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Read More (RALEIGH, N.C.) — A button that experts believe was from Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s dress coat and a strand of hair from his horse are among the items found inside a time capsule discovered when workers removed the base of a Confederate monument from the grounds of the North Carolina state Capitol.…

Read More Donald Trump has declared the US economy is ‘roaring back’ after news of a fall in unemployment nationwide. The results come as states across the country have been gradually lifting Covid-19 restrictions. While 4.8m jobs were added in June, parts of the country have also experienced record numbers of new coronavirus cases Trump…

Read More (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — Heading into Memorial Day weekend, California’s mood was celebratory. The state had avoided dire predictions of a coronavirus surge, hospitalizations were starting to decline and restaurants and most other businesses had reopened. As July 4th approaches, the mood has soured. Infection rates and hospitalizations are rising fast. Most bars have…

Read More (WASHINGTON) — The title sponsor of the Washington Redskins’ stadium wants the NFL team to change its name. “We have communicated to the team in Washington our request that they change the team name,“ FedEx said in a statement Thursday. The company paid the team $205 million in 1999 for the naming rights…

Read MoreRepublican governor makes a stark reversal and orders the wearing of face masks across Texas as infections surge.Republican governor makes a stark reversal and orders the wearing of face masks across Texas as infections surge.

Read More In September 2018, an obscure Hollywood talent agent reached out to a reporter at the National Enquirer with a hell of a story. Michael Sanchez said that one of the world’s wealthiest people had accidentally sent nude photos of himself to a colleague. He had access to the photos, the reporter told her…

Read More Authorities suspect the assault was part of a fierce turf battle that has transformed industrial Guanajuato into one of Mexico’s deadliest states. Authorities suspect the assault was part of a fierce turf battle that has transformed industrial Guanajuato into one of Mexico’s deadliest states.

Read MoreJustin Trudeau was not home when a member of Canada’s armed forces drove into Rideau Hall’s gates.Justin Trudeau was not home when a member of Canada’s armed forces drove into Rideau Hall’s gates.

Read More We look at the risks (and precautions to take) before considering a restaurant meal. Also: How risky is it to fly on fully booked flights? (Image credit: Malaka Gharib/ NPR) We look at the risks (and precautions to take) before considering a restaurant meal. Also: How risky is it to fly on fully…

Read MoreAn advertising boycott wants Facebook to do more about hate speech and misinformation.An advertising boycott wants Facebook to do more about hate speech and misinformation.

Read More NSW Health is urging residents in the inner-Sydney suburb of Balmain to take note of Covid-19 symptoms after a supermarket worker tested positive. Follow live People released from Melbourne hotel quarantine test positive Victoria records 77 new cases as cluster emerges in Melbourne’s north Everything we know about Victoria’s clusters Follow the global…

Read More UN predicts mass bankruptcies in Latin America; Florida confirms 10,000 new cases in one day; global cases near 11m. Follow the latest updates Cases rising in 37 US states Brazil infections nearing 1.5m Trump awol as president during pandemic, says ex-CIA chief Interactive vaccine tracker: how close are we? See all our coronavirus…

Read More A centrifuge production plant above Iran’s Natanz nuclear enrichment facility was damaged by fire and an explosion around 2 a.m. Thursday, according to analysts. A U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration satellite detected the fire from afar. Government spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi and Iranian nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi immediately headed to the site…

Read MoreThe ex-soldier and his son are held in the US for allegedly helping the ex-Nissan boss flee Japan.The ex-soldier and his son are held in the US for allegedly helping the ex-Nissan boss flee Japan.

Read More Two employees of the United Nations mission in Israel have been suspended without pay after a viral video showed a sex act in their official vehicle, as it drove down a major street in Tel Aviv. The two men were identified as staff members of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO), a…

Read MoreTexans who refuse to don the coverings in public settings could be fined up to $250.Texans who refuse to don the coverings in public settings could be fined up to $250.

Read More (AUSTIN, Texas) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday ordered that face coverings must be worn in public across most of the state, a dramatic ramp up of the Republican’s efforts to control spiking numbers of confirmed coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. Abbott, who had pushed Texas’ aggressive reopening of the state economy in…

Read MoreThe move comes after video of a sex act in UN-marked vehicle in Israel went viral.The move comes after video of a sex act in UN-marked vehicle in Israel went viral.

Read More The Chinese video-sharing app is booted from its biggest foreign market as India retaliates for a deadly border clash. The Chinese video-sharing app is booted from its biggest foreign market as India retaliates for a deadly border clash.

Read More With COVID-19 cases rising in red states, Republican officials are caught between taking a hard line to tamp down the outbreak or staying consistent with Trump. With COVID-19 cases rising in red states, Republican officials are caught between taking a hard line to tamp down the outbreak or staying consistent with Trump.

Read More A square in Brussels will be named after the Brontë sisters as part of a wider plan for the “feminization” of public places, more than 178 years after Charlotte and Emily came to the city to study French. Councillors in the north-west district of Koekelberg voted to name a square at the end…

Read More A square in Brussels will be named after the Brontë sisters as part of a wider plan for the “feminization” of public places, more than 178 years after Charlotte and Emily came to the city to study French. Councillors in the north-west district of Koekelberg voted to name a square at the end…

Read More Friday: British socialite and ex-girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein charged with enticing of minors to engage in illegal sex acts. Plus, Kate Grenville on her new book Good morning, this is Richard Parkin bringing you the main stories and must-reads on Friday 3 July. Continue reading…Friday: British socialite and ex-girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein charged…

Read More The British socialite is charged with facilitating the financier’s sexual abuse of minors – but others also called him a friend When the British socialite and media heiress Ghislaine Maxwell arrived in New York City in 1991, she was eager to make new friends, and she succeeded in making some of the best…

Read More (AURORA, Colo.) — One of the police officers investigated over photographs connected with the death of Elijah McClain in Colorado has resigned, Aurora police said Thursday. In a tweet, the department said that Jaron Jones was one of the employees depicted in the photos, which were taken sometime after McClain’s death last summer.…

Read MoreShe is accused of grooming underage girls for the late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein and lying about it.She is accused of grooming underage girls for the late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein and lying about it.

Read More A French court has ordered the state to compensate three families whose children suffered birth defects due to the anti-epilepsy medication Dépakine. The drugmaker, Sanofi, is currently racing to certify a vaccine for Covid-19. Dépakine is the brand name for sodium valproate, an ingredient used in the treatment of epilepsy, bipolar disorder, and…

Read More The killing of Haacaaluu Hundeessaa, a popular singer and activist, Monday has unleashed violent protests in Ethiopia. It has also brought a simmering political crisis to a boil. The killing of Haacaaluu Hundeessaa, a popular singer and activist, Monday has unleashed violent protests in Ethiopia. It has also brought a simmering political crisis…

Read More NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with Nathan Law, founder of the pro-democracy party Demosisto, who has fled Hong Kong after China passed a law putting him and other pro-democracy activists at risk. NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with Nathan Law, founder of the pro-democracy party Demosisto, who has fled Hong Kong after China passed a…

Read More African Union says tourism revenues down $55bn; Indonesia reports biggest daily increase in cases Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The World Health Organization has said it does not believe African countries are harbouring a significant number of unrecorded coronavirus infections, though it said there may be underestimates in some…

Read MoreNathan Law says he will continue to fight for Hong Kong from abroad, after China imposed a new law.Nathan Law says he will continue to fight for Hong Kong from abroad, after China imposed a new law.

Read More Little respite for Duke of York over friendship with British socialite and Jeffrey Epstein The arrest by the FBI of the British woman Ghislaine Maxwell on multiple charges related to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein throws an uncomfortable spotlight once more on the Duke of York. It comes less than one month after…

Read More (AUSTIN, Texas) — Vanilla Ice has indefinitely postponed a Texas concert that drew fierce criticism due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 1990s rapper with the hit single “Ice Ice Baby” had been scheduled to play a lakeside concert just outside Austin on Friday, but on Thursday he announced it was being postponed. “Due…

Read More Traditional security studies needs to be reconceptualised away from military threats and towards a discipline that acknowledges individuals.Traditional security studies needs to be reconceptualised away from military threats and towards a discipline that acknowledges individuals.

Read More Compared to the Great Depression and the 2008 Financial Crisis, the impact of the current economic crisis has been much hastier, more entrenched and very immediate.Compared to the Great Depression and the 2008 Financial Crisis, the impact of the current economic crisis has been much hastier, more entrenched and very immediate.