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Louisville Police Chief Fired After It Was Revealed the Officers' Body Cameras Were Turned Off During David McAtee Shooting
Louisville, like many American cities this last week, was the site of multiple protests against police brutality. The city was marching for both George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, the 26-year-old EMT was killed after Louisville police entered her home with a “no-knock” warrant and opened fire. On Monday, The Root reported that David McAtee was…
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New Mexico Governor Orders National Guard Troops Back from Border
The jig is hurtling toward the sun. Deriding the “charade of border fear-mongering by Donald Trump, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham ordered the majority of National Guard troops deployed at the state’s southern border to withdraw. “I reject the federal contention that there exists an overwhelming national security crisis at the Southern border,” Lujan…
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Army National Guardsman Missing After Massive Flooding Hits Ellicott City, Md.
A 39-year-old Maryland man is missing after a flash flood hit Ellicott City, Md., on Sunday night. Eddison Alexander Hermond, a member of the Army National Guard, was reported missing at 12:30 a.m. Monday, according to a Howard County, Md., spokesperson. There is an active search for Hermond, who is from Severn, Md. He was…
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Defense Secretary Ashton Carter Promises to Resolve Enlistment-Bonus Scandal
After significant public outcry about a report that California National Guardsmen who served in Iraq and Afghanistan are being forced to repay enlistment bonuses that were improperly issued to them through no fault of their own, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter promised on Tuesday that the issue would be resolved. The Washington Post reports that Carter…