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John Thompson's Success at Georgetown Made Him Ahead of His Time
The New York Times - 1 Sep 2020 00:22
He inspired a generation of young, Black players when their acceptance was not taken for granted. He pushed open doors for plenty of coaches, too.
Wild video shows stolen SUV smashing through Los Angeles storefront
New York Post - 1 Sep 2020 16:26
Wild video shows the moment a stolen vehicle smashes through the front of a Los Angeles sneaker store and takes off Monday night. The clip posted on Instagram shows the SUV mowing down a street sign and mounting the curb...
Man who killed Colby College student dies in prison
Boston - 1 Sep 2020 20:06
The Maine Department of Corrections says that the man who killed a student at Colby College in 2003 has died in prison
Trump says NYC needs 'young version' of Rudy Giuliani to fight crime
New York Post - 1 Sep 2020 20:02
President Trump decried the attempted rape of a woman on a New York City subway platform in broad-daylight and said the Big Apple needed a “young version” of Rudy Giuliani to fight rising crime. He also blasted Gov. ...
NATO: Russia's attempt to intercept US bomber 'significant' violation of law
CNN - 1 Sep 2020 02:39
A Russian military jet violated NATO airspace on Friday while it was attempting to intercept a US Air Force B-52 bomber flying near the Danish island of Bornholm, the alliance said in a statement Monday, calling the inci...
Navy crew jumped from surveillance plane before it crashed
ABC News - 1 Sep 2020 04:02
Four sailors jumped from their twin-propeller E-2C Hawkeye aircraft before it crashed in Accomack County, Virginia, Monday afternoon, according to a Navy official.
Trump Fans Strife as Unrest Roils the U.S.
The New York Times - 1 Sep 2020 02:51
The president plans to visit to Kenosha, Wis., on Tuesday, unwelcome by officials in a state pivotal to the election, to condemn what he calls "left-wing mobs."
Former FBI lawyer pleads guilty in first criminal charge from Durham probe
CBSNews - 1 Sep 2020 22:26
Clinesmith admitted he doctored an email that was part of a FISA court application to surveil 2016 Trump campaign adviser Carter Page.
Ex-police chief: Police should never welcome the help of vigilantes
CNN - 1 Sep 2020 06:17
A bystander video recorded shortly before the fatal shooting of two people in Kenosha, Wisconsin, shows the accused shooter, Kyle Rittenhouse, with an assault-style rifle, milling among a group of other armed civilians c...
New York orders expanded testing to determine COVID-19 and flu cases
New York Post - 1 Sep 2020 04:22
The New York State Health Department announced an emergency rule Monday that requires increased testing to distinguish whether individuals are infected or die from the coronavirus or influenza as the flu season approache...
Two strangers, with the same first name, and a terrifying story about ketamine in policing
CNN - 1 Sep 2020 04:04
Elijah McKnight admits he was drunk. The 25-year-old says he'd had a fifth of Jim Beam with a buddy before passing out on his way home on a sidewalk just outside Aurora, Colorado. That is where sheriff's deputies found h...
Abraham Lincoln impersonator busted on child porn charges
New York Post - 1 Sep 2020 03:12
A well-known Abraham Lincoln impersonator from Illinois is behind bars for allegedly possessing a child pornography video and patronizing a prostitute. George Buss, 63 -- who spent decades portraying the nation’s 16th ...
Florida man known as 'the Antifa hunter' gets prison over racist threats
New York Post - 1 Sep 2020 02:23
A Florida man who called himself "the Antifa hunter" was sentenced to three years and five months in federal prison on Monday for racially-motivated interference with an election and cyberstalking. Daniel McMahon, 32, of...
Two North Carolina kids missing after mom's car swept away by floodwaters
New York Post - 1 Sep 2020 23:05
Two kids, ages 4 and 5, are missing in North Carolina after their mom’s car was swept away in a flood, authorities said. The unidentified mother called 911 around 1 a.m. Tuesday for help after her car went off the road...
Melania Trump's ex-friend says she 'acted like nothing happened' after Access Hollywood tape dropped
The Week - 1 Sep 2020 04:09
Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, a former friend and adviser to first lady Melania Trump, describes in her new book what it was like when they met for lunch on the day the Access Hollywood tape with President Trump bragging ab...
Headed to Kenosha, Trump compares police who shoot people to golfers who 'choke'
ABC News - 1 Sep 2020 16:14
President Trump headed to Kenosha Tuesday after comparing police who shoot people in the back to golfers who 'choke' and miss putts.
Framed and hanged: How the Indian state persecutes dissent
Al Jazeera English - 1 Sep 2020 16:10
I documented and wrote about the Delhi communal riots. Now I stand accused of a conspiracy to incite violence.
China's ethnic Mongolians protest Mandarin curriculum in schools
Al Jazeera English - 1 Sep 2020 16:04
Tensions flare across the vast grassland region bordering Mongolia and Russia after the policy was announced last week.
ANTIFA man eyed in deadly Portland shooting took teen daughter to protests
New York Post - 1 Sep 2020 15:59
Michael Forest Reinoehl, 48, was pictured late Friday at a Black Lives Matter protest outside the condominium building that is home to the Oregon city's mayor, Ted Wheeler.
Trump Offers Baseless Theory of People in 'Dark Shadows' Behind Biden
The New York Times - 1 Sep 2020 15:54
Joe Biden, having fired back at the president after days of attacks over safety and criminal justice, weighs his next steps. And Massachusetts is holding several important Democratic primaries.
Senate Republicans look to roll out targeted coronavirus relief bill
CBSNews - 1 Sep 2020 15:43
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will "hopefully" introduce a new measure next week.
Kenosha unrest causes $2M in damage to city-owned property
ABC News - 1 Sep 2020 15:29
Officials say damage to city-owned property from violence that erupted over the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, is estimated at nearly $2 million so far