After four suicides, a community board is calling on the operators of the Hudson Yards development to install barriers at the Vessel sculpture or close its walkways to the public permanently. (Aug. 26)
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Expert: Fact-checking Trump tweets ‘appropriate’
President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened social media companies with new regulation or even shuttering a day after Twitter added fact checks to two of his tweets. (May 27)
Woman fired after park confrontation backlash
A white woman has been fired from her job and denies accusations of racism. Christian Cooper recorded Amy Cooper in New York City’s Central Park, calling police to report that she was being threatened by “an African-American man.” (May 27)
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Calif. churches face ‘new paradigm’ when reopening
California has released new guidelines that allow houses of worship to reopen while minimizing the spread of coronavirus. But some churches are in no rush to resume in-person services that require masks, social distancing and frequent cleaning. (May 27…
Global Pandemic: Through the Eyes of Children
The Associated Press asked children across the globe to talk about their lives — and their future — amid the coronavirus pandemic. They expressed themselves in drawings, song, dance and even LEGO. AP Video produced by Martha Irvine. (May 27)
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Trump’s convention demand comes amid NC virus surge
President Donald Trump’s demand for a full-capacity Republican convention in August is putting pressure on North Carolina health officials and local Republicans, as coronavirus cases surge in the host county and statewide. (May 26)
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Michigan governor: Husband’s call was just humor
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says her husband dropped her name in an effort to get his boat in the water. Whitmer says it was a “failed attempt at humor” (May 26)
On This Day: 26 May 1907
John Wayne was born (May 26).
Death and denial in Brazil’s Amazon capital
Manaus is one of Brazil’s hardest-hit cities. The country has more than 23,000 virus deaths. But due to insufficient testing many are quick to rule out the possibility that COVID-19 claimed their loved ones, meaning the toll is a vast undercount. (May …
Today in History for May 26th
Highlights of this day in history: Allied troops begin their evacuation from Dunkirk, France; President Andrew Johnson’s impeachment trial ends with his acquittal; Actor John Wayne; Michael Jackson and Elvis Presley’s daughter Lisa Marie marry. (May …