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Extra Extra: How Can We Hug Safely?


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Ben Yakas

Published Jun 5, 2020


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  • According to a new poll, two-thirds of Americans think President Trump has increased racial tensions in the U.S.
  • Minneapolis has now agreed to ban chokeholds by police and to require officers to try to stop other officers they see using improper force during stops.
  • The number of hospital admissions across the city jumped from 48 on Thursday to 84 on Friday, but Mayor Bill de Blasio wasn't sure why.
  • Rubber bullets and tear gas hasn't stopped these teens from going out to protest.
  • Despite the pandemic, carbon dioxide levels reached their highest levels in human history last month.
  • NY Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger said that the controversial Tom Cotton op-ed was “contemptuous” and “should not have been published” during a tense meeting with the Times staff today.
  • Is there a way to hug more safely during a pandemic?
  • A driver suspected of striking an NYPD sergeant and fleeing the scene has been arrested in South Carolina.
  • Uproxx ranked the 50 best live albums of all time.
  • It's new music Friday, and there's some great stuff to listen to: Muzz, a supergroup featuring Interpol's Paul Banks, released their self-titled debut album; Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever released their jangly sophomore album Sideways To New Italy; and if you're a fan of Arthur Russell, you won't want to miss Westerman's stunning debut album, Your Hero Is Not Dead.
  • And finally, LOOK AT THIS ADORABLE IDIOT:

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