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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) accused Senate Republicans of trying to “get away with the murder” of George Floyd in comments on police reform legislation, in a Tuesday interview on CBS. The House and Senate have advanced competing police reform bills since the death of George Floyd, an African American man killed during arrest …
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Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan said Monday that the city will begin dismantling the “autonomous zone” set up downtown by protesters, citing incidents of violence in the zone. “The cumulative impacts of the gatherings and protests and the nighttime atmosphere and violence has led to increasingly difficult circumstances for our businesses and residents,” Durkan said at …
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Just five out of the 125 stores in the Bronx looted on June 1 during unrest following George Floyd demonstrations have been approved for city aid so far. After the riots, which saw looters target small Bronx businesses, New York mayor Bill de Blasio said emergency grants would be approved for those affected. The details …
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EXCLUSIVE: Netflix is in talks with “Black-ish” and “BlackAF” creator Kenya Barris and “Happy” singer Pharrell Williams to develop a feature-length musical about Juneteenth – the commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States. Deadline understands that the streamer and the pair are in the early stages of working up a plan for …
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Portland police on Thursday quickly dismantled an “autonomous zone” that protesters attempted to set up outside the mayor’s residence in the city the previous night. Protesters on Wednesday night used items including dumpsters and stolen construction materials to build an “autonomous zone” in Portland’s Pearl District near an apartment building where Mayor Ted Wheeler reportedly lives. …
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Who’s watching the “Watchmen?” This Juneteenth, you will be — for free! From Friday through June 21, all nine episodes of the hit HBO series won’t cost you a pretty penny, according to the Wrap, and will be available to stream for free on HBO.com. The HBO series — based on the acclaimed and highly …
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A top mainstream fact-checker wrote on Tuesday that the Kente cloths that Democrats wore earlier this month after the death of George Floyd were “historically worn” by an “empire involved in [the] West African slave trade.” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, and other top Democrats wore the cloth to an event …
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Nine people were shot in Minneapolis on Tuesday evening amid a spate of violence following the death of George Floyd during arrest, the Star Tribune reported. Shootings have risen sharply in the city over three weeks of unrest after Floyd, an African American man, was killed during arrest by Minneapolis police officers. Since May 26, …
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) accused Senate Republicans of trying to “get away with the murder” of George Floyd in comments on police reform legislation, in a Tuesday interview on CBS. The House and Senate have advanced competing police reform bills since the death of George Floyd, an African American man killed during arrest …
