Wednesday, 1 July 2020

FDNY responds to building collapse in Brooklyn, NY

A three-story building collapsed in Brooklyn, New York on Wednesday. New York City Fire Department and emergency services determined there was no one in the building at the time of the collapse. (July 1)

      


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Boston To Remove Statue Depicting Abraham Lincoln With Freed Black Man At His Feet

Boston officials have decided to remove the sculpture Emancipation Monument which has stood in Park Square since 1879. It depicts a formerly enslaved man kneeling before Abraham Lincoln.

Emancipation Memorial has stood in Park Square since 1879. It is a version of the original, in Washington, D.C., which was funded by formerly enslaved people but designed without their input.

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Referendum In Russia Passes, Allowing Putin To Remain President Until 2036

Russian President Vladimir Putin shows his passport to a member of an election commission as he arrives to take part in voting at a polling station in Moscow on Wednesday.

The vote approves constitutional changes, including a reset on presidential terms that will allow Putin to run twice more after his current six-year term expires in 2024.

(Image credit: Alexei Druzhinin/AP)



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A Massachusetts City Decides to Recognize Polyamorous Relationships


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Here Come the 4 Horsemen of the Techopolypse


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Missing Fort Hood Soldier’s Remains May Have Been Found


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Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today


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