Schumer says Democrats will block Republican Party police reform bill

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 …

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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 …

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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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