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Family Sues Miya Ponsetto and Arlo Hotel for Racial Profiling in Attack on Black Teen for Lost iPhone
The parents of Keyon Harrold Jr., the Black teen who Miya Ponsetto was seen on video in December physically attacking over a falsely stolen iPhone, are now suing the woman and the hotel they say enabled her behavior. On Wednesday, Keyon Harrold Sr. and Kat Rodriguez announced that they have filed a lawsuit against 22-year-old…
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Jury Selection Completed for Derek Chauvin Trial, Opening Arguments in Highly-Anticipated Case to Start Monday
The members of the jury for Derek Chauvin’s murder trial have been selected, and the group of 15 who will decide the case appears to be a diverse one. CBS News reports that the members of the jury for Chauvin’s trial in Hennepin County, Minn., were seated Tuesday, which will allow legal arguments in the…
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10 Dead in Boulder, Colo. Mass Shooting in a Continuation of a Very American Epidemic [Updated]
As we begin to cautiously hope for the winding down of the deadly coronavirus pandemic, we are also beginning to see the resurgence of another fatal sickness ailing America. Ten people were shot dead on Monday afternoon in a mass attack led by an unnamed suspect in a grocery store in Boulder, Colo., reports USA…
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COVID Vaccine Inequity, Chicago Edition: Hospital Gives Doses Meant for Hard-Hit Black Chicagoans to Trump's Son, Hotel Employees and Luxury Store Workers
We’ve already written about how vaccination trends across the U.S. have given off more than a whiff of Eau De Colonization, but this story coming out of Chicago—as many stories coming out of Chicago unfortunately do—takes the cake. Block Club Chicago recently broke open a story that brings to bear many of the seediest issues…
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AstraZeneca to Seek FDA Authorization for COVID Vaccine It Says Is 79 Percent Effective. But Questions About Side Effects Linger
A new COVID-19 vaccine could be coming to American shores soon: the AstraZeneca shots, which were first authorized for use in Europe. On Monday, AstraZeneca announced that a recently completed U.S. trial has shown its vaccine is 79 percent effective at preventing symptomatic COVID-19 and 100 percent effective at preventing severe disease and hospitalization, reports…
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Investigators Probe Possible Audio Confession in Kendrick Johnson’s Death
The suspicious death of Kendrick Johnson, a Black teen whose body was found in a rolled-up mat in his school gym in 2013, is again under investigation, and a new development hints that a culprit in his death could be identified. Since 17-year-old Johnson was found in a wrestling mat at Lowndes High School in…
