Charlottesville, VA crowd cheers as Confederate statue removed

Dozens of people lined the block and cheered as the bronze statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee was hoisted off its pedestal and trucked away.       

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Bragg pledges justice for all as Manhattan’s DA

Alvin Bragg, a former top deputy to New York’s attorney general, who is poised to become Manhattan’s first Black district attorney has pledged fair justice system for…

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Matt Damon feels “overwhelmed” at Cannes

At the press conference for his latest film “Stillwater,” which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, Matt Damon revealed he found being out and about with other…

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Paul Verhoeven and Daphne Patakia grace the carpet at Cannes

Director Paul Verhoeven walked the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday for the premiere of his latest film “Benedetta.” (July 10)       

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Todd Haynes is loving being in Cannes

Director Todd Haynes has said it is “surreal and lovely” to be bringing his film, “The Velvet Underground” to Cannes Film Festival after the restrictions due to…

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The CDC has updated its mask guidelines for schools. Some states will listen, some won’t.

The CDC guidelines are more lenient than what some localities have established, yet fly in the face of anti-mask legislation passed in other places.       

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Calif. sets school funding as US eases virus rules

California will require that masks be worn at schools when classrooms open this fall, despite new guidance issued Friday by U.S. health officials that says vaccinated teachers…

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Taliban claims to control 85 per cent of Afghanistan after seizing key border crossings

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said the government could handle the situation, but admitted difficulties lay ahead.

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NSW records 50 new COVID-19 cases as Gladys Berejiklian warns ‘things are going to get worse’

The new figures come as lockdown restrictions were further tightened across Greater Sydney, which apply to outdoor exercise, shopping and funerals.

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People with disability say their trust in government has been damaged over NDIS assessments controversy

The disability community is welcoming the “massive” backdown by the federal government to scrap planned changes to National Disability Insurance Scheme.

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Mayor reacts to missing cat found from collapse

Officials say a cat that had lived on the ninth floor of a South Florida condo building before it collapsed last month has been found and returned…

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Memorial held for man who died during heat wave

People gathered at the entrance of a church in Olympia to remember a man who died during the recent heat wave in the Pacific Northwest (July 9)…

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Resident of ‘Little Haiti’ reacts to assassination

Resident of Miami’s ‘Little Haiti’ reacts to the assassination of President Jovenel Moise. (July 9)       

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More bodies found in Florida condo collapse, bringing death toll to 79

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava on Friday said more bodies were found. 61 people remain potentially unaccounted for.       

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Excessive weekend heat expected to hit 30+ million people in West with temps up to 130 degrees

Another blistering, brutal heat wave is forecast across much of the western US this weekend, meteorologists say.       

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Man who smashed Black teen’s face with bike chain sentenced to 5 years in prison for hate crime

A Michigan man who admitted to beating a Black teenager with a bike chain because of his race is going to prison for five years.       

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