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George Floyd killing
Friday
29 May 2020
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People took to the streets in Denver, Oakland, New York and elsewhere, while Twitter hid a tweet from the president threatening military crackdown -
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Journalist Omar Jimenez had just shown a protester being arrested when Minneapolis police officers surrounded him, without giving a reason
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Anti-vaxxers’ influence and power could affect Americans’ willingness to take a Covid-19 vaccine, experts warn -
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More than 6,000 coalminers lost their jobs in March and April as the industry suffers biggest decline in 60 years -
Coronavirus restrictions forced unhoused individuals out of shelters and closed facilities that provided vital services
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Intensified by climate change, the current 20-year arid period is one of the worst on record, with wide-ranging effects -
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Beijing describes US efforts to raise controversial security law with UN as ‘pointless’
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Surgisphere issues public statement defending integrity of coronavirus study published in the Lancet
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A summary of the biggest developments in the global coronavirus outbreak -
There are now more than 1.7m confirmed cases of Covid-19 across the United States -
While it’s still safest to stay home, experts say soaking in some summertime sun is possible if it’s done with caution
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Entertainment-starved Uruguayans can enjoy a socially distanced movie from their own vehicle with snacks just a WhatsApp away -
Country dealing with new surge in cases; Iran tally highest since early April; Spain approves minimum basic income scheme -
Salvation Army tells of case as it reports ‘poverty tipping point’ in area hit hard by Covid-19 -
Blood samples later recovered undamaged after fears incident could have helped spread virus
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Lockdown-crazed city-dwellers planning summer vacations are facing soaring prices, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes -
Continuing our series of writers recommending underappreciated films is a shoutout for one of Troma’s most gonzo B-movies
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The heart of the Republican governing philosophy causes ludicrously insufficient responses to an existential crisis -
Trump’s attack on mail-in ballots raise the possibility that, if he loses in November, he would reject the validity of the vote
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Television viewers can look forward to six weeks of wall-to-wall summer football beginning on 17 June -
The Russian won 12 titles and Olympic silver, but she came to take everything in her career so seriously that the pressure suffocated
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Verna Yu and Lily Kuo look at how the standoff over a Chinese security law compares with those of Hong Kong’s recent history
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Ahead of Friday night’s season 12 finale, past victors including Jinkx Monsoon, Alaska and Sasha Velour look back at what the crown meant for them -
2 out of 5 stars.
Space Force review Steve Carell parody fails to reach orbit
2 out of 5 stars.Unfunny, nowhere near as bonkers as the real thing and saved only by John Malkovich, who knows what planet the makers of this Trump-adjacent satire were on -
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Lassina Zerbo, head of body monitoring test ban treaty, responds to White House discussions about potential first US test for 28 years -
Philonese Floyd said: ‘They need to be convicted and get the death penalty’ while family could meet with the prosecutor the on case as early as today -
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Web searches for emigration rose ten-fold after news came through about China’s approaching national security laws -
Foreign ministry condemns Valletta for not abiding by international rules and ordering stricken boat to Sicily at gunpoint -
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Minneapolis was rocked by a third night of protests on Thursday over the death of George Floyd, as thousands of demonstrators took to the streets and fires erupted around the city, including at a police precinct -
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To meet rising demand for animal companions in lockdown, Public Animal Shelter in Rio de Janeiro allows people to check the profiles of available cats and dogs via social media. It then delivers the chosen pet to their new home
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