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After a Black protester is killed in Omaha, witnesses claim a rushed investigation ignored signs of the shooter's allegedly racist past
More than 300 people have been arrested in Omaha amid protests against police brutality in the past month. Jake Gardner, who shot and killed James Scurlock, is not one of them. Wed, 01 Jul 2020 15:03:03 -0400
McConnell warns Democrats about changing Senate rules to kill the filibuster
The Senate GOP leader spoke as some experts believe there's a fair chance his party could lose control of the chamber in November. Wed, 01 Jul 2020 17:36:00 -0400
‘We’ll be waiting on you.’ Florida sheriff wants to deputize gun owners against protesters
A Florida sheriff warned people protesting police brutality that he would call on individual gun owners to defend themselves if peaceful demonstrations got out of hand. Thu, 02 Jul 2020 22:49:23 -0400
‘Horrific’: Dozens of Neighbors Sign Letter Calling Out St. Louis Gun Couple
Dozens of residents of a St. Louis neighborhood have signed a letter condemning the actions of the couple who brandished guns at Black Lives Matter marchers on Sunday.Mark and Patricia McCloskey, a pair of personal injury attorneys, made headlines this week after they were filmed waving weapons at Black Lives Matter activists who walked in their gated neighborhood en route to a protest at the mayor’s home nearby. Residents of an adjoining gated neighborhood say the couple doesn’t represent the area.The nearly three-dozen signers live on Westmoreland Place. That street and the adjoining Portland Place, where the McCloskeys live, make up a historic gated district in St. Louis’s Central West End.“From many walks of life, people choose to make this neighborhood home for many reasons, including the sincerity, empathy, and neighborliness exhibited by the vast majority of those who live here,” the open letter reads.Neighbors From Hell? The Insane Drama Behind the Gun-Toting St. Louis Lawyer Couple“Some of us choose to speak up following the horrific event that transpired on Sunday evening near our homes. As the undersigned, we condemn the behavior of anyone who uses threats of violence, especially through the brandishing of firearms to disrupt peaceful protest, whether it be in this neighborhood or anywhere in the United States.”Tim Noonan, a Westmoreland Place resident and a signer of the letter, told The Daily Beast he was shocked by Sunday’s confrontation. “I think we, as a group, were absolutely horrified,” he said. “It didn’t speak to the types of values and the approach to building a civil society that we believe in, even from a common-sense view.”The McCloskeys could not immediately be reached for comment. In a a statement to The Daily Beast, the couple's lawyer Al Watkins called the neighbors' letter "disingenuous," citing the gated enclave's private security.Noonan said the community was close-knit, and that after the incident, neighbors began to sound off on the email networks that are more typically used for communicating about trash pickup and Halloween parties.“Peaceful protest should not be met with threat of violence,” Noonan said. “From what we can discern—and of course there are many more facts that need to be put on the table—it was a protest. Even in conditions of civil disobedience, it shouldn’t be met with violence.”The McCloskeys contend that they came outside with guns because they feared the marchers would kill them and their dog and set their mansion on fire. (Footage of the protest shows activists encouraging the crowd to move along, away from the armed couple.) The McCloskeys also noted that the protesters were trespassing on the gated street. Although marchers in the video contested that fact, shouting that they were walking on public sidewalks, the Portland Place couple was correct that local law designates the street as private.Nevertheless, Noonan said, trespassing is not necessarily grounds to draw a gun.“We don’t condone trespassing,” he said, noting that the neighborhood bylaws had specific language about unauthorized entries. “But if that happens in the form of civil disobedience, it cannot ever be met by threat of violence.”This story was updated to include comment from the McCloskeys' lawyer.Read more at The Daily Beast.Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast hereGet our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more. Thu, 02 Jul 2020 13:45:31 -0400
Huge bird of prey catches shark-like fish and flies off in viral video
Visitors to a beach last week would have seen a shark-like fish soaring above their heads thanks to one bird’s actions.A video shared online showed one huge predatory bird seen with what appeared to be a shark suspended in its claws above crowds at South Carolina’s Myrtle Beach. Fri, 03 Jul 2020 08:14:03 -0400
North Korea's response to coronavirus has been a 'shining success', says Kim Jong-un
Kim Jong-un has said that North Korea has stopped the coronavirus making inroads in his country and his response to the pandemic has been a "shining success". According to state news agency KCNA, Mr Kim told a meeting of the politburo of the ruling Workers Party that North Korea had "thoroughly prevented the inroad of the malignant virus and maintained a stable anti-epidemic situation despite the worldwide health crisis, which is a shining success achieved." He warned against complacency or relaxation in the anti-epidemic effort and urged North Koreans to maintain "maximum alert", KCNA said in a statement. The politburo meeting on Thursday comes as many hard-hit countries are easing lockdowns, even as the world moves quickly past the grim milestones of 10 million confirmed infections and 500,000 deaths. North Korea has reopened schools but kept a ban on public gatherings and made it mandatory for people to wear masks in public places as part of its response to the coronavirus threat, a World Health Organisation (WHO) official said on Wednesday. Fri, 03 Jul 2020 00:03:16 -0400
Court lifts restriction on Mary Trump's tell-all book![Court lifts restriction on Mary Trump's tell-all book](http://l1.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/qW3gDrlSKAaTq1z8U.stzQ--/YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b247aD04Njt3PTEzMDs-/https://s.yimg.com/hd/cp-video-transcode/prod/2020-07/02/5efdb9776ca6be27943c2b13/5efdb9776ca6be27943c2b14_o_U_v2.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Court lifts restriction on Mary Trump's tell-all book)
A restriction placed on a tell-all book by President Trump’s niece was lifted by a New York appeals court on Wednesday, clearing the way for its distribution. Thu, 02 Jul 2020 06:39:50 -0400
Carlos Ghosn: Japan ask US to extradite ex-Green Beret and son over Japan escape
The ex-soldier and his son are held in the US for allegedly helping the ex-Nissan boss flee Japan. Thu, 02 Jul 2020 19:21:44 -0400
Terrifying: Why France Once Pointed Its Nuclear Weapons at Germany
Any Soviet invasion route would have gone through Germany. Thu, 02 Jul 2020 12:53:00 -0400
A 100-mph car chase in California ended in the Pacific Ocean, police say. The driver survived and was arrested.
The suspect was taken into custody "as he stumbled up the rocky shoreline" after driving off a cliff and into the Pacific Ocean, police say. Wed, 01 Jul 2020 21:11:38 -0400
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