After the murder of George Floyd in Minnesota, advocates of police reform called for the police to be removed, banned from strangleholds, and more effectively punished officers who abuse their power or display racial bias. Before any of those proposed reforms can take effect, lawmakers and department heads would first …
Read More »MVPs say it’s time to get Kennesaw Mountain Landis name off license plates
NEW YORK – Something still bothers Barry Larkin about his MVP award. The other name engraved on the trophy: Kenesaw Mountain Landis. “Because it is there?” said Larkin, the black shortstop voted National League MVP in 1995 with the Cincinnati Reds. “I was always aware of his name and what …
Read More »Kanye West turns Kim K. into a vegetarian still life for the billionaire state
His generosity is abundant. After Kim Kardashian signed a $ 200 million deal with Coty for a 20 percent stake in her KKW beauty line, the 39-year-old woman has come very close to becoming the family’s first real billionaire after Forbes will discredit Kylie Jenner’s billionaire status earlier this year. …
Read More »Iowa Governor signs abortion law
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds (R) on Monday signed a bill requiring a person to wait 24 hours before aborting in the state. “I am proud to uphold the sanctity of all human life,” Reynolds said in a statement to The Associated Press. “I applaud the Iowa legislators who had the …
Read More »The United States has 4% of the world population but 25% of its coronavirus cases
More than 125,000 people have died from Covid-19 in the U.S., and more than 2.5 million Americans have been infected. The worst life in a century has irrevocably altered American life. And as the country struggles to reopen, Covid-19 cases have reemerged, this time in young people and in states …
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