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Rioters brandishing AR-style weapons surrounded an armored SWAT vehicle in Kenosha, Wis. as unrest broke out in the city Sunday night following the police shooting of Jacob Black, a black man. In footage posted by reporter Drew Hernandez, a group of protestors can be seen blocking the path of a sheriff’s department armored vehicle. One …
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Violent protests erupted in Kenosha, Wis. Sunday night after local police shot a black man while responding to a domestic violence call, prompting officials in the city to issue a curfew until 7 a.m. Monday. A video circulating online shows a man walking to a van followed by two police officers with weapons drawn. As …
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Goodyear Tire Chief Executive Rich Kramer said Thursday the company had clarified its policy to make clear employees can wear apparel expressing support for law enforcement after it faced a boycott call from President Trump. The Republican president, who is seeking a second term in office, told reporters Wednesday he would swap out the Goodyear …
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The Portland district attorney will only be pressing charges against rioters arrested for assault, theft and property damage, opting to drop lesser charges, including rioting and disorderly conduct, that have come out of months of violent protests in the city, the office announced Tuesday. “As prosecutors, we acknowledge the depth of emotion that motivates these …
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The Minnesota Freedom Fund, which was inundated with donations intended to bail out protesters after the police custody death of George Floyd, has since bailed several individuals accused of violent crimes, including a convicted rapist. The nonprofit bail fund received $35 million in donations in the wake of Floyd’s death, well above the roughly $100,000 …
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Hong Kong-based media firm Next Digital saw its stock price explode Monday after authorities arrested its dissident founder. Next Digital’s shares surged as much as 344 percent as investors showed solidarity with Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy mogul who was cuffed Monday under Hong Kong’s new national security law. The stock initially dipped on news of …
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Porsha Williams’ decision to “put it all on the line for change” was immediate in the wake of George Floyd’s death in police custody. “When I saw that video of George Floyd being murdered, I knew that I had to change the way I was moving,” the “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star, 39, said in …
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Seattle police chief Carmen Best is urging the city council to take a stand against protestors intimidating public officials and employees after “a large group of aggressive protestors” visited her home on Sunday night. “I urge both of you, and the entire council, to stand up for what is right,” Best wrote Monday in a …
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Drew Brees still plans to stand for the national anthem, but his new stance on others who do not remains the same in the wake of the backlash he received for critical comments of those who take a knee to peacefully protest racial inequality and police brutality. Speaking to reporters on Saturday, the Saints’ quarterback …
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The Nets’ first game of the NBA restart in Disney was poor. But their social justice statement beforehand was perfect. Before the anthem and tipoff at ESPN Wide World of Sports, the NBA played a video documenting the league’s commitment to fighting social injustice and racism. The Nets donned Black Lives Matter shirts, and both …
Rioters brandishing AR-style weapons surrounded an armored SWAT vehicle in Kenosha, Wis. as unrest broke out in the city Sunday night following the police shooting of Jacob Black, a black man. In footage posted by reporter Drew Hernandez, a group of protestors can be seen blocking the path of a sheriff’s department armored vehicle. One …
