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White supremacists and militias have infiltrated police across US, report says

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A former FBI agent has documented links between serving officers and racist militant activities in more than a dozen states White supremacist groups have infiltrated US law enforcement agencies in every region of the country over the last two decades, according to a new report about the ties between police and far-right vigilante groups. In a timely new analysis, Michael German, a former FBI spec

Hurricane Laura brings 150mph winds to Louisiana with more 'catastrophic conditions' to come

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Laura was heading north towards Shreveport, Louisiana, early Thursday morning, rather than west across Texas Hurricane Laura – follow live updates Hurricane Laura, the most powerful hurricane to strike the US this year, was moving inland on a northerly path on Thursday morning, threatening an “unsurvivable storm surge” and tropical force weather as far as Tennessee. The storm slammed into western

NBA season up in air as Lakers and Clippers reportedly vote to quit playoffs

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Wednesday’s games were cancelled over shooting of Jacob Blake Meeting to be held on Thursday morning over fate of season The NBA season is in the balance with the league’s board of governors and players due to meet on Thursday morning to discuss whether to continue with the playoffs. The Milwaukee Bucks, arguably the best team in the NBA, boycotted their playoff game against the Orlando Magic on

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Laura makes landfall: images show damage and destruction of powerful hurricane

Laura Texas Louisiana

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Photos and videos from meteorologists and storm chasers showed flying debris, overflowing rivers and ripped-off roofs As Hurricane Laura moved inland on Thursday morning, photos and videos from meteorologists and storm chasers showed the damage the storm – the worst to hit Louisiana for more than a century – had left behind. Lake Charles, a city of 80,000 people, 50 miles from the Gulf of Mexico

NBA players took real political action over Jacob Blake. Will others follow? | Bhaskar Sunkara

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They may have become millionaires in their 20s, but many of the NBA’s athletes still identify with those facing the brunt of violence and neglect This week, it’s easy to see two possible futures for America. Our darker path is on display at a Republican national convention reaching new levels of xenophobia and paranoia. Every night, millions of viewers are hearing about enemies, “human sex drug t

'We've all had enough': Kenosha in anguish over Jacob Blake shooting

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Communities have been left to come to terms with the setback for race relations, a frayed relationship with police and the damage that has upended daily life Antwainnetta Edwards is a new mom. Just weeks ago she had a baby girl and worked hard preparing herself to raise a child during a coronavirus pandemic and the related economic crisis. Now, as she stood on the porch of her home in Kenosha, ro

Like Elgin Baylor before them, the NBA's Black players have had enough

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Some ask what refusing to play basketball has to do with stopping violence against Black people. But it has worked in the past This week Letetra Wildman, the sister of Jacob Blake, delivered a gripping message : “I don’t want your pity, I want change”. Apparently, the NBA received her memo. Continue reading...

Wave of postponements as US sports join Jacob Blake protests – video report

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Games across US leagues been called off as athletes protest against racial injustice following the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin last week. Three NBA play-off games, two Major League Baseball matches, three WNBA fixtures and five MLS games were postponed after player-led actions in response to the shooting of Blake and the civil unrest that has followed. Naomi Osaka also withdrew fr

US unemployment claims climb past one million for second week in a row

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New applications for unemployment have remained stubbornly high for months even as the number of coronavirus cases are declining One million people filed for unemployment benefits last week in the US as the coronavirus pandemic continued to take a historic toll on the job market. It was the second week in a row that claims passed the million mark after briefly dipping below that figure in early A

Politics is weird right now, but Trump's convention is another level of strange | Rosa Lyster

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Stripped of a baying crowd and with disconcerting backdrops, the gathering of the Republicans had a frighteningly odd air Two weeks ago, Mike Pence did something weird. Every day brings with it an opportunity to be freaked out by something new, so you have probably forgotten all about this by now, but what happened was the US vice president took to the podium at a Farmers and Ranchers for Trump r

Are your anxiety dreams now nightmares? Welcome to the next phase of pandemic sleep | Bidisha

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Naturally, people are worried about what the first confirmed case of reinfection means for the pandemic Scientists in Hong Kong have reported the first confirmed case of reinfection with the coronavirus that causes Covid-19, reportedly backed up by genetic sequences of the two episodes of the 33-year-old man’s infections in March and in August 2020. Naturally, people are worried what this could m

Trump puts women 'on equal footing' with men, say female advisers at RNC – video

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A strong female contingent was out in force during the third day of the Republican national convention, with Trump’s advisers attempting to paint a picture of a compassionate, open-minded president in an apparent attempt to win over female voters. Kayleigh McEnany recounted how the president called her after her mastectomy, the White House adviser Kellyanne Conway applauded Trump for putting wome

The Republican convention is proof that traditional Republicans have given up | Cas Mudde

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If Trump gets re-elected, Republicans will say they were always with him. If he loses, they’ll say it was just Trump who lost, not the Republican establishment The Republican national convention is the Trump show, and all the Trumps are being rolled out, even the black sheep, Tiffany. Most of the family members are there in merely supporting roles for the pater familias , although Don Jr might fa

Surviving as a Black business owner isn’t easy, but there are resources to help | Gene Marks

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Black-owned businesses have suffered disproportionately by the economic downturn resulting from the pandemic If you are a Black business owner then there’s no question that the recent economic downturn has likely been especially hard for you. Just look at the numbers. A National Bureau of Economic Research study found that the number of Black-owned businesses fell by 41% during the first few mont

Paddy Power and Sky Bet owner exceeds profit expectations

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First Thing: Pence promises to make America great again, again

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Mike Pence formally accepted the Republican VP nomination with a fear-mongering speech about life under a Biden presidency. Plus, sports stars strike over Jacob Blake shooting Good morning. Mike Pence formally accepted the Republican vice-presidential nomination last night, vowing that a second term of the Trump administration would “make America great again, again”. Pence continued to peddle the

Sisters die weeks apart from Covid-19 as virus ravages Navajo Nation

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Cheryl and Corrina Thinn were among nearly 500 members of the reservation to die of the coronavirus Cheryl and Corrina Thinn were almost joined at the hip. The sisters, both members of the