Brakkton Booker

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A Year After Breonna Taylor's Killing, Family Says There's 'No Accountability'

Saturday, March 13, 2021

Taylor was shot and killed in her apartment by Louisville police last March. "I can't believe it's a year later and we're still just asking people to do the right thing," her mother said recently.

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WNBA Team Co-Owned By Ex-Sen. Kelly Loeffler Is Sold After Players' Criticism

Friday, February 26, 2021

The new three-member investor group which purchased the team includes former Dream player Renee Montgomery, making her the first retired player to have become both a co-owner and a WNBA executive.

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Who Is The Senate Parliamentarian Who Ruled Against A Minimum Wage Increase?

Friday, February 26, 2021

The parliamentarian is often called the referee of arcane Senate rules. MacDonough has been thrust into the spotlight for ruling against adding a minimum wage hike to the coronavirus relief package.

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Former USA Gymnastics Coach Charged With Abuse Dies By Suicide

Thursday, February 25, 2021

John Geddert, 63, who coached the women's gold medal team in the 2012 Summer Olympics, was charged Thursday with two dozen criminal counts. An official says he took his life later the same day.

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'No Cheering': Tokyo Olympic Organizers Release Guidelines For Torch Relay

Thursday, February 25, 2021

The Tokyo Organizing Committee are urging spectators to only clap, not cheer, when the Olympic torchbearers make their way through Japan starting March 25.

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One Of LAPD's 1st Black Officers Reinstated More Than 120 Years After His Firing

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Robert Stewart was among the first Black officers hired by the LAPD. He spent 11 years on the force before he was unjustly terminated, according to the Los Angeles Police Commission.

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Mother Of Ahmaud Arbery Files Civil Lawsuit On Anniversary Of Son's Killing

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

The suit names Gregory and Travis McMichael, as well as William "Roddie" Bryan, who are all facing felony murder charges in connection with Arbery's death.

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Dominion Voting Systems Files Defamation Lawsuit Against MyPillow, CEO Mike Lindell

Monday, February 22, 2021

Dominion is seeking damages of $1.3 billion. According to the complaint, Lindell knowingly spread disinformation that Dominion's voting systems rigged the 2020 presidential election.

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Winter Storm Leaves Many In Texas Without Power And Water

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Nearly 3 million Texas electricity customers are enduring extreme cold and some cities say tap water must be boiled. One utility says its repair crews have been harassed by angry residents.

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Amy Cooper, White Woman Who Called Police On Black Bird-Watcher, Has Charge Dismissed

Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Amy Cooper had been facing a charge of falsely reporting an incident to police, after she told them Christian Cooper, who is not related to her, threatened her in a New York City park. He did not.

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Sen. Ben Sasse: GOP Must Persuade Voters It Has A Vision Beyond Donald Trump

Tuesday, February 16, 2021

The Republican from Nebraska speaks with NPR's Steve Inskeep about the impeachment of former President Donald Trump, the future of the GOP and working with the Biden administration.

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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Makes History As WTO's First African And Female Leader

Monday, February 15, 2021

As she takes the helm of the World Trade Organization, the former Nigerian finance minister faces challenges from COVID-19 response to navigating trade frictions between the U.S. and China.

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Trump Impeachment Trial Verdict: How Senators Voted

Saturday, February 13, 2021

Democrats did not gain enough Republican support to convict former President Donald Trump of inciting insurrection, but seven GOP senators did break with their own party. See the vote breakdown.

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Trump's Legal Defense Team Concludes Case In Fraction Of Allotted Time

Friday, February 12, 2021

Trump's defense used roughly three of their 16 hours to push back on House impeachment managers' case that Trump should be convicted for inciting the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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Trump's Legal Team Points To 2017 Attempt To Block Election Certification As Defense

Friday, February 12, 2021

In 2017, several House Democrats stood and objected to the certification of then President-elect Trump's electoral victory. Then-Vice President Biden was presiding.

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House Democrats Use Trump's Own Words To Argue He Showed No Remorse After Attack

Thursday, February 11, 2021

Impeachment managers said Trump's lack of contrition indicates he remains a threat to democracy and must be disqualified from holding office.

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Stacey Plaskett Is 1st Nonvoting House Delegate To Argue An Impeachment Trial

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

She touched on her unlikely journey from projects in Brooklyn, N.Y., to St. Croix, the U.S. Virgin Islands, "and now as an adult woman representing an island territory speaking to the U.S. Senate."

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House Impeachment Managers Say Trump's 'Incitement' Is Not Protected Speech

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Rep. Jamie Raskin called former President Donald Trump the "inciter in chief" and rejected the defense's claim that his calls to overturn the election constitute free speech under the First Amendment.

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Trump Impeached Because Democrats Don't Want To Face Him In 2024, Legal Team Argues

Tuesday, February 09, 2021

Former President Donald Trump's legal team also argued that the second impeachment trial should not move forward because he is no longer in office.

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Meet The House Managers Laying Out The Case To Impeach Donald Trump

Tuesday, February 09, 2021

The nine House Democrats are expected to rely on lawmakers' personal experiences during the riots to build the case against Trump. The team is led by Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland.

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