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Coronavirus: Britain records highest daily number of cases since May

far to go yet

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Almost 3,000 new coronavirus cases were announced on Sunday in the UK, a number the health secretary described as “concerning”

Trump says officials will investigate whether California is using 1619 Project in classrooms

Trump wants to pretend that 1920’s racism with the KKK and hangings were what made his father’s American great – Trump is our shame writ large. Shame on his blatant racist plea to get racist and fake fear votes.

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President Trump on Sunday threatened to withhold funding from California schools incorporating The New York Times’ 1619 Project in their classrooms.”Department of Education is looking at this,” Trump tweeted in res…

Bay Ridge Couple Forced Off NYC Ferry In Handcuffs Over Refusal To Wear Masks – Gothamist (politics before safety of others and selves)

A Brooklyn couple was pulled from a city ferry in handcuffs on Saturday night after refusing the captain’s order to wear a mask or leave the boat. The husband and wife, who were headed home to Bay Ridge after a night in Manhattan, each received a summons for disorderly conduct, according to an NYPD spokesperson. For more than an hour on Saturday, the middle-aged duo stood defiantly on the top deck of an NYC Ferry, rejecting the captain’s orders to disembark at Brooklyn Bridge Park around 8 p.m. They insisted they had a constitutional right to ride mask-free, claiming they both suffered from a medical condition exempting them from Governor Andrew Cuomo’s requirement that New Yorkers wear a face covering in public to stop the spread of coronavirus.

Source: Bay Ridge Couple Forced Off NYC Ferry In Handcuffs Over Refusal To Wear Masks – Gothamist

Belarus: Tens of thousands defy threats and march in Minsk

Authorities sealed off roads and deployed heavy vehicles to prevent protesters from trying to reach Independence Square. More than 100 people have been arrested after ignoring threats not to assemble.

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Authorities sealed off roads and deployed heavy vehicles to prevent protesters from trying to reach Independence Square. More than 100 people have been arrested after ignoring threats not to assemble.

Trump’s ‘losers’ and ‘suckers’ scandal is about a lot more than respecting the troops

Service runs in my family — I commanded troops in combat during the first Gulf War. And our story is not unique. My family and millions of other veterans around this country are not “suckers” or “losers.” We know, personally, what it really means to sacrifice for your country. Which makes Trump’s criticism of military service so painful.

Source: Trump’s ‘losers’ and ‘suckers’ scandal is about a lot more than respecting the troops