Crooked Bough News Round-up

— Washington Redskins' Ron Rivera working with team owner on new nickname

 

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Washington Redskins head coach Ron Rivera said he has been working with owner Dan Snyder on a new team name over the past few weeks.

— Bryson DeChambeau wins Rocket Mortgage Classic by three shots

 

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Bryson DeChambeau earned his first victory of the season and sixth overall after winning the Rocket Mortgage Classic by three strokes Sunday at the Detroit Golf Club.

— Jorge Masvidal, Kamaru Usman agree to UFC 251 fight

 

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Kamaru Usman will defend his welterweight title against Jorge Masvidal after both fighters agreed to terms Sunday to fight at UFC 251 this weekend at "Fight Island" in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

— America celebrates Fourth of July 2020

 

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President Donald Trump and first lady attend fireworks event at South Dakota's Mount Rushmore, Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest takes place in New York and Macy's holds fireworks displays in New York City.

— Energy companies cancel proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline

 

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Duke Energy and Dominion Energy on Sunday announced the cancellation of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline project, which was first announced in 2014.

— Woman dies after falling off of French roller coaster

 

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A 32-year-old woman died on Sunday after falling off of the Formula 1 Coaster at France's Parc Saint-Paul theme park.

— Woman dies after falling off of French roller coaster

 

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A 32-year-old woman died on Sunday after falling off of the Formula 1 Coaster at France's Parc Saint-Paul theme park.

— Black Lives Matter, Indigenous groups rally for justice on Fourth of July

 

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Demonstrators gathered throughout the nation to call for justice for victims of police violence as well as calling attention to injustices faced by indigenous people and people of color on the Fourth of July.

— Pesky storm to keep southeastern US drenched into midweek

 

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Forecasters are carefully monitoring a slow-moving storm system that has brought repeated downpours to the Southeast since last week. Widespread showers and thunderstorms will continue daily into the middle of the week -

— COVID-19 deaths surging in Latin America as Mexico rises to 5th place

 

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Coronavirus is surging in Latin America with Brazil, Mexico and Peru among the nations with the 10 most deaths -- two months after no country from that region was on the list.

— Florida coronavirus cases surpass 200,000, including more than 10K in one day

 

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New cases of COVID-19 continued to surge over the Fourth of July weekend as Florida surpassed 200,000 total cases on Sunday.

— SAG: Actors now 'free to work' on 'Songbird' film

 

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SAG-AFTRA said it has rescinded its "Do Not Work" order for the pandemic drama, "Songbird."

— Serpentine wins Investec Derby at 25-1

 

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Serpentine led the way in the Investec Derby at Epsom and wasn't caught, winning by 5 1/2 lengths,

— Look: Julia Roberts shares photo in honor of Danny Moder wedding anniversary

 

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Oscar-winning actress Julia Roberts shared on Instagram a rare photo of her with her husband, Danny Moder.

— Protester killed, another hurt after man drives into crowd in Seattle

 

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One person died and another was injured after a driver plowed into a group or protesters on a closed stretch of Interstate 5 in Seattle, officials said.

— Protester dead, another hurt after man drives into crowd in Seattle

 

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One person died and another was injured after a driver plowed into a group or protesters on a closed stretch of Interstate 5 in Seattle, officials said.

— Kanye West announces 2020 presidential run

 

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Entertainer and entrepreneur Kanye West has announced he plans to run for U.S. president this cycle.

— Two dead, 8 injured in shooting at South Carolina club

 

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Two people were killed and eight others were wounded in a suspected gang-related shooting at club in Greenville, S.C., early Sunday.

— On This Day, July 5: U.S. stops accepting Haitian refugees

 

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On July 5, 1994, the United States stopped accepting Haitian refugees and asked that other countries provide them with "safe havens."

— Famous birthdays for July 5: Edie Falco, Chuck Close

 

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Actor Edie Falco turns 57 and artist Chuck Close turns 80, among the famous birthdays for July 5.

— Arizona woman falls to her death during Grand Canyon hike

 

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Officials have recovered the body of a 59-year-old hiker who fell into the Grand Canyon Friday.

— Shooting in Alabama mall kills 8-year-old boy, wounds 3 others

 

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A shootout inside an Alabama mall killed an 8-year-old boy and injured three others Friday night.

— Letter from Iran triggers mediation process on nuclear deal

 

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The European Union's top diplomat said a recent letter from Iran's foreign minister triggers a dispute mechanism in the international accord governing Iran's nuclear ambitions.

— COVID-19: Spain's Catalonia region reimposes lockdown amid spike

 

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Spain's Catalonia region reimposed a strict lockdown on 210,000 people in one area Saturday after COVID-19 infections spiked.

— Watch live: Washington, D.C. celebrates Fourth of July with fireworks

 

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While Fourth of July celebrations will be less traditional this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the nation's capital still plans to conduct its annual fireworks display Saturday.

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