New York mayor ‘heartbroken’ over shooting death of one-year-old
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio appears at USTA Tennis Center indoor facility where portion will be converted into
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‘Not a Welcoming Name’: Calls to Drop ‘Plantation’ Gain Steam Nationwide
Dharyl Aguste outside of the city hall of Plantation, Fla., July 9, 2020. (Maria Alejandra Cardona/The New York Times) More
Read moreSeattle mayor, City Council at odds over 50% police cut
1 / 11 Seattle Police Reform Adhesive notes are shown after they were left on the doors of Seattle Police
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South Africa’s 9 million smokers were faced with cold turkey when the government banned cigarette sales in March as a coronavirus measure. Now Big Tobacco is fighting back.
smoking cigarette More Nopphon_1987/Shutterstock Tobacco lobbyists are taking South Africa’s government to court this week over a controversial ban on
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Trump administration rejects nearly all Beijing’s claims in South China Sea, a move likely to inflame tensions
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration on Monday rejected nearly all of China’s maritime claims in the South China Sea and accused
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Nations ‘heading in wrong direction’ with Covid-19
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption WHO officials said it was “unrealistic” to expect a vaccine to be found any
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Privately run ICE detention centers promise to fight COVID-19 spread
WASHINGTON — Leaders from four of the largest private prison companies running immigration detention centers pledged to members of Congress
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SiriusXM Enters the Podcast Wars With Purchase of Stitcher for Up to $325 Million
WTF with Marc Maron is one of the podcasts SiriusXM gets via the Stitcher deal. Photo: Cindy Ord/Getty Images for
Read moreReport: Apple faces nearly $1 billion penalty from Samsung for ordering too few OLED screens – 9to5Mac
Apple has reportedly made another payment to Samsung for selling too few iPhones. According to a new report from Display
Read moreUniversity professors fear returning to campus as coronavirus cases surge
Laura Crary, an art history professor at a liberal arts college in South Carolina, is anxious to return to the
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