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‘He is a destroyer’, how the George Floyd protests left Donald Trump exposed

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U.S. President Donald Trump watching this address tonight have seen the recent images of violence in our streets and the chaos in our communities. Many have witnessed this violence personally, some have even been its victims. I have a message for all of you: the crime and violence that today afflicts our nation will soon – and I mean very soon – come to an end.” These were the words of Donald Trump, not in May 2020 but July 2016, as he accepted the Republican presidential nomination at the national convention in Cleveland. For many observers, there was a distinct echo of Richard Nixon’s 1968 acceptance speech – “We see cities enveloped in smoke and flame” – and a foreboding that history could take a newly dark and dangerous turn. For three years, the first president elected without political or military experience rode his luck and skirted past disaster. In the fourth year, the fates demanded payback. Not even Trump’s harshest critics can blame him for a virus believed to have

Wuhan reports no asymptomatic cases for first time

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The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the Covid-19 pandemic began, reported no new asymptomatic cases for the first time on Sunday, according to Chinese health officials. Mainland China reported 16 new cases overall on Sunday, the highest daily number in three weeks. All were reported as imported cases – 11 in Sichuan province, three in Inner Mongolia, and two in Guangdong. The virus continues to rage in other parts of the world, including Brazil which passed half a million cases on Sunday. In England, senior public health officials have pleaded for the government to cancel an easing of lockdown restrictions that starts Monday. The pandemic – which has now infected at least 6 million people worldwide, and killed more than 372,000 – began late last year in Wuhan. On Sunday, the city reported it had no new cases and no new symptomatic cases, after an ambitious push to test all 11 million residents following a small outbreak. Nationally, the health commission also reported 16 asymptomatic

Dangote wins world travel market award with CNN commercial

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Almost a week after emerging the most admired brand in Africa, Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) has won another award through its television commercial on the Cable Network News (CNN) detailing its business processes. The company said in a statement on Sunday in Lagos that Dangote Industries won “Most Compelling Agency Story” award by the World Travel Market (WTM) with its ‘Farm to Table’ commercial. The commercial, which is part of the ‘Touching Lives’ documentary aired weekly on CNN, detailed the process of food metamorphosis from the farm as raw material to final process as food on the tables at home. According to CNN International Commercial Account Executive, Varshmi Arasalingam, the award recognises powerful storytelling capabilities. He affirmed that the Touching Lives Farm To Table campaign holds a prominent socio-economic impact for which Dangote Industries continues to empower and improve the lives of people in Africa. “We are extremely pleased to announce that Dangote

Samsung Access gives you a new phone, extra perks for one monthly fee

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Apple was one of the first manufacturers to offer a subscription service for phone upgrades, allowing users to get the latest iPhone for one flat monthly fee.  Samsung offered a similar program too, and it’s now offering an all-new upgrade program called Samsung Access (h/t: XDA-Developers ). So how does it differ from the legacy Samsung Phone Upgrade Program , then? The Samsung Access initiative includes a number of perks aside from being able to upgrade your phone. These perks include Premium Care protection and support, and Microsoft 365 Personal (including 1TB of OneDrive storage and premium Office apps). There are a few caveats though, as you need to return your current device before upgrading. Furthermore, you can only upgrade after a minimum of nine months, and you can only cancel after three months. Want to upgrade or cancel earlier than that? Then you’ll need to splash out $100, Samsung says. Editor's Pick Samsung Galaxy S20 buyer’s guide: Everything you n

Queen Elizabeth makes first public appearance since COVID-19 outbreak

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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II rides Balmoral Fern, a 14-year-old Fell Pony, in Windsor Home Park over the weekend at the end of May, in Windsor, England. The Queen has been in residence at Windsor Castle during the coronavirus pandemic In the UK, the Queen has been pictured riding in the grounds of Windsor Castle – her first public appearance since the coronavirus lockdown began. Windsor is said to be the Queen’s favourite royal residence and she has been photographed over the weekend riding one of her ponies, a 14-year-old Fell Pony called Balmoral Fern. The 94-year-old regularly rides in the grounds of Windsor and has been a passionate horse lover and breeder of thoroughbred racehorses throughout her reign. Wearing a colourful headscarf and smartly dressed in a tweed jacket, jodhpurs, white gloves and boots, the head of state enjoyed the sunny weather that has been a contrast to the sombre mood of the lockdown. The last public picture of the Queen was taken as she was driven

Tacha and fan curse each other over Justice For Uwa trend

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In the light and knowledge of the rape and murder of the UNIBEN Microbiology student Uwa, people have been showing their anger about it. The worst was that this lady was raped in church. People use the say ladies get raped because of where that go or what that were. But Uwa was in church reading. BBN star, Tacha took to Twitter to express her angry towards the issue when a fan thought it was a good time to insult her. The Twitter user by the name @Greg_collinz replied tacha’s tweet “You are always sad. So you should be used to sadness. This statement is as bad as it’s written and there’s no justification whatsoever. Tacha replied as any human would by telling him that sadness and sir will know him all his life. Do you think Tacha handle this well or she want any different with the guy? If it was you, what would you have done different from what Tacha did? Let's block ads! (Why?)

Police arrest 3 armed robbery suspects in Ogun

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Three members of an armed robbery syndicate have been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command. This was contained in a statement released by the police in Ogun state. According to the police, the suspects were arrested on May 24 after the DPO Agbara division recieved a distress call that armed robbers have invaded Idanyin community, raiding house to house dispossessing their victims of their belongings and inflicting injuries on them. The police said, the DPO Agbara division SP Saleh Dahiru upon the distress call quickly led his anti-robbery team to the scene and met with robbers attacking the apartments of one Barrister Kamieyefa Omosivwe and Oluyemi Olajide respectively. The police disclosed that the armed robbers launched an attack on sighting the police but were overpowered by the officers. Three members of the gang were eventually arrested with one injured, while one of them escaped. The arrested members were identified as Toheed Salami, Ibrahim Ismaila and Michael Abiodu

“While I’ll be selling, some people will be complaining” Tacha shades Mercy

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It’s no longer news that BBnaija’s ex-housemates Tacha and Mercy find it hard to get along. (no wonder Tacha recently made a funny video responding “I don’t know” when asked if she fought in the recent big brother “pepper dem” season 4 reunion) It was a disagreement between these two ex-housemates that led to Tacha’s disqualification from the house and Mercy being penalised (although she later went on to win the season becoming the first ever female to win any BBnaija season) Fast forward to present day and Tacha isn’t letting up on Mercy. The Port Harcourt-born beauty took to her instagram to share a video which was supposed to be a promotion for her upcoming product. She however decided to throw in a little shade by saying “while some people will be talking in the rubbish, our product will be selling”. Making reference to the last instagram Live video Mercy had where she was complaining about her fans who needed to do more to patronize her products. (Especially since Mercy just

Tacha rains curses on troll who said ‘she should be used to sadness by now’

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Big Brother Naija Reality star, Natacha Ibinabo Akide, popularly known as Tacha or Symply Tacha has rained heavy curses on a Troll. This is coming after the Port-Harcourt first daughter took to micro blogging platform Twitter to show sympathy and lend her voice to the “Justice for Uwa” campaign. The troll then said, she should be used to sadness by now. Tacha wrote; “Heart breaking to wake up everyday to sad news, it’s sickening and terrifying!! #WeAreTired Uwa was RAPED and BRUTALLY MURDERED in cold blood while reading inside a CHURCH!!! what did she fu*cking do wrong!!!!!? No one deserves this #JusticeForUwa” The Troll, in a now deleted tweet commented; “You are always sad, so you should be used to sadness” Tacha then rained curses on him, and cemented it with “prayer” “May you only know SADNESS and SORROW all your LIFE IJN AMEN” She replied He fan base however supported her. See some reactions below.. “From your mouth to God’s ears. Amen… Anyone that says you won’t drink

Seyi Shay should not have lied about being hacked – Delano

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Nigerian media personality Tope Delano has taken to social media to share her thoughts on singer Seyi Shay claiming she was hacked. According to Delano, it made no sense that the singer lied that she was hacked after a raunchy photo of her surfaced online. Delano went on to say the actress should have owned up to releasing the picture instead of claiming she was hacked as it only makes her lose more respect in the eye of many. Let's block ads! (Why?)

Today's praises: Blessed be the Lord! For he has uheard the voice of my pleas for mercy

Psalm 28 1 To you, O  Lord , I call; j my rock, be not deaf to me, lest, if you  k be silent to me, I become like those who  l go down to the pit.   2    m Hear the voice of my pleas for mercy, when I cry to you for help, when I  n lift up my hands o toward your most holy sanctuary. 1   3    Do not  p drag me off with the wicked, with the workers of evil, q who speak peace with their neighbors while evil is in their hearts.   4    r Give to them according to their work and according to the evil of their deeds; give to them according to the work of their hands; s render them their due reward.   5    Because they  t do not regard the works of the  Lord or the work of his hands, he will tear them down and build them up no more.   6    Blessed be the  Lord ! For he has  u heard the voice of my pleas for mercy.   7    The  Lord  is my strength and  v my shield; in him my heart  w trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my  x song I give thanks to him.  

Samsung Galaxy S20 international giveaway!

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It’s time for the Sunday giveaway! Like every week, we’re giving away a brand new Android phone to one lucky Android Authority reader. A big congratulations to the winner of last week’s OnePlus 8 Pro giveaway , Bruce W. from Texas. This week we’re giving away a brand new Samsung Galaxy S20 , courtesy of the AA Deals Store ! One of the hottest offers available in the Deals Store is a lifetime subscription to VPN unlimited . Whether you’re using a private internet connection or public Wi-Fi, your online privacy and security are far from guaranteed. With top-rated-solution VPN Unlimited , you can regain control over your digital life with full security and anonymity online. A lifetime subscription to VPN Unlimited is worth at least $200, but right now you can sign up for just $39 .  Check out the VPN Unlimited Deal! Notwithstanding the initial price tags, the stunning Samsung Galaxy S20 range of phones continues to set a high standard. The Samsung Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20 Plus

Team AA: Our favorite movies you should stream during lockdown

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Depending on where you live, you might be still dealing with a COVID-19 lockdown. Not being able to go out to restaurants, hit the beach, or even go to a concert can be frustrating. There is a silver lining though: you have tons of time to watch some lockdown movies! As such, we thought we’d put together a list of the best movies to watch during the lockdown as chosen by us, the staff here at Android Authority . This isn’t like our usual “best” lists where we pore over tons of content to determine what really is the best on a particular streaming platform within a particular genre . Instead, these are just our favorite lockdown movies for watching while trapped at home with no particular theme. Related: How to work from home and find balance during lockdown We did have two criteria for our picks, though: the movie needed to be currently streaming on a popular platform and it needed to be something pretty much anyone would enjoy. As such, you won’t find any arthouse fare or g