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Chinese consulates deploying ‘mask diplomacy’ in U.S. communities
Read more: Chinese consulates deploying ‘mask diplomacy’ in U.S. communitiesWASHINGTON — As the coronavirus was lashing Louisiana last month, hospital workers in the small town of Monroe lined up before work for a free lunch from a nearby steakhouse — paid for by the Chinese government. When the meals arrived in a big white truck, a local newspaper photographer was on hand to capture the moment…
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Pilot’s condition unknown after US Air Force fighter jet crashes in the North Sea off England
Read more: Pilot’s condition unknown after US Air Force fighter jet crashes in the North Sea off EnglandA US F-15 fighter jet crashed in the North Sea off England on Monday and the condition of its pilot is unknown, according to a statement from the 48th Fighter Wing. “A U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle crashed at approximately 0940 [local time] today in the North Sea. The aircraft was from the 48th Fighter…
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‘Perfectly Healthy’ 16-Year-Old Who Loved Photography and Video Games Died Suddenly from COVID-19
Read more: ‘Perfectly Healthy’ 16-Year-Old Who Loved Photography and Video Games Died Suddenly from COVID-19“I can’t tell you how a perfectly healthy 16-year-old boy can be making his own peanut butter sandwich late Wednesday night … and within 24 hours is fighting for his life,” Dawn Guest said of her son Andre, who died in April April 16 started as a normal day. Dawn Guest got up and headed…
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Oklahoma City police release video of 2019 deadly arrest after protesters demand it
Read more: Oklahoma City police release video of 2019 deadly arrest after protesters demand itOklahoma City police this week released body-camera video of a 2019 arrest of an armed black man who died not long after saying repeatedly during the encounter that he couldn’t breathe — footage that protesters had recently demanded. The police footage of Derrick Scott’s arrest was released to news media after demonstrators demanded the video…
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New Melania Trump book says she renegotiated her prenuptial agreement
Read more: New Melania Trump book says she renegotiated her prenuptial agreementPart of the reason first lady Melania Trump delayed her move from New York City to the White House in 2017 was because she was renegotiating her prenuptial agreement with President Donald Trump, according to a book out next week by a Washington Post reporter. Author Mary Jordan cites sources close to Trump as saying her intent in…
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Dunkin’ Is Looking for 25,000 New Employees—Plus More Food Chains That Are Hiring Right Now
Read more: Dunkin’ Is Looking for 25,000 New Employees—Plus More Food Chains That Are Hiring Right NowDunkin’ is on the hunt for thousands of new employees. The coffee and donut chain, which has largely remained open amid the coronavirus pandemic, has announced that as more states continue with the process of reopening, franchises around the country are looking to hire up to 25,000 new employees. To help fill the positions, the company launched…
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Coachella, Stagecoach Music Festivals Pushed to 2021
Read more: Coachella, Stagecoach Music Festivals Pushed to 2021The events were already rescheduled from April to October, as plans for a return next year still remain unclear. The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and country music festival Stagecoach will not take place this year due to county and state restrictions, Billboard can confirm. The popular outdoor events, which were earlier postponed until October because…
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Atlanta Police officer charged in tasing of college students was named in prior excessive force lawsuit
Read more: Atlanta Police officer charged in tasing of college students was named in prior excessive force lawsuitOne of the six Atlanta police officers charged last week after allegedly using excessive force on two college students was named in a lawsuit over a 2016 shootingduring a police raid that killed a mentally ill man. Details of the 2016 incident are spelled out in two separate and related federal complaints, the first a civil rights…
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Lady Gaga Scores Sixth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With ‘Chromatica’
Read more: Lady Gaga Scores Sixth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With ‘Chromatica’Lady Gaga notches her sixth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with the chart-topping debut of Chromatica. The set starts with 274,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending June 4, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data — the biggest week for any album by a woman in 2020. Chromatica was released on May…
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Terry Crews clarifies ‘Black supremacy’ tweet: ‘I want to be the solution. I do not want to be the problem.’
Read more: Terry Crews clarifies ‘Black supremacy’ tweet: ‘I want to be the solution. I do not want to be the problem.’Terry Crews is clarifying his “Black supremacy” tweet. The Brooklyn Nine-Nine star and America’s Got Talent host appeared on Monday’s Late Night With Seth Meyers and was given a chance to address the backlash over his weekend Twitter post addressing racism in America in the wake of George Floyd’s death. “One of the big things I tweeted was the fact that I felt that…
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Florida police organization offers to hire cops who were fired or resigned over police misconduct
Read more: Florida police organization offers to hire cops who were fired or resigned over police misconductAs the cries for police reform grow louder across the nation, some police departments are holding their officers accountable, firing or suspending those accused of excessive force during recent protests. One Florida police organization has said it will re-hire those very officers accused of misconduct, and that offer is prompting outrage. On Saturday, the Brevard…
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