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Shannon Bream just now on Fox: Arizona law upheld. Sounds like good news!
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As the search for survivors of a Florida condo collapse enters its second week, rescue crews and relatives of those still missing are scheduled to meet with President Joe Biden on Thursday, in a visit many are hoping will provide some measure of comfort to a devastated community. Biden and first lady Jill Biden, who left Washington early Thursday, planned to thank first responders and search and rescue teams....
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Deputy James Cady acknowledged that he didn't handle the situation well, but he told investigators he's a "country boy" who calls everyone "boy," regardless of race.
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.... social justice advocates were surprised this summer when Austin became one of the only cities in the nation to successfully begin reallocating significant funding from its police department to other city programs. In August, the council voted unanimously to eliminate upcoming cadet classes in the troubled police academy, diverting $20 million to programs that address homelessness, mental health, and family violence prevention. Over the course of the year following the budget vote, another $80 million will be reallocated from the department by placing some functions, such as forensics and 911 dispatch, within other parts of the city’s government. The...
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The FDA has just approved a new treatment for early Alzheimer's that's being billed as the first potential "cure" that addresses the root cause rather than just treats symptoms. The drug, aducanumab, could provide hope to millions of patients and families impacted by the terrible disorder. However, there are numerous controversies surrounding the medicine and its approval. First and foremost, not one of the FDA's advisers recommended approving it.
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Burger King is donating 40 cents for every sale of its new chicken sandwich, Ch’King, to the Human Rights Campaign. Chick-Fil-A has a reputation of donating to anti-LGBTQ+ groups. The Ch’King has been getting favorable opinions similar to Chick-Fil-A’s sandwich.
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Three people are dead, including a state corrections officer, and at least another five are injured following a shooting that took place outside a Kendall business as a graduation party was ending.
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Netflix has elected Barack and Michelle Obama to a new position of power at the head of their upcoming animated series. The Obamas announced Wednesday they have produced We the People, a 10-episode television series aimed at educating
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....Obama on Tuesday surprised a youth football team on Chicago’s South Side... Following Obama's visit with the kids, [he] also took part in a meeting among South Side small business owners to discuss ways to leverage the expected boost in tourism that his [propaganda center] will bring....
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In Doral on Thursday, officers unveiled the department’s LGBTQ awareness patrol vehicle.
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...Biden will travel to Oklahoma on Tuesday to mark the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre... ...On May 31 and June 1, 1921, an armed white mob attacked the all-Black district of Greenwood. The violent racist mob destroyed the area, leaving 40-square-blocks in ruins and nearly 10,000 people homeless....
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Democrats have walked out of the Texan House of Representatives, blocking a bill on voting that has been criticised as racially discriminatory. The Republican-led bill, which was passed in the state Senate, introduces sweeping restrictions on ways for voters to cast their ballots.
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....Marcus Lemonis, CEO of Camping World and host of “The Profit” on CNBC, has offered a reward of $100,000 “to help authorities in my hometown…arrest and convict the suspect/suspects.” He posted the offer on Twitter.
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The grit and jubilance of Greenwood were on display Sunday as residents who know the history of this moment, along with visitors eager to learn, walked Greenwood Avenue ahead of the centennial of a race massacre that is getting new national attention.... many here said they are determined to celebrate the culture and community that Black Tulsans built — while using this moment to demand reparations for all that has been taken from them.... .... Joe Biden will visit Tuesday, the day that officially marks the centennial. While Biden's visit is not expected to be public, he will tour the...
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Miami Police Chief Art Acevedo, who used to lead the Houston Police Department, called a new measure approved by the Texas state Legislature that would allow people to carry handguns without a license "ridiculous" and urged Governor Greg Abbott to veto the bill.
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....officers with the Hallandale Beach Police Department arrested Jeffrey Carl Fleming, 39, on Monday. He is facing charges of stalking and hate crime after a video showed him dropping off a bag of feces on Friday at the Chabad of South Broward. He is also accused of spitting at the menorah before riding away. “It’s rooted in hate and antisemitism,” said Rabbi Mendy Tennenhaus....
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Gov. Phil Murphy announced a series of new incentives to encourage New Jersey residents to get vaccinated...
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Louisiana state troopers were captured on body camera video stunning, punching and dragging a Black man as he apologized for leading them on a high-speed chase...
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Twitter said on Wednesday it was scrapping an automated image-cropping system after its review found bias in the algorithm controlling the function. The messaging platform said it found the algorithm delivered "unequal treatment based on demographic differences" with whites and males favoured over blacks and females, and "objectification" bias that focused on a woman's chest or legs, described as "male gaze."
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The legislation, which the Senate overwhelmingly approved last month, will next go to the president for his signature. The House on Tuesday passed a Senate bill with a 364 to 62 vote to address the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes during the Covid-19 pandemic.... The bill, which Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, introduced in March alongside Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y., also directs the attorney general and the Department of Health and Human Services to issue best-practices guidance on how to mitigate racially discriminatory language in describing the pandemic.
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