bbc--2020-06-26--Can Kenzie Ziegler go from child star to pop star?

Two weeks ago , Kenzie Ziegler shared a video with her 18 million TikTok followers .
Like a lot of the site 's most popular clips , it saw the teenager lip-syncing to a song she 'd discovered on the `` For You '' tab .
In this case , the track was Doja Cat 's Cyber Sex - except the rapper 's vocals had been replaced by a soundbite of a young child saying , `` I just cry sometimes , it 's no big deal '' .
`` If you all did n't know , '' wrote Ziegler @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is my voice , lmao . ''
The sample was lifted from an episode of the US reality series Dance Moms , which luridly documented the tantrums and triumphs of a group of pre-teen dancers in Pennsylvania .
Ziegler was just six when she started filming the show with her elder sister Maddie ( who went on to star in Sia 's videos for Chandelier and Cheap Thrills ) .
In an early episode , she broke down in tears while rehearsing a routine , telling her mum , `` I ca n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not ready '' .
Dance instructor Abby Lee Miller pulled the youngster out of the studio and delivered a harsh lecture on professionalism .
`` Listen to me , you can not act like this and cry , '' she scolded .
`` People do n't want to work with kids who are difficult . ''
Ziegler recovered her composure after being given a new dance partner and , after pulling off the routine flawlessly , she addressed the camera with a shrug and created a meme .
`` I just cry sometimes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The phrase has been printed on t-shirts and circulated as a Gif for years - but its resurgence on TikTok took Ziegler by surprise .
`` It 's so crazy , '' she tells the BBC on a Zoom call from her family home in Pittsburgh .
`` I mean my whole childhood was filmed , and my whole life is on screen .
It 's definitely been a learning experience . ''
' I was over it' Looking back , she realises that Abby Lee 's speech ( which was ultimately @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her pupil 's ) was not an appropriate way to speak to a six-year-old .
`` Definitely not , '' says Ziegler .
`` But dance teachers are always very strict on kids , so I just learned to take it .
`` But in the last few years I was on it [ Dance Moms ] , I just did n't take crap from anyone .
I was so bossy and I would talk back and I would get in so much trouble ... but I was n't very competitive .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and everyone else wanted to compete , so I was just over it .
I was like , ' I 'm just gon na dance and have fun and you can yell at me if you want . '
'' Her elder sister emerged as Dance Moms ' breakout star , but Kenzie has n't exactly been short of opportunities herself .
At the age of 16 , her CV is already longer than most adults .
She acts in the teen drama series Total Eclipse , on which she 's also an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ production of Wizard of Oz ; been the runner-up in the US version of Strictly Come Dancing ; written a best-selling self-help book and launched a cosmetics line .
But the teenager 's `` first love and main focus '' is music .
Her first album came out when she was nine under the pseudonym Mack Z .
It is not a classic debut , by any means .
Songs like It 's A Girl Party and I Got ta Dance have the subtlety and charm of being shot in the face by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voice is forced through an effects box marked `` erase all traces of humanity '' .
`` I was so auto-tuned it sounds nothing like me , '' laughs the singer .
`` I did n't really want to do that record ...
I was n't writing my music at all .
It was just like , I do n't know , something to do . ''
But as she got older , she `` started to learn to love music and find my voice '' .
A second album , Phases , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mature territory , with the single Breathe racking up 37 million streams on YouTube .
Last year 's single Motives was bolder still - a sassy and stormy takedown of the `` clout chasers '' who 've used her to gain some notoriety of their own .
`` It 's actually about a friend I used to have that did not have good intentions whatsoever , '' says the singer .
`` They were just using me because I had followers .
`` I was so angry about it and I wrote it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a lot of people can relate to that thing of being used to get to a friend or to be popular . ''
So far , so savage - but when it came to confronting her duplicitous friend , Ziegler chickened out .
`` The person actually texted me and asked me if it was about them , and I was so nervous I said , ' I do n't know what you 're talking about ! '
'' she admits .
`` But I think they know anyway . ''
Vindictiveness does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ziegler as their cooler big sister , whether she 's competing on prime time TV , making slime on her porch or trying and failing to dye her hair blue .
They bombard her with messages on social media asking for advice on everything from boys and fashion to bullying on social media or dealing with parents .
`` The question I get the most is , 'What advice can you give to someone that 's insecure ? '
'' she says .
`` I get nervous because I do n't want to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ yes , I deal with insecurities and anxiety but it 's super hard to give advice for being so young . ''
Despite her nerves , Ziegler 's responses are always thoughtful and supportive .
In a recent YouTube Q & A , she even shared the story of her first period , reassuring fans who were worried about the experience .
`` Thank you so much for not being embarrassed , '' wrote one person in the comments .
`` [ It 's ] something that every girl has to go through @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outside her career .
When she turned 16 earlier this month , the singer declined her parents ' gifts and instead donated $ 1,000 to the George Floyd Memorial Fund .
`` I could n't go to the protest because of Corona [ virus ] but I wanted to get involved somehow , '' she says .
`` All of my friends donated for my birthday in my name as well , so it was really awesome . ''
Ziegler is incredibly well-grounded for someone who has been in the public eye almost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ traces of the bratty behaviour or spoiled self-entitlement you might expect from someone with 36m social media followers and an estimated net worth of $ 3m ( £2.4m ) , or the resentment of someone who admits : `` I grew up not really having a childhood . ''
Instead , she chats nervously about her upcoming driver 's permit exam , and how she 's kept herself busy during the lockdown by tie-dying t-shirts ; and making a slip and slide in the back garden with her sister .
The siblings have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ music video for Ziegler 's newest song , Exhale , on their iPhones .
Capitalising on the singer 's down-to-earth persona , it sees her performing the song in her bedroom , surrounded by Blu-tacked photos of her best friends , and dancing self-consciously outside the front door .
The song itself is a pure blast of pneumatic pop , which Ziegler calls `` my favourite song I 've ever written or recorded '' .
It also features guest vocals from pop superstar Sia who , since the success of Chandelier , has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Maddie .
`` I was actually a little iffy about the song and I did n't know if people would like it , '' says Ziegler .
`` But I sent it to Sia , and she was like , ' I love this , and if you do n't want it , I 'll take it . '
'' Eventually , they decided to record it as a collaboration , `` and I was like 'wow , it actually sounds way better , ' '' Ziegler recalls .
`` She brings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It certainly ca n't hurt to have one of pop 's most successful writers as a creative consultant - but Ziegler says Sia 's most valuable feedback is actually the simplest .
`` I send her all of my demos - and my sister says she sings some of them around the house .
So that 's when I know she likes the song , and it makes me super happy . ''
Sia 's services are going to be in high demand this year , as Ziegler works out whether she can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pop career .
`` I 've been changing up my sound a little bit , but I 'm still trying to find it so we 'll see how it goes , '' she says .
`` I just want my music to speak to people in a good way and , you know , it 's not about blowing up or anything .
I just want to release music because I love it . ''
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Ziegler is incredibly well-grounded for someone who has been in the public eye almost all her life. There are no traces of the bratty behaviour or spoiled self-entitlement you might expect from someone with 36m social media followers and an estimated net worth of $3m (£2.4m), or the resentment of someone who admits: "I grew up not really having a childhood."


bbc--2020-06-26--Coronavirus: Is the pandemic getting worse in the US?

The news in the US has been dominated by anti-racism protests in recent weeks , but coronavirus is now back in the headlines .
Several states have seen a record number of cases this week , leading to fears that the country is experiencing a second wave of infections .
But Vice-President Mike Pence said those fears were `` overblown '' and accused the media of using `` grim predictions '' to scare the American people .
So what is going on in the US ?
The number of infections is going up With about 2.5 million coronavirus cases , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ confirmed infections in the world - about a quarter of the global total .
The situation got really bad in late March but by May , cases were declining and most states had begun to ease restrictions put into place to halt the spread of the virus .
The number of new cases rarely fell below 20,000 though , because as some states were bringing their outbreaks under control , others were only just beginning to see flare-ups .
For this reason , the top US health official for infectious diseases , Anthony @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a continuation of the initial outbreaks .
`` People keep talking about a second wave , '' he told a reporter recently .
`` We 're still in a first wave . ''
Spikes in those new hotspots mean the number of daily cases has been higher twice this week than previous record back in late April , according to data compiled by the COVID Tracking Project .
But it 's important to note that the number of tests being carried out now is about double what it was in April and May @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of that outbreak was n't fully captured .
• How our brains are processing the pandemic The North East has been by far the worst-hit region , with about a quarter of all US cases and more than a third of all US deaths occurring in the states of New York and New Jersey .
But in recent weeks , the region has brought its outbreaks under control .
The South and West of the country , on the other hand , have seen a big rise in the number of infections .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ an increase .
There 's no debate over whether cases are going up again , but there is over why .
President Donald Trump blames it on increased testing , telling the Wall Street Journal he thinks `` testing is overrated '' because `` in many ways , it makes us look bad . ''
The US has conducted more tests than any other country - about 30 million so far - so that does go some way to explaining why it has the highest number of cases in the world , although @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a number of reasons .
But there 's plenty of evidence to suggest the recent rise in infections is down to more than just a higher number of people being tested .
• Can you compare different countries ?
• Four reasons why this was a bad week for Trump The rise in cases is n't just down to more testing In recent days , Arizona , California , Florida and Texas have seen more new cases on their own than the entire nine-state North East region and that 's not just down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when you look at the rate of coronavirus tests that are coming back positive .
If lots of tests are being done and the spread of the virus has been reduced , then the positive case rate would go down too .
If the virus is still being spread widely , it goes up .
The World Health Organization recommends that countries have a positive case rate at or below 5 % for 14 days before they ease restrictions on movement .
The US was at or below this point for a few @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but the national rate is currently about 6 % .
That increase nationally is because more than a third of states are now above that level , as the chart above shows , and all of them have reopened to some extent over the last month .
One state that has seen an increase in cases since reopening is Texas , where bars have now been told to close their doors again by Governor Greg Abbott in a bid to slow the infection rate .
An easing of restrictions has also been paused @ @ @ @ @ @ @ surge in the South and the West has been driven by younger people `` newly mobile after months of lockdowns , '' according to Robert Redfield , the head of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) .
He said many of these infections would have gone undiagnosed earlier on in the outbreak because fewer tests were being carried out .
The CDC continues to advise the American public to maintain social distancing , wash hands frequently and properly wear a facemask or covering .
But masks have become @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President Trump saying some people wear them primarily to show opposition to him .
Deaths are trending downwards - for now Amid all of the fears about new hotspots , the most positive news in the US at the moment is that daily deaths continue to fall .
They peaked back in May when the outbreaks in the Northeast were at their most intense , with New York state alone registering around 1,000 a day .
That figure has been below 50 in recent days .
However , deaths is a metric that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can take several weeks for those who are worst-hit to die from the disease .
That means the consequences of the current spikes in cases wo n't be seen for a couple of weeks at least .
If we do see the number of deaths edging up , there will likely be some pressure on governors to reintroduce restrictions but Dr Fauci does n't think that will happen .
`` I do n't think we 're going to be talking about going back to lockdown , '' he said last week .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ talking about trying to better control those areas of the country that seem to be having a surge of cases . ''
Researchers are racing to produce a vaccine but it 's clear that Americans , and the rest of the world , are going to be living with the virus until next year at the earliest .
So far , the US has recorded about 125,000 coronavirus deaths - the highest death toll in the world .
But one forecasting model run by experts at the University of Washington , says the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by October - a month before the election .
The toll could be kept below 150,000 by that point , the experts said , if 95 % of people started wearing facemasks or coverings in public .
A survey of more than 4,000 Americans carried out by the CDC in May found 74 % of them always or often wore one while in public .
• What other countries are seeing coronavirus cases rise ?

Coronavirus: Is the pandemic getting worse in the US? Published 26 June 2020
The news in the US has been dominated by anti-racism protests in recent weeks, but coronavirus is now back in the headlines.
Several states have seen a record number of cases this week, leading to fears that the country is experiencing a second wave of infections.
But Vice-President Mike Pence said those fears were "overblown" and accused the media of using "grim predictions" to scare the American people.
So what is going on in the US?
The number of infections is going up
With about 2.5 million coronavirus cases, the US has the highest number of confirmed infections in the world - about a quarter of the global total.
The situation got really bad in late March but by May, cases were declining and most states had begun to ease restrictions put into place to halt the spread of the virus.
The number of new cases rarely fell below 20,000 though, because as some states were bringing their outbreaks under control, others were only just beginning to see flare-ups.
For this reason, the top US health official for infectious diseases, Anthony Fauci, sees the current situation as a continuation of the initial outbreaks.
"People keep talking about a second wave," he told a reporter recently. "We're still in a first wave."
Spikes in those new hotspots mean the number of daily cases has been higher twice this week than previous record back in late April, according to data compiled by the COVID Tracking Project.
But it's important to note that the number of tests being carried out now is about double what it was in April and May so it's likely the true scale of that outbreak wasn't fully captured.
There are big regional differences
The North East has been by far the worst-hit region, with about a quarter of all US cases and more than a third of all US deaths occurring in the states of New York and New Jersey. But in recent weeks, the region has brought its outbreaks under control.
The South and West of the country, on the other hand, have seen a big rise in the number of infections. The Midwest is also starting to see an increase.
There's no debate over whether cases are going up again, but there is over why.
President Donald Trump blames it on increased testing, telling the Wall Street Journal he thinks "testing is overrated" because "in many ways, it makes us look bad."
The US has conducted about 30 million tests so that does go some way to explaining why it has the highest number of cases in the world, although international comparisons are difficult to make for a number of reasons.
But there's plenty of evidence to suggest the recent rise in infections is down to more than just a higher number of people being tested.
The rise in cases isn't just down to more testing
In recent days, Arizona, California, Florida and Texas have seen more new cases on their own than the entire nine-state North East region and that's not just down to increased testing.
This is clear when you look at the rate of coronavirus tests that are coming back positive.
If lots of tests are being done and the spread of the virus has been reduced, then the positive case rate would go down too. If the virus is still being spread widely, it goes up.
The World Health Organization recommends that countries have a positive case rate at or below 5% for 14 days before they ease restrictions on movement. The US was at or below this point for a few days in the middle of June, but the national rate is currently about 6%.
That increase nationally is because more than a third of states are now above that level, as the chart above shows, and all of them have reopened to some extent over the last month.
One state that has seen an increase in cases since reopening is Texas, where bars have now been told to close their doors again by Governor Greg Abbott in a bid to slow the infection rate. An easing of restrictions has also been paused in Florida.
Much of the recent surge in the South and the West has been driven by younger people "newly mobile after months of lockdowns," according to Robert Redfield, the head of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
He said many of these infections would have gone undiagnosed earlier on in the outbreak because fewer tests were being carried out.
The CDC continues to advise the American public to maintain social distancing, wash hands frequently and properly wear a facemask or covering.
But masks have become increasingly politicised in recent weeks, with President Trump saying some people wear them primarily to show opposition to him.
Deaths are trending downwards - for now
Amid all of the fears about new hotspots, the most positive news in the US at the moment is that daily deaths continue to fall.
They peaked back in May when the outbreaks in the Northeast were at their most intense, with New York state alone registering around 1,000 a day. That figure has been below 50 in recent days.
However, deaths is a metric that lags behind cases and hospitalisations because it can take several weeks for those who are worst-hit to die from the disease. That means the consequences of the current spikes in cases won't be seen for a couple of weeks at least.
If we do see the number of deaths edging up, there will likely be some pressure on governors to reintroduce restrictions but Dr Fauci doesn't think that will happen.
"I don't think we're going to be talking about going back to lockdown," he said last week. "I think we're going to be talking about trying to better control those areas of the country that seem to be having a surge of cases."
Researchers are racing to produce a vaccine but it's clear that Americans, and the rest of the world, are going to be living with the virus until next year at the earliest.
So far, the US has recorded about 125,000 coronavirus deaths - the highest death toll in the world.
But one forecasting model run by experts at the University of Washington, says the US is on course to hit 180,000 by October - a month before the election.


bbc--2020-06-26--Coronavirus: 5G and microchip conspiracies around the world

Some of the most persistent conspiracy theories surrounding the coronavirus pandemic have continued to spread around the world .
We 've picked out some of the most pervasive false claims and look at how far they 've travelled .
5G to Bolivia and beyond There 's absolutely no way 5G mobile phone signals either transmit the virus or reduce our defences to it - we 've debunked these claims , which scientists say are biologically impossible .
But this has n't stopped these rumours going global , leading to protests even in countries where the technology does n't yet exist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ videos of telecommunications equipment along with claims 5G is responsible for coronavirus , have led to attacks on masts in two towns .
There is no 5G technology in the country , says Adriana Olivera , a journalist at Verifica Bolivia , but `` after seeing these rumours , combined with the fact that everyone is confined to lockdown , it led to people pulling down antennas in K'ara K'ara and Yapacani '' .
Even some senior politicians and religious leaders have been spreading false claims about the technology , linking it to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ former Nigerian senator , in a video shared 25,000 times on Facebook , has said the pandemic is purely cover for the introduction of 5G , suggesting it causes harm .
`` Those with underlying medical conditions , '' he says , `` are easily consumed by the reaction of this 5G technology and they die . ''
An evangelical pastor in Tanzania said on Instagram and YouTube that the push for the mobile technology is behind the spread of coronavirus .
A former grand mufti in Egypt has spoken on television about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have caused electromagnetic disturbance , creating a perfect environment for the spread of coronavirus .
Meanwhile in Europe , fearmongering has also led to protests and attacks on masts .
The BBC has reported on dozens of incidents of antenna-destruction in the UK .
• The Inquiry : Why are people attacking 5G mobile phone masts ?
In Serbia , 5G conspiracies and speculation about Bill Gates have also been popular both on television and in the tabloid press , where stories are often drawn from English or Russian sources .
`` So @ @ @ @ @ @ @ news content as the UK , US or elsewhere , '' says Lazara Marinkovic , who reports on disinformation for BBC News Serbian .
Celebrities have also fed into the speculation , including Novak Djokovic who revealed his opposition to vaccinations in April and his wife Jelena who shared a video which promoted conspiracies about 5G .
A spreader of the 5G claims in the English-speaking world has been David Icke - the British conspiracy theorist kicked off Facebook and YouTube .
Clips where he discusses a link between 5G and the virus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are still accessible online , racking up hundreds of thousands of views on Russian YouTube and Facebook accounts .
There 's no getting away from billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates in the world of the pandemic conspiracy theorists .
One of the most widespread false claims is that the pandemic is a grand plan masterminded by Bill Gates to implant microchips into humans along with a coronavirus vaccine .
Despite the total lack of evidence to support the theory , its global reach has been substantial .
The international fact checking network , IFCN @ @ @ @ @ @ @ checks from their network of partners .
It shows fact-checkers in at least 14 countries have debunked local versions of the microchip theory , including in Greece , Kazakhstan , the Philippines and Mexico .
One YouTube video from Argentina which endorses the theory has clocked up 1.3 million views .
Another Facebook video from Pakistan repeats the claim and has been viewed almost 650,000 times since it was posted in May .
Some versions of the theory put their own local spin on it .
In Arabic the imaginary microchips were dubbed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with over 375,000 views on YouTube and multiple posts on Facebook .
BBC News Brazil has spotted a version of the `` microchip '' theory in messages circulating on WhatsApp and Facebook in Portuguese .
Users are copying and pasting a chunk of text which opens with the words : `` I have to confess , Bill Gates is really an evil genius !
It 's easy to control submissive people . ''
The message goes on to claim that Bill Gates is finalising plans for a `` stamp-shaped vaccine that goes under @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be linked to an individual 's social media profiles in order to control them via 5G .
The combination of the microchip theory with 5G conspiracies was given a boost in Brazil by Allan dos Santos , a strong supporter of President Bolsonaro , who is being investigated by a Brazilian federal inquiry into `` fake news '' .
In a tweet which has been liked more than 14,000 times he quotes a Pakistani commentator as saying Bill Gates wants to implant a nano-chip vaccine to control the population through 5G .
Somewhat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ adds `` Absurd ?
It is necessary to debate this . ''
The moderation of content around the world is outsourced by Facebook to international fact-checking organisations .
Some regions , such as North America and Europe , have more rigorous systems in place than others , which are `` fact-checking deserts '' , says Rory Smith , from First Draft .
`` As more and more people start to believe these conspiracies '' , he warns , `` this may result in an increase in vaccine hesitancy which could foster another global @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
• Coronavirus vaccine trials in Africa : What you need to know • Coronavirus : Compulsory vaccines in the UK and other rumours fact-checked

Despite the total lack of evidence to support the theory, its global reach has been substantial. The international fact checking network, IFCN, contains a database with coronavirus fact checks from their network of partners. It shows fact-checkers in at least 14 countries have debunked local versions of the microchip theory, including in Greece, Kazakhstan, the Philippines and Mexico.


bbc--2020-06-26--'We want to perform for manager, club & city' - Liverpool's title-winning captain Henderson

Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson says he `` can not express '' what Jurgen Klopp has done for the Premier League champions and hopes the manager will stay `` for a long time yet '' .
Liverpool won their first league title for 30 years on Thursday after Chelsea beat closest rivals Manchester City .
The Reds are 23 points clear with seven games remaining .
`` We want to perform for the manager , for the football club , for the city , '' midfielder Henderson said .
You can listen to the full interview with Kelly Cates on 5 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Radio 5 live .
In a wide-ranging interview , Henderson praised Klopp 's attitude in victory or defeat .
`` When you win , he 's on the dancefloor and partying but to be honest , when we lose , the way he handles that is incredible , '' Henderson said .
`` I always felt he had that belief in this team that after each final we maybe did not win , we would come back stronger , or when we have won , he knows that we 'll keep going .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ good , to give something back to everyone , especially the Premier League title everyone has wanted for so long . ''
• 30 years of hurt & how it came to an end • Title win more than I thought possible - Klopp Klopp , who took over at Liverpool in 2015 , has won the Champions League , Uefa Super Cup , Fifa Club World Cup and now the Premier League with Liverpool .
`` You have to give a lot of credit to the players , who have been outstanding @ @ @ @ @ @ @ manager , '' Henderson said .
`` From day one since he came into Melwood , what he 's done has been unbelievable , from inside the club to outside [ it ] .
`` I ca n't express enough how much he has done for this football club since he 's been here .
Hopefully he 's here for a long time yet and we can continue this journey together . ''
'There 's more to come from this team' Henderson joined Liverpool from Sunderland in 2011 and has been captain since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all four of Liverpool 's titles under Klopp , having made 337 appearances for the club .
Liverpool came close to winning the title in 2019 but lost out to Manchester City by one point .
`` We want more trophies and to stay with the same mentality and desire , which I have no question we will , '' Henderson said .
`` I feel as though there 's still more to come from this team .
We 've had an amazing year and that 's just driven us on to want @ @ @ @ @ @ @ change and I have got no doubt about that with the type of players we have and the mentality in the dressing room . ''
'We have a chance to break points record' Liverpool could still break Manchester City 's record total for an English top-flight season of 100 points , set in 2018 .
So far , the Reds have amassed 86 points - with 28 victories , two draws and a single defeat from 31 games .
At one stage they led the table by 25 points - a record gap @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the English top flight .
Their title win this season is the earliest on record , at least with regard to games remaining , with the Reds having seven to play .
They could still register the most wins in a season ( the record is 32 ) , most home wins ( 18 ) , most away wins ( 16 ) and biggest winning margin ( 19 points ) .
`` Now we are Premier League champions , which was the goal at the start of the season , we have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ win all seven , '' Henderson said .
`` That 's not easy but that 's our mentality .
If we can do that , you 're talking about records and amounts of points .
`` We ca n't think too far ahead , which I do n't like doing .
Our next game is a huge game against City [ on Tuesday ] , who are an amazing side . ''
• 'No sleep and one heck of a party' Liverpool full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold added that breaking the points record was a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I think we have got a chance of that becoming real , '' he told BBC North West Tonight .
`` The points record is one that is difficult to beat , but I think if we can surpass that , then it will hopefully stand for a really long time . ''
Crowds gathered outside Anfield to celebrate on Thursday and Friday , despite social distancing restrictions as the UK attempts to deal with the coronavirus pandemic .
Fans will be unable to attend Liverpool games for the remainder of the season @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` I ca n't wait until that moment when we 're reunited and together again and we can have some sort of celebration , '' Henderson added .
`` It 's more to thank them for everything they 've done for us as a team , as a club .
Without them we would n't be in this position . ''

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Liverpool's Jordan Henderson on how manager Jurgen Klopp celebrated with his players
Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson says he "cannot express" what Jurgen Klopp has done for the Premier League champions and hopes the manager will stay "for a long time yet".
Liverpool won their first league title for 30 years on Thursday after Chelsea beat closest rivals Manchester City.
The Reds are 23 points clear with seven games remaining.
"We want to perform for the manager, for the football club, for the city," midfielder Henderson said.
You can listen to the full interview with Kelly Cates on 5 live Sport from 12:00 BST on BBC Radio 5 live.
Klopp 'absolutely overwhelmed' by Liverpool title win
In a wide-ranging interview, Henderson praised Klopp's attitude in victory or defeat.
"When you win, he's on the dancefloor and partying but to be honest, when we lose, the way he handles that is incredible," Henderson said.
"I always felt he had that belief in this team that after each final we maybe did not win, we would come back stronger, or when we have won, he knows that we'll keep going.
"This is why it feels so good, to give something back to everyone, especially the Premier League title everyone has wanted for so long."
Klopp, who took over at Liverpool in 2015, has won the Champions League, Uefa Super Cup, Fifa Club World Cup and now the Premier League with Liverpool.
"You have to give a lot of credit to the players, who have been outstanding, but ultimately we all follow the manager," Henderson said.
"From day one since he came into Melwood, what he's done has been unbelievable, from inside the club to outside [it].
"I can't express enough how much he has done for this football club since he's been here. Hopefully he's here for a long time yet and we can continue this journey together."
'There's more to come from this team'
Henderson joined Liverpool from Sunderland in 2011 and has been captain since 2015.
He has been involved in all four of Liverpool's titles under Klopp, having made 337 appearances for the club.
Liverpool came close to winning the title in 2019 but lost out to Manchester City by one point.
"We want more trophies and to stay with the same mentality and desire, which I have no question we will," Henderson said.
"I feel as though there's still more to come from this team. We've had an amazing year and that's just driven us on to want more.
"Hopefully that will never change and I have got no doubt about that with the type of players we have and the mentality in the dressing room."
'We have a chance to break points record'
Watch: The moment Liverpool players found out they were champions
Liverpool could still break Manchester City's record total for an English top-flight season of 100 points, set in 2018.
So far, the Reds have amassed 86 points - with 28 victories, two draws and a single defeat from 31 games.
At one stage they led the table by 25 points - a record gap between a side in first and second in the English top flight.
Their title win this season is the earliest on record, at least with regard to games remaining, with the Reds having seven to play.
They could still register the most wins in a season (the record is 32), most home wins (18), most away wins (16) and biggest winning margin (19 points).
"Now we are Premier League champions, which was the goal at the start of the season, we have seven games left and we want to win all seven," Henderson said.
"That's not easy but that's our mentality. If we can do that, you're talking about records and amounts of points.
"We can't think too far ahead, which I don't like doing. Our next game is a huge game against City [on Tuesday], who are an amazing side."
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Liverpool full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold added that breaking the points record was a further motivation for the club.
"I think we have got a chance of that becoming real," he told BBC North West Tonight.
"The points record is one that is difficult to beat, but I think if we can surpass that, then it will hopefully stand for a really long time."
Crowds gathered outside Anfield to celebrate on Thursday and Friday, despite social distancing restrictions as the UK attempts to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.
Fans will be unable to attend Liverpool games for the remainder of the season, with matches held behind closed doors.
"I can't wait until that moment when we're reunited and together again and we can have some sort of celebration," Henderson added.
"It's more to thank them for everything they've done for us as a team, as a club. Without them we wouldn't be in this position."


bbc--2020-06-26--Juventus 4-0 Lecce: Cristiano Ronaldo scores penalty as leaders beat Serie A strugglers

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 23rd goal of the season as Juventus moved seven points clear at the top of Serie @ @ @ @ @ Lecce .
The visitors had Fabio Lucioni sent off for a foul in the first @ @ @ @ @ from outside the box just after the break .
Ronaldo drove home a powerful penalty @ @ @ @ @ setting up substitute Gonzalo Higuain .
Defender Matthijs de Ligt then headed in a late @ @ @ @ @ .
Ronaldo , who also scored a penalty in the 2-0 win at Bologna on @ @ @ @ @ 23 goals in 24 league appearances this season .
The win means Juventus extend their @ @ @ @ @ , who have a game in hand and could reduce the deficit back to four @ @ @ @ @ on Saturday .

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Cristiano Ronaldo finished the game with a goal and set up two others
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 23rd goal of the season as Juventus moved seven points clear at the top of Serie A with victory over 10-man Lecce.
The visitors had Fabio Lucioni sent off for a foul in the first half before Paulo Dybala struck from outside the box just after the break.
Ronaldo drove home a powerful penalty after being brought down before setting up substitute Gonzalo Higuain.
Defender Matthijs de Ligt then headed in a late third for the dominant hosts.
Ronaldo, who also scored a penalty in the 2-0 win at Bologna on Monday, has now scored 23 goals in 24 league appearances this season.
The win means Juventus extend their advantage over title rivals Lazio, who have a game in hand and could reduce the deficit back to four points if they beat Fiorentina on Saturday.


bbc--2020-06-26--Mikel Arteta: Arsenal manager only wants players 'on the boat'

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says he only wants players ready to jump `` on the boat '' after speculation about midfielder Matteo Guendouzi 's future .
It was reported the Frenchman , 21 , had asked to leave the club after being dropped for the win at Southampton .
Arteta said Guendouzi was left out for `` player management '' reasons after clashing with Brighton 's Neal Maupay in the previous game last Saturday .
`` All the players that are here , I am counting on them , '' said Arteta .
`` If they want on the boat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that 's always my mindset .
`` I am here to help all of them to improve individually and collectively , and that is my job . ''
Guendouzi was not charged by the Football Association for the incident with Maupay so is available for Sunday 's FA Cup quarter-final at Sheffield United .
The midfielder 's omission allowed Swiss midfielder Granit Xhaka to make a successful return from injury at Southampton .
Xhaka , 27 , was stripped of the Arsenal captaincy by former boss Unai Emery after he was involved in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace in October , but Arteta did not say whether he could regain the armband .
`` He 's a natural leader , '' added the Gunners ' boss .
`` He 's someone who is always 1,000 % committed , not just for himself but to help all his team-mates all the time .
`` Hopefully I have 24 captains who are willing to take leadership wherever they like . ''

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Matteo Guendouzi was dropped for 'player management' reasons after clashing with Brighton's Neal Maupay
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says he only wants players ready to jump "on the boat" after speculation about midfielder Matteo Guendouzi's future.
It was reported external-link the Frenchman, 21, had asked to leave the club after being dropped for the win at Southampton.
Arteta said Guendouzi was left out for "player management" reasons after clashing with Brighton's Neal Maupay in the previous game last Saturday.
"All the players that are here, I am counting on them," said Arteta.
"If they want on the boat, they are more than welcome and that's always my mindset.
"I am here to help all of them to improve individually and collectively, and that is my job."
Guendouzi was not charged by the Football Association for the incident with Maupay so is available for Sunday's FA Cup quarter-final at Sheffield United.
The midfielder's omission allowed Swiss midfielder Granit Xhaka to make a successful return from injury at Southampton.
Xhaka, 27, was stripped of the Arsenal captaincy by former boss Unai Emery after he was involved in an angry confrontation with home fans during a 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace in October, but Arteta did not say whether he could regain the armband.
"He's a natural leader," added the Gunners' boss. "He's someone who is always 1,000% committed, not just for himself but to help all his team-mates all the time.
"Hopefully I have 24 captains who are willing to take leadership wherever they like."


bbc--2020-06-26--Harder to win trophies at Man Utd now than it was under Ferguson - Solskjaer

It is harder to win trophies now than during the glory days under Sir Alex Ferguson , says Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer .
However , they have won just three trophies in seven seasons since Ferguson retired in 2013 .
`` We 've got to be honest enough to say it is more difficult now , '' said Solskjaer .
This season 's Premier League title has been won by Liverpool , who became English champions for the first time in 30 years when nearest rivals Manchester City lost at Chelsea on Thursday .
Since Ferguson left , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2015-16 , the Europa League in 2016-17 and the EFL Cup in 2017 .
They are now aiming to reach the FA Cup semi-finals by beating Norwich at Carrow Road on Saturday .
`` We 've always had challengers , whether it was Arsenal , Chelsea , Liverpool .
But most of the time it was just one of them challenging us , '' Solskjaer said .
`` Finishing third was n't normal .
Now there are at least four , maybe five teams that can win the league and the cups .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ see anyone else lift the trophy , it hurts .
I reckon that 's the feeling for everyone associated with Manchester United . ''
United have improved significantly since the signing of Bruno Fernandes in January and are currently on a 13-match unbeaten run .
It is their longest since a 17-game sequence during Jose Mourinho 's first season in charge .
They have already extended striker Odion Ighalo 's loan to the end of January 2021 and , under normal circumstances , would expect to make further signings in the summer .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ admirer of Borussia Dortmund 's England international Jadon Sancho .
However , executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward has already said United are not immune from the financial issues affecting virtually every other top-flight club and Solskjaer explained why .
`` We need to know the real effects of the pandemic to know what kind of financial state we are in , '' he said .
`` We are a financially strong club but we are also probably being hit more than anybody else .
`` Let 's see how quickly we can get our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of course , league position is going to be important for us this season .
`` If we can get a trophy , the Europa League will also qualify us for the Champions League .
There 's still a lot of uncertainty and these three or four months , every businessman in the world is still unsure what the effect will be . ''

Last updated on .From the section Man Utd
Manchester United won 13 titles underneath Sir Alex Ferguson
It is harder to win trophies now than during the glory days under Sir Alex Ferguson, says Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
United won 38 trophies - including 13 Premier League titles - in Ferguson's 26-and-a-half years as manager.
However, they have won just three trophies in seven seasons since Ferguson retired in 2013.
"We've got to be honest enough to say it is more difficult now," said Solskjaer.
This season's Premier League title has been won by Liverpool, who became English champions for the first time in 30 years when nearest rivals Manchester City lost at Chelsea on Thursday.
Since Ferguson left, United have won the FA Cup in 2015-16, the Europa League in 2016-17 and the EFL Cup in 2017.
They are now aiming to reach the FA Cup semi-finals by beating Norwich at Carrow Road on Saturday.
"We've always had challengers, whether it was Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool. But most of the time it was just one of them challenging us," Solskjaer said.
"Finishing third wasn't normal. Now there are at least four, maybe five teams that can win the league and the cups.
"For me, every time you see anyone else lift the trophy, it hurts. I reckon that's the feeling for everyone associated with Manchester United."
United have improved significantly since the signing of Bruno Fernandes in January and are currently on a 13-match unbeaten run.
It is their longest since a 17-game sequence during Jose Mourinho's first season in charge.
They have already extended striker Odion Ighalo's loan to the end of January 2021 and, under normal circumstances, would expect to make further signings in the summer.
Solskjaer is known to be a huge admirer of Borussia Dortmund's England international Jadon Sancho.
However, executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward has already said United are not immune from the financial issues affecting virtually every other top-flight club and Solskjaer explained why.
"We need to know the real effects of the pandemic to know what kind of financial state we are in," he said.
"We are a financially strong club but we are also probably being hit more than anybody else.
"Let's see how quickly we can get our fans back into the stadium and, of course, league position is going to be important for us this season.
"If we can get a trophy, the Europa League will also qualify us for the Champions League. There's still a lot of uncertainty and these three or four months, every businessman in the world is still unsure what the effect will be."


bbc--2020-06-27--Trump orders statues be protected from 'mob rule'

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order calling for protesters who target monuments to be imprisoned .
The measure says anyone who damages a public statue must be prosecuted to the `` fullest extent of the law '' .
Mr Trump 's order also calls for withholding federal funds from local jurisdictions and police departments that fail to stop such `` mob rule '' .
A number of US statues have been pulled down since the police killing of an unarmed black man , George Floyd .
The president issued the order on Friday evening hours after he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ golf course in Bedminster , New Jersey , writing on Twitter that he would stay in Washington DC to `` make sure LAW & ORDER is enforced '' .
The measure says : `` Many of the rioters , arsonists , and left-wing extremists who have carried out and supported these acts have explicitly identified themselves with ideologies - such as Marxism - that call for the destruction of the United States system of government . ''
It accuses the protesters of `` a deep ignorance of our history '' .
The order @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Francisco bust to Ulysses S Grant , who owned a slave before he became Union Army commander and defeated the slave-owning Confederacy during the Civil War , a statue in Madison , Wisconsin , of an abolitionist immigrant who fought for the Union , and a Boston memorial commemorating an African-American regiment that fought in the same conflict .
`` Individuals and organizations have the right to peacefully advocate for either the removal or the construction of any monument , '' the executive order says .
`` But no individual or group has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or remove any monument by use of force . ''
It cites existing laws providing for up to 10 years in prison for anyone who damages federal property .
The order warns local jurisdictions that neglect to protect such monuments could face having their federal funding tied to public spaces withheld .
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Police departments that have failed to guard statues from damage or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the order warns .
It also states that anyone who `` damages , defaces , or destroys religious property , including by attacking , removing , or defacing depictions of Jesus or other religious figures or religious art work '' should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law .
The measure appears to refer to a recent Twitter post by prominent social justice activist Shaun King who wrote that `` statues of the white European they claim is Jesus should also come down '' .
The tweet added : `` They @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' Monuments linked to the Confederacy have been especially targeted in the US amid the nationwide protests ignited by the death of Floyd in Minneapolis , Minnesota , a month ago .
President Trump has defended Confederate symbols as a part of American heritage .
Statues of Christopher Columbus , the 15th Century explorer whose voyages on behalf of Spain opened the way for the European colonisation of the Americas , have also been targeted as perceived symbols of imperialism .
Some state and local leaders have themselves taken action to remove Confederate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's Governor Ralph Northam announced that a statue of Confederate General Robert E Lee would be taken down from the state capital in Richmond .
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bbc--2020-06-27--Coronavirus: US has 'serious problem', says Fauci

US infectious disease chief Dr Anthony Fauci says the nation has a `` serious problem '' as 16 states reel from a spike in Covid-19 cases .
At the first White House task force briefing in two months , Dr Fauci said : `` The only way we 're going to end it is by ending it together . ''
As health experts said more must be done to slow the spread , Vice-President Mike Pence praised US `` progress '' .
More than 40,000 new cases were recorded across the US on Friday The total of 40,173 , given @ @ @ @ @ @ @ highest daily total so far , exceeding the record set only the previous day .
There are over 2.4 million confirmed infections and more than 125,000 deaths nationwide - more than any other country .
During Friday 's briefing , the White House task force also urged millennials to get tested , even if they are asymptomatic .
Mr Pence said the president requested the task force address the American people amid surges in infections and hospital admissions across southern and western states .
In Texas , Florida and Arizona , reopening plans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
While some of the increase in daily cases recorded can be attributed to expanded testing , the rate of positive tests in some areas is also increasing .
Health officials in the US estimate the true number of cases is likely to be 10 times higher than the reported figure .
What was said at the White House briefing ?
Dr Deborah Birx , coronavirus response coordinator , thanked younger Americans for heeding official guidance on testing .
`` Whereas before we told them to stay home , now we are telling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ noted this `` great change '' in testing guidance would allow officials to find `` the asymptomatic and mild diseases that we could n't find before '' .
Following Dr Birx 's presentation of the recent data , Dr Fauci said : `` As you can see we are facing a serious problem in certain areas . ''
He added : `` So what goes on in one area of the country ultimately could have an affect on other areas . ''
Dr Fauci said the current rises were due to everything from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ too early '' , to opening at a reasonable time `` but not actually following steps in an orderly fashion '' , to the citizens themselves not following guidance .
`` People are infecting other people , and then ultimately you will infect someone who 's vulnerable , '' he said .
`` You have an individual responsibility to yourself , but you have a societal responsibility because if we want to end this outbreak , really end it ... we 've got to realise that we are part of the process .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ spread was not stopped , eventually even the parts of the country doing well now would be affected .
The vice-president , meanwhile , praised the nation 's headway in handling the pandemic , noting `` extraordinary progress '' in former virus hotspots , like New York and New Jersey .
`` We slowed the spread , we flattened the curve , we saved lives , '' he said .
Mr Pence also appeared to deny any link between states reopening and the increase in cases .
Responding to a reporter 's question @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have reopened did so months ago , when new cases and rates were low .
Mr Pence instead blamed much of the rise on positive test results from asymptomatic young people , adding that while they may be at lower risk of serious symptoms , they should `` take countermeasures '' and listen to state governors ' advice .
It was a tough week for the White House .
The number of cases has shot up in states where governors have tried to reinforce President Trump 's message that the nation is returning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has alarmed many people , and Vice-President Pence expressed his condolences to those who lost loved ones .
Then he hailed the Trump administration 's `` truly remarkable progress '' in tackling the disease .
Critics found his positive spin on the situation jarring , given the dire news .
Pence has had a tough job from the start , supporting Mr Trump 's controversial positions .
The vice-president 's performance on Friday was an especially difficult - and , for many , unconvincing - one .
• Is the US testing more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the pandemic getting worse in the US ?
The US federal system of government allows states freedom to maintain their own public order and safety - even a national health crisis .
Governors have therefore been responsible for the varying degrees of lockdown put in place .
Texas , which has been at the forefront of moves to end lockdown measures , has seen thousands of new cases , prompting Republican Governor Greg Abbott to call a temporary halt to its reopening on Friday .
He announced that he was closing bars , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ return to 50 % capacity to try to stem the outbreak .
Texas confirmed a record 5,996 new cases on Thursday , while there were also 47 more deaths reported , the highest daily toll for a month .
On Friday , Florida broke its own daily record for new infections , reporting 8,942 new cases .
The previous record was 5,508 , reported on Wednesday .
The state now has a total of 122,960 recorded cases and 3,366 deaths .
Earlier , Florida 's governor said there was no plan to continue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we are .
I did n't say we were going to go on to the next phase , '' Ron DeSantis told reporters .
Arizona has emerged as another epicentre of the crisis .
Governor Doug Ducey , who had been giving businesses a `` green light '' to reopen , now says Arizona residents are `` safer at home '' .
Other states , including Alabama , California , Idaho , Mississippi , Missouri , Nevada , Oklahoma , South Carolina and Wyoming , have all seen record daily increases in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New York , New Jersey and Connecticut have said they will ask people travelling from eight states - Alabama , Arkansas , Arizona , Florida , North Carolina , South Carolina , Texas and Utah - to go into self-isolation for 14 days .
California also reported a record number of new cases this week , with 7,149 confirmed on Wednesday .
Governor Gavin Newsom said the state had carried out more than a million tests over the past two weeks , with about 5 % coming back positive .
Mr Newsom has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public .
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"You have an individual responsibility to yourself, but you have a societal responsibility because if we want to end this outbreak, really end it... we've got to realise that we are part of the process."


bbc--2020-06-27--Simpsons ends use of white actors to voice people of colour

US animated comedy series The Simpsons will no longer use white actors for the voices of characters from other ethnic backgrounds , the show 's producers say .
The show , broadcast on Fox Network , has faced years of criticism over white actor Hank Azaria 's voiceover of Indian-American character Apu .
Mr Azaria said earlier this year that he was stepping down from the role .
The entertainment industry has come under growing pressure to provide more opportunities for non-white performers .
Friday 's announcement comes in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests , which were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Floyd in US police custody on 25 May .
`` Moving forward , The Simpsons will no longer have white actors voice non-white characters , '' the producers said in a short statement .
In January , Mr Azaria said he would no longer be performing the voice of Indian convenience store owner Apu Nahasapeemapetilon , a role he had played since the character was created in 1990 .
`` We all made the decision together ... We all agreed on it .
We all feel like it 's the right thing , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The show had been accused of using the character in a way that reinforced racial stereotypes .
Mr Azaria - who provides the voice of other characters , including black police officer Lou and the Mexican-American Bumblebee Man - said he found it `` very upsetting to me personally and professionally '' that anyone felt marginalised because of Apu .
Fox Network 's statement on Friday did not say whether Apu or other characters would continue to feature in the show .
• Not all Indians think Apu is a racist stereotype Other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will no longer be providing voiceovers for people of colour include Mike Henry and Kristen Bell .
Mr Henry provided the voice of black character Cleveland Brown in the animated series Family Guy for 20 years .
`` I love this character , but persons of colour should play characters of colour , '' he tweeted on Friday .
Ms Bell , who provided the voice of Molly , a mixed-race child , in the cartoon series Central Park , said doing so displayed `` a lack of awareness '' .
`` Casting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ] white actress undermines the specificity of the mixed race and Black American experience , '' she added .

"We all made the decision together... We all agreed on it. We all feel like it's the right thing," he said at the time.


bbc--2020-06-27--Coca-Cola suspends social media advertising despite Facebook changes

Coca-Cola will suspend advertising on social media globally for at least 30 days , as pressure builds on platforms to crack down on hate speech .
`` There is no place for racism in the world and there is no place for racism on social media , '' the drinks maker 's chairman and CEO James Quincey said .
He demanded `` greater accountability and transparency '' from social media firms .
It came after Facebook said it would label potentially harmful or misleading posts left up for their news value .
Founder Mark Zuckerberg said it would also ban @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a specific race , ethnicity , national origin , religious affiliation , caste , sexual orientation , gender identity or immigration status '' are a threat to others .
The organisers of the # StopHateforProfit campaign , which accuses Facebook of not doing enough to stop hate speech and disinformation , said the `` small number of small changes '' would not `` make a dent in the problem '' .
More than 90 companies have paused advertising in support of # StopHateforProfit .
Coca-Cola told CNBC its advertising suspension did not mean @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being listed as a `` participating business '' .
Mr Quincey said the company would use the global `` social media platform pause '' to `` reassess our advertising policies to determine whether revisions are needed '' .
Clothes maker Levi Strauss & Co also said it would be pausing advertising on Facebook following Mr Zuckerberg 's announcement .
Unlike Coca-Cola , it accused the social media firm of not going far enough .
`` We are asking Facebook to commit to decisive change , '' CMO Jen Say said .
`` We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the amplification of misinformation and hate speech and better addressing of political advertisements and content that contributes to voter suppression .
While we appreciate that Facebook announced some steps in this direction today - it 's simply not enough . ''
The # StopHateforProfit coalition - which includes the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People ( NAACP ) and the Anti-Defamation League ( ADL ) - said none of the changes would be vetted or verified .
`` We have been down this road before with Facebook .
They have made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ taken meagre steps after each catastrophe where their platform played a part .
But this has to end now , '' it added .
It called on Mr Zuckerberg to take further steps , including establishing permanent civil rights infrastructure within his company ; submitting to independent audits of identity-based hate and misinformation ; finding and removing public and private groups publishing such content ; and creating expert teams to review complaints .

"We want to see meaningful progress towards ending the amplification of misinformation and hate speech and better addressing of political advertisements and content that contributes to voter suppression. While we appreciate that Facebook announced some steps in this direction today - it's simply not enough."


bbc--2020-06-27--Milton Glaser: Graphic designer behind 'I ♥ NY' logo dies aged 91

Milton Glaser , the influential American graphic designer who created the `` I ♥ NY '' logo , has died aged 91 .
Made for a 1977 tourism campaign , the logo rapidly gained recognition across the world and has been described as the most frequently imitated in history .
Glaser later said he was `` flabbergasted by what happened to this little , simple nothing of an idea '' .
He also created a famous poster of Bob Dylan with psychedelic hair and was a co-founder of New York magazine .
The cause of his death was a stroke @ @ @ @ @ @ @ York Times .
Glaser was born in the Bronx borough of New York City in 1929 .
He studied at the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art , a college in Manhattan , and at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna , Italy .
In 1954 , Glaser set up Push Pin Studios with three Cooper Union classmates and helped bring a new visual language to commercial art , seeking inspiration from everything from Art Nouveau to Chinese wash drawing , German woodcuts , and the cartoons of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ featured a silhouette of the musician based on a self-portrait by Marcel Duchamp and brightly coloured locks of hair borrowed from Islamic art .
The poster was included in Dylan 's 1967 album Greatest Hits , which was bought by six millions fans , and adorned countless walls .
In 1968 , Glaser co-founded New York magazine and was its design director for nine years .
`` Around our office , of course , he will forever be one of the small team of men and women that , in the late sixties @ @ @ @ @ @ @ newspaper morgue and turned it into a great American magazine , '' the magazine 's obituary said .
In 1974 , he established his own design firm , Milton Glaser , Inc. Three years later , he designed the `` I ♥ NY '' logo free of charge to help promote tourism in his home city , amid a crime wave and financial crisis .
He came up with the idea while riding in a taxi and scribbled it in red crayon on an envelope , which is now in the permanent collection @ @ @ @ @ @ @ MoMA ) .
`` It is one of those peculiarities of your own life where you do n't know the consequences of your own actions , '' he told the New York Times in 2008 .
`` Who in the world would have thought that this silly little bit of ephemera would become one of the most pervasive images of the 20th Century ? ''
After the 9/11 attacks , Glaser released an amended version of the logo that featured a bruised heart and read `` I ♥ NY MORE THAN EVER '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ designing the World Health Organization 's international Aids symbol and poster , the logo for the Brooklyn Brewery , and an advertisement for the final series of Mad Men .
In 2004 , he was given a lifetime achievement award by the Cooper-Hewitt , Smithsonian Design Museum .
In 2009 , he was awarded the National Medal of Arts .

"It is one of those peculiarities of your own life where you don't know the consequences of your own actions," he told the New York Times in 2008. "Who in the world would have thought that this silly little bit of ephemera would become one of the most pervasive images of the 20th Century?"


bbc--2020-06-27--Micheál Martin to become taoiseach after parties back deal

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin is set to be elected taoiseach ( Irish prime minister ) at a special meeting of the Irish parliament .
On Friday , members of Fianna Fáil , Fine Gael and the Green Party backed a programme for government , paving the way for an historic coalition .
Voters went to the polls in a general election in February but no party received a majority .
Coalition talks were then halted by the coronavirus pandemic .
The two larger parties needed the support of the Greens to have a working majority in the Irish parliament @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leaders and their negotiating teams reached agreement on a coalition deal earlier in June .
The Dáil is sitting on Saturday at the Convention Centre Dublin , rather than at Leinster House , due to Covid-19 physical distancing rules .
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have their origins in the Irish Civil War almost 100 years ago and have never been in coalition together .
After the deal was endorsed on Friday evening , Mr Martin described it as a `` moment of opportunity and hope '' .
Mr Martin is expected to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years and then hand the job over to Leo Varadkar , the Fine Gael leader and current caretaker taoiseach .
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson tweeted : `` Congratulations to Ireland on forming a new Government and to Micheal Martin TD on becoming Taoiseach .
Ireland is our closest neighbour , good friend and ally on issues such as climate change , the global fight against Covid-19 and our shared values on human rights and democracy . ''
Micheál Martin is the only Fianna Fáil leader not to have been taoiseach , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the role for 30 months before handing over to Leo Varadkar , the Fine Gael leader .
The two parties , both centrist , Fianna Fáil slightly to the left and Fine Gael to the right , have dominated the politics of the state since its foundation .
Although there has been little to separate them policy-wise for decades , their decision to share power in government for the first time is historic .
But it 's also a political necessity for their leaders to keep Sinn Féin , the party that got @ @ @ @ @ @ @ election , away from government .
Sinn Féin has accused the two of using the Greens as a `` fig leaf '' to disguise their denial of the electorate 's demand for change .
The three parties have five years to disprove those who claim the new coalition is simply a slightly greener version of business as usual in such areas as housing and dealing with climate change in a radical manner .
A meeting between Mr Martin and Northern Ireland 's first and deputy first ministers , Arlene Foster and Michelle O'Neill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
While there will be new faces , there will be some old problems to talk about such as Brexit and Covid-19 .
The process of nominating a new taoiseach is now under way in the Convention Centre .
Fianna Fáil 's Norma Foley nominated her party leader , saying Micheál Martin had a proud record for delivering for the people of Ireland .
She praised his previous record in government and said he `` has the talent and tenacity we need to lead the country with distinction '' .
Then , Sinn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leader Mary Lou McDonald saying : `` Today the Dáil can elect a leader that is a champion of change or have more of the same . ''
At February 's election , Sinn Féin took 24.5 % of first-preference votes , compared to 22 % for Fianna Fáil and 21 % for Fine Gael .
Thanking her party for the nomination , Ms McDonald accused Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael of conspiring to exclude them from government .
`` Faced with the prospect of losing their grip on power , Fianna Fáil @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' she said , claiming the new coalition was a `` marriage of convenience '' .
Fine Gael leader and outgoing taoiseach Leo Varadkar said his party would not make a nomination but instead would support the nomination of Micheál Martin .
Referring to their two parties entering a coalition for the first time , Mr Varadkar said Saturday 's vote was an `` historic occasion '' .
`` I believe Civil War politics ended a long time ago in our country but , today , Civil War politics ends in our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Two great parties coming together with another great party , the Green Party , to offer what this country needs , a stable government for the betterment of our country and for the betterment of our world . ''
Green Party leader Eamon Ryan also supported the nomination of Mr Martin for taoiseach , saying the Fianna Fáil leader was `` perfectly qualified to run the country '' .
He said the new coalition 's programme for government `` provides a good plan ; an immediate stimulus '' and added the three parties @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Monday morning , first thing '' .
Labour leader Alan Kelly said his party would not support the nomination of either Mr Martin or Ms McDonald .
He said Sinn Fein was `` simply going through the motions of appearing to be interested in government '' and had not attempted to put forward a programme for government that could attract majority support .
People Before Profit Richard Boyd Barrett did not support Mr Martin 's nomination and said the coalition 's programme for government was a `` re-hash and reheating of the same @ @ @ @

Writing on Twitter on Saturday evening, he said he was "honoured" to be appointed to the position, and that his party was "doing what is right for the country".


bbc--2020-06-27--Coronavirus: UK to open up European holidays from 6 July

Blanket restrictions on non-essential overseas travel will be relaxed in the UK from 6 July , ministers have said .
Holidaymakers are expected to be allowed to travel to certain European countries without having to spend 14 days in quarantine when they return .
They are thought to include Spain , France , Greece , Italy , the Netherlands , Finland , Belgium , Turkey , Germany and Norway - but not Portugal or Sweden .
The full list of travel corridors with the UK will be published next week .
A government spokesman said the new rules would give @ @ @ @ @ @ @ holiday abroad '' while also boosting the UK economy - but stressed the relaxation depended on risks staying low .
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The UK is likely to discuss arrangements with countries over the coming days .
The government said it `` would n't hesitate to put on the brakes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has seen a rise in the number of new cases in and around Lisbon recently , while Sweden is also unlikely to be on the list because the infection rate there is higher than in the UK .
They are both likely to be classified as red .
But the government spokesman conceded there would be nothing to stop someone avoiding quarantine by flying into a Spanish airport , driving over the border into Portugal for their holiday and returning by the same route .
UK travellers will still have to hand over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on their return from abroad , no matter which country they are coming back from .
And they will also be legally required to wear face coverings on planes and ferries .
Portugal 's Secretary of State for Tourism Rita Baptista Marques told BBC Breakfast her country had been named the most secure destination in Europe by the World Tourism and Travel Council and is a `` clean and safe destination '' .
`` Some countries are in this list and Portugal is fighting for a place , '' Ms Marques said , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ under control '' , with significant testing being carried out .
Greece 's Tourism Minister Haris Theoharis suggested that it could be up to three weeks before the country is happy to open up an air bridge to the UK , as discussions with health experts are continuing .
Mr Theoharis told BBC Breakfast : `` As soon as we have more clarity , we 'll be able to convey the right dates and the right message so that 's why it 's not easy for me to pinpoint exact dates . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sunday , reopening its borders to visitors from most of Europe and allowing British tourists to enter the country without having to quarantine .
The travel sector has gone to war with the government over its blanket quarantine policy .
So a more nuanced , risk-based approach will quieten the critics to some extent .
But the storm of controversy swirling around this policy wo n't completely go away .
Portugal , which will probably not be on next week 's list of exemptions , feels hard done-by .
The country is desperate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in public health terms the US is not currently close to being on the list , it does potentially present a tricky diplomatic dynamic , given the normally cosy relationship between Washington and London .
And the transatlantic flight market is lucrative too .
This announcement is a step in the right direction for UK aviation , but they want testing at airports to also provide another way for passengers to be exempt .
So far , in public , the government has said very little about that .
Travel industry group ABTA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` encouraging '' and said the travel sector `` eagerly '' anticipates confirmation of the list of countries , which `` should encourage customers to book '' .
`` The blanket Foreign Office advice against all but essential travel is still a major impediment to travel , however , and we look forward to the government adopting a similar risk-based approach to that advice , '' it said in a statement .
Jonathan Smith , from ABTA , told BBC Radio 4 's Today programme that the industry expected `` a surge in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more travel companies were likely to go bust before a full recovery was felt .
He said people should expect holidays to look different - not just at airports and on aircraft , but in terms of social activities , like eating out .
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It was widely criticised by the travel industry and MPs of all parties .
Home Secretary Priti Patel said the laws were designed `` to prevent a second wave '' of coronavirus .
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• People arriving in the UK should drive their own car to their destination , where possible , and once there they must not use public transport or taxis • Arrivals must not go to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , or have visitors - except for essential support .
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Foreign Office advice against all but essential @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 17 March .
`` Our public health measures at the border were put in place to manage the risk of imported cases and help prevent a second wave of the virus , and will continue to support our fight against coronavirus , '' said a government spokesman .
`` Our new risk-assessment system will enable us to carefully open a number of safe travel routes around the world - giving people the opportunity for a summer holiday abroad and boosting the UK economy through tourism and business .
`` But we will not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ any risks re-emerge , and this system will enable us to take swift action to re-introduce self-isolation measures if new outbreaks occur overseas . ''
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Portugal has seen a rise in the number of new cases in and around Lisbon recently, while Sweden is also unlikely to be on the list because the infection rate there is higher than in the UK. They are both likely to be classified as red.


bbc--2020-06-27--Jeyaraj and Fenix: Outrage mounts over India police custodial deaths

Outrage is mounting over the custodial deaths of a father and son in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu .
P Jeyaraj , 58 , and his son Fenix , 38 , were arrested for allegedly keeping their stores open past permitted hours - Tamil Nadu is still observing a lockdown to curb the spread of Covid .
Both men were kept in police custody an entire night and died within hours of each other two days later .
Relatives of the two men say the men were subjected to brutal torture .
What has happened since their deaths @ @ @ @ @ @ @ emerged , people began demanding action .
State opposition lawmakers have taken to the streets in protest , a traders body has condemned the actions of police , and a local court has taken up the issue for hearing .
The policemen who arrested the two men have been transferred , and the state government has awarded compensation of one million rupees ( £10,716 ; $ 13,222 ) to their families .
The incident has also found its way to social media , which has in turn brought it into the national spotlight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
Initially , many questioned why there is little to no outrage over the deaths of the two men , when so many Indians on social media have been vocal about the fate of George Floyd in the US , whose death at the hands of a white officer has triggered a huge movement against police brutality .
Many Indian social media users have been supporting the protests against white police brutality against black Americans .
However , this incident has been slower to pick up , partly because it took place in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it took some time to come to the attention of national media .
But in recent days , the issue has begun gaining traction as furious discussion began on various social media platforms .
In a video which has had more than a million views , one user said she was `` sick of people not discussing what happens in south India because it is not in English '' and then proceeded to give a graphic account of the alleged torture of the two men .
There is also massive outrage that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ men 's deaths are not being charged with murder and have been merely transferred .
Now high-profile users such as opposition leader Rahul Gandhi and national cricketer Shikhar Dhawan have also tweeted , demanding justice for the two men and more accountability .
The issue of police brutality in India The numbers are startling .
A report by a consortium of NGOs against custodial torture have released a report in which they say 1,731 people died in custody in India during 2019 .
This works out to around five custodial deaths a day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of torture .
The fact remains that torture and beating up suspects to extract confessions have become very much part of policing in India .
Policemen who engage in it are rarely punished - most times they are simply transferred to another district or state .
The rare times that they are held accountable , judiciary have made stinging remarks about the need for reform .
In one verdict last year , a judge noted that `` they are confident that they will not be held accountable even if the victim dies in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ revealed . ''
In 2006 , the Indian Supreme Court ruled that each state should set up a police complaints authority where any citizen can lodge a complaint against police officers for any misdemeanour .
However , this has not been done in most states .
Activists say much more far-reaching intervention is needed to change the system .

But in recent days, the issue has begun gaining traction as furious discussion began on various social media platforms. In a video which has had more than a million views, one user said she was "sick of people not discussing what happens in south India because it is not in English" and then proceeded to give a graphic account of the alleged torture of the two men.