AvatarNomiki WeitzelAvatarAvatarReversing Trump, US restores transgender health protectionsAssociated Press
AvatarNomiki WeitzelAvatarAvatarFormer Buffalo officer who stopped fellow cop's chokehold on suspect will get pension after winning lawsuitverified_publisherCBS News - By April SieseA former Buffalo Police officer who said she was fired for intervening when a White officer attempted to choke a Black suspect will receive her …
AvatarNomiki WeitzelFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoMcConnell’s Political Threat To Corporations Is Backfiringnationalmemo.com - Laura ClawsonReprinted with permission from Daily Kos Apparently Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's threat to corporations to "stay out of politics" didn't …
AvatarNomiki WeitzelAvatarAvatarWill Smith movie 'Emancipation' abandons Georgia over voting restrictionsNBC News - By VarietyThe big-budget, runaway slave thriller was sold to Apple Studios in a deal reportedly valued at $120 million. LOS ANGELES — Antoine Fuqua and Will Smith will move production on their big-budget, runaway slave thriller "Emancipation" out of Georgia in protest over the state's controversial new voting …
AvatarNomiki WeitzelFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoBlack Family To Regain Ownership Of $75 Million Manhattan Beach Propertybinnews.com - Ryan ShepardNearly a century ago, Charles Bruce and Willa Bruce were the owners of some of the most luxurious beachfront property in North America. Think about …
AvatarNomiki WeitzelAvatarAvatarMore cities are sending civilian responders, not police, on mental health callsverified_publisherUSA TODAYThis content is only available to USA TODAY subscribers. Access all subscriber-only stories $1 for 6 months Subscribe Now Your subscription includes access to: Exclusive, subscriber-only content and weekly email newsletters. Our most popular newsletter, Daily Briefing, to keep you updated on the day's …
AvatarNomiki WeitzelAvatarAvatarCorporate giants bow to pressure in Georgia voting law backlashverified_publisherCNNCNN — A belated but growing corporate backlash came too late to halt Georgia’s new election law but voting rights activists are now calling on US CEOs to prove their long-term commitment to the fight against Republican voter suppression. Huge employers in the Atlanta area, including Delta Air Lines …
AvatarNomiki WeitzelAvatarAvatarAnti-Trans Athlete Argument Dismantled By Teen Boy's Letter to EditorFatherly - Devan McGuinness"Trans girls are girls, and trans boys are boys. Period." As debate rages around the Equality Act, a federal bill that would enshrine, and expand, …
AvatarNomiki WeitzelAvatarAvatarJudge rips Arizona GOP for 'groundless' lawsuit challenging Biden's win, orders it to pay legal feesverified_publisherUSA TODAY - Maria PollettaCalling its lawsuit challenging 2020 election procedures "groundless" and "disingenuous," a judge has ordered the Arizona Republican Party – and its lawyers – to pay the state thousands of dollars in legal fees. In his ruling, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge John Hannah contended the GOP's team …
AvatarNomiki WeitzelAvatarAvatarBlock Trump from office with the 14th Amendment's aiding an insurrection exclusionverified_publisherUSA TODAY - Chris DeatonRepublicans subscribed to Trump like he was a cable package, and paid an extraordinary price to be the governing party. They can bring an end to this soon. Taking Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell at his word, the buck for former President Donald Trump’s incitement of the U.S. Capitol mob …
AvatarNomiki WeitzelAvatarAvatarHundreds of people are volunteering to escort elderly Asian Americans to help keep them safeverified_publisherCNNCNN — Jacob Azevedo’s stomach turned as he watched a disturbing video of an 84-year-old Thai American man who was fatally shoved to the ground on a sidewalk in San Francisco. It was the second video of an unprovoked attack on an elderly Asian American that Azevedo, a resident of Oakland, had seen on …