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Austria to redesign Hitler's birthplace as police station

Austrian authorities have presented the winning plan to redesign the house where Adolf Hitler was born in 1889, turning it into a police station and trying to make it unattractive as a pilgrimage site for people who glorify the Nazi dictator.​​A design by Austrian architects Marte.Marte beat 11 competitors in an interior ministry tender, officials announced Tuesday. The refurbishment is expected to be complete around the end of 2022 and will cost around 5 million euros ($5.6 million). from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3crSmaT

Amid pandemic, White House race becomes digital dogfight

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Curfews, pandemic test voters in primaries held amid unrest

Voters navigated curfews and health concerns in a slate of primary contests on Tuesday that tested US's ability to host elections amid duelling crises and moved Joe Biden closer to formally clinching the Democratic presidential nomination. Nine states and the District of Columbia held primary elections to decide a series of contests, including the 2020 presidential race. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2U6Dsk1

Most Americans sympathize with protests, disapprove of Trump's response: Survey

A majority of Americans sympathize with nationwide protests over the death of an unarmed black man in police custody and disapprove of President Trump’s response to the unrest, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll. The survey conducted on Monday and Tuesday found 64% of American adults were sympathetic to protests while 27% said they were not and 9% were unsure. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MmxAyH

Trump questions render Trudeau speechless for 21 seconds

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday that Canadians are watching what's unfolding in the United States with "horror and consternation" and he paused for 21 seconds when asked about US President Donald Trump and the use of tear gas against protesters to clear the way for a photo opportunity. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2AAIle6

As US protests rage, a tale of two leaders: Biden and Trump

The nationwide US protests for racial justice are giving Joe Biden, sidelined for over two months by the coronavirus pandemic, the opportunity to reclaim the spotlight and display a contrasting leadership style to that of his November election opponent President Donald Trump. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2XYcyf9

George Floyd, a 'gentle giant,' remembered in hometown Houston march

Floyd lived most of his 46 years in Houston’s historically black Third Ward neighborhood, located about a mile south of the park where the march began. He moved to Minneapolis in recent years for work. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Bt2CD2

Most Americans sympathize with protests, disapprove of Trump's response: Survey

A majority of Americans sympathize with nationwide protests over the death of an unarmed black man in police custody and disapprove of President Trump’s response to the unrest, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll. The survey conducted on Monday and Tuesday found 64% of American adults were sympathetic to protests while 27% said they were not and 9% were unsure. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MmxAyH

US protests: First Lady Melania Trump appeals for peace and calm

US First Lady Melania Trump has urged people to obey curfew, clear streets and spend time with their loved ones, in the wake of violent protests sparked across the country by the custodial killing of African-American George Floyd. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MprA8t

US protests: First Lady Melania Trump appeals for peace and calm

US First Lady Melania Trump has urged people to obey curfew, clear streets and spend time with their loved ones, in the wake of violent protests sparked across the country by the custodial killing of African-American George Floyd. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MprA8t

Pentagon moves about 1,600 Army troops into the Washington region

The Pentagon has moved about 1,600 U.S. Army troops into the Washington, D.C., region, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, after several nights of violent protests in the city. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2z1ioEk

Tensions simmer in Hong Kong as controversial anthem law back up for debate

Hong Kong lawmakers are set to resume a debate on Wednesday over a controversial bill that would make disrespecting China's national anthem a criminal offence, as the city ramps up for fresh protests amid simmering anti-government tensions. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/304eqWy

Pentagon moves about 1,600 Army troops into the Washington region

The Pentagon has moved about 1,600 U.S. Army troops into the Washington, D.C., region, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, after several nights of violent protests in the city. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2z1ioEk

No evidence of coronavirus changing its severity: Experts

Epidemiologists and other researchers have rejected the recent findings of Alberto Zangrillo, the head of the San Raffaele Hospital in Italy's Milan, that the novel coronavirus was losing its potency, while the severity of illness is decreasing. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/36Ue06w

Trump angers American religious leaders with Bible photo op

The historic St John's Episcopal church is across the street from Lafayette Park, which faces the White House and has been the epicenter of the protests in Washington since Friday. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2XWficZ

Police stun Americans -- by taking a knee with protesters

As Trump pushes for a crackdown on often violent protests over the death of George Floyd, police officers from New York to Los Angeles to Houston are making gestures of solidarity with demonstrators incensed at the latest case of an unarmed black man dying while in police custody. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/300KBpI

Amid protests, Pentagon squirms under pressure to do Trump's political bidding

After having police fire tear gas to clear away peaceful protestors in front of the White House, he walked with Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley at his side to a nearby church to pose for pictures. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/301Onzl

Facebook takes down white nationalist and fake antifa accounts

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