As protesters take to the streets to fight for racial equality in the United States, experts in digital technology are quietly tackling a lesser known but related injustice. It’s called techno-racism. And while you may not have heard of it, it’s baked into some of the technology we encounter every day. Digital technologies used by
Continue Reading Two women and a 4-year-old girl, believed to be innocent bystanders, were wounded in a shooting at New York’s Times Square on Saturday, according to New York police. Shots rang out at about 4:55 p.m. near 45th Street and 7th Avenue, and police officers already in the area responded, New York Police Department Commissioner Dermot
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At least 100 people were injured as Israeli police clashed with Palestinians in Jerusalem for a second night Saturday, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent. All of the injured were Palestinians and most were hurt by rubber bullets or stun grenades, the Palestinian Red Crescent said Sunday. Ten of those injured were treated inside the
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No charges will be brought against two Walnut Creek, California, police officers who fatally shot a 23-year-old Black man in June 2019. The Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office announced Friday it had concluded there was insufficient evidence to prosecute the two officers who shot Miles Hall, whose family has said he was in the midst
Continue Reading Several weeks after world health officials declared the coronavirus a pandemic, 40-year-old Sheri McCaskill decided to apply to a master’s program in public health. The decision, McCaskill said, stemmed partly from the sudden heightened awareness about the importance of public health as the virus spread in the US. “I started to see a lot more
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It appears that Aubrey Plaza has married her longtime boyfriend, director Jeff Baena. Plaza, 36, known for playing April Ludgate on the NBC comedy series “Parks and Recreation,” referred to Baena, 43, as her husband for the first time on Instagram on Friday. Her revelation came while announcing her role in Baena’s new movie “Spin
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At least 90 people were injured as Palestinians and Israeli police clashed in Jerusalem for a second night Saturday, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent. All of the injured are Palestinian and most were hurt by rubber bullets or stun grenades, the Red Crescent said. At least 16 of the 90 injured have been taken
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At least 50 people have been killed and more than 100 others wounded in an explosion near a high school for girls in the Afghan capital, Kabul, Afghan officials said Sunday. The Ministry of Interior (MOI) said the blast happened near the Sayeed-ul-Shuhada School in the Dasht-e-Barchi area on Saturday afternoon. The explosion was caused
Continue Reading A rare lobster almost ended up as someone’s dinner at a Red Lobster restaurant in Virginia before employees recognized its uniqueness and rescued it. The male calico lobster, named Freckles by the Red Lobster team in Manassas, arrived at the restaurant on April 25 as part of its Maine lobster delivery. When team members recognized
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The seven-day average of Covid-19 vaccines administered in the United States has dipped below 2 million per day for the first time since early March — a sign of the continued decline in demand for coronavirus immunizations. According to data published Saturday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the seven-day average of
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Fire responded to a house fire just after 6 p.m. on the 6400 block of N HWY VV with a report of people trapped in the house. Once crews were on scene, firefighters pulled the 60’s year old man from near the front door of the house started live-saving
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A woman raises a toast in a photo that appears to show four friends enjoying dinner together. The reality couldn’t be more different. The woman in the white ruffled shirt is Zumrat Dawut, an ethnic Uyghur from Urumqi, who fled China in 2019 to escape the alleged repression of Muslim minorities in Xinjiang. Her four
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PHELPS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A couple is dead after an apparent murder suicide, according to the Phelps County Sheriff. According to a Facebook post from the department, deputies were sent to the 11000 block of County Road 3160 around 7:30 Saturday Morning after a family friend found the 66-year-old woman dead in her home. After
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Four-year-old Noah Ruiz loves two things: Popsicles and SpongeBob. And when he discovered both objects of his passion had been combined into one fruity and delicious icy treat, he did the only sensible thing: he ordered them. To be exact, he ordered 918 of them. From his mom’s Amazon Prime account. Without telling her. Noah’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri’s 2021 graduation and the True/False Film Festival are bringing more people to Columbia this weekend, resulting in more traffic for businesses. Mizzou commencements began yesterday honoring 5,547 students through a series of events continuing into next weekend. Each graduate was given six tickets to give to friends and
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At least 64 people were injured as Palestinians and Israeli police clashed in Jerusalem for a second night Saturday, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent. All of the injured are Palestinian and most were hurt by rubber bullets or stun grenades, the Red Crescent said. At least 11 of the 64 injured have been taken
Continue Reading Three people are dead and another was injured in a shooting and fire at a townhome Saturday morning just outside Baltimore, officials said. Police and fire crews responded to calls of “an active fire, as well as an active shooter” around 6:40 a.m. in Woodlawn, Baltimore County Police spokesperson Joy Stewart said. “Our officers responded
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The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported 3 new COVID-19 related deaths on Saturday, bringing the state’s death toll up to 8,823. The health department reported 364 new cases of the virus on Saturday. Now, 505,232 cases of the novel coronavirus have been found in the Show Me State. The state also reported
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV) — Like many people during the pandemic and lockdowns, Dr. Kara Wong Ramsey jumped on the TikTok trend. “I kind of got the idea myself like maybe this is something that I’d like to try and do to try and make a fun message about
Continue Reading It appears that Aubrey Plaza has married her longtime boyfriend, director Jeff Baena. Plaza, 36, known for playing April Ludgate on the NBC comedy series “Parks and Recreation,” referred to Baena, 43, as her husband for the first time on Instagram on Friday. Her revelation came while announcing her role in Baena’s new movie “Spin
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