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Judge warns of possible move of trial in George Floyd death - Black News Channel
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota judge on Monday warned that hes likely to move the trial of four former police officers charged in George Floyds death out of Minneapolis if public officials, attorneys and family members dont stop speaking out about the
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House Democrats Push Toward Policing Vote - Black News Channel
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent/ BNC Contributors WASHINGTON (AP) — After a policing overhaul collapsed in the Senate, House Democrats returned to Washington for a day heavy with emotion and symbolism to vote on their sweeping proposal to address the global outcry over the death of
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New rules: Foreign pupils must leave US if classes go online - Black News Channel
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer/ BNC Contributor International students will be forced to leave the U.S. or transfer to another college if their schools offer classes entirely online this fall, under new guidelines issued Monday by federal immigration authorities. The guidelines, issued by
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8 Remaining Teams Not Part of NBA Restart Pushing For A Second Site To Continue Season
The other eight teams are not trying to sit back and just watch, in fact, they also want to finish the remainder of their seasons as well. Reportedly those 8 squads are calling for a second site so they can "continue their development."
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Sen. Kelly Loeffler Says Black Lives Matter 'Seeks To Destroy American Principles'
Sen Kelly Loeffler (R-GA), who is co-owner of the WNBA's Atlanta Dream, is doubling down on her disdain of the Black Lives Matter movement, insisting that somehow politics do not
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Biden's Iowa hires signal tightening in state Trump won big - Black News Channel
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Joe Biden's presidential campaign has lined up a senior team in Iowa, a sign Democrats see the state where Republican Donald Trump beat them handily in 2016 as within reach. Although Iowa's six Electoral College votes hardly make the state
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Rayshard Brooks struggled in system but didnt hide his past - Black News Channel
By SUDHIN THANAWALA and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Rayshard Brooks didnt hide his history. About five months before he was killed by Atlanta police in a Wendys parking lot — before his name and case would become the latest rallying point in a massive call for racial justice and
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Clemson Has 14 More Football Players Test Positive - Black News Channel
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson said 14 more football players tested positive for the coronavirus this week, bringing the team total to 37 members who have had the disease since the school reopened facilities for workouts earlier this month. Clemson said Friday it has conducted 430 tests of its
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Protesters: Remove Statues of Slave Kneeling Before Lincoln - Black News Channel
By WILLIAM J. KOLE Associated Press/ BNC Contributor Calls are intensifying for the removal of twin Emancipation memorials in Washington, D.C., and Boston that depict a freed slave kneeling at Abraham Lincolns feet — optics that jar and offend many in a nation confronting racial injustice through
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LAPD budget slashed by $150M, reducing number of officers - Black News Channel
LOS ANGELES (AP) — City leaders voted Wednesday to slash the Los Angeles Police Department budget by $150 million, reducing the number of officers to a level not seen for more than a decade amid nationwide demands to shift money away from law enforcement agencies during Americas reckoning over
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Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Contracts COVID-19 - Black News Channel
AP/ BNC Contributor ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced Monday that she had tested positive for COVID-19. COVID-19 has literally hit home. I have had NO symptoms and have tested positive, Bottoms, a potential Democratic vice presidential candidate, tweeted. COVID-19 has
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WNBA Players Call For Senator Kelly Loeffler To Be Booted From League
Loeffler, who is co-owner of the Atlanta Dream, wrote a letter objecting to the WNBA's support of Black Lives Matter.
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Detroit Says Shoddy Work Led To Arrest Tied to Technology - Black News Channel
By ED WHITE Associated Press / BNC Contributor DETROIT (AP) — A Black man who was wrongly arrested after the use of facial recognition technology by Detroit police will have his DNA, fingerprints and mugshot removed from law enforcement files, officials said Friday. Robert Williams was the victim
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Governors who quickly reopened backpedal as virus surges - Black News Channel
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — When Texas began lifting coronavirus restrictions, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott didnt wear a mask. He wouldnt let mayors enact extra precautions during one of Americas swiftest efforts to reopen. He pointed out that the White House backed his
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Protester Hit by Iowa Governors SUV, Sure it was Intentional - Black News Channel
AP/ BNC Contributor ACKLEY, Iowa (AP) — An SUV carrying Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds hit a Black Lives Matter protester who was trying to block the vehicle Tuesday as she was leaving an event in northern Iowa. The Iowa State Patrol confirmed the SUV hit the protester, who was among about two dozen Black
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NASCAR meets with minister pushing for racial equality - Black News Channel
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Seattle cops clear occupied zone, more than 20 arrested - Black News Channel
By MARTHA BELLISLE and LISA BAUMANN Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle police turned out in force early Wednesday at the citys occupied protest zone, tore down demonstrators encampments and used bicycles to herd the protesters after the mayor ordered the area cleared following two fatal
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NYC Protests Push for $1B Cut to Police - Black News Channel
By JENNIFER PELTZ undefined/ BNC Contributor NEW YORK (AP) — New York City lawmakers are holding a high-stakes debate on the city budget as activists demand a $1 billion shift from policing to social services and the city grapples with multibillion-dollar losses because of the coronavirus
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Tyler Perry to Pay Funeral Expenses for Girl Shot in Atlanta - Black News Channel
AP/BNC Contributor ATLANTA (AP) — Tyler Perry has offered to pay the funeral expenses for an 8-year-old girl who was fatally shot in Atlanta over the weekend, a representative for the actor and filmmaker confirmed Wednesday. Im outraged today because Id rather be paying for 8-year-old Secoriea
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Move to rename Bloody Sunday bridge has critics in Selma - Black News Channel
By JAY REEVES Associated Press SELMA, Ala. (AP) — Thousands gathered in this river city in 1940 to dedicate a new bridge in honor of white supremacist Edmund Pettus, a Confederate general and reputed Ku Klux Klan leader. Just 25 years later, the bridge became a global landmark when civil rights
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WNBA players to spotlight female violence victims on jerseys - Black News Channel
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer/BNC Contributor NEW YORK (AP) — WNBA players will wear uniforms for the opening weekend of the season featuring the names of women who have died because of alleged police brutality or racial violence — including Breonna Taylor, Vanessa Guillen and Sandra Bland
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Serbian leader backtracks on lockdown amid chaotic protests - Black News Channel
By JOVANA GEC and DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press/BNC Contributor BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Police fired tear gas at protesters in Serbias capital on Wednesday during the second day of demonstrations against the presidents handling of the countrys coronavirus outbreak. President Aleksandar Vucic
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MLB Cancels All-Star Game for First Time sice 1945 - Black News Channel
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer/ BNC Contributor LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dodger Stadiums 40-year wait to host the All-Star Game is going to last even longer.The game scheduled for July 14 was canceled Friday because of the coronavirus pandemic, and Dodger Stadium was awarded the 2022 Midsummer
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Redskins to have thorough review of name amid race debate - Black News Channel
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Redskins began a thorough review of their nickname Friday, a significant step toward moving on from what experts and advocates call a dictionary-defined racial slur. Even though owner Dan Snyder had shown no willingness to change
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Former Atlanta Officer Who Shot Rayshard Brooks Seeks Bail - Black News Channel
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press/ BNC Contributor ATLANTA (AP) — The former Atlanta police officer who shot Rayshard Brooks will appear in court Tuesday to ask a judge to release him from jail while his case is pending. Garrett Rolfe, who is white, faces felony murder and other charges in the
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Appeals Court: Trump Wrongly Diverted $2.5B for Border Wall - Black News Channel
By DAISY NGUYEN Associated Press/ BNC Contributor SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday ruled against the Trump administration in its transfer of $2.5 billion from military construction projects to build sections of the U.S. border wall with Mexico, ruling it illegally sidestepped
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Arizona Shuts Bars, Theaters, Parks amid Resurgence - Black News Channel
By TAMARA LUSH and EMILY SCHMALL Associated Press/ BNC Contributor Arizonas governor shut down bars, movie theaters, gyms and water parks Monday and leaders in several states ordered residents to wear masks in public in a dramatic course reversal amid an alarming resurgence of coronavirus cases
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Trump Signs Executive Order to Protect Monuments - Black News Channel
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press/ BNC Contributor WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday to protect monuments, memorials and statues facing new scrutiny amid fresh debate over the nations racist beginnings. Trump had promised to take action
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NFL to Play Black Anthem Before National Anthem - Black News Channel
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer/ BNC Contributor Lift Evry Voice and Sing will be performed live or played before The Star-Spangled Banner prior to each NFL game during Week 1 and the league is considering putting names of victims of police brutality on helmet decals or jersey
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Wall Street opens mixed on infection increase, economic data - Black News Channel
Wall Street is mixed at the open as investors weigh a rise in coronavirus cases in the United States against upbeat economic data in Europe. Labor Department data showed wholesale prices fell in June for the fourth time in five months, as the U.S.'s deep recession holds down prices. European shares
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