Donald Trump has declared a "new age of American ambition" after the launch of a historic space mission. The US President has called last night's SpaceX rocket launch - which saw American astronauts sent into space for the first time in nearly 10 years - a "great inspiration".

His celebratory comments come after five days of tense protests across the US over the death of George Floyd, which has sparked violence in several cities.

Meanwhile on Thursday, the country's coronavirus death toll also reached the grim milestone of 100,000, according to data from John Hopkins University.

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Zuckerberg-funded scientists: Rein in Trump on Facebook

BOSTON – Dozens of scientists doing research funded by Mark Zuckerberg say Facebook should not be letting President Donald Trump use the social media platform to “spread both misinformation and incendiary statements.”The researchers, including 60 professors at leading U.S. research institutions, wrote the Facebook CEO on Saturday asking Zuckerberg to “consider stricter policies on misinformation and incendiary language that harms people," especially during the current turmoil over racial injustice.The letter calls the spread of “deliberate misinformation and divisive language” contrary to the researchers’ goals of using technology to prevent and eradicate disease, improve childhood education and reform the criminal justice system.

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Justin Bieber Promises To Use His ‘Platform’ To ‘Speak Up About Racial Injustice’

Justin Bieber is “committed to using his platform” to speak up about racial injustice.

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'Use our platform': NBA coaches saying change must occur

MIAMI – The NBA plans to go to Disney World next month to finish a season, with a schedule calling for the 22 remaining teams to play more than 150 more games and for the league to eventually crown a champion.Coaches are seeing potentially a bigger purpose as well.Many players and coaches have spoken out in recent days following the death of George Floyd, who died after a Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee into his neck for several minutes even after he stopped moving and pleading for air. But two coaches said Saturday that once the league arrives at Disney, they would expect the NBA’s visibility to be an asset again in the hope for actual change.“I don’t think anybody is really ready to move on.

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Protesters gather at Trenton’s City Hall demand justice for George Floyd

( NJ State House Tours )TRENTON - Protesters gathered at Trenton’s City Hall on Saturday to protest the death in Minnesota of George Floyd, carrying signs that read Black Lives Over White Comfort and chanting “End police brutality.”Saturday’s demonstration came nearly a week after a march in Trenton that saw police officers kneel down in solidarity with protesters, though vandalism broke out later that night.Most of New Jersey’s dozens of protests stemming from George Floyd’s death last month in Minneapolis have been peaceful, Gov.

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Protests continue in NYC amid lingering tensions over curfew

NEW YORK – Demonstrations over the death of George Floyd continued in New York City on Saturday amid lingering tension between protesters and police over the city’s 8 p.m. curfew.Thousands took to the streets around the city, a day after mostly peaceful demonstrations Friday night that were punctuated by some minor flare-ups as police sought to enforce the curfew.

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Trump says 'tremendous progress' being made on vaccines, 2 mn doses 'ready to go'

Donald Trump said on Friday his administration has 2 million coronavirus vaccines "ready to go"."We had a meeting on vaccines yesterday (Thursday), we are doing incredibly well. We can have some very positive surprises.

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Spike Lee Shares What He Finds Encouraging About The Ongoing Black Lives Matter Protests

Just like many around the nation, Spike Lee is feeling the heaviness over the recent death of George Floyd and the subsequent protests against brutality.

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Murphy says NJ's guard troops returning from Washington over weekend

TRENTON, N.J. - Gov. Phil Murphy says New Jersey’s 85 National Guard troops dispatched to Washington, D.C.

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Growing concerns about U.S. police response to peaceful protests

Viral videos of police using violence against peaceful protestors are sparking even more outrage in the U.S., as protests continue in the wake of George Floyd’s death. Jackson Proskow shows you the encounter that has police in Buffalo, N.Y.

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Beyonce and Kim Kardashian West were among the stars honouring a black woman shot dead by police.

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The workers of Manchester said Black Lives Matter 150 years ago - and we say the same today

death of George Floyd, with the same spirit that made the ‘Working-Men of Manchester’ resolve to refuse to touch cotton produced by the slavery of the American south, on the same day they wrote that letter to Lincoln.There’s much more to today’s event than solidarity.Every black person in that crowd will have had some experience of being stereotyped, scapegoated, insulted, even attacked, because of the colour of their skin, will have experience of people who don’t know what it’s like, or don’t want to know it’s like, telling them it’s all in their head.The demonstrators follow in the footsteps of 20th century civil rights activists like Louise Da-Cocodia, Len Johnson and Learie Constantine and C.L.R James - proud Mancunians and

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India, China will have more COVID-19 cases than US if they test more, claims Donald Trump

Washington: US President Donald Trump has said that countries like India and China would have much more coronavirus cases than America, the worst-hit country in the world, if they conduct more tests.Trump, in his remarks at Puritan Medical Products in Maine, said that the US has carried out 20 million tests.Compared to the US, Germany is at four million and much talked about South Korea is about three million tests, he said on Friday.According to Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center, the US has reported nearly 1.9 million cases and over 1,09,000 deaths, making America the worst affected country, while the total number of coronavirus cases in India and China stand at 2,36,184 and 84,177 respectively.India has so far conducted over 4

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Ian Harkes opens up on American fears as Dundee United midfielder watches on in horror

Dundee United’s American midfielder has returned from the United States to self-isolate ahead of the club’s return to training next week.However, the country he has left behind is burning with racial tension and outrage that has followed the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.The 46-year-old black man’s death at the hands of a police officer, who knelt on his neck for almost nine minutes, was captured on camera and has sparked protests all across America.Harkes has watched on in horror as innocent protesters – black and white – have been beaten and tear-gassed by heavy-handed police emboldened by rhetoric from Donald Trump.Live TV footage of protests in Washington DC being violently broken up were particularly worrying for Harkes as his

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Barr says he didn’t give tactical order to clear protesters

WASHINGTON – Attorney General William Barr says law enforcement officers were already moving to push back protesters from a park in front of the White House when he arrived there Monday evening, and he says he did not give a command to disperse the crowd, though he supported the decision. Barr’s comments in an interview with The Associated Press on Friday were his most detailed explanation yet of what unfolded outside the White House earlier this week.

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Joe Biden officially named Democratic presidential candidate to take on Donald Trump

Joe Biden has officially clinched the Democratic presidential nomination and will face President Trump at the polls.

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Donald Trump says 'it's a great day for George Floyd' as he boasts about US job numbers

Donald Trump has sparked fury after invoking George Floyd's name while boasting about employment figures, claiming he would be pleased.

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Citing jobs in US, Trump says 'a great day' for George Floyd, Biden calls it 'despicable'

Donald Trump sparked controversy Friday, calling it a "great day" for George Floyd, the man whose death in custody last week unleashed nationwide protests over police brutality against African Americans."We all saw what happened last week.

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'Greatest comeback in American history,' says Trump while praising US job data

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump effectively claimed victory over the economic crisis and COVID-19 on Friday as well as major progress against racial inequality, heartily embracing a better-than-expected jobs report in hopes of convincing a discouraged nation he deserves another four years in office.In lengthy White House remarks amid sweeping social unrest, a still-rising virus death toll and Depression-level unemployment, the Republican president focused on what he said was improvement in all areas.He was quick to seize the positive jobs report at a time when his political standing is at one of the weakest points of his presidency less than five months before the general election.

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Spike Lee Shares What He Finds Encouraging About the Ongoing Black Lives Matter Protests (Exclusive)

Spike Lee is feeling the heaviness over the recent death of George Floyd and the subsequent protests against brutality.The 63-year-old director is known for speaking up for what he believes in, and stepped out to participate in a protest and vigil for Floyd in New York City this week. But as he told ET's Nischelle Turner while promoting his upcoming film, the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests are different than anything he's seen before.«This country, the United States of America, is in turmoil right now,» Lee expressed, adding that he's taking it «day by day.» «My heart is in a good place, though.

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Goodell says NFL was wrong for not listening to players

NEW YORK – NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the league was wrong for not listening to players fighting for racial equality and encourages them to peacefully protest.One day after 2018 NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes and several of his peers released a video demanding the league condemn racism, Goodell made his strongest statement on the issues many players passionately support. George Floyd’s death has ignited nationwide protests over racial injustice and police brutality, issues former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick began speaking out against in 2016 when he started taking a knee during the national anthem.

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Kanye West donates $2M to families of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor

CHICAGO - Kanye West has donated $2 million to support the families and legal teams for George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor.A representative for the rapper confirmed that some of the money donated would fully cover college tuition costs for Floyd’s 6-year-old daughter, Gianna. Floyd died last month after a Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee on his neck for more than eight minutes as he pleaded for air.Rapper Kanye West attends the WSJ Magazine 2019 Innovator Awards at MOMA on November 6, 2019 in New York City.

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Trump allows commercial fishing in marine conservation area

BANGOR, Maine - President Donald Trump rolled back protections Friday at a marine conservation area off the New England coast, signing an order to allow commercial fishing in a stretch of water environmentalists say is critical for endangered right whales and other fragile marine life.“We are reopening the Northeast Canyons to commercial fishing,” Trump told a roundtable meeting with fishing industry representatives and Maine officials.

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Citing jobs, Trump claims victory over virus, econ collapse

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump effectively claimed victory over the economic crisis and COVID-19 on Friday as well as major progress against racial inequality, heartily embracing a better-than-expected jobs report in hopes of convincing a discouraged nation he deserves another four years in office.In lengthy White House remarks amid sweeping social unrest, a still-rising virus death toll and Depression-level unemployment, the Republican president focused on what he said was improvement in all areas.He was quick to seize the positive jobs report at a time when his political standing is at one of the weakest points of his presidency less than five months before the general election.

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Trump evokes Floyd after hailing strong jobs report

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Friday declared it was “a great day” for George Floyd as he discussed a strong jobs report for the country and efforts to bring about racial equality. Joe Biden, the likely Democratic presidential nominee, said Trump’s comments about Floyd were “despicable.”Trump's comments about Floyd came as he shifted from discussing a drop in the unemployment rate to say everyone deserved “equal treatment in every encounter with law enforcement, regardless of race, color, gender or creed.” “We all saw what happened last week.

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Trump says Drew Brees shouldn’t have apologized for comments on kneeling during national anthem

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Friday said New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees should not have apologized for comments he made regarding players kneeling in protest during the national anthem and that everyone should stand.“I am a big fan of Drew Brees. I think he’s truly one of the greatest quarterbacks, but he should not have taken back his original stance on honoring our magnificent American Flag.

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Players send video message to NFL about racial inequality

NEW YORK (AP) - Patrick Mahomes, Saquon Barkley and Michael Thomas are among more than a dozen NFL stars who united to send a passionate video message to the league about racial inequality.The 70-second video was released on social media platforms Thursday night and includes Odell Beckham Jr., Deshaun Watson, Ezekiel Elliott, Jamal Adams, Stephon Gilmore and DeAndre Hopkins, among others.Thomas, the New Orleans Saints wide receiver who has led the league in receptions the past two seasons, opens the video with the statement: “It’s been 10 days since George Floyd was brutally murdered.” The players then take turns asking the question, “What if I was George Floyd?"The players then name several of the black men and women who have recently been

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White House forces reporters to ditch social distancing

NEW YORK – The White House abandoned social distancing for reporters attending President Donald Trump's Rose Garden event Friday because “it looks better,” according to the aide who ordered it.Seats for reporters at recent White House events had been placed 6 feet apart to protect against the spread of the coronavirus.

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First Country: New Music From Mickey Guyton, Brantley Gilbert, Tyler Farr & More

It’s been another tough week between the ongoing pandemic and the protests for racial justice. A number of titles were pushed back a week out of deference to Black Out Tuesday, but there are still some worthy releases, including one that thoughtfully addresses the current racial discord.

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Witness: George Floyd didn't resist arrest, tried to defuse things

MINNEAPOLIS - A man who was with George Floyd on the night he died said his friend did not resist arrest and instead tried to defuse the situation before he ended up handcuffed on the ground and pleading for air as an officer pressed a knee against his neck.Maurice Lester Hall, a longtime friend of Floyd's, was a passenger in Floyd's car when police approached him May 25 as they responded to a call about someone using a forged bill at a shop.

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'Law & Order: SVU' to Address George Floyd, Protests and Portrayals of Cops on TV in New Season

George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis, Minnesota, police officers and subsequent protests against systemic racism in America and ongoing police brutality, there’s also been a growing discussion about how cops are portrayed on TV.

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Black officers are torn between two worlds amid protests

OKLAHOMA CITY – OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Black police officers find themselves torn between two worlds: They feel the pain of seeing yet another black man killed at the hands of fellow officers, yet they must also try to keep the peace during angry protests fueled by that death. Those feelings, familiar to many blacks in law enforcement for years, have never been more intense than in the days since George Floyd, a black man in Minneapolis, died after a white officer jammed his knee into Floyd's neck for nearly 9 minutes as other officers watched.

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Twitter disables Trump campaign’s George Floyd video tribute

YouTube, Facebook and Instagram, where the video was still up as of midday Friday. Facebook, which owns Instagram, and YouTube didn't respond to requests for comment.

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Listen to Meek Mill’s emotive new protest song, ‘Otherside of America’

Meek Mill has released an emotive new protest song, ‘Otherside of America’ – you can listen to it below.On the track, which comes a week after the death of George Floyd, Mill explores inequality and racism in America and opens with comments US President Donald Trump made about the Black community in 2016.Floyd, 46, died in Minneapolis last week (May 25) following an altercation with police officers. Floyd, who was African American, was killed when a white police officer appeared to kneel on his neck as he lay on the ground during an arrest.Officer Derek Chauvin has since been sacked and charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter.

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COMMENTARY: A blistering critique from Gen. James Mattis will rattle Donald Trump

tries to divide us,” it is necessary to appreciate the revered four-star general’s place in the pantheon of legendary American combat commanders and why what he had to say matters.I first met Gen. Mattis on the eve of the Second Gulf War.

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Trump hails jobs report, but unemployment rate still high

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump took a victory lap Friday morning after the government reported surprising job gains for last month, seizing on the data to predict that the worst of the coronavirus pandemic and its economic disruption was in the rear-view mirror.The unemployment rate dropped to a better-than-expected 13.3%, but that is still on par with what the nation witnessed during the Great Depression.Trump spoke from the Rose Garden hours after the Labor Department said that U.S. employers added 2.5 million workers to their payrolls last month.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Trump boasts U.S. had greatest economy in history before the ‘China plague floated in’

Speaking to reporters outside the White House on Friday morning, U.S. President Donald Trump boasted that his nation had the “greatest economy in history” before the “China plague floated in.”

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Coronavirus outbreak: Trump says U.S. economy is the ‘key to the world’

Speaking to reporters outside the White House on Friday morning, U.S. President Donald Trump said that in his opinion, the United States economy is the “key to the world” and the most important factor in the global economic recovery from COVID-19.

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CDC director says protesters should 'highly consider' getting tested for coronavirus

WASHINGTON - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield warned Thursday that recent protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death could be a “seeding event” for coronavirus infections and urged participants to get tested.Testifying before a House Appropriations Committee on the federal government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, Redfield said individuals protesting in areas that have not yet controlled the outbreak should “highly consider” getting tested.He noted both Minneapolis and Washington D.C.

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Why Joe Biden’s Senior Advisor Symone Sanders, 30, Is Doing All She Can To Get Him Elected

When Joe Biden spoke to the nation on the morning of June 2, 2020 from Philadelphia’s Town Hall, he conveyed a striking contrast to Donald Trump’s performance with an upside down Bible, the evening before, one of what America really needed – true ‘presidential leadership’. “I promise you this. I won’t traffic in fear and division. I won’t fan the flames of hate. I will seek to heal the racial wounds that have long plagued this country – not use them for political gain”, Biden vowed to the American people.

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Trump takes victory lap on jobs report, but rate still high

WASHINGTON – WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump took a victory lap Friday morning after the government reported surprising job gains for last month, seizing on the data to predict that the worst of the coronavirus pandemic and its economic disruption was in the rear-view mirror. The unemployment rate dropped to a better-than-expected 13.3%, but that is still on par with what the nation witnessed during the Great Depression.

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Twitter disables Trump campaign's George Floyd video tribute

President Donald Trump points from the rooftop of the Operational Building at NASA before the launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley aboard the rocket from the Kennedy Space Center on May 30, 2020. (PhotThe three minute and 45 second clip is a montage of photos and videos of peaceful marches and police officers hugging protesters interspersed with some scenes of burning buildings and vandalism, set to gentle piano music and Trump speaking.Last month, Twitter placed fact-check warnings on two tweets from Trump's own account that called mail-in ballots “fraudulent” and predicted problems with the November U.S.

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Buffalo, N.Y. police officers caught on video pushing 75-year-old to ground suspended

@MikeDesmondWBFO pic.twitter.com/JBKQLvzfET— WBFO (@WBFO) June 5, 2020“I was deeply disturbed by the video,” Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown said in a statement. “After days of peaceful protests and several meetings between myself, police leadership and members of the community, tonight’s event is disheartening.”The incident drew widespread condemnation on social media as protesters returned to the streets of several U.S.

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Seth Rogen, Kacey Musgraves, More React As Buffalo, N.Y. Police Officers Caught On Video Pushing 75-Year-Old To Ground

Two Buffalo, New York, police officers were suspended without pay on Thursday after a video showed them shoving a 75-year-old man to the ground, as protests over the police killing of George Floyd continued into their tenth night.

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NYC calmer as Buffalo police draw ire for protester injury

NEW YORK –

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Meghan Markle’s friend Serena Williams’ heartbreaking message about inequality

The protests come after George Floyd, a Black American citizen, died at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer. Some of his last words, “I can’t breathe” became the driving force of the demonstrations that have extended past the state and the country’s borders.In July 2019, fellow tennis player Billie Jean King said Ms Williams should focus on tennis and stop acting like a celebrity and fighting for equality.Ms Williams responded: “Well, the day I stop fighting for equality and for people that look like you and me, will be the day I’m in my grave.”Social media-focused news outlet Now This shared the video to their Twitter, contributing to its popularisation.The post was accompanied by the caption: “Serena Williams has a message for those

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The Latest: Australians draw parallels to inequality in U.S.

The Latest on the May 25 death in Minneapolis of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer pressed a knee on his neck:

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
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Donald Trump praises SpaceX mission and says 'new age of American ambition has begun'

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