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Month: February 2022

Ahmaud Arbery Day officially recognized on 2nd anniversary of his death

Ahmaud Arbery Day officially recognized on 2nd anniversary of his death

Joshua Lott/The Washington Post via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Ahmaud Arbery Day has been officially recognized in Georgia on the second anniversary of his death, just one day after his killers were found guilty on all counts in the federal hate crime case surrounding Arbery’s death. The Georgia General Assembly […]

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Ahmaud Arbery Day officially recognized on second anniversary of his death

Ahmaud Arbery Day officially recognized on second anniversary of his death

Joshua Lott/The Washington Post via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Ahmaud Arbery Day has been officially recognized in Georgia on the second anniversary of Arbery’s death, just one day after his killers were found guilty on all counts in the federal hate crime case surrounding his death. The Ahmaud Arbery Foundation, […]

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Officials investigating DC apartment fire that killed two, left 40 units ‘uninhabitable’

Officials investigating DC apartment fire that killed two, left 40 units ‘uninhabitable’

Richard Williams Photography/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Officials are investigating what caused a fire that killed two people and displaced multiple residents at an apartment building in Washington, D.C., early Tuesday. The two people that died, a man and a woman, had been taken to the hospital in critical condition, but […]

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Trial begins for only former officer charged in Breonna Taylor raid

Trial begins for only former officer charged in Breonna Taylor raid

Shelby County Detention Center (LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — Opening arguments will take place Wednesday in the trial for the sole Louisville, Kentucky, police officer charged in connection to the “no-knock” search warrant raid that killed Breonna Taylor. Brett Hankison is charged with three counts of first-degree wanton endangerment of Taylor’s neighbors. […]

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Jordan highlights AP’s 1990s all-decade NBA team along with Stockton and Malone

Jordan highlights AP’s 1990s all-decade NBA team along with Stockton and Malone

Michael Jordan headlines the 1990s all-decade team for the NBA, as voted on by AP Sports staffers directly engaged with the NBA At 75 season-long series. Jordan is joined on the team by Charles Barkley, Karl Malone, Hakeem Olajuwon and John Stockton.

National Guardsmen approved for trucker convoy protests in Washington

National Guardsmen approved for trucker convoy protests in Washington

Jeremy Hogan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The National Guard Bureau said on Tuesday night that U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin approved requests for 700 National Guard members to aid Washington ahead of the arrival of at least three separate trucker convoys. Those convoys plan to head to the Washington area to […]

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Four dead in helicopter crash at US Navy facility in Hawaii

Four dead in helicopter crash at US Navy facility in Hawaii

Michael Wongsing / EyeEm/ Getty Images (KAUAI, Hawaii) — Four people are dead after a civilian-contracted helicopter crashed at a U.S. naval facility, officials said. The incident occurred at the Pacific Missile Range Facility, a Navy base in Kauai, Hawaii, shortly after 10 a.m. local time Tuesday. The helicopter was […]

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Black educators reflect on teaching history amid critical race theory backlash

Black educators reflect on teaching history amid critical race theory backlash

Courtesy Nelva Williamson (NEW YORK) — Recent attacks on race education, via the targeting of “critical race theory” in schools, have put Black educators — and the lessons they teach on racial inequality — under scrutiny. For Black educators across the country, Black History Month offers a chance to focus […]

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Bean scores 21 to lead Utah St. past New Mexico 81-56

Bean scores 21 to lead Utah St. past New Mexico 81-56

LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Justin Bean had 21 points and 10 rebounds as Utah State easily beat New Mexico 81-56. Jamal Mashburn Jr. led the Lobos with 13 points.

Black teen handcuffed in viral video of mall fight speaks out on police treatment

Black teen handcuffed in viral video of mall fight speaks out on police treatment

WABC-TV (BRIDGEWATER, N.J.) — The 14-year-old who was handcuffed by police as they broke up a fight at a New Jersey mall is speaking out about the incident, which prompted an internal investigation over the police’s apparent treatment of the Black teen. In a viral video of the incident, police […]

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