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Supreme Court allows continued construction of Trump's border wall    CNN Supreme Court denies request to halt construction of the border wall    Fox News ACLU stands between democracy and a Trump dictatorship    Los Angeles Times U.S. Supreme Court declines to block Trump border wall construction    Reuters Supreme Court allows border wall construction to continue    NBC News View Full Coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/3hZLJjn

Trump campaign temporarily pauses ad spending to review its messaging    The Washington Post from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/3ghinwp

As Trump suggests delaying election, White House condemns Hong Kong for postponing its own vote    ABC News Carrie Lam uses emergency powers to postpone Hong Kong election    Guardian News Hong Kong postpones elections for a year 'over virus concerns'    BBC News The Guardian view on delaying elections: it's what autocrats do    The Guardian Arrest warrants issued for six Hong Kong democracy activists: CCTV    Reuters View Full Coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2DkgfW2

In Pictures: Hajj in the shadow of coronavirus    Aljazeera.com Muslims Begin Scaled-Down Pilgrimage To Mecca Amid Pandemic | NBC News NOW    NBC News Coronavirus spurs new technologies for the age-old hajj    Los Angeles Times Muslim Pilgrims To Scale Mount Arafat For Peak Of Hajj    NDTV Coronavirus: Scaled back Hajj pilgrimage begins in Saudi Arabia - BBC News    BBC News View Full Coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2CYkR4u

5 p.m. Friday: Hurricane warnings issued for parts of Florida's east coast ahead of Isaias    10 Tampa Bay Hurricane Warning Issued for Parts of Florida As Isaias Spins in the Bahamas    The Weather Channel Friday Tropics Update: Hurricane Isaias eyes Florida and the East Coast    13News Now DeSantis declares State of Emergency for Isaias    WCTV South Florida 100: Eulogies, economies and hurricane prep - South Florida Sun Sentinel    South Florida Sun Sentinel View Full Coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/3k6Lipp

Xiaomi Black Shark 3S debuts w/ Snapdragon 865, 120Hz display, $570 price tag    9to5Google Black Shark 3S unveiled with 120 Hz 6.67" AMOLED display, same Snapdragon 865 chipset - GSMArena.com news    GSMArena.com Black Shark 3S with Snapdragon 865 goes official    Gizchina.com Xiaomi’s new ROG Phone 3 rival has a 120Hz screen, 65W fast charging    Android Central Black Shark 3S with 120Hz refresh rate display, Snapdragon 865 launched in China    XDA Developers View Full Coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2Dl2dnc

Prime Minister Boris Johnson put some planned measures to ease the U.K.'s lockdown on hold Friday, just hours before they were due to take effect, saying the number of new coronavirus cases in the country is on the rise for the first time since May. Under the new restrictions, people from different households in Greater Manchester, England’s second largest metropolitan area, have been asked to not meet indoors. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/30ZDQn4

Kate Middleton and Prince William Were Spotted on a “Staycation” in the Isles of Scilly    Cosmopolitan Kate Middleton and Prince William Recreated His Childhood Vacation with George, Charlotte and Louis    PEOPLE Prince William and Kate Middleton Took Their Kids to the Isles of Scilly for a Summer Vacation    Yahoo Lifestyle Kate Middleton and Prince William Took Their Kids on a Meaningful Family Staycation    MarieClaire.com Why Prince William isn't allowed to use his own Twitter account    Cosmopolitan UK View Full Coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/39MBBY4

God forbid President Trump gets another four years in office because of average voters' disgust with violent protests. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/33e8Diz

Levy, Griese, Riddick to be next 'Monday Night Football' broadcast team: report | TheHill    The Hill ESPN reportedly chooses its new 'Monday Night Football' booth for 2020 season    Yahoo Sports New 'Monday Night Football' crew reportedly revealed    MSN Money ESPN sets new 'Monday Night Football' booth of Steve Levy, Louis Riddick and Brian Griese, per reports    USA TODAY New ESPN Monday Night Football Crew a 'Total Placeholder Broadcast Booth'    Yahoo News View Full Coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2PcBoEr

The American Cancer Society released new guidelines on cervical cancer screenings Thursday, recommending that people with a cervix start testing at age 25. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3k5XhDF

Kamala Harris, a US senator from California, is also the state's former attorney general. She dropped out of the race on December 3. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3hU7ot0

“I never cease to be amazed by things the president tweets, but even that one took me by surprise,” Hogan said. “He can’t postpone the election, he doesn’t have the power to do it, and that’s why it’s an outrageous statement. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/30eVPqA

"Mr. Bezos, I believe you're on mute," one lawmaker told Bezos as the pandemic forced all four CEOs to dial into the inquiry virtually. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2D77fnj

Senator Tammy Duckworth is an Iraq war veteran and the first Thai-American woman elected to Congress. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/317zF8U

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Venezuela's supreme court said on Friday it had approved a request to Italy for the extradition of Rafael Ramirez, a once powerful oil minister and former head of state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela, on corruption charges. Authorities opened a probe into Ramirez over alleged graft in late 2017 and sought an Interpol red alert for him in early 2018, shortly after he left his later post as Venezuela's United Nations ambassador and began publicly criticizing President Nicolas Maduro's handling of the economy, which remains in freefall. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/39WrIYh

Notorious former Ku Klux Klan grand wizard David Duke has had his Twitter account permanently banned after previously being suspended – less than a month after he endorsed Donald Trump for re-election.A high-profile white supremacist campaigner and agitator who has unsuccessfully run for public office several times, Mr Duke is also known for his advocacy for outlandish conspiracy theories, including that the world is run by a Jewish cabal that controls politics, the media and even the internet. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2BL5pIa

Trump Halts TV Advertising as He Struggles in Polls Against Biden    The New York Times Trump campaign temporarily halts ad spending for review of messaging strategy    CNN The Hill's Campaign Report: Who will Biden pick to be his running mate? | TheHill    The Hill Trump campaign hits pause on TV ad spending for 'review' of messaging strategy    NBC News 2020 Daily Trail Markers: Candidates chase cash as July comes to a close    CBS News View Full Coverage on Google News from U.S. - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/3hX1eZm

Washington state has trapped its first 'murder hornet'    CNN View Full Coverage on Google News from U.S. - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2D7iYT0

Trump's comments create "maddening scenario" for 2020 election watchers, expert says    CBS This Morning Opinion | Republicans Are Social Distancing from Trump    POLITICO Trump Suggests Delaying the Election    Bloomberg Politics Cotton stirs 2024 speculation with New Hampshire trip to help Republicans    Fox News Has Trump changed trade? From NAFTA to the USMCA    PolitiFact View Full Coverage on Google News from U.S. - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2D8bDT1

Around 15,000 new cases of the disease have been reported in Spain in the past week. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/39J6AV4

Political novice Svetlana Tikhanovskaya rallies protesters in a battle with Alexander Lukashenko. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/339JHZM

Trudeau denies 'preferential treatment' in ethics scandal    BBC News Justin Trudeau To Testify Before Parliament on WE Charity Scandal    The New York Times Widening charity scandal engulfs Canada's Justin Trudeau    Al Jazeera English Canada's Trudeau denies charity received preferential treatment    Reuters Justin Trudeau tells MPs he did not intervene to award contract to charity    The Guardian View Full Coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/3i4yEp5

A retired New York fashion executive with a "zest" for life dies in a rare shark attack near Portland. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2CZq8Zt

Trump: A permanent shutdown is "not a viable long-term strategy" for the US    cnn.com US tops 150000 coronavirus deaths    CBS Evening News Daily U.S. Coronavirus Cases Climb Back Above 70,000    The Wall Street Journal US coronavirus death toll tops 150000    ABC News The US and Brazil account for nearly 40% of all coronavirus cases - Business Insider    Business Insider View Full Coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/3hPeYoQ

This year's Hajj pilgrimage looks a little different, with holy water in pre-packaged water bottles and socially distanced prayer lines. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3hQspVC

Naya Rivera To Appear On ‘Sugar Rush’; Netflix Dedicates Episode To Late Actress Following Her Tragic Death    Deadline Naya Rivera Laid to Rest 2 Weeks After Drowning, Death Certificate Reveals She Died Within Minutes    PEOPLE Naya Rivera Laid To Rest Near Paul Walker & Nipsey Hussle    Access Naya Rivera died within minutes, according to her death certificate    Yahoo Entertainment Naya Rivera Laid to Rest in Private Funeral    MSN Money View Full Coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2XccuJq

A newly-promoted Chicago police officer and father of two has died by suicide, city officials said Tuesday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2DcA4hW

The United States is criticizing a number of eastern and central European nations, including Poland, for failing to compensate Holocaust victims and their families and communities for property seized during Nazi occupation in World War II as the numbers of survivors dwindles due to age. In a report issued Wednesday, the State Department called out Bosnia, Belarus, Ukraine and particularly Poland for not having acted on restitution claims. Croatia, Latvia and Russia were also taken to task in the report, which is likely to draw angry responses from the governments identified. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/30aizb5

Jazz @ Pelicans | NBA on TNT Live Scoreboard #WholeNewGame    NBA No sex and no fans, but the beer is flowing fast in the NBA 'bubble'    CNN International The NBA restart is here, and this is what we're most looking forward to in the basketball bubble    ESPN NBA picks and predictions for July 30    Covers Chris Paul Comments On LeBron Not Wearing Social Justice Message    HotNewHipHop View Full Coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/3jYXsAg

The US Navy posted a photo on social media ridiculing Iran after it fired missiles on a mock-up of a US flattop on Wednesday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2BEJ52Q

A federal drug and gun trafficking investigation has led to the arrest and indictment of 23 men, including a leader of the Chicago Black Disciples street gang. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/39CKROu

The man, police said, “wanted to sow discord and racial unrest by breaking out the windows." His identity has not been released. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/313jHwj

Cain tested positive for the novel coronavirus 11 days after attending President Donald Trump's campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2XdfWn4

Hong Kong yesterday banned 12 pro-democracy campaigners from standing in forthcoming elections to the city’s parliament as China stoked tensions by re-iterating its threat to refuse up to three million residents eligible for British travel documents the right to leave. Carrie Lam’s Hong Kong administration, operating under Chinese rule, said the campaigners could not “genuinely” uphold the former UK colony’s mini-constitution because they oppose the imposition of Beijing’s draconian national security law. Those barred include Joshua Wong, founder of the now disbanded Demosisto Party, and Lester Shum. It came as Liu Xiaoming, China’s ambassador to the UK, re-affirmed that China was considering not recognising the British National (Overseas) passport. Up to three million Hong Kong residents are eligible for the document, and Dominic Raab, the Foreign Secretary, has promised holding one would pave the way for residency in the UK. Beijing imposed new legislation a month ago to introduce po...

Trump Goes Into Hyperdrive to Delegitimize The Election—'He's Terrified of Losing'    Daily Beast View Full Coverage on Google News from U.S. - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2DkkSiY

Trump Suggests Delaying the Election    Bloomberg Politics President Trump defends doctor he retweeted discussing hydroxychloroquine | WNT    ABC News Trump to Hold News Conference on Thursday: White House    The New York Times Live: President Donald Trump Speaks At Texas Oil Rig On Restoring Energy Dominance | NBC News    NBC News Trump Says Florida COVID Cases Going Down as State Breaks Death Record    Newsweek View Full Coverage on Google News from U.S. - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2D6xWsh

Wisconsin governor issues statewide mask mandate | TheHill    The Hill View Full Coverage on Google News from U.S. - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/30iU8Zj

Fauci suggests goggles, eye shield for better protection against coronavirus    Fox News Fauci urges Americans to wear goggles for added COVID-19 protection    New York Post Anthony Fauci said eye coverings might eventually be recommended in US - Business Insider    Business Insider Fauci Recommends Wearing Goggles or Eye Shields to Protect against Coronavirus    National Review Fauci advocates trying to reopen schools, despite coronavirus challenges | TheHill    The Hill View Full Coverage on Google News from U.S. - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/338LwWH

Senate cancels confirmation hearing for Pentagon nominee Tata as GOP senator says he'll vote no    NBC News from U.S. - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/3gfF0kT

Until recently, the city was seen as a poster child in its handling of the pandemic. What went wrong? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/30bOnfN

To many the Karen meme - and its male equivalent Ken - sums up a specific type of white privilege. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3gioFf9

The ex-mastermind of Russian sports doping, Grigory Rodchenkov, now only appears in disguise. Matt Majendie explains why. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/314ezIn

Bollywood actress Vidya Balan plays Shakuntala Devi who dazzled the world with her skill with numbers. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ggIC6b

Shahdad Mumtaz died for his beliefs. Could a missing student end up waging war on the Pakistani state? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/312Wk6b

German police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann have begun digging up land close to a former home of the prime suspect. Detectives using heavy equipment, including an excavator, started work early on Tuesday examining an allotment just outside Hannover, the city where Christian Brückner lived temporarily in 2017. Julai Meyer from the prosecutor's office in nearby Braunschweig told the Telegraph: "I can confirm that the search is being carried out in connection with the investigation into the Maddie McCann case and is still ongoing. I can't disclose any further details about the operation.” Brückner, a convicted paedophile, who was living in the Algarve when Madeleine went missing in May 2007, was named as the prime suspect in her disappearance last month. German authorities have said they are convinced she is dead and claim to have evidence linking Brückner to the case. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/304K3ib

Trump’s nominee for senior Pentagon job in trouble heading into hearing    The Washington Post Trump nominee for Pentagon faces Senate grilling after Islamophobia claims    Reuters GOP tucks $8 billion for military weaponry in coronavirus bill    NBC News Overnight Defense: Senate GOP coronavirus bill includes $29.4B for Pentagon | US, Australia focus on China in key meeting | TheHill    The Hill GOP Tucks $8 Billion For Military Weaponry in Virus Bill | Time    TIME View Full Coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2P9aQnf

The baseball season descended deeper into crisis Tuesday, states like Mississippi and South Carolina cast about for more hospital beds, and governors in some of the hardest-hit places staunchly resisted calls to require masks, despite confirmed cases of the coronavirus soaring. Major League Baseball suspended the Miami Marlins’ season through Sunday because of an outbreak that has spread to at least 15 of the team's players, and a series of games this week between the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies was called off as a precaution. States like Florida, Arizona and Texas are in dire condition, and the virus also has been spreading farther north in recent days, causing alarm among public health officials who fear states are not doing enough to avoid catastrophic outbreaks like those in the Sun Belt. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/30Tyvxv

Coronavirus live news: Brazil sees record daily cases as Hong Kong on brink of 'large-scale outbreak'    The Guardian Coronavirus: Hong Kong on verge of 'large-scale' outbreak, says Carrie Lam - BBC News    BBC News New virus outbreak dashes hopes for quick Hong Kong economic recovery    Reuters Hong Kong on verge of 'large-scale' coronavirus outbreak, Carrie Lam warns    NBC News Coronavirus: Hong Kong on verge of 'large-scale' outbreak, says Carrie Lam    BBC News View Full Coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/336Nsix

McConnell also said that he would leave negotiating with Democrats to Mark Meadows and Steven Mnuchin. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2EyIlO5

Anthony Davis' status to play vs. the Clippers remains 'unclear' - Woj | SportsCenter    ESPN The Point: How LeBron and AD Truly Measure Up For NBA Awards | Los Angeles Lakers    Lakers.com Clippers vs Lakers picks and predictions for Thursday    Covers Woj's NBA updates: Lakers, Rockets & Pelicans | Get Up    ESPN Rumor: Aaron Gordon trade from Orlando could be biggest move of offseason    ProBasketballTalk View Full Coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://ift.tt/2Ey5NLh

If it’s a “hearing,” Bill Barr asked with an irked tongue in cheek, “aren’t I the one who’s supposed to be heard?”His frustration was more than justified. Judiciary Committee chairman Jerry Nadler (D., N.Y.) and the other Democrats who control the House demanded for months that Barr come to a “hearing” and “testify.” But of course, it wasn’t anything like an actual hearing, and they didn’t want him to testify -- as in actually answer questions. The session was a coveted election-year opportunity for Democrats to berate the attorney general of the United States in five-minute installments, accusing Barr of corruption, perjury, violating his oath, betraying the Constitution -- at one point, even of killing thousands of COVID-19 victims (apparently, by being attorney general during a pandemic).Especially at the beginning of the hearing, Barr easily parried the hostile questions -- soliloquies with question-marks at the end. He picked apart their misstatements and disingenuous premises, an...

Only the United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Peru and Chile have a higher per capita rate, the tally shows, with U.S. deaths making up nearly 23% of the global total of just over 661,000. The increase of 10,000 COVID-19 deaths in 11 days is the fastest in the United States since early June. The pace of infections has accelerated since the U.S. death toll passed 100,000 on May 27. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3f7epFj

The recent bushfires were "one of the worst wildlife disasters in modern history", conservationists say. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2D7eF9T

The number of daily coronavirus cases has ticked up again in countries including Spain, Belgium, and France. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3hFWA1J

As states in the South and Southwest grapple with how to control the spread of the coronavirus, officials on President Donald Trump’s coronavirus task force cautioned the nation’s governors Tuesday that a new set of states is beginning to experience an uptick in positive cases and recommended that local leaders implement mask mandates and close bars to contain the outbreaks.Dr. Deborah Birx, the coordinator for the task force, said the positivity rate in states such as Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, and Colorado was increasing and warned they should quickly take action before they fall into what she described as the “red COVID zones” category. Birx defined the red zones as those states with more than 100 coronavirus cases per 100,000 people and more than a 10 percent test positivity rate.“By the time you see hospitalizations, your community spread is so wide that you’ve flipped into a red state incredibly quickly,” Birx said, according to a recording of the call obtained by...

Police have arrested a man in connection with a fire set at the Democratic Party Headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona, last week.Officials announced on Wednesday that they had arrested 29-year-old Matthew Egler on arson charges that morning. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3jZFDkX

Florida had 217 fatalities in the last 24 hours and Texas had at least 302 with some counties yet to report. Florida also reported 9,446 new cases, bringing its total infections to over 451,000, the second highest in the country behind California. Florida's total death toll rose to 6,457, eighth highest in the nation, according to a Reuters tally. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3gd2sPz

Biden allies wage shadow campaign to stop Kamala Harris from becoming vice president    CNBC Polls shows dead even race in Georgia between Trump, Biden; GOP leads Senate races    Fox News Campaign co-chair reacts to Joe Biden's handwritten note    CNN Should Biden win, why do some assume he'll only serve one term? | TheHill    The Hill Joe Biden running mate: Who will be Biden’s running mate? All the contenders    Daily Express View Full Coverage on Google News from U.S. - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/338XBeO

Republicans' New Coronavirus Relief Package Contains a Surprise Tax Break    Motley Fool How the $1,200 stimulus checks in the HEALS Act could differ from the first payments    CNBC 3 HEALS Act Proposals That Wouldn’t Directly Aid American Workers    Forbes What Will the Next COVID-Relief Bill Look Like?    National Review Make over $55,000? Unemployment benefits may replace less than 70% of your wages under HEALS Act    CNBC View Full Coverage on Google News from U.S. - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/39ABzmg

Fauci says video Trump shared claiming drug as coronavirus cure 'isn't true'    NBC News Trump undermines his pandemic response with more misinformation and self-obsession    CNN Fauci says he's 'not against' mask mandates, but doesn't want to interfere with states | TheHill    The Hill White House press secretary discusses the president's controversial comments on COVID-19    CBS This Morning Coronavirus: Trump’s signals 'not helpful', says Fauci    BBC News View Full Coverage on Google News from U.S. - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/3gaMu8N

Pandemic overshadows Texas trip where Trump fundraised and touted American oil    CNN Trump Under Fire For Sharing Coronavirus Misinformation On Social Media | NBC Nightly News    NBC News Tweet that Trump will accept nomination in Charlotte is incorrect: Fox News reporter    Reuters July 28 coronavirus news    CNN Trump's Road To 150000 Coronavirus Deaths    HuffPost View Full Coverage on Google News from U.S. - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/3hP1fOY

Maryland mask use order expanded; travel to high-risk states discouraged    WTOP Can’t disavow Trump for betraying America? You’re the problem.    The Washington Post Maryland tightens mask requirement, issues travel advisory for hot spot states | TheHill    The Hill 'A bigger tent message': Larry Hogan on Trump and his own White House ambitions    The Guardian Maryland governor expands mask order, issues travel advisory    The Washington Post View Full Coverage on Google News from U.S. - Latest - Google News https://ift.tt/2CQM5tL

A doctor in one of Pakistan’s busiest hospitals has kept a video diary of the country’s struggle with coronavirus. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Xarbwy

How did exiled Venezuelans and former US Special Forces end up joining what looked from the outset like a suicide mission?  from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/335R2JE

The rival nuclear powers are trying to out-build each other along their disputed Himalayan border. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2P6Jxdp

Concerns grow as Nile River nations fail to reach a deal on how to share the vital waters. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3jSP9WL

Lavender is used for cosmetics, fragrances and even, with the help of bees, to make honey. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/30WPrn2

The airport in the central Vietnamese tourism hotspot of Danang was packed on Monday after three residents tested positive for the coronavirus and the evacuation of 80,000 people began. The Southeast Asian country is back on high alert after authorities on Saturday confirmed the first community infections since April, and another three cases on Sunday, all in or around Danang. A further 11 cases linked to a Danang hospital were reported late on Monday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3hFcCst