Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
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On Friday night, the US was rocked by the death of another African-American man at the hands of the police. Rayshard Brooks, 27, was approached by two Atlanta police officers on Friday (June 12) after it was reported that he had fallen asleep in his car at a Wendy's restaurant…
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A California woman has apologized to a Filipino man after she and her husband called the police on the man as he stenciled the words "Black Lives Matter" onto his own wall. Per ABC7, James Juanillo identifies as a person of color, and as a way of showing solidarity with…
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President Trump has reaffirmed his stance on players kneeling during the national anthem and has tweeted to say that he "won't be watching" the NFL. Trump took to Twitter to react to the NFL and the U.S. Soccer Federation's recent change of stance on kneeling following the death of George…
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A 21-year-old Mississippi woman has been released from jail after she was arrested for calling her parents racist on social media. According to reports cited by Fox News, Kaileigh Schmidt of Petal called her father and stepmother racist in an online post, and she was subsequently charged on Wednesday with…
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A man has been arrested by police in Loveland, Colorado, after he held two door-to-door salesmen at gunpoint because they looked like "Antifa members". According to a release Saturday from the Loveland Police Department, the suspect, identified as Scott Gudmundsen, 65, called police on Thursday evening to inform them that…
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A San Francisco man said a white couple called the cops on him after they questioned him over stenciling the words "Black Lives Matter" on his own wall. Per ABC7, James Juanillo identifies as a person of color, and to show solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, he made…
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Atlanta's police chief has resigned following the officer-involved fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks on Friday. Brooks, a 27-year-old African-American man, was shot by an Atlanta Police Department officer at a local Wendy's restaurant. The incident is currently being reviewed by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Per BBC News, police chief…
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Yesterday, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation confirmed in a press release that they were investigating the death of Rayshard Brooks - a 27-year-old African-American man who was shot and killed by Atlanta police at a local Wendy's restaurant on Friday evening. Today, Fox News has reported that one APD officer…
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The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has confirmed that it is investigating the death of an African-American man who was shot and killed by Atlanta police at a local Wendy's restaurant. Per an official press release from GBI, it has confirmed that the "deceased subject" has been identified as 27-year-old Rayshard…
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As per the Star Tribune, one of the fired rookie cops who assisted in the arrest of George Floyd has managed to raise his $750,000 bail with the help of donations to a crowdfunding website. Thomas Lane, 37, was on his fourth shift with Minneapolis police when he helped senior…
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As reported by ABC News, at least eight people are said to have been shot outside of a San Antonio bar on Friday night (June 12). San Antonio Police Chief William McManus says that the victims are all in a stable condition. The gunman is still at large. Chief McManus…
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The American dictionary, Merriam-Webster, will be changing its definition of "racism" after receiving an email from a black woman, per the BBC. Kennedy Mitchum, a recent graduate of Drake University, Iowa, got in contact with Merriam-Webster to suggest that the definition should include a reference to systemic oppression. An editor…
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Former Minneapolis police official, Derek Chauvin, could stand to receive over $1 million in pension benefits during his retirement even if he is convicted of killing George Floyd, per CNN. Floyd, a black man, was arrested by Minneapolis police on Monday, May 25, for reportedly using a counterfeit $20 note…
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A New York City police lieutenant has spoken out about feeling "ashamed" of himself for taking a knee in solidarity with Black Lives Matter protesters. In an email obtained by the New York Post, Lieutenant Robert Cattani has also apologized to his fellow officers, telling them that his actions are…
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A woman has been fatally shot and her boyfriend wounded by a gunman who attacked the couple over the way they were talking to their dog as is was pooping. The incident took place as the couple was walking their dog in Coors Field, Denver, on Wednesday. The Denver Post…
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On June 4, cell phone footage showing Martin Gugino, 75, being shoved to the ground by Buffalo police officers went viral on social media. The video showed Gugino, from Amherst, in Erie County, approaching a line of officers wearing riot gear as they attempted to clear the square ahead of…
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American retail corporation, Walmart, is going to stop storing "multicultural" beauty products behind locked glass cases after customers protested online. This comes after a man's tweet went viral after he pointed out that hair products for black people were locked but those for white people were not. [caption id="attachment_12599597" align="aligncenter"…
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Rosemary Ketchum has won a seat on a City Council in West Virginia, making her the first openly transgender elected official in the state. The 26-year-old is one of 27 openly transgender elected officials currently serving in the United States. Ketchum was elected to the Wheeling City Council, after running…
