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Barr Claims He Didn’t Give Tactical Order to Clear Protesters

June 6, 2020 Focus Washington

Attorney General William Barr says law enforcement officers were already moving to push back protesters from a park in front of the White House when he arrived there Monday evening, and he says he did […]

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Facebook to Apply State Media Labels on Outlets in Russia, Iran

June 6, 2020 Focus Washington

Facebook will start labeling Russian, Iranian and other state-controlled media organizations, and later this summer will block any ads from such outlets that target U.S. users, it said on Thursday, Reuters informed. The world’s biggest […]

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DC Mayor Bowser Unveils ‘Black Lives Matter Plaza’ Near White House

June 5, 2020 Focus Washington

Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Friday unveiled the newly minted “Black Lives Matter Plaza” near the White House in an apparent tribute to the protesters who have advocated against police brutality and racism in the city over the past […]

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Cuomo Calls for Criminal Investigation into Buffalo Cops Caught on Video Shoving Elderly Man

June 5, 2020 Focus Washington

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday he was sickened by Buffalo, N.Y. police officers caught shoving a 75-year-old man to the ground and urged their firing and potential criminal charges, Fox News informed. “I was sick to my […]

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Twitter Disables Trump Video Tribute to Floyd Over Copyright Complaint

June 5, 2020 Focus Washington

Twitter has disabled U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign tribute video to George Floyd on its platform, citing a copyright complaint, Reuters informs. The clip, which is a collation of photos and videos of protest marches […]

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U.S. Unemployment Rate Seen Near 20% as COVID Slams Jobs Market

June 5, 2020 Focus Washington

The U.S. unemployment rate likely shot up to almost 20% in May, a new post World War Two record, with millions more losing their jobs, exposing the horrific human toll from the COVID-19 crisis, Reuters […]

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Goldman Sachs Executive’s Plea for Racial Equality Goes Viral

June 5, 2020 Focus Washington

An email by a Goldman Sachs employee about his experiences of racial injustice and criticizing managers at the Wall Street bank for not supporting junior bankers from diverse backgrounds went viral at the firm this […]

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Pompeo Calls Nasdaq’s Strict Rules a Model to Guard Against Fraudulent Chinese Companies

June 5, 2020 Focus Washington

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday warned American investors against fraudulent accounting practices at China-based companies and said the Nasdaq’s recent decision to tighten listing rules for such players should be “a model” for […]

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Japan’s Pandemic Deaths Low, but Future Success Uncertain

June 5, 2020 Focus Washington

Japan has kept its deaths from the new coronavirus low despite a series of missteps that beg the question of whether it can prevent future waves of infections, The Associated Press informs. Authorities were criticized […]

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Navy Carrier Sidelined by Virus Is Back Operating in Pacific

June 5, 2020 Focus Washington

Ten weeks after a massive coronavirus outbreak sidelined one of the Navy’s signature warships, the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt has returned to sea and is conducting military operations in the Pacific region, The Associated Press informs. […]

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Beijing City Government to Further Cut COVID-19 Emergency Response Level

June 5, 2020 Focus Washington

Beijing’s municipal government said on Friday it will lower its COVID-19 emergency response from level II to level III effective from Saturday, state media reported. The change removes quarantine requirements for people from Hubei province, […]

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LUNCHTIME POLITICS: Special Report on Race in America – Arizona, North Carolina Senate – Six Swing States

June 4, 2020 John Ganjei

Your Daily Polling Update for Thursday, June 4, 2020 TRUMP JOB APPROVAL: AVERAGE 43%Down 1 from Tuesday RON’S COMMENT: Today’s average is based on four polls, ranging from 41% (Politico) to 44% (Rasmussen). Without these […]

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Law Enforcement Tightens Security around White House with Higher Anti-riot Fencing

June 4, 2020 Focus Washington

Law enforcement is again tightening security around the White House with new fencing, fortifying the complex in the aftermath of protests that turned violent in the nation’s capital over the weekend, Fox News informed. On Thursday […]

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Los Angeles to Cut Up to $150M from LAPD Budget, Reinvest into Communities of Color

June 4, 2020 Focus Washington

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti stated on Wednesday that he tasked the city to “identify $250 million in cuts” to invest more money into the black community, communities of color, women and “people who have been left behind,” […]

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Former Facebook Staffers Denounce Zuckerberg Stance on Trump Posts

June 4, 2020 Focus Washington

Nearly three dozen former employees from Facebook’s early days on Wednesday blasted Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg’s decision not to act against incendiary posts by President Donald Trump as “cowardly” and a “betrayal” of company ideals, […]

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Saudi Arabia Tops G20 With Least COVID-19 Fatalities

June 4, 2020 Focus Washington

Saudi Arabia topped the G20 in terms of saving people with COVID-19, having the least fatalities of COVID-19 patients (0.62%), followed by Russia with (1.19%), and then Australia with (1.41%), Saudi media reported. The G20 […]

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Oil Refineries, Offshore Drillers Face Hurricane Challenges Amid Pandemic

June 4, 2020 Focus Washington

As oil and gas companies began shutting offshore production before the first tropical storm of the season in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, experts said restarting wells and refineries will take longer and prove more […]

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U.S. New Weekly Jobless Claims Fall Below 2 Million

June 4, 2020 Focus Washington

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits likely dropped below 2 million last week for the first time since mid-March, but remains astonishingly high as companies adjust to an environment that has been significantly […]

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Obama Calls on All U.S. Mayors to Pursue Policing Reforms

June 4, 2020 Focus Washington

In his first live remarks on the unrest gripping dozens of U.S. cities, former President Barack Obama on Wednesday urged every American mayor to review their police department’s use-of-force policies in consultation with their communities, […]

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New Charges Against Minneapolis Police Officers as Protests Continue

June 4, 2020 Focus Washington

Prosecutors on Wednesday leveled new criminal charges against four Minneapolis policemen implicated in the death of a black man pinned by his neck to the street during an arrest that sparked more than a week […]

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Former Defense Secretary James Mattis Denounces Trump’s Intent for Military Response to Crisis

June 4, 2020 Focus Washington

After long refusing to explicitly criticize a sitting president, former Defense Secretary James Mattis accused President Donald Trump on Wednesday of trying to divide America and roundly denounced a militarization of the U.S. response to […]

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Clash Between Trump, Pentagon Breaks Open Over Military and Protests

June 4, 2020 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump’s Pentagon chief shot down his idea of using troops to quell protests across the United States, then reversed course on pulling part of the 82nd Airborne Division off standby in an extraordinary […]

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Trump Administration to Bar Chinese Passenger Carriers From Flying to U.S.

June 3, 2020 Focus Washington

President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday barred Chinese passenger carriers from flying to the United States starting on June 16 as it pressures Beijing to let U.S. air carriers resume flights amid simmering tensions between […]

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The footage showing Derek Chauvin kneeling on the restrained Floyd's neck for over eight minutes while the officers were making the arrest sparked worldwide anger and the greatest popular uprising witnessed in the United States in decades.

Minnesota Raises Murder Charge in George Floyd Case, Charge Three Other Officers

June 3, 2020 Focus Washington

Minnesota’s attorney general will increase the murder charge against a fired Minneapolis police officer in the death of an unarmed black man that has triggered nationwide protests and will level charges against three other sacked […]

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Reuters Poll: Most Americans Sympathize With Protests, Disapprove of Trump’s Response

June 3, 2020 Focus Washington

A majority of Americans sympathize with nationwide protests over the death of an unarmed black man in police custody and disapprove of President Donald Trump’s response to the unrest, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released […]

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Huawei Hid Business Operation in Iran

June 3, 2020 Focus Washington

China’s Huawei acted to cover up its relationship with a firm that had tried to sell prohibited U.S. computer gear to Iran, after Reuters in 2013 reported deep links between the firm and the telecom-equipment […]

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Controversial U.S. Congressman Steve King Ousted in Iowa Primary

June 3, 2020 Focus Washington

U.S. congressman Steve King, who was called out by his colleagues last year for using hateful rhetoric, lost his bid for reelection on Tuesday as a Republican rival defeated him for their party’s nomination in […]

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With Victories in Seven States, Biden Closes in on Presidential Nomination

June 3, 2020 Focus Washington

Democrat Joe Biden is on the cusp of formally securing the Democratic presidential nomination after winning hundreds more delegates in primary contests Tuesday that tested the nation’s ability to run elections while balancing a pandemic […]

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Protests in Top 25 Virus Hot Spots Ignite Fears of Contagion

June 3, 2020 Focus Washington

Many of the protests broke out in places across the country where the virus is still circulating widely in the population – and an Associated Press review found that demonstrations have taken place in every […]

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Atlanta Police Officers Face Excessive Force Charges After Tasing College Students

June 3, 2020 Focus Washington

Six Atlanta police officers will face charges for an incident in which they tased two college students and removed them from their car during protests over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed African American […]

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