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The IndependentTrump caught on audio mocking Michelle Obama’s looks to giggling GOP hierarchy at Mar-a-Lago
Leaked recording from RNC fundraiser reveals ‘uproarious’ laughter from sponsors for ridicule of former first lady
- Lexington Herald-Leader
Will Smith ‘Emancipation’ film heads to New Orleans, ditching Georgia over voting law
The move was announced Tuesday afternoon.
- The Independent
White nationalist website calls Tucker Carlson’s ‘replacement’ rant ‘one of the best things Fox News has ever aired’
The Fox News host has won the praise of an officially designated hate group after appearing to endorse the racist ‘replacement’ theory
- The Independent
Ted Cruz gets more than $5m in donations despite Cancun scandal
Senator from Texas hauled in more than $5.3 million in 2021 first quarter
- The Independent
Court to rule on whether golf course can be booted off America’s Stonehenge
Octagon Earthworks created to track lunar cycle by Native Americans 2,000 years ago
- The Independent
Biden picks up toy of slain Capitol officer’s daughter during emotional memorial service
During a memorial service at the US Capitol Rotunda for Officer William Evans, President Joe Biden picked up a toy dropped by the officer’s daughter, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told his family that while “no words are adequate” to address their loss, “we hope it’s a comfort to you that so many now know about your dad and know he’s a hero”. “And that the President of the United States is picking up one of your distractions.” Officer Evans was killed outside the Capitol on 2 April after a driver struck two officers before slamming into a security barrier outside the Capitol, then exited the car with a knife, according to police.
- The Independent
Everything we know about six cases that paused the Johnson & Johnson rollout
Decision comes ‘out of an abundance of caution’, the Food and Drug Administration says
- The Independent
Internet freaks out over NYPD ‘black mirror’ robot dog, but should we be worried?
‘Get ready for terminators soon,’ was one reaction to a Facebook post of Digidog in action
- The Independent
Lachlan Murdoch backs Tucker Carlson as host doubles down amid calls for his firing
Fox News host under fire for defending white nationalist conspiracy theory
- Charlotte Observer
Charlotte Hornets without 4 starters; who starts now versus Los Angeles Lakers?
Injuries continue to pile up for the Charlotte Hornets with P.J. Washington and Terry Rozier now out
- The Independent
Caron Nazario ‘feared for his life’ in pepper spray traffic stop
One of the police officers involved has been sacked
- The Independent
‘Am I in trouble?’ Daunte Wright’s mother describes last words before son was killed in traffic stop
‘My son was laying there unresponsive, that was the last time that I seen my son, that’s the last time that I heard from my son’
- The Independent
Biden administration revives Obama-era housing discrimination policies cut by Trump
Former president ‘set us back years in the push for fair housing and inclusive communities’ as White House urged to address systemic racism with sweeping infrastructure package
- The Independent
Rashida Tlaib calls for ‘no more police’ following Daunte Wright shooting
‘That’s not the president’s view,’ White House press secretary responds
- The Independent
Biden tells Putin to de-escalate troop build-up on Ukraine border and invites him to summit
US president tells Russian counterpart he will not tolerate cyber-incursions or further election interference
- The State
As some NC schools seek to start earlier in August, tourism industry vows to fight
On one side, schools have “ground to pick up.” On the other, “it should be labeled child abuse to send anybody back to school before Labor Day.”
- Business Insider
Johnson & Johnson is delaying the rollout of its COVID-19 vaccine in Europe after US officials recommended pausing its use
The US CDC advised health officials to stop giving the shots out of an "abundance of caution" because of reports of blood-clotting incidents.
- BBC
India coronavirus: Can its vaccine producers meet demand?
India is a big player in vaccine production - but supply shortages have appeared in some areas.
- Lexington Herald-Leader
Beshear temporarily halts use of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine in Kentucky
Asking for calm, Gov. Andy Beshear said Kentucky will immediately halt its rollout of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine while federal health officials assess its risk, but he doesn’t expect the pause to last long.
- Associated Press
Hagel's OT goal lifts Blackhawks over Blue Jackets 4-3
Brandon Hagel scored 1:25 into overtime, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat Columbus 4-3 on Monday night for their fifth consecutive win over the Blue Jackets. Duncan Keith, Philipp Kurashev and Brett Connolly also scored for Chicago, and Patrick Kane had two assists.