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  Breaking Asia

  

  Black flight attendant unknowingly has emotional discussion on race with white airline CEO

  ABC News

  "Much of the problem is we don't talk about it enough." A black Southwest Airlines flight attendant was moved to tears during a discussion on race …

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  Breaking Asia

  

  Trump’s Dirty Laundry: Anonymous Hackers Threaten To Reveal All

  Forbes - Davey Winder

  As President Trump threatens to deploy the military against those protesting over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25, the Anonymous hacker collective would appear to have come out in support of the protests with a threat to publish Trump's dirty laundry. But appearances can …

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  Cornell Q Weaver

  

  Senate coronavirus vote delayed after Rand Paul pushes doomed amendment

  NBC News - Julie Tsirkin

  Senate leaders were scrambling Tuesday to pass coronavirus legislation as quickly as possible, but Sen. Rand Paul put a damper on those plans, two leadership sources told NBC News. Senators were heading toward a vote on the package — which would include provisions for free coronavirus testing, …

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  Cornell Q Weaver

  

  Trump Org charged taxpayers eight times more for Secret Service stays than it claimed: documents

  Salon - Igor Derysh

  President Donald Trump's properties have charged taxpayers nearly eight times more than previously claimed for Secret Service stays, according to new documents obtained by the watchdog group Public Citizen. Eric Trump has claimed that Secret Service agents "stay at our properties for free — meaning, …

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  Cornell Q Weaver

  

  Republicans blocking coronavirus bill that limits how much drugmakers can charge for vaccine: report

  Salon - Matthew Chapman

  On Tuesday, Politico reported that GOP lawmakers are holding up a bipartisan emergency funding bill to provide treatment and research for coronavirus. The main reason? They object to a provision that prevents drug manufacturers from overcharging the government for any vaccines or other …

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  Cornell Q Weaver

  

  Trump’s DHS Secretary Humiliates Himself At Coronavirus Hearing

  politicususa.com - Jason Easley

  Trump’s acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf was humiliated and revealed to be completely unprepared during a Senate hearing on the coronavirus. Wolf’s …