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Trump administration rescinds rule on foreign students
- July 15, 2020
The Trump administration has agreed to revoke this policy after the U.S. District Court in MA has given the verdict against it. Burroughs was nominated to the court in 2014 by former President Barack Obama. But on July 6, ICE abruptly reversed the policy without explanation. According to judges overseeing the case, the universities and government were able to agree on a resolution to the ruling, reported The New York Times . (more...)
- July 15, 2020
The Trump administration has agreed to revoke this policy after the U.S. District Court in MA has given the verdict against it. Burroughs was nominated to the court in 2014 by former President Barack Obama. But on July 6, ICE abruptly reversed the policy without explanation. According to judges overseeing the case, the universities and government were able to agree on a resolution to the ruling, reported The New York Times . (more...)
Michigan Man Shot and Killed by Deputy After COVID Mask Dispute Stabbing
- July 15, 2020
In May, a security guard at a Family Dollar store in Flint was fatally shot after denying entry to a customer without a mask . The Eaton County sheriff's deputy pulled over Ruis' vehicle about a half hour later. That's the most important thing here". Police were also at the Quality Dairy, where the store was blocked off with police tape Tuesday. A fight over wearing face masks at a store led to an officer killing a man several miles away from the store, MI police say. (more...)
- July 15, 2020
In May, a security guard at a Family Dollar store in Flint was fatally shot after denying entry to a customer without a mask . The Eaton County sheriff's deputy pulled over Ruis' vehicle about a half hour later. That's the most important thing here". Police were also at the Quality Dairy, where the store was blocked off with police tape Tuesday. A fight over wearing face masks at a store led to an officer killing a man several miles away from the store, MI police say. (more...)
Justice Ginsburg treated in hospital for possible infection
- July 15, 2020
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been hospitalized for a possible infection. The justice's recent health issues aren't necessarily unique for her, as she's battled cancer twice before. Supreme Court justices serve for life or until they choose to retire, and supporters have expressed concern that if anything were to happen to Ms Ginsburg then a more conservative judge might replace her. (more...)
- July 15, 2020
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been hospitalized for a possible infection. The justice's recent health issues aren't necessarily unique for her, as she's battled cancer twice before. Supreme Court justices serve for life or until they choose to retire, and supporters have expressed concern that if anything were to happen to Ms Ginsburg then a more conservative judge might replace her. (more...)
Christchurch mosque gunman to represent himself at sentencing
- July 15, 2020
Brenton Tarrant sacked his lawyers - after earlier pleading guilty to killing 51 people and injuring another 40 in the mosque attacks last March. He has already pleaded guilty to the charges. Tarrant has been in police custody since March 15, 2019, when he was arrested and accused of using semi-automatic weapons to target Muslims attending Friday prayers at two mosques in the city of Christchurch. (more...)
- July 15, 2020
Brenton Tarrant sacked his lawyers - after earlier pleading guilty to killing 51 people and injuring another 40 in the mosque attacks last March. He has already pleaded guilty to the charges. Tarrant has been in police custody since March 15, 2019, when he was arrested and accused of using semi-automatic weapons to target Muslims attending Friday prayers at two mosques in the city of Christchurch. (more...)
Russian Federation claims completion of COVID-19 vaccine trials
- July 15, 2020
The Phase 3 trial will recruit 30,000 participants in the USA, with half to receive the vaccine at 100 microgramme dose levels, and the other half will receive a placebo. At the time, Moderna was criticized by some scientists for putting out a release describing positive results that temporarily drove up the company's stock price, but included few numbers that would allow scientists to interpret the data . (more...)
- July 15, 2020
The Phase 3 trial will recruit 30,000 participants in the USA, with half to receive the vaccine at 100 microgramme dose levels, and the other half will receive a placebo. At the time, Moderna was criticized by some scientists for putting out a release describing positive results that temporarily drove up the company's stock price, but included few numbers that would allow scientists to interpret the data . (more...)
Britain, France set to stiffen rules on coronavirus masks
- July 15, 2020
Face coverings must be worn in shops from July 24, or you may face a fine. According to guidance from the World Health Organization, people over 60 or with health issues should wear a medical-grade mask when they are out and can not socially distance, while all others should wear a three-layer fabric mask. (more...)
- July 15, 2020
Face coverings must be worn in shops from July 24, or you may face a fine. According to guidance from the World Health Organization, people over 60 or with health issues should wear a medical-grade mask when they are out and can not socially distance, while all others should wear a three-layer fabric mask. (more...)
Judge lifts restraining order on Mary Trump on eve of book release
- July 15, 2020
In an excerpt released by ABC, the niece of United States President Donald Trump was asked by anchor George Stephanopoulos what she would tell her uncle in person if she could. Mary Trump's lawyer, Theodore Boutrous Jr., said the judge "got it right in rejecting the Trump family's effort to squelch Mary Trump's core political speech on important issues of public concern". (more...)
- July 15, 2020
In an excerpt released by ABC, the niece of United States President Donald Trump was asked by anchor George Stephanopoulos what she would tell her uncle in person if she could. Mary Trump's lawyer, Theodore Boutrous Jr., said the judge "got it right in rejecting the Trump family's effort to squelch Mary Trump's core political speech on important issues of public concern". (more...)
30-yr-outdated dies soon after attending 'Covid party' in Texas
- July 15, 2020
A US Army veteran who dismissed the coronavirus pandemic as "hype" has died from the deadly disease aged just 37. In a report by ABC News , Chief medical officer for Methodist Hospital and Methodist Children's Hospital, Jane Appleby , said the unidentified patient had shared the information with them indicating he had attended the party. (more...)
- July 15, 2020
A US Army veteran who dismissed the coronavirus pandemic as "hype" has died from the deadly disease aged just 37. In a report by ABC News , Chief medical officer for Methodist Hospital and Methodist Children's Hospital, Jane Appleby , said the unidentified patient had shared the information with them indicating he had attended the party. (more...)
Top Democrats Blast Trump's Commutation of Roger Stone Sentence
- July 15, 2020
The former Trump associate was to report to prison on Tuesday after he was convicted of seven counts of obstruction, witness tampering and making false statements to Congress in relation to Mueller's Russian Federation investigation. Mueller hit back at the President's claims that prosecutors acted in bad faith towards Stone and other Trump associates. "Legislation is needed to ensure that no President can pardon or commute the sentence of an individual who is engaged in a cover-up ... (more...)
- July 15, 2020
The former Trump associate was to report to prison on Tuesday after he was convicted of seven counts of obstruction, witness tampering and making false statements to Congress in relation to Mueller's Russian Federation investigation. Mueller hit back at the President's claims that prosecutors acted in bad faith towards Stone and other Trump associates. "Legislation is needed to ensure that no President can pardon or commute the sentence of an individual who is engaged in a cover-up ... (more...)
Pompeo urges 'free and fair' Hong Kong vote after China warning
- July 15, 2020
Hong Kong is a semi-autonomous region that has been part of China since 1997, when the United Kingdom handed over the former colony to Beijing. The activists are set to run in this September's legislative council election. "So right now, I'm not interested in talking to China about another deal". A 23-year-old man in Hong Kong was booked for terrorism and secessionist activities on July 3, becoming the first person charged under the new security law. (more...)
- July 15, 2020
Hong Kong is a semi-autonomous region that has been part of China since 1997, when the United Kingdom handed over the former colony to Beijing. The activists are set to run in this September's legislative council election. "So right now, I'm not interested in talking to China about another deal". A 23-year-old man in Hong Kong was booked for terrorism and secessionist activities on July 3, becoming the first person charged under the new security law. (more...)
DeSantis Could Restrict GOP Convention as Virus Cases Spike
- July 14, 2020
And when you test, you create cases. And what are you going to do to stop the spread? "He has held back American workers from leading the world on clean energy , giving China and other countries a free pass to outcompete us in key technologies and the jobs that come with them", the campaign added. (more...)
- July 14, 2020
And when you test, you create cases. And what are you going to do to stop the spread? "He has held back American workers from leading the world on clean energy , giving China and other countries a free pass to outcompete us in key technologies and the jobs that come with them", the campaign added. (more...)
Sweden joins France, Germany in weighing measures against China over Hong Kong
- July 14, 2020
The large voter turnout is widely viewed as a symbolic protest vote against the national security law , which Beijing formally adopted for the city after ceremonial votes at the communist party's National People's Congress on June 30. Tai, his accomplices and the opposition camp attempted to seize the governance power of Hong Kong and wage a Hong Kong version of "color revolution", the spokesperson said. (more...)
- July 14, 2020
The large voter turnout is widely viewed as a symbolic protest vote against the national security law , which Beijing formally adopted for the city after ceremonial votes at the communist party's National People's Congress on June 30. Tai, his accomplices and the opposition camp attempted to seize the governance power of Hong Kong and wage a Hong Kong version of "color revolution", the spokesperson said. (more...)
UK Government announces billion dollar plan for post-EU borders
- July 14, 2020
The new Brexit campaign, aimed at future travellers to the bloc, businesses that trade with it, and European Union citizens living in Britain (UK), will see adverts air on television, radio and online. Johnson said it would be "a humane and sensible system" that allows the U.K.to attract the best talent from around the globe. In a written ministerial statement to the House of Commons, Patel announced a fast-track visa for National Health Service workers. (more...)
- July 14, 2020
The new Brexit campaign, aimed at future travellers to the bloc, businesses that trade with it, and European Union citizens living in Britain (UK), will see adverts air on television, radio and online. Johnson said it would be "a humane and sensible system" that allows the U.K.to attract the best talent from around the globe. In a written ministerial statement to the House of Commons, Patel announced a fast-track visa for National Health Service workers. (more...)
China to sanction US aerospace and defense contractor Lockheed Martin
- July 14, 2020
Beijing views Taiwan as one of its own, despite being ruled separately from the mainland since 1949. The US, like most countries, has no official diplomatic ties with Taiwan, but is bound by law to provide the democratic island with the means to defend itself. (more...)
- July 14, 2020
Beijing views Taiwan as one of its own, despite being ruled separately from the mainland since 1949. The US, like most countries, has no official diplomatic ties with Taiwan, but is bound by law to provide the democratic island with the means to defend itself. (more...)
The Canada-US Border Is Reportedly Staying Closed For Another Month
- July 14, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hinted at the possibility Monday after a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump. The Canada-U.S. border closure is expected to stay in place for another month according to reports. Truck drivers, Canadians and Americans who cross the border for essential work or other "urgent" reasons, as well as some others are exempt from the closure. (more...)
- July 14, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hinted at the possibility Monday after a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump. The Canada-U.S. border closure is expected to stay in place for another month according to reports. Truck drivers, Canadians and Americans who cross the border for essential work or other "urgent" reasons, as well as some others are exempt from the closure. (more...)
Behavioural expert calls for 'clear, coherent' face covering messages
- July 14, 2020
Face coverings will be mandatory in shops later this month. The government has been reluctant to enforce the wearing of face coverings, and its guidance states they do not protect the wearer but may protect others if people are infected but have not yet developed symptoms. (more...)
- July 14, 2020
Face coverings will be mandatory in shops later this month. The government has been reluctant to enforce the wearing of face coverings, and its guidance states they do not protect the wearer but may protect others if people are infected but have not yet developed symptoms. (more...)
Sessions, Trump Clash as Alabama Senate Runoff Looms
- July 14, 2020
Appearing on " The Story ", Sessions slammed Republican Tommy Tuberville as "wrong on trade, wrong on immigration, wrong on China", and emphasized that "he's not been advocating for the Trump agenda that I have been advocating for". Trump planned to hold a rally for Tuberville in the campaign's closing weeks, but called it off due to concerns about the resurgence of coronavirus cases and the potential for a repeat of his embarrassingly low attended campaign event in Oklahoma. (more...)
- July 14, 2020
Appearing on " The Story ", Sessions slammed Republican Tommy Tuberville as "wrong on trade, wrong on immigration, wrong on China", and emphasized that "he's not been advocating for the Trump agenda that I have been advocating for". Trump planned to hold a rally for Tuberville in the campaign's closing weeks, but called it off due to concerns about the resurgence of coronavirus cases and the potential for a repeat of his embarrassingly low attended campaign event in Oklahoma. (more...)
Coronavirus in Suffolk: Should face masks be mandatory?
- July 14, 2020
Professor Wendy Barclay, chairwoman in influenza virology at Imperial College London, said: "The use of face masks is really about protecting other people from you in case you're infected, we do think this virus is breathed out in droplets, whether or not these droplets are large or small it's quite likely that a face mask will remove some of them from your breath". (more...)
- July 14, 2020
Professor Wendy Barclay, chairwoman in influenza virology at Imperial College London, said: "The use of face masks is really about protecting other people from you in case you're infected, we do think this virus is breathed out in droplets, whether or not these droplets are large or small it's quite likely that a face mask will remove some of them from your breath". (more...)
Russian Foreign Ministry Concerned Over Escalation at Armenian-Azerbaijani Border
- July 14, 2020
Ethnic-Armenian separatists seized Karabakh from Azerbaijan in a war that claimed 30,000 lives in the early 1990s, but the worldwide community still views the region as part of Azerbaijan. An all-out war between the two countries could potentially envelop the entire Caucasus, dragging in regional powers - Armenia's military ally Russian Federation and Azerbaijan's patron Turkey - which compete for geopolitical influence in the strategic region. (more...)
- July 14, 2020
Ethnic-Armenian separatists seized Karabakh from Azerbaijan in a war that claimed 30,000 lives in the early 1990s, but the worldwide community still views the region as part of Azerbaijan. An all-out war between the two countries could potentially envelop the entire Caucasus, dragging in regional powers - Armenia's military ally Russian Federation and Azerbaijan's patron Turkey - which compete for geopolitical influence in the strategic region. (more...)
Coronavirus: Patient in their 30s dies after attending 'Covid party'
- July 14, 2020
According to Appleby, shortly before the patient's death, "they looked at their nurse and said 'I think I made a mistake, I thought this was a hoax, but it's not". "I thought this was a hoax". She then added that the patient's condition deteriorated until they were critically ill, before they came out with a heartbreaking change of heart in the moments before their death. (more...)
- July 14, 2020
According to Appleby, shortly before the patient's death, "they looked at their nurse and said 'I think I made a mistake, I thought this was a hoax, but it's not". "I thought this was a hoax". She then added that the patient's condition deteriorated until they were critically ill, before they came out with a heartbreaking change of heart in the moments before their death. (more...)
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