Senate Minority Leader Charles SchumerChuck SchumerGOP lawmakers express their support for the Israeli plan to annex areas in the West Bank. The Hill’s Coronavirus Report: Rep. Mark Takano says Congress should extend worker benefits due July; WHO reports record increase in global cases UPDATE: Trump denies slowing tests for coronavirus …
Read More »LAPD officers call absent for nearly 700 traffic surveillance shifts
Last week, dozens of police changes to the Los Angeles County transit system were not completed after Los Angeles Police Department officials called absent nearly 700 times, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said. The absences, for overtime pay shifts, occurred after chief Michel Moore temporarily froze overtime for the LAPD. The …
Read More »Biden campaign examining Karen Bass, president of the Black Caucus of Congress, as a possible running mate
Congresswoman Karen Bass, president of the Black Caucus of Congress, is being examined as a candidate to be Joe Biden’s candidate, according to CBS News according to sources familiar with the process. The five-term congresswoman represents Los Angeles and endorsed Biden for president in mid-March. It is not immediately clear …
Read More »New Stonehenge discovery: Neolithic well structure around Durrington walls adds more mystery to England’s prehistory
Archeologists have discovered a massive series of Neolithic-era wells very close to the Stonehenge site in southern England. As with Stonehenge, its purpose remains a mystery, but the mere detection of the 4,000-5,000-year-old structure, on such a large scale and so close to one of the most recognized prehistoric sites …
Read More »California weigh-in name change for the city of Fort Bragg
The Fort Bragg City Council is debating changing the name of the city, borrowed from a Confederate general who allegedly owned more than 100 slaves, as national protests against racial injustice and police brutality continue. City Council members considered putting the issue on the ballot in November, but instead Mayor …
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