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Facebook and Twitter fail to fact-check Trump’s latest claims about mail-in voting in the 2020 elections – Vox.com

Facebook and Twitter fail to fact-check Trump’s latest claims about mail-in voting in the 2020 elections  Vox.com Donald Trump suggests delay to 2020 US presidential election  BBC News Republicans openly challenge Trump’s tweet on delaying election  CNN Trump Might Try to Postpone the

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Coach quits Brazil club over goal keeper’s femicide conviction

The coach of the women’s team of Brazilian football club Rio Branco quit Thursday in protest at the men’s team’s decision to sign star goalkeeper Bruno, who was convicted in 2013 of murdering his girlfriend. Bruno Fernandes das Dores de

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Prosecutor says no charges for officer in Michael Brown’s death

It was nearly six years ago that a grand jury declined to indict Darren Wilson, the white police officer who shot Brown, a Black 18-year-old.

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Trump Goes Into Hyperdrive to Delegitimize The Election—’He’s Terrified of Losing’ – Daily Beast

Trump Goes Into Hyperdrive to Delegitimize The Election—’He’s Terrified of Losing’  Daily BeastView Full Coverage on Google News

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HBCU President: ‘I Slept Better’ After Deciding On All Online Classes In The Fall

Colette Pierce Burnette of Huston-Tillotson University says keeping students and staff safe was paramount. Black people are dying from COVID-19 at two and a half times the rate of white people. (Image credit: Hadewumi)

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Jair Bolsonaro’s Wife and a Fifth Cabinet Member Test Positive for COVID-19 in Brazil

(BRASILIA, Brazil) — Brazil’s first lady and a fifth member of President Jair Bolsonaro’s Cabinet have tested positive for the new coronavirus, officials said Thursday. Science and Technology Minister Marcos Pontes wrote on Twitter that he tested positive after experiencing

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At Lewis Funeral, Obama Calls Filibuster a ‘Jim Crow Relic’ – The New York Times

At Lewis Funeral, Obama Calls Filibuster a ‘Jim Crow Relic’  The New York Times George W. Bush speaks at John Lewis’ funeral  CBS News Obama presses for voting rights in pointed eulogy honoring John Lewis  CNN Opinion: John Lewis set the theme for

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