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Read More (KENOSHA, Wis.) — Joe Biden told residents of Kenosha, Wisconsin, that recent turmoil following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, could help Americans confront centuries of systemic racism, drawing a sharp contrast with President Donald Trump amid a reckoning that has galvanized the nation. “We’re finally now getting to the…

Read More As Joe Biden met with community leaders in a Kenosha church on Thursday, roughly four dozen of the voters he needs to win Wisconsin waited on the street outside, several layers of brick away from the man running to be their President. The crowd on the street outside Grace Lutheran Church represented the…

Read More Trump said Thursday that the story is “totally false.” The allegations were first reported in The Atlantic. A senior Defense Department official with firsthand knowledge of events and a senior U.S. Marine Corps officer who was told about Trump’s comments confirmed some of the remarks to The Associated Press, including the 2018 cemetery…

Read More France counts more than 7,000 new infections for second day; US public health officials prepare for October vaccine rollout; Robert Pattinson tests positive for Covid-19. Follow the latest updates French PM says jobs and green economy at heart of recovery plan India logs record 83,883 Covid-19 cases in day GSK and Sanofi to…

Read MoreFalse claims about the Covid-19 death toll in the US have gone viral. Here’s why they’re wrong.False claims about the Covid-19 death toll in the US have gone viral. Here’s why they’re wrong.

Read MoreEPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said the agency will push deregulation as a priority in Trump’s possible second term.EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said the agency will push deregulation as a priority in Trump’s possible second term.

Read More A bumper litter of kids has helped the distinctive, long-horned wild goats to prosper after being introduced from Spain The population of ibex recently introduced to the French Pyrenees is thriving more than a century after the native species was wiped out in France. Officials have counted 70 newborn ibex this year at…

Read MoreAl Jazeera spoke to the former Bernie Sanders adviser and political consultant on his efforts reach Latino voters.Al Jazeera spoke to the former Bernie Sanders adviser and political consultant on his efforts reach Latino voters.

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Read More As Mexico struggles to pay a water debt to the United States, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Thursday he might personally appeal to President Donald Trump for clemency, or invite United Nations experts to audit water payments. Mexico has fallen behind in the amount of water it must send north from its…

Read More National cabinet set to examine alternatives to state border closures and discuss cap on international arrivals. Follow live Australian stats interactive NSW cases map; NSW hotspots list Queensland hotspots list Sign up for Guardian Australia’s coronavirus email 11.16pm BST Ahead of national cabinet, while there has been a lot of attention on Labor…

Read More Joe Biden visited the Wisconsin town on Thursday, two days after President Trump visited, as their competing messages — racial justice versus ‘law and order’ — roil the presidential campaign. Joe Biden visited the Wisconsin town on Thursday, two days after President Trump visited, as their competing messages — racial justice versus ‘law…

Read More Prude died seven days after officers in upstate New York put a hood over his head then pressed his face into the pavement The Rochester mayor has suspended seven officers involved in the suffocation death of a black man earlier this year. Daniel Prude died on 30 March after he was taken off…

Read More Two Libyan citizens filed suit in a Virginia federal court Thursday against Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar, alleging he is responsible for the death of numerous family members, including a three year-old girl. Hafter is the commander of the Libyan National Army, the group that rules much of eastern Libya. Since 2014, Haftar’s LNA…

Read MoreDaniel Prude, who was unarmed, died a week after police in Rochester, New York, restrained him.Daniel Prude, who was unarmed, died a week after police in Rochester, New York, restrained him.

Read MoreThe presidential candidate says the shooting victim said “nothing was going to defeat him”.The presidential candidate says the shooting victim said “nothing was going to defeat him”.

Read More The daughter of Daniel Prude, a Black man who died of asphyxiation in March after police put a ‘spit hood’ on his head and held his face into the ground, said his death was caused by racism in the police force. ‘A racist police officer saw a black man in need and decided…

Read MoreThe Burmese roofed turtle, which looks like it is always smiling, is among the most endangered species in the world. But now, this little guy really does have something to smile about – his species was brought back from the brink of extinction.The Burmese roofed turtle, which looks like it is always smiling, is…

Read MoreBiden’s trip comes two days after President Trump condemned violent protesters there.Biden’s trip comes two days after President Trump condemned violent protesters there.

Read More (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — Minutes after pulling into a Florida strip mall parking lot, gunshots rang out in the darkness. Charles McMillon told his 10-year-old son and another passenger to take cover. McMillon, who is Black, said a white couple approached with guns in their hands. That’s when he put his pickup truck into…

Read MoreTensions running high over Turkey’s drilling activities, which Greece and Cyprus say violate their sovereignty.Tensions running high over Turkey’s drilling activities, which Greece and Cyprus say violate their sovereignty.

Read More Jessica Krug, an activist who teaches African American history, writes Medium post apologizing for false identity A seasoned activist and professor of African American history at George Washington University has been pretending to be Black for years, despite actually being a white woman from Kansas. In a case eerily reminiscent to Rachel Dolezal,…

Read More The 59-year-old author has died at a Venice hospital, his wife, artist and writer Nika Dubrovsky, revealed. A strident critic of neoliberal capitalism, Graeber is said to have coined the famed Occupy Wall Street slogan. His death was announced on Thursday in a tweet from Dubrovsky, who stated he had died Wednesday in…

Read MoreShooting of Deon Kay prompted protests in US capital amid increased nationwide scrutiny over police.Shooting of Deon Kay prompted protests in US capital amid increased nationwide scrutiny over police.

Read More Camilla says Covid pandemic may make it impossible for some victims to reach out Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The Duchess of Cornwall has urged anyone worried that a loved one or friend could be suffering from domestic violence to “reach in” and help them, as the coronavirus pandemic…

Read More Political battles and pending court fights threaten to upend months of planning for the pandemic election, election officials are warning. In key states, they remain hamstrung with only weeks to prepare. Ongoing partisan litigation could dictate dramatic last-minute changes to rules and procedures in several states. Political battles and pending court fights threaten…

Read More WASHINGTON, Sep 03 (IPS) – While the COVID-19 crisis is sending shockwaves around the globe, low-income developing countries (LIDCs) are in a particularly difficult position to respond. LIDCs have both been hit hard by external shocks and are suffering severe domestic contractions from the spread of the virus and the lockdown measures to…

Read MoreCrowds gather after signs of life are reported in a building destroyed by a huge blast on 4 August.Crowds gather after signs of life are reported in a building destroyed by a huge blast on 4 August.

Read MoreFacebook and other social media companies are being scrutinised over how they handle misinformation.Facebook and other social media companies are being scrutinised over how they handle misinformation.

Read More Democratic presidential nominee will meet with Blake’s father and vows not to ‘tell Kenosha what to do, but what we’ll do together’ As Joe Biden visits Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Thursday afternoon, protests continue into a second full week following the 23 August shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man whom a white police…

Read More North Korea is likely waiting until after the U.S. elections to resume negotiations with Washington over its nuclear arsenal, says the South Korean ambassador to the U.S. North Korea is likely waiting until after the U.S. elections to resume negotiations with Washington over its nuclear arsenal, says the South Korean ambassador to the…

Read More The live-action remake has blue-chip acting talent and exciting battles, adroitly sidestepping any awkward sexual issues in favour of glossy family entertainment The most empowered Disney heroine of all has returned. Here is a rousing and forthright live-action remake of the 1998 Disney animation with a blue-chip cast, all about the female warrior…

Read MoreThe president says voters should test the system – despite it being illegal to vote more than once.The president says voters should test the system – despite it being illegal to vote more than once.

Read More Three girls and two boys aged between 18 months and eight years discovered in Solingen The bodies of five children have been discovered in a flat in western Germany and their mother is the main suspect in their killings, police have said. The bodies were found on the third floor of a building…

Read More Novichok, a deadly nerve agent that has left Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny in a coma and nearly killed a former Russian spy and his daughter in 2018, was the product of a highly secretive Soviet chemical weapons program. HOW LETHAL IS NOVICHOK? Novichok, the nerve agent used in the attack that nearly…