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The planes had been dispatched to help battle the Bishop Fire, a 14,000-acre blaze burning on federal land. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/33dKmtk via IFTTT

Dr. Anthony Fauci wants to make it clear he's got nothing to do with the justice system.Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, appeared before Congress on Friday for a hearing on the federal government's coronavirus response. That's where Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), who's been skeptical of restrictions meant to stem the virus' spread, tried to get Fauci to distinguish between protests against racism in the U.S. and bans on businesses reopening amid the pandemic.Because science indicates crowds exacerbate the spread of coronavirus, Jordan asked Fauci on Friday if the government "should limit the protests." "I'm not in a position to determine what the government should do in a forceful way," Fauci responded. So Jordan kept pressing: "The government is stopping people from going to church," claiming that's something "the five liberals" on the Supreme Court had decided. But Fauci co

Educators, worried about the potentially deadly risks they are being forced to take, say proper protections have not been implemented School districts around the US are set to begin reopening in August, many with in-person classes, five days a week, despite coronavirus cases rising in many parts of the country.But the school reopenings have teachers around the US fearful for the safety of themselves, students, staff and family members, with teachers and unions saying that proper protections and protocols have yet to be implemented.Some teachers have even drawn up wills ahead of classes beginning, others have retired from the profession and teachers unions have said they will sanction strike action for members who deem that they are being forced to take potentially deadly risks.“Educators are afraid because proper policies are not being put in place to protect them,” said Alicia Priest, president of the Oklahoma Education Association. The Oklahoma state board of education has only issue

Hawaii's public health director said a rarely used special health order was used to force them into isolation. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3fhgz58 via IFTTT

* Arrest warrant issued for campaigner and US citizen Samuel Chu * Four other exiles are in Britain wanted for ‘incitement to secession’Hong Kong police have issued arrest warrants for six pro-democracy activists living in exile, the first time the city’s authorities have used a sweeping new law to target campaigners living outside Hong Kong.They include Samuel Chu, an American citizen who lives in the US, Nathan Law, a prominent campaigner who recently relocated to the UK after fleeing Hong Kong, and Simon Cheng, a former British consular staffer who was granted asylum in the UK after alleging he was tortured in China.Chinese state media reported that the six men were wanted for “incitement to secession and collusion with foreign forces”.The move comes a month after China introduced a controversial national security law in Hong Kong. China said the legislation targets the crimes of “secession, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces” and carries penalties as severe as

Minutes after the government announced the worst economic contraction on record, the president upended a day in Washington with his suggestion of delaying the election. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2D6ZuxH via IFTTT

Opposition candidates had hoped to capitalise on anger over a controversial security law. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3hKQwVu via IFTTT

A selection of powerful news photographs taken around the world this week. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/30heHFd

A new political divide in Thailand has emerged between the country's youth and its older generation. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3fi6QLZ

Senator Tammy Duckworth is an Iraq war veteran and the first Thai-American woman elected to Congress. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/339acyu

As Covid-19 worsens the economic slump, Indians are returning to a trusted asset: gold. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/30evlp4

Kenyan activist Phyllis Omido has been ignored, harassed and arrested, but she never gave up. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3hWgN3r

Political novice Svetlana Tikhanovskaya rallies protesters in a battle with Alexander Lukashenko. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/339JHZM

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Leicester's religious leaders and council urge people to pray and celebrate the festival at home. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2BLYMoY via IFTTT

Around 15,000 new cases of the disease have been reported in Spain in the past week. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/39J6AV4 via IFTTT

India Atkinson's videos address misconceptions about a condition that left her without fingers on one hand. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/39IXmIB via IFTTT

The BBC’s Laura Foster explains how you can recognise the symptoms of coronavirus. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3d7dKnf via IFTTT

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Senator Tammy Duckworth is an Iraq war veteran and the first Thai-American woman elected to Congress. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/339acyu via IFTTT

Gaming gives the 22-year-old a second chance of achieving his real life racing dreams. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/30hIhdZ via IFTTT

A round-up of false and misleading claims circulating on American social media this week. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/317XrRX via IFTTT

West Allis Police Department Chief Patrick Mitchell joins 'Fox & Friends' after backing out of a DNC security agreement over a ban on law enforcement's use of chemical irritants during protests. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3hK3Sl4 via IFTTT

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The amount the president put on the table is even higher than that proposed by Republicans and Democrats. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3gixuFO via IFTTT

The FBI said on Thursday that the errors and sloppy record-keeping identified in connection with 29 of its applications submitted to a federal court to obtain wiretaps to monitor U.S. citizens were "non-material" and did not undermine their legal validity. The FBI's statement on Thursday came several months after Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz released an audit faulting the FBI for failing to follow procedures designed to minimize factual inaccuracies in applications to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2EqpIeT via IFTTT

Until recently, the city was seen as a poster child in its handling of the pandemic. What went wrong? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/30bOnfN

To many the Karen meme - and its male equivalent Ken - sums up a specific type of white privilege. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3gioFf9

The ex-mastermind of Russian sports doping, Grigory Rodchenkov, now only appears in disguise. Matt Majendie explains why. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/314ezIn

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Bollywood actress Vidya Balan plays Shakuntala Devi who dazzled the world with her skill with numbers. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ggIC6b

Shahdad Mumtaz died for his beliefs. Could a missing student end up waging war on the Pakistani state? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/312Wk6b

Children under 11 will no longer have to keep 2m from one another or from adults. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3hQNUp7 via IFTTT

Will Rishi Sunak's £190bn superpower be enough to counter the economic effects of coronavirus? from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3f9WmhC via IFTTT

Last year was remarkable for high temperatures and severe swings, according to the Met Office. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2EC0evh via IFTTT

There is no red carpet at this year's virtual ceremony - unless the stars unfurl one in their homes. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/30bEazQ via IFTTT

Charities are calling on the chancellor to protect the jobs of workers who have been shielding. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2D3Zb6W via IFTTT

Lords blame the design of the benefit payment for "soaring rent arrears and use of food banks". from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3jZeD4G via IFTTT

Brixton prison is taking orders for take-aways from its professional-standard training restaurant. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/310Gida via IFTTT

They promoted AirPods clones, whose design may be in breach of Apple's intellectual property rights. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2XelXzL via IFTTT

Matty, 15, has received messages from astronaut Tim Peake and TV presenters Ant and Dec. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3fbK0FT via IFTTT

Ibiza's nightclub scene has been hit hard by coronavirus, leaving people in need of support. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3fm4ko8 via IFTTT

Three people share what they have done to support Black Lives Matter without going to protests. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/33ahCS7 via IFTTT

How closely have you been paying attention to what's been going on during the past seven days? from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2DhUgz9 via IFTTT

To many the Karen meme - and its male equivalent Ken - sums up a specific type of white privilege. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3gioFf9 via IFTTT

Looting and rioting in the wake of his actions in Minneapolis caused about $500 million in damages and two deaths, the Star Tribune reported. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Dj5sez via IFTTT

Views on this are divided by political party and race. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3ffoYWB via IFTTT

In his opening set of questions to Google CEO Sundar Pichai, David Cicilline revealed what the year-long investigation had found. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/334VEzS via IFTTT

Major Adam DeMarco told lawmakers actions against peaceful protesters in Lafayette Square were 'deeply disturbing.' from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3jPwZp1 via IFTTT

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China's first Mars probe has beamed back a photo of the Earth and the Moon as it heads toward its destination, the country's space agency said Tuesday. The image, which shows the two celestial bodies as small crescents in the empty darkness of space, was taken 1.2 million kilometres (746,000 miles) away from Earth three days after the Tianwen-1 mission was launched on Thursday, the China National Space Administration said. China joined the United States and United Arab Emirates this month in launching a mission to Mars, taking advantage of a period when Mars and Earth are favourably aligned. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/307kgGa via IFTTT

As states in the South and Southwest grapple with how to control the spread of the coronavirus, officials on President Donald Trump’s coronavirus task force cautioned the nation’s governors Tuesday that a new set of states is beginning to experience an uptick in positive cases and recommended that local leaders implement mask mandates and close bars to contain the outbreaks.Dr. Deborah Birx, the coordinator for the task force, said the positivity rate in states such as Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, and Colorado was increasing and warned they should quickly take action before they fall into what she described as the “red COVID zones” category. Birx defined the red zones as those states with more than 100 coronavirus cases per 100,000 people and more than a 10 percent test positivity rate.“By the time you see hospitalizations, your community spread is so wide that you’ve flipped into a red state incredibly quickly,” Birx said, according to a recording of the call obtained by

Four of the presidents of these institutions highlighted that Scott's donations were the largest from a single individual in the schools' history. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2P628GD via IFTTT

The rival nuclear powers are trying to out-build each other along their disputed Himalayan border. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2BFf82D via IFTTT

The Crew Dragon capsule carrying two NASA astronauts is headed for the agency's first ocean splashdown in 45 years. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2DdVDia via IFTTT

"You really can't hide behind legal fictions this time," Nadler said. Half an hour before curfew on June 1, baton-swinging police fired smoke canisters, flashbang grenades and rubber bullets to drive protesters farther from the White House, enabling President Donald Trump to walk across Lafayette Park and hold up a Bible in front of St. John’s Church, a house of worship visited by U.S. presidents for two centuries. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3g89aqd via IFTTT

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The executives of the four US tech giants defend their records at a five-hour hearing in Congress. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/3gbQQMR via IFTTT

A study of young people finds a fine line between getting results and becoming "obsessed". from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2Dcw5Sx via IFTTT

Ingenuity is a 1.8kg (4lb) helicopter that will ride to Mars attached to the belly of Nasa's Perseverance. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/39Ce4ZU via IFTTT

An analysis shows black pupils are more likely to be excluded than their peers in most council areas. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2P9vZh7 via IFTTT

The public are being consulted on how to avoid community divisions opening up in the months ahead. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/338rZFO via IFTTT

Criminals are exploiting the coronavirus pandemic for gain, according to one leading investigator. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3jVgNlS via IFTTT

The rival nuclear powers are trying to out-build each other along their disputed Himalayan border. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2P6Jxdp via IFTTT

Biden has vowed to choose a woman as his potential vice president. Following widespread protests over racial injustice and police brutality, pressure increased on Biden to choose a woman of color. Harris, the daughter of Jamaican and Indian parents, fits the bill. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/308qAxc via IFTTT

Indian Matchmaking, a new Netflix show, has become a huge hit, spawning hundreds of memes and jokes. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/302LKwM via IFTTT

RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said the party has used President Reagan's image for "decades." from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2X4nM2l via IFTTT

Donald Trump Jr has been suspended by Twitter for posting "misleading and potentially harmful information" about coronavirus.The president also shared the same tweet. On his account, the post no longer appears, and has been replaced with a message indicating that it is "no longer available", but he still appears to be able to tweet. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/331nEV5 via IFTTT

New Zealand announced Tuesday that it will follow the lead of its intelligence allies by suspending its extradition treaty with Hong Kong. The move comes in response to China passing a sweeping new security law for the semi-autonomous territory. New Zealand is the final member of the “Five Eyes” intelligence-sharing alliance to take such action after the U.S., Australia, Canada and Britain previously announced similar measures. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/32YHssd via IFTTT

Footage on Iranian state TV showed the replica being struck as part of an exercise Iran called "Great Prophet 14." from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3jPer83 via IFTTT

Melania Trump keeps a low profile as first lady, but she's had a busy schedule taking care of the White House. These photos show her changes. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2WYIvEy via IFTTT

The city council also voted to reduce the police department's budget by more than $1 million late last week. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3jGYtgh via IFTTT

The 23,000-ton ITER tokamak has been brewing for decades. Now it's go time. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2P69b20 via IFTTT

Donald Trump's aides have “frustration” with the president’s decision not to pay his respects to late congressman John Lewis.The civil rights leader passed away last week. His body was lying in state at the US Capitol on Monday and politicians – from presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his wife to the Vice President Mike Pence – visited to pay their respects. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3hNxQoq via IFTTT

A man has been arrested in Florida after he reportedly walked into a hotel room and attempted to kidnap a child in front of their mother.The suspect, 24-year-old Gabriel Martin, was arrested by authorities on Sunday on suspicion of kidnapping, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2X0A7V8 via IFTTT

Nina Turner used a graphic metaphor while describing to The Atlantic the choice between President Donald Trump and the centrist Democrat Joe Biden. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/30OggcU via IFTTT

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Only a very limited number of Muslims living in the kingdom will be able to make the Hajj this year. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3f7LHEi

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Spain's struggling tourist businesses say the UK's new quarantine rules may drive them off the edge. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Dgw000

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Covid-19 has hit the annual Hajj and with no international pilgrims, many firms both in Saudi and abroad are suffering. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ffpzYI

A national food strategy for England calls for an extension of the scheme to end childhood hunger. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2EwQhPT via IFTTT

Dining in restaurants will be banned and only two people from different households can meet. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/332fFH9 via IFTTT

Insolvencies slow during lockdown, but experts say the worst is yet to come. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3jRQ3Tg via IFTTT

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An audacious mission to bring rock samples from Mars back to Earth is about to begin - find our more with our illustrated guide from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/308Ohp8 via IFTTT

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli forces thwarted an attempt by Hezbollah to infiltrate across the Lebanon frontier on Monday, which the Iranian-backed Shi'ite group denied. "Hezbollah should know it is playing with fire," Netanyahu said in a televised address from Israel's defense ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv. Earlier, a Reuters witness in Lebanon counted dozens of Israeli shells hitting the disputed Shebaa Farms area along the frontier. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3jJniIz via IFTTT

Business Insider used Bloomberg and New York Times data to see which campaign won the donation dollars of the nation's wealthiest neighborhoods. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3047bxv via IFTTT

Agriculture officials in several states are urging people not to plant seeds they have been mailed unsolicited. The packages appear to be from China. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3f4INQr via IFTTT

"I just don’t think that people are really paying enough attention to the safety protocols and to the things they can do to protect themselves a little better," Tony Green said. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2EjKexK via IFTTT

As Congress and the White House resume their efforts to agree on a new economic aid package, evidence is growing that the U.S. economy is faltering. “We’re in a pretty fragile state again," warned Nancy Vanden Houten, lead economist at Oxford Economics, a consulting firm. “The economy needs another shot in the arm.” from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2P1dN9G via IFTTT

Malaysian former prime minister Najib Razak, fighting dozens of charges over a multi-billion-dollar graft scandal at state fund 1MDB, faces his first verdict on Tuesday in a landmark case that tests the country's efforts to stamp out corruption and could have big political implications. Najib was voted out in a historic 2018 election amid public anger over allegations that $4.5 billion was stolen in a globe-spanning scheme from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), a fund he co-founded. For Najib, the verdict in the years-long saga, which has seen a spectacular fall from extreme opulence and a dominant position in Malaysian politics, marks a reckoning for the urbane, British-educated politician - potentially decades in jail or a partial vindication. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3hBT3kW via IFTTT

CNN anchor Jake Tapper took Assistant Secretary of Health Adm. Brett Giroir to task over the continuing issues with coronavirus testing, asking the coronavirus testing czar if he is “afraid” of bringing these problems up with President Donald Trump.During a contentious 20-minute interview on CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday morning, Tapper repeatedly pressed Giroir on the weeklong delays in coronavirus testing results Americans are experiencing.“Are you happy where testing is right now?” Tapper asked, prompting Giroir to say he’s “never going to be happy” until they have the pandemic under control.While acknowledging that testing is still not where it should be, the HHS official went on to tout the progress the administration has made over the past few months, adding that half of the tests conducted have turnaround times of less than 24 hours.“The delays that most people talk about are at the large commercial labs that perform about half the testing in the country,” he said. “Now, th