York Times
- ‘Absolute Chaos’ in Minneapolis as Protests Grow Across U.S. May 30, 2020Minnesota’s governor said the police and National Guard had been overwhelmed by protests, which raged even after a former police officer was charged with murdering George Floyd.
- Twitter Places Warning on Trump Minneapolis Tweet, Saying It Glorified Violence May 29, 2020Twitter said the tweets, which implied that protesters in Minneapolis could be shot, glorified violence — the first time it had applied such warnings to any public figure’s posts.
- Sparring and Schedules Offer Glimpse of Pandemic’s Partisan Lens May 30, 2020The White House directly challenges the House’s new rules. President Trump plans to resume in-person fund-raising soon. New York City, Washington and Los Angeles plan to lift some restrictions.
- George Floyd Death: How the Knee-on-Neck Hold Resulted in Tragedy May 29, 2020Police departments have tried to ban or severely limit the use of chokeholds and neck restraints. But in Minneapolis, a knee pressing on a neck led to a man’s death.
- A Timeline of the George Floyd Protests: Latest Updates May 30, 2020Demonstrators in Minneapolis and across the country have poured into the streets since George Floyd died in police custody. Here’s how the protests have unfolded.
- Breonna Taylor's Death: What To Know May 30, 2020Fury over the killing of Ms. Taylor by the police has been growing, driving tense demonstrations in Louisville, Ky., and elsewhere.
- SpaceX Lifts NASA Astronauts to Orbit, Launching New Era of Spaceflight May 30, 2020The trip to the space station was the first from American soil since 2011 when the space shuttles were retired.
- Thousands of Complaints Do Little to Change Police Ways May 31, 2020Efforts to hold problem officers accountable face resistance from unions, and juries are reluctant to second-guess.
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- Coronavirus live news: deaths surge in Brazil and Russia as Trump says US is quitting WHO May 30, 2020Afghanistan similarly reports worst day yet; Angela Merkel said she will not attend G7 if Trump insists on holding it. All the developments livePope Francis calls on world leaders to provide coronavirus reliefSenior UK adviser has broken trust in policy, say top scientistsIndia to partially lift lockdown despite record infectionsTrump announces severing of t […]
- Trump justice department forces out top FBI lawyer in Flynn case – report May 30, 2020NBC News: general counsel Dana Boente forced out on FridayFox News host Lou Dobbs slammed lawyer in AprilFlynn transcripts show he discussed sanctions with RussianA top FBI lawyer who was criticised on Fox News for his role in the investigation of Michael Flynn has resigned after being asked to do so by senior figures at the Department of Justice, NBC News r […]
- Dominic Cummings has broken Covid-19 policy trust, say top scientists May 30, 2020Health experts warn lives ‘put at risk’, as Opinium/Observer poll shows slump in Tory supportCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBritain’s top public health leaders and scientists have warned Boris Johnson that trust in the government has been shattered by the Dominic Cummings affair and now poses real danger to life when lockdown mea […]
- Global report: new clues about role of pangolins in Covid-19 as US severs ties with WHO May 30, 2020Experts condemn Trump’s actions; India records worst daily rise in infections; surges in Russia and Brazil; Australia tests sewage waterCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageScientists claim to have found more clues about how the new coronavirus could have spread from bats through pangolins and into humans, as India reported its worst s […]
- Hong Kong officials lash out at Trump plan to strip city of special status May 30, 2020Criticism follows the US president accusing Beijing of breaking its word over Hong Kong for imposing national security lawsSenior Hong Kong government officials have criticised moves by Donald Trump to strip the city of its special status in a bid to punish China for imposing national security laws on the global financial hub.Speaking hours after Trump said […]
- 'Look what he's taken from me': the deadly toll of Catholic church sex abuse on Guam May 29, 2020There are now nearly 300 sexual abuse lawsuits against more than 20 priests on the deeply religious island in the western PacificRoosters crow in the distance as Walter Denton gestures toward a white one-storey concrete building behind a church in Agat, a village in southern Guam.“You know, just standing here, right behind you, that is where I was raped,” sa […]
- ‘A national crisis’: how the killing of George Floyd is changing US politics May 30, 2020As people protest across the US, Donald Trump and Joe Biden have offered divergent responses that point to a divisive political debate on race relationsRiots in Minneapolis and across the US triggered by video footage showing George Floyd, a black man, killed under the knee of a police officer, has caused a dramatic shift in the national political debate in […]
- SpaceX successfully launches Nasa astronauts into orbit May 30, 2020Donald Trump and Mike Pence witness launch in FloridaFirst attempt was cancelled minutes from blast-offA rocketship named Dragon breathed new fire into America’s human spaceflight programme on Saturday, carrying two astronauts on a much-anticipated adventure. Related: Trump wants America looking at the stars as he drags it through the gutter Continue reading […]
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- Private rocket takes astronauts to space station May 30, 2020Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken head out on a mission to initiate a new, commercial era in spaceflight.
- George Floyd death: Minnesota governor decries violent protests May 30, 2020Minnesota fully mobilises the National Guard as it and other US cities prepare for more unrest.
- George Floyd death: Rapper Killer Mike's plea to protesters in Atlanta May 30, 2020Rapper Killer Mike delivers an impassioned plea to protesters in Atlanta, after clashes over the killing of George Floyd.
- Coronavirus: Backlash after Trump signals US exit from WHO May 30, 2020The president is urged to reconsider, after accusing the health body of being a "puppet of China".
- Coronavirus: India to loosen lockdown despite record cases May 30, 2020A plan to ease the world's biggest lockdown begins on 8 June with restaurants and malls re-opening.
- Coronavirus: Belgian Prince Joachim tests positive after lockdown party May 30, 2020Spanish police are investigating whether a party attended by Prince Joachim breached lockdown rules.
- Coronavirus: Italy's Tower of Pisa reopens after three months shut May 30, 2020Only 15 at a time will be allowed up the tourist attraction, and they will have to wear masks.
- Microsoft 'to replace journalists with robots' May 30, 2020Dozens working on the MSN site look set to be replaced by AI, media reports say.
