Headlines for June 12, 2020
by mail@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#54K1B)
- India Coronavirus Cases Surge Amid Global Rise in COVID-19
- Graves on Copacabana Beach Mark 40,000 COVID-19 Deaths in Brazil
- Guatemala City Hospitals Near Collapse Amid Surge in Coronavirus Patients
- Oregon Pauses Lifting of Coronavirus Lockdown as Cases Hit New High
- Another 1.5 Million U.S. Workers Filed Unemployment Claims Last Week
- One Minneapolis Officer Charged in George Floyd's Killing Released on Bond
- Minneapolis Police Chief Suspends Union Talks Following George Floyd's Killing
- Austin City Council Votes to Reinvest Police Funds, Restrict Police Use of Force
- Texas Grand Jury to Hear Case of Austin Officers Who Shot and Killed Michael Ramos
- National Guard Bullet Killed David McAtee, Beloved Louisville Restaurateur
- Louisville Adopts Ban on No-Knock Warrants, Named for Police Victim Breonna Taylor
- Bronx Teen Jahmel Leach, Shot in Face by Police Taser, Describes NYPD Brutality
- "I Can't Breathe": Bodycam Video Shows Derrick Scott's Killing by Oklahoma City Police
- 13-Year-Old Handcuffed and Arrested for "Jaywalking" in Empty Tulsa Street
- Trump Campaign Rallygoers Must Sign COVID-19 Liability Waiver
- Joe Biden Calls for Increased Law Enforcement Funds Amid Calls to Defund the Police
- Joint Chiefs Chair Sorry for Trump Photo Op After Brutal Crackdown on Peaceful Protest
- Chicago Cops Caught on Camera Breaking Into Rep. Bobby Rush's Office to Make Popcorn & Nap
- Massive Protests Erupt in Lebanon as Country's Currency Collapses
- CBP Used Funds for Asylum Seekers' Food & Medicine to Buy Dirt Bikes & Riot Helmets
- Trump Sanctions ICC Staff as Investigators Probe U.S. War Crimes in Afghanistan
- "I Support It": NY Gov. Cuomo Rejects Calls to Tear Down Columbus Monument
- Birmingham Comedian Charged with "Inciting a Riot" After Condemning Confederate Symbols