George Floyd Campaign Makes History on GoFundMeIt’s a record. In just over a week, the Official George Floyd Memorial Fund has received the highest number of individual donations of any GoFundMe campaign, a spokesperson tells TMZ . To date, $13 million has been raised by some 478,300 individuals in 125 countries. The fund "is established to...Newser1 hour ago
It's a Stunner: Eye-Popping Number of Jobs AddedHeading into the release of Friday's jobs report, economists expected millions more job losses and an unemployment rate at or even above 20%, per the AP . Not even close. Employers actually added 2.5 million jobs in the month, and the unemployment rate dropped from 14.7% to 13.3%,...Newser1 hour ago
They Were Putting Up George Floyd Flyers. Then Came a CyclistMaryland police are asking for the public's help regarding a cyclist seen on video appearing to assault a group of people who were posting flyers ( WJLA has a pic) that read "Killer Cops Will Not Go Free." Per ABC News , the Tuesday confrontation happened on Montgomery County's Capital Crescent...Newser2 hours ago
'Stunning Reversal' From NYT on Op-Ed That Sparked OutrageThe New York Times is officially reversing course. After Sen. Tom Cotton, a Republican, published an op-ed in the paper Wednesday that was met with outrage , the NYT on Thursday said Cotton's column—which advocated for the federal government using the military to suppress protests over the deaths of black...Newser3 hours ago
Man, 75, in Serious Condition After Being Shoved by PoliceBuffalo Mayor Byron Brown and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo say they are disturbed and sickened by a video that led to the suspension of two Buffalo police officers without pay. The graphic video, which can be seen here , shows officers shoving a 75-year-old man to the ground, leaving him...Newser3 hours ago
Rand Paul Rankles 2 Black Senators on Anti-Lynching BillThe House and the Senate were this close to agreeing on bipartisan legislation to finally make lynching a federal hate crime—until Rand Paul decided the bill, which could lead to life in prison for violators, couldn't fly as-is. In what CNN reports was an "emotional debate" on the Senate...Newser3 hours ago
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