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Four Hong Kong student activists arrested for ‘secession’ over social media posts
Police in Hong Kong have arrested four members of a student-led pro-independence group for suspected secessionist offenses on social media under the city’s sweeping new national security law.
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/29/asia/hong-kong-security-law-election-intl-hnk/index.html
Park Police chief says officers used ‘tremendous restraint’ removing Lafayette Square protesters
President Donald Trump’s visit to a church near the White House on June 1 was not the motivation for clearing the area of peaceful protesters, the head of the US Park Police told Congress on Tuesday.
MacKenzie Scott donates $1.7bn since Amazon boss divorce
MacKenzie Scott, Amazon boss Jeff Bezos’s ex-wife, says that she has given $1.7bn (£1.3bn) to charity to date.
Trump undermines his pandemic response with more misinformation and self-obsession
President Donald Trump’s return as the face of the Covid-19 response has deteriorated into a misinformation masterclass that explains why America is in such a mess.
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/29/politics/donald-trump-coronavirus-response/index.html
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Pelosi warns maskless lawmakers may be thrown out
July 30, 2020
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Daniel Jenkins
The US House of Representatives has ordered all members and staff to wear masks as the nation’s death toll from coronavirus passed 150,000.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53588843