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Trump tweets Antifa will be labeled a terrorist organization but experts believe that's unconstitutional
CNN 31 May 2020
(CNN)President Donald Trump tweeted Sunday that the United States will designate Antifa as a terrorist organization, even though the US government has no existing legal authority to label a wholly domestic group in the manner it currently designates foreign terrorist organizations ... Some employ radical or militant tactics to get out their messages ... ....
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‘We’re sick of it’: Anger over police killings shatters U.S.
Denver Post 31 May 2020
MINNEAPOLIS — Americans awoke Sunday to charred and glass-strewn streets in dozens of cities after another night of unrest fueled by rage over the mistreatment of African Americans at the hands of police, who responded to the violence with tear gas and rubber bullets ... But many demonstrations sank into chaos as night fell ... “We’re sick of it ... ....
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Russia plans rocket tests and restarting lunar programme
Business Day 31 May 2020
Moscow — Russia has put a brave face on the loss of its space travel monopoly, saying it plans to test two new rockets this year and resume its lunar programme in 2021 ... “We are not planning to sit idle,” said Roscosmos spokesperson Vladimir Ustimenko ... a seat in the Soyuz costs Nasa about $80m. ... Both men laughed. “It’s an inside joke,” Musk added....
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Astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken set foot on the space station
Belfast Telegraph 31 May 2020
Nasa astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken have set foot on the International Space Station (ISS), more than two hours after docking with the orbiting laboratory. The pair had to wait for pressure and leak checks to be completed before exiting the Crew Dragon capsule ... Both are now officially members of the Expedition 63 crew ... / ... “Dragon arriving ... ....
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Historic SpaceX Capsule 'Endeavour' Docks at The International Space Station
Newsweek 31 May 2020
The historic SpaceX capsule has docked at the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday morning, less than 24 hours after liftoff from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken, was scheduled to dock into the orbiting platform at around 10.30 a.m. ET ... ET ... ....
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Iran's new parliament speaker says talks with US 'futile'
Manila Standard Today 31 May 2020
Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf said any negotiations with the United States would be "futile" as he delivered his first major speech to the conservative-dominated chamber on Sunday ... This, he said, would entail "the total expulsion of America's terrorist army from the region" ... ....
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Trump postpones G7 summit, wants to expand it to G10 or G11, including India
The Telegraph India 31 May 2020
US President Donald Trump has postponed the G7 Summit till September and expressed his desire to expand the "outdated" bloc to G10 or G11, including India and three other nations to the grouping of the world's top economies ... "I don't feel that as a G7, it properly represents what's going on in the world ... "Maybe I'll do it after the election ... ....
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George Floyd death: US cities order curfews amid widespread clashes
BBC News 31 May 2020
Large demonstrations have taken place in at least 30 cities across the US. In Chicago, protesters threw stones at riot officers, who responded by launching tear gas canisters. Several people were arrested on Saturday. Police in Los Angeles fired rubber bullets as they tried to disperse protesters who threw bottles and set fire to their squad cars ... ....
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Emirates lays off pilots, cabin crew due to coronavirus pandemic impact
Press TV 31 May 2020
The Emirates Airline says it will cut some jobs in the face of the downturn over the coronavirus crisis, but did not specify the extent of the layoffs ... The Dubai carrier, the largest in the Middle East, employs a workforce that is around 100,000-strong with a fleet of 270 wide-bodied aircraft ... (Source. AFP) ... www.presstv.ir. www.presstv.co.uk ... ....
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2 different asteroids visited by spacecraft may have once been part of 1 larger asteroid
CNN 31 May 2020
(CNN)Ryugu and Bennu are two different near-Earth asteroids, but new research has suggested that they were likely once part of the same larger asteroid, called a "parent body." ... Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft visited and collected samples from Ryugu, and those samples are currently en route to Earth ... Read More ... 'Shared history,' different scenarios ... ....
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Israeli settlers raid Aqsa Mosque in al-Quds as site reopens after lockdown
Press TV 31 May 2020
Extremist Israeli settlers have stormed the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied Old City of Jerusalem al-Quds under the protection of regime forces, only a few hours after the sacred site was reopened following more than two months of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic ... No reason was provided for the arrests ... Jordan ... Netanyahu ... www.presstv.ir....
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Bundesliga player Thuram takes a knee after scoring amid George Floyd protests (VIDEO)
Russia Today 31 May 2020
Borussia Moenchengladbach forward Marcus Thuram made an apparent show of solidarity with protests at the death of George Floyd in the US as he took a knee after scoring in the Bundesliga clash against Union Berlin on Sunday ... Watch live now on HD11 📺#beINBundesliga #BMGFCU pic.twitter.com/PZQ4pBs2GP— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS_EN) May 31, 2020....
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‘Light ‘em up!’: Police shoot paintballs at Minneapolis residents standing on their porch
The Independent 31 May 2020
People wait in line to undergo the coronavirus tests while keeping distance from each other at a makeshift clinic set up on a playground in Incheon, South Korea ... People wait in line to undergo the coronavirus tests while keeping distance from each other at a makeshift clinic set up on a playground in Incheon, South Korea....
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India expels two Pakistani officials for alleged espionage
Press TV 31 May 2020
India has declared two officials of the Pakistan High Commission in the capital New Delhi as persona non grata for “espionage activities”, ordering their expulsion amid deepening tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors ... The duo – identified as Tahir Khan and Abid Hussain – worked as visa assistants at the High Commission ... www.presstv.ir ... ....
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Covid-19 misinformation: pro-Trump and QAnon Twitter bots found to be worst culprits
The Observer 31 May 2020
Misinformation about the origins of Covid-19 is far more likely to be spread by pro-Trump, QAnon or Republican bots on Twitter than any other source, according to a study commissioned by the Australia Institute’s Centre for Responsible Technology ... Trump threatens social media after Twitter puts warning on his false claims. Read more ... 5G fires ... ....
