The death of George Floyd has ignited protests and violence across the United States of America. George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, died after pleading for help as a police officer used his knee on Floyd’s neck to pin him. The officer kneeled on his neck for more than 8 minutes. Over a dozen major cities, […]
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The death of George Floyd has ignited protests in Minneapolis, Minnesota and at least six other cities across the US. Minneapolis has been the epicenter of the protests. George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, died after pleading for help as a police officer used his knee on Floyd’s neck to pin him. Floyd was both unarmed and […]
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A CNN crew was arrested while giving a live television report Friday morning in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The crew was eventually released about an hour later. State police detained CNN correspondent Omar Jimenez, his producer and his photojournalist shortly after 5am CT as Jimenez was reporting live from a street south of downtown, near where a police […]
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Take two: History will be made as two NASA astronauts are sent into outer space. If the weather holds, Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley will be the first two astronauts to leave earth from the United States in nearly a decade. This will also be the first time a private American company will lead the […]
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In the course of the most recent week, NBA commissioner Adam Silver has investigated several options for restarting the league’s season. The conversation between going straight into the end of the season games or having a specific measure of normal season games has become contentious for teams, players and fans. The development of working to […]
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University Of Minnesota’s president Joan Gabel has announced the institution plans to cut ties to the Minneapolis Police Department after the now viral death of George Floyd. The 46-year-old was suffocated to death by police in the street, with an officer’s knee restricting Floyd’s airway for several minutes. Eventually he lost consciousness and was declared dead. Shocking […]
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Former Super Bowl MVP Joe Flacco has been signed by the New York Jets. ESPN’s Adam Schefter was the first to break the news of the signing. Flacco’s deal with the Jets is a one-year deal, per Fansided. The deal is for one year is worth $1.5 million that can $4.5 million with incentives, per NBC Sports. Flacco […]
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College football is beginning to look like a reality. The NCAA has cleared the path for football programs, along with men’s and women’s basketball. Their most recent move means schools can allow on-campus voluntary workouts as early as June 1st. The NCAA then approved in a follow-up vote that all sports may return to their respective […]
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“Absolute chaos,” wrote one reporter. Fires burned and looters struck during protests over the death of a man in police custody rocked a Minneapolis, Minnesota neighborhood. The Associated Press reported that damage stretches for miles across the city. Amid the violence, a man was found fatally shot near a pawn shop. Mayor Jacob Frey has requested […]
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History is about to be made as two NASA astronauts are sent into outer space today. If the weather holds, Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley will be the first two astronauts to leave earth from the United States in nearly a decade. This will also be the first time a private American company will lead the […]
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Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys have been in contract talks since the end of last season. It appears the two sides aren’t getting much closer. NBC Sports’ Chris Simms has reported that Prescott was offered a five-year, $175 million contract from the Cowboys. That deal would make him the highest-paid quarterback in NFL history. Dov […]
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The Utah Jazz have released a video honoring coaching legend Jerry Sloan after he passed away due to complications of Parkinson disease and Lewy body dementia. The four minute video chronicled Sloan’s life from rural Southern Illinois to becoming an NBA All-Star in Chicago, and then transforming into a coaching legend in Utah. The clip […]
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