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George Floyd murder suspect Derek Chauvin has bail set at $1.25m
The Minneapolis ex-policeman accused of killing unarmed black man George Floyd has made his first court appearance, where his bail was set at $1.25m (£1m).
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General’s massive Trump backflip
America's top military officer now says he was wrong to have accompanied President Trump on his controversial walk through a protest.
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UNARMED MAN’S FINAL MOMENTS: Police video of shooting death released
Footage released of the scuffle that led to Rayshard Brooks being shot dead by police in the US has been released. WARNING: Distressing
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Man brutally bashed for alleged ‘n-word’
Disturbing footage shows white man being bashed in a department store for allegedly using a racial slur while on the phone. WARNING: Graphic
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Trump Can’t Immediately End DACA, Supreme Court Rules
The program, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, protects people brought to the United States as children by shielding them from deportation and letting them work.
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Cuomo ends coronavirus briefings but urges New Yorkers to remain vigilant
Governor celebrates ‘impossible task’ but urges residents to remain cautious against possible second wave
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Rayshard Brooks, murdered by police, mourned at church where Martin Luther King preached
With tears, some laughter and memories of a generous young man who liked cowboy boots and cracking jokes, more than 200 friends and family members filled the pews of an historic Atlanta church on Tuesday for the funeral of Rayshard Brooks.
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Coronavirus: New York imposes quarantine on eight US states
New York, New Jersey and Connecticut have asked people travelling from states where Covid-19 cases are rising to go into self-isolation for 14 days.
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‘Serious problem’: US virus cases spike
The US is facing a “serious problem” with more than 45,000 new cases of coronavirus in just one day – its largest spike since the pandemic began.
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White couple charged for threatening black family
A white husband and wife have been charged after the woman pulled a gun on a black mother and her children during a confrontation in a car park.
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Mary Kay Letourneau: Inside the horror rape case that shocked the world
Seattle schoolteacher Mary Kay Letourneau shocked the world 23 years ago when she raped her 12-year-old student, then married him.
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George Floyd: Officer told dying man to 'stop yelling'
The US police officer accused of George Floyd's murder told him to stop talking as he repeatedly gasped under the man's knee, according to court documents.
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Florida reports 15,000 new coronavirus cases, a record single-day total in the US
Rise is the biggest in any state since start of the pandemic as its daily average death toll continues to also rise
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DISASTROUS DECISION: What led to enormous virus spike in US state
The US state of Florida has just broken a worrying new record, single-handedly surpassing almost every country in the world. Why was it hit so hard?
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California ‘never should have re-opened’ as Covid-19 cases surge to record high
The number of new Covid-19 cases in California hit a record on July 14, surpassing 10,000 – just days after its governor re-imposed lockdown orders. The Golden State's initial handling of the Covid-19 outbreak was successful, having suppressed coronavirus transmission with prompt confinement measures. But experts say this early victory bred hubris, leading the state to re-open too soon.
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Oxford Covid-19 vaccine prompts immune response in early test
An experimental vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University against the new coronavirus produced an immune response in early-stage clinical trials, data showed on Monday, preserving hopes it could be in use by the end of the year.
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COVID-19 drug video quickly banned
Donald Trump Jr. has had his Twitter access restricted after he shared a video of claims about a controversial drug used to treat coronavirus.
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Coronavirus pandemic will be with us for a long time, WHO warns
The World Health Organization on Saturday warned the coronavirus pandemic was likely to be "lengthy" after its emergency committee met to evaluate the crisis six months after sounding the international alarm.
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WHO warns vaccine may never be found
The World Health Organisation has issued a sobering warning, saying there may never be a coronavirus vaccine that works properly.
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