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Oct 18 2017
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The Law Is on the N.F.L. Players’ Side
As National Football League owners and players’ union representatives meet in New York today and tomorrow to discuss the players’ recent demonstrations — the kneeling, linking arms or raising fists during the national anthem — they should know how the law views these protests. This will not only tell them what the league lawfully can do; it also will reveal something about American values.
New York Times (News)Apr 22 2021
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With trial over, what next for racial justice?
For much of the country, it has felt like racism itself was on trial in Minneapolis. What does the verdict say about where America goes from here?
There have been other moments of police violence against Black men captured on video over the past few years.
As part of a new moment in human history when nearly everyone is equipped with video-recording phones, witnesses – and
Christian Science MonitorApr 22 2021
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Caught Red-Handed: NBC News Busted for Editing Out a Crucial Detail in the 911 Call of the Ohio Shooting
They cannot be this stupid, right? After CBS News was caught editing the bodycam footage of the police shooting of Adam Toledo in Chicago, which has also sparked outrage, NBC News decides to edit the 911 call concerning the officer-involved shooting in Ohio, where a 16-year-old was shot and killed after she tried to stab another person (via Columbus Dispatch):
In an unprecedented move,
TownhallMay 25 2021
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A year since George Floyd’s murder, Americans reflect on his legacy
Americans on Tuesday will mark the first anniversary of the murder of George Floyd beneath a white Minneapolis police officer’s knee, which catalyzed the largest U.S. protest movement in decades over police brutality against Black people.
In Washington, President Joe Biden will meet privately with members of Floyd's family at the White House, not far from where promised police reform
ReutersDec 15 2014
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Sen. Warren Warns That Spending Bill Sets Dangerous Precedent
The government opens this week after a dramatic weekend. The Senate approved a $1.1 trillion spending bill despite protests from the left and the right. The bill had already been passed by the House.
NPR (Online News)Apr 20 2021
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'Unprovoked escalation': U.S. slams Russian military's partial blockade of Black Sea
Top U.S. officials late Monday slammed Russia‘s “unprovoked escalation” in the Black Sea, saying Moscow‘s plan to blockade parts of the sea during military exercises is unacceptable and further evidence of Russia‘s intent to undermine neighboring Ukraine.
State Department spokesman Ned Price’s condemnation of the Kremlin comes amid a massive buildup of Russian troops along the Ukrainian
Washington TimesJun 21 2021
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Juneteenth
“President Joe Biden signed legislation [last] Thursday establishing a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery… Biden signed into law a bill to make Juneteenth, or June 19, the 12th federal holiday. The House voted 415-14 on Wednesday to send the bill to Biden, while the Senate passed the bill unanimously the day before.” (AP News)
Both sides support making Juneteenth a
The Flip SideOct 30 2020
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Cops Said a Child Was Lost in Philly's 'Riots.' Video Shows They Took Him From His Mom's Car
On Thursday, one of the nation’s biggest police unions published a photo of a white police officer holding a black toddler, claiming the child was lost during “violent riots” in Philadelphia. But lawyers for the child’s family, and video of the incident taken by a bystander, have revealed that police officers snatched the child from the back of a civilian vehicle that had nothing to do with
ViceSep 16 2019
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Exclusive: Russia carried out a 'stunning' breach of FBI communications system, escalating the spy game on U.S. soil
On Dec. 29, 2016, the Obama administration announced that it was giving nearly three dozen Russian diplomats just 72 hours to leave the United States and was seizing two rural East Coast estates owned by the Russian government. As the Russians burned papers and scrambled to pack their bags, the Kremlin protested the treatment of its diplomats, and denied that those compounds — sometimes known
Yahoo NewsMar 06 2017
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Trump Forced To Water Down Executive Order On Immigration
When the Trump administration signed an executive order on Jan. 27 blocking travel to the U.S. by permanent residents and visa holders from seven Muslim-majority countries, protests erupted around the country and dozens of lawsuits were filed. After federal judges struck down the ban, the administration went back to the drawing board.
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