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Protesters, footballers worldwide show solidarity, demand justice for George Floyd

Central Park incident between white woman and black man invokes slavery terror

Protests rage across NYC over the murder of George Floyd

America cannot lecture Africans on human rights

Cornel West Says 'Neo-Fascist Gangster' Trump and Neoliberal Democrats Expose America

Paris restaurants, cafés to reopen for outdoor service only

SpaceX Dragon capsule docks with International Space Station

The Virus Surveillance Connection

After Trump Stokes Tensions, Fresh Clashes Between Police and Protesters in US Capitol

Atlanta police chief addresses death of George Floyd

All dressed up, no prom to go to

Wife of officer charged with murder of George Floyd announces she's divorcing him

Outrage over George Floyd’s death spreads across America

Buildings Ablaze in Minneapolis as Protests Continue Nationwide

Chicago Mayor says "F - You" to Donald Trump

Illinois Governor Calls Donald Trump a ‘Racist, Misogynist Homophobe’

An athlete, a father, a 'beautiful spirit': George Floyd in his friends' words

The Minnesota paradox: how race divides prosperous Minneapolis

New Details Of Deadly No-Knock Warrant Show Just How Reckless Police Can Be

Epstein estate, victims reach agreement on compensation fund

How the Supreme Court Lets Cops Get Away With Murder

The Commercial Real-Estate Market’s Impending Crash

Russian arms exports to Africa: Moscow's long-term strategy

Sweden’s economy actually grew in the first quarter after it opted against a full virus lockdown

Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in George Floyd case

In the McCarthy Era, to Be Black Was to Be Red

Taylor Swift says Trump 'stoking fires of white supremacy'

Anger and Unrest Nationwide as Protests Over Killing of George Floyd Spread Across US Cities

New York City mayor outlines first reopening step, lawmakers push for outdoor dining

FBI Says It Will Investigate Breonna Taylor Police Shooting Death

Minnesota calls in National Guard to quell unrest over George Floyd's death

Sanitation Workers Striking For PPE And Pay Replaced By Prison Labor

Private jet demand rises as wealthy Russians spend lockdown in West

College students face panic attacks, nightmares and tears over lockdown hysteria

Kaepernick defends protesters after police killing

Why Amy Cooper Felt the Police Were Her Personal “Protection Agency”

White Woman Is Fired After Calling Police on Black Man in Central Park

Michael Jordan’s “Last Dance:” A Celebration of the American Nightmare

4 white Missouri cops sued for alleged brutality on 68-year-old black woman and son in a Sam’s Club

Steve Kerr Says Officer Killing Unarmed Minnesota Black Man George Floyd Is "Disgusting" And "Murder"

FLASHBACK: In the name of eugenics, Minnesota sterilized more than 2,000 people

Minn. Mayor Jacob Frey calls on county attorney to arrest and charge White officer involved in George Floyd's death

Minneapolis mayor calls for white police officer to be charged in black man's death

Macron announces plan to rescue French auto industry

The Weird Ways People Have Tied Blood Types to Identity

Police Fire Rubber Bullets, Stun Grenades, and Tear Gas at Demonstrators Protesting Killing of George Floyd

Larry Kramer, Author and Outspoken AIDS Activist, Dies at 84

Black Man Dead in Minneapolis After Video Shows White Cop Kneeling on His Neck

The Commercial Real-Estate Market’s Impending Crash

China to set individual privacy rights in first civil code

American Indians and the solar power movement

Costa Rica legalises same-sex marriage

Questions remain after US cop kills Muslim man who 'threw rocks'

When Ferns Were All The Rage

Third White Man Arrested for Murder in Ahmaud Arbery Killing (VIDEO)

Homelessness Could Rise 45 Percent in One Year Due to Unemployment Crisis

Greece reopens cafes, restaurants as summer season nears

Lufthansa, German government agree on $9.8 billion rescue package

Is France breaking with its colonial past in Africa?

Ye Olde Morality-Enforcement Brigades

Japan lifts Tokyo's state of emergency

Argentina in default but creditor negotiations continue

The Origins of the CDC

No coronavirus catastrophes following reopenings of Georgia, Florida and Texas

Iranian fuel tankers approach Venezuelan waters despite U.S. warning

The Proposed Nile Dam Is A Wedge Between Egypt, Ethiopia, And Sudan

NASA approves crewed SpaceX flight, first US launch in nine years

In New Jersey groups of 25 can now gather outdoors,

Another Casualty of the Coronavirus: Summer Internships

Lockdown-weary Americans hit the road to U.S. holiday weekend

Many Jobs May Vanish Forever as Layoffs Mount

George Soros says coronavirus damage to last 'longer than most people think'

Venezuela Vows Navy Escort to Protect Iranian Oil Tankers from US Threats

The Weird Ways People Have Tied Blood Types to Identity

China Moves to Impose New Hong Kong Security Laws, Tightening Its Control

'A beautiful day' in Italy, as shops and bars finally reopen

Rally for slain black jogger calls for removing district attorneys

AOC Says Biden Sexual Assault Allegation 'Not Clear-Cut'

Infection Surveillance in the Name of Public Health

What Is Chronobiology?

Why Sweden’s COVID-19 Strategy Is Quietly Becoming the World’s Strategy

Coronavirus Pandemic Prompts Global Mental Health Crisis as Millions Feel Alone, Anxious & Depressed

J.C. Penney files for bankruptcy protection

Iran warns US against disrupting fuel shipments to Venezuela

France reports 36 percent rise in victims of anti-LGBT attacks, offences

11 firefighters hurt in downtown L.A. explosion that caused fires at several buildings

Response to coronavirus to leave a legacy of unprecedented global debt

Editor-in-chief of prominent independent news site arrested in Egypt

Former Liberian president Sirleaf: 'Let's fight Covid-19, let's also fight malaria'

The Secretive Police Commission of Barr's Justice Department

Small museums welcome first visitors as France's lockdown eases

U.S. Justice Dept. subpoenas Wall Street banks for small business loans info - sources

The Surprising Backstory of Victory Gardens

Police are using the COVID-19 pandemic as an excuse to abuse Roma

Bill Gates and the War Against Cash

Germany, Europe's biggest economy, sinks into recession

Governments 'using' Covid-19 to stifle dissent

Governments 'using' Covid-19 to stifle dissent

Largest Public Utility To Outsource Hundreds Of Jobs Amid Covid-19

Billionaires Are the Biggest Threat to Public Schools

Coronavirus shutdown creates bankruptcy tsunami

Wisconsin supreme court strikes down governor's stay-at-home order

French surfers defy Covid-19 ban in battle over beaches

Madagascar's president defends controversial homegrown Covid-19 cure

How Doctors Make End-of-Life Choices

John Waters on Little Richard: ‘He Was the First Punk. He Was the First Everything’

FBI Finds Evidence Of Israeli Intervention In Trump's 2016 Campaign

Hyatt to restructure and lay off 1,300 employees

The Elders Issue Scathing Rebuke of Israel's Trump-Approved West Bank Annexation Plan

Justice Department weighs hate crime charges in death of Ahmaud Arbery

Cheyenne River Sioux Defies South Dakota Order to Remove Coronavirus Checkpoints

Justice Department weighs hate crime charges in death of Ahmaud Arbery

“COVID-19 Has Been Racialized”: Black Scholar Jill Nelson Arrested for Chalking “Trump = Plague”

The Black Nurse Who Drove Integration of the U.S. Nurse Corps

Elon Musk restarts Tesla factory in defiance of COVID lockdown

Irish support for Native American Covid-19 relief highlights historic bond

Little Richard, Founding Father of Rock Who Broke Musical Barriers, Dead at 87

Airbnb slump means Europe's cities can return to residents

Report: Venezuela opposition plotted Maduro overthrow

Commemorating the abolition of slavery in France

Travellers to Britain to face two-week quarantine

Rock'n'roll pioneer Little Richard dies aged 87

Elon Musk plans to move Tesla to Texas or Nevada over California's coronavirus lockdown

Rock 'n' roll pioneer Little Richard dies aged 87

Belarus holds massive Victory Day parade despite coronavirus

UK Supreme Court Reverses BDS Ban

The Devastation of Black Wall Street

UK Supreme Court Reverses BDS Ban

Tanzania gets Madagascar's anti-coronavirus drink disputed by WHO

France confirms plan to start easing Covid-19 lockdown on May 11

Indianapolis police kill three people within hours

Rural counties defying California's lockdown

Georgia to consider charges in killing of unarmed black jogger as video emerges

Amazon VP Quits In Support Of Fired Whistleblowers

Florian Schneider, Kraftwerk co-founder, dies aged 73

Documents Reveal Prosecutors Ignored Major Details Of Freddie Gray’s Death

U.S. Mercenaries Captured in Venezuela After Failed Coup Attempt Compared to a “Bad Rambo Movie” (VIDEO)

Venezuela's Maduro: Americans captured in failed coup plot

America, Lost and Found at Wounded Knee

Germany Plans To Arm Drones Under Cover Of COVID-19 Crisis

Tanzania president questions coronavirus kits after animal test

Venezuela says it foiled attempt to overthrow Maduro backed by US, Colombia

Rent Strikes Aren’t Just About Rent

Canada bans assault weapons in wake of deadliest mass shooting

South Africa eases coronavirus lockdown

ICANN Rejects .ORG Sale to Private Equity Firm Ethos Capital

Flashback: The Black Panthers and the Origins of Modern Gun Control Laws