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Trump plans to invite Putin in the postponed G-7 summit
Politics
Trump plans to invite Putin in the postponed G-7 summit

US President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he is postponing the G-7 summit until the fall and plans to invite four additional non-member nations, including Russia. New countries include Australia, India, Russia, and South Korea. "I don’t feel that as a G-7 it properly represents what’s going on in the world, “We want Australia, we want India, we want South Korea and Russia," Trump said

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Sun May 31 - Politico
Pangolins played a major role in coronavirus transmission, study shows
Science
Pangolins played a major role in coronavirus transmission, study shows

A team of researchers from Duke University and Los Alamos National Laboratory reported in the journal Science Advances that the novel coronavirus seems to have spent some time infecting both bats and pangolins before it jumped into humans. It is clear that coronavirus has swapped genes repeatedly with similar strains infecting bats, pangolins, and a possible third species, study shows.

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Sun May 31 - CNN
Los Angeles mayor requests for National Guards after violent protests
International
Los Angeles mayor requests for National Guards after violent protests

After violent protests in the city, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti asked for the National Guards to be deployed in the city. Garcetti requested National Guard assistance from California Gov. Gavin Newsom and up to 1,000 troops are expected to arrive by midnight. He also expanded the curfew order to the entire city of Los Angeles. The adjacent cities of Beverly Hills and West Hollywood are also under curfew

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Sun May 31 - CNBC
Mane and Salah will leave Liverpool for the right price, says Barnes
Sports
Mane and Salah will leave Liverpool for the right price, says Barnes

Former English Football player and manager John Barnes said that Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane could be lured away from Liverpool by big-money offers from afar with the Reds warned that “every club is a selling club in modern football”. Barnes said that no club able to guarantee that prized assets will be retained for a prolonged period of time

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Sun May 31 - Goal
Faith Evans booked after allegedly attacking Stevie J
Entertainment
Faith Evans booked after allegedly attacking Stevie J

Law enforcement agencies in LA confirmed that they booked Faith Evans for attacking Stevie J. Faith was arrested earlier this week at around 1 AM after cops got called to their L.A.-area home. Faith and Stevie got into a heated argument, and at some point, it turned violent. Cops noticed visible marks and scratches on Stevie's face, they arrested Faith and booked her for felony domestic violence

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Sun May 31 - TMZ
Zuckerberg says “Our policy allows discussion around state use of force”
Technology
Zuckerberg says “Our policy allows discussion around state use of force”

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg released an explanation of why his company did not contextualize or remove posts from the accounts associated with President Donald Trump. “We looked very closely at the post that discussed the protests in Minnesota to evaluate whether it violated our policies,” Zuckerberg wrote. “Our policy around incitement of violence allows discussion around state use of force”

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Sun May 31 - Techcrunch
The UK ranked one of the worst countries for respecting children’s rights
International
The UK ranked one of the worst countries for respecting children’s rights

KidsRights Index released a report based on the data provided by the UN, the United Kingdom has been ranked as one of the worst countries in the world for respecting children's rights. The study covers a total of 182 nations, The KidsRights Index 2020 ranked the UK 169th out of 182 nations, behind Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Iraq. Ranked at the top were Iceland, Switzerland, Finland, Sweden, and Germany

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Sun May 31 - TRTWorld
India recorded 8,380 new COVID-19 cases, fatality rate at 2.8%
International
India recorded 8,380 new COVID-19 cases, fatality rate at 2.8%

India reported the biggest single-day jump in new coronavirus cases as the country reported 8,380 new cases in the last 24 hours. taking the country’s tally to 1,82,143, while the death toll rose to 5,164, according to the Union Health Ministry. India’s fatality rate now stands at 2.8% as the country becomes the ninth worst-hit nation by coronavirus pandemic

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Sun May 31 - TribuneIndia
Pakistan reports record coronavirus cases and deaths
International
Pakistan reports record coronavirus cases and deaths

Pakistan recorded 3,039 new coronavirus cases along with 88 new deaths in the last 24 hours, a record so far as the country is struggling to contain the economic impact of COVID-19. Prime Minister Imran Khan announced a step-by-step reopening plan earlier this month but a record number of new cases raised concerns over the Government's reopening plan. Global coronavirus cases jumped above 6.1 million with more than 370,000 deaths

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Sun May 31 - Covid.gov.pk
25 US cities under curfew after violent protests
International
25 US cities under curfew after violent protests

George Floyd protests across the US have turned deadly as many people died and dozens of injuries were reported on Saturday. As protests continue across the United States into the early hours of Sunday morning, at least 25 cities across 16 states have imposed curfews. The National Guard has also been activated in around a dozen states and the District of Columbia

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Sun May 31 - CNN
Elon Musk and Grimes nicknamed their son ‘Little X’
Entertainment
Elon Musk and Grimes nicknamed their son ‘Little X’

Singer Grimes and Tesla CEO Elon Musk were in the news after naming their newly born son X Æ A-12, but due to legal issues in California they renamed him X Æ A-Xii, and now they nicknamed their son Little X. "The name like 'X Æ A-12' would not be allowed," Matt Conens, of the Office of Public Affairs of the California Department of Public Health

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Sun May 31 - USAToday
Oakland’s George Floyd protest turned violent
International
Oakland’s George Floyd protest turned violent

The George Floyd protest in Oakland turned deadly as two Federal Protective Service officers were shot and injured, one died overnight from gunshot wounds. Thousands of protesters from around the Bay Area met in Oakland to protest the death of George Floyd. A group of people broke into an Oakland Target on Broadway and went through the store smashing windows and grabbing items

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Sat May 30 - Kron4
Sun unleashes biggest flare since 2017. Is our star waking up?
Science
Sun releases biggest flare since 2017

On May 29, sun fired off its strongest flare since October 2017, an eruption spotted by NASA's sun-watching Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). "However, it takes at least six months of solar observations and sunspot-counting after a minimum to know when it's occurred," NASA officials wrote today in an update announcing SDO's flare detection .

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Sat May 30 - Space
NBA sets July 31 target date for return to play; Cavaliers’ season likely over
Sports
NBA season to return by July 31

Good news for all Basketball fans, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and the league office informed the Board of Governors during Friday’s call that July 31 is the target date for the return of 2019-20 season.There’s only one scenario that involves all 30 teams going to a single site -- Disney World in Orlando -- for an undetermined number of regular-season games before starting the playoffs.

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Sat May 30 - Cleveland
NASCAR to Release the Full Updated Schedule Soon: Reports
Sports
NASCAR plans to release the full updated schedule soon

NASCAR will soon announce it’s updated schedule next week. It will include a doubleheader at Pocono, a midweek All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, and a Thursday night Cup race at Kansas Speedway. Marcus Smith, President of Speedway Motorsports Inc. said in a media appearance that it is almost confirmed that the All-Star Race would take place at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

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Sat May 30 - Essentiallysports
Modi says India facing 'long' coronavirus battle: Live updates
International
India's long coronavirus battle and latest global updates

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that country is facing a "long battle" ahead in its efforts to defeat the pandemic as the country set a new record for daily coronavirus infections. In other news, A nephew of Belgium's King Philippe, Prince Joachim, has tested positive for coronavirus after attending a party in Spain, which Spanish media said broke lockdown rules because of the number of people there.

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Sat May 30 - Aljazeera
UK considers opening citizenship 'path' for 300k Hong Kong residents
International
UK's citizenship plan for 300,000 Hong Kong residents

Plan would apply only to Hong Kongers who possess a document known as the British National Overseas (BNO) passport,which was granted to residents who registered for it prior to Britain handing Hong Kong back to China in 1997. On Thursday, Britain's Home Office Secretary, Priti Patel, said she and the Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab were exploring ways to provide more rights for BNO passport holders, including extending a"path to citizenship."

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Sat May 30 - Cnn
Unarmed Palestinian man shot dead by police in Jerusalem
International
Unarmed Palestinian man shot dead by police in Jerusalem

Israeli police said officers believed the man had a gun and opened fire on him when he refused to stop for them. An Israeli police statement Saturday morning said: "In Jerusalem's Old City, at Lions Gate area, police units on patrol spotted a suspect with a suspicious object that looked like a pistol.

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Sat May 30 - Cnn
United Airlines cutting 13 top exec jobs, adding international flights in July
Business
United Airlines cutting top executive jobs

United Airlines Holdings Inc said on Friday it will eliminate 13 officer positions even as it adds international flights back to its network, part of a restructuring to address the hit on its business from the coronavirus pandemic.Chicago-based United said it is increasing trans-Atlantic service from Washington, D.C. and San Francisco to cities across Europe in July thanks to a modest rise in demand, and re-starting service to different locations

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Sat May 30 - Foxbusiness
$800 fine for unnecessarily stepping outside in Dubai
International
$800 fine for unnecessarily stepping outside in Dubai

Dubai police posted on their official twitter account about a new fine of AED 3,000 ($816) for unnecessarily stepping outside during the National Sterilization Programme hours from 11 pm to 6 am in Dubai. Dubai and some other emirates are easing back to normalcy with most businesses, including cinemas and gyms, now open with stringent precautionary measures in place

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Sat May 30 - KhaleejTimes
Nike addresses America’s racism issue
International
Nike addresses America’s racism issue

Nike released an Ad named ‘Don’t Do It’, addressing the racism issue in America. The simple video shared on Twitter contains lettering that begins, “For Once, Don’t Do It... Don’t pretend there’s not a problem in America... Don’t turn your back on racism.” “We hope that by sharing this film we can catalyze to inspire action against a deep issue in our society,” the company said in a statement

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Sat May 30 - CNBC
George Floyd protests turn deadly, Pentagon prepares military police
International
George Floyd protests turn deadly, Pentagon prepares military police

Protests erupted after the death of George Floyd by Minneapolis police have now turned deadly. The death was caught on video and prompted protests in Atlanta, New York, Los Angeles, Denver, Detroit, Dallas, Washington, DC, and other US cities on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Several deaths and injuries are being reported across the country as the Pentagon ordered the Army to prepare Military Police for deployment to Minneapolis

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Sat May 30 - Insider
New York City Police Department arrests 200 protestors
International
New York City Police Department arrests 200 protestors

New York City Police Department arrested around 200 protestors after protests over the death of George Floyd became violent. According to an official NYPD officer, around 40 arrested protestors were from outside the city. An earlier on the record statement from NYPD said no Civilians or Officers were critically injured. A vast majority of the arrestees were issued desk appearance tickets or summons and released

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Sat May 30 - CNN
International
India announces lockdown 5.0
Sat May 30
India announces lockdown 5.0
International
India announces lockdown 5.0

Indian Government announced lockdown 5.0 in the country with new guidelines as the number of cases jumped above 170,000. In lockdown 5 guidelines, the government has allowed several relaxations. The lockdown has been extended in containment zones till June 30. However, rules have been relaxed for outside containment zones. Government has now allowed Interstate and Intrastate movement of people

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Sat May 30 - FinancialExpress
Roger Federer tops the 2020 list of highest-paid athletes
Sports
Roger Federer tops the 2020 list of highest-paid athletes

Tennis star Roger Federer has been ranked the highest-paid athlete in the world as the swiss legend earned $106.3 million in pre-tax earnings over the last 12 months, according to Forbes business magazine. Football stars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi follow the 38-year-old tennis player with $105 million and $104 million earnings, respectively. Neymar came at the fourth spot while Lebron James grabbed the fifth position.

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Sat May 30 - AA