DNC announces sweeping changes to convention, but Biden will still accept nomination in Milwaukee

Even as Democrats downsize their convention, they say former Vice President Joe Biden will still formally accept the nomination in Milwaukee.

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Retired Police Officer Faces Charges After Restaurant Shooting

A retired NYPD officer faces assault charges after a shooting inside a Queens restaurant.

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'A Karen in the wild': More than $22,000 in donations pour in for a Starbucks employee who refused to serve a customer not wearing a face mask

"She flipped me off, and she said, 'No, I don't need one,' and she started cursing up a storm," Lenin Gutierrez said. San Diego County requires masks.

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Coronavirus: New York imposes quarantine on eight US states

It comes as a US university predicts 180,000 US deaths from the virus by October.

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Gunmen wound Mexico City police chief; 3 dead

A high-sided construction truck and a white SUV pulled into the path of Mexico City's police chief just as dawn was breaking Friday on the capital’s most iconic boulevard and assailants opened fire with .50-caliber sniper rifles and grenades on his armored vehicle. The cinematic ambush involving two-dozen gunmen left chief Omar García Harfuch wounded with three bullet impacts and shrapnel. The high-powered armament and brazenness of the attack suggested the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and hours after the attack, García blamed them via Twitter from the hospital.

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Pelosi says the House won't impeach AG Barr: 'Let's solve our problems by going to the polls and voting on Election Day'

"One hundred and thirty one days from now, we will have the solution to many problems, one of them being Barr," Speaker Pelosi said.

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Former Washington congressman slams Seattle mayor for proposed $20M police budget cuts: 'It's the biggest mistake they can make'

Former Washington Congressman and Sheriff Dave Reichert describes the CHOP violence as 'third world action,' while also slamming Seattle's mayor Jenny Durkan for proposing to slash millions of dollars from the police budget in a wide-ranging interview with Fox News Digital.

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After the Statues Fall

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Leaders Re-examine U.S. Reopenings as Coronavirus Cases Soar

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3 Die in New Mexico After Drinking Hand Sanitizer, Officials Say

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Justice Dept. to Take Aim at Antigovernment Extremists

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Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today

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As Cases Surge, Pence Misleads on Coronavirus Pandemic

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Mexico City Police Chief Is Wounded in Brazen Ambush

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New Numbers Showing Coronavirus Spread Intrude on a White House in Denial

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Trump pulled support for testing sites in 5 states as he's trying to push coronavirus test numbers downward. Health officials say the move could have 'catastrophic cascading consequences.'

The Trump administration's decision to defund comes amid record-high numbers of new coronavirus cases.

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COVID-19 cluster among migrants causes angry confrontations in southern Italian town

Italy has sent soldiers to restore order in a coastal town near Naples after a coronavirus outbreak at an apartment complex illegally occupied by hundreds of migrant workers caused angry confrontations with residents. The authorities announced on Thursday that more than 40 people living at the abandoned buildings in Mondragone, 45 km from Naples, had tested positive for COVID-19, and warned the entire town could be quarantined if the outbreak proves widespread. Italian residents on the street chanted "Mondragone is ours" and gathered outside the sealed off are, resulting in both sides shouting abuse at each other, footage showed.

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William Barr claims an election with mail in voting is not secure – but admits he has no evidence for it

US attorney general William Barr has suggested that an election that uses mainly mail-in voting will not be secure, but admits he has no evidence to back up his claim.Speaking to NPR on Thursday, the attorney general was asked if he thinks an election that is voted on predominately by mail can be implemented without widespread fraud.

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Mandatory masks? Biden says as president he would require wearing face coverings in public

The presumptive Democratic nominee said he would use all the powers at his disposal to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

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Op-Ed: Why California needs affirmative action more than ever

California's Proposition 209, an anti-affirmative action law, never did "level the playing field"; instead it reinforced historic patterns of discrimination.

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Judge orders Roger Stone to surrender July 14, denying his request for an extended delay

Roger Stone, a longtime ally of President Donald Trump, requested a two-month delay to his prison sentence, citing his age and medical concerns.

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Lobbyist Abramoff to plead guilty in cryptocurrency fraud case

Abramoff and Rowland Marcus Andrade, the chief executive of NAC Foundation, were accused of conspiring to make false and misleading statements to potential purchasers of the cryptocurrency. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday announced parallel charges against NAC, Andrade and Abramoff. Abramoff, who once served four years in prison for bribing U.S. officials in a case that became synonymous with government corruption, also agreed to settle with the SEC.

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White House abruptly cut off funding to coronavirus grant research, Dr Fauci says

The White House has abruptly cut off funding to the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) coronavirus research, said Dr Anthony Fauci, the director of the NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.Mr Facui made the revelation when speaking to Congress on Tuesday about the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

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