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Virus, racial unrest force Trump campaign to recalibrate

Less than five months before voters will decide his fate, President Donald Trump is confronting a vastly different political reality than he once envisioned. For starters, if the election were held today, he'd likely lose. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MGMKzg

In a clean-chit to itself, China publishes white paper on Covid-19 fight

China has issued a white paper on the country's battle against Covid-19, exonerating itself from the global allegations of delay in reporting the pandemic outbreak, Xinhua reported. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2XGBYz1

'Take a knee': Protesters ask black Secret Service officers in Washington

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Man drives car into Seattle protest crowd, shoots bystander

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Jakarta partly reopens from coronavirus lockdown

Jakarta governor Anies Baswedan announced that all worship facilities will be allowed to reopen with half their capacity and social distancing measures on Friday, followed by offices, restaurants and grocery stores that begin to resume activities with only 50% of their employees and clients on Monday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3h52hGZ

'All eyes' on New York: Reopening tests city torn by crises

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Coronavirus, racial unrest force Trump campaign to recalibrate

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New Zealand's last known coronavirus case has recovered

It has been 17 days since the last new case was reported in New Zealand, and Monday also marked the first time since late February that there have been no active cases. New Zealand has tested almost 40,000 people in the past 17 days and no one has been in a hospital with Covid-19 for 12 days, Ardern said at a news conference. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3cOndig

Winston Churchill statue vandalised in London during protests

Demonstrators scrawled "was a racist" on the statue of the wartime British Prime Minister in Parliament Square on Sunday afternoon as thousands descended on London for another protest over American George Floyd's death. Activists surrounded the monument and jeered "Churchill was a racist", despite others intervening to protect it from further defacement. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/378KZ76

NYC police misconduct often involves minority youths: Report

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Family, friends prepare to pay final tribute to George Floyd

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US spl envoy Khalilzad discusses Afghan peace process with Pak Army chief

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Saying Trump 'drifted away' from Constitution, Colin Powell picks Biden

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Tropical storm crashes onto US Gulf Coast amid flood threat

A lopsided Tropical Storm Cristobal came ashore Sunday afternoon in Louisiana but ginned up dangerous weather much farther east, sending waves crashing over Mississippi beaches, swamping parts of an Alabama island town and spawning a tornado in Florida. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3cJwnfA

Emboldened protesters march again, demanding police reforms after Floyd killing

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George Floyd's Death: Minneapolis city council pledges to dismantle police department

The police department in the US city of Minneapolis will be dismantled and rebuilt, city councilors said late Sunday, after the death in custody of George Floyd sparked nationwide protests about racism in law enforcement. The MPLS City Council through a veto agreed that the police department "is not reformable and that we're going to end the current policing system." from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MFRu82

New York Times editorial page editor resigns amid fury over op-ed

James Bennet, the New York Times editorial page editor responsible for publishing a column that advocated using the military to quiet protests over US racial inequality, resigned on Sunday, the newspaper announced. The NYT has come under fire after it published an editorial on June 3 from a Republican Senator Tom Cotton from Arkansas, titled "Send in the Troops." from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MCkPQR

Trump drifts from constitution, former military chief warns

Colin Powell, who served as America's top military officer and top diplomat under Republican presidents, said Sunday he will vote for Democrat Joe Biden, accusing Donald Trump of drifting from the US constitution and Republicans of failing to hold him accountable. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/378yqIY

US adds almost 700 new coronavirus deaths in 24 hours

​There have been a total of 110,482 deaths in the country and 1,938,842 cases, the Baltimore-based institutions' real-time tracker reported at 8:30 pm (0030 GMT Sunday).Both the number of cases and death toll are by far the highest in the world. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/3cJc56a

New York Times editorial page editor resigns amid fury over op-ed

James Bennet, the New York Times editorial page editor responsible for publishing a column that advocated using the military to quiet protests over US racial inequality, resigned on Sunday, the newspaper announced. The NYT has come under fire after it published an editorial on June 3 from a Republican Senator Tom Cotton from Arkansas, titled "Send in the Troops." from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MCkPQR

George Floyd's Death: Minneapolis city council pledges to dismantle police department

The police department in the US city of Minneapolis will be dismantled and rebuilt, city councilors said late Sunday, after the death in custody of George Floyd sparked nationwide protests about racism in law enforcement. The MPLS City Council through a veto agreed that the police department "is not reformable and that we're going to end the current policing system." from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MFRu82