
Month: June 2020


Stocks’ Storm Builds With a V-Shaped Recovery Looking Doubtful
(Bloomberg) — What looked last week like a blip in the global stock recovery turned into a sharp selloff Monday morning, as virus-case numbers from Beijing to Florida fueled concerns of a second wave of […]

African Americans “probably ought to be” shot more by police, a top Tulsa police officer said
Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum on Wednesday blasted one of his police department’s top commanders after the officer denied there’s systemic racism in law enforcement, then said African Americans “probably ought to be” shot more. Tulsa […]

Supreme Court won’t consider limiting police immunity from civil lawsuits
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court refused Monday to reconsider the legal immunity from lawsuits generally given to police and other public officials accused of misconduct. The justices’ decision not to hear a case on qualified […]

Three US Navy aircraft carriers are patrolling the Pacific Ocean at the same time. And China’s not happy
The deployment of three 100,000-ton US Navy aircraft carriers to the Pacific Ocean for the first time in years has drawn swift reaction from China, with state-sponsored media saying Beijing will not back down to […]

Entire police SWAT team in Florida resigns after chief takes knee with protesters
A 10-member SWAT team for a Florida police department has resigned en masse after their chief knelt with racial justice protesters, saying they felt “restrained by the politicization of our tactics.” The letter of resignation […]

Louisville Slugger maker ends sales of nightsticks for police nonprofit amid protests
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The maker of the Louisville Slugger said it will no longer produce commemorative nightsticks in the style of the iconic baseball bat that the Louisville Metro Police Foundation had offered for sale. […]


Truckers wouldn’t deliver to cities that defund police, poll suggests
Truckers are promising to bring freight deliveries to a screeching halt in any city that cuts or disbands its police department, a new poll shows. Three out of four long-haul drivers told CDL News, a […]

‘Camp Bin Laden’: Veterans group condemns Trump for keeping US bases’ Confederate names
Donald Trump‘s refusal to change military bases named after Confederate generals continues to spark backlash, with a veterans group the latest to speak out. VoteVets, a progressive veterans group often vocal against the current president, […]