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The chief of the Rochester Police Department and his command staff announced their retirement Tuesday following days of anti-police protests in the city over the death of Daniel Prude. Just days after insisting that he did not intend to resign amid protests, Rochester Police Chief La’Ron Singletary released a statement Tuesday announcing his retirement and calling criticism …
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John Malkovich’s son was arrested at a violent Black Lives Matter rally in Portland, Oregon, where marchers attacked cops trying to protect their union building amid chants of “burn it down,” according to authorities. The actor’s Portland-based software engineer son Loewy Malkovich, 38, was listed as one of 27 people arrested Friday night — the …
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The live-action film version of Disney’s “Mulan” is facing renewed boycott calls from Asian activists. Thai and Taiwanese activists have joined Hong Kong protestors fighting for democratic reform who first raised the call for boycotts of the film last year, after its Chinese-born star sided with the Hong Kong police and their crackdown of pro-democracy …
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Representative Thomas Massie (R., KY) said Thursday that if he were a juror, he would not convict 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse on any of the charges he is facing in connection with the fatal shooting of two people in Kenosha, Wis. during rioting in the city. “The strongest thing in his favor is actually the video …
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The American Psychological Association has released recommendations on how to address the country’s “racism pandemic” amid national backlash and civil unrest over several high-profile deaths of black Americans at the hands of police. “We are living in a racism pandemic, which is taking a heavy psychological toll on our African American citizens,” APA President Sandra Shullman …
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John Mara is standing with Giants players who protest racism and social injustice. Including any who chose to kneel during the national anthem when games start. “My preference is that everybody stand,” the Giants’ co-owner said Thursday, “but if you decide in your conscience that kneeling is the right thing to do, I’m going to …
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Republican state attorneys general on Wednesday condemned the prolonged violence and unrest gripping cities across the nation and called on Democratic attorneys general as well as Joe Biden to do the same. The Republican Attorneys General Association noted that Wednesday marks 100 days since violent protests erupted in Portland the day after the death of …
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Portland mayor Ted Wheeler says he will be moving out of his condo to avoid the protests and rioting that have cropped up outside the building in recent days. Wheeler announced the move in an email to other residents of the 16- floor high-rise on Tuesday, OregonLive.com reported, one day after a crowd of over …
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The lawyer representing Kyle Rittenhouse, the teen who shot and killed two protesters in Kenosha, Wis., said Monday that his client was carrying his gun legally and acted in self-defense against a mob of protesters who were threatening him. “This is 100 percent self-defense,” Rittenhouse’s lawyer John Pierce said on Fox News’ Tucker Carlson Tonight. …
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The man reportedly under investigation for the fatal shooting of a pro-Trump demonstrator during clashes in downtown Portland Saturday night declared his allegiance to Antifa on social media before the incident. Michael Forest Reinoehl, 48, described himself as an anti-fascist and posted photos on social media from several protests he has attended in Portland since May, …
The chief of the Rochester Police Department and his command staff announced their retirement Tuesday following days of anti-police protests in the city over the death of Daniel Prude. Just days after insisting that he did not intend to resign amid protests, Rochester Police Chief La’Ron Singletary released a statement Tuesday announcing his retirement and calling criticism …
