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India says 20 soldiers killed in clash with Chinese troops on a disputed Himalayan border

Greece Suspected of Abandoning Refugees at Sea

Things have gotten ugly’ — pandemic pushback drives health directors to quit

NBC News under fire for apparently pushing Google to remove conservative sites from ad platform More Here.

JK Rowling and the publisher’s staff revolt: Workers at publishing house Hachette threaten to down tools on her new children’s book because of her ‘transphobic’ views

Nursing Homes Account For Over 40% Of U.S. Coronavirus Deaths

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NYC COVID-19 Contact Tracers Not Asking About George Floyd Protest Participation, Despite Fears of New Virus Wave

So where did Covid come from?

Court’s ‘Preposterous’ Trans Ruling Threatens Religion, Speech, Privacy, and Safety. A less heated take here.

Forecasting for COVID-19 has failed

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De Blasio Orders Gates Welded Shut at Jewish Park While Approving Mass BLM Gatherings

Woman in China, 45, made S$589,800 by buying insurance on flights she predicted would get delayed

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Why Can’t Big-City Democrats Reform the Police?

Is There Still Room for Debate?

Andrew Cuomo’s sad bid to blame Florida for New York’s mismanagement

OOPS:

Cornell Professors Declare “Informed Commentary” Criticizing The Protests As Racism

Antibody Tests Point To Lower Death Rate For The Coronavirus Than First Thought

Scientists detect unexpected widespread structures near Earth’s core

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Could the key to Covid be found in the Russian pandemic?

Antifa Seizes Seattle PD, Sets Up ‘Autonomous Zone’ Just Like ISIS and the Paris Commune

China mobilises thousands of troops, armoured vehicles near border with India

A enormous swarm of locusts—8,000 times larger than before—could descend on East Africa

In some cases, demonstrations devolved into riots, including looting, arson, and vandalism. The city experienced its most violent day in 60 years on May 31, with 18 people murdered and 65,000 calls to 911. Twenty-five people were killed between May 29 and May 31, and 85 were wounded by gunfire.

Catching on yet?

In Navy study, 60 percent of carrier volunteers have coronavirus antibodies

Coronavirus sparks ‘insane’ evacuation from NYC, movers say, as residents head south

Following Riots 5 Years Ago, One U.S. City Defunded Its Police Force in 2015; How Did That Turn Out?