Cole Sprouse says he was detained while protesting: ‘This is ABSOLUTELY not a narrative about me’
Cole Sprouse says he is among the protesters who were arrested in Santa Monica, Calif., over the weekend. He shared his message alongside black-and-yellow text, which reads: "BLACK LIVES MATTER." "I was detained when standing in solidarity, as were many of the final vanguard within Santa Monica. We were given the option to leave, and were informed that if we did not retreat, we would be arrested," Sprouse recounted. This is ABSOLUTELY not a narrative about me, and I hope the media doesn’t make it such."
Source:Fox News
June 02, 2020 02:15 UTC
CNN's Don Lemon says 'we are teetering on a dictatorship' following Trump's George Floyd address
CNN anchor Don Lemon offered a dire warning to the country following President Trump's Rose Garden address about the George Floyd protests. Lemon, who over the weekend demanded to hear from Trump after previously insisting that "nobody wants to hear" from him, indicated that he did not like what the president had to say. He is saying that he wants to protect peaceful protesters at the same time sending law enforcement and military into the streets to push peaceful protesters back, to be aggressive with peaceful protesters. These people ... feel like they're occupied in their own communities by police departments, many of them militarized police departments. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPLast week, Lemon suggested that Trump "contributed" to the environment that led to George Floyd's death.
Source:Fox News
June 02, 2020 02:03 UTC
Outcry after a Nigerian student dies from 'brutal attack' in church
Instead, Uwaila Vera Omozuwa was attacked as she studied in church, according to Nigerian police. The 22-year-old died on May 30, just days after the brutal assault inside the church of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, or RCCG, in Benin city, a spokesman told CNN. A Nigeria police spokesman described Omozuwa's death as a "brutal attack" in a statement and said the force would "bring the perpetrators of the callous act to book in the shortest possible time." She decided to do some private studies during the lockdown because the church was peaceful. She's been taking the key from the parish pastor and returning it after her studies.
Source:CNN
June 02, 2020 01:30 UTC
Bishop at DC church outraged by Trump visit: 'I just can't believe what my eyes have seen'
(CNN) Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington said Monday evening that she is "outraged" after President Donald Trump visited her church without advance notice to share "a message antithetical to the teachings of Jesus." Her pointed comments came after the President walked from the White House to St. John's Episcopal Church, a house of worship used by American presidents for more than a century. Peaceful protesters just outside the White House gates were dispersed with tear gas, flash grenades and rubber bullets. It was all, apparently, so Trump could visit the church. "And I just can't believe what my eyes have seen."
Source:CNN
June 02, 2020 01:20 UTC
Boxer Floyd Mayweather to pay for George Floyd's funeral
Former boxing champion Floyd Mayweather has offered to pay for George Floyd’s funeral and memorial services, and the family has accepted the offer. Mayweather personally has been in touch with the family, according to Leonard Ellerbe, the CEO of Mayweather Promotions. He will handle costs for the funeral on June 9 in Floyd’s hometown of Houston, as well as other expenses. TMZ originally reported Mayweather’s offer, and said he will also pay for services in Minnesota and North Carolina. Mayweather, who lives in Las Vegas, has not met the Floyd family.
Source:Fox News
June 02, 2020 01:18 UTC
California liquor store owner uses AR-15 to protect his property from looters in George Floyd unrest
A California liquor store owner stood in front of his business in Santa Monica armed with an AR-15 to discourage looters, he said. The looting in Santa Monica came amid nationwide unrest sparked by the death of George Floyd, a black Minneapolis man who was died last week after a white police officer held his knee on Floyd’s neck for more than eight minutes. The owner of the liquor store, who only identified as Joe, told CBSLA he and his friends stood in front of the business with guns to discourage potential looters. “It was a good thing I had my customers and friends by my side, because it was pretty scary,” Joe told the station. Joe said he and his friends helped nearby businesses discourage looters as well.
Source:Fox News
June 02, 2020 01:07 UTC
Big Ten Commissioner Warren creates anti-racism coalition
The Big Ten's Kevin Warren, the first black commissioner of a Power Five conference, is creating a coalition to give the league's athletes a platform to voice their concerns about racism. Warren announced Monday the formation of the Big Ten Anti-Hate and Anti-Racism Coalition, with athletes, coaches, athletic director and university chancellors and presidents. It was one year ago Tuesday, that Warren, a former NFL executive with the Minnesota Vikings, was offered the job of Big Ten commissioner. “I trust our chancellors, our presidents and our athletic directors and our coaches and our student-athletes,” Warren said. Warren said he felt a responsibility to 10,000 student athletes in the Big Ten to try to combat systemic racism.
Source:Fox News
June 02, 2020 01:07 UTC
'Teetering On A Dictatorship': Don Lemon Asks If Trump Is 'Declaring War On Americans'
“What is happening here?” he added, as footage showed police and military troops facing protesters near the White House. “He’s saying he wants to protect peaceful protesters. At the same time, sending law enforcement and military into the streets to push peaceful protesters back, to be aggressive with peaceful protesters. “Is the president declaring war on Americans?”CNN anchor Don Lemon asked Monday if President Donald Trump is “declaring war on Americans” after the president’s surreal Rose Garden address promising a crackdown on nationwide anti-racism demonstrations, even as police could be heard deploying tear gas on protesters outside the White House. Has the President -- I'm listening -- is the President declaring war on Americans?
Source:Huffington Post
June 02, 2020 01:07 UTC
Can Trump legally deploy US troops to US cities?
(CNN) President Donald Trump threatened Monday night to invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807 law and take the unusual step of deploying active duty US soldiers to police US streets. That would be a remarkable turn on the law, which was most notably used in the 1950s to enforce desegregation. And later, in the 1960s, to address riots in Detroit. According to the Congressional Research Service, it hasn't been invoked since 1992 during the riots in Los Angeles that followed the acquittal of four white police officers in the beating of Rodney King . Now-Attorney General William Barr was actually attorney general back then, too, under former President George H.W.
Source:CNN
June 02, 2020 00:45 UTC
Trump's American dystopia has reached a new and ominous cliff
Tear gas filled the air as the crowd fled from the clouds of tear gas, turned, regrouped and were pushed back once again by the advancing forces. Trump declared himself the "law and order" president, vowing to defend the law, "including your Second Amendment rights." America's dystopia in the Trump era has reached a new and ominous cliff. The President is trying to capitalize on the disaster, hoping to accrue public support by strutting his phony, carefully constructed tough guy persona. Bottoms told CNN the President should, "give us the support that we ask for.
Source:CNN
June 02, 2020 00:45 UTC
Stop Focusing On Looting And Start Focusing On Police Accountability
But some of this anger has been misguided, as individuals whose connection to the protests, communities, or reasons for joining the cause seem dubious. In some cases, non-Black protestors have moved peaceful gatherings into violence, even when Black voices strongly advocated otherwise. In Oakland, numerous Black-owned businesses were destroyed during the protests meant to uphold Black lives. As looting has continued, Black communities have also focused on organizing and tangible solutions to move America into a more equitable future. They are advocating for local governments to redistribute budgetary funds to community based organizations for programs and services in underserved communities.
Source:Forbes
June 02, 2020 00:45 UTC
Bitcoin Rockets Past $10,000—And Wall Street Investors Already Expect More Upside
GettyAfter consolidating under $10,000 for ten days, the Bitcoin price experienced a strong breakout past this crucial resistance on Monday evening. Prominent Wall Street Investors Expect More UpsideProminent Wall Street investors-turned-crypto bulls are already expecting more upside. He has also mentioned the Bitcoin block reward halving as something that strongly adds to the cryptocurrency’s bull case. The investor shared a chart shortly after the surge past $10,000 transpired, attaching the comment “No big deal.” The chart depicted Bitcoin’s price breaking past a technical downtrend that formed in the wake of the $20,000 all-time high. As of the time of this article’s writing, Bitcoin trades just dollars shy of $10,200.
Source:Forbes
June 02, 2020 00:22 UTC
Trump Poses With Bible After Having Protesters Cleared Away With Tear Gas
President Donald Trump clutched a Bible and posed for photos in front of a church near the White House on Monday after ordering that protesters be cleared from the area with tear gas and rubber bullets. “Greatest country in the world. Trump, who is not a regular churchgoer, did not pray or open the Bible. He appeared to use the moment as photo-op, striking various poses with the book as he stood alongside other members of his administration. When a reporter asked if it was his Bible, he responded that it was just “a Bible.”
Source:Huffington Post
June 02, 2020 00:22 UTC
Pennsylvania Gov. Wolf on George Floyd protests: Rallies 'absolutely called for,' violence is not
Tom Wolf reacted Monday to the violent and nonviolent protests that have unfolded across the Commonwealth in the wake of George Floyd's death, saying, "We need to deescalate the violence." "[There are] so many sad scenes: food stores that have been gutted, pharmacies that have been gutted..." Wolf said. TRUMP UNLOADS ON 'WEAK' GOVERNORS OVER PROTEST RESPONSEHe said the civil protesters rightfully called attention to what he called systemic issues in American society. "The protests, for that reason, are really absolutely called for -- what's not called for is the violence that followed," he added. "We need to have a more equitable society," Wolf said, calling attention to "centuries-old violence [toward] people of color in the United States."
Source:Fox News
June 02, 2020 00:11 UTC
George Floyd Protests: What Our Reporters Saw Around the Country
Thousands of peaceful protesters marched on Eastern Parkway and down Flatbush Avenue. Organizers were self-policing and working with law enforcement to keep the routes clear and the marchers safe. Image Credit... Ali Watkins/The New York TimesI might have missed it, but I didn’t see or hear of any arrests or even confrontations. Even after the curfew took effect at 11 p.m., the police were lined up in front of stores along Flatbush Ave. but made no attempts to engage the protesters who hadn’t gone home. When it was over and I was walking home on an empty Myrtle Ave., a bus driver stood outside his bus.
Source:New York Times
June 02, 2020 00:01 UTC