Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
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President of the United States Donald Trump intends to hold his first election rally in months in Tulsa, Oklahoma on the date that African Americans celebrate the end of slavery, per the BBC. The rally is set to take place on June 19, known as Juneteenth, in Tulsa - the…
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Coachella and Stagecoach music festivals will not be taking place in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, a health official in California has said, according to The Guardian. The festivals had already been postponed from April to October in hopes that the worst of the Covid-19 crisis would have passed…
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A top military official in the US has apologized for his tole in President Trump's walk across Lafayette Square for a photo opportunity that saw the police force back Black Lives Matter protestors. The protestors were removed from the area using tear gas and rubber bullets after taking to the…
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New Yorkers have been urged to make sex "a little" kinky by wearing facemasks in a bid to halt the spread of the coronavirus. This comes as part of updated guidelines from the New York City Health Department, which have been designed to help people be intimate and safe during…
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A statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis was torn down by protesters along Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia on Wednesday night per TIME and others. According to reports, the statue was toppled at around 11pm with Richmond police on the scene, while videos showed a cheering crowd watch the monument…
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One of the four erstwhile Minneapolis police officers charged over the killing of George Floyd has been released from jail after posting bail. Floyd, a black man, was arrested by Minneapolis police on Monday, May 25, for reportedly using a counterfeit $20 note in a store. While being detained, ex-cop…
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The New York City police union chief has told people to stop treating cops "like animals and thugs". This comes as unrest continues to unfold across the US, as protests - some peaceful, some violent - are calling out the systemic injustices carried out against black people, not least seen…
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Per local NBC News newsroom NBC 12, a statue of Christopher Columbus was torn down by protesters in downtown Richmond on Tuesday night. According to NBC 12, the incident occurred at around 9pm, following a peaceful demonstration in solidarity with indigenous people outside of the statue. It was ripped from…
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The TV show Cops has officially been canceled at Paramount Network, Variety reports. This comes just days after it was reported that the show had been pulled from the network's schedule - a decision that Variety says was "spurred" by the recent nationwide protests against police brutality and systemic injustices…
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The husband of the Phoenix woman who went viral earlier this week for making racist comments to a woman and receiving a slap in return has apologized for his wife's behavior. Footage of the incident was uploaded to Facebook over the weekend, and shows events unfold inside the gas station…
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FedEx has revealed that it has fired one of its employees after a video showing a man reenacting and mocking the death of George Floyd surfaced on social media. During a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Franklinville, New Jersey on Monday, a group of men were recorded antagonizing the protesters…
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President Trump has claimed that a 75-year-old pushed by Buffalo police could have faked his fall and described him as an "ANTIFA provocateur". Taking to Twitter, the president wrote: "Buffalo protester shoved by Police could be an ANTIFA provocateur. 75 year old Martin Gugino was pushed away after appearing to…
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Actor Terry Crews has issued a response on social media, after receiving a backlash for comments he made over the weekend on Twitter. His tweets come in the wake of the protests taking place in America and all over the world that are calling out systemic racism and injustices carried…
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A US Marine veteran stood outside for hours in uniform with the words "I can't breathe" taped over his mouth in a striking protest. These words were spoken by George Floyd, who died on May 25 after being arrested by Minneapolis Police. Per the Guardian, after reviewing the bodycam footage…
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Per TMZ, a pig head has been left on a spike outside a police station in Los Angeles, USA. Law enforcement officials are currently trying to figure out who left it there, according to the publication. The swine's skull was reportedly discovered outside the LAPD's Rampart station on Sunday afternoon.…
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Actor Terry Crews has faced a backlash on social media after referring to "black supremacy" in a tweet, in the wake of the protests taking place in America and all over the world that are calling out systemic racism and injustices carried out against black people. Crews tweeted, "Defeating White…
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Former Secretary of State and Democratic nominee Hilary Clinton has eviscerated President Trump in a new interview with the Los Angeles Times, calling his time in office a "failure". Clinton questioned how anyone could continue to support President Trump in the face of his response to the"historic moments" America is…
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A retired US Navy captain has issued an apology after accidentally live-streaming a conversation with his wife to Facebook in which they both used derogatory language and racial slurs. Scott Bethmann says he has been left "mortified" by the incident and is now working on becoming a better person. He…
