(Reuters) – The United States experienced a 27% increase in new COVID-19 cases in the week ending July 5 compared to the previous seven days, with 24 states reporting positivity test rates above the level that the World Health Organization has indicated as above. FILE PHOTO: Sunseekers gather at Clearwater …
Read More »Minnesota changes its driver’s manual after Philando Castile’s mother requests updates
The announcement landed on the fourth anniversary of the fatal shooting of Philando Castile. In 2016, the 32-year-old was detained by a broken tail light in Falcon Heights, Minnesota. When Castilla tried to tell an officer that he had a pistol on his person, a pistol that he was allowed …
Read More »Amy Cooper, who accused the Central Park bird watcher of threatening her, will be prosecuted, DA says.
Amy Cooper, the woman who was filmed accusing a black man of threatening her, faces one count of falsely reporting a third-degree incident, according to the prosecutor. “At this time I would like to encourage anyone who has been the target of false reports to contact our Office. We are …
Read More »Harvard and Princeton announce plans to bring students back for the fall semester
The pandemic has forced universities to formulate plans to keep educators and students safe from Covid-19. From online learning to limiting the number of people on campus, this is how Harvard and Princeton plan to move forward with the fall semester. Harvard University plans to bring up to 40% of …
Read More »The time capsule is believed to contain General Robert E. Lee’s button and a hair from his horse that sits beneath a Confederate monument
Now, 126 years after he was buried under the Confederate Soldiers Monument on the grounds of the North Carolina State Capitol, archaeologists and conservatives from the state Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (DNCR) have revealed what’s inside – A stone believed to have been taken from Gettysburg, a pair …
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