Former United States President Barack Obama launched his strongest attack to date against President Donald Trump on Thursday, condemning the use of federal agents against protesters and attempts at voter repression in the United States. “Today we witness with our own eyes, police officers kneeling on the neck of African-Americans,” …
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Second US virus surge hits plateau, but few experts celebrate
NEW YORK (AP) – While US coronavirus deaths are rising rapidly, public health experts are seeing good news: The second wave of confirmed cases appears to be stabilizing. Scientists do not celebrate in any way, warning that the trend is fueled by four large and affected locations: Arizona, California, Florida …
Read More »The Perseverance rover landing on Mars is 7 months away. This is what follows
“The mission has 314 million miles of interplanetary space and seven minutes of terror to safely reach the surface of Mars,” said Lori Glaze, director of NASA’s planetary science division, in a statement. “When we see the landscape in Jezero Crater for the first time and we really begin to …
Read More »Parent Notes: Run smarter; Hosmer testing ongoing; Displeased dozier
Aggressive has given. Aggressive has removed. “Too aggressive at times,” Padres first base coach Wayne Kirby said Thursday. The Padres lead the majors with eight stolen bases. The most recent of these, by Wil Myers, helped them run on Wednesday. But they were also eliminated at first base four times, …
Read More »The eurozone’s GDP contracts at the fastest rate in history, losing 12.1% in the second quarter
Reuters Eurozone GDP fell 12.1% in the second quarter, its biggest decline in history. This is significantly higher than the contraction of the Eurozone GDP of 3.6% from 3.6% Spain was the most affected country, with a decrease of 18.5% compared to the previous quarter. The European Union closed a …
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