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US coronavirus death toll tops 80,000

US coronavirus death toll tops 80,000 Deaths from the Covid-19 pandemic in the US have topped 80,000, just as some states have begun relaxing lockdown measures and President Donald Trump tweeted the numbers are "looking much better." WH officials had previously predicted a death total of 100,000 to 240,000 from the virus. Some states have already begun slowly reopening, including New York, which has been the hardest hit state in the US. Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Monday some non-essential businesses will be allowed to reopen on Friday, declaring a partial victory over the virus, saying, "we are on the other side of the mountain." The president celebrated the coronavirus numbers on Monday even though the country has nearly eclipsed the low end ...

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German media watchdog rejects Browder’s complaint against Spiegel over Magnitsky story report, says his own narrative lacks proof

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German media watchdog rejects Browder’s complaint against Spiegel over Magnitsky story report, says his own narrative lacks proof Bill Browder’s complaint against Der Spiegel for questioning the story he used to push for anti-Russian sanctions has backfired, with Germany’s Press Council concluding his own position is far from being an “indisputable fact.” “We cannot agree with your analysis, in which you criticize the allegations made by the author,” the German Press Council – a monitoring organization formed by major German publishers and journalistic associations – said in its response to Browder’s team, as it rejected the complaint against one of Germany’s major news media outlets. The papers detailing the council’s decision were published on Twitt...

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'I'm back': Mike Tyson teases comeback as former champ demonstrates fearsome SPEED and POWER in Instagram montage (VIDEO)

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'I'm back': Mike Tyson teases comeback as former champ demonstrates fearsome SPEED and POWER in Instagram montage (VIDEO) Former heavyweight champion of the world Mike Tyson has reminded fans why he was once the "Baddest Man on the Planet" as he teased a possible comeback by snarling and hammering at pads in a powerful Instagram montage. The 53-year-old has been out of the ring for 15 years but has claimed he feels "unstoppable" after reportedly receiving a $1 million offer to make his comeback in Australia. Also on rt.com Mike Tyson 'could still kill someone with single punch,' new trainer says as former champ looks in ferocious shape before comeback Now the former champion has posted a video on his Instagra...

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Trudeau makes Covid-19 aid intended to ‘save Canadian jobs’ conditional on meeting climate change goals

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Trudeau makes Covid-19 aid intended to ‘save Canadian jobs’ conditional on meeting climate change goals Adding insult to the injury of Covid-19 closures, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that businesses seeking emergency payroll funding will have to demonstrate their compliance with ‘climate change’ guidelines. Citing the need to protect “Canadian middle-class jobs and safeguard our economy,” Trudeau on Monday rolled out the expansion of the Large Employer Emergency Financing Facility (LEEFF), intended to provide bridge liquidity to companies unable to meet their payroll due to the shutdown. We know Canadians are worried about their jobs as a result of the pandemic. Today, we’re announcing new measures to save jobs by...

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Trump responsible for deaths in US and globally because of Covid-19 response, says Chomsky

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Trump responsible for deaths in US and globally because of Covid-19 response, says Chomsky Donald Trump is culpable for deaths in the US and beyond due to his Covid-19 pandemic response, according to Noam Chomsky, from making states deal with the crisis individually to cutting the World Health Organization funding. The progressive activist and author is less than pleased with the president’s coronavirus response, and insists his small government attitude and slashing of healthcare and research funds has put the US in a poor position to handle a pandemic. “That’s something that Trump has been doing every year of his term, cutting it back more. So [his plan is] let’s continue to cut it back, let’s continue to make sure that the population is as vulnerab...

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‘Fugitive on the run’: Interpol issues WANTED notice for wife of US diplomat over crash that killed UK teen

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‘Fugitive on the run’: Interpol issues WANTED notice for wife of US diplomat over crash that killed UK teen Interpol has issued a Red Notice for Anne Sacoolas, the wife of a US intelligence official who is wanted in Britain over a car crash which killed teenage motorcyclist Harry Dunn last year. An email sent to 19-year-old Dunn's parents from the Northamptonshire Police, which was seen by the PA news agency, said that 42-year-old Sacoolas is now “wanted internationally” and “should she leave the USA the wanted circulations should be enacted.” In other words, Sacoolas could be immediately arrested were she now to leave the US. Dunn was killed in a head-on collision in August 2019 near RAF Croughton in Northamptonshire. Sacoolas, who was driving the ve...

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Suspected ‘ISIS-inspired’ terrorist cell members arrested in Poland over attack plot

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Suspected ‘ISIS-inspired’ terrorist cell members arrested in Poland over attack plot Four Tajik nationals have been detained in Poland for allegedly recruiting Muslim converts with the aim of carrying out terrorist activities, according to the spokesman of the minister coordinator for special services. According to the minister’s spokesman, Stanislaw Zaryn, Poland’s Internal Security Agency found evidence showing that the four suspects sympathized with, and supported, the activities of Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS), although they were not members. The four were allegedly planning to recruit people to join their terrorist cell and were arrested on May 7. “They were inspired by ISIS,” Zaryn told Reuters, “but they were not a part of the organization...

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Excellent Putin Interview on American Exceptionalism and Russia's Relationship With the US (Video)

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Excellent Putin Interview on American Exceptionalism and Russia's Relationship With the US (Video) by A Political Junkie (Viable Opposition) While the world has been distracted by the COVID-19 saga, the ongoing geopolitical maneuvering between Russia and the United States continues but in a much less obvious mode. A recent television appearance with Vladimir Putin sheds additional light on the relationship between the United States and Russia. Excellent Putin Interview on American Exceptionalism and Russia's Relationship With the US (Video)

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Escobar: Get Ready For The Next Game-Changer – The Gold-Backed Digital Yuan

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Escobar: Get Ready For The Next Game-Changer - The Gold-Backed Digital Yuan by Pepe Escobar (Strategic Culture) A new, radical paradigm shift is in progress. The U.S. economy may shrink as much as 40% in the first semester of 2020. China, already the world’s largest economy by PPP for a few years now, may soon become the world’s largest economy even in exchange rate terms. Escobar: Get Ready For The Next Game-Changer - The Gold-Backed Digital Yuan

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US Shale Sector Was Created for Foreign Policy Reasons, Now They're Going to Let it Die (FTN Audio + Transcript)

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US Shale Sector Was Created for Foreign Policy Reasons, Now They're Going to Let it Die (FTN Audio + Transcript) by Jazzhands McFeels (Truth to Power) From the FTN Website: Almost no industry has been so severely impacted as the American oil industry. Negative prices. Forced shutdowns. Millions of jobs gone that will never come back because the enormously over-leveraged companies that employed them are gone forever. In this clip Jazz and James discuss the leveling of the American oil industry, why it's intentional, and why it matters. Transcript follows below. US Shale Sector Was Created for Foreign Policy Reasons, Now They're Going to Let it Die (FTN Audio + Transcript)

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