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Carole Baskin, founder of Big Cat Rescue and star of the Netflix series "Tiger King," is offering a...
Jennifer Henderson & Hollie Silverman, CNN

Carole Baskin Awarded The Zoo Once Owned By ‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic

Carole Baskin, whose long-standing feud with Joe Exotic was chronicled in the hit Netflix docuseries "Tiger King," has been awarded the zoo once owned by her nemesis.
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Nearly 30 members of the Utah Air National Guard’s 151st Security Forces Squadron and approximate...
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Utah Sends 200 National Guardsmen To DC As Protests Continue

Members of the Utah National Guard were deployed to Washington D.C. Tuesday, one day after President Donald Trump said he would send in the military to “dominate the streets” if governors did not quell protests.
4 years ago
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MAY 29:  Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department vehicles block Las Vegas Boul...
Michelle L. Price & Ken Ritter, Associated Press

Vegas Officer On Life Support After Attack During Protests

The 29-year-old officer in Las Vegas was shot as police tried to disperse a large crowd of protesters in front of a casino shuttered because of the coronavirus.
4 years ago
Users on Instagram blacked out their profiles and used #BlackLivesMatter hashtag during Blackout Tu...
Mesfin Fekadu, AP Music Writer

Social Media, Music World Go Dark For Black Out Tuesday

Though Black Out Tuesday was originally organized by the music community, the social media world also went dark in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, joining voices around the world outraged by the killings of black people in the U.S.
4 years ago
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - JUNE 01: People gather at site where George Floyd died May 25 while in police cus...
Steve Karnowski & Amy Forliti

Minnesota Files Civil Rights Charge Vs Police In Floyd Death

The state of Minnesota filed a human rights complaint Tuesday against the Minneapolis Police Department in the death of George Floyd who died after an officer pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck for minutes, even after he stopped moving.
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A large law enforcement response is seen near the White House after a protest was dispersed on June...
ERIC TUCKER and LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press

Presidents Have Leeway To Use Military For Domestic Purposes

President Donald Trump’s warning that he will deploy the United States military to any state that refuses to take aggressive action against rioting rests on a longstanding presidential power that gives wide latitude to the White House.
4 years ago
A memorial grows around the words "I can't breathe" outside Cup Foods, where Floyd died. (CNN)...
Holly Yan and Theresa Waldrop, CNN

George Floyd Funeral, Memorials Services To Take Place In Minneapolis, Houston

Services honoring George Floyd, who died while being arrested in Minneapolis, will take place in two states over the course of six days.
4 years ago
Police arrest a protester near Times Square after an 11pm curfew during a night of marches and vand...
Associated Press

NY Mayor: 8 p.m. Curfew All Week After Post-Protest Mayhem

New York's mayor extended an 8 p.m. curfew all week in hopes of stopping destruction that continued overnight despite the city's efforts to stop protests over George Floyd's death from devolving into lawless mayhem.
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President Donald Trump holds a Bible as he visits outside St. John's Church across Lafayette Park f...
Paul LeBlanc, CNN

DC Episcopal Bishop ‘Outraged’ By President’s Church Visit

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington said Monday she is "outraged" after President Donald Trump's visit to her church without advance notice to share "a message antithetical to the teachings of Jesus."
4 years ago
The words "RIP George" are spray painted onto the side of a pedestrian bridge next to The Cosmopoli...
Associated Press

2 Vegas Shootings Overnight; 1 Officer Shot Amid Floyd Protests

An officer has been shot in Las Vegas and authorities are responding to another shooting as people protest the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, authorities said.
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RUSTY SURETTE, KBTX

George Floyd’s Son: ‘Tearing Up Things, It’s Not Going To Solve Anything’

Hundreds of people were at a Black Lives Matter demonstration Sunday in a Texas city. One of them was Quincy Mason Floyd, of George's Floyd's sons.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) (Photo by Ralph Freso/Getty Images)...
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High Court Declines To Take Up Sanders Supporters’ Lawsuit

The Supreme Court is declining to revive a lawsuit by supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders who sued the Democratic National Committee in 2016 over claims officials improperly tipped the scales for Hillary Clinton during the nominating process.
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People attend a protest rally against racism in front of the Brandenburg Gate following the recent ...
Zamira Rahim

Thousands Around The World Protest George Floyd’s Death

Over the weekend demonstrators gathered in London, Berlin and Auckland, among other cities, to protest against police brutality in solidarity with the US crowds.
4 years ago
People react after a tanker truck drove into a crowd peacefully protesting the death of George Floy...
Associated Press

Semi Driver Arrested After Rolling Into Minneapolis Protest

Authorities say the driver of a semitrailer who rolled into the midst of thousands of people marching on a closed Minneapolis freeway over the death of George Floyd has been arrested on suspicion of assault.
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A man who pointed a bow and arrow at protesters had his car flipped and set on fire in Salt Lake Ci...
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Salt Lake City Curfew Ending After Dozens Of Arrests, Multiple Officers Injured

The Salt Lake City curfew is ending Monday morning after a weekend of protests that turned violent not only in Utah's capitol city, but also in cities across the nation.
4 years ago
U.S. President Donald Trump waves walking off Marine One on May 30, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo ...
Jonathan Lemire and Zeke Miller, Associated Press

Pres. Trump Took Shelter In White House Bunker As Protests Raged

President Donald Trump spent time in a White House bunker during Friday night's protests outside the executive mansion.
4 years ago
Graffiti from Saturday night protests on Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC...
Paul LeBlanc, CNN

Famed DC Monuments Defaced After Night Of Unrest

Popular landmarks across Washington, D.C., were defaced with graffiti during the second consecutive night of protests in the nation's capital over the death of George Floyd.
4 years ago
A cyclist rides past a fire outside of a Target store which was set during a protest on May 28, 202...
Clare Duffy, CNN

Target Temporarily Closing Some Stores, Adjusting Store Hours Amid Protests

Target is closing some stores and adjusting hours at others as protests continue to erupt across the country following the death of George Floyd at the hands of police.
4 years ago
In this SpaceX handout image, a Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft launc...
Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

SpaceX’s Historic Encore: Astronauts Arrive At Space Station

SpaceX has delivered two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station. The Dragon capsule arrived Sunday morning, hours after a historic liftoff from Florida.
4 years ago
Police officers fire tear gas at protesters near the Colorado state capitol during a protest on May...
Associated Press

Multiple cities issue curfews after George Floyd protests turn violent

Curfews are in effect or imminent in more than a dozen U.S. cities facing rising unrest following the death of George Floyd.
4 years ago
LAPD officers keep watch by a small fire set during demonstrations following the death of George Fl...
TIM SULLIVAN & AARON MORRISON, Associated Press

Tear Gas, Burning Cars In US Cities As Unrest Continues

Tense protests over the death of George Floyd and other police killings of black men grew Saturday from New York to Tulsa to Los Angeles, with police cars set ablaze and reports of injuries mounting on all sides as the country lurched toward another night of unrest after months of coronavirus lockdowns.
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David Pitt, Associated Press

US Food Prices See Historic Jump And Are Likely To Stay High

As if trips to the grocery store weren’t nerve-wracking enough, U.S. shoppers lately have seen the costs of meat, eggs and even potatoes soar as the coronavirus has disrupted processing plants and distribution networks.
4 years ago
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft attached is seen on launch pad 39A at th...
Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

SpaceX Presses Ahead In Historic 1st Launch Of Astronauts

Despite more storms in the forecast, SpaceX pressed ahead Saturday in its historic attempt to launch astronauts for NASA, a first by a private company.
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It will mark the first time in history that a commercial aerospace company has carried humans into ...
Marcia Dunn, AP Aerospace Writer

Take Two For SpaceX’s First Astronaut Launch With More Storms

SpaceX pressed ahead with its second attempt to launch astronauts for NASA — a historic first for a private company — but more stormy weather threatened more delays.
4 years ago

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