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Trump tax returns: Supreme Court rules president does not have to reveal financial documents to House
The Independent 09 Jul 2020
The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Congress from obtaining Donald Trump's tax and financial records from his accounting firm and major lenders, meaning voters will not see them before Election Day ... Download the new Independent Premium app. Sharing the full story, not just the headlines Download now. More follows…. Daily coronavirus briefing ... Post ... ....
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US Army investigating how 'MAGA' was described as a form of 'covert white supremacy' in handout
CNN 09 Jul 2020
(CNN)The US Army is investigating how a handout distributed on a base in Alabama initially included a description that the phrase "Make America Great Again" was a form of "covert white supremacy" and therefore racist -- which it says was "sent out in error and immediately recalled." ... Exclusive. Vindman to retire from military ... Read More ... ....
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Kanye West’s Family is Reportedly Concerned He’s in the Midst of a Bipolar Episode
The Source 09 Jul 2020
Kanye West made some bizarre comments recently and a TMZ reports suggests that we’re witnessing a severe bipolar episode. Ye suffers from an annual episode according to the tabloid and it seems like it’s about that time ... ....
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Serbia mulls anti-virus rules as clashes erupt over lockdown
Wtop 09 Jul 2020
Serbia’s authorities on Thursday are deciding what measures to impose to halt a surging spread of the new coronavirus, in the wake of two nights of clashes between police and anti-lockdown demonstrators ... Serbia has confirmed more than 17,000 cases of the new coronavirus while 341 people have died ... Source....
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Study shows ancient contact between Polynesian and South American peoples
Gulf Daily News 09 Jul 2020
Washington. New genetic research shows that there was mingling between ancient native peoples from Polynesia and South America, revealing a single episode of interbreeding roughly 800 years ago after an epic transoceanic journey ... These islands are roughly 4,200 miles (6,800 km) from South America ... swift and stable," Ioannidis added ... ....
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CO2 in Earth's atmosphere nearing levels of 15m years ago
The Guardian 09 Jul 2020
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Qasem Soleimani: US strike on Iran general was unlawful, UN expert says
BBC News 09 Jul 2020
"giving a pass to terrorists."....
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Seoul mayor Park Won-soon found dead after being reported missing
The Irish Times 09 Jul 2020
One of South Korea’s most prominent elected officials, the longtime mayor of its capital, was found dead, police said on Friday, after he was reported missing by his daughter amid a criminal probe of an alleged impropriety ... It did not give a cause of death ... “The resolve of individual heroines is not enough ... – Reuters. . . ....
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Sweden’s grim result – more death and nearly equal economic damage
The Irish Times 09 Jul 2020
Ever since the coronavirus emerged in Europe, Sweden has captured international attention by conducting an unorthodox, open-air experiment. It has allowed the world to examine what happens in a pandemic when a government allows life to carry on largely unhindered. This is what has happened ... “They literally gained nothing,” said Jacob F ... Getty Images ... ....
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Seoul Mayor Reported Missing, His Phone Off, Search Underway
Voa News 09 Jul 2020
The mayor of South Korean capital Seoul has been reported missing and police are searching for him on Thursday. . Police officers said they are looking for Mayor Park Won-soon at Seoul's Sungbuk neighborhood where his mobile phone signal was last detected. They said Park's mobile phone was currently turned off ... They gave no further details....
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European hamster, North Atlantic right whale among latest species to become critically endangered
CNN 09 Jul 2020
(CNN)"This is a year that didn't happen," says Craig Hilton-Taylor. Many of us may wish this was the case. Hilton-Taylor, of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), is referring to the "huge" gap in biodiversity data as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. "We've lost lots of valuable time in terms of monitoring," he says ... Read More ... ....
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UN human rights expert calls on Saudi Arabia to free women activists
Press TV 09 Jul 2020
A United Nations special rapporteur has called on the member states of the UN Human Rights Council to pressure Saudi Arabia to free women activists, four months before the Arab kingdom holds the 2020 G20 Riyadh summit ... Amnesty International demands Saudi officials release female activists ... www.presstv.ir. www.presstv.co.uk. www.presstv.tv. ....
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Bob Marley's 'One Love' reimagined in support of UNICEF's Covid-19 efforts
CNN 09 Jul 2020
(CNN)Let's get together and feel all right. According to a UNICEF press release, members of Bob Marley's family will reimagine the late singer's iconic anthem "One Love" to support UNICEF's work "to reimagine a fairer, more just world for children whose lives have been upended by the COVID-19 pandemic." ... Read More ... ....
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Conservation study shows lemurs, whales nearing extinction
Wtop 09 Jul 2020
GENEVA (AP) — Nearly all of Madagascar’s much-loved lemurs are under threat, and almost one-third are just one step away from extinction, largely due to deforestation and hunting on the giant island off eastern Africa, conservationists said Thursday ... “It just helps underline the fact that we are moving into a sixth extinction era ... Source ....
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The ocean’s largest mystery – why has no one seen a whale shark give birth?
The Guardian 09 Jul 2020
Months of preparation had gone into the encounter, expected to last between 30 and 45 seconds ... .......
