Mr. Bloomberg’s record on stop-and-frisk has gotten limited attention since he began running for president in November. The three-term New York City mayor defended the aggressive policing tactic for years, even after a federal judge ruled that it had violated the constitutional rights of minority men in New York. He apologized for it only after […]
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Russian officials say two Chinese nationals hospitalized with COVID-19 in Russia last month have fully recovered from the disease and have been discharged from hospitals this week February 12, 2020, 7:41 AM 2 min read MOSCOW — Two Chinese nationals hospitalized with COVID-19 in Russia last month have fully recovered from the disease and were
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Robert Irwin is carrying on his late father Steve Irwin’s legacy. The 16-year-old Australia Zoo wildlife conservationist and TV personality had many fans doing a double-take this week with his latest Instagram photo. “Omg you look just like your dad in this picture! I grew up watching him and he helped me to love animals
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Image copyright Getty Images Japanese car maker Nissan has filed a civil lawsuit against its former chairman Carlos Ghosn. The suit, filed at Yokohama District Court, seeks an initial amount of $90m (£69.5m). The company said it aims “to recover a significant part of the monetary damages inflicted on the company by its former chairman”.
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Dekyrion Ellis, who is in ninth-grade, said that he was lifted off the floor by a support resource officer at his high school after he had been involved in an altercation with a classmate. Jake Perry, an officer at Camden High School in Arkansas, is under investigation for use of excessive force and has been
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Blues defenseman Jay Bouwmeester collapsed on the team’s bench due to a cardiac episode early in St. Louis’ Tuesday road game against the Anaheim Ducks, prompting the game to be postponed. Bouwmeester regained consciousness after the incident and was transported to a local hospital. ASSOCIATED PRESS St. Louis Blues defenseman Jay Bouwmeester collapsed on Tuesday after
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Michael R. Bloomberg, the mayor of New York City from 2002 to 2013 and now a Democratic presidential candidate, sought on Tuesday to explain comments he made in 2015 aggressively defending the policing tactic known as stop-and-frisk. Here’s a fact check of his statement. What Was Said: “I inherited the police practice of stop-and-frisk, and
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TOKYO — Asian shares were higher Wednesday, although the outbreak of a new virus in the region continued to weigh on investor sentiments. Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 0.7% to finish at 23,861.21. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.5% to 7,088.20. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng added 1.1% to 27,875.56, while the Shanghai Composite rose 0.9% to 2,926.90.
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Covid-19 – the coronavirus previously unknown to science – has been causing severe lung disease in China but has also been confirmed in other countries, including the UK. With many having died from the outbreak, and with no sign of it stopping soon, the BBC’s medical correspondent Fergus Walsh assesses how worried we should be
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Donna Rotunno, pictured with Weinstein arriving at court, has defended 40 men accused of sexual misconduct Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer has insisted she would not engage in an intimate relationship without a signed “consent form”. But who would a codified consent form actually protect – and would it stand up
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