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• While part of America is tiptoeing toward an uncomfortable self-examination about race, the President is not examining his own prejudices
  Floyd's funeral in photos | Follow the protests | First Amendment rights
  
  
• Trump shares letter calling peaceful protesters 'terrorists'
  
  
  
• Retired general issues dire warning after Trump's threat
  Retired General John Allen discusses his warning that President Trump's military threats could be "the beginning of the end of the American experiment."
  
  
• Buffalo officers suspended after knocking down an elderly man
  
  
  
• What we know about the officers charged in George Floyd's death
  One of the officers had been on the job four days. One was on his third shift ever. And Derek Chauvin, who pressed his knee into George Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes, was the field training officer for one of them.
  
  
• Hear James Clapper's warning about America
  Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper warns of the "worrisome" characteristics of instability he is seeing in the US following President Donald Trump's threat to deploy military force to states.
  
  
• Rand Paul holds up anti-lynching bill. See Harris and Booker react.
  • Emotions erupt over anti-lynching legislation • Investigator: Arbery hit by a truck before death • George Floyd's friend who was in the car with him says he did not resist arrest • Bail set at $1 million for 3 ex-officers charged in Floyd case
  
  
• Mattis' incredible rebuke of Trump, annotated
  • Opinion: Tom Cotton's 'Send in the troops' op-ed is just wrong • Opinion: Trump's foundation starts to crack
  
  
• The top 10 women Biden might pick as vice president
  Ambitious politicians spend years seeking to shape a career that allows them to wind up in the White House or on a major party's national ticket. But as the last week has reminded us, unforeseen events always seem to intervene -- and have the potential to fundamentally alter even the best laid plans.
  
  
• Ahmaud Arbery's mother says she's 'speechless' about new claim
  CNN's Chris Cuomo speaks with Ahmaud Arbery's mother about allegations that the man accused of killing her son used a racial epithet after fatally shooting him.
  
  
• Trump meets with top campaign aides as reelection fears rise
  • Analysis: The top 10 women Joe Biden might pick as vice president • Opinion: Biden runs as the mensch-in-chief
  
  
• 'You sound deranged': Giuliani interview goes off-the-rails
  On "Good Morning Britain" host Piers Morgan got in a verbal altercation with former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani.
  
  
• Mark Cuban almost ran for president last month. Here's why he didn't
  In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, while many people were learning how to bake sourdough or plant a garden, Mark Cuban was considering a run for president. He even hired a pollster.
  
  
• Lemon: President is desperate and afraid
  CNN's Don Lemon calls the White House a "fortress of fear," after workers constructed additional fencing along the complex amid protests over the death of George Floyd.
  
  
• Texas court blocks order that would have expanded vote-by-mail amid pandemic
  A federal appeals court in Texas on Thursday blocked a lower court ruling that would have allowed people to mail in their ballots to avoid being exposed to the coronavirus.
  
  
• The Senate is slipping from Republicans
  While Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden is the big-ticket race in November, the fight for Senate majority is also crucially important. Chris Cillizza explains why the Trump White House is becoming increasingly nervous about losing the majority in the Senate in 2020, and the impact that loss could have.
  
  
• Thousands are volunteering to be laid off
  • US billionaires have become $565 billion richer during the pandemic • Google will give every employee $1,000 to WFH. Its head of wellness explains why
  
  
• Ex-Joint Chiefs chairman: I'm glad I don't have to advise Trump
  Retired four-star Gen. Richard Myers said Thursday evening that he's "glad" he doesn't have to advise President Donald Trump as the President threatens to use the military if violent protests continue.
  
  
• Companies hedge their bets in Hong Kong
  Hong Kong's status as a global business hub has been cast into doubt in recent weeks. But the city has become increasingly attractive to Chinese companies that fear their business prospects in the United States may be in jeopardy.
  
  
• JCPenney is closing 154 stores this summer
  JCPenney is permanently closing 154 stores across 20 states this summer as part of its bankruptcy plan.
  
  
• Mary Pat Gleason, 'Mom' actress, dies at 70
  Mary Pat Gleason, a prolific film and television actress, has died, her manager, Todd Justice, announced in a statement Wednesday.
  
  
• Opinion: The world is big enough for the rise of India and China
  Last month saw several face-offs between the Indian Army and China's People's Liberation Army along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), their long-disputed shared border, high in the Himalayas.
  
  
• Slack is teaming up with Amazon
  Slack is teaming up with Amazon as it battles Microsoft to be the go-to remote workplace communications tool with the coronavirus keeping more workers at home.
  
  
• Wanda Sykes has a message for white people
  Actress Wanda Sykes gave an impassioned plea to white people to take an active role in combating racism.
  
  
• YouTuber Jake Paul was charged after he was seen at a mall that was being looted
  YouTuber Jake Paul has been charged with criminal trespass and unlawful assembly after video showed him at a Scottsdale, Arizona, mall as it was being looted, police said.
  
  
• UK minister appears unwell during speech
  A UK politician tested negative for Covid-19 after appearing unwell while speaking in the House of Commons. The UK government is now requiring lawmakers to debate or vote on legislation in person, with social distancing rules in place.
  
  
• Joe Exotic is not happy that Carole Baskin is getting his zoo
  In response to the lawsuit that awarded Carole Baskin the zoo once owned by Joe Exotic, the "Tiger King's" management team released a statement that said Baskin's "treachery" has to be challenged.
  
  
• 10-year-old stuns with 'AGT' performance
  Actress Sofia Vergara, a judge on "America's Got Talent," hit the golden buzzer for a 10-year-old singer, Roberta Battaglia, who stunned her with a rendition of "Shallow."
  
  
• Lea Michele apologizes after Samantha Marie Ware accuses her of making 'Glee' a 'living hell'
  Lea Michele has issued an apology after "Glee" costar Samantha Marie Ware accused her of creating a bad work environment on the set of the show.
  
  
• Two coronavirus studies retracted after questions emerge about data
  Two influential medical journals retracted separate coronavirus studies Thursday over concerns about the data used in both studies -- data that came from the same international registry.
  
  
• Pharma giant promises 300 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine candidate still in testing
  
  
  
• NIH chief worried vaccine 'skepticism' might cause some to skip vaccine
  The director of the National Institutes of Health said Thursday he's concerned that vaccine "skepticism" could hinder the effort to immunize the country against Covid-19.
  
  
• The NBA has approved a plan to continue the season with 22 teams
  The NBA's return is imminent -- but only with 22 teams.
  
  
• It's time to stock your medicine cabinet
  It could be a cabinet behind your mirror, a kitchen drawer or a first aid kit you carry in a backpack or in the car.
  
  
• Our favorite Father's Day gifts for any dad
  
  
  
• The best headphones of 2020
  
  
  
• Gifts for dad he'll like better than last year's
  
  
  
• 18 of the cutest face masks for kids
  
  
  
• A changed Las Vegas is now open
  Detailed housekeeping checklists. Half-empty casinos. Reservations-only dining. No shows, nightclubs or sporting events. These are just some of the realities that travelers can expect when Las Vegas reopens for tourist traffic today.
  
  
• Italian village underwater since 1994 could resurface
  A 12th century Italian village submerged underwater for more than 25 years could soon see the light of day again.
  
  
• Video shows cyclist attacking group hanging BLM posters
  Maryland-National Capital Park Police say they are looking for a cyclist seen on a video physically confronting a man and his friends who say they were posting signs in support of Black Lives Matter.
  
  
• Piers Morgan tells Rudy Giuliani on live TV: You've gone completely mad
  Piers Morgan's live interview with Rudy Giuliani on Thursday devolved into a heated argument, that at times turned very personal, on ITV's "Good Morning Britain."
  
  
• Apple is tracking iPhones stolen from its stores
  Apple is sending a clear message to people who've stolen iPhones from its stores: You're "being tracked."
  
  
• People are saving more than ever. Where to stash your cash
  With many Americans facing an uncertain financial future as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, more people are saving up cash.
  
  
• Biden is running as the mensch-in-chief
  For the past few months, as Joe Biden has been working primarily from his Delaware basement, political commentators have wondered whether his managers have been trying to hide him. Can he still address the public without a gaffe, they have asked? Is he tough enough? Can he go toe-to-toe with the boisterous rhetoric of President Donald Trump?
  
  
• 'I can't breathe' is deeply personal
  Like many brown and black skinned children in this country I was raised to dream big and aim high ... just with a caveat. Whatever I thought it would take to accomplish my goals, I would have to work harder and be better. That message was internalized so early on in childhood, that although I can recall questioning its fairness, I never questioned its truth. It was in fact self-evident.
  
  
• These leaders are essential to overcoming racism
  "Walk with us!"
  
  
• Why Mattis' verdict on Trump is devastating
  A dam has broken. Former US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis -- who President Donald Trump has compared to one of his heroes, General George Patton -- on Wednesday issued a blistering statement saying, "Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people -- does not even pretend to try. Instead he tries to divide us. We are witnessing the consequences of three years of this deliberate effort."
  
  
• Trump's church photo op showed an appalling truth
  The photograph of President Donald Trump at the steps of St. John's Episcopal Church, holding a Bible high, has become an icon of this American moment.
  
  
• Biden's startling weapon against Trump
  Finally, on Tuesday, we heard presidential remarks about the protests against police violence that are roiling the nation.