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Updates from around the world.

Updates from around the world.

A forecast published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. USA It now projects more than 127,000 coronavirus deaths in the United States by June 27. The joint forecast is based on 20 individual forecasts from external institutions and researchers. The new projections, released Thursday, forecast 127,230 deaths by June 27, with a possible range of 118,450 to …

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Kartik Aaryan did not know the meaning of this word in Deepika Padukone’s Cannes throwback post. So she helped him

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Deepika Padukone in a frame from her Cannes throwback video. (Courtesy image: deepikapadukone ) Highlight Deepika shared a Cannes 2019 throwback video “Pranks of the green room,” he wrote “Cannes” added in the caption New Delhi: If you like Deepika Padukone and Kartik Aaryan’s entertaining Instagram conversations, then this story is a delight for you. On Thursday, Deepika flipped through …

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Pregnant elephant had a severe traumatic injury, according to a post mortem report

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The elephant is suspected to have eaten fruit or food stuffed with firecrackers Thiruvananthapuram: The pregnant elephant that died in the Palakkad district of Kerala last week had a severe traumatic injury that likely occurred after an explosion in the mouth, according to the post-mortem report. The injury prevented the elephant from consuming food and water for several days and …

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American billionaires have grown rich by $ 565 billion during the pandemic

MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA - MAY 22: Odirus Charles holds a sign that reads, ' I Am angry as hell Fix Unemployment Now,' as he joins others in a protest on May 22, 2020 in Miami Beach, Florida. Unemployed hospitality and service workers who have not received unemployment checks held the protest demanding Florida Governor Ron DeSantis fix the unemployment system and send out their benefits. Since the closure of all non-essential businesses due to the coronavirus pandemic, hundreds of thousands of hospitality workers across Florida find themselves out of work. Florida's unemployment system has not worked reliably. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

American billionaires have gotten richer by $ 565 billion since March 18, according to a report released Thursday by the Institute for Policy Studies, a progressive expert group. Total wealth for billionaires is now $ 3.5 trillion, 19% more than the low point near the start of the pandemic, according to the report. Amazon (AMZN) Chief Jeff Bezos alone is …

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Emotional debate erupts over anti-lynching legislation when Cory Booker and Kamala Harris speak out against the Rand Paul amendment

Paul holds up anti-lynching bill. See Harris and Booker's response.

When the George Floyd memorial service began in Minnesota, Paul, who has been delaying popular bipartisan legislation to make lynching a federal crime, came to the Senate in Washington to add an amendment to the anti-lynching legislation and then pass it. He argued that the bill as written is too broad and said his amendment “would apply criminal penalties only …

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Manipur Girl, COVID-19 suspect, gets 3 minutes to say goodbye to father

The girl had returned from Chennai on a Shramik train and was then sent to institutional quarantine. Kangpokpi: When 22-year-old Anjali Hmangte was taken to Manipur’s Kangpokpi from a quarantine center in Imphal, she had only three minutes left to say goodbye to her father, who died Tuesday night of a prolonged illness. Heartbreaking images show the girl, a COVID-19 …

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Bernie Madoff denied compassionate release, likely to die in prison

Bernie Madoff denied compassionate release, likely to die in prison

A federal judge on Thursday rejected Bernard Madoff’s request to be released from prison early because he was dying of kidney failure, saying the scammer still had no remorse for executing his epic Ponzi scheme. Circuit Judge Denny Chin, who sentenced Madoff to 150 years in prison in 2009, wrote that while Madoff’s poor health was “very unfortunate,” he should …

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