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Park Police chief says officers used ‘tremendous restraint’ removing Lafayette Square protesters
President Donald Trump’s visit to a church near the White House on June 1 was not the motivation for clearing the area of peaceful protesters, the head of the US Park Police told Congress on Tuesday.
MacKenzie Scott donates $1.7bn since Amazon boss divorce
MacKenzie Scott, Amazon boss Jeff Bezos’s ex-wife, says that she has given $1.7bn (£1.3bn) to charity to date.
Trump undermines his pandemic response with more misinformation and self-obsession
President Donald Trump’s return as the face of the Covid-19 response has deteriorated into a misinformation masterclass that explains why America is in such a mess.
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/29/politics/donald-trump-coronavirus-response/index.html
Coronavirus: Hong Kong hospitals face ‘collapse’ as outbreak grows
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has warned that the city’s hospital system could face “collapse” as it grapples with a sharp rise in coronavirus cases.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-53575875
Republicans introduce $1tn pandemic recovery plan
US Senate Republicans have proposed spending an additional $1tn (£776bn) to address the economic damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
China orders US consulate in Chengdu to cease operations in retaliation for Houston closure
China has ordered the closure of the United States consulate in Chengdu, days after Washington forced the Chinese consulate in Houston to cease operations.
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/24/asia/us-china-consulate-chengdu-intl-hnk/index.html
Four Hong Kong student activists arrested for ‘secession’ over social media posts
July 30, 2020
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Daniel Jenkins
Police in Hong Kong have arrested four members of a student-led pro-independence group for suspected secessionist offenses on social media under the city’s sweeping new national security law.
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/29/asia/hong-kong-security-law-election-intl-hnk/index.html
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