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James Bennet, the New York Times editorial page editor responsible for publishing a column that advocated using the military to quiet protests over US racial inequality, resigned on Sunday, the newspaper announced. The NYT has come under fire after it published an editorial on June 3 from a Republican Senator Tom Cotton from Arkansas, titled "Send in the Troops." from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MCkPQR

The police department in the US city of Minneapolis will be dismantled and rebuilt, city councilors said late Sunday, after the death in custody of George Floyd sparked nationwide protests about racism in law enforcement. The MPLS City Council through a veto agreed that the police department "is not reformable and that we're going to end the current policing system." from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MFRu82

KATE, the duchess of Cambridge, and Prince William's recent move against a British magazine goes against a long-standing tradition in the Royal Family. from Daily Express :: News Feed https://ift.tt/2MEv8nq

MINNEAPOLIS City Council members have announced plans to disband their police department following the Black Lives Matter movement. from Daily Express :: News Feed https://ift.tt/3f03xZZ

RESIDENTS in the North West of the UK are being urged to stay home by regional mayors even as lockdown measures are being eased by central government. from Daily Express :: News Feed https://ift.tt/2XE78aq

SCIENTISTS have detected a distant planet and star that look more similar to the Sun-Earth system than any other exoplanet-star pair yet observed. from Daily Express :: News Feed https://ift.tt/2BBjJT4

A SHOCKING new study has claimed citizens in the USA are drinking or inhaling bleach in a desperate bid to fights off the deadly coronavirus. from Daily Express :: News Feed https://ift.tt/2YeodGO

BRITONS are bracing for a 10C freeze to smash the UK this week as a bitterly cold low pressure system will send the summer heat tumbling away. from Daily Express :: News Feed https://ift.tt/2YfCEui

Security forces had killed five militants in a joint operation by the army, CRPF and Shopian Police in the district on Sunday. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/3f1hYgx

More than 10,000 people have been arrested around the country since protests began, sometimes after violent confrontations with officers. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3cHY48K

Kepler-160 is probably orbited by a planet less than twice the size of the Earth. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3dUtzxX

Mimicking an excited puppy, K9 roams around the popular Central World mall in downtown Bangkok, drawing the attention of delighted children eager to get gel from a bottle attached to its back. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/3f3bbCO

Speaking in virtual commencement address on YouTube, Obama called on young Americans to play their part in democracy “even it all seems broken.” from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/30hVu6J

Samsung Group heir Jay Y Lee served in jail for about one year until February 2018 for his role in a bribery scandal involving former President Park Geun-hye. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2YenB3Y

The revenue impacts of corporate tax reforms and personal income tax concessions were ₹1,45,000 crore and ₹23,200 crore, respectively. from Hindustan Times - business https://ift.tt/3cGSzHi

The investment by an undisclosed wholly-owned subsidiary of ADIA, valuing Jio Platforms at ₹4.91 lakh crore, comes just two days after RIL announced two large investments by foreign investors adding up yo ₹13,640.4 crore in Jio Platforms. from Hindustan Times - business https://ift.tt/2Y4blmA

George Floyd, a handcuffed black man, died May 25 after a white officer pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck, ignoring his “I can’t breathe” cries and holding it there even after Floyd stopped moving. His death sparked protests — some violent, many peaceful — that spread nationwide. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2UiVWxM

The 13th political bureau meeting of North Korea’s ruling party, attended by its leader Kim Jong Un, repeatedly stressed that the chemical industry is “a major thrust front of the national economy”. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2Yfw5b8

While urging people to “learn to live” with Covid-19, PM Lee also asked to play their part in limiting the spread of the virus by maintaining personal hygiene, wearing masks, observing safe distancing rules and avoiding crowded gatherings. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2Yb1bkb

USA TODAY spoke with several protesters throughout the week. Here is what they said about demonstrating in Washington.             from USATODAY - News Top Stories https://ift.tt/3h630I3

Chris Doyle was placed on administrative leave after dozens of social-media posts from black former athletes described a culture of systemic racism.             from USATODAY - News Top Stories https://ift.tt/2MBa3Kv

BORIS JOHNSON has said this weekend's Black Lives Matters demonstrations have been "subverted by thuggery". from Daily Express :: News Feed https://ift.tt/3h5NCv2

THE Countess of Wessex has spoken out about the Harry and Meghan Markle's shock departure from the Royal Family in January in a rare interview. from Daily Express :: News Feed https://ift.tt/2UngIwp