In the 1996 movie Independence DayPresident Thomas J. Whitmore, also known as actor Bill Pullman, tried to rally his irregular troops against an alien invasion. On Independence Day 2020, do it again. But this time, he hopes to inspire a battle against an invisible enemy by using masks instead of …
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Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike is about to be re-elected in Sunday’s polls, fueled by public support for her coronavirus management despite a recent surge in infections that has raised concerns about the resurgence of the disease. The first woman to head the Japanese capital, Koike, 67, is also seen as …
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Just when you thought 2020 couldn’t be weirder, rapper Kanye West declared his candidacy for President of the United States. The unlikely challenger to Donald Trump, of whom he has been a vocal advocate, and Joe Biden, chose American Independence Day to make the surprise announcement on Twitter, triggering a …
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In what officials described Saturday as an “alarming” increase, hospitalizations of patients with confirmed coronavirus infections in Los Angeles County have increased 41% in the past three weeks. On Friday, there were 1,947 patients in Los Angeles County hospitals with confirmed coronavirus infections; seven days earlier, there were 1,717; the …
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Louis Krauss, who shared the video of the fall, said there were at least 300 people gathered at the scene. “After it overturned, the statue was smashed into several pieces, which were then dragged across the plaza and dumped into the inner harbor,” Krauss told CNN. The statue has been …
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