BlackLivesMatters: Tiger Woods Calls for Calm, Describes George Floyd’s Death as ‘Shocking Tragedy’

NewsPeopleSportsUnited StatesBlackLivesMatters: Tiger Woods Calls for Calm, Describes George Floyd’s Death as ‘Shocking Tragedy’

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 2, 2020

The Golf superstar, Tiger Woods has called for calm in the ongoing protest over George Floyd’s death. Woods describes the death Floyd as a “shocking tragedy”, noting that the law enforcement officers “trained so diligently to understand how, when and where to use force.” He added that violent protests were not the answer as unrest is seen across the United State on Monday. He expressed his “utmost respect” for police and likened the situation to...

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Music Industry Hits Pause to Reflect as U.S. Protests Rage

CoronavirusEntertainmentUnited StatesMusic Industry Hits Pause to Reflect as U.S. Protests Rage

PilotnewsJune 2, 2020

Leading record labels will mark “Black Out Tuesday” this week, suspending business and working with communities to fight racial inequality after protests erupted in the U.S. following the death of a black man, George Floyd, in police custody. Several top artists have also spoken out in response to the death and subsequent demonstrations, some of which have turned violent. “We stand with the black community,” Universal Music, part of Vivendi, said on its Twitter account,...

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Floyd: New York City Declares Curfew

NewsUnited StatesFloyd: New York City Declares Curfew

PilotnewsJune 1, 2020

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday imposed a curfew for New York City as protesters of the death of George Floyd prepare for another night of demonstration. Speaking in a live radio programme, Cuomo said the curfew would hold between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. on Tuesday and could be extended depending on the situation. The directive came after protests in parts of the city turned violent, resulting in vandalisation and looting of dozens of shops...

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“Justice for George Floyd” by a Traumatized Mother of a Black Man

ColumnsOpinionUnited States“Justice for George Floyd” by a Traumatized Mother of a Black Man

PilotnewsJune 1, 2020

I am the mother of a Black Man (there are many of us), I am traumatized by the death of George Floyd. His mother, just like me, was a mother of a Black Man. I am a traumatized mother of a Black Man and I’m telling you that this isn’t about politics, this is about human rights and as human beings we are better than this, we have to do better than this. Our sons...

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50 Journalists Lose Job to Robots at Microsoft

JobsTechnologyUnited States50 Journalists Lose Job to Robots at Microsoft

PilotnewsMay 31, 2020

About 50 journalists working with Microsoft are set to lose their jobs, as the American multinational tech giant reportedly moves to replace them with robots. According to local media reports, those affected are contract employees working as curators for the company’s news website, MSN. They perform functions such as selection of stories, headlines, pictures and other contents from news organisations for the MSN site. The Seattle Times quoted unidentified insiders as saying the company has...

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Trump Eyes Mars as U.S. Launches First Human Space flight in 9 years

NewsTechnologyUnited StatesWorldTrump Eyes Mars as U.S. Launches First Human Space flight in 9 years

PilotnewsMay 31, 2020

The U.S. President, Donald Trump, says American astronauts would return to the moon by 2024. Speaking after the successful launched of the country’s first human spaceflight in nine years, Trump said the aim was to “establish a permanent presence in space and a launching pad to Mars’’. “The first woman on the Moon will be an American woman and the first nation to land on Mars will be the United States of America. “Space travel...

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US Death Toll From Coronavirus Surges Past 100,000 People

CoronavirusNewsUnited StatesUS Death Toll From Coronavirus Surges Past 100,000 People

PilotnewsMay 28, 2020

HARTFORD, Conn. — The U.S. surpassed a jarring milestone Wednesday in the coronavirus pandemic: 100,000 deaths. That number is the best estimate and most assuredly an undercount. But it represents the stark reality that more Americans have died from the virus than from the Vietnam and Korean wars combined. “It’s a striking reminder of how dangerous this virus can be,” said Josh Michaud, associate director of global health policy with the Kaiser Family Foundation in Washington. The once-unthinkable toll...

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Trump to Issue Executive Order on Social Media — Reports

PoliticsPress * MediaUnited StatesTrump to Issue Executive Order on Social Media — Reports

PilotnewsMay 28, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on social media on Thursday, according to local media reports. The reports, citing unnamed White House officials, came a day after microblogging site, Twitter, tagged Trump’s  tweets on mail-in voting as misleading. In the tweets, the president told his over 80 million followers that voting through mail, otherwise known as mail-in ballots, was prone to fraud. Shortly after, Twitter tagged the tweets with a circled...

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New York Governor Rings Opening Bell at Exchange as Traders Return

CoronavirusInvestingUnited StatesNew York Governor Rings Opening Bell at Exchange as Traders Return

PilotnewsMay 27, 2020

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo rang the opening bell on the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, as a limited number of traders returned to the historic floor for the first time since March. The coronavirus pandemic in New York City has been particularly severe. The city has suffered some 20,000 deaths, about a fifth of the total across the whole of the United States. The exchange floor closed after an outbreak of several cases within the building....

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Trump Accuses Twitter of interfering in U.S. Elections

NewsPress * MediaUnited StatesTrump Accuses Twitter of interfering in U.S. Elections

PilotnewsMay 27, 2020

President Donald Trump has accused Twitter of interfering in the 2020 U.S. election scheduled for Nov. 3 after the microblogging service provider tagged his tweet as misleading. Trump also lashed out at the company for “completely stifling free speech”, saying he would never let that happen as president. “@Twitter is now interfering in the 2020 Presidential Election. “They are saying my statement on Mail-In Ballots, which will lead to massive corruption and fraud, is incorrect,...

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