5 things to know for June 15: Rayshard Brooks, policing, coronavirus, economy, China
The Atlantic hurricane season just started and it’s already breaking records. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On…
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The Atlantic hurricane season just started and it’s already breaking records. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On…
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New video recorded by a Tulsa resident and obtained by CNN shows the arrest of two teens for “jaywalking” in a North Tulsa neighborhood…
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In 1939, Billie Holiday released “Strange Fruit,” a powerful protest song that stunned listeners with its horrifying depiction of black…
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The protests sweeping the US after George Floyd’s death have brought echoes of the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s, when activists…
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Indian actor Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead in his Mumbai residence on Sunday, according to a statement from Mumbai police. He was 34. Mumbai…
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The data official behind Florida’s Covid-19 dashboard says she has launched her own dashboard after being removed from the state’s…
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The deployment of three 100,000-ton US Navy aircraft carriers to the Pacific Ocean for the first time in years has drawn swift reaction from China,…
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The death of Rayshard Brooks at the hands of a white Atlanta police officer has already resulted in a litany of consequences for the city. Brooks’…
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When Marjorie Alston attended a Black Lives Matter protest in North Carolina with her boyfriend, she went carrying a sign but left wearing a ring on…
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A group of local artists took to the street in Seattle to show their support for Black Lives Matter. The artists painted a colorful mural of the…
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A tattoo parlor in Kentucky is using ink to unite communities across the country by offering free appointments to anyone who wants to cover up their…
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A white Atlanta Police officer shot and killed a black man after an attempted arrest on Friday night, sparking renewed protests in the city, the…
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One reform repeals a New York state statute that kept secret the personnel and disciplinary records of police officers, leaving the public in the…
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Today the American flag turns 243, but it doesn’t look a day over 200. Here are some fun facts and common misconceptions about the iconic…
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When I first saw the video, my head turned away. It was a visceral and uncontrolled physical reaction. I couldn’t stomach seeing a man gulping…
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Growing up in the middle of nowhere, Marc Wiley said he had two choices for recreation: “Go fast and shoot stuff.” “And I’ve…
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Statues are products of one era built to endure into others. They loom over streets and squares while the views of those who pass by change, from…
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For most of her career, Taylor Swift has been known in part for staying out of politics. That’s changed in the last few months. And her latest…
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Ready or not, here comes a big week for reopening. France is lifting travel restrictions, New Jersey will allow outdoor dining, British shops plan on…
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Bats have shouldered much of the blame in the quest for the origins of the novel coronavirus. In March, researchers published a study that found a…
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Police were searching for a shooter who opened fire after he was denied entry into a bar in San Antonio, wounding eight people,…
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After the first wave of nationwide protests over George Floyd’s death turned violent, immigrants on US visas who support the Black Lives Matter…
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From its unique vantage point 4.3 billion miles from Earth, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has captured images of nearby stars — and the…
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Across the world, families who were on the brink of adopting a child have had their futures together postponed by the coronavirus pandemic. Adoption…
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Minneapolis police Chief Medaria Arradondo says a “gut wrenching” meeting with the family of George Floyd reaffirmed his resolve to make…
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The Atlanta police officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks has been terminated, Atlanta police spokesman Carlos Campos told CNN Saturday. A second…
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Activists in Richmond, Virginia, projected the image of a pride flag and ‘BLM’ on a Confederate statue there Friday night in support of…
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DALLAS, Texas — Texas prosecutors are examining potential irregularities in a scandal-ridden former Houston police officer’s arrest of George…
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A woman has made history by becoming the first observant Sikh to graduate from the US Military Academy at West Point. Second Lieutenant Anmol Narang,…
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