| White House says Trump has no apology for calling coronavirus 'kung flu' at Tulsa rally Posted: 22 Jun 2020 12:15 PM PDT  Press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said Monday that the president has no regrets about using a racial slur to refer to the deadly virus that originated in China.
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| 'Like gasoline and fire': Former friend speaks out about Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell Posted: 22 Jun 2020 02:03 PM PDT  "I saw him as the hand and her as the puppet on that hand," Melanie Gibb said. "They were both like gasoline and fire. Not a good match."
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| Nadler Plans to Subpoena Barr After Saying He ‘Deserves Impeachment’ Posted: 23 Jun 2020 05:06 AM PDT  House Judiciary Committee chairman Jerry Nadler (D., N.Y.) confirmed Monday night that his committee was preparing to subpoena Attorney General Bill Barr for his testimony, despite saying earlier this month that such a move was unlikely."We have begun the process to issue that subpoena," Nadler told MSNBC's Rachel Maddow in an interview. On June 2, Nadler shot down the idea of subpoenaing Barr, saying, "I am not going to spend months litigating a subpoena with an Attorney General who has already spent years resisting the courts and legitimate congressional oversight."On Sunday, Nadler claimed that Barr "deserves impeachment" for his alleged politicization of the Justice Department, but said trying to do so would be "a waste of time" because "corrupt" Senate Republicans would not vote to convict."We know that we have a corrupt Republican majority in the Senate which will not consider an impeachment no matter what the evidence and no matter what the facts," Nadler said.Nadler's spokesman Daniel Schwarz first confirmed to Axios that the subpoena was in the works. Democrats have called to investigate Barr over the abrupt decision to oust Manhattan's top federal prosecutor, Geoffrey Berman, who has been in charge of several investigations connected to President Trump.House Judiciary ranking member Jim Jordan (R., Ohio) slammed the decision to subpoena Barr in a letter to Nadler, saying "however much you disagree with the Justice Department's policy decisions—or agree with the Obama-Biden Administration's targeting of the Trump campaign—those are not legitimate reasons to compel Attorney General Barr's testimony at this time."Barr was supposed to appear in front of the House Judiciary Committee on March 31, but the hearing was called off due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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| Safoora Zargar: Bail for pregnant India student blamed for Delhi riots Posted: 23 Jun 2020 03:10 AM PDT  Safoora Zargar was among a number of Muslim students and activists jailed during the Covid-19 lockdown.
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| Seattle will move to dismantle 'Chaz' occupied protest zone, mayor says Posted: 23 Jun 2020 12:32 PM PDT  Jenny Durkan says police will return to precinct where hundreds have gathered dailySeattle officials announced on Monday that they would begin to dismantle the six blocks of occupied streets known as the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, or "Chaz", following two shootings at the site in 48 hours."It's time for people to go home. It is time for us to restore Cal Anderson and Capitol Hill so it can be a vibrant part of the community," said the Seattle mayor, Jenny Durkan, during a press conference. "We can still accommodate people who want to protest peacefully, come there and gather. But the impacts on the businesses and residents and community are now too much."Durkan said Seattle police would be returning to the east precinct, the site they abandoned after a series of dangerous clashes between protesters and law enforcement.She said they'll do so "peacefully" and "in the near future" but did not offer an exact timeline.Early on Tuesday morning, police reported another shooting, this one near the protest area. A man in his 30s was shot in the calf and transported by medics to a nearby hospital, but officers said in a police blog that he did not provide information on what happened. There were also reports of gunshots inside Chaz, but officials have not reported any other victims.The decision comes about two weeks after a section of the Seattle neighborhood of Capitol Hill was occupied by protesters as a self-proclaimed police-free zone. The area is also known as the Capitol Hill Organized Protest (Chop).Hundreds of protesters have faithfully gathered there each day and night, filling the area with free food and community gardens, and holding speeches and teach-ins.Although it had been largely peaceful, that changed over the weekend, when two separate shootings took place. A 19-year-old man was killed and two others were injured, one critically.Officers responding to the shooting on Saturday have said they "were met by a violent crowd that prevented officers' safe access to the victims", according to a police blog. In officers' body-camera footage, police can be heard telling people at the protest zone to move out of the way so they can get to the victim, while protesters repeatedly tell them the victim is already gone.During the press conference on Monday, the Seattle police chief, Carmen Best, said that while there had been countless people protesting peacefully, there had also been "shootings, a rape, assaults, burglary, arson, and property destruction"."This isn't a debate about first amendment rights, this is about life or death," she added.When asked what officials will do if people don't voluntarily leave the area, Durkan said they planned to use a range of techniques, including working with black-led organizations to communicate with the people in the zone and offering outreach to those there who are homeless."I think we've seen across the country and Seattle, it would not be an effective strategy to simply send police in to try to clear the area," she said.The decision to send police back into the precinct was a major disappointment for some in the community who wanted the site repurposed.Kshama Sawant, a Socialist city councilwoman, has pushed for the precinct to be "turned over permanently into community control". She recently announced on Twitter that she would be introducing legislation to convert the east precinct into a community center for restorative justice.
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| Conservative Democrat could win primary in U.S.' bluest district Posted: 22 Jun 2020 09:47 PM PDT  Rubén Díaz Sr. could emerge victorious from a large, divided field.
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| White House press told to leave grounds as tensions rise over attempted removal of Andrew Jackson statue Posted: 22 Jun 2020 10:54 PM PDT  CNN reported that their reporters, as well as other members of the White House press corps, were asked to leave the White House grounds.
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| Protesters join class-action lawsuit against the Los Angeles Police Department alleging they were shot in the head or torso by projectiles Posted: 22 Jun 2020 11:07 PM PDT  A class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of Black Lives Matter Los Angeles accuses police of using excessive force against protesters.
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| Powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake rocks Mexico, at least five dead Posted: 23 Jun 2020 02:25 PM PDT  In Mexico, a powerful 7.4- magnitude earthquake near Huatulco in the Pacific coast of Oaxaca has left at least five people dead.
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| Anti-racism protests turn spotlight on icons of US history Posted: 23 Jun 2020 08:47 AM PDT  As the wave of anti-racism protests rocking the United States brings down monuments to figures linked to the country's history of slavery, the spotlight is shifting to other prominent people long considered untouchable. Although protesters initially focused on removing statues of Confederate generals, the movement has begun to turn its focus to icons of US history, including the nation's founders Thomas Jefferson and George Washington, and President Theodore Roosevelt. On Monday night, it was the turn of Andrew Jackson, the populist slaveholding soldier-president admired by US President Donald Trump.
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| 'Astonishing' giant circle of pits found near Stonehenge Posted: 22 Jun 2020 12:06 AM PDT  Archaeologists have discovered a wide circle of deep pits surrounding an ancient settlement near Stonehenge, opening up new lines of investigation into the origins and meaning of the mysterious, prehistoric monument. The new discovery, by a team of archaeologists from several universities, shows a 2-km (1.2-mile) wide circle of shafts surrounding a settlement at Durrington Walls, which also included a henge, or circular structure, made of timber posts. The site is located about 3.2 km northeast of Stonehenge and evidence suggests the pits date back to the same period, some 4,500 years ago.
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| Seattle to end police-free protest zone after shootings Posted: 23 Jun 2020 07:45 AM PDT  Mayor Jenny Durkan says the violence is "increasingly difficult" for businesses and residents.
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| Did Russia Just Send a Submarine Through the Bosphorus? Posted: 23 Jun 2020 10:59 AM PDT  Social media is buzzing that a Russian Kilo-class submarine might have just passed through the strait, violating a nearly 80-year-old-treaty.
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| Ex-Roger Stone Prosecutor: DOJ Under ‘Heavy Pressure’ to Spare Trump’s Friend Posted: 23 Jun 2020 12:45 PM PDT  One of the prosecutors who quit the Roger Stone case in disgust over interference from Attorney General Bill Barr will tell the House Judiciary Committee that the "highest levels of the Department" wanted to spare Stone, a friend of the president's, years of prison time. "What I heard—repeatedly—was that Roger Stone was being treated differently from any other defendant because of his relationship to the President," according to a statement from Aaron Zelinsky, one of ex-Special Counsel Robert Mueller's prosecutors. In February, Zelinsky and three colleagues resigned from the Stone prosecution after Timothy Shea, then the acting U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, recommended a substantially shorter prison term than the seven to nine years Zelinsky recommended. Stone was convicted of lying to Congress about his interactions with WikiLeaks during the 2016 election, witness tampering and obstructing a congressional inquiry. Shea was a former senior aide to Barr who now runs the Drug Enforcement Administration. Zelinsky's statement calls out Shea by name as "receiving heavy pressure from the highest levels of the Department of Justice to cut Stone a break, and that the U.S. Attorney's sentencing instructions to us were based on political considerations." He called the department's pursuit of a sentence shorter than its own sentencing guidelines "unheard of" for an "unrepentant" defendant like Stone, who threatened the judge presiding over his case. The judge, Amy Berman Jackson, sentenced Stone to 40 months in prison. "I was also told that the acting U.S. Attorney was giving Stone such unprecedentedly favorable treatment because he was 'afraid of the President,'" Zelinsky said of Shea.Trump Ally Roger Stone Gets 40 Months for Lying, Witness-TamperingZelinsky's testimony, delivered after the House Judiciary Committee subpoenaed him, will come at professional risk. He remains a federal prosecutor in Maryland. An attorney for Zelinsky, the former Office of Director of National Intelligence general counsel Robert Litt, declined to comment. According to Zelinsky, Shea and his team attempted at least three times in February to get the Stone prosecutors to agree to a reduced sentence. First they requested that Zelinsky's team not apply the full term the sentencing guidelines suggested. When Zelinsky—along with Adam Jed, Jonathan Kravis, and Michael Marando—refused, Shea's team told them "to say that whatever the Guidelines recommended, Stone should get less." They rejected that, as well. Finally, Shea provided "an instruction" to omit from their sentencing memorandum references to Stone's conduct at trial, such as a threat to Berman that Stone posted on Instagram. Zelinsky says in his statement that he threatened to resign on Feb. 10. Trump rapidly attacked his team's sentencing memorandum as a "miscarriage of justice."Zelinsky criticized the more lenient memorandum Shea's office produced as "unethical" in a colloquy with a Department colleague that he references in his prepared statement. "I take no satisfaction in publicly criticizing the actions of the Department of Justice, where I have spent most of my legal career. I have always been and remain proud to be an Assistant United States Attorney," Zelinsky closes his prepared remarks by saying. Zelinsky will be joined by DOJ antitrust colleague John W. Elias, who will testify about antitrust investigations under Barr that concerned him enough to bring them to the department inspector general's attention. Wednesday's hearing is slated to feature no Justice Department witnesses on Barr or Shea's behalf, though former Attorney General Michael Mukasey is also scheduled to testify. The committee's Democratic majority is in open conflict with Barr over everything from the similar leniency shown to ex-National Security Adviser Mike Flynn to Barr's specially deputized federal police during the D.C. Black Lives Matter protests to Barr's deceitful attempt at firing the acting U.S. attorney in New York. Last month, they requested a Justice Department inspector general inquiry into Barr's "politicization" of numerous department actions. But the House Democratic leadership, having lost its fight to impeach Trump, is reluctant to attempt removing Barr from office—meaning that Wednesday's hearing with Zelinsky may be a high-water mark for pressure on the attorney general. Read more at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast hereGet our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.
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| India tells Pakistan to cut embassy staff by half, says will do same Posted: 23 Jun 2020 09:34 AM PDT  India told Pakistan on Tuesday to slash its embassy staff in New Delhi by half -- saying it would do the same in Islamabad -- as a diplomatic spat continued between the nuclear-armed rivals. The fractious relationship between the neighbours has worsened since New Delhi expelled two Pakistan embassy officials over spying claims in late May. After that, New Delhi accused Islamabad of torturing two Indian diplomats arrested following an alleged hit-and-run in the Pakistani capital.
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| Exclusive: Dozens of Republican former U.S. national security officials to back Biden Posted: 23 Jun 2020 08:51 AM PDT  Dozens of Republican former U.S. national security officials are forming a group that will back Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, people familiar with the effort said, in a further sign that President Donald Trump has alienated some members of his own party. The group will publicly endorse Biden in the coming weeks and its members plan to campaign for the former vice president who is challenging Trump in the Nov. 3 election, the sources said. It includes at least two dozen officials who served under Republican Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush, with dozens more in talks to join, the sources added.
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| Trudeau points to 'direct link' between detained Canadians and arrest of Huawei executive Posted: 22 Jun 2020 10:57 AM PDT  China has denied that the arrests of Kovrig and Spavor are tied to Meng's case.
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| Cleveland business owner receiving threats for cooperating with police after store was looted Posted: 22 Jun 2020 03:40 AM PDT  Colossal Cupcakes owner Kelly Kandah, who hid with her staff as her store was ransacked by looters in May, says she's now receiving threats for cooperating with the police investigation.
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| Coronavirus: Newborn Mexican triplets test positive in 'unprecedented' case Posted: 23 Jun 2020 01:26 AM PDT  Experts are investigating whether coronavirus could have been passed through the mother's placenta.
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| Texas Governor: Coronavirus Spreading at ‘Unacceptable Rate’ in State Posted: 23 Jun 2020 07:10 AM PDT  Governor Greg Abbott warned Monday that the coronavirus is now spreading in Texas at an "unacceptable rate" and pleaded with residents to wear masks in public and continue practicing social distancing."To state the obvious, COVID-19 is now spreading at an unacceptable rate in Texas, and it must be corralled," Abbott said at a news briefing.Texas has seen more than 25,000 new coronavirus cases over the past week and on Friday recorded a one-day record of 4,600 new positive cases. The spike in cases comes after Texas allowed businesses to reopen at 75 percent capacity earlier this month.Abbott urged the public to take precautions against spreading the virus, even as people return to work and frequent public places. He did not, however, announce any new social distancing rules."Wearing a mask will help us to keep Texas open. Not taking action to slow the spread will cause COVID to spread even worse, risking people's lives, and ultimately, leading to the closure of more businesses," Abbott said."The way hospitalizations are spiking, the way that daily new cases are spiking — surely the public can understand that if those spikes continue, additional measures are going to be necessary to make sure we maintain the health and safety of the people of the state of Texas," the governor added.Texas has averaged more than 3,200 daily coronavirus hospitalizations over the last several days, a sharp increase from the latter half of May, when about 1,600 people were hospitalized daily for the virus. Abbott suggested that if those numbers double again, the state may reimpose social distancing restrictions."If we were to experience another doubling of those numbers over the next month, that would mean we're in an urgent situation where tougher actions will be required to make sure that we do contain the spread of COVID-19," Abbott said.
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| After George Floyd, students sick of ‘lip service,’ want action from colleges over racism Posted: 22 Jun 2020 09:04 AM PDT  After George Floyd's death, universities condemned racism. But many students say the statements are empty rhetoric; what they want is action.
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| Secret Service responds to reports that reporters were ordered to leave White House while protests took place nearby, says '4 members of the media were misdirected by the Secret Service' to leave. Posted: 22 Jun 2020 10:44 PM PDT  Journalists were asked to vacate the White House while protests were taking place in nearby Lafayette Park, according to CNN.
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| CNN Anchor Corners Trump Campaign Spox: Are Dead Americans ‘Funny to You?’ Posted: 22 Jun 2020 01:01 PM PDT  CNN anchor Brianna Keilar took Trump campaign communications director Tim Murtaugh to task on Monday, repeatedly pressing him to defend Team Trump's claim that the president was just "kidding" when he claimed over the weekend that he asked his administration to slow down coronavirus testing.During his sparsely attended Tulsa rally on Saturday night, President Donald Trump told his supporters that he called on officials to slow COVID-19 testing in order to decrease the number of confirmed cases in the country. A White House official later told The Daily Beast that Trump was "obviously kidding" and Trump aide Peter Navarro claimed on Sunday that the remarks were "tongue-in-cheek."In a contentious Monday interview that also featured the CNN anchor grilling Murtaugh on Trump's recent use of the racist phrase "Kung Flu," Keilar brought up Trump's testing comments, asking whether it was true that Trump wanted to slow it down as America passes 120,000 COVID-19 deaths.Even 'Fox & Friends' Isn't Buying Kayleigh McEnany's Spin on Tulsa Rally Crowd"No, it's not. As a matter of fact, the United States leads the world in testing," Murtaugh replied, prompting Keilar to immediately wonder why Trump was saying that."I understand there's not much of a sense of humor at CNN center," Murtaugh sneered. "But the president was joking. He tried to illustrate the point that when you expand testing, you will naturally expand the number of positive cases that you detect.""That was the very point he was making," he continued. "I'm not surprised that you're either unable or unwilling to understand the president had a tongue-in-cheek remark there. But that's the point he's making."Keilar, meanwhile, pointed out that there are now "120,000 Americans dead," adding: "I do not think that is funny. Do you think that is funny?"After Murtaugh reiterated the president was just trying to "illustrate the point" about expanded testing, the CNN anchor pointed out that he just said "it's a joke."Stammering, the Trump spokesperson said that one can "use ironic humor" in these situations, prompting Keilar to again interject."Is dead Americans, is unemployed Americans, is that funny to you?" Keilar dryly noted."You can ask it 100 different ways," Murtaugh retorted, causing the CNN host to fire back: "And you won't answer it."The Trump flack would go on to repeat his talking points about the president making a factual point about increased testing resulting in more confirmed cases, leaving Keilar with the final word."You are aware that hospitalization numbers disprove what you are saying," she proclaimed. "That testing does not solely account for the numbers we're seeing, including in Florida, a state you just held up as a model when it certainly is not.""It is not funny that Americans are dying, she concluded as a stone-faced Murtaugh stood silent. "It's not funny that they're unemployed. Tim Murtaugh, thank you for coming on."Read more at The Daily Beast.Get our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.
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| Saudi leadership pressures former intelligence official’s family, seeks access to documents Posted: 23 Jun 2020 02:40 AM PDT  As Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman moved to tighten his grip on power over the past few years, detaining senior royals and opponents, one person has eluded him: a former top-ranking intelligence official who was close to a key rival to the throne. In recent months, the crown prince -- known by the initials MbS -- has increased pressure on relatives of Saad al-Jabri, including detaining his adult children, to try to force his return to the kingdom from exile in Canada, the former intelligence official's family say. In the crown prince's sights are documents Jabri has access to that contain sensitive information, according to four people with knowledge of the situation.
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| Sirte: Kadhafi birthplace targeted in Libya conflict Posted: 23 Jun 2020 03:27 AM PDT  Libya's coastal city of Sirte, hometown of ex-dictator Moamer Kadhafi and a strategic gateway to oil export ports, is now at the centre of tensions between rival forces and regional powers. Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Saturday that Sirte and Al-Jufra to the south represent a "red line" which Turkey-backed forces should not cross as they support the UN-recognised government in the battle against strongman Khalifa Haftar, a Sisi ally. Haftar, who controls most of eastern Libya, seized Sirte in January months after launching an assault on the capital Tripoli, base of the UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA).
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| Sheriff's office employee among 3 men accused of vandalizing Black Lives Matter sign Posted: 22 Jun 2020 07:10 PM PDT  "I'm deeply disappointed that one of our employees involved himself in this type of illegal activity, especially when this is an infringement on someone's First Amendment right to freedom of speech," Sheriff Bill Ayub said.
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| Powerful earthquake shakes southern Mexico, at least 5 dead Posted: 23 Jun 2020 08:46 AM PDT  A powerful earthquake centered near the southern Mexico resort of Huatulco on Tuesday killed at least five people, swayed buildings in Mexico City and sent thousands fleeing into the streets. Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said one person was killed in a building collapse in Huatulco, Oaxaca. Oaxaca Gov. Alejandro Murat said a second person was killed in an apparent house collapse in the mountain village of San Juan Ozolotepec and a third died in circumstances he did not explain.
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| One Expert Fought a New Korean War in a Simulator. You Should Be Scared. Posted: 23 Jun 2020 03:00 PM PDT  A terrible scenario.
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| Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro ordered to wear mask in public Posted: 23 Jun 2020 07:56 AM PDT  The Brazilian leader has belittled the risk posed by coronavirus and attended anti-lockdown rallies.
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| Who will face Mitch McConnell? 3-way Kentucky Democratic primary comes to a head Tuesday Posted: 23 Jun 2020 11:08 AM PDT  They all have the same goal: to persuade Kentucky Democrats they're the one who can dethrone Mitch McConnell and end his 36-year Senate career.
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| Trump is about to hold a 3,000-person rally in a city where experts say people are already acting like the coronavirus doesn't exist Posted: 23 Jun 2020 03:08 PM PDT  The infection rate, lack of masks, and arrival of thousands of attendees have Arizona doctors concerned the rally could be a superspreader event.
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| Putin raises tax for wealthy Russians ahead of vote on his rule Posted: 23 Jun 2020 07:35 AM PDT  President Vladimir Putin raised income tax for wealthy Russians and offered new state handouts to families with children on Tuesday, days before the country votes on reforms that could keep him in power until 2036. In a televised speech to the nation, Putin, 67, said Russia's response to the coronavirus crisis had saved tens of thousands of lives and he ordered the extension of several support measures to cushion the economic fallout. Deviating from a flat 13% tax he himself introduced almost two decades ago, Putin said the wealthy would now pay 15% on annual income over 5 million roubles ($72,833) and that the additional cash would go towards helping sick children.
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| US Navy announces intent to ink $10B in contracts for first 2 Columbia subs Posted: 23 Jun 2020 07:37 AM PDT  The Navy announced its intent to sign a contract for two Columbia-class submarines as soon as Congress forks over the money.
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| Man who served decades for stepmom's murder pleads guilty to killing doctor Posted: 22 Jun 2020 05:59 PM PDT  Timothy Chavira was immediately sentenced to life without the possibility of parole in the December death of Editha Cruz de Leon.
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| Arizona firefighters forced to handle multiple historic wildfires at once Posted: 22 Jun 2020 12:24 PM PDT  A dozen wildfires have torched nearly 400,000 burned acres in Arizona and have left parts of the state, particularly the southeastern portion, in ruins. Nearly half of that acreage has come from the Bush Fire blazing in the Tonto National Forest, just north of Phoenix. As of Monday morning, the still-young 2020 wildfire season has already burned more Arizona land than all but two years since 2002. Three current active wildfires in the state all rank in the top-10 for largest blazes in Arizona history, marking the first time since 2011 that multiple, historic-sized fires have burnt simultaneously. After igniting on June 13, the Bush Fire has grown rapidly in the past week, up to 186,848 acres as of Monday morning. The fire is now the fifth-largest in state history with 61% containment, according to officials. It's also the largest blaze currently burning in the United States.The inferno was ignited by a vehicle fire and led to evacuations in nearby areas such as Brownsville, Jake's Corner, Slate Creek, Pioneer Pass and Punkin Center before evacuation orders were lifted on Sunday morning."It has just been a monster of a season for us and extremely busy," Dave Ramirez, South Zone Fire Management Officer, said according to AZCentral.com. "It's been very busy for us, actually, in the past two years."According to local fire officials, all residents are prohibited from burning any sort of fire, including campfires and cooking stove fires, in the Tonto National Forest. The state's second-fastest growing fire, the Bighorn Fire, increased to 58,553 acres on Tuesday morning, The fire has been the most destructive of any blaze in the state, causing $18.2 million of damage, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.After reaching 40% containment on Friday, conditions worsened and the containment decreased to 16% by Monday, the least contained of any of the state's major current blazes. Firefighters worked to increase containment up to 33% by Tuesday morning. It has required the attention of 969 firefighting personnel, the most of any fire. Burning in Coronado National Forest, the frightening spread of the blaze has escalated the classification from a type-3 to a type-1 fire."With this type-1 team there is a lot of complexity, a lot of levels, a lot of layers but the communication is the most important part and it's been great, the level of communication on this team," said Adam Jarrold, Public Information Officer of the Bighorn Fire, according to KVOA.com.A type-1 fire is the highest and most serious level of firefighting attention, as the classification means the risk level to structures and properties are at their peak. Charring at more than 100 square miles, the Mangum Fire is Arizona's second-largest fire. Since igniting on June 8, the wildfire has burned over 71,000 acres in the northern portion of Arizona in Coconino County and wreaked havoc for visitors trying to get to the northern rim of the Grand Canyon.The blaze, which is also the second-largest current fire in the U.S., has destroyed four structures and forced closures of popular roadways like Highway 89A and State Route 67 to Grand Canyon National Park, which takes visitors to the north rim of the Grand Canyon.CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FREE ACCUWEATHER APP Smoke billows out of the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest. (Photo via Inciweb) The eastern-most wildfire and the only other blaze to have destroyed structures, the Bringham Fire has continued burning in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest north of Morenci since being ignited by lightning on June 6. It has scorched nearly 20,000 acres and is just 20% contained.On Monday morning, Incident Commander Carl Schwope said the remote location of the fire has provided logistical challenges for firefighters, according to Inciweb. Despite being nearly nine times smaller than the Bush Fire, the Bringham Fire has caused nearly as much damage, according to the NIFC.The Sawtooth Fire was previously burning in the Tonto National Forest, where it grew to 24,729 acres before firefighters reached 100% containment on June 7. The fire was burning in the scar of the Woodbury Fire, which was previously the fifth-largest fire in state history after burning 123,875 acres in 2019.The Blue River Fire has burned 30,400 acres as of Monday morning, but firefighters have managed to reach 85% containment of the blaze. According to the NIFC, despite being the state's fourth-largest fire, it has caused the least damage of any of the major blazes and is only requiring the attention of eight personnel.The Good Fire, the Dry Lake Fire and the Tadpole Fire have burnt about a combined 25,000 acres between the three blazes, but they are largely corralled and estimated to reach 100% containment in the coming weeks.Keep checking back on AccuWeather.com and stay tuned to the AccuWeather Network on DirecTV, Frontier and Verizon Fios.
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| This U.S. Missile Can Kill Any Target on the Planet (In Less Than an Hour) Posted: 23 Jun 2020 09:15 AM PDT  Meet the Common Hypersonic Glide Body.
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| 3 dead, 6 wounded in shooting at North Carolina block party Posted: 22 Jun 2020 01:31 AM PDT  Three people were killed and six others were wounded early Monday when multiple people fired into a crowd at an impromptu celebration in North Carolina, police said. The shooting happened at an impromptu block party in Charlotte that was a continuation of Juneteenth celebrations, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Deputy Chief Gerald Smith said at a media briefing Monday. Police responding to the scene heard shots being fired.
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| US police reform on the brink as key Democrats deal a blow to Senate Republican proposal Posted: 23 Jun 2020 08:07 AM PDT  Democratic Senate bellwethers on policing reform have thrown down the gauntlet, announcing they will oppose the Republican majority's proposed legislation scheduled for a procedural vote on Wednesday."This bill is not salvageable and we need bipartisan talks to get to a constructive starting point," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senators Cory Booker and Kamala Harris wrote to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in a letter on Tuesday.
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| Missing Oklahoma Soldier Found Dead Posted: 22 Jun 2020 04:23 PM PDT  fort hood soldier found dead, missing oklahoma soldier found dead, missing fort hood soldier's remains identified
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| The 'TikTok grandma' who started the prank targeting Trump's Tulsa rally has only been a Democrat for one year and voted for Libertarian Gary Johnson in 2016 Posted: 23 Jun 2020 10:48 AM PDT  Many have praised TikTok teens and K-pop stans for pranking Trump's Tulsa rally but a grandma originated the idea.
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