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Officer fatally shoots Black man, only then turns on body camera
CBSNews - 23 Dec 2020 14:54
Officials in Columbus, Ohio criticized the officer's delayed camera activation. Officer has been relieved of duty.
Trump EPA overhaul of lead pipe regulations allows toxic plumbing to stay in the ground in Chicago and other cities
Chicago Tribune - 23 Dec 2020 04:26
Chicago has more lead water pipes than any other American city, yet federal regulations unveiled Tuesday by the Trump administration likely won't require anything new to prevent homeowners and renters from ingesting the ...
Muslim men accuse Alaska Airlines of booting them over Arabic texts
New York Post - 23 Dec 2020 03:48
Two Muslim men say they were booted off an Alaska Airlines flight in February because of text messages they sent in Arabic. The men, identified as Abobakkr and Mohamed, were on a business trip when they boarded an Alaska...
Alabama poultry worker dies after co-worker shoots at chickens: report
NY Daily News - 23 Dec 2020 04:45
A man was shot and killed at a southern Alabama chicken house on Sunday after one of his coworkers fired at stray birds, according to a local report.
Donald Trump demands bigger stimulus checks in $900 billion COVID-19 relief package passed by Congress
USA Today - 23 Dec 2020 05:56
Trump called the COVID relief package a "disgrace" and called for increasing direct payments to Americans, but stopped short of saying he would veto the bill.
Houston Rockets' COVID-19 contact tracing highlights new challenges in post-bubble NBA
The Week - 23 Dec 2020 21:42
The NBA's plan to restart the 2019-20 season, which went on hiatus for several months because of the coronavirus pandemic, in a bubble environment in Orlando went as well as anyone could have hoped. For nearly two months...
Butt-less pajamas ad sparks arousal and confusion
NY Daily News - 23 Dec 2020 06:06
Is this bottom-flap pajama ad supposed to be racy or merely functional?
Trump Corrupted the Presidential Pardon. Biden Must Repair It.
The New York Times - 23 Dec 2020 22:32
There are clear ways to reform the pardon process to work as the founders intended.
Georgia Trump Fans Say the Last Election Was a Sham. Will They Vote in This One?
The New Yorker - 23 Dec 2020 13:00
Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue are trying to placate the President and run for the Senate at the same time.
President Trump Pardons 15, Including Allies Charged in Russia Probe and 2 Ex-GOP Congressmen
Time - 23 Dec 2020 05:19
Those pardoned on included former Republican Reps. Duncan Hunter and Chris Collins, as well as George Papadopoulos and Alex van der Zwaan, who were charged by Robert Mueller
Buried in Covid Relief Bill: Billions to Soothe the Richest
The New York Times - 23 Dec 2020 05:04
The voluminous coronavirus relief and spending bill that blasted through Congress on Monday includes provisions -- good, bad and just plain strange -- that few lawmakers got to read.
Biden Assails Trump Over Handling of Russia Hack
The New York Times - 23 Dec 2020 04:54
"This assault happened on Donald Trump's watch when he wasn't watching,'' President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. said.
Alleged white supremacist plot to attack US power stations revealed
New York Post - 23 Dec 2020 04:39
An alleged plot by white supremacists to attack power stations in the southeastern US next summer was brought to light on Tuesday. The scheme was detailed in an FBI affidavit mistakenly unsealed last week, The Associated...
Charges upped to capital murder for veteran who shot 11-year-old boy in Alabama turkey-hunting accident
NY Daily News - 23 Dec 2020 03:42
A grand jury has upgraded charges against a Mobile, Alabama veteran and former middle school teacher whose bullet fatally pierced an 11-year-old boy last May during a turkey hunt.
How the U.S. Misread China's Xi: Hoping for a Globalist, It Got an Autocrat
Wall Street Journal - 23 Dec 2020 17:06
Early hopes that Xi Jinping would want closer integration with the U.S.-led global order have become one of the biggest strategic miscalculations of the post-Cold War era. The Chinese president has pursued an expansive, ...
Trump pardons 2 men who pleaded guilty in Russia investigation
CBSNews - 23 Dec 2020 05:29
President Trump issued more than a dozen pardons late Tuesday as he rounds out the final days of his presidency. Chip Reid has the latest.
U.S. COVID cases skyrocket as 2020 on track to become deadliest year ever due to pandemic
CBSNews - 23 Dec 2020 04:58
2020 is shaping up to be the deadliest year in U.S. history and it's largely due to the coronavirus pandemic. Cases are skyrocketing nationwide as airports are swarming with holiday travelers. CBS News' Mola Lenghi and A...
Man who died after collapsing on United flight had COVID-19, coroner confirms
ABC News - 23 Dec 2020 04:40
The flight quickly diverted to New Orleans on Dec. 14 after the man became ill.
Columbus Police Kill Black Man Weeks After Protests Against Brutality
The New York Times - 23 Dec 2020 04:36
"Our community is exhausted," said the mayor of the Ohio capital, which is still reeling from the fatal shooting of Casey Goodson Jr.
Virginia police chief apologizes after mall arrest of Black man
NY Daily News - 23 Dec 2020 04:34
The police chief in Virginia Beach, Va., apologized on Monday after viral video emerged showing the arrest of a Black man mistaken for a suspect as he sat at a mall food court with his family.
Former Rep. Katie Hill Sues Ex-Husband, Media Outlets Over 'Nonconsensual Porn'
The Huffington Post - 23 Dec 2020 03:48
Hill, who resigned last year, argues in the lawsuit that the Daily Mail and RedState don't have the right to "sexually degrade" public officials.
Potential George Floyd jurors asked if they've seen footage, joined protests
New York Post - 23 Dec 2020 03:36
Prospective jurors in the George Floyd slay case are being asked whether they watched video of his death, participated in related protests and were ever trained in chokeholds. The jury questionnaire was recently mailed t...