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Senate report says Putin ordered 2016 Democratic hack. US postmaster general pauses service cuts after outcry. Death Valley’s 130 degrees may be world heat record. You can subscribe to Five Minute News on YouTube, with your preferred podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill. Subscribe, rate and review at www.fiveminute.news  Five Min...

US Postal Service chief to testify amid US election fears. Lukashenko offers to hand over power after referendum. Trump pushes to open up Alaska's Arctic refuge to oil and gas drilling.  You can subscribe to Five Minute News on YouTube, with your preferred podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill.  Subscribe, rate and review at www.f...

Leader of Belarus rejects calls to rerun presidential vote. UK’s Johnson urged to fix growing England exam chaos. Lightning sparks new wildfires across California.  You can subscribe to Five Minute News on YouTube, with your preferred podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill.  Subscribe, rate and review at www.fiveminute.news  Five M...

Israel hails UAE deal but Palestinians dismayed. Trump admits to defunding USPS to block vote by mail. WHO says people should not fear COVID19 in food packaging.  You can subscribe to Five Minute News on YouTube, with your preferred podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill.  Subscribe, rate and review at www.fiveminute.news  Five Min...

Harris makes campaign-trail debut with Biden. White House and Democrats trade blame over coronavirus aid deadlock. Last decade was Earth's hottest on record as climate crisis accelerates.  You can subscribe to Five Minute News on YouTube, with your preferred podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill.  Visit us online at www.fiveminute...

Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris as his running mate. Protests in Belarus continue despite challenger’s departure. Scientists uneasy as Russia approves first coronavirus vaccine.  You can subscribe to Five Minute News on YouTube, with your preferred podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill.  Visit us online at www.fiveminute.news  Five...

No federal relief leaves US states facing big deficits. Lebanese government resigns after Beirut blast. Race in Mauritius to empty oil tanker causing environmental disaster.  You can subscribe to Five Minute News on YouTube, with your preferred podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill.  Visit us online at www.fiveminute.news  Five Mi...

US Postal Service falling foul of political corruption. Trump’s run around Congress deemed 'unconstitutional slop'. Beirut explosion bares pitfalls of sending aid to Lebanon.  You can subscribe to Five Minute News on YouTube, with your preferred podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill.  Visit us online at www.fiveminute.news  Five M...

New York sues to break up NRA due to corruption. Laid-off US workers endure loss of $600 in aid. Africa passes 1 million confirmed virus cases. You can subscribe to Five Minute News on YouTube, with your preferred podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill. Visit us online at www.fiveminute.news  Five Minute News is an independent prod...

Negligence probed in deadly Beirut blast. Obama-era official says Flynn tried to 'neutralize' Russia sanctions. Virus testing in the US is dropping, even as deaths rise.  You can subscribe to Five Minute News on YouTube, with your preferred podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill.  Visit us online at www.fiveminute.news  Five Minute...

Beirut explosion kills dozens, shockwave injures thousands. Trump sows confusion urging 'vote by mail' in Florida. Tropical Storm Isaias batters US Northeast with rare tornadoes.  You can subscribe to Five Minute News on YouTube, with your preferred podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill.  Visit us online at www.fiveminute.news  Fi...

Prosecutor seeking Trump’s taxes cites probe of his business. Survivors of Covid-19 show increased rate of psychiatric disorders. FAA proposes key Boeing 737MAX design changes.  You can subscribe to Five Minute News on YouTube, with your preferred podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill.  Visit us online at www.fiveminute.news  Five...

US to take broad action on Chinese software. Biden eyes major foreign policy shifts if he wins. Air pollution remains worst in US communities of color.  You can subscribe to Five Minute News on YouTube, with your preferred podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill.  Visit us online at www.fiveminute.news  Five Minute News is an indepe...

US economy suffers worst quarter since the second world war. Obama hails John Lewis as founding father of fuller, better US. NASA’s Perseverance Rover launches to the Red Planet.  You can subscribe to Five Minute News on YouTube, with your preferred podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill.  Visit us online at www.fiveminute.news  Fi...

Trump says he never confronted Putin about Russia bounty. US to withdraw 12,000 troops from Germany. Drones Deliver COVID-19 tests to Ghana.  You can subscribe to Five Minute News on YouTube, with your preferred podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill.  Visit us online at www.fiveminute.news  Five Minute News is an independent produ...

US-China spat rattles world, prompting calls for unity. Barr defends aggressive federal response to protests. Republicans signal to cut Census count short.  You can subscribe to Five Minute News on YouTube, with your preferred podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill.  Visit us online at www.fiveminute.news  Five Minute News is an in...

Database shows leftwing protests far less violent than rightwing attacks. Experimental COVID-19 vaccine is put to its biggest test. Trump slashes major environmental rules.  You can subscribe to Five Minute News on YouTube, with your preferred podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill.  Visit us online at www.fiveminute.news  Five Min...

Police and protesters clash in Black Lives Matter demonstrations across the US. North Korea declares emergency in first suspected COVID-19 case. Tropical Storm Hanna soaks South Texas amid virus crisis.  You can subscribe to Five Minute News on YouTube, with your preferred podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill.  Visit us online at...

WHO chief rebukes US over ‘unacceptable’ allegations. UK and US say Russia fired a satellite weapon in space. On House floor, female representatives call out abusive treatment by men.  You can subscribe to Five Minute News on YouTube, with your preferred podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill.  Visit us online at www.fiveminute.new...

Trump deploys militarized federal forces across the US. Virus slams Bolivia as hospitals become full. First active leak of sea-bed methane found in Antarctica.  You can subscribe to Five Minute News on YouTube, with your preferred podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill.  Visit us online at www.fiveminute.news  Five Minute News is a...

Trump tries new move to restrict immigrants appearing in census. Actual Covid-19 case count up to 24 times higher than official estimates. Report says UK ‘actively avoided’ investigating Russian interference in Brexit vote. You can subscribe to Five Minute News on YouTube, with your preferred podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill....

UK coronavirus vaccine prompts immune response in early test. Tempers rage in marathon EU budget summit. Federal agents asked to leave as Portland protests continue.  You can subscribe to Five Minute News on YouTube, with your preferred podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill.  Visit us online at www.fiveminute.news  Five Minute New...

Trump won’t commit to election results if he loses. The Black Lives Matter generation remembers John Lewis. Floods in Nepal & India displace nearly four million people.  You can subscribe to Five Minute News on YouTube, with your preferred podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill.  Visit us online at www.fiveminute.news  Five Minute...

US, UK & Canada say Russia is hacking virus vaccine trials. US secretary of state rewrites human rights definition. Greta Thunberg says world must tear up old contracts to save climate. You can subscribe to Five Minute News on YouTube, with your preferred podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill.  Visit us online at www.fiveminute.ne...

Trump Administration strips CDC of control of Covid data. Slave Trader statue replaced by sculpture of Black Lives Matter protester. Climate change makes freak Siberian heat 600 times more likely.  You can subscribe to Five Minute News on YouTube, with your preferred podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill.  Visit us online at www.f...