At least over a lack of support from city leaders during protests over the death of George Floyd.Calls for disbandment and defunding of police departments across the country has left morale at an all-time low prompting an exodus of officers, the Star Tribune reported Saturday.“Why should I stay?” said Mylan Masson, a retired Minneapolis police officer and use-of-force expert. “They don’t feel appreciated. Everybody hates the police right now. I mean everybody.”Floyd, an unarmed black man, died after a white police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes despite pleading that he...…At least over a lack of support from city leaders during protests over the death of George Floyd.Calls for disbandment and defunding of police departments across the country has left morale at an all-time low prompting an exodus of officers, the Star Tribune reported Saturday.“Why should I stay?” said Mylan Masson, a retired Minneapolis police officer and use-of-force expert. “They don’t feel appreciated. Everybody hates the police right now. I mean everybody.”Floyd, an unarmed black man, died after a white police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes despite pleading that he...WW…

Ben Shapiro is decrying what he described as a double standard when it comes to the way health experts responded to recent riots compared to how they first approached the threat from the coronavirus."Bill de Blasio, five seconds ago, was basically screaming, 'You’re going to kill your grandmother, if you went out within a 100-foot radius with another person without a mask on,' and then he says that as long as you are protesting things that he wants you to protest, then you can breathe all over anybody that you can possibly want to breathe all over," Shapiro, a conservative commentator and...…Ben Shapiro is decrying what he described as a double standard when it comes to the way health experts responded to recent riots compared to how they first approached the threat from the coronavirus."Bill de Blasio, five seconds ago, was basically screaming, 'You’re going to kill your grandmother, if you went out within a 100-foot radius with another person without a mask on,' and then he says that as long as you are protesting things that he wants you to protest, then you can breathe all over anybody that you can possibly want to breathe all over," Shapiro, a conservative commentator and...WW…

A former Minnesota senator, who was previously mayor of St. Paul, is speaking out against local leadership for being "invisible" during the unrest prompted by the death of George Floyd."What's tragic has been the response in the community, the looting, the breaking, the violence, the destruction, the police station being burnt down with the mayor giving the order to abandon the station," Norm Coleman on Sunday. "Absolutely stunning. We've had two mayors that have been relatively silent and absent.""Both mayors have been almost invisible," he added of Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and St....…A former Minnesota senator, who was previously mayor of St. Paul, is speaking out against local leadership for being "invisible" during the unrest prompted by the death of George Floyd."What's tragic has been the response in the community, the looting, the breaking, the violence, the destruction, the police station being burnt down with the mayor giving the order to abandon the station," Norm Coleman on Sunday. "Absolutely stunning. We've had two mayors that have been relatively silent and absent.""Both mayors have been almost invisible," he added of Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and St....WW…

U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson disapproved of how the events surrounding the fatal police shooting of Rayshard Brooks in Atlanta have unfolded, citing complications in the case as a whole."There is definitely wrong on both sides here, but you know the one guy lost his life, and I guess one of the things that should come out of this is when we are training police officers, it should be automatic that if you take your gun out, you have made the decision that whatever has happened is worth taking someone’s life," Carson said Wednesday on Fox News's The Story with...…U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson disapproved of how the events surrounding the fatal police shooting of Rayshard Brooks in Atlanta have unfolded, citing complications in the case as a whole."There is definitely wrong on both sides here, but you know the one guy lost his life, and I guess one of the things that should come out of this is when we are training police officers, it should be automatic that if you take your gun out, you have made the decision that whatever has happened is worth taking someone’s life," Carson said Wednesday on Fox News's The Story with...WW…

Shelby Steele, a senior fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution who writes extensively about race relations after growing up in segregated Chicago in the 1960s, decried the unrest roiling the nation in the weeks since George Floyd's death."It breaks my heart to see young people, Black Lives Matter, angry and still going over this victimization as though that is the truth of who we are as a people," Steele said on Fox News's The Story with Martha MacCallum. "[It's] that we have been victims. What a sad thing to think. What a sad way to think of yourself. And this has gone on to...…Shelby Steele, a senior fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution who writes extensively about race relations after growing up in segregated Chicago in the 1960s, decried the unrest roiling the nation in the weeks since George Floyd's death."It breaks my heart to see young people, Black Lives Matter, angry and still going over this victimization as though that is the truth of who we are as a people," Steele said on Fox News's The Story with Martha MacCallum. "[It's] that we have been victims. What a sad thing to think. What a sad way to think of yourself. And this has gone on to...WW…

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday that the coronavirus pandemic could send nearly 50 million people into "extreme poverty" partly due to the largely impacted global food distribution.More than 20 million people across the Horn of Africa struggle with food insecurity, but the pandemic has sent even countries with abundant food supplies, such as the United States, into disruption.“Our food systems are failing, and the COVID-19 pandemic is making things worse,” Guterres said on food security.The brief notes there is "more than enough food" in the world to feed...…United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday that the coronavirus pandemic could send nearly 50 million people into "extreme poverty" partly due to the largely impacted global food distribution.More than 20 million people across the Horn of Africa struggle with food insecurity, but the pandemic has sent even countries with abundant food supplies, such as the United States, into disruption.“Our food systems are failing, and the COVID-19 pandemic is making things worse,” Guterres said on food security.The brief notes there is "more than enough food" in the world to feed...WW…

In the charges brought against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on Friday, a new finding shows the county medical examiner concluded the death of George Floyd was not a result of asphyxia or strangulation.An autopsy of Floyd was conducted Tuesday following his death on Monday after Chauvin restrained him for nearly nine minutes by pressing his knee on Floyd's neck.The full by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's office is pending but so far has found "no physical findings that support a diagnosis of traumatic asphyxia or strangulation."Floyd's underlying health conditions...…In the charges brought against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on Friday, a new finding shows the county medical examiner concluded the death of George Floyd was not a result of asphyxia or strangulation.An autopsy of Floyd was conducted Tuesday following his death on Monday after Chauvin restrained him for nearly nine minutes by pressing his knee on Floyd's neck.The full by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's office is pending but so far has found "no physical findings that support a diagnosis of traumatic asphyxia or strangulation."Floyd's underlying health conditions...WW…

A new campaign to try and tackle China's massive food waste issue has raised concerns about increased citizen surveillance in an already highly scrutinized society.President Xi Jinping announced the campaign last month to try and halt the "shocking and distressing" problem of food waste during the coronavirus pandemic, which has disrupted global food supply chains.China threw out enough food in 2015 to feed at least 30 to 50 million people, , which is about the equivalent of the state of Texas or the populations of Australia and New Zealand combined.As part of the campaign, Shanghai...…A new campaign to try and tackle China's massive food waste issue has raised concerns about increased citizen surveillance in an already highly scrutinized society.President Xi Jinping announced the campaign last month to try and halt the "shocking and distressing" problem of food waste during the coronavirus pandemic, which has disrupted global food supply chains.China threw out enough food in 2015 to feed at least 30 to 50 million people, , which is about the equivalent of the state of Texas or the populations of Australia and New Zealand combined.As part of the campaign, Shanghai...WW…

Veteran journalist Bob Woodward said he's ready to release more audio recordings of his conversations with President Trump in which the Supreme Court was discussed.The Watergate sleuth, whose new book on the Trump administration, Rage, was recently released, was on CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPS to offer insight into Trump's thinking on judicial nominations, an issue that has risen to the forefront after Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on Friday."I’m going to release some transcripts and audios later today that will show Trump talking about that relationship and how important...…Veteran journalist Bob Woodward said he's ready to release more audio recordings of his conversations with President Trump in which the Supreme Court was discussed.The Watergate sleuth, whose new book on the Trump administration, Rage, was recently released, was on CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPS to offer insight into Trump's thinking on judicial nominations, an issue that has risen to the forefront after Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on Friday."I’m going to release some transcripts and audios later today that will show Trump talking about that relationship and how important...WW…

The Los Angeles City Council greenlighted taking steps to replace police officers with unarmed emergency responders for nonviolent calls on Tuesday.The move would instruct the Los Angeles Police Department to with the county's Mental Health Department, LA Homeless Services Authority, and other government agencies when responding to nonviolent incidents, which include drug abuse and mental health-related incidents, according to Fox 11 of Los Angeles.The motion would also divert nonviolent calls for services, including neighbor disputes, from the LAPD to other agencies."This is the dawn of a...…The Los Angeles City Council greenlighted taking steps to replace police officers with unarmed emergency responders for nonviolent calls on Tuesday.The move would instruct the Los Angeles Police Department to with the county's Mental Health Department, LA Homeless Services Authority, and other government agencies when responding to nonviolent incidents, which include drug abuse and mental health-related incidents, according to Fox 11 of Los Angeles.The motion would also divert nonviolent calls for services, including neighbor disputes, from the LAPD to other agencies."This is the dawn of a...WW…