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Salt threatens the drinking water in the Mississippi River
The Department of Homeland Security is working to slow a mass inflow of salt water that is threatening drinking water in the Mississippi River in the southern part of the state because of drought in Louisiana. According to a news release from the White House, President Joseph Biden’s action authorizes the Department of Homeland Security and the…
Read MorePolice arrest 18-year for Morgan State University shooting as they search for a second perpetrator
Police have arrested Jovan Williams, 18, for shooting 5 people at Morgan State University in Baltimore. Investigators now say Williams and a 17-year-old cohort opened fire on the University’s campus on October 3 outside Thurgood Marshall Hall. Police charged Williams with attempted murder during last week’s shooting at Morgan State University that left five wounded.…
Read MoreQ&A: Will Violence in the Middle East Fuel Further Hate in the U.S.
The Ethnic Media Weekly By Peter Schurmann Last Saturday Israel experienced an unprecedented attack by Palestinian militant group Hamas members along its southern border. The invasion targeted civilians in areas surrounding Gaza, where 2.3 million Palestinians live in what many describe as apartheid conditions. Over 1,000 Israelis have been killed, with women and children among them,…
Read MoreCourt blocks sending Kenyan police to Haiti
The Kenyan High Court has temporarily blocked the deployment of Kenyan police to Haiti or any other country pending the hearing of a petition filed by the Thirdway Alliance Kenya and two other groups. The petitioners argue that the constitution does not envisage the deployment of the police service outside Kenya, adding that deployment of…
Read MoreSergio Brown was arrested for his mother’s murder, but is he mentally ill?
After Sergio Brown, a former NFL player, was arrested and charged with killing his mother Myrtle, he claimed the Maywood police and the FBI were involved in the killing. “Fake news. Fake news. Fake news,” Brown said in the video which he tagged on ESPN. “It has to be the FBI that came into my…
Read MoreA Secret Service agent may have accidentally killed John F. Kennedy
A secret service agent, whose job was to protect President John F. Kennedy, may have accidentally killed the president during a freak accident that has not been disclosed until now, according to Spartacus Educational, which is a free online encyclopedia with essays and other educational material on a wide variety of historical subjects principally British. On…
Read MoreCornel West and Robert Kennedy, Jr. are running as Independents
Progressive activist Cornel West and maverick Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said they won’t seek their respective party’s nominations for president. Kennedy Jr. said Monday he will run for president as an independent and drop his Democratic primary bid, likely pitting him against President Joe Biden, who is running for reelection. He is the third of eleven…
Read MoreBlack man takes over as Canada’s speaker
The Honorable Greg Fergus was elected Canada’s Speaker of the House of Commons on October 3. The former Speaker, Anthony Rota, was forced to resign as Speaker of the House after honoring a man who fought for a Nazi unit during the Second World War. Fergus, who is 54, is the 38th speaker. The speaker manages…
Read MoreThe world record is his
Kelvin Kipturn set a world record in Sunday’s Bank of America Chicago Marathon, running the 26. 219 mile course in 2:00.35. Kipturn, a 23-year-old from Kenya, defeated last year’s winner, Benson Kiputo, who ran the course at 2:04:02. Kipturn said he always felt in control as he broke the record once held by Eluide Kipchoge,…
Read MoreFormer Detroit Police Chief jumps into Michigan Senate race as a Trumper
Former Detroit Police Chief James Craig launched a bid as a Republican for a Senate seat in Michigan, replacing Sen. Debbie Stabenow, who is retiring. Stabenow, a Democrat, has been in office since 2001. Craig, who served as Detroit Police Chief for eight years, made the announcement Tuesday in a video posted on his campaign…
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