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Surgeon General on Floyd: 'That Could Have Been Me'

Jerome Adams talks to Politico podcast about the Minneapolis death

(Newser) - One fact in particular stood out to Surgeon General Jerome Adams about George Floyd: He was a 46-year-old black man, just like Adams. "I really do think that could have been me," Adams tells the Politico Pulse Check podcast. And the same is true for many African-Americans, he...

Country Group Changes Its Name, Apologizes

Lady Antebellum is now known as Lady A

(Newser) - Fans of the country group Lady Antebellum must take note of a big change: The Grammy-winning trio has changed its name to Lady A, reports Pitchfork . The move is the result of the George Floyd unrest, the band explains in an online post . "When we set out together almost...

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Mark Milley, joint chiefs chairman, says he shouldn't have walked with Trump

(Newser) - The fallout from President Trump's now-famous walk from the White House to St. John's Church continues: On Thursday, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff apologized for joining the president on that June 1 walk in military fatigues, reports CNN . "I should not have been there,...

'We're Not Mourning' Floyd, CrossFit CEO Told Owners

'I don't think we or any of my staff are,' Greg Glassman said

(Newser) - The calls for CrossFit CEO Greg Glassman to resign over his George Floyd remarks Saturday would have been even louder if he had shared what he told about 10 affiliate gym owners earlier in the day. According to a recording of the Zoom call obtained by CNN , Glassman told a...

Trump Not Happy About New 'Autonomous Zone' in Seattle

Protesters have taken over Capitol Hill area; president wants officials to 'take back your city'

(Newser) - "THIS SPACE IS NOW PROPERTY OF THE SEATTLE PEOPLE." So read a banner draped Tuesday on the city's East Precinct police station, part of what the Seattle Times reports is a newly installed "protest society" called the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, or CHAZ. Most notable about...

'Stop the Pain,' George Floyd's Brother Tells Congress

Committee considering police legislation hears testimony from Philonise Floyd

(Newser) - A day after his older brother's funeral , Philonise Floyd told a hushed House Judiciary Committee in Washington that he's weary. "I'm tired of the pain I'm feeling now, and I'm tired of the pain I feel every time another black person is killed for...

Coworker: Derek Chauvin, George Floyd 'Bumped Heads'

He says they knew each other 'pretty well' from working at Minneapolis nightclub

(Newser) - Former police officer Derek Chauvin knew the man whose murder he is charged with "pretty well" and they did not get along, according to a former coworker at a Minneapolis nightclub. Chauvin and George Floyd both worked in security at El Nuevo Rodeo, with overlapping shifts, and former coworker...

Swift Consequences for Men Who Staged George Floyd Scene

They did so as peaceful protesters walked by in NJ

(Newser) - People participating in a Black Lives Matters march in New Jersey on Monday came upon a counterprotest that's being called "appalling and offensive"—and ended with one man losing his job and another being suspended. The incident took place in Gloucester County's Franklin Township, where two...

Pope on George Floyd: Abortion Isn't the Only 'Life' Issue

Francis implores Catholics—US Catholics especially—to pay attention to racism

(Newser) - Cardinals black and white have spoken out about George Floyd's death, and the Vatican’s communications juggernaut has shifted into overdrive to draw attention to the cause he now represents, per the AP . Last week, Pope Francis denounced the "sin of racism" and twice identified Floyd as the...

Twitter CEO Announces New Company Holiday 'Forevermore'

Jack Dorsey says Twitter will make Juneteenth an official company holiday for US workers

(Newser) - As company after company puts out ads and sends out emails expressing their support for black Americans in the wake of the killing of George Floyd , Forbes notes that some, especially in the tech world, have been slammed for being all talk, no action. Twitter is looking to separate itself...

Suspended Prof Refused to Alter Final Exam Amid Protests

Gordon Klein of UCLA is no fan of 'special treatment'

(Newser) - A professor at UCLA for 39 years has been suspended—and is now receiving police protection—after refusing a request to alter final exams in response to the "traumas" of black students. Accounting lecturer Gordon Klein said he was only following his supervisor's orders when he rejected the...

CrossFit CEO Is Out After 'FLOYD-19' Uproar

Greg Glassman resigns

(Newser) - Greg Glassman is no longer the CEO of CrossFit after his flippant comment regarding the anti-racism protests sweeping the nation sparked outrage. "On Saturday I created a rift in the CrossFit community and unintentionally hurt many of its members," he said in a statement announcing his resignation and...

'Now Is the Time for Racial Justice,' Biden Tells Floyd Funeral

Floyd to be buried next to his mother after private service in Houston

(Newser) - George Floyd called out for his mother in the final moments of his life, and he will be laid to rest next to her in the Houston suburb of Pearland, reports the AP . Family and friends gathered Tuesday for a private funeral in Houston at the Fountain of Praise...

Online Posts by Soccer Player's Wife Get Him Cut

LA Galaxy forward Aleksandar Katai's wife, Tea, mocked George Floyd protesters online

(Newser) - The LA Galaxy soccer team cut its 29-year-old Serbian forward Aleksandar Katai on Friday, not because of anything he did, but because of his wife, report Deadline and CNN . The team had become aware that Tea Katai, also from Serbia, recently posted messages online mocking protesters at George Floyd demonstrations....

Another Big Shift After Floyd Death, This Time From Military

Army 'open' to conversation about renaming bases named for Confederate leaders

(Newser) - The death of George Floyd in police custody and the ensuing protests are sparking changes in law enforcement, media, and business—and now the US armed forces. Earlier this year, the US Army said it had no plans to scrap the names of any of its 10 bases named after...

Barr on Trump's Bunker Visit: 'Things Were So Bad'

AG says Secret Service recommended president go there for safety; Trump said it was for an 'inspection'

(Newser) - President Trump's retreat to the White House's underground bunker late last month as hundreds of protesters for George Floyd demonstrated outside earned derision from many and an excuse from Trump : He'd gone there just for a "tiny little short period of time," during the daytime,...

Biden, Trump Have Very Different Mondays

President met with police, while former VP met with family of George Floyd

(Newser) - Monday may have presented voters with what could become a major theme of the 2020 race between President Trump and Joe Biden. The president met with and praised police, while the former vice president met with the family of George Floyd. As the Los Angeles Times sees it, Trump looks...

Minneapolis Cops Slashed Tires of Protesters' Cars

Agencies say they were concerned vehicles would be used aggressively

(Newser) - Minneapolis police officers slashed tires on parked cars during recent protests in the city, the Star-Tribune reports. Two agencies have acknowledged doing so after Mother Jones published videos of cops puncturing tires in a K-Mart parking lot on May 30 and on a highway overpass the following day. Both locations...

Derek Chauvin's Bond Kept at $1M

Ex-cop barely spoke during first court appearance

(Newser) - A judge on Monday kept bail at $1 million for the former Minneapolis police officer charged with second-degree murder in George Floyd's death. Derek Chauvin, 44, said almost nothing during an 11-minute hearing in which he appeared before Hennepin County Judge Denise Reilly on closed-circuit television from the state'...

Key Points of Democrats' Police Overhaul Measure

It would create national database on incidents, ban chokeholds

(Newser) - Democrats proposed a sweeping overhaul of police oversight and procedures Monday, the most ambitious change to law enforcement sought by Congress in years, per the AP . Before unveiling the package, House and Senate Democrats held a moment of silence at the Capitol's Emancipation Hall, reading the names of George...

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