Scott Neuman

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DHS Restores New York To Trusted Traveler Program, Admits False Statements In Lawsuit

Friday, July 24, 2020

The decision comes months after the Department of Homeland Security barred New York residents from the program, citing the state's law allowing undocumented immigrants to apply for driver's licenses.

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China Launches Ambitious Mission To Mars

Thursday, July 23, 2020

Tianwen-1, which combines an orbiter, lander and rover in a single shot, would be China's second attempt to reach the red planet, after a 2011 mission failed.

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Qantas Retires Its Last 747 With A Dash Of Sky Art

Thursday, July 23, 2020

With six pilots and no passengers aboard for the final flight from Sydney, QF7474's flight path sketched out a giant Qantas kangaroo logo off the east coast of Australia.

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Former Minnesota Police Officer Derek Chauvin Charged With Tax Evasion

Thursday, July 23, 2020

The Washington County prosecutor's office says Chauvin and his wife underreported their joint income from 2014 through 2019 by $464,433.

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'We Will Not Retreat': Homeland Security Vows Continued Federal Response To Protests

Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf insists that federal officers would defend the rights of peaceful protesters in Portland, Ore., but promises no letup against criminal activity.

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Powerful Earthquake Strikes Off Alaska Coast; No Reports Of Damage Or Injury

Wednesday, July 22, 2020

The 7.8 magnitude Aleutian temblor triggered a tsunami warning and evacuations from Homer to Unalaska. However reports nearest the epicenter indicated a wave of less than one foot.

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Ukraine Hostage Standoff Ends After President Agrees To Promote Joaquin Phoenix Film

Wednesday, July 22, 2020

A standoff ends with the gunman releasing all 13 hostages unharmed after Volodymyr Zelenskiy posts a video to social media saying, "Everyone should watch the 2005 film Earthlings."

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Brazil Tops 80,000 COVID-19 Deaths As 2 Government Ministers Test Positive For Virus

Tuesday, July 21, 2020

The country's citizenship minister and education minister separately announced their diagnoses on social media the same day that the country announced a grim new milestone in the pandemic.

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EU Agrees To $858 Billion In Grants, Loans To Bail Out Pandemic-Battered Economies

Tuesday, July 21, 2020

Exhausted leaders emerged from a marathon five days of talks with a rescue package to help member states weather their worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.

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Civil Suit Against Former Fox News Anchor Ed Henry Alleges Rape, Sexual Misconduct

Tuesday, July 21, 2020

The suit was filed in federal court in Manhattan by two former Fox News employees. Fox hosts Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity are also named and accused of sexual misconduct.

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Anti-Feminist Suspect Dead After Son Of Federal Judge Killed, Husband Wounded

Monday, July 20, 2020

The FBI is investigating the actions of attorney Roy Den Hollander, who has since died, in connection with the shootings of federal judge Esther Salas' son and husband in North Brunswick, N.J.

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UAE Joins Growing List Of Nations That Have Sent Spacecraft To Mars

Monday, July 20, 2020

The United Arab Emirates successfully launched a Mars orbital probe known as Hope, or "Amal" in Arabic. It is expected to reach the red planet in February and will study the thin atmosphere of Mars.

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'A Wake-Up Call': States Battle New Surge In Coronavirus Cases

Monday, July 20, 2020

Several U.S. states reported record-breaking case counts over the weekend. President Trump insisted again that the virus would "disappear."

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EU Leaders Meet In Hopes Of Closing Divisions Over COVID-19 Relief Package

Friday, July 17, 2020

In their first face-to-face meeting since the pandemic began, European Union leaders hope to hammer out a 1.85 trillion euro ($2.1 trillion) EU budget and COVID-19 recovery plan.

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Australian State Orders 'No Dancing, No Singing, No Mingling' To Halt COVID-19

Friday, July 17, 2020

New South Wales will restrict "high-risk activities" as neighboring Victoria state reports a record single-day increase of 428 new cases.

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NASA Pushes Back Launch Date On Webb Space Telescope, Citing COVID-19

Friday, July 17, 2020

The launch of the $10 billion spacecraft, which scientists hope will see back to the time when the first galaxies were formed, has been rescheduled for Oct. 31, 2021.

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Federal Government Executes 2nd Man After Supreme Court Denies Appeals

Thursday, July 16, 2020

Wesley Purkey was executed by lethal injection on Thursday, the second federal execution this week after a 17-year hiatus. The high court's 5-4 decision allowed the execution to proceed.

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Melbourne, On COVID-19 Lockdown, Reports Record Case Count

Thursday, July 16, 2020

Health officials in Australia's second-largest city said 317 new cases had been reported more than a week after a "hard boundary" around the city closed it off.

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Georgia's Governor Issues Order Rescinding Local Mask Mandates

Thursday, July 16, 2020

Gov. Brian Kemp is overruling directives in cities such as Atlanta and Savannah, insisting that the state's less-stringent guidelines take precedence.

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Texas Democrat MJ Hegar To Face Cornyn; Maine's Sara Gideon Will Challenge Collins

Wednesday, July 15, 2020

In a night of primaries, President Trump's personal physician Ronny Jackson secured a nomination to represent a Texas congressional district and Jeff Sessions lost a bid to regain his Senate seat.

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