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7 Shot At Louisville Protest Calling For Justice For Breonna Taylor

7 Shot At Louisville Protest Calling For Justice For Breonna Taylor

7 Shot At Louisville Protest Calling For Justice For Breonna Taylor It's not yet clear who shot people in the crowd. The mayor says no officers fired on the demonstrations for the black woman killed by police in her home. Two victims required surgery, he says.Updated at 4:27 p.m. ET Seven people were shot in downtown Louisville, Ky., at a protest Thursday evening calling for justice for a 26-year-old black woman who was shot and killed in her apartment by police in March. The protests started peacefully. But shortly after 11:30 p.m., gunfire erupted. It's not yet clear who did the shooting,...

May 29, 2020
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John Lewis, Towering Civil Rights Icon, Memorialized At Atlanta Funeral

John Lewis, Towering Civil Rights Icon, Memorialized At Atlanta Funeral

Obama Delivers Eulogy At Funeral For Civil For Rights Legend John Lewis "He, as much as anyone in our history, brought this country a little bit closer to our highest ideals," former President Barack Obama said of the longtime congressman and civil rights legend.Updated 5:32 p.m. ET Former President Barack Obama delivered the eulogy Thursday at the funeral of civil rights legend Rep. John Lewis in Atlanta. In his remarks, Obama issued a call to action for Americans to turn out to vote in the November election and linked Lewis' legacy to the modern-day civil rights movement sparked by the...

July 30, 2020
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Tennessee Restaurants Reopen As State Sees Biggest 1-Day Jump In COVID-19 Cases

Tennessee Restaurants Reopen As State Sees Biggest 1-Day Jump In COVID-19 Cases

Restaurants Open in Tennessee As State's Confirmed Coronavirus Cases Spike : Coronavirus Updates The state reported 478 new confirmed cases on Sunday, an increase of 5.2%. Restaurants can begin serving dine-in customers on Monday, with retail stores opening later this week.Restaurants across Tennessee are able to welcome dine-in customers Monday for the first time in nearly a month as the state eases restrictions put in place to help stem the spread of the coronavirus. The step toward some semblance of normalcy comes a day after the state reported its highest single-day jump in newly...

April 27, 2020
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Seychelles Bans Cruise Ships Until 2022 Out Of Coronavirus Fears

Seychelles Bans Cruise Ships Until 2022 Out Of Coronavirus Fears

Seychelles Bans Cruise Ships Until 2022 : Coronavirus Updates Banning cruise ships is not the first step Seychelles has taken to mitigate the spread of the virus. Its international airport shut down in March is not scheduled to reopen until June 1.In an effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the government of the idyllic, sun-kissed destination Seychelles announced a ban on cruise ships in Port Victoria until 2022. Didier Dogley, the Minister for Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine, said the ban is effective immediately and will last until the end of next year, according to...

May 14, 2020
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Wells Fargo Officials Resign Days Before They Were Set To Testify Before Congress

Wells Fargo Officials Resign Days Before They Were Set To Testify Before Congress

Wells Fargo Board Members Resign Days After House Panel Issues Scathing Report Elizabeth Duke and James Quigley were scheduled to testify. Democrats last week said Wells Fargo was slow to "correct serious deficiencies in its infrastructure for managing risks to consumers."Two Wells Fargo board members have resigned, including chairwoman Elizabeth Duke, the bank announced Monday. The departures come days after a House committee report found the bank has been too slow to reform itself in the wake of a series of scandals — including widespread fraud in the consumer banking business tied to...

March 10, 2020
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NBA Says 9 More Players Test Positive For Coronavirus

NBA Says 9 More Players Test Positive For Coronavirus

NBA Says 9 More Players Test Positive For Coronavirus : Coronavirus Updates That brings the total to 25. Put another way, that's 7% of the league. The news comes as games are scheduled to resume later this month. Team staff has fared better — 10 positive tests out of 884.The NBA and the league's players union announced Thursday nine more players have tested positive for the coronavirus. The news comes as the league is scheduled to resume games later this month. "In tests conducted of 344 NBA players between June 24-29, an additional nine players have tested positive for the coronavirus,"...

July 2, 2020
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Dominion Voting Systems Files Defamation Lawsuit Against MyPillow, CEO Mike Lindell

Dominion Voting Systems Files Defamation Lawsuit Against MyPillow, CEO Mike Lindell

Dominion Seeks $1.3 Billion In Suit Against MyPillow, Mike Lindell Dominion is seeking damages of $1.3 billion. According to the complaint, Lindell knowingly spread disinformation that Dominion's voting systems rigged the 2020 presidential election.Updated at 11:45 a.m. ET Dominion Voting Systems filed a defamation lawsuit against MyPillow and its CEO Mike Lindell on Monday, saying he spread false information that its voting machines rigged the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Dominion filed a suit in federal court in Washington, D.C., seeking damages in excess of $1.3 billion. According to...

February 22, 2021
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Winter Storm Leaves Many In Texas Without Power And Water

Winter Storm Leaves Many In Texas Without Power And Water

Winter Storm Leaves Many In Texas Without Power And Water : Live Updates: Winter Storms 2021 Nearly 3 million Texas electricity customers are enduring extreme cold and some cities say tap water must be boiled. One utility says its repair crews have been harassed by angry residents.Updated at 6:30 p.m. ET Nearly 3 million homes and businesses in Texas remain without power, some for a third consecutive day, as severe winter weather continues to pummel the state, forcing some localities to issue boil-water notices and urge residents to reduce their electricity usage. Heavy snowfall, ice storms...

February 17, 2021
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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Makes History As WTO's First African And Female Leader

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Makes History As WTO's First African And Female Leader

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Makes History As World Trade Organization's New Leader As she takes the helm of the World Trade Organization, the former Nigerian finance minister faces challenges from COVID-19 response to navigating trade frictions between the U.S. and China.Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a former two-time Nigerian finance minister, was to the be the next director-general of the World Trade Organization. She is the first African and the first woman to lead the body, which governs trade rules between nations. "This is a very significant moment for the WTO," David Walker, the WTO's General Council...

February 15, 2021
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Senate Unanimously Confirms 1st Black Chief Of A U.S. Military Service

Senate Unanimously Confirms 1st Black Chief Of A U.S. Military Service

Gen. Charles 'CQ' Brown Becomes U.S. Military's 1st Black Service Chief : Updates: The Fight Against Racial Injustice Gen. Charles Brown was confirmed to lead the U.S. Air Force. Brown said his nomination "provides some hope but also comes with a heavy burden," given the nation's current focus on matters of race.Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. has made history. The Senate unanimously confirmed the four-star general as the U.S. Air Force's chief of staff in a 98-0 vote, making him the first African American to lead a U.S. military service. His historic confirmation comes as the United States is...

June 10, 2020
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