Brakkton Booker

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California Activates 'Mass Fatality' Program As State Sets New Virus Records

Thursday, December 17, 2020

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the state has 60 refrigerated units available if needed. He also said that 5,000 body bags were distributed to some of the hardest-hit counties.

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MLB Recognizes Negro Leagues As 'Major League' — Correcting A 'Longtime Oversight'

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

"All of us who love baseball have long known that the Negro Leagues produced many of our game's finest players, innovations and triumphs against the backdrop of injustice," said the MLB commissioner.

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LAPD Officers In 2018 Trader Joe's Shooting Will Not Be Charged In Employee's Death

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

The district attorney's office said police "acted in lawful self-defense and defense of others." It added the officers won't be held criminally responsible in the death of Melyda Corado.

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Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan Named Co-Chair Of Bipartisan Group No Labels

Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Hogan, a Republican, will co-chair with former Connecticut Sen. Joseph Lieberman. Together they will push centrist political ideas as a new Congress is set to convene early next year.

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Fauci Predicts U.S. Could See Signs Of Herd Immunity By Late March Or Early April

Tuesday, December 15, 2020

Dr. Fauci said once the vaccine becomes widely available, if by "April, May, June, July, we get as many people vaccinated as possible, we could really turn this thing around" by the end of 2021.

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NCAA Plans To Hold All Of Women's Basketball Tournament In San Antonio This Spring

Monday, December 14, 2020

"Conducting the championship in one geographic region allows for more planning and execution of safeguards," an NCAA official said on Monday. The NCAA hopes all 64 teams will play in San Antonio.

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Biden Team Response To Controversial Op-Ed 'Clearly A Political Strategy,' Editor Says

Monday, December 14, 2020

Paul Gigot, editorial page editor of The Wall Street Journal, writes, "There's nothing like playing the race or gender card to stifle criticism."

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Former U.S. Marine Found Guilty Of Trying To Smuggle Firearms Into Haiti

Friday, December 11, 2020

Jacques Yves Sebastien Duroseau, 34, was found guilty of five counts related to gun smuggling charges. Court filings say he wanted to "train the Haitian police, and run for president of Haiti."

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George Gascón Implements Sweeping Changes To Los Angeles District Attorney's Office

Tuesday, December 08, 2020

The new DA in Los Angeles County will not seek the death penalty, excessive criminal sentences or cash bail. He said his experiences as a young police officer 40 years ago shaped his approach.

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Federal Investigators Join Probe Into Casey Goodson Shooting Death

Tuesday, December 08, 2020

The U.S. Justice Department said it is investigating whether Goodson, a 23-year-old Black man, had his civil rights violated when he was shot and killed by law enforcement Dec. 4.

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Police In Ohio Say Slain Black Man Brandished A Gun; Family Says He Held A Sandwich

Monday, December 07, 2020

The Franklin County Sheriff's Office said a deputy shot and killed 23-year-old Casey Goodson on Friday. Law enforcement recovered a gun. His family's attorneys say he was licensed to carry a firearm.

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Biden Names Massachusetts Doctor To Lead CDC

Monday, December 07, 2020

Dr. Rochelle Walensky is an infectious disease expert and teaches at Harvard Medical School. She will replace Robert Redfield, the current director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Survey Finds Asian Americans Are Racial Or Ethnic Group Most Willing To Get Vaccine

Friday, December 04, 2020

Pew Research Center found 83% of Asian Americans said they would get a vaccine compared to 42% of Blacks. White and Latinx respondents were about even with 63% and 61% respectively saying they would.

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Democrats Push 'Abolition Amendment' To Fully Erase Slavery From U.S. Constitution

Thursday, December 03, 2020

Congressional Democrats seek to remove the "punishment" clause from the 13th Amendment which allows members of prison populations to be used as cheap and free labor.

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Kenosha Protest Shooting Suspect Kyle Rittenhouse Ordered To Stand Trial

Thursday, December 03, 2020

The teenager is accused of killing two people and injuring another during demonstrations over the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man who was left paralyzed.

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Federal Judge Sentences Ex-Arizona Official For 'Baby-Selling Enterprise'

Wednesday, December 02, 2020

Paul Petersen was sentenced for his role in an international smuggling scheme trafficking pregnant women from the Marshall Islands to the U.S. for the purpose of having their babies adopted.

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'Help Is On The Way,' Biden Says As He Formally Unveils Economic Team

Tuesday, December 01, 2020

With coronavirus cases spiking and the job market struggling, President-elect Joe Biden announces the advisers who he hopes can guide the U.S. back to solid economic footing.

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Arizona And Wisconsin Certify Election Results, Affirming Biden Victories

Monday, November 30, 2020

"We do elections well here in Arizona. The system is strong and that's why I have bragged on it so much," said GOP Gov. Doug Ducey. Meanwhile, the state GOP tweeted, "DO NOT CERTIFY A FALSE ELECTION!"

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President-Elect Biden Names Core Members Of His Economic Team

Monday, November 30, 2020

Among the names: Cecilia Rouse is nominated as chair of the Council of Economic Advisers. If confirmed, she'll be the first Black woman, and just the fourth woman overall, to lead the CEA.

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El Paso Issues New Curfew As 'Perfect Storm' Approaches With Arrival Of Holidays

Wednesday, November 25, 2020

The new curfew for El Paso County, Texas went into effect just after midnight Wednesday and runs through Monday. The judge who issued the order said it was "not as rigid" as he wanted.

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