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Donald Trump's tweet suggesting that the 2020 presidential election could be postponed amid the coronavirus pandemic set off a day of wild speculation as to whether he would, could, or how that would even look if he did.After saying that a mail-in ballot system would create the "most INACCURATE & FRAUDULENT Election in history", the president double-downed during his White House press conference, saying he doesn't want to wait weeks, months or even years for the result of the election to be known. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3hWvUJZ

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

For years in Oregon's early history, white locals barred Black people from living in its borders. It's now one of the least diverse states in America. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Xb238S

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

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they launched ballistic missiles from "the depths of the Earth" on Wednesday during the last day of military exercises near sensitive Gulf waters. The launches came a day after the Guards struck a mock-up of a US aircraft carrier with volleys of missiles near the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping lane for a fifth of world oil output. The Iranian manoeuvres were staged amid heightened tensions between Iran and its decades-old arch enemy the United States. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/39HeBtB

China's new "national security" legislation​, which came into force in Hong Kong on July 1, outlaws a variety of vaguely defined offenses like "sedition" that can carry sentences of life in prison. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2PeKdxb

Trump was expected to attend the fundraiser with GOP Rep. Louie Gohmert, but the congressman tested positive for the coronavirus. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/30YNK8x

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

A new survey has found more evidence to suggest that people can become infected with COVID-19 through aerosol transmission, which could be prevented by wearing a mask. Carried out by data scientists in the UK, Norway, and the US, the study is one of the first to investigate which personal and work-related factors can lead to COVID-19 transmission. After surveying 2,000 people in the UK and US, the researchers found that the data from both countries suggests that aerosol transmission of the virus -- via microdroplets which are so small that they remain suspended in the air for several hours -- is very likely. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/39EGDWy

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

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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

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

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

Joe Biden's vice presidential pick has been one of Washington's best kept secrets but a supposedly accidental news publication and Biden's own teasingly displayed notes are raising expectations that the winner is Kamala Harris. Speculation over the choice of VP is a parlor game played every four years in Washington, but this time the stakes are unusually high. Biden would be 78 on taking office -- the oldest US president ever -- and he has hinted that he might not seek a second term, making his deputy the prime candidate to take on the party's nomination. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/30SJebq

Colombia's national lockdown to curb infections of the new coronavirus will be extended by one month until the end of August, President Ivan Duque said on Tuesday. The Andean country has reported more than 267,300 coronavirus cases and 9,074 deaths. "Obligatory preventative isolation, as the general concept, will continue until August 30," Duque said in his nightly broadcast. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/30ZAFfd

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

"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

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A doctor in one of Pakistan’s busiest hospitals has kept a video diary of the country’s struggle with coronavirus. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Xarbwy

How did exiled Venezuelans and former US Special Forces end up joining what looked from the outset like a suicide mission?  from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/335R2JE

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

Concerns grow as Nile River nations fail to reach a deal on how to share the vital waters. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3jSP9WL

Lavender is used for cosmetics, fragrances and even, with the help of bees, to make honey. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/30WPrn2

Ecuador is on alert due to the appearance of a fleet of fishing vessels off the Galapagos Islands. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3f9jixw

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

Why cities in the US and Canada are eyeing removing police from front-line mental-health response. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3g7k7s4

Sammy Awami writes that his relatives are divided over the Tanzanian leader's policy on Covid-19. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Dcnn6M

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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

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

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

Former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, and his campaign team are playing it cool for now even as some Democrats are calling for bolstered efforts to potentially win in Georgia and Texas. But it doesn't sound like the latter will ever get much consideration, The Washington Post reports."Texas is 22 [expletive] media markets," one Biden adviser told the Post. "That is never going to happen. It's just not going to happen. Everyone knows that. I don't know why people are still even talking about it."Georgia, though, has more potential to be flipped blue, and the adviser admitted the campaign will eventually have to make a decision on whether to invest resources there. "Georgia is real," the adviser said.Still, the adviser said that choice won't be made until "we feel really comfortable about the six core states" — Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Arizona, North Carolina, and Florida — addin

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

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

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

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

Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, who recovered from COVID and whose moving Easter performance sought to raise hopes during the pandemic, is striking a different public note, saying Italy’s lockdown made him feel “humiliated and offended” by depriving him of his freedom. Bocelli spoke at a panel Monday in a Senate conference room, where he was introduced by right-wing opposition leader Matteo Salvini, who has railed against the government’s stringent measures to combat the coronavirus outbreak. At the time, Bocelli said that when he learned on March 10 that he had tested positive, just as the nation was going into lockdown, “I jumped into the pool, I felt well” and had only a slight fever. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2P3yy4r

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

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

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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

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

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

The country follows Australia and the UK in its response to China's new national security law. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2CT45n9

Herman Cain, a former presidential candidate and an ally of President Donald Trump, has been hospitalized since July 2. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2X1QJMq

The DOJ alleges he fraudulently applied for about $13.5 million in Paycheck Protection Program loans from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/32YCXO6

San Quentin is battling a devastating coronavirus outbreak that critics say could have been avoided. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3jOp76X

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend a groundbreaking ceremony next week for a Hindu temple on a disputed site in northern India where a 16th century mosque was torn down by Hindu hard-liners in 1992, according to the trust overseeing the temple construction. The ceremony is set for Aug. 5, a date organizers said was astrologically auspicious for Hindus but that also marks a year since the Indian Parliament revoked the semi-autonomous status of its only Muslim-majority state, Jammu and Kashmir. The symbolism was impossible to miss for both supporters and opponents of Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, whose manifesto had for decades included pledges to strip restive Kashmir’s autonomy and to build a temple to the Hindu god Ram where the Mughal-era mosque once stood, a site in the city of Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh state that devotees believe to be Ram's birthplace. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3f3Tt1G

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

"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

An Arkansas senator who shared an article that described the coronavirus pandemic as a “hoax” has contracted Covid-19.Republican senator Jason Rapert, who unsuccessfully introduced a bill to ban gay marriage in the US in 2017, was hospitalised with coronavirus and pneumonia on 24 July. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2X3A7Ut

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