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Christopher Columbus statue toppled, thrown into lake at Virginia protest
The statue in Christopher Columbus Park on Atlantic Avenue in the North End was surrounded by crime scene tape early Wednesday morning as the head lay on the ground. Boston police are investigating the defacement of the statue. The same statue was vandalized with red paint and the phrase, "Black Lives Matter", in 2015. [Full Article...]
Trump Jr. Mongolia's sheep hunting trip costs taxpayers about $ 75000, documents show
The documents requested by the nonpartisan and nonprofit group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington showed the United States Secret Service estimated Trump Jr.'s 8-day trip racked up expenses totaling $76,859.36. The first son met with President Battulga in Ulaanbaatar before traveling back to the United States. The report adds, "The trip was arranged through a tourism compan... [Full Article...]
Former Miss Hitler contestant jailed for three years
Jones, known as "Granddaddy Terror" and described by police as being a "lynchpin in the national structure" of National Action, met Cutter when she entered a Miss Hitler beauty pageant - although the pair from Sowerby Bridge, Halifax, broke up before the trial. [Full Article...]
Britain removes slave trader Robert Milligan`s statue outside London museum
A white police officer who pressed a knee on Floyd's neck for more than eight minutes has been charged with murder. Protesters marching in solidarity with US demonstrations over Floyd's death have also called for justice for Adama Traore, a young man of Malian origin whose death in French police custody in 2016 is still under investigation. [Full Article...]
Hopkins County Weather Forecast for June 9th, 2020
Below is the official North Escambia area forecast . High wind warnings remain in place for much of the state. Sunday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 miles per hour. In the afternoon there's a slight chance of showers and a risk of a thunderstorm, with a high of 16 C, according to Environment and Climate ... [Full Article...]
Sweden: Late Palme assassin named 34 years later
Palme was shot dead in central Stockholm in 1986 after a visit to the cinema with his wife and son. Sweden is said to have "lost its innocence" that day. He said he had turned Palme on his side, for example, but police were never able to confirm that information. Several witnesses gave descriptions of the fleeing killer that matched Engstrom, while others said he wasn't even at the scene. [Full Article...]
Rioters Arrested in Hong Kong During 1-Year Protests' Anniversary
Beijing insists that the new law does not pose a threat to Hong Kong's autonomy and the interests of foreign investors, noting that it is merely meant to prevent terrorism and foreign interference there, which were evident in the violent riots there against the government previous year. [Full Article...]
World Health Organization terms coronavirus pandemic situation worldwide as ‘worsening’
Previously, the WHO had recommended that only health care workers, people infected with COVID-19 and their caregivers wear medical masks, taking into account the global supply shortage. " More than six months into the pandemic, this is not the time for any country to take its foot off the pedal ", WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told an online briefing. [Full Article...]