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Michelle Obama speaks out George Floyd's death
He and three other officers have been fired from the force as well. While many brands attempted support of an anonymous "you" in their social postings over the weekend, Reebok made it clear that the Black community not only built their brand but built this nation and that is why they stand with us. [Full Article...]
We Can't Pretend Racism Doesn't Exist Here: Trudeau
The PM noted that thousands of Canadians had joined peaceful protests over the weekend, in cities like Toronto , Vancouver and Montreal , and that they were "sending the message that they would never tolerate injustice". Trudeau said cities are a provincial responsibility and that provinces need to "step up". The Federation of Canadian Municipalities had been asking for at least $10 billio... [Full Article...]
Iran says it is ready to continue fuel shipments to Venezuela
The fuel from Iran comes at a time when the gasoline shortage in Venezuela, chronic for years in some parts of the country, worsened during the coronavirus pandemic. Iran earlier rejected what it described as "baseless" allegations by US Special Representative for Venezuela Elliott Abrams who asserted that Tehran is supplying Caracas with equipment needed to restart the South American country's re... [Full Article...]
Biden to visit community leaders in DE amid United States protests
The event marked a cautious return to the campaign trail on the day Delaware's stay-at-home order is lifted. Biden has chafed at being stuck in his DE home during the coronavirus outbreak, and a Biden adviser said there was an internal divide on whether to get Biden out on the trail, with his wife Jill resisting. [Full Article...]
Minnesota attorney general to lead prosecutions related to George Floyd
A video circulated on Monday that showed Floyd becoming unresponsive while Chauvin kneeled on his neck for eight minutes. The Trump administration will not invoke federal authority over the National Guard for now, National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien said on Sunday as protests flared in multiple USA cities following the death of an unarmed black man in Minneapolis in police custody last we... [Full Article...]
China Threatens to Retaliate Against US Over Hong Kong
And as unrest erupted across the U.S. over racial inequality and police brutality after the death during arrest of an unarmed black man, Chinese government spokespeople and official media launched broadsides against American authorities. The China Daily said US President Donald Trump's pledge to "take action to revoke Hong Kong's preferential treatment as a separate customs and travel territor... [Full Article...]
Season's first tropical storm drenches part of Central America
At least one person remains missing, the agency said, after the storm inundated some 200 homes and uprooted 100 trees, mainly in the western part of the Central American country. One woman was killed in a mudslide and another by the collapse of a wall in her home in San Salvador, the director of police Mauricio Arreaza said. [Full Article...]
Facebook workers rebel over Mark Zuckerberg's refusal to act against Trump
Particular criticism was levelled at Zuckerberg's private determination to go away up the Facebook model of a tweet despatched by Trump wherein the president appeared to encourage police to shoot rioters. The news comes after Twitter ( TWTR ) appended to the President's tweet a warning "tag" that urged users to "get the facts about mail-in ballots". "I disagree with Mark's position and will work ... [Full Article...]