A statue of Christopher Columbus in Baltimore was removed and thrown into the harbor. The monument was near a Little Italy neighborhood, where it had stood for 36 years. The statue was dedicated by former mayor William Donald Schaefer and former president Ronald Reagan. On Saturday night on the Fourth of July, protesters threw ropes around the […]
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One person has been killed and another injured after a man drove his car into Black Lives Matter protesters in Washington. 24-year-old Summer Taylor and 32-year-old Diaz Love were marching on a closed stretch of Interstate in Seattle when the incident took place. The two women were struck in the early morning hours of Saturday, July […]
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A Detroit Police Department vehicle drove through a crowd protesters at a “Your Fight is My Fight!” march. The video, filmed by protester Ethan Ketner, shows a Detroit Police Department SUV drive through a crowd of protesters. Tensions began to rise after protesters surrounded the two vehicles, and after some climbed onto the hood of one […]
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Following an investigation, the FBI has concluded that the noose found in Bubba Wallace’s garage stall at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday had been there since 2019. The FBI made the announcement on Tuesday afternoon. “On Monday, fifteen FBI special agents conducted numerous interviews regarding the situation at Talladega Superspeedway,” said the joint statement from US […]
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NASCAR has announced it will officially no longer allow the confederate flag on its racetrack properties. The battle banner of a nation long gone will now be gone from auto sports. The move comes three days after the Cup Series showed a unified front against racism at Atlanta Motor Speedway, and only a few hours […]
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The economy of the United States gas officially entered a recession, ending a record 128-month period of expansion. The National Bureau of Economic Research, the body that determines recessions, bringing an end to the longest expansion in post-World War II history. US Gross Domestic Product reportedly fell by 5% in the first quarter of 2020, per […]
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Drew Brees appeared on an interview with Yahoo Financial where he was asked how he thinks the National Anthem protests may make their way back into NFL games given the current climate and recent events of police brutality in the country. Brees answered by saying he can never “agree” with someone who kneels in protest […]
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A retired police captain fatally shot during looting in St. Louis was passionate about helping young people. His son told the Associated Press that he “would have forgiven those behind the violence on the city’s streets.” 77-year-old David Dorn was killed while responding to an alarm at a pawnshop overnight on Monday. “There were 55 […]
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Law enforcement and federal officials say outside elements from both far-right and far-left groups are helping fuel the violence across the country in recent days. President Donald Trump has condemned Antifa and the far left, but officials are now saying it may be both sides. Interference may indeed be what is happening, but at this […]
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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. Several people have been killed […]
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