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Dr. Anthony Fauci is fan of controversial National Basketball Association restart plan
However, if the number of COVID-19-related hospitalizations would increase, that is something to be concerned about, according to Fauci during an interview with CNN. The infection, Fauci said, won't just naturally disappear. And after an 8% increase in cases since June 5, Baltimore Mayor Bernard C. Young announced Friday that the city would not go into Phase 2 reopening with the rest of the stat... [Full Article...]
US Embassy in Seoul Waves Black Lives Matter Banner
Hannah McGlade, a human rights lawyer and activist, called for an independent investigation into indigenous deaths in custody and rejected calls from politicians for people not to gather for the protests. Sharna Alley, one of the Darwin protest organizers, told the crowd in comments broadcast by Sky News Australia: "We're exhausted of the injustices". [Full Article...]
Putin to Mark Russia Day as New Virus Cases Approach 9000
Today, the country celebrated Russia Day, a public holiday, and Putin, 67, will mark the occasion by giving out awards in the Kremlin and raising the Russian tri-colour during a ceremony in western Moscow . The election chief in Yakutia, Alexey Efimov, said officials in the Siberian region would use motorboats and helicopters to organise voting for fishermen, meteorologists and residents working ... [Full Article...]
Edward Colston: Slave trader's name removed from Bristol tower
Bristol's Colston was a leading figure in a royal slave trading company that sold around 100,000 west Africans in the Caribbean and the Americas after first branding its initials on their chests. "Therefore, we are removing the statue so that we can properly involve all relevant communities and groups in discussions about its future, including whether a more educational presentation of his life in... [Full Article...]
Melania Trump renegotiated prenup after husband's election win, new book says
In the book, Jordan details how Melania renegoatiated her marital agreement with her husband before she agreed to move into the White House. "She had been with him a long time" longer than any other woman. Meeting Trump accelerated that mythmaking, as he introduced her around the city as a "supermodel" when that was not true. "Those sources did not know precisely what she sought, but it was not si... [Full Article...]
Remains of Missing Idaho Children Identified
The newlyweds were found and arrested in Hawaii in February. Now, as the investigation continues into what took place leading up to Tylee and JJ's death, some are giving new details about the allegedly "strange behavior" Daybell previously exhibited. [Full Article...]
Australian Man Sentenced to Death in China for Drug Smuggling
It only said that the man was sentenced Wednesday and that all his personal property would be confiscated, the typical language from the communist country. "We all want more stuff". He said Australia condemns the death penalty in all circumstances across all countries. Last year, the country sentenced two Canadians to death for drug-related crimes following the arrest of Huawei executive Men... [Full Article...]
Shahid Afridi, former PM Yousuf Raza Gilani test positive for coronavirus
Gilani requested the judge that since a number of lawmakers had tested positive for Covid-19, he may be given permanent exemption from personal attendance in the court. Earlier on June 8, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has tested positive for coronavirus. [Full Article...]