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Minneapolis residents have begun forming neighborhood watches and armed security groups to protect their neighborhoods in the wake of unrest sparked by the killing of George Floyd in May, according to a new report. While officers are still patrolling the streets of Minneapolis, some citizens have taken security concerns into their own hands, as was …
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At least six federal agents were injured during demonstrations in Portland Friday night when protesters launched fireworks at them and shone lasers at their eyes. Protests have been nearly constant in Oregon’s largest city since the police custody death of George Floyd in May. Local officials have called for federal law enforcement agents deployed by …
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The New York Liberty and Seattle Storm made a statement before tipping off the WNBA season on Saturday. Both teams left the court during the national anthem as a sign of peaceful protest and held a 26-second moment of silence for Breonna Taylor, the 26-year-old black woman who was killed at her home by Louisville …
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Among the many confusions beset upon our boondoggled society at the moment is the question of just who the protesters, or rioters, or whatever you want call them, wrecking havoc in Portland are. To many on the left they are mostly peaceful protesters calling for an end to police violence. To most on the right …
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Acting homeland security secretary Chad Wolf on Tuesday hit back at criticism of the department’s officers deployed in Portland, Ore., slamming media coverage of federal police activities in the city as well as local officials’ response to rioting. Portland has seen continuous rioting since the death of George Floyd, an African American man killed in …
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Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is promising to seek the dismissal of charges against the St. Louis couple who pointed guns at protesters outside their house last month in an incident that was caught on video. Mark and Patricia McCloskey were charged Tuesday with unlawful use of a weapon by St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner. …
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The Los Angeles Times on Monday compared images of a naked woman protesting federal police in Portland, Ore., to the iconic picture of a Chinese man standing in front of a tank at the Tiananmen Square protest in 1989. The woman, whose name was not reported, sat nude in front of federal police during a demonstration …
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The National Museum of African American History and Culture has published a graphic on its website that suggests concepts such as “rational linear thinking,” the “nuclear family,” and an emphasis on “hard work” are specific to “white culture.” The article, titled “Talking About Race,” delves into white privilege and “the way that white people, their …
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A number of New York City police officers including the NYPD department chief were injured at a George Floyd protest on the Brooklyn Bridge on Wednesday morning. Chief of Department Terence Monahan, the NYPD’s highest-ranking uniformed officer, was admitted to a local hospital with “non-life threatening injuries,” an NYPD spokesman told the New York Post. …
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Cara Delevingne and Kaia Gerber looked cozy during a Black Lives Matter protest Wednesday. Delevingne, 27, and Gerber, 18, were photographed in an affectionate embrace outside the Hall of Justice in Los Angeles. In another image, Delevingne is seen with one of her hands on Gerber’s waist. The daughter of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber …
Minneapolis residents have begun forming neighborhood watches and armed security groups to protect their neighborhoods in the wake of unrest sparked by the killing of George Floyd in May, according to a new report. While officers are still patrolling the streets of Minneapolis, some citizens have taken security concerns into their own hands, as was …
