Tuesday, 30 June 2020

El coronavirus arrasa con una familia de Nueva Jersey


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Senate Approves Extending Small-Business Program


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Why Does Trump Put Russia First?


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Facebook bans 'violent' Boogaloo-linked network

It said the group seeks violence and is loosely affiliated with the far-right Boogaloo movement

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Coronavirus: Joe Biden will not hold campaign rallies

"This is the most unusual campaign, I think, in modern history," the Democratic nominee said.

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Coronavirus: How much does your boss need to know about you?

Firms are collecting a lot more information about staff as they try to contain coronavirus risks.

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NPR News: Airbus Announces Job Cuts Amid Massive Dip In Aircraft Orders

Airbus Announces Job Cuts Amid Massive Dip In Aircraft Orders
The European passenger-jet maker says it plans to cut 15,000 jobs amid a 40% drop in its business since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

Corrections: July 1, 2020


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This Should Be Biden’s Bumper Sticker


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Russia's Putin appeals to patriotism as key vote reaches climax

Russians have one more day to decide on key reforms, but opponents say the vote is a farce.

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Coronavirus: What's behind new US outbreaks?

Cases are rising in Texas, Florida, Arizona and California - here's a look at the data and the theories.

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Cedarville University Trustees Resign as Board Reinstates President after Investigation

After the Cedarville University board of trustees voted to reinstate its president two board members resigned, citing concerns about an investigation into the president's hiring and firing of a faculty member.

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NPR News: Protester Knocked Down By Buffalo Police Leaves The Hospital Nearly One Month Later

Protester Knocked Down By Buffalo Police Leaves The Hospital Nearly One Month Later
Martin Gugino suffered a fractured skull after being shoved backward by officers at a protest against police violence on June 4. The 75-year-old will continue his recovery at an undisclosed location.

Cedarville University Trustees Resign as Board Reinstates President after Investigation

After the Cedarville University board of trustees voted to reinstate its president two board members resigned, citing concerns about an investigation into the president's hiring and firing of a faculty member.

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Francis Bacon Triptych Sells for $84.6 Million


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Uber Makes Offer to Buy Postmates Delivery Service


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Kweichow Moutai: 'Elite' alcohol brand is China's most valuable firm

Kweichow Moutai's share price rockets thanks to its popular and sought-after baijiu drink.

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Venezuela tells EU ambassador to leave country

Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa's expulsion comes after the EU placed sanctions on 11 Venezuelan officials.

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Kweichow Moutai: 'Elite' alcohol brand is China's most valuable firm

Kweichow Moutai's share price rockets thanks to its popular and sought-after baijiu drink.

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Uber Makes Offer to Buy Delivery Service Postmates


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‘It’s More Than a Seat at the Table’


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A White Gatekeeper of Southern Food Faces Calls to Resign


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Remote School Is a Nightmare. Few in Power Care.


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Coronavirus: How much does your boss need to know about you?

Firms are collecting a lot more information about staff as they try to contain coronavirus risks.

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New on SI: Could the 2011 Lockout Give Us One Hint Why The Patriots Wanted Cam Newton?

Does 2011 offer a hint about Bill Belichick's interest in Cam Newton? Plus, notes on the QB market, the Patriots' latest penalties, Colin Kaepernick's Netflix doc and Johnny Manziel's comments.

Camp opens for most teams a month from yesterday. Or at least it’s supposed to. Here’s what we’ve got for you this afternoon. …

• Someone who has worked in New England made a pretty interesting point to me about

the Cam Newton signing, as it relates to Bill Belichick’s brand of logic. He told me that in 2011, Belichick told everyone that the one thing that would kill the team early on, post-lockout, was being out of shape, and giving up big plays as a result of it. This guy then said, regarding Newton, “So what better way to pressure on a tired defense than have Cam back there?” And then there’s this—if the Patriots feel like they needed to be a little simpler to play fast on offense, Newton can facilitate that in allowing New England to build more off its run game. Now, I think the primary reason to sign here is giving yourself multiple shots at getting the quarterback position right, post-Tom Brady, and the signing absolutely fits Belichick’s pattern of buying low on prodigious talents (Randy Moss, Corey Dillon, Chad Ochocinco, Albert Haynesworth, etc., etc.) But the stuff specific to 2011 sure is a nice side benefit.

• I also think the contract terms Newton agreed to say more about this offseason than anything else. Spending is always craziest over the first wave of free agency. After that, there were a pretty high number of high-profile quarterbacks available—Andy Dalton, Joe Flacco and Jameis Winston among them—who were waiting for a market out that never heated back up for them. Guys like Teddy Bridgewater, Nick Foles and even Chase Daniel benefitted from coming off the market early on, while the market was hot. After that, the reality became clear, and that’s that for the first time in forever quarterback supply overwhelmed quarterback demand.

• One addendum to my MMQB take on the Patriots’ penalties for their media crew videotaping the Bengals’ sideline—that third-round pick they lost is significant, and because of more than just the blown draft capital. New England was cooperative and apologetic about the violation, but had hoped it would be assessed as a non-football misstep. The inclusion of the draft-pick penalty is the NFL implicitly holding Patriots football ops accountable.

• With the NFL football ops tweeting out July 28 as the start date for training camp, it’s worth noting that the Chiefs and Texans open earlier—the rule under the new CBA is teams can start 47 days before their opener. Since Houston and Kansas City are playing in the kickoff game, both will start camp on July 25. The Texans are welcoming in their rookies on July 18, and have the quarterbacks coming in on July 20. Chiefs QBs and rookies report on the 22nd.

• I’d love more from Colin Kaepernick on 2015-17 in his new Netflix doc, but it doesn’t sound like that’s going to be a part of it. He’s got an executive producer credit in the announcement, which means if he wants to keep that stuff out of there, that stuff will be kept out of there.

• Johnny Manziel told the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal that, for him, he views football as “in the past.” And that’s too bad. It’s been lost in the mess his life became, but Manziel was electric as a player and competitor, and he’s still just 27 years old. Because he was such a unique player, I always thought Doug Flutie was a good comp for him. It’s a shame we never really saw what he might’ve become over time.

• Bucs LB Shaq Barrett told SiriusXM radio Monday that he plans to sign his franchise tender if he doesn’t get a long-term deal by the July 15 deadline, and that raised an interesting X-factor for the others tagged but still unsigned—Bengals WR A.J. Green, Chiefs DT Chris Jones, Jaguars DE Yannick Ngaukoe and Broncos S Justin Simmons. Given all of the COVID-related issues, would it make sense for those guys to stay away until Week 1 to avoid getting infected, or being around those who come in with the virus? I think it’s a sort of interesting question, given the likelihood that some teams will have a significant number of cases through training.

• While we’re there, I thought Eagles OT Lane Johnson explained what players will be facing next month well: “Ultimately, it’s a risk that we’re all willing to take to go outside your house or whatever you’re doing, going shopping. I’ve been doing a pretty good job of staying in the house, doing my social distancing protocols. Yeah, with everybody it’s going to be a risk that we’re going to have to take and see what happens.” Really, it’s not unlike what many in America are facing (without the risk of having to physically run into your co-workers over and over again, of course).

• Just to update something we’ve been keeping an eye on, five of the NFL’s 32 first-round picks have signed. Last year at this juncture, 26 had signed. And there are veterans who still haven’t actually signed their deals either, because they can’t take physicals yet. Which, as you might imagine, has led some to be very careful about how they’re working out ahead of camp.

• All the best to long-time agent Paul Sheehy and his family. Per long-time Broncos beat man Mike Klis, Sheehy is battling COVID-19 and has been on a ventilator on Friday, which is another reminder of the seriousness of the virus, and the fact that we’re not nearly out of the woods with it yet as a country.

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NPR News: WHO Chief On COVID-19 Pandemic: 'The Worst Is Yet To Come'

WHO Chief On COVID-19 Pandemic: 'The Worst Is Yet To Come'
Speaking at a briefing in Geneva, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said: "We all want this to be over. We all want to get on with our lives. But the hard reality is this is not even close to being over."

NPR News: Remdesivir Priced At More Than $3,100 For A Course Of Treatment

Remdesivir Priced At More Than $3,100 For A Course Of Treatment
An experimental COVID-19 medicine that has been shown to shorten the time people with severe illness have to stay in the hospital finally has a price tag that's lower than some analysts expected.

NPR News: Senators Call For Investigation Of States' Nursing Home Policies During Pandemic

Senators Call For Investigation Of States' Nursing Home Policies During Pandemic
Republican Sens. Chuck Grassley and Greg Walden question some states' requirement that nursing homes accept COVID-19-positive patients from hospitals.

Patriots Sign Cam Newton to One-Year Deal


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Three Words. 70 Cases. The Tragic History of ‘I Can’t Breathe.’


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New on SI: Report: NFL Fines Patriots, Strips 2021 Draft Pick for Filming Bengals' Sideline

The NFL will reportedly fine the Patriots $1.1 million and dock a 2021 third-round pick as a result of New England's illegal videotaping of the Cincinnati Bengals in 2019.

The NFL has reportedly handed down its punishment to the New England Patriots after the team was caught illegally videotaping the Cincinnati Bengals' sideline during a game in December.

The

league has fined New England $1.1 million, docked a third-round pick in 2021 and barred the team's TV crews from shooting games during the 2020 season, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.

The punishments stem from a Patriots staffer filming the Bengals' sidelines during the first quarter of Cincinnati's game against the Cleveland Browns on Dec. 8. The Patriots released a statement the following day, saying the employee was filming an episode of the team's "Do Your Job" series for Patriots.com, focusing on the role of an advance scout.

"The sole purpose of the filming was to provide an illustration of an advance scout at work on the road," the statement read. "There was no intention of using the footage for any other purpose. We understand and acknowledge that our video crew, which included independent contractors who shot the video, unknowingly violated a league policy by filming the field and sideline from the press box.

"When questioned, the crew immediately turned over all the footage to the league and cooperated fully… We accept full responsibility for the actions of our production crew at the Browns-Bengals game."

The Patriots will not contest the league's penalties, per ESPN's Mike Reiss.

How the world celebrated 50 years of Pride - despite the pandemic

Most LGBT Pride events were cancelled or moved online because of coronavirus, but not all.

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New on SI: Report: Cam Newton Reaches Agreement on One-Year Deal with Patriots

Former NFL MVP Cam Newton will reportedly be in the mix to replace Tom Brady in New England.

Free-agent quarterback Cam Newton has reached an agreement on a one-year, "incentive-laden" deal with the New England Patriots, according to

ESPN's Adam Schefter and Chris Mortensen

With Newton's signing, New England now has three quarterbacks who will compete to replace former Patriot Tom Brady: Newton, Jarrett Stidham and Brian Hoyer. Newton will be in "the mix" to take the place of Brady in the starting slot, per Schefter and Mortensen. 

Newton, 31, entered the free-agent market in March when he was released from the Carolina Panthers. He spent nine seasons with the team after being selected with the No. 1 overall pick in 2011 and went on to become the second African-American quarterback to win MVP in NFL history, following Steve McNair, for the 2015 season.

According to ESPN, it has been unclear whether Newton would be open to taking a backup quarterback job. He had been rumored to have discussions with the Patriots earlier during free agency, but nothing had materialized. 

Newton missed 14 games during the 2019 season with a Lisfranc injury in his left foot and underwent surgery in December. He previously underwent surgery for a shoulder injury that caused him to miss the final two games of the 2018 season.

Brady announced in April he had decided to leave the Patriots after winning six Super Bowl championships with the team. Quickly after, he reached a two-year, $50 million deal to join the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 

The Patriots reached an agreement with Hoyer in March, while the team drafted Stidham in 2019. 

Mississippi Lawmakers Vote to Remove Rebel Emblem From Flag

Mississippi lawmakers voted Sunday to surrender the Confederate battle emblem from their state flag, triggering raucous applause and cheers more than a century after white supremacist legislators adopted the design a generation after the South lost the Civil War.

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NPR News: Far-Right Group Pranked: 'Dude, Is This Like A Bad Impression Of Borat?'

Far-Right Group Pranked: 'Dude, Is This Like A Bad Impression Of Borat?'
The actor and serial prankster Sacha Baron Cohen is suspected of infiltrating a far-right group's rally in Washington state over the weekend.

Mississippi Lawmakers Vote to Remove Rebel Emblem From Flag

Mississippi lawmakers voted Sunday to surrender the Confederate battle emblem from their state flag, triggering raucous applause and cheers more than a century after white supremacist legislators adopted the design a generation after the South lost the Civil War.

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Biden Criticizes Trump Over Intelligence on Russian Bounties on U.S. Troops


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NPR News: Mississippi Lawmakers Clear Path To Remove Confederate Emblem From State Flag

Mississippi Lawmakers Clear Path To Remove Confederate Emblem From State Flag
Mississippi state lawmakers cleared the path for legislation to remove and redesign the 126-year-old state flag, which includes the Confederate battle emblem. The governor said he will sign it.

Biden Campaign Says Just Over a Third of 2020 Staff Members Are People of Color


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Afghanistan war: Russia denies paying militants to kill US troops

US reports say a Russian intelligence unit offered rewards for killing US and allied troops.

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Rolling Stones warn Trump not to use their songs - or face legal action

The president's campaign could face legal action if it ignores "cease and desist directives".

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Coronavirus: The foods we are all eating during lockdown

During the coronavirus lockdown our eating habits have changed, so who has been benefiting from it?

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Being black in business is being 'on your own'

The coronavirus pandemic is expected to widen America's longstanding economic disparities.

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NPR News: Princeton To Remove Woodrow Wilson's Name From Public Policy School

Princeton To Remove Woodrow Wilson's Name From Public Policy School
Princeton trustees voted to remove Wilson's name from the School of Public and International Affairs. The board said, "Wilson's racist thinking and policies make him an inappropriate namesake."

Friday, 26 June 2020

Milton Glaser, Designer of Iconic ‘I ♥ NY’ Logo, Is Dead at 91


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Viewpoint: 'I feel like was accidentally hired'

Ibrahim Diallo describes what life as a black software engineer has been like for him.

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Styling Substance


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Judge Orders Roger Stone to Report to Prison Next Month


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A Bit of Relief: The Long Distance Chorus


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Trump orders statues be protected from 'mob rule'

"Anarchists" who damage US monuments should face up to a decade in prison, the president says.

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After the Statues Fall


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Leaders Re-examine U.S. Reopenings as Coronavirus Cases Soar


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Justice Dept. to Take Aim at Antigovernment Extremists


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Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today


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As Cases Surge, Pence Misleads on Coronavirus Pandemic


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US imposes visa restrictions on Chinese officials over Hong Kong security law

The sanctions aim to punish Beijing over a planned security law that could erode Hong Kong's autonomy.

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NPR News: Minneapolis Council Moves To Defund Police, Establish 'Holistic' Public Safety Force

Minneapolis Council Moves To Defund Police, Establish 'Holistic' Public Safety Force
Under the plan, the existing police would be largely replaced with "a department of community safety and violence prevention," which will prioritize a "public health-oriented approach."

Thursday, 25 June 2020

Summer holidays: 'We're not really going anywhere'

People tell the BBC what they plan to do about their holidays this year amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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NPR News: House Approves Police Reform Bill, But Issue Stalled Amid Partisan Standoff

House Approves Police Reform Bill, But Issue Stalled Amid Partisan Standoff
The House passed legislation crafted in the wake of national protests set off by the death of George Floyd. The bill is not expected to move in the GOP-led Senate, after Democrats blocked GOP bill.

NPR News: Disney Announces Redesign Of Splash Mountain After Some Call Ride Themes Racist

Disney Announces Redesign Of Splash Mountain After Some Call Ride Themes Racist
A Change.org petition says that the log flume ride is "steeped in extremely problematic and stereotypical racist tropes," from the 1946 film Song of the South.

As Virus Surges, Younger People Account for ‘Disturbing’ Number of Cases


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Trump Praises Navy Contract at Wisconsin Shipyard


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The Coronavirus Crisis Inside Prisons Won’t Stay Behind Bars


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America Is Facing 5 Epic Crises All at Once


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Another Nightmare Video and the Police on the Defensive in Tucson


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Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today


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Fox News Breaking News Alert

Fox News Breaking News Alert

PROGRAMMING ALERT: Sean Hannity's town hall with President Trump, 9 pm ET on Fox News

06/25/20 5:51 PM

'Winning a Conviction Will Be Hard': Why It's So Difficult to Prosecute a Bad Cop

When prosecutors filed charges in the death of George Floyd, it was a step toward justice for his family and supporters. But if the past is any indication of how this case may go, experts warn the path to justice is fraught with myriad factors that make it difficult to criminally prosecute the police.

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'Winning a Conviction Will Be Hard': Why It's So Difficult to Prosecute a Bad Cop

When prosecutors filed charges in the death of George Floyd, it was a step toward justice for his family and supporters. But if the past is any indication of how this case may go, experts warn the path to justice is fraught with myriad factors that make it difficult to criminally prosecute the police.

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Wednesday, 24 June 2020

‘We Shall Overcome’


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