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The Real Story of the Glamorous Prosecutor Who Took on Police Violence—and Then Seemed to Implode
Slate via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe cops were not on her side. That was to be expected. But by the time the New York Times Magazine...
A Double Standard in Alito Flag Flap?
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 3 days agoBut seven months earlier, the Associated...symbol as “the universal signal of distress” when it was deployed during the George Floyd protests. (For a...
‘It was pandering:’ Harris Faulkner, guest rip former Dem lawmaker for defending Biden’s speech to...
BizPac Review· 6 days agoFormer Democratic state Sen. David Carlucci of New York claimed that Biden was not pandering during the speech, to which Faulker and Caldwell disagreed.
Flag-Gate and Other ‘Moral Panics’
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIn other words, moral panics are, more often than not, exaggerated responses to real things. The “Black Lives Matter” and George Floyd protests were, by...
The state of Austin stand-up comedy: booming, controversial and drawing eyes nationwide
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 4 days agoLopez hosts "Comedy Wham...theaters, and other unconventional joke-delivery methods. But unlike in...
Arab Americans disappointed with meeting with US Secretary of State on Israel, Gaza
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 days agoAmbassador to the United Arab Emirates, was in Israel meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
Today in History: June 3, Muhammad Ali dies
Houston Chronicle· 1 hour agoToday is Monday, June 3, the 155th day of 2024. On June 3, 2016, heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali, whose athletic feats and activism put him among the most revered athletes of all < ...
Today in History: May 25, police kill George Floyd, May 26, Sonia Sotomayor nominated
The Eagle-Tribune· 2 days agoThis is the weekend of Saturday, May 25, and Sunday, May 26, the 146th and 147th day of 2024. On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a Black man, was killed when ...
Granderson: Whose lives matter to Texas' governor?
Los Angeles Times· 6 days agoThis is a tale of two pardons in Texas. The first was requested for George Floyd, the Black man whose murder by Minnesota police in 2020 sparked...
Today in History: May 25, police kill George Floyd
San Francisco Chronicle· 2 days agoToday is Thursday, May 25, the 146th day of 2024. On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a Black man, was killed when a white Minneapolis police officer pressed ...