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Republican state attorneys general on Wednesday condemned the prolonged violence and unrest gripping cities across the nation and called on Democratic attorneys general as well as Joe Biden to do the same. The Republican Attorneys General Association noted that Wednesday marks 100 days since violent protests erupted in Portland the day after the death of …
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Efforts to end Hollywood’s extended writers strike hit a wall this week when the union that represents the writers said it’s failed to come to a deal with Tinseltown’s top two agencies, WME and CAA. The impasse, announced late Tuesday, comes more than a year after thousands of Hollywood scribes — from Shonda Rimes and …
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Netflix has released the trailer for its upcoming docuseries that delves into the lead up to and aftermath of the 1986 Challenger shuttle disaster, “Challenger: The Final Flight.” The four-part series premieres Sept. 16 and will offer a comprehensive look at the events surrounding the catastrophe, with a particular focus on the shuttle’s crew. The …
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Brittany Matthews is still on cloud nine after getting engaged to longtime boyfriend Patrick Mahomes. On Wednesday, Matthews shared photos from the intimate proposal, which took place at Arrowhead Stadium on Tuesday, the same day Mahomes and Kansas City Chiefs received their 2020 Super Bowl rings. View this post on Instagram A post shared by …
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Gabrielle Union is speaking out about how the events of 2020, including the COVID-19 pandemic and the “racial reckoning,” have impacted her well-being. “The combination of the pandemic and this racial reckoning, alongside being inundated with [images of] the brutalization of Black bodies, has sent my PTSD into overdrive,” the 47-year-old actress said in the …
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It’s “ring szn” for Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and girlfriend Brittany Matthews. On Tuesday, the 24-year-old Super Bowl champ proposed to his lady love of eight years, presenting Matthews with a massive emerald-cut engagement ring that could be as large as 10 carats, according to Brilliant Earth‘s SVP of merchandising and retail expansion, …
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The lawyer representing the boyfriend of Breonna Taylor, who was fatally shot by police when officers executed a “no-knock” warrant on her apartment in March, said Tuesday that he does not believe his client, Kenneth Walker, fired the shot that injured one officer during the incident. Walker, 28, is suing the city of Louisville as well …
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President Trump on Tuesday contrasted the swift restoration of order in Kenosha, Wis. with the ongoing riots in Portland, and suggested that elected officials in Oregon have allowed the disturbances to continue for political reasons. Trump spoke at a press conference in Kenosha, where he announced a package of $42 million in funds to state …
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A federal intelligence alert from the FBI field office in Chicago, Ill., warned that about 30 gangs in the city have made a pact to shoot police officers if they draw their weapons in public, ABC 7 reported on Monday. Intelligence alerts are frequently distributed to law enforcement officials, especially if the alerts involve threats …
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Chicago has surpassed 500 killings so far this year, far outpacing the number of homicides in the city by this time last year. The city has seen 505 homicides this year, up from 333 by this point last year, Chicago Police said. Shootings have also spiked this year to 2,152, compared with 1,413 by this time …