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Ex-officers in George Floyd case may seek venue change, raising questions of bias

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Ex-officers in George Floyd case may seek venue change, raising questions of bias

The former Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd will likely seek to relocate their trials in hopes of finding sympathetic jurors, but legal experts said doing so could reinforce claims of systemic racism in the justice system.

The heat's on Corporate America to reveal racial diversity data

American companies are coming under increasing pressure from investors to publicly disclose information about diversity among employees in the wake of nationwide protests against racial discrimination.

Fox News presenter denies sexual misconduct allegations after being fired

U.S. television presenter Ed Henry denied allegations of sexual misconduct after being fired by Fox News over claims of "willful sexual misconduct" involving a co-worker from years ago.

Twitter removes image tweet by Trump over NYT copyright complaint

Twitter Inc has taken down an image tweeted by the U.S. President Donald Trump from its platform, after receiving a copyright complaint from the New York Times.

Exclusive: U.S. delays American diplomats' return to China amid concerns over coronavirus testing, quarantine

The United States has postponed flights for dozens of American diplomats who had planned to return to China later this month, after failing to reach agreement with Beijing over issues including COVID-19 testing and quarantine.

'No more rainbow capitalism' as protests shine light on Black trans lives

Protests and marches for the rights of Black trans people drew thousands to the streets under the banner of "Black Trans Lives Matter" in recent weeks amid global demonstrations against racism.

Seattle police clear protest zone after flares of violence

Seattle authorities moved on Wednesday to dismantle a protest zone that the city's police chief derided as "lawless and brutal" and which had prompted U.S. President Donald Trump to call for action against demonstrators.

Reopenings stall as U.S. records nearly 50,000 cases of COVID-19 in single day

Governors of U.S. states hit hardest by the resurgent coronavirus halted or reversed steps to reopen their economies on Wednesday, led by California, the nation's most populous state and a new epicenter of the pandemic.

U.S. coronavirus cases rise by nearly 50,000 in biggest one-day spike of pandemic

New U.S. COVID-19 cases rose by nearly 50,000 on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, marking the biggest one-day spike since the start of the pandemic.

U.S. House panel postpones hearing on fired State Dept watchdog

The U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee said on Wednesday it had rescheduled until later in July a hearing in its investigation of the firing of the State Department's inspector general, with testimony from a top aide to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

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