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The Supreme Court has sided with the police at the expense of Black Americans

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Analysis by Brandon Tensley The Senate has left for its August recess, meaning that two of the primary negotiators for policing legislation — Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina and Democratic Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey — can add another blown deadline to the tally. More than a year after the police killings of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Rayshard Brooks and other Black Americans catalyzed a summer of uprisings, the atmosphere remains thick with calls for social transformation. Mostly, civil rights activists have laid the responsibility for curbing police abuse at the feet of national lawmakers, whose efforts have

US presses on with evacuation from Afghanistan after deadly Kabul airport attack

By Ivana Kottasová, Barbara Starr, Kylie Atwood, Nick Paton Walsh, Sam Kiley, Zachary Cohen, Jennifer Hansler and Nectar Gan The United States has vowed to continue the evacuation of American citizens and allies from Afghanistan, as US troops brace for the threat of more terrorist attacks following two deadly bombings at Kabul’s airport. At least 90 Afghans died and another 140 were injured Thursday, an official with Afghanistan’s Ministry of Health said, after suicide bombers and gunmen attacked packed crowds outside the airport. “It was as if someone pulled the ground from under my feet; for a moment I thought my eardrums

Johnson & Johnson booster shot prompts large increase in immune response, company says

By Maggie Fox Booster doses of Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot coronavirus vaccine generated a big spike in antibodies, the frontline immune system defenses against infection, the company reported Wednesday. People who received a booster six to eight months after their initial J&J shots saw antibodies increase nine-fold higher than 28 days after the first shot, Johnson & Johnson said. The data comes from two Phase 2 studies conducted in the United States and Europe, the company said in a statement. Some of the 2,000 or so people in the studies got booster doses six months after their first doses of

Missouri’s first Black-owned brewery coming to Kansas City’s Jazz District

By Taylor Johnson A common bond surrounding the love of beer has come a historic business venture called Vine Street Brewing. It will be the first of its kind. “We’ll be the first Black-owned brewery in Missouri and Kansas City,” said co-owner, Kemet Coleman. Coleman, and his partners Woodie Bonds and Elliot Ivory met and connected through their interest in beer. Woodie and Elliot have thorough knowledge in brewing, while Kemet oversees the business side. With their skills, the trio has created their own perfect mix. “Between Woodie’s creativity and Elliot’s consistency and things of that nature, I think we’ll

Body camera footage shows 2019 beating of Black man by Louisiana state police officer

By Nick Valencia and Peter Nickeas A Louisiana State Police trooper was captured on video repeatedly beating a Black motorist with a flashlight more than two years ago, according to body camera footage of the incident obtained by CNN — the latest footage linked to a state police division that is under investigation for possible systemic abuses against Black motorists. Seven minutes of footage from the officer’s body-worn camera from the May 2019 incident was recently turned over to attorneys for the motorist, Aaron Larry Bowman, pursuant to a court order last week. CNN obtained a copy of that video

Vaccines are less protective against Delta infection but still reduce risk by two-thirds, CDC study shows

By Michael Nedelman, Eric Levenson and Madeline Holcombe Vaccine effectiveness against Covid-19 infection dropped from 91% to 66% once the Delta variant accounted for the majority of circulating virus, according to a study published Tuesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “While we did see a reduction in the protection of the Covid-19 vaccine against the Delta variant, it’s still two-thirds reduction of risk,” lead author Ashley Fowlkes, an epidemiologist for CDC Covid-19 Emergency Response, told CNN on Tuesday. The study is in line with others from the US and around the world showing Delta’s increased tendency to

School district responds to racial controversy at high school

By Alani Letang Salinas Union High School District is responding to a racial controversy that took place at Salinas High School. The district became aware of disturbing images and videos circulating on social media of a Black doll. The administration said they will investigate, including identifying those directly involved. The district said they will also continue to work to show that racism and social injustice have no place in their schools. In a statement the district released Sunday: “The SUHSD does not condone this type of behavior and although the District has taken steps to support our African American students

Possible Havana syndrome incident delayed Harris flight to Vietnam

By Jasmine Wright, Kevin Liptak, Jeremy Diamond and Kate Sullivan Vice President Kamala Harris’ departure for Vietnam was delayed by several hours Tuesday afternoon after her office was informed by the US embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam, of a “report of a recent possible anomalous health incident.” That term is the way that the government usually refers to the mysterious Havana syndrome that has sickened hundreds of US officials over the past few years. “Earlier this evening, the Vice President’s traveling delegation was delayed from departing Singapore because the Vice President’s office was made aware of a report of a recent possible anomalous health incident in Hanoi,

More than 270 homes were destroyed in central Tennessee as flash flooding killed 18, officials say

By Aya Elamroussi More than 270 homes in central Tennessee were destroyed in deadly flooding that killed 18 people and left three still unaccounted for days later, officials said Tuesday. A damage assessment conducted in Humphreys County showed 271 homes were destroyed by Saturday’s flooding, according to a news release from the county’s emergency management agency. Another 160 homes had major damage, and 28 had minor damage. Middle Tennessee was smacked with heavy rain Saturday, leading to devastating flash flooding that ripped homes from their foundations and sent residents scrambling as it washed through communities. Up to 15 inches of rain fell

BLM protesters were targeted by federal government with stiffer punishments, an analysis shows

By Christina Carrega The Justice Department targeted more than 300 protesters by charging them with federal crimes for their roles during the civil unrest last summer after the murder of George Floyd, according to a new report from The Movement for Black Lives, a coalition of Black advocacy groups. The report found that more than 90% of federal cases against Black Lives Matter protesters could have been charged in state court — and that in 88% of those cases, the federal charges carried more severe penalties than similar state charges. “This persecution resulted in hundreds of organizers and activists facing years in federal prison with

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