Sunday, May 31, 2020

Queen Elizabeth, 94, is back in the saddle, riding her pony without a helmet at Windsor Castle

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Queen Elizabeth, 94, wore a colorful scarf (but no helmet) while riding her horse in new Windsor Castle photographs released by Buckingham Palace.        from USATODAY - News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2AreP...

Why Target Is A Corporate Bullseye For Minneapolis, Nationwide Protests

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https://ift.tt/3eCOHIN The death of George Floyd has sparked national outrage, with protests both peaceful and violent taking place in major American cities. Those feelings boiled over on May 25, the day Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, died in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after a police officer held Floyd...

Derek Chauvin, officer arrested in George Floyd's death, has a record of shootings and complaints

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https://ift.tt/2zJwavD The Minneapolis officer fired after George Floyd's death was involved in police shootings during his 19-year career. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2ZSAP9...

Police disperse anti-Bolsonaro protesters in Brazil

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https://ift.tt/2XjkkBc Police say they used tear gas to disperse hundreds of demonstrators in Brazil's largest city on Sunday as groups protesting and supporting President Jair Bolsonaro neared a clash. The demonstration by several hundred black-clad members of football fan groups in Sao Paulo appeared...

Journalists Under Attack Show How Trump’s Hate for the Press Has Spread

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https://ift.tt/2XPFcPC Journalists have been attacked all over the world while on the job covering protests for years, but never like they were this week in the United States during the George Floyd protests.At least half a dozen incidences of arrests and attacks were reported in protests across the...

Trump justice department forces out top FBI lawyer in Flynn case – report

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https://ift.tt/3eB6wrO * NBC News: general counsel Dana Boente forced out on Friday * Fox News host Lou Dobbs slammed lawyer in April * Flynn 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...

How Germany tackled the coronavirus: 9 people tell us they are thankful for good leadership and a robust health system

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https://ift.tt/3gEUAXB Germany's Chancellor Merkel, a former scientist, instilled confidence. A national tendency to follow rules also helped mute the effects of COVID-19. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3gD3nc...

'You're not going to out-concern me and out-care me': Atlanta's mayor makes a powerful plea against violence and destruction in George Floyd protests

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https://ift.tt/36IRvBw "This is not a protest," Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said. "This is chaos. A protest has purpose." from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3exvsQ...

'Outside agitators' blamed for violent protest wave

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https://ift.tt/2BcbOLN With Saturday's light of day, the true damage from overnight protests and riots in Minneapolis was beginning to be made clear. But officials from Minnesota on Saturday said the protests have taken on a more destructive tone due to an infiltration by extremists and outside agitators. Minnesota...

Saudi Arabia reopens mosques with strict regulations for worshippers

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https://ift.tt/2XjZfqE Saudi Arabia's mosques opened their doors to worshippers on Sunday for the first time in more than two months as the kingdom, the birthplace of Islam, eased restrictions imposed to combat the coronavirus. "It is great to feel the mercy of God and once again call people for prayers...

India announces major easing of coronavirus lockdown

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https://ift.tt/3gA0E3H India said Saturday it would begin a major relaxation of the world's biggest coronavirus lockdown from early June, even as the country saw another record rise in confirmed infections. Prime Minister Narenda Modi conceded that much of the country had since "undergone tremendous...

'They didn't start the situation': NYC mayor defends police after NYPD trucks drive into protesters

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https://ift.tt/3ezVQtl “If a police officer is in that situation, they have to get out of that situation,” di Blasio said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2XkaY8...

'You need to give full credit to railway personnel'

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ailway minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday said the public transporter, which is set to re-introduce several train services from Monday, transported nearly twice the amount of foodgrain as the corresponding period last year during the lockdown besides ensuring there was no shortage of coal to fire power plants or even milk and medicines. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2U05A...

It’s ‘Mission Begin Again’ for Maharashtra

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Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Telangana on Sunday extended the lockdown till June 30 even as other states like Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh released a roadmap to restore normalcy after 68 days of shutdown to fight Covid-19 by announcing that malls and restaurants will open and buses and cabs will operate from June 8. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2Mez9...

Saturday, May 30, 2020

Do Hedge Funds Love Allied Esports Entertainment, Inc. (AESE)?

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https://ift.tt/32gAYSf In this article we will take a look at whether hedge funds think Allied Esports Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AESE) is a good investment right now. We check hedge fund and billionaire investor sentiment before delving into hours of research. Hedge funds spend millions of dollars...

Hedge Funds Are Selling Vulcan Materials Company (VMC)

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https://ift.tt/34BmSvV In this article we will take a look at whether hedge funds think Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE:VMC) is a good investment right now. We check hedge fund and billionaire investor sentiment before delving into hours of research. Hedge funds spend millions of dollars on Ivy League...

SpaceX crowds came in droves despite downpours, tornado warning, pandemic

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https://ift.tt/2ZKEN3z The crowd launched early, even though the SpaceX Crew Dragon didn't rise from Kennedy Space Center's Pad 39A as scheduled. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3db8b7...

Powell: Fed to soon begin 'challenging' Main Street lending

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https://ift.tt/2ZLCy05 Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell acknowledged Friday that the Fed faces a major challenge with the launch in the coming days of a program that will lend to companies other than banks for the first time since the Great Depression. The Fed's Main Street Lending is geared toward...

Biden demands justice in George Floyd death

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https://ift.tt/2XHPBgp Former Vice President Joe Biden on Friday called for justice in the death of a black man in Minneapolis police custody that has inspired days-long, citywide protests. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3eoIhN...

Rudy Giuliani calls for resignations of mayor of Minneapolis, governor of Minnesota

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https://ift.tt/3dhz0qh Don't elect progressive Democrats if you want to be safe, says former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani on 'Hannity.' from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3eK5GJ...

SpaceX rocket lifts off on historic private crewed flight

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https://ift.tt/3cmmrbQ A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying two veteran NASA astronauts lifted off on Saturday on an historic first private crewed flight into space. The two-stage Falcon 9 rocket with astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley aboard blasted off smoothly in a cloud of orange flames and...

Will Trump dispute the 2020 election results? His tweets this week suggest so

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https://ift.tt/36IT2at Trump’s attack on mail-in ballots raise the possibility that, if he loses in November, he would reject the validity of the voteUnhinged as it may be for the president to accuse, without a scintilla of evidence, a morning television host of murder, that particular conspiracy theory...

Ai Weiwei says new security law is the end of Hong Kong

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https://ift.tt/2Md2cme Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei believes the newly passed national security law for Hong Kong augurs the end for the semi-autonomous city. Ai was arrested at Beijing's airport in April 2011 and held for 81 days without explanation during a wider crackdown on dissent that coincided...

Letters to the Editor: People who insist on going to church should quarantine themselves

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https://ift.tt/3dg41L6 One's right to attend church ends at the tip of another person's nose. People who flout social distancing rules by going to church should quarantine. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3gCo74...

 Trump's 'looting' and 'shooting' remark draws outrage from all sides

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https://ift.tt/3gBClm0 Trump attempted to walk back his comments on Friday afternoon but not before receiving condemnation from a far-right group and a pop star. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3evZ15...

U.S. CDC reports total of 1,737,950 coronavirus cases, 102,785 deaths

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https://ift.tt/3cg0JWP The CDC reported its tally of cases of the respiratory illness known as COVID-19, caused by the new coronavirus, as of 4 p.m. EDT on May 29 versus its previous report released on Friday. The CDC figures do not necessarily reflect cases reported by individual states. from Yahoo...

Trudeau: Canadians watching US unrest and police violence in ‘shock and horror’

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https://ift.tt/2TRuSW2 Prime minister condemned racism and called on Canada to ‘stand together in solidarity’ against racial hate as protests continue in US * George Floyd killing – follow live updatesCanadians are watching unrest and police violence in the United States in “shock and horror”, Justin...

'If you say you can't breathe, you're breathing': A Mississippi mayor defended the officer who stood on George Floyd's neck

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https://ift.tt/3exKR3v Petal, Mississippi, Mayor Hal Marx tweeted Floyd likely "died of overdose or heart attack" and that Minneapolis police are being "crucified." from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2yOLB5...

Oli’s map plan gets Nepal oppn backing

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With Nepal’s chief opposition party Nepali Congress endorsing Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli’s constitutional amendment, the move to "update" Nepal's map to include Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh and Kalapani in the national emblem is likely to go through with the required two-thirds majority, a development that will worsen the crisis in India-Nepal relations. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2XJaY...

BJP gears up for tech-driven political activity

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Speaking at a media interaction, party chief J P Nadda made it clear that the ruling BJP plans to use new technology in a big way, in the time of social distancing, to campaign and reach out to people essentially on how the Modi government tackled the situation on the ground, arising out of the spread of the deadly virus, to provide health and economic security to save the lives people in the country. from...

Skymet announces arrival of monsoon over Kerala

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The southwest monsoon has arrived in Kerala before its onset schedule, private agency Skymet Weather announced on Saturday, but India's official forecaster IMD said conditions are not yet ripe for the declaration. Skymet Weather said all conditions such as rainfall, Outwave Longwave Radiation value and wind speed have been met to declare the arrival of the monsoon. from Times of India https://if...

Friday, May 29, 2020

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