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The WHO said Friday that coronavirus pandemic effects would be felt for decades as its emergency committee assessed the situation six months after sounding its top alarm over the outbreak. The novel coronavirus has killed nearly 675,000 people and infected at least 17.3 million since it emerged in China last December, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP. The World Health Organization's emergency committee, comprising 18 members and 12 advisers, is meeting for the fourth time over the COVID-19 crisis. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3glOWt1

A police officer charged in connection with the death of George Floyd has applied to have his charges dropped, court documents show.Lawyers for Tou Thao, 34, have put forward a motion stating that the former Minneapolis police officer could not have known that Derek Chauvin, who knelt on Floyd’s neck for almost nine minutes, was about to commit a crime. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3geO8WU

Despite fears that the coronavirus pandemic will worsen, Victor Gibson said he's not planning to take advantage of Michigan’s expanded vote-by-mail system when he casts his ballot in November. Many Black Americans share similar concerns and are planning to vote in person on Election Day, even as mail-in voting expands to more states as a safety precaution during the pandemic. Ironically, suspicion of mail-in voting aligns with the views of President Donald Trump, whom many Black voters want out of office. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/30ix9xr

After barring Americans from entry earlier this month due to the resurgence of the coronavirus cases, the Bahamas is welcoming travelers from the U.S. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Pb8Db9

Germany's defense minister on Friday described the planned withdrawal of some 12,000 U.S. troops from her country as “regrettable,” while suggesting it underlines the need for Europe to do more for its own security. American defense leaders said Wednesday that the U.S. will bring about 6,400 troops home and shift about 5,600 to other countries in Europe. The decision fulfills President Donald Trump’s announced desire to withdraw troops from Germany, largely because of what he considers its failure to spend enough on defense. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/33bW0ER

Joneshia Wilkerson, 23, was arrested on suspicion of failure to return a leased vehicle and fraudulent use of a credit card. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/31j5hu3

The Democratic candidate vows to boost opportunities for Black, Latino and Native American businesses. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2PhwYw5

The planes had been dispatched to help battle the Bishop Fire, a 14,000-acre blaze burning on federal land. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/33dKmtk

The pandemic has pushed elections system to the brink, with officials in some states fearing a meltdown this fall. Lack of money is a major problem. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3hVJL3g

The Philippines' leader doubled down on earlier claims - despite officials saying he was wrong. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/311n7jq

While visiting his childhood home this month, the presidential candidate kneeled to talk to a child. It's false to say he "took a knee" for the flag. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2X9L9av

A top Michigan official warned that, unless the Republican-controlled state Legislature passes a law to speed up the reporting of election results, it would be responsible for a chaotic and destabilizing election this fall. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3hUg6aD

The agency said its review of 29 applications to obtain wiretaps on U.S. citizens had only minor, mostly typographical errors. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3hQy5Pq

God forbid President Trump gets another four years in office because of average voters' disgust with violent protests. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/33e8Diz

PORTLAND—With roughly two-dozen federal officers in riot gear marching towards her, Demetria Hester linked arms with two other mothers in yellow shirts. “Hands up!” she chanted. “Don’t shoot!” responded the crowd, warily watching a line of federal agents coming towards them from behind a cloud of tear gas and smoke from munition fire. Though the number of protesters in downtown Portland had dwindled to about 100 shortly after midnight Thursday, the number of federal agents out on the streets was larger than ever. Hours after Oregon Governor Kate Brown announced the gradual removal of federal law enforcement officers from Portland, more than 200 of those officers were clashing with protesters outside the federal courthouse, using tear gas to clear the surrounding streets.Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf and President Donald Trump had disputed the governor’s announcement, the former tweeting that federal officers would “remain in Portland until the violent activity toward our

A grand jury has indicted six former Houston police officers whose work with a narcotics unit has been under scrutiny since a 2019 drug raid in which a couple was killed, prosecutors announced Friday. Prosecutors allege that the former officers falsified documentation about drug payments to confidential informants, routinely used false information to get search warrants, and lied in police reports. The grand jury on Thursday brought indictments on a total of 17 felony charges against the officers. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3ff2bdx

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“I never cease to be amazed by things the president tweets, but even that one took me by surprise,” Hogan said. “He can’t postpone the election, he doesn’t have the power to do it, and that’s why it’s an outrageous statement. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/30eVPqA

On Saturday and Sunday, SpaceX's Crew Dragon spaceship will make its return trip to Earth. Here's how to watch that journey live. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2XcoYRi

The American Cancer Society released new guidelines on cervical cancer screenings Thursday, recommending that people with a cervix start testing at age 25. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3k5XhDF

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Albuquerque protesters have said they will meet federal agents sent by Donald Trump with civil disobedience and peaceful protests.After an announcement this week that federal agents were pulling out of Portland, the US president announced more agents would be going to Albuquerque to combat violent crime in the city, from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2D6He7K

Venezuela's supreme court said on Friday it had approved a request to Italy for the extradition of Rafael Ramirez, a once powerful oil minister and former head of state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela, on corruption charges. Authorities opened a probe into Ramirez over alleged graft in late 2017 and sought an Interpol red alert for him in early 2018, shortly after he left his later post as Venezuela's United Nations ambassador and began publicly criticizing President Nicolas Maduro's handling of the economy, which remains in freefall. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/39WrIYh

Buddy first showed symptoms in mid-April, right before his 7th birthday. He was struggling to breathe, lost weight and became increasingly lethargic. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2X9zsks

While President Trump touted improvements in the coronavirus pandemic in the Sun Belt, the CDC warned that nine of the nation’s top 10 growing hot spots are in Florida and Texas, according to an internal government document obtained by Yahoo News. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3hThjiN

It’s unclear if Tata’s nomination will survive. Pentagon spokesman says Tata will continue to serve as a senior adviser to Defense Secretary Mark Esper. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/33a16Bn

The US Navy posted a photo on social media ridiculing Iran after it fired missiles on a mock-up of a US flattop on Wednesday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2BEJ52Q

A Republican senator in Alabama celebrated a Ku Klux Klan (KKK) member’s birthday at the same time hundreds were honouring the life of civil rights hero John Lewis.State Representative Will Dismukes took part in an event marking the KKK grand wizard and former Confederate Army General, Nathan Bedford Forrest, as Alabama honoured the late Georgia Democrat this weekend. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/306vUBk

An Israeli court Thursday charged with "serious security offences" a Gazan who swam to Israel a month ago after falling out with Hamas, the domestic security agency said. Izz al-Din Hussein, a 24-year-old resident of Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, was formerly a member of the Islamist group's air defence wing, Shin Bet said in a statement. Hussein, the Shin Bet said, later fell out with the Palestinian coastal territory's Hamas rulers and also had "personal problems with his family" and fled by swimming to nearby Israel on June 28. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2DeRlHj

The United States supports Japan's protests over Chinese ships venturing into the economic waters near disputed East China Sea islands, the commander of the U.S. Forces in Japan said Wednesday. “The United States is 100% absolutely steadfast in its commitment to help the government of Japan with the situation in Senkaku,” Lt. Gen. Kevin Schneider said of the group of islands, which are controlled by Japan. China also claims the islands, which it calls Diaoyu. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2X6WlF2

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell addresses battle over COVID-19 relief bill. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/30XprYI

Joe Biden's vice presidential pick has been one of Washington's best kept secrets but a supposedly accidental news publication and Biden's own teasingly displayed notes are raising expectations that the winner is Kamala Harris. Speculation over the choice of VP is a parlor game played every four years in Washington, but this time the stakes are unusually high. Biden would be 78 on taking office -- the oldest US president ever -- and he has hinted that he might not seek a second term, making his deputy the prime candidate to take on the party's nomination. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/30SJebq

The mass arrests in Omaha, which were followed by a chaotic, crowded and prolonged detention process that carried well into the next day, have prompted backlash from local officials and civil rights advocates.  from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/30b2Dp9

After two months in space, Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are supposed to splash down near Florida on Sunday. But Tropical Storm Isaias may intervene. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2XpXaJp

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Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they launched ballistic missiles from "the depths of the Earth" on Wednesday during the last day of military exercises near sensitive Gulf waters. The launches came a day after the Guards struck a mock-up of a US aircraft carrier with volleys of missiles near the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping lane for a fifth of world oil output. The Iranian manoeuvres were staged amid heightened tensions between Iran and its decades-old arch enemy the United States. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/39HeBtB

A retired New York fashion executive with a "zest" for life dies in a rare shark attack near Portland. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2CZq8Zt

“My mom loved to help people,” her daughter Gina Haggard wrote in a statement read by police. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/30W5nWk

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The disturbance now called Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine has not yet become Tropical Storm Isaias, the National Hurricane Center said Wednesday in its latest public advisory. The storm still lacks a well-defined center of circulation, but it is expected to become a tropical storm Wednesday night, Senior Hurricane Specialist Daniel Brown wrote in the latest forecast ... from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2X7rAQ9

Giuliani also said he's gotten the medication for four of his friends because "it's hard to get hydroxychloroquine." from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Xayfci

PORTLAND—With roughly two-dozen federal officers in riot gear marching towards her, Demetria Hester linked arms with two other mothers in yellow shirts. “Hands up!” she chanted. “Don’t shoot!” responded the crowd, warily watching a line of federal agents coming towards them from behind a cloud of tear gas and smoke from munition fire. Though the number of protesters in downtown Portland had dwindled to about 100 shortly after midnight Thursday, the number of federal agents out on the streets was larger than ever. Hours after Oregon Governor Kate Brown announced the gradual removal of federal law enforcement officers from Portland, more than 200 of those officers were clashing with protesters outside the federal courthouse, using tear gas to clear the surrounding streets.Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf and President Donald Trump had disputed the governor’s announcement, the former tweeting that federal officers would “remain in Portland until the violent activity toward our

A new survey has found more evidence to suggest that people can become infected with COVID-19 through aerosol transmission, which could be prevented by wearing a mask. Carried out by data scientists in the UK, Norway, and the US, the study is one of the first to investigate which personal and work-related factors can lead to COVID-19 transmission. After surveying 2,000 people in the UK and US, the researchers found that the data from both countries suggests that aerosol transmission of the virus -- via microdroplets which are so small that they remain suspended in the air for several hours -- is very likely. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/39EGDWy

The man, police said, “wanted to sow discord and racial unrest by breaking out the windows." His identity has not been released. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/313jHwj

The author, Mamutjan Abdurehim, is a Uighur father from Xinjiang — the Chinese region synonymous with surveillance, detentions, and forced labor. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3jU9eMj

A Texas Republican who tested positive for Covid-19 wrongly suggested he may have contracted the novel coronavirus by wearing a face mask — and said he would be taking an unproven treatment touted by Donald Trump.Louie Gohmert (R—Tx) tested positive on Wednesday during a White House procedural screening just before he was set to fly with the president to Texas on Air Force One. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2Xf960a

The entire collection was valued by auction house Sotheby's at around $1.7 million but one piece auctioned so far fetched more than that by itself. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3jVNPSW

Colombia's national lockdown to curb infections of the new coronavirus will be extended by one month until the end of August, President Ivan Duque said on Tuesday. The Andean country has reported more than 267,300 coronavirus cases and 9,074 deaths. "Obligatory preventative isolation, as the general concept, will continue until August 30," Duque said in his nightly broadcast. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/30ZAFfd

Musk's comments came in response to a story about German automakers envious of Tesla's sophisticated electric vehicle technology. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3jSGTpP

"No person should hesitate to seek medical care, nor should they endure punishment or penalty if they seek temporary financial aid as a result of the pandemic's impact," the judge wrote. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/30SVl8o

​Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf says the department will not accept new DACA applications pending a review of the program. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/39G7PEz

Electric moped sharing service Revel said on Tuesday it was suspending service in New York after a string of accidents and reports of a second rider killed in the city in recent weeks. Revel said in a statement it was "reviewing and strengthening our rider accountability and safety measures and communicating with city officials, and we look forward to serving you again in the near future." New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio told a Tuesday news briefing his office spoke to the company and made clear the situation was unacceptable. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/30TWmxg