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'How my photo ended up breaking Android phones'
BBC - 10 Jun 2020 07:55
Gaurav Agrawal said the "magical evening" he captured last summer was never intended to cause harm.
Ibram X. Kendi, Robin DiAngelo discuss race in America
CBSNews - 10 Jun 2020 04:38
The events in Minneapolis and the protests that followed have sparked some very difficult conversations about race. We turned to two leading scholars and best-selling authors who have written extensively about race in Am...
The Debate Over the Word Fascism Takes a New Turn
The New York Times - 10 Jun 2020 20:24
Even some of the president's most vociferous detractors have long been reluctant to use the word, but there are signs that this is changing.
George Floyd death: More work needed to tackle racism says Met officer
BBC - 10 Jun 2020 06:15
The UK's most senior black and minority ethnic officer says forces "need to listen to communities".
HBO Max Pulls 'Gone With the Wind,' Citing Racist Depictions
The New York Times - 10 Jun 2020 11:09
The streaming service said it planned to eventually bring the 1939 film back "with a discussion of its historical context."
Ant and Dec 'sorry' for impersonating people of colour on Saturday Night Takeaway
Sky News - 10 Jun 2020 19:47
Ant and Dec have apologised for impersonating people of colour on previous episodes of Saturday Night Takeaway.
Amadou Diallo's mother, Kadiatou, on his dreams of America and her hope for change
CBSNews - 10 Jun 2020 05:33
Twenty-one years ago, Kadiatou Diallo's son, Amadou Diallo, was killed by New York City police officers. Thinking he was reaching for a gun, they fired 41 shots at Amadou. Now, Kadiatou reflects on who her son was, his d...
Navy working to ban all public displays of the Confederate flag
The Week - 10 Jun 2020 03:38
The Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. Mike Gilday, has directed his staff to create an order banning the Confederate battle flag from all public spaces and work areas on Navy installations, ships, aircraft, and submarines,...
Autistic boy found alive after being lost for two days on 'freezing' mountain
Sky News - 10 Jun 2020 05:09
A 14-year-old boy with non-verbal autism has been found alive after spending two days lost on a mountain in Australia.
Sean Hannity Claims Trump Is Also A Victim Of Crooked Cops: 'It's Horrific'
The Huffington Post - 10 Jun 2020 04:47
Fox News host says it's not the same as what happened to George Floyd, but "a bad cop is a bad cop."
Ex-cop who killed black teen in 1994 loses job at NJ university after outrage
New York Post - 10 Jun 2020 04:39
An official at a New Jersey university lost his job following renewed outrage over his fatal shooting of a black teenager in 1994 when he worked as a police officer. Rowan University President Ali Houshmand said Monday t...
Is the 34-year mystery of who killed Sweden's PM about to be solved?
Sky News - 10 Jun 2020 03:15
The 34-year mystery of who shot Sweden's Social Democrat prime minister Olof Palme could be solved later as the man in charge of the investigation presents his conclusion.
Amazon implements one-year moratorium on police use of facial recognition software
Reuters - 10 Jun 2020 23:41
Amazon.com Inc said on Wednesday it was implementing a one-year moratorium on the use of its facial recognition software by the police following backlash over the use of racially biased surveillance technology amid ongoi...
Minneapolis City Council member on public safety and pledge to defund police
CBSNews - 10 Jun 2020 16:22
Nine members of the Minneapolis City Council have pledged to defund the city's police department. Councilman Steve Fletcher joins "Red and Blue"'s Elaine Quijano to discuss what a new model of public safety could look li...
California dad behind viral Facebook post shares why he's afraid to walk alone in neighborhood
CBSNews - 10 Jun 2020 16:22
Shola Richards' viral Facebook post on why he's afraid to walk in his neighborhood alone has been shared by nearly 600,000 people. Richards tells "CBS This Morning" why he decided to write the post and why white allies a...
BBC runs photo of wrong George Floyd during Houston funeral coverage
New York Post - 10 Jun 2020 16:21
The BBC aired a photo of the wrong George Floyd during coverage of his funeral this week in Houston, Texas — mistakenly showing a living ex-New York Jets player, a report said. The news outlet broadcast a photo of form...
White House task force warns protests may cause virus spike
CBSNews - 10 Jun 2020 16:13
Vice President Mike Pence and Dr. Deborah Birx, White House coronavirus response coordinator, spoke with governors Monday.
Harvard chairman indicted for lying about $1.5M Chinese research scheme
New York Post - 10 Jun 2020 16:13
The chairman of Harvard University’s chemistry department was indicted on charges he lied to the US government officials about his work for a Chinese technology school while receiving federal research funds, according ...
'Hateful' white men mock George Floyd's death at NJ protests
New York Post - 10 Jun 2020 16:10
A New Jersey corrections officer was among those in a “hateful” group of white men who mocked the knee-on-the-neck police-custody death of George Floyd as protesters marched past, according to officials. Viral video ...
Italian woman preps 90 stuffed olives during her open brain surgery
CBSNews - 10 Jun 2020 16:08
Doctors and the 60-year-old patient agreed she should prepare a regional specialty while they removed a tumor from her left temporal lobe.
'Not acceptable': USA TODAY Network reporter covering George Floyd protest jailed, released in Delaware
USA Today - 10 Jun 2020 16:07Police blame gangs and local groups for riot damages, contradicting Trump's claims
CNN - 10 Jun 2020 16:01
The police chief of Bellevue, Washington, was patrolling downtown on a Sunday afternoon late last month as a crowd of what appeared to be peaceful protesters gathered with signs bearing the name of George Floyd, the blac...