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Trump is planning ‘Emergency’ to stay in office, top Democrat says
Indian Express 04 Aug 2020
President Donald Trump has no intention of “peacefully” transferring power if he loses the November election, according to House Majority Whip James Clyburn ... “I believe that he plans to install himself in some kind of emergency way to continue to hold onto office,” Clyburn said ... A U.S ... Tags ... WHO sees no silver bullet vaccineLifestyleHypomania ... Aug 04 ... ....
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Leaked bodycam footage shows George Floyd’s final moments
Wtop 04 Aug 2020
▶ Watch Video. Leaked bodycam footage shows George Floyd arrest and death. For the first time, two leaked body camera videos show the deadly encounter with George Floyd from the officers’ perspective. Floyd is heard begging for help and calling for his mother for several minutes ... “Please, man.”. “Relax ... Source ....
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Man beaten with bats over face mask dispute in Paris suburb
The Oklahoman 04 Aug 2020
PARIS (AP) — A resident of a Paris suburb says he was beaten with baseball bats because he asked a fellow laundromat patron to wear a face mask – a requirement in all indoor public places in France to fight resurgent coronavirus infections ... “I had a mask, I asked this person to put on his mask,” Augustin said ... they were threatening, insulting.” ... ....
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Trump dismisses legacy of civil rights hero John Lewis: ‘He didn’t come to my inauguration’
The Independent 04 Aug 2020
I find a lot of people impressive, I find many people not impressive, but no, he didn’t come to my inauguration, he didn’t come to my state of the union speeches, and that’s okay, that’s his right ......
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Americans in Africa: Why we left America to live in Africa
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Egypt invites Musk to see whether aliens built pyramids
The Siasat Daily 04 Aug 2020
Cairo. One of Egypt’s top government officials has invited multi-billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk to visit the country and see for himself that the great pyramids were not built by aliens. Tesla and SpaceX CEO Musk earlier tweeted. “Aliens built the pyramids obviously” which was retweeted more than 88,000 times ... source ... Mr ... source ... IANS....
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Iran's president says enemy wages "psychological warfare"
Xinhua 04 Aug 2020
TEHRAN, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that enemies have waged "a psychological warfare" against the country to downplay its achievements, Tasnim news agency reported ... The Iranian president, however, defended his administration's performance despite the U.S ... Iran has been under U.S ... ....
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Aviation regulator outlines fixes that will get the 737 MAX flying again
The Register 04 Aug 2020
Software upgrade to deliver less lethally-stubborn automation The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has revealed the conditions under which it will permit Boeing’s beleaguered 737 MAX to resume commercial flights ... ....
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Netanyahu warns Hezbollah after Israeli strike in Syria
The Oklahoman 04 Aug 2020
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday warned the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group and others after Israeli forces said they thwarted an infiltration attempt from Syria by suspected militants ... Israel struck the four suspects, who were believed to have been killed ... “We hit a cell and now we hit the dispatchers ... ....
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How Beijing’s National Security Crackdown Transformed Hong Kong in a Single Month
Time Magazine 04 Aug 2020
After Beijing enacted a sweeping national security law for Hong Kong, the city’s leader tried to allay fears of a broad crackdown on dissent by promising the measure would affect only a very small minority of people ... The blows to the city’s democracy movement over the past few weeks have extended beyond the far-reaching law itself....
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President of Belarus accuses Russia of lying, warns of revolution plot
The Star 04 Aug 2020
MINSK (Reuters) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday accused Russia of lying over an alleged mercenary plot to destabilise his country and said unnamed forces were trying to carry out a revolution in Belarus but would fail ... ....
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3 Men Rescued From Pacific Island After Writing SOS in Sand
NBCBayArea 04 Aug 2020
Three men have been rescued from a tiny Pacific island after writing a giant SOS sign in the sand that was spotted from above, authorities say ... aircraft, the Australian defense department said Monday ... U.S. & World. coronavirus 9 mins ago ... WHO Says There's No ‘Silver Bullet' to Defeat Coronavirus and ‘There Might Never Be' ... ....
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Thai PM asks student protesters 'not to create chaos'
Yahoo Daily News 04 Aug 2020
"I beg people not to create chaos at this time ... Prayuth has previously warned protesters not to insult the monarchy, which is illegal in Thailand, though he said King Maha Vajiralongkorn had asked that people no longer be prosecuted under that law ... Officials at the Royal Palace on Tuesday said they had no comment when asked about the protest demands....
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Alexis Ohanian on being married to Serena Williams and his future hopes for their daughter
CNN 04 Aug 2020
(CNN)Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr., isn't yet three years old, but already her future looks bright -- her parents are making it so ... If Alexis Olympia wants to learn coding and work in the tech industry, her dad will teach her -- he's Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of the social news website, Reddit ... Read More ... READ ... 'I don't know how she does it' ... World No ... ....
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Brexit: Fears of dead chicks in lorries and 10 months of ports chaos detailed in new government document
The Independent 04 Aug 2020
“They cannot be fed in their vehicle, and delays risk dehydration and mortality,” the document, published by transport secretary Grant Shapps, states. The document comes after the government advised medicine suppliers to begin stockpiling again for a no-deal Brexit at the end of the transition period, by building up six weeks’ worth of drugs ... ....
