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A Utah school district ignored hundreds of racial harassment complaints against Black and Asian American students, DOJ says

October 23, 2021 9:22 AM CNN Newsource

By Nicole Chavez, CNN Black and Asian American students were harassed at a school district in Utah for years and officials deliberately ignored complaints from parents and students, a federal civil rights investigation found. The Justice Department detailed the disturbing pattern at the Davis School District in Farmington, Utah in a report and settlement agreement

Camden County Sheriff’s Dept. confirm human remains found

October 22, 2021 3:45 PM Karl Wehmhoener

The Camden County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the possible discovery of human remains in the Linn Creek area.

Amid the Capitol riot, Facebook faced its own insurrection

October 22, 2021 8:30 PM Associated Press

By ALAN SUDERMAN and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New internal documents provided by former Facebook employee-turned-whistleblower Frances Haugen provide a rare glimpse into how the company, after years under the microscope for the policing of its platform, appears to have simply stumbled into the Jan. 6 riot. For weeks, riot participants had

Amid the Capitol riot, Facebook faced its own insurrection

October 22, 2021 8:30 PM Associated Press

By ALAN SUDERMAN and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New internal documents provided by former Facebook employee-turned-whistleblower Frances Haugen provide a rare glimpse into how the company, after years under the microscope for the policing of its platform, appears to have simply stumbled into the Jan. 6 riot. For weeks, riot participants had

An airstrike in northwest Syria Friday killed senior al Qaeda leader Abdul Hamid al-Matar

US kills senior al Qaeda leader in Syria airstrike

October 22, 2021 8:47 PM CNN Newsource

By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent An airstrike in northwest Syria Friday killed senior al Qaeda leader Abdul Hamid al-Matar, according to the US Central Command. The military said it has “no indications of civilian casualties as a result of the strike,” which was carried out by an MQ-9 drone. “The removal of this al-Qaeda

As regional tensions rise, Japan’s ground troops hold their first military drills in decades

October 22, 2021 7:46 PM CNN

By Blake Essig For the first time in almost 30 years, Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) is conducting a massive nationwide military exercise to prepare troops for potential conflict. Since mid-September, about 100,000 personnel, 20,000 vehicles and 120 aircraft have been participating in various exercises across the country focused on operational readiness. In recent years,

As regional tensions rise, Japan’s ground troops hold their first military drills in decades

October 22, 2021 7:46 PM CNN Newsource

By Blake Essig For the first time in almost 30 years, Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) is conducting a massive nationwide military exercise to prepare troops for potential conflict. Since mid-September, about 100,000 personnel, 20,000 vehicles and 120 aircraft have been participating in various exercises across the country focused on operational readiness. In recent years,

Just days after insurrectionists stormed the Capitol on January 6th

Not stopping ‘Stop the Steal:’ Facebook Papers paint damning picture of company’s role in insurrection

October 24, 2021 9:38 AM CNN Newsource

By Donie O’Sullivan, Tara Subramaniam and Clare Duffy, CNN Business Just days after insurrectionists stormed the Capitol on January 6th, Facebook’s Chief Operational Officer Sheryl Sandberg downplayed her company’s role in what had happened. “We know this was organized online. We know that,” she said in an interview with Reuters. “We… took down QAnon, Proud

MoDOT awards contract for replacement of the North Sorrels Overpass Drive bridge

October 22, 2021 1:07 PM Zachary Farwell

BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has awarded a contract for the replacement of the North Sorrels Overpass Drive bridge over Interstate 70 west of Columbia. According to MoDOT, Emery Sapp and Sons, Inc. received the contract after the company submitted a low bid of $1,038,857. The department closed the 63-year-old

Mid-Missouri pharmacies giving newly authorized coronavirus booster shots

October 22, 2021 11:48 AM Joushua Blount

Hy-Vee said late Thursday that eligible individuals can get the COVID-19 booster shot from Moderna or Johnson & Johnson at the regional supermarket chain’s locations in Mid-Missouri. Hy-Vee has locations in Columbia, Jefferson City and Osage Beach.

Minneapolis police officer is charged in fatal high-speed crash

October 22, 2021 7:10 PM CNN Newsource

By Emma Tucker A Minneapolis police officer was charged with manslaughter for allegedly crashing his squad car into a vehicle during a high-speed chase earlier this year, which resulted in the death of an innocent man, authorities announced Friday. Officer Brian Cummings has been charged with second-degree manslaughter and criminal vehicular homicide in connection with

Tropical Storm Rick forms off Mexico’s south Pacific coast

October 22, 2021 6:56 PM Associated Press

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Rick formed Friday off Mexico’s southern Pacific coast and is forecast to hit that coast at hurricane strength early next week. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Rick was located about 320 miles (515 kilometers) south of the resort of Zihuatanejo. The storm had winds of 40 mph (65

Deal seems near on $2T Biden package, though deadline slips

October 22, 2021 6:56 PM Associated Press

By LISA MASCARO, DARLENE SUPERVILLE and ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A deal within reach, President Joe Biden and Congress’ top Democrats have edged close to sealing their giant domestic legislation. But Friday’s informal deadline was slipping as they worked to scale back the measure and determine how to pay for it. Biden

‘Widespread’ racial harassment found at Utah school district

October 22, 2021 6:52 PM Associated Press

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and SOPHIA EPPOLITO Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A federal civil rights investigation found widespread racial harassment of Black and Asian American students at a Utah school district, including hundreds of documented uses of the N-word and other racial epithets over the last five years. The probe released Thursday by

A Colorado police officer has been put on administrative leave and an internal investigation is underway after another officer reported him for yelling and cursing at a 17-year-old female during a traffic stop

Colorado police sergeant under investigation after he is reported by another officer for misconduct

October 22, 2021 6:51 PM CNN Newsource

By Caroll Alvarado, CNN A Colorado police officer has been put on administrative leave and an internal investigation is underway after another officer reported him for yelling and cursing at a 17-year-old female during a traffic stop, according to a release by the Aurora Police Department. The June 29 incident was recorded on bodycam video

Judge bars cameras from hearings in Joseph Elledge case

October 22, 2021 5:30 AM Ben Fein

Media coverage of these pre-trial hearings was actually the topic of conversation today.

Colorado police sergeant under investigation after he is reported by another officer for misconduct

October 22, 2021 6:51 PM CNN

By Caroll Alvarado, CNN A Colorado police officer has been put on administrative leave and an internal investigation is underway after another officer reported him for yelling and cursing at a 17-year-old female during a traffic stop, according to a release by the Aurora Police Department. The June 29 incident was recorded on bodycam video

California travel blogger among 2 killed in Mexico’s Tulum

October 22, 2021 6:37 PM Associated Press

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A San Jose, California woman born in India was one of two foreign tourists killed in the apparent crossfire of a drug-gang shootout in Mexico’s Caribbean coast resort of Tulum. Authorities said one of the dead women was Anjali Ryot. An Instagram account under the same name showed a post of

Sputnik V: ¿por qué la OMS no ha autorizado aún su uso de emergencia?

October 23, 2021 4:57 AM CNN Newsource

Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN Español) — Estados Unidos está por abrirles las puertas a los visitantes extranjeros totalmente vacunados, aunque no todos podrán gozar de este beneficio. De acuerdo con la política de viajes de EE.UU., únicamente se considera que una persona está completamente vacunada cuando recibió las dosis completas de las vacunas aprobadas o

Warrant: Baldwin didn’t know weapon contained live round

October 22, 2021 6:30 PM Associated Press

By MORGAN LEE, SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Court records show that an assistant director unwittingly handed Alec Baldwin a loaded weapon and told him it was safe to use in the moments before the actor fatally shot a cinematographer. The assistant director referred to the gun