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Joe Biden says he has spoken with the family of George Floyd, calling for justice

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden says he has spoken with the family of George Floyd and is calling for justice. Biden's comments came as a Minnesota prosecutor announced charges against a police officer seen ...

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Minneapolis: Police officer who knelt on black man in custody arrested

A white police officer seen on video kneeling on a black man's neck for eight minutes as he pleaded he couldn't breathe has been arrested. The arrest of Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd follows three nights of increasin...

Minneapolis police station torched amid George Floyd protest

Minneapolis police station torched amid George Floyd protestProtesters angered by the death of a black man who died while pleading for air as a white police officer kneeled on his neck have torched a Minneapolis police station th...

US President signs an executive order targetting Twitter and social media companies

Donald Trump launched a Twitter war of a different sort Thursday, picking a fight with the online platforms that helped to shape his political career. A feud that, should it escalate, could curtail free speech in the United States and even run afoul of North America's new trade pact. Angered by Twitter's decision to place fact-check flags on two of his recent tweets, Trump signed an executive order Thursday authorizing a review of Section 230 of the U.S. Communications Decency Act. Act is considered a cornerstone of the modern-day internet that protects online platforms from being held liable...

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Violent protests rock Minneapolis for 2nd straight night

Violent protests over the death of a black man in police custody rocked a Minneapolis neighbourhood for a second straight night as angry crowds looted stores, set fires and left a path of damage that stretched for miles.The protests that began late Wednesday and stretched into Thursday were the most destructive yet since the death of George Floyd. He was seen on video gasping for breath during an arrest in which an officer kneeled on his neck for almost eight minutes.In the footage, George pleads that he cannot breathe before he slowly stops talking and moving.The U.S. Attorney’s Office and ...

Bad weather postpones historic SpaceX launch

The first launch of NASA astronauts from Florida in nine years has been pushed to Saturday after bad weather forced the space agency to cancel today's scheduled launch of a Space-X rocket ship. Both U-S President Donald Trump and...

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Hockey Legend Balbir Singh Sr passes away

Three-time Olympic gold medallist hockey player Balbir Singh on Monday passed away at the age of 95 after battling multiple health issues."Balbir Singh passed away this morning," Balbir's grandson Kabir said in a statement.The ve...

Trump calls for reopening of houses of worship

President Donald Trump has called for the reopening of houses of worship, declaring them "essential'' services". The president wants governors to allow them to reopen this weekend. "If they don't do it, I will override the gove...

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Pakistan jet with 98 aboard crashes near Karachi airport

Pakistan's civil aviation authority says at least two people survived the crash of a Pakistan International Airlines plane in a neighbourhood close to the airport in Karachi.There were 91 passengers and seven crew members aboard t...

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Man charged with murder following stabbing outside Vancouver coffee shop

A 32-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder following a fatal stabbing outside a Vancouver Starbucks.Police say the stabbing happened Sunday after a brief altercation between two men outside the coffee shop in the...

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