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Raleigh Confederate Monuments Removed After Protesters Wreck Statues
For 125-years, the towering monument stood among a handful of other Confederate participation trophies on the state's old Capitol grounds. A North Carolina law passed in 2015 that prevents removal or relocation of objects of remembrance that are on public property. [Full Article...]
Ontario reports 175 new coronavirus cases, 11 deaths; total cases near 33,500
Of the province's 2,238 active cases (the fewest since April 3), there are 333 people in hospital (an increase of two), which includes 80 people in ICU (down by two) and 63 who require a ventilator (down by two). Active cases, however, continue to decline and now stand at just 2,269. Drivers in Ontario should expect to see several military vehicles on the highways this week, as roughly 500 Canad... [Full Article...]
HASC to launch investigation into COVID-19 outbreak aboard USS Roosevelt
Brett Crozier to his post commanding the Theodore Roosevelt , following an investigation into what led the Santa Rosa native to write a controversial memo raising alarms about a coronavirus outbreak on the aircraft carrier. "Had I known then what I know today, I would have not made that recommendation to reinstate Capt. Crozier". It raised questions about United States war-fighting readiness... [Full Article...]
Online Book Of Condolence For Detective Garda Horkan Opened In Offaly
The funeral was watched and listened to widely across the country on Midwest Radio and was shown on a large screen at Charlestown Sarsfields GAA pitch. Det Garda Horkan was shot several times on Wednesday night in Castlerea, County Roscommon, and died at the scene. Main image: A minute silence is held at Garda Headquarters in Dublin's Phoenix Park. [Full Article...]
Florida Covid-19 cases rise by 4,049, the most during pandemic
Florida is one of 17 states that saw an increase in hospitalizations and one of the other 17 states that saw an increase in a rate of positivity, a measure of how many tests are positive for COVID-19 compared to the amount of tests run. Venues like bars and movie theaters have reopened in much of Florida recently, and DeSantis said he has no intention of rolling back reopening progress as long a... [Full Article...]
'Let's lead the way.' Cuomo gives final daily COVID-19 briefing
All regions have lower infection rates, including New York City , which Cuomo confirmed will enter Phase 2 beginning Monday . However, Cuomo reminded New Yorkes that "COVID isn't over" and the state needs to watch out for a second wave and continue to follow guidelines and rules in place. [Full Article...]
Teen killed in Seattle protest zone shooting, one wounded
Officers' body cam footage showed the police being confronted by the protesters who kept them from entering the area. An officer in the video can be heard saying through a bullhorn: "Please move out of the way so we can get to the victim!" Harborview spokeswoman Susan Gregg confirmed the hospital received two shooting victims from Capital Hill in the early hours and that one, a 19-year-old, ... [Full Article...]
Supreme Court Blocks Trump from Ending DACA in Victory for Immigrants
Trump had sought to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (Daca ) programme, which protects young people from being deported if they entered the U.S. The program was put in place via executive order by President Barack Obama, and now some 649,000 immigrants are enrolled. The court did not decide whether "DACA or its rescission are sound policies", Roberts wrote. [Full Article...]