The killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police has erupted in protests across the country, unleashing demonstrations against police brutality in all 50 states and in several cities internationally. In addition to the protests and calls for police reform, the public has honored Floyd in memorial services taking place in …
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Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis Police officer who knelt on George Floyd‘s neck before his death, has been the subject of numerous police-conduct complaints, NBC News reports. Chauvin joined the Minneapolis Police Academy in 2001 and has been named in at least 12 complaints, which cover use-of-force incidents as well as …
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The United Nations Human Rights group will launch this year’s Call for Code campaign on May 27th as part of the organization’s annual call for new tech solutions to global issues. The focus of the 2020 campaign will be on the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change. Barbra Streisand, Quincy Jones, …
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Rolling Stone and our parent company, Penske Media Corporation, have launched “Hail the Heroes,” a thank you initiative to raise funds for Team Rubicon and their efforts around the COVID-19 crisis. Leaders from across PMC’s portfolio of media brands have joined together with luminaries in the entertainment, fashion, beauty, sports, …
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NBA superstar Kevin Durant has tested positive for the new coronavirus, he revealed to The Athletic on Tuesday. The basketball player is one of four of his Brooklyn Nets teammates to test positive for COVID-19. “Everyone be careful, take care of yourself and quarantine,” Durant told The Athletic, via Shams …
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Harvey Weinstein was found guilty of a felony sex crime and rape, three years after several bombshell reports exposed his history of alleged sexual assault and kickstarted the #MeToo movement, the New York Times reports. He is due to be sentenced on March 11. The guilty verdicts covered just two …
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Curtis Flowers, the accused murderer whose six trials have all resulted in either hung juries or vacated convictions, was granted bail on Monday for the first time after more than two decades in prison. If he can post bail, Flowers will be a free man, albeit temporarily while prosecutors determine …
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Anthony Comello, 25, the conspiracy theory believer accused of killing alleged Gambino family boss Francesco “Frank” Cali was in court on Thursday where a judge ruled his statements to police after the murder were admissible. Comello’s attorney had argued the statements should be thrown out because of Comello’s mental and …
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Survivors of the deadliest mass shooting in American history will be getting a hefty payout from MGM Resorts International: up to $800 million, according to a release. The settlement comes in response to lawsuits leveled at MGM for what survivors claim to be negligence; in October 2017, Stephen Paddock hid …
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David Koch, the billionaire who famously cheated death — first in an airplane crash, and later in a multi-decade battle with cancer — has finally met his maker at 79. But the toxic empire he built, gilded with society-friendly largesse, survives him. Koch brought — or more accurately bought — …
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