Rep. Maxine Waters on Saturday night called for protesters to “stay on the street” and “get more confrontational” if former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is acquitted in the killing of George Floyd. The comments by Waters, a California Democrat and icon among progressives, were immediately seized on by Republicans who claimed that Waters was
Continue ReadingThe DC National Guard said Monday that the US Army has approved the call-up of 250 members of the DC National Guard, as the nation’s capital braces for potential protests and unrest ahead of a verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial in Minneapolis. The Guardsmen will support the DC Metropolitan Police Department with traffic management
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In years past unless you made it to a theater multiple times, you probably didn’t get a chance to see all the films nominated for best picture at the Oscars. But Covid-19 changed that. With most theaters closed due to the pandemic, streaming became the way to enjoy many of the latest films. The 93rd
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A man has been arrested in connection with the Kenosha, Wisconsin, shooting that killed three people and wounded three others early Sunday, authorities said. In a Monday statement, Kenosha County Sheriff David G. Beth identified the suspect as Rakayo Alandis Vinson, 24. The jail’s website for inmate information lists him as facing first-degree intentional homicide
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The Yuma County Board of Supervisors joined with the County Administrator Monday to name the 2020 County Employee of the Year.
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It is not the job of jurors in the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin to issue a verdict on American policing or racial justice, but their coming decision in the trial of the White cop who knelt on a Black man’s neck for nine minutes has many in the country primed for
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Two passengers were killed in a crash of a Tesla Model S on Saturday in which there was no one sitting in the driver’s seat, according to police. The crash in the Houston suburb of Spring, Texas, killed a person in the front passenger seat and one in the rear seat of the car, according
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16-year-old Cassandra Landeros went missing in the early morning hours of Monday, April 12. Now, more than a week later, her family tells News 11 there have been no sightings of her since. Yuma County Sheriff’s Office is in charge of the investigation, and is turning to the public for help.
Continue ReadingFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed into law a controversial bill that aims to crack down on riots and property damage in the face of fierce opposition from Democrats in the state, who argue it will have a chilling effect on peaceful protests. The new law will increase penalties for assault, battery, burglary and
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Whiteflies are the first most common pests. They can draw down vines by laying eggs and the insect will suck the nutrients out of the vines.
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U.S. Border Patrol agents from El Centro Sector this weekend saved another undocumented migrant who’d become lost in the Jacumba Wilderness area.
Continue ReadingUS Secretary of State Tony Blinken said that “coming up short” in efforts to address climate change “will have major repercussions” for US national security and its economy, warning that the country is falling behind China on renewable energy and pushing for greater investment in green technologies. “Right now, we’re falling behind. China is the
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America is bracing for a verdict. After watching footage of a police officer applying brutal force against a man who was handcuffed, crying out for his mother and begging for his life, will the jury find former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murdering George Floyd? Or will jurors doubt that Chauvin’s actions were
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(CNN Español) — El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, dijo este domingo que propondrá un acuerdo migratorio entre los países de Norteamérica y Centroamérica durante la cumbre climática convocada por el presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, la cual está programada para comenzar el próximo jueves de forma virtual. AMLO plantea acuerdo migratorio
Continue Reading News that a major new regulation may be coming for cigarette makers put investors on alert Monday afternoon. Shares of tobacco giant Altria Group, formerly known as Philip Morris, plunged on Monday following a report from the Wall Street Journal that said the Biden administration is considering mandating cigarette makers reduce the level of nicotine
Continue ReadingDayton Mayor Nan Whaley announced a bid for Ohio governor on Monday, jumping into a race that could pit her against incumbent Republican Mike DeWine. The Ohio Democrat enters a race that figures to be difficult for her party, given the Buckeye State has moved further to the right over the last decade and backed
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San Diego State University Imperial Valley and SDSU Global Campus are teaming up to offer two new degree programs this fall.
Continue ReadingFirst lady Jill Biden on Monday stepped up her call for affordable community college for all Americans who wish to attend, revisiting her support for free community colleges. Biden resurfaced the idea — an objective that President Joe Biden helped launch when he was vice president under Barack Obama — on Monday during a visit
Continue ReadingForeign adversaries like Russia and China “weaponized” QAnon messaging to sow further discord among the American population in the months leading up to, and following, the January 6 attack, according to a new report released Monday that details how these countries are not only utilizing the same false narratives to peddle disinformation on social media,
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What was going through Derek Chauvin’s mind when he kneeled on a handcuffed, prone George Floyd for nine minutes and 29 seconds last May?
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