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Month: June 2021

January 6 rioter charged with bringing gun to Capitol grounds, undercutting GOP claims that the pro-Trump mob was unarmed

The Justice Department on Thursday charged a US Capitol rioter with bringing a handgun onto Capitol grounds — two days after a hearing where Republican lawmakers downplayed the deadly attack and claimed the pro-Trump rioters were unarmed. The new charge was filed against Guy Reffitt, a Texan whose case received national attention after his own

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George Floyd statue unveiled

Click here for updates on this story     NEWARK, New Jersey (WABC) — The city of Newark is paying tribute to George Floyd with a new statue in front of City Hall. Mayor Ras Baraka, actor and filmmaker Leon Pickney and artist Stanley Watts unveiled the 700-pound bronze statue on Wednesday afternoon. The statue was commissioned

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This CNN Hero offers Skid Row’s homeless food and hope, but she also brings ‘Beauty 2 the Streetz’

Before the Covid-19 health and economic crisis, the nation’s homeless population was already on the rise. Now, more than a year after the last official population count, many of those working with homeless communities believe numbers are much higher. “I would estimate we’ve got about 8,000 people who are sleeping out on the streets or

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