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John Legend and Rashad Robinson: End money bail now
No one should have to stay in jail because they lack the money to buy their freedom. Yet every night, according to the Justice Department's statistics, nearly 450,000 people who have not been convicted of a crime sit in jail, a large number trapped there simply because they don't have enough money to post bail.
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Family of suicide bombers attacks 3 churches in Indonesia, killing 12, police say
A husband and wife used their four children in a string of deadly suicide attacks on three churches in the Indonesian city of Surabaya that left 12 people dead, according to the country's ranking police official.
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Hurricane Harvey Hits Houston
August 27, 2017, was one of those nights that I didn’t sleep. The threat of Hurricane Harvey looming and the fact that no one could reach my dad kept me up. I stayed up all night watching the news (KTRK Ch.13) and checking for updates on the water levels of the Hunting Bayou. Houston is bayou city and the majority of my family lives by Hunting Bayou. Running less than a block from my family’s homes also known as the Compound since within the area my father, mother, two sisters, brother-in-law, aunt, cousin and some renters all live. I even used to live in one of the houses there as well.
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Toyota/Lexus Minority Owners Dealership Association to Sponsor National ‘COVID-19 Day of Service’ on May 22
The Salvation Army to Provide Grocery Boxes for Families in Need
The Toyota/Lexus Minority Owners Dealership Association (TLMODA) is working with The Salvation Army to fill the pantries of families in need during the coronavirus pandemic. On May 22, 2020, TLMODA Dealers and The Salvation Army will distribute more than 4,800 packages in 24 communities throughout the country.
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Mollie Tibbetts case mystified police until a security camera offered a key clue
Investigators spoke to hundreds of people in the search for clues about Mollie Tibbetts' disappearance, but weeks after she vanished it was security camera footage that finally gave them a first glimpse of the man accused of killing her.
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Elon Musk says he expects Saudis to fund plan to take Tesla private
Elon Musk, who tweeted last week that he had "funding secured" to take Tesla private, says he was referring to conversations he had with the Saudi sovereign wealth fund.
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Chevrolet Partners with America’s Black Publishers to Help HBCU Students Discover the Unexpected
Since 2016, General Motors Chevrolet brand and the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) have partnered to provide deserving HBCU students with the exciting opportunity to “Discover the Unexpected” about themselves and their communities via a journalism fellowship program.
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What happened during the Normandy landings?
Donald Trump joined Queen Elizabeth II and 15 other heads of state in the British city of Portsmouth Wednesday to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day; the largest joint military operation ever undertaken.
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Historic floods that killed 4 and displaced hundreds force 74 Nebraska cities to issue emergency declarations
The major flooding that left at least four dead in Nebraska and Iowa over the past week is slowly receding in some areas, but rivers likely will be flooded for days more, and additional rain and melting snow are expected to make flooding worse in other parts of the Plains and Midwest.
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espnW and Toyota Recognize 5th Class of ‘Everyday Heroes’ at 2017 The espnW: Women + Sports Summit
Brown Girls Surf, Lady Maverick Wheelchair Basketball, and Somali Girls Rock Receive Toyota Driving Solutions Grant
Last night at the eighth annual espnW: Women + Sports Summit presented by Toyota, espnW and Toyota announced the fifth class of Toyota “Everyday Heroes,” an award that celebrates individuals making a difference for women and girls in their local communities through sports. Grants in the amount of $10,000 are provided to the organizations honored.
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Grab is going public in $40 billion SPAC deal, the biggest on record
Southeast Asia's ride-hailing giant Grab is setting the stage for an eye-popping Wall Street debut.
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Key arrests from the Capitol riot so far
Twenty federal criminal defendants related to last week's deadly pro-Trump riot at the US Capitol have been rounded up across the country since the insurrection, with the allegations showing the danger of the mob.
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Suspect accused of shooting a coach during a Dallas-area youth football game turns himself in
The suspect in a shooting that killed a 43-year-old coach during a weekend youth football game outside Dallas turned himself in Monday, police said.
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Body found in Memphis is that of abducted teacher, and a suspect is charged with murder, police say
A body found Monday in the Memphis is that of a teacher who was abducted while jogging last week, and a suspect is being charged with murder, police said Tuesday.
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BrightDrop Breaks into Grocery Industry with eCart for Optimized Online Order Fulfillment and Pickup
Kroger is slated to be first customer of the BrightDrop Trace Grocery
*BrightDrop unveils the Trace Grocery, a new temperature-controlled eCart, designed to optimize fulfillment and curbside pickup for the $240 billion online grocery industry *Trace Grocery is available to order in limited quantities today, with full availability expected in 2024 *In an initial pilot, Kroger saw a noticeable improvement in the customer and associate experience
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Organ donations rise during major motorcycle rallies due to crashes, study says
Organ donations and transplantations increase during major US motorcycle rallies due to crashes, according to a new study, signaling a need for increased safety measures.
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Colombia used 'excessive force' against protesters, says human rights report
An international human rights body has accused Colombia's security forces of applying "disproportionate and excessive force," in dealing with street protesters, more than two months since demonstrations began in Bogota, which left dozens dead.
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Black Caucus asks feds to launch full-scale investigation of Louisiana State Police
Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus leaders announced Tuesday that they will be sending a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice to request a “top-to-bottom” investigation of Louisiana State Police following a series of high-profile beatings of Black motorists and alleged coverups within the state’s top law enforcement agency, Rep. Ted James, the Baton Rouge Democrat who leads the caucus, said. “Folks need to be arrested,” James said at Tuesday’s news conference, referring to the troopers involved in those incidents. “And that’s one of the reasons we need the feds to come in.”
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Daunte Wright's funeral is underway, marking another emotional day for a city reeling from police violence
Mourners were gathering in Minneapolis on Thursday to honor the life of Daunte Wright, the Black motorist fatally shot by a Minnesota police officer this month during an arrest attempt.
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FBI investigates multi-million dollar jewelry heist of Brinks truck traveling from Bay Area to SoCa
The FBI and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) are investigating a multi-million dollar jewelry heist that many only hear about in movies.
