ORLANDO, Fla. – The death of George Floyd, a black man whose final moments were spent with a white officer’s knee pinned to his neck, has sparked oftentimes uncomfortable but much-needed conversations about race relations in our country.Nationwide, as well as in our own backyard, we’ve seen protests and calls for change, including cries for more transparency and accountability within law enforcement agencies.But it wasn’t just Floyd.Demonstrators have also chanted the names of Tamir Rice, Breonna Taylor, Eric Garner and other people of color who, like them, died at the hands of someone wearing a badge and holding a gun.[Floyd’s death spurs question: What is a black life worth?]Activists say that list proves that Floyd’s death wasn’t a.

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India adds 71,765 new cases of coronavirus, 1,217 deaths in 24 hrs

coronavirus cases have surged to 41,610,976. On the other hand, the fatalities count has surged to 5,05,279, which accounts for 1.19% of the total caseload.

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With declining Covid-19 cases, restrictions to be eased in Kerala, Mumbai soon

Mumbai will be unlocked by the end of February, mayor Kishori Pednekar said on Tuesday, according to news agency ANI. "We have made up our minds," she also said, while stressing not to show laxity in adherence to Covid protocol. "It is essential for the people to wear masks and observe social distancing," Pednekar also said.

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Mahindra Lifespaces offers group health insurance for homebuyers

₹3 lakh and ₹5 lakh. The Group Care 360 policy is underwritten by Care Health Insurance. This scheme will ensure access to quality healthcare services for all homeowners in the project.

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COVID-19: Alberta doctors, mayors react to Kenney removing vaccine passport, restrictions

announced plans to lift COVID-19 restrictions in phases on Tuesday. COVID-19: Kenney announces Alberta vaccine passport program ending at midnight “It’s time for us to learn to live with COVID-19,” he said at a press conference, listing the challenges of the pandemic: disrupting livelihoods, dividing people and hurting mental health.“It’s time to let kids be kids.”Kenney said the restrictions exemption program has “outlived its useful purpose,” announcing that after Feb.

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COVID-19: Kenney announces Alberta vaccine passport program ending at midnight

Alberta’s COVID-19 vaccine passport program will cease to exist when the clock strikes midnight on Feb. 9, and almost all public health restrictions will be lifted March 1 if the situation in hospitals continues to improve, Premier Jason Kenney announced Tuesday.

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Killer cop Wayne Couzens 'suffering badly' and 'seriously ill' with Covid in prison

Murderer Wayne Couzens has been placed in isolation after catching Covid in prison. The rapist cop who served as an officer for the Metropolitan Police force is currently serving a full life sentence for the murder of Sarah Everard.The 48-year-old is said to have caught the virus while serving time in HMP Frankland in Durham, with reports stating he is "seriously ill".Wayne is one of less than 20 prisoners in the Durham jail who have contracted Covid.It's been reported that a section of the prison has been closed off to stop the spread of the virus, with food and drink being left at the foot of the door of Wayne's isolated cell.A source told The Sun: "People have been talking about karma, but it looks like he will be OK.

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Suns hold off Sixers 114-109 for NBA-best 44th victory

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - FEBRUARY 08: Chris Paul #3 of the Phoenix Suns and Joel Embiid #21 of the Philadelphia 76ers look on during the third quarter at Wells Fargo Center on February 08, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. NOTE TO USER: User ex PHILADELPHIA - Devin Booker never tires of watching Chris Paul do his thing to lift Phoenix to big wins.Paul did his part for the Suns in back-to-back nights on the road against top teams in the East — first, Chicago and then Philadelphia — and gets to try it again next game in a rematch with the NBA champs."You’re a cold piece of work, CP3," Booker said.Booker scored 35 points and Paul had 16 points and 12 assists to lead the Suns to their NBA-high 44th win, 114-109 over the 76ers on Tuesday night.The Suns rallied from a 14-point deficit to win for the 14th time in 15 games, raising their record to 44-10.Up next this week for Phoenix, an NBA Finals rematch at home against the Bucks."Our goal is what everybody knows it is," coach Monty Williams said.

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McConnell rebukes RNC, calls Jan. 6 'violent insurrection'

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 21: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., walks from his office to the Senate floor at the U.S. Capitol on June 21, 2021, in Washington, D.C.

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14-hour Water Cut for multiple areas in Gampaha on Wednesday (9)

COLOMBO (News 1st); The National Water Supply and Drainage Board said that a 14-water cut will be experienced from 4 PM on Wednesday (9) for many areas in the Gampaha District.The areas that will be affected are:Ekala, Kotugoda, Udammita, Thudella to 20th Mile Post along Raja Mawatha, Wahatiyagama, Delatura, Katunayake, Seeduwa, Udugampola, Minuwangoda, Katunayake Air Force Camp, Katunayake Free Trade Zone, and Katana South.

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2 men shot inside Overbrook bar, police say

OVERBROOK - Philadelphia Police are investigating after two men are shot inside a bar in Overbrook.The shooting happened Tuesday night, around 8:15, on the 6600 block of Lansdowne Avenue.Police were called to the bar on the report of gunshots inside the establishment.Arriving officers found a 31-year-old man with two gunshot wounds to his leg. He was taken to Lankenau Medical Center by police and placed in stable condition.A second man, 54, was found to be suffering from a gunshot wound to his buttocks.

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Alberta ending vaccine passport program and other COVID-19 public health restrictions

Premier Jason Kenney says Alberta’s vaccine passport will end almost Tuesday at midnight and most other big COVID-19 health rules will be gone in three weeks from now. Dan Grummett, Tom Vernon and Morgan Black have team coverage on what is happening, how the health-care system is doing and how Albertans feel about the changes.

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Alberta restaurants, gyms have mixed feelings about scrapping vaccine passport

Starting Wednesday, Alberta restaurants, gyms and concert venues will no longer be required to ask for proof of vaccination. As Morgan Black explains, owners have mixed feelings about scrapping the restrictions exemption program.

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Alberta removes Restrictions Exemption Program effective at midnight: Kenney

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announces the Restrictions Exemption Program will end at 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 8, 2022.

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Kenney: Turning public health policy into ‘political football’ not helpful

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney responds to a question about municipalities and the provincial governments being on the same page when it comes to COVID-19 policy.

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Businesses can continue using COVID-19 QR codes as long as they are issued: Kenney

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says businesses who want to continue to use the Alberta COVID-19 vaccination QR code are allowed to do so as long as they are issued.

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Restrictions Exemption Program has been ‘extremely tough’ on rural Alberta businesses: Kenney

Premier Jason Kenney says the Restriction Exemption Program has been “extremely tough” on businesses in rural Alberta with low COVID-19 vaccine uptake.

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Kenney announces removal of mask mandates for Alberta students

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announces that all mask mandates for children 12 and under will be removed.

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Alberta will continue lifting COVID-19 restrictions in phased approach: Kenney

Premier Jason Kenney announces the final two steps in relaxing COVID-19 restrictions in Alberta based on hospitalizations.

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Alberta expands COVID-19 vaccination eligibility for youth

Alberta Health Minister Jason Copping announces expanded eligibility for youth to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

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The COVID-19 trends that will decide B.C.’s path forward

Global’s Keith Baldrey looks at what COVID-19 trends B.C. officials will take into account, when deciding on which restrictions to ease.

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Philadelphia man accused of road rage shooting in Montgomery County

WHITEMARSH TWP, Pa. - A Philadelphia man is accused of shooting a driver in an apparent road rage incident last month on a highway in Montgomery County. Keith Choice, 31, was taken into custody on Tuesday after police said he shot another driver on the northbound side of State Route 309 in late January. According to investigators, a 65-year-old man was driving in the far left lane when Choice pulled up next to him and fired a single shot that hit the victim in the right upper arm. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESPolice said the bullet narrowly missed striking the victim's neck.

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SpaceX: Geomagnetic storm damaged latest batch of Starlink satellites

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES - 2022/02/03: People watch from Canaveral National Seashore as a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The rocket is carrying 49 Starlink internet s CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - SpaceX says a geomagnetic storm damaged the latest batch of Starlink internet satellites, keeping most of them from making the proper orbit.The 49 satellites were launched on Feb.

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GOP lawmaker apologizes for cursing at Democrat over mask-wearing

UNITED STATES - FEBRUARY 25: Rep. Hal Rogers, R-Ky., talks with the media after a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the Capitol, February 25, 2015. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) WASHINGTON - A senior Republican lawmaker apologized late Tuesday for using an expletive when Democratic Rep.

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Jennifer Aniston Admits She Feared She’d Never ‘Escape’ Playing Rachel After Show Ended

Jennifer Aniston, 51, got super candid about her career post Friends in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday, June 24. She, along with many other A-list actresses like Reese Witherspoon, Zendaya, Rose Byrne, Helena Bonham Carter and Janelle Monae, took part in a roundtable discussion that talked about a myriad of topics including COVID-19 and how the world has changed since George Floyd‘s death. Something else that the talented women engaged in centered on their desire to be seen differently in the entertainment industry and how difficult that really is.

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Russell Wilson, Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird call for unity against racial injustice at ESPYs

Russell Wilson, Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird called for unity against racial injustice on Sundays ESPYs on ESPN.The Seattle Seahawks quarterback, Olympic soccer standout and WNBA mainstay - who hosted the proceedings via remote stream - spoke about racial inequality and the need to turn things around amid the police killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor, and the nationwide unrest that has manifested.The trio of athletes matched in Black Lives Matter shirts on the show, with Wilson - who has been busy on a number of charitable fronts amid the social movement and ongoing coronavirus pandemic - beginning with a powerful monologue."This is our moment to prove that we know a better world is one where Black lives are

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The ESPYS focus on honors, pandemic and racial justice

No red carpet, no nattily dressed athletes, no house band or monologue poking fun at the past year's top athletes and moments. This was a different version of The ESPYS.The focus of Sunday night's show on ESPN was hope and inspiration in the time of coronavirus.

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Trump seeks to reset campaign with rally in Tulsa amid coronavirus pandemic

Black Lives Matter protesters, their momentum unabated after nearly a month since the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, are planning to gather today in downtown Tulsa to demand an end to the systemic, institutional repression of people of colour.Not far away, Donald Trump will be heralding his return to the presidential campaign trail with his first “Keep America Great” rally in nearly four months — an indoor affair at a 20,000-seat downtown arena, despite the ever-present threat of the novel coronavirus.The twin perils of (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File) indoors and race-fuelled violence outside will make it hard to know where to stand.“I would not do an indoor rally, but the president thinks that he’s above all of that,”

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These companies are changing their branding due to racial stereotypes

LOS ANGELES - A growing list of well-known brands are taking a stance against racist stereotypes.Aunt Jemima, Cream of Wheat and Uncle Ben’s are joining other prominent companies across the country to change or evolve their brands to eliminate racially stereotyped branding.The decisions come in the wake of renewed national discussion about race and marketing stereotypes following the death of George Floyd during an encounter with Minneapolis police on May 25.AUNT JEMIMA: The longtime American breakfast staple syrup, Aunt Jemima, will be changing its name and image.Quaker Oats owner PepsiCo announced that the brand’s name would be changed and that the image of Aunt Jemima would be removed from all packaging.RELATED: Aunt Jemima brand to

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Hamilton MSP promises to fight inequality among black and other minority ethnic people

Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse MSP Christina McKelvie has promised to do everything she can to fight inequality among black and other minority ethnic people in Scotland.The Equalities Minister said the Scottish Government has taken steps to tackle racism but “we need to make much greater progress”.She spoke in the Scottish Parliament last week as the world continued to react to the death of George Floyd who died in Minneapolis, Minnesota, when a police officer pressed down on his neck.Ms McKelvie called for more representation from ethnic minorities in Parliament, public boards and workplaces, saying: ”The people are there; we just need to make sure that we encourage that participation, then we can change some of those structural

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Meet the Real Talk: A Candid Conversation on Race panelists

ORLANDO, Fla. – The cry for change and the demand for answers has been loud and clear since George Floyd’s death late last month that ignited protests across the country.To help really formulate what some of the solutions look like when it comes to addressing racial inequality in America, News 6 assembled a panel of experts to take part in our Real Talk: A Candid Conversation on Race town hall on Friday, June 19.Before our event takes place, you can read about each of our panelists and their roles in the communities they serve. Then, use the form at the bottom of this story to submit your questions.Also be sure to go to ClickOrlando.com/Juneteenth from 1 p.m.

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Ad-Supported News Streamer Haystack Adds Millions of Users, Rebrands (Exclusive)

Advertising-supported streaming news provider Haystack has added more than 2 million users this year, with people looking for news about the novel coronavirus pandemic and the death of George Floyd and Black Lives Matter protests among the drivers, co-founder and CEO Daniel Barreto said. "Just this year alone we have acquired between 2 million and 3 million users new to Haystack," he told THR.

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Aunt Jemima brand changing name, image after acknowledging racial stereotype

Quaker Oats is getting rid of the Aunt Jemima pancake brand and logo.The cancelation of the brand, which is more than 130 years old, comes as an acknowledgment that its origins are based on a derogatory racial stereotype.It’s another sign that corporations and society as a whole may be starting to really listen to long-standing calls for racial equality.Those calls have reached a fever pitch in recent weeks following the death of George Floyd at the hands of police, leading to worldwide protests.The Aunt Jemima logo was based on the racist stereotype of the slave mammy, a submissive servant who dotes on her master’s family at the expense of her own.The company also ran racist ads for several decades.

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Mother of Trayvon Martin joins Miami protesters seeking racial justice, police support

MIAMI – The mother of Trayvon Martin joined hundreds of demonstrators at a rally in downtown Miami on Sunday, demanding racial equality following the death of George Floyd last month at the hands of a white police officer in Minnesota.Sybrina Fulton joined the demonstrators who carried signs that read “Stop Killing Us" and “We Are All Equal" at the Torch of Friendship, a 60-year-old monument erected as a welcoming beacon to the city’s Latin American and Caribbean neighbors. The protest organized by several churches was one of several across Florida on Sunday.Fulton's unarmed son, Trayon Martin, was killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer, George Zimmerman, while walking back from a central Florida convenience store in 2012.

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Mother of Trayvon Marin joins Miami protesters seeking racial justice, police support

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Former SNL Star Jay Pharoah Reveals He Was Stopped By LAPD While Jogging, Held With Knee To His Neck

Former Saturday Night Live star Jay Pharoah is getting really real about a horrifying thing that happened to him weeks ago while jogging out in Los Angeles.

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Kevin Bacon says 'old white guys like me' need to 'shut up and listen' amid racial tensions

Kevin Bacon is ready to listen. The actor chatted virtually with late-night host Jimmy Fallon recently and spoke about the current racial tension that is rocking America following the deaths of several black people while in police custody, including George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.

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Barack Obama Celebrated As A ‘True Leader’ On Donald Trump’s 74th Birthday: He’s My ‘Real President’

While Donald Trump celebrates his 74th birthday, supporters of Barack Obama, 58,have taken to Twitter, using the hashtag “#ObamaDayJune14th”. The former POTUS may have left the White House four years ago, but his actions certainly haven’t been forgotten, with many hailing him their “true president”. One user wrote, “I will always be thankful I voted twice for and was even alive to experience the Presidency of Barack Obama. A leader and man to admire for any nation in history.”

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Pence visits Pennsylvania to talk comeback at challenging time

Vice President Mike Pence (Official White House photo by D. Myles Cullen)WASHINGTON - It’s time to spread the good news.

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Jay Pharoah Shares Footage Of Cop Kneeling On His Neck When He Was Mistakenly Detained

Jay Pharoah could relate on more than one level when he learned about George Floyd’s death.

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Pence hits Pennsylvania to talk comeback at challenging time

WASHINGTON – It’s time to spread the good news. That’s the difficult job Vice President Mike Pence undertook Friday as the Trump administration works to make voters feel better about the direction of the country amid a coronavirus pandemic and racial unrest.Pence traveled Friday to Pennsylvania, an important swing state with 20 electoral votes that will be bitterly contested.

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Angelina Jolie Fears For ‘Unprotected’ Daughter Zahara, 15, Amidst ‘Intolerable’ Racism In America

“I was fortunate years ago to travel with the UN to frontlines around the world and put into perspective what really matters,” Angelina Jolie, 45, said in a rare interview with Harper’s Bazaar, published on June 12. The interview comes a week after, amid all the peaceful Black Lives Matter protests, Angie donated $200,000 to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. As the Maleficent actress says in the talk with Harper’s, the ongoing protests over George Floyd’s death hit home. “Having six children, I am reminded daily of what is most important. But after almost two decades of international work, this pandemic and this moment in America has made me rethink the needs and suffering within my own country.”

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Robert De Niro talks racial tension in the US as the dad of 6 biracial kids, says cops have to 'change'

Robert De Niro shared his thoughts on the current racial tensions in the United States as the parent of six biracial children. The 76-year-old actor appeared Thursday on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” and was asked about his thoughts on the ongoing protests sparked by the police-involved death of George Floyd.The actor noted that, even though he’s the father of adult biracial children, he too had blind spots when it comes to racism and his privilege.

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Ludacris Opens Up About George Floyd's Funeral & What He's Doing to Fight Racial Inequality

Taking action in more ways than one. Ludacris was working to launch Kid Nation, a platform that aims to educate the next generation about current events through music, before George Floyd's death.

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How the Fashion Industry Is Answering the Call for Racial Equality and Economic Justice

Over the last few weeks, tens of thousands of people have taken to streets, parks, plazas and monuments all over the world to protest against racism and injustice. Spurred on at first by the death of George Floyd after a Minneapolis police officer held his knee against the man's neck for almost nine minutes—an encounter caught on video that went pinging around the world—it soon became apparent that what happened to Floyd was going to have far greater repercussions.

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President Trump heads to Dallas for race relations talk, fundraiser

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump was ready to discuss race relations and policing on Thursday before a friendly audience in Dallas as he weighs executive action on police reform in response to the national outcry over following the death of George Floyd.Notably, Dallas’ mayor and three top law enforcement officials, all of whom are black, won’t be on hand for the roundtable discussion at the Dallas campus of Gateway Church.Dallas Plice Chief U. Renee Hall, Dallas County Sheriff Marian Brown, and Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot did not receive invitations to the event, according to their offices.

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