Month: July 2020
Democrats say U.S. needs to address protective gear shortage
Rep. James Clyburn says urgent action is needed “before this virus spins further out of control.” Administration officials say that they have helped the nation boost supplies over the last several months and that most states have at least 30
Read MoreDemocrats say U.S. needs to address protective gear shortage
Rep. James Clyburn says urgent action is needed “before this virus spins further out of control.” Administration officials say that they have helped the nation boost supplies over the last several months and that most states have at least 30
Read MoreUS virus tally continues to shatter records with 50,000 new cases a day
Despite US President Donald Trump’s hope that virus will ‘sort of just disappear,’ cases are rising in 40 of 50 US states
Read MoreUS Supreme Court will hear cases of Jews suing Germany, Hungary over Nazi art
Judges agree to discuss lawsuits by groups saying they were forced to sell artifacts to Nazis; decision to focus on whether cases belong in US courts
Read MoreU.S. Prosecutor Calls on Prince Andrew to Speak With FBI After Ghislaine Maxwell’s Arrest
The arrest of Ghislaine Maxwell on Thursday on charges that she recruited underage girls to be sexually abused by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has brought renewed attention to his relationship with Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, who has
Read MoreUS seeks to seize Iranian gas heading toward Venezuela
American prosecutors say gas sale was arranged by businessman with ties to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, a US-designated foreign terrorist organization
Read MoreReport: At heated session, ministers bicker over virus, PM threatens election
Netanyahu said livid as Gantz briefs media on need for greater role for Defense Ministry in addressing pandemic; Opposition leader: Government run like ‘kindergarten’
Read More‘We disinfect everything’: Amsterdam’s red-light district re-opens
Amsterdam’s red-light district re-opened on Wednesday, July 1 after being closed for more than three months during the Covid-19 lockdown, though sex workers have been advised to avoid kissing and follow strict hygiene measures to reduce the risk of spreading
Read MoreOne Officer Shown in Elijah McClain Photos Resigns
(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
Read MorePro-Democracy Activist Flees Hong Kong After China Passes New National Security Law
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.
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