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S&P 500 ends best quarter since 1998 on a high note

S&P 500 ends best quarter since 1998 on a high noteComing off a drop of 20% in the first quarter, the biggest quarterly decline since the financial crisis in the fourth quarter of 2008, the S&P rallied more than 19.95% to notch its biggest quarterly gain since 1998, at the height of the tech boom. from Economic Times https://ift.tt/2BQAyd5

Tulsa Police Sergeant, One of Two Officers Shot During Traffic Stop, Dies

By BY NEIL VIGDOR AND AIMEE ORTIZ from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2YOqSIM

El coronavirus arrasa con una familia de Nueva Jersey

By BY TRACEY TULLY from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/2CY4555

Why Does Trump Put Russia First?

By BY SUSAN E. RICE from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3ii6rfm

This Should Be Biden’s Bumper Sticker

By BY THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2NGuvdJ

48% of people got medical care before death in 2018: Report

More people received medical care before death in 2018 as compared to five years ago, the Sample Registration System Statistical Report 2018 said. The report showed in 2018, in nearly 48% deaths, the deceased had received medical attention either at a govt hospital or a private facility. In 2018, in nearly 48% deaths, the deceased had received medical attention either at a government hospital or a private hospital. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2BOHbMR

India gets its wettest June in 12 years

India experienced its wettest month of June in 12 years with 18% above-normal rainfall on the back of timely monsoon onset and its swift advance across the country. Central India, as well as east and northeast, have received the heaviest showers. India received 196.2mm of rain during the month, highest since 2008, when 202mm was recorded during the month, as per IMD. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3dRVXQ5

Party rivals mount fresh pressure on Oli to quit

Nepal PM K P Sharma Oli has come under immense pressure to resign from within the ruling Nepal Communist Party, including from former PM Prachanda. According to Nepal media reports, Prachanda, Madhav Kumar Nepal, Jhalanath Khanal and Bamdev Gautam demanded that Oli quit at a meeting on Tuesday. Oli has gone on record to say that India has been behind the effort to unseat him. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2YPBNCl

La familia que perdió cinco integrantes a causa del coronavirus quiere que sepas esto

By BY TRACEY TULLY from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/2ZtldXO

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Can’t Request an Absentee Ballot Online? This Group Wants to Help

By BY NICK CORASANITI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2ZpP0AH

Swift Charges Against Atlanta Officers Met With Relief and Skepticism

By BY RICHARD FAUSSET from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2ZqbdhX

U.S. Calls for Indefinite Arms Embargo of Iran, but Finds No Takers

By BY RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA, LARA JAKES AND FARNAZ FASSIHI from NYT World https://ift.tt/3gbCY4L

Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today

By BY JONATHAN WOLFE AND LARA TAKENAGA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3gaVp9N

Pence Raised Nearly $500,000 From Donors to Pay Mueller Legal Defense

By BY KENNETH P. VOGEL AND BEN PROTESS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2YNWAGs

$1 Billion Is Shifted From N.Y.P.D. in a Budget That Pleases No One

By BY DANA RUBINSTEIN AND JEFFERY C. MAYS from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3gqe41B

Dow ends up 2.3% as US stocks bounce

Dow ends up 2.3% as US stocks bounceThe broad-based S&P 500 gained 1.5 percent to 3,053.24, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index advanced 1.2 percent to 9,874.15. Major indices lost more than two percent on Friday as coronavirus case spikes in numerous southern and western states exacerbated worries the US economic recovery would be derailed. from Economic Times https://ift.tt/2VvcGCO

China Passes Security Law With Sweeping Powers Over Hong Kong

By BY CHRIS BUCKLEY AND KEITH BRADSHER from NYT World https://ift.tt/3g98gcl

Fight for the Things You Care About

By BY DEB AMLEN from NYT Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/2BnS5Jt

NHAI servers, phones go down for 24 hours after virus attack; probe on to determine source

The systems of India’s highway authority were hit by a severe ransom ware attack on Sunday resulting in all servers, email and IP phone system, which use internet protocol, going dead for nearly 24 hours. ​​​​Sources said the virus attack could have compromised the NHAI’s data and information and a detailed diagnosis is being conducted to find out what happened, the source of attack and the consequences. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ZkB1MH

HRD ministry wants Rs 2,300cr more for Covid-hit edu sector

In the backdrop of Covid-19, the HRD ministry projected a requirement of Rs 2,306.4 crore for the development of online courses/ programmes over five years. The ministry also presented a requirement of Rs 55,840 crore for providing ICT facilities to 3.10 lakh government schools. The government also proposed providing digital devices to 40% of the students in higher education. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2VwkfsF

Francis Bacon Triptych Sells for $84.6 Million

By BY SCOTT REYBURN from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/2VsNSek

Judge Rejects U.S. Effort to Hold Palestinian Man After Prison Term

By BY CAROL ROSENBERG from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3eJb7Zi

Uber Makes Offer to Buy Postmates Delivery Service

By BY MIKE ISAAC AND ERIN GRIFFITH from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/3gcfAUQ

Covid +ve can donate blood only after 28 days of discharge: Govt

To ensure safe functioning of blood transfusion services, the National Blood Transfusion Council (NBTC) under the health ministry has issued the 2nd set of guidelines in the light of the pandemic. ​​As per guidelines, blood can be collected from a person who tested positive and recovered after 28 days of discharge from a treating facility or 28 days after home isolation ends. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NHTJsc

Maharashta, Tamil Nadu extend lockdown till July 31

Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu governments on Monday extended the lockdown till July 31 to stop the surge of Covid-19 cases — with stricter norms in the Mumbai and Chennai regions. The Karnataka government has also indicated that it will bring back from July 7 harsher measures such as banning the entry and exit of people from high-risk districts from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/3ihalVs

‘It’s More Than a Seat at the Table’

By BY JENNIFER MEDINA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3ioBZjI

A White Gatekeeper of Southern Food Faces Calls to Resign

By BY KIM SEVERSON from NYT Food https://ift.tt/2NJradC

Remote School Is a Nightmare. Few in Power Care.

By BY MICHELLE GOLDBERG from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2NFsmij

In Texas, Voting Reflects Partisan Split Over How to Deal With Virus

By BY J. DAVID GOODMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2NHHmMI

Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today

By BY JONATHAN WOLFE AND LARA TAKENAGA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3dLG6CS

‘Our Luck May Have Run Out’: California’s Case Count Explodes

By BY SHAWN HUBLER AND THOMAS FULLER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3ePoVl6

Three Hikers Are Missing on Mount Rainier

By BY SANDRA E. GARCIA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2YKijir

‘Perry Mason’ Season 1, Episode 2: In the Trenches

By BY SEAN T. COLLINS from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3gdkEs9

Patriots Sign Cam Newton as N.F.L. Levies Fine in Video Scandal

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‘Spices that boost immunity linked to India’

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Germany to sever ties with accounting watchdog

Bild am Sonntag newspaper reported earlier on Sunday that the Justice and Finance Ministries would on Monday cut ties with the FREP, a quasi-private entity that supervises the financial statements of listed firms. “We have reached an agreement with the Finance Ministry to terminate the contract,” said the Justice Ministry official. from Economic Times https://ift.tt/3g8uWd2

‘Feeling Like Death’: Inside a Houston Hospital Bracing for a Virus Peak

By BY SHERI FINK from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2BmtW62

Dustin Johnson Splashed and Rallied to a Travelers Championship Win

By BY BILL PENNINGTON from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3gbM8ON

Patriots Sign Cam Newton to One-Year Deal

By BY KEN BELSON from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2BiHXln

Defenders of Roosevelt Statue Converge on Natural History Museum

By BY ZACHARY SMALL from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/2YGh9o5

Three Words. 70 Cases. The Tragic History of ‘I Can’t Breathe.’

By BY MIKE BAKER, JENNIFER VALENTINO-DEVRIES, MANNY FERNANDEZ AND MICHAEL LAFORGIA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/386Jqr0

For India, adversities are stepping stones to success: PM

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Nude pics, video chats, no kiss: SOPs for sex workers

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Russian army museum showcases bravery of soldier from Pithoragarh during WWII

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Rahul Gandhi pays tribute to ‘visionary leader’

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India, Japan conduct naval exercise amid China row

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PM Cares got donations from Chinese companies: Congress

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Mask Exemption Cards From the ‘Freedom to Breathe Agency’? They’re Fake

By BY CHRISTINA MORALES from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/31rMzAq