Donald Trump intends to postpone G7 summit and invite other countries including Russia
The US President Donald Trump postponed a G7 summit till possibly September, adding that he would like Russia, South Korea, Australia, and India to join the meetin The summit was initially scheduled on 10-12 June in Washington but because of the coronavirus pandemic it was shifted to the end of June. Trump explained his decision saying that the current G7 format is "outdated". "I'm postponing it because I don't feel that as a G7 it properly represents what's going on in the world", Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Saturday. "It's a very outdated group of co...
The National Guard arrive and use paint cartridges on protestors as the violence goes on for the fourth night
After the days of violence out in the streets of the US cities that followed death of Minneapolis man George Floyd by a police officer, the authorities called for the National Guard to set the peace and a series of curfews. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz called up the National Guard to help deal with civil unrest. The National Guard arrived and used the paint cartridges against the rioters in order to drive the people back into their homes. One video published on Twitter shows police firing the cartridges. The incident reportedly occurred in the city's Whittier neighbourhoo...
Woman tossed Molotov cocktail at police vehicle with four officers inside during Minneapolis riot
An upstate woman admitted of tossing a Molotov cocktail at the police vehicle with four officers inside during a violent riot in Minneapolis, federal official said. 27-year-old Samantha Shader said in a presence of her attorney during questioning that admitted “to possessing the Molotov cocktail and throwing it at the NYPD vehicle,” according to an FBI affidavit in Brooklyn federal Court. The incident took place Saturday, at about 1:12 a.m. near the corner of Eastern Parkway and Washington Ave. Shader came up to the police car with a lit up bottle full of “an incendiary...
Firefighters found body of a man at dumpster in Queens
New York firefighters found a dead body of an unidentified man while battling the fire at a dumpster on the side of a Queens bank on Saturday, police say. The fire took place at the Hillside Ave. HSBC Bank branch near Braddock Ave. in Queens Village at about 2 p.m. The fire was set near a dumpster on the side of the building. A burned body of a man was discovered underneath the burning rubbish, according to police. He was pronounced dead at the scene. It’s unclear how the man died and the scheduled autopsy is pending. Cops were at the scene searching for surveillance vi...
SpaceX and NASA launched the first commercial spacecraft to orbit and start the new era of human spaceflights
After nearly a decade, the US has finally sent astronauts again out into the space. The first commercial built spacecraft and rocket designed by SpaceX is a huge milestone in space flights history. The capsule Crew Dragon has been launched into orbit Saturday. Liftoff! pic.twitter.com/DRBfdUM7JA — SpaceX (@SpaceX) May 30, 2020 The spacecraft lifted off from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center at 3:22 p.m. ET on a test flight to the International Space Station. This is a really key moment that kicks off the industry of the commercial space flights. “We’re at the dawn o...
Report of George Floyd autopsy shows no signs of traumatic asphyxia or strangulation citing his "underlying health conditions and intoxicants"
The preliminary autopsy of George Floyd showed that there were “no physical findings that support a diagnosis of traumatic asphyxia or strangulation.” According to the autopsy’s report, Floyd’s death was "combined effect of Floyd being restrained by the police, his underlying health conditions, and any potential intoxicants in his system likely contributed to his death." The report also showed that 46-year-old Floyd had health issues, including coronary artery disease and hypertensive heart disease. The report was filed alongside the arrest of Chauvin, who was charged w...
One man was killed and another one wounded in Brooklyn shooting
Shooting at a Brooklyn public housing building on Saturday left one man shot dead and another one injured. The victims were inside a Monumental Walk building in front Greene about 3:15 a.m. when someone started shooting at them. One of the victims, a 36-year-old man was shot in the back, while the second one was hit in the stomach. Both have retreated to the apartment on the building’s eighth floor after the shooting. Medics took the man shot in the stomach to NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital but he could not be saved. The 36-year-old man shot in the bac...
Two satirical websites posted false headlines on Facebook saying Mark Zuckerberg is "dead" and is a "child molester" to check platform's policy
Two Australian satirical websites set up prank posts to test Facebook’s “arbiter of truth.” One of the two companies, The Shovel, posted a fake post with the headline saying that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is dead and the second website The Chaser said that he is a “child molester.” The eventual aim of these false headlines were to check Facebook’s reaction and challenge to Zuckerberg’s recent comments regarding his company’s stance on policing content on its platforms. The incorrectly headlined posts follow the new executive order signed by president Trump seeking...
19-year-old was shot and killed in Detroit Downtown during the Friday protest
A man was fatally shot Friday evening in Detroit during the demonstrations when an unidentified suspect driving in a van shot at the crowd protesting against the police brutality. According to the Detroit police, the incident happened on Friday at about 11:30 p.m. when a man pulled a Gray Dodge Durango up in Downtown Detroit and fired several shots in the crowd. The suspect then fled the scene. A 19-year-old victim was killed in the shooting. He was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. The name of the victim, who is not confirmed to be a part of the de...