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Police chief to retire over alleged remarks about gay deputy’s COVID death
Read more: Police chief to retire over alleged remarks about gay deputy’s COVID deathA South Florida police chief has announced his retirement months after an investigation into alleged remarks he made about the coronavirus death of an openly gay Broward Sheriff’s deputy. Davie Police Chief Dale Engle told town officials last week that he plans to retire on Sept. 3, the South Florida SunSentinel reported. He has been on paid…
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This Italian Instagram Is Turning Fast Food Wrappers Into Iconic Handbags
Read more: This Italian Instagram Is Turning Fast Food Wrappers Into Iconic HandbagsVogue.com — Instagram: @camera60studio Founders: Chiara Rivituso and Matteo Bastiani Current location: Milan, Italy Day job: The two, who are engaged to be married and have worked alongside one another for several years, work in fashion design for other brands, focusing on bags and accessories. Bastiani is a technical consultant who creates prototypes and Rivituso is a pattern and…
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Tucker Carlson: Kids should go back to school — guess who is opposed to that simple idea
Read more: Tucker Carlson: Kids should go back to school — guess who is opposed to that simple ideaSo Washington State is letting Non White children would go back first? What are your thoughts? Tuesday, the president announced his support for opening the country’s schools this fall. It seems like a pretty obvious position. But suddenly, it’s not. Many people violently disagree with it for reasons that still are not clear, but definitely are not rational. In any…
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‘Yes we exist’ – Black fans eye NASCAR’s work to diversify
Read more: ‘Yes we exist’ – Black fans eye NASCAR’s work to diversifyKevin Johnson became enamored with NASCAR as a kid, decades before billion-dollar broadcast deals, when auto racing shared precious air time with barrel jumping and demolition derby. Raised in the South Bronx, Johnson considered himself “a closet NASCAR fan,” without a friend or family member who truly shared his interest in catching the latest race.…
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The Bahamas to ban most international flights as coronavirus cases surge
Read more: The Bahamas to ban most international flights as coronavirus cases surgeThe prime minister of the Bahamas announced a series of coronavirus-related restrictions Sunday, including a ban on most international flights, as the number of cases in the Caribbean nation surges. “Our current situation demands decisive action if we are to avoid being overrun and defeated by this virus,” Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said in a…
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More than half the country has issued mask requirements. See if there’s a mandate in your state.
Read more: More than half the country has issued mask requirements. See if there’s a mandate in your state.In the age of COVID-19, the act of wearing a mask in public has become another front in America’s bitter culture wars. But even amid the partisan divide, a growing number of states — including some led by Republican governors — are now mandating face coverings. More than half the states had issued mask requirements as of…
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New Jersey federal judge’s son killed, husband critical after being shot at home
Read more: New Jersey federal judge’s son killed, husband critical after being shot at homeThe son of U.S. District Judge Esther Salas was killed Sunday and her husband was in critical condition after they were shot at their home in New Jersey, senior law enforcement officials told NBC New York. The shooting occurred in North Brunswick Township early in the evening, the FBI said in a statement, adding that it…
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Online petition calls on Trader Joe’s to change its ‘racist packaging’
Read more: Online petition calls on Trader Joe’s to change its ‘racist packaging’More than 1,700 people have signed a petition urging Trader Joe’s to change the labeling of some of its international food products, calling the grocery chain’s branding “racist.” “The grocery chain labels some of its ethnic foods with modifications of “Joe” that belies a narrative of exoticism that perpetuates harmful stereotypes,” the petition, which a California…
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Inside the surveillance software tracking child porn offenders across the globe
Read more: Inside the surveillance software tracking child porn offenders across the globeIn December 2016, law enforcement agents seized computers and hard drives from the home of Tay Christopher Cooper, a retired high school history teacher, in Carlsbad, California. On the devices, digital forensic experts found more than 11,600 photos and videos depicting child sexual abuse, according to court documents. Among the videos was one showing a…
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Three dead, 24 injured after glacier sightseeing bus rolls over in Canada
Read more: Three dead, 24 injured after glacier sightseeing bus rolls over in CanadaThree people were killed and 24 others were injured when their sightseeing bus rolled over in Canada’s Jasper National Park, authorities and tour officials said Sunday. The all-terrain Ice Explorer was on its way to Athabasca Glacier, the most visited glacier in North America, in the remote Columbia Icefield of Alberta when the accident occurred Saturday…
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1,000 federal inmates at Texas prison test positive for COVID-19
Read more: 1,000 federal inmates at Texas prison test positive for COVID-19Coronavirus infections are soaring at a North Texas federal prison where more than 1,000 inmates have tested positive for COVID-19 and at least one inmate has died. Of the 1,798 inmates at the Federal Correctional Institute at Seagoville, at least 1,072 have contracted the virus. Ten staff members have also tested positive and four have recovered,…
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Louisiana man accused of backing car into officer who asked him to wear mask at Walmart
Read more: Louisiana man accused of backing car into officer who asked him to wear mask at WalmartA Louisiana man was arrested after allegedly running his car into a police officer who asked him to wear a mask at a Walmart store. Ricky Taylor, 64, faces charges of disorderly conduct, resisting an officer and aggravated assault with a motor vehicle upon a peace officer, according to an arrest report from the West…
