3 California police officers ID'd after 11-hour San Diego standoff left fugitive dead
Authorities in California on Friday identified three police officers who were involved in the fatal shooting of a fugitive following an 11-hour SWAT standoff in San Diego earlier this week.The fugitive had been wanted for attempted murder, said police in National City, a San Diego suburb, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune.Suspect Christopher Marquez, 36, led police on…
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Alleged sex trafficking victim may be cooperating with feds in Matt Gaetz investigation, ex-girlfriend says
Rep. Matt GaetzMatthew (Matt) GaetzAlleged sex trafficking victim may be cooperating with feds in Matt Gaetz investigation, ex-girlfriend says Kinzinger: Republicans who join ‘America First’ caucus should be stripped of committees McCarthy: GOP not the party of ‘nativist dog whistles’ MORE’s (R-Fla.) former girlfriend has expressed fears that a woman who is allegedly a sex-trafficking victim of…
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Minneapolis City Council calls for police to stop using tear gas, rubber bullets against protesters
The Minneapolis City Council in a near-unanimous vote Friday approved a resolution calling on law enforcement to stop using tear gas, rubber bullets and other nonlethal munitions during protests, according to reports.The 11-1 vote came on the sixth straight night of protests in nearby Brooklyn Center, where Daunte Wright, 20, was fatally shot during a traffic stop Sunday.Minneapolis…
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Hollywood Celebrities Renew Push for Gun Control Following FedEx Shooting: It's a 'National Disgrace'
Hollywood celebrities are renewing their push for gun control following a shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, which reportedly left eight people dead late Thursday. The gunmen committed suicide at the scene, according to reports. Show business elites including Julianne Moore, Bette Midler, Alyssa Milano, and Stephen King are urging lawmakers to take action.…
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Biden hits 59 percent approval rating in Pew poll
A majority of Americans — 59 percent — approve of President BidenJoe BidenBiden administration still seizing land near border despite plans to stop building wall: report Olympics, climate on the agenda for Biden meeting with Japanese PM Boehner on Afghanistan: ‘It’s time to pull out the troops’ MORE’s handling of his job as he approaches 100 days…
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Raul Castro resigning from post as leader of Cuba's Communist Party
Cuban dictator Raul Castro said on Friday that he was resigning, opening the way to Cubans not being ruled by a Castro for the first time in six decades.
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J&J privately asked other vaccine makers to probe blood clot risks
Johnson & Johnson privately asked rival vaccine makers AstraZeneca, Moderna and Pfizer to join the company in its effort to evaluate blood clot risks in its coronavirus vaccine, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday.People familiar with the matter told the newspaper that in addition to seeking help on studying the risks of blood clots, J&J also wanted the…
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Vernon Jones, Georgia Dem-turned-Republican, to challenge Kemp for governor's seat
A former Democratic state lawmaker in Georgia, who switched to the GOP after backing then-President Trump’s reelection bid, on Friday announced a 2022 Republican primary challenge against Gov. Brian Kemp, who sits high atop the former president’s list of political targets.The former lawmaker, Vernon Jones, tweeted Thursday evening, “The time has come. Georgia is ready!” He announced that…
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San Francisco Medical Examiner: Drugs Killed More than Twice as Many Americans as Coronavirus in 2020
More than twice as many Americans in San Francisco, California, died from drug overdoses in 2020 as did from the Chinese coronavirus, San Francisco’s Chief Medical Examiner reveals. In preliminary data published by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for San Francisco, more than twice as many Americans were found to have died from drug…
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