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US police reform: Trump signs executive order on ‘best practice’
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order introducing several police reforms while rejecting calls to defund or dismantle the police.His order offers...
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U.S. bank profits plunge 70% on coronavirus loss provisioning
U.S. bank profits fell by 69.6% to $18.5 billion in the first quarter of 2020 from the year prior as banks felt the economic...
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Confederate and Columbus statues toppled by US protesters
Statues of Confederate leaders and the explorer Christopher Columbus have been torn down in the US, as pressure grows on authorities to remove monuments...
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Wall Street slides at open on fears of second virus wave
U.S. stocks opened sharply lower on Thursday with the Nasdaq falling after a four-day rally on fears of a second wave of coronavirus infections...
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U.S. air passengers fell 96% in April to historic low: government
U.S. airlines carried 3 million passengers in April, a staggering 96% decline amid the coronavirus pandemic and flight restrictions, the Transportation Department said Wednesday.The...
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US cop show cancelled after George Floyd death
One of America's longest running reality TV cop shows has been cancelled amid nationwide protests against police brutality over George Floyd's death.Cable network Paramount...
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US dictionary Merriam-Webster to change its definition of racism
The American reference dictionary Merriam-Webster will change its definition of the word racism at the suggestion of a young black woman, who wanted it...
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US records 749 coronavirus deaths in past 24 hours
The coronavirus pandemic killed 749 people in the United States in the past 24 hours, according to figures released Saturday by Johns Hopkins University.The...
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US Democrats introduce sweeping legislation to reform police
US Democrats in Congress have proposed sweeping legislation to reform American police, following weeks of protests against police brutality and racism.The bill would make...
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Prince Andrew ‘offered to help Jeffrey Epstein prosecutors’
The Duke of York offered to help US officials on "at least three occasions" in the inquiry into sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, his lawyers...
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