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Screenshot of John Bolton's interview to CBS's 'Face The Nation', 5 July 2020

22:13 GMT 05 July 2020 / updated: 22:17 GMT US

'More Power to Them, They Could Try The Same on N Korea': Bolton on 'Sabotage' in Iran Explosions

Formerly enslaved abolitionist Frederick Douglass is seen in this image taken in Boston in 1876

'Beyond Repair': Statue of Black Civil Rights Activist Frederick Douglass Toppled in Rochester

Broadway Actor Nick Cordero Dies of COVID-19 at 41, Wife Confirms

A screenshot from a video of a gunman opening fire on 20-year-old Deondraye Moore in Brooklyn’s Brownsville neighborhood, New York City, US, 02.07.2020.

Video: Police Search For Gunman Who Carried Out Fatal Daylight Attack in New York City

'Mini AOC' Rips Twitter With 'Kanye West Is Where Barack Obama Was Born' Joke

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Last update: 18:39 GMT 05.07.2020
18:39 GMT 05.07.2020
World
Level Three Alert Issued in China's Inner Mongolia as Herder Contracts Bubonic Plague - Local Media
The disease, which is spread mostly by rodents and infected fleas, is highly infectious and often fatal. A 14th century plague pandemic swept through Asia, Europe and Africa, killing an estimated 50 million people.
Last update: 00:01 GMT 06.07.2020
00:01 GMT 06.07.2020
US
Florida Health Officials Warn Residents After Confirming One Rare Brain-Eating Amoeba Infection
The species is said to cause a rare brain illness known as primary amebic meningoencephalitis, that destroys brain tissue, causing brain swelling and death. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has registered 34 PAM infections in the country between 2009-2018. Florida has seen 37 cases since 1962.
Last update: 23:47 GMT 05.07.2020
23:47 GMT 05.07.2020
Viral
'Oh, And I'm Running For President': Hilary Duff Speaks on US COVID-19 Response
By tweeting his presidential bid, Kanye West triggered a massive online flashmob of people jokingly joining the race for the Oval Office, with many of the famous happily engaging as well.
Last update: 00:41 GMT 06.07.2020
00:41 GMT 06.07.2020
US
Remains of Missing Fort Hood Soldier Vanessa Guillen Identified, Attorney Says
Vanessa Guillen, a 20-year-old US Army soldier, has been missing since late April. Earlier in June, human remains were discovered near Fort Hood, not long before a key suspect was confirmed to have committed suicide.
Last update: 02:22 GMT 06.07.2020
02:22 GMT 06.07.2020
US
US Energy Companies Abandon Atlantic Coast Pipeline Citing Legal Challenges, Cost Uncertainty
The construction of an Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP), to deliver fracked natural gas 600 miles from West Virginia, through Virginia to a North Carolina port, has faced heavy opposition by environmental activist groups since it's 2014 announcement. Activists also opposed a pipeline tunneling below the famed Appalachian Trail.
Last update: 23:04 GMT 05.07.2020
23:04 GMT 05.07.2020
US
Frank Sinatra 'Loathed' Donald Trump, Singer's Daughter Says
Nancy Sinatra, one of three children of iconic American singer Frank Sinatra, is known to publicly criticize US President Donald Trump. Particularly, she made headlines in the media when she shaded Trump in 2017 with the lyrics of Sinatra's "My Way", pointing to the song's first line.
Last update: 16:37 GMT 05.07.2020
16:37 GMT 05.07.2020
US
Heavily-Armed Black Demonstrators March Through Georgia Confederate Park on Independence Day - Video
Georgia's Stone Mountain Park is notable for a rock relief of three Confederate figures - Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and Stonewall Jackson. The mountain has been mired in controversy due to its Confederate symbolism as well as being a gathering spot for the Ku Klux Klan, where it was "reborn" in the early 20th century.
Last update: 04:52 GMT 05.07.2020
04:52 GMT 05.07.2020
World
Coronavirus Live Updates: Global COVID-19 Toll Exceeds 11 Mln, Death Toll at Over 528,000, WHO Says
The pandemic is on the rise in both North and South America, with the number of infected spiking in the US, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, and Peru. In the meantime, European countries are easing some restrictions and opening their borders, as the number of new cases is declining.