Thursday, 1 October 2020

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By BY LISA LERER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3jn062h

Fact check: Picture of 'Black Lives Matter protesters' attacking a white man is misleading

Fact check: Picture of 'Black Lives Matter protesters' attacking a white man is misleadingThe event where the picture was taken was not a Black Lives Matter protest, USA TODAY found. It was an event in St. Louis involving a statue.




'My bad': White House press secretary corrected in real time as she claims Amy Coney Barrett is Rhodes scholar

'My bad': White House press secretary corrected in real time as she claims Amy Coney Barrett is Rhodes scholarThe Supreme Court nominee attended Rhodes College in Tennessee




Facebook removes Trump ads with baseless claims

Facebook removes Trump ads with baseless claimsThe Trump campaign began running the ads Tuesday with at least 38 different versions.




Yorkie's death at airport facility fuels legal fight

Yorkie's death at airport facility fuels legal fightIt may not rate as an international scandal, but the death of a Yorkshire terrier in U.S. custody is fueling a messy legal battle over the importation of a group of purebred canines imported from Russia. The dog died in September at a private facility at New York’s Kennedy Airport used to hold animals from overseas that are denied entry to the U.S. by federal officials. “It’s been really, really rough for me to deal with her death,” Rachel Hobbs, of Dayton, Ohio, said in a recent interview.




Marine fighter jet lands safely after crashing in mid-air with another plane in Southern California

Marine fighter jet lands safely after crashing in mid-air with another plane in Southern CaliforniaJet makes emergency landing in farm field after colliding with another plane




Father and son chase and shoot at two teens riding ATVs, Mississippi police say

Father and son chase and shoot at two teens riding ATVs, Mississippi police sayPolice are looking into possible hate crime charges