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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — An infuriated crowd gathered in City Hall Park on Wednesday to support Grammy Award-winning musician Keyon Harrold’s family. They got together to denounce the racial profiling and false accusations that landed the family in the news after his son was accused by an unidentified woman of stealing her cellphone at a SoHo hotel on Saturday , CBS2’s Christina Fan reported. READ MORE: Broadway Theaters, Comedy Clubs And Other Venues Set To Reopen Next Month In New York The Harrold family demanded accountability, not just from the woman involved, but also from the manager of the Arlo Hotel, where Harrold and his 14-year-old son were staying. MORE : Black Teenager Falsely Accused Of Stealing Cellphone At New York City Hotel Speaks Out: ‘I’m Still Kind Of Shellshocked’ “The racial profiling that Keyon Harrold documented on that cellphone video, if not held accountable, leads to the racial profiling of Andre Hill being killed. It leads to the racial … [Read more...] about SoHo Hotel Confrontation: Rally Held For Black Teenager Falsely Accused Of Stealing Woman’s Cellphone

PLYMOUTH (CBS) – Plymouth is known as “America’s Hometown.” Away from Plymouth Rock and the Mayflower II, into the woods, you’ll find Black Feather Horse Rescue . It’s currently home to 18 horses, donkeys, a pig and one very loud rooster, all rescued by Darlene Nickerson. READ MORE: Limited Amount Of New First Dose COVID Vaccine Appointments Go Fast “I like to take the older, broken animals that maybe someone else doesn’t want,” Nickerson told WBZ-TV. The 137-acre property has been in Nickerson’s family since 1912 and started as a trout hatchery. “In 2004 is when I realized when that sick horse came what I wanted to do,” Nickerson explained. Nickerson takes in abused, neglected or sick horses, like Murphy, who was training to become a Park Ranger when he became so ill, he couldn’t swallow. “He leaned into me and it was like, ‘If they let me take you, I’ll give you everything I got,” she recalled. Nickerson tube fed the horse a special diet three times a day for a … [Read more...] about It Happens Here: Plymouth Farm Gives Neglected Animals A Second Chance

Facebook’s trending news section, which was accused of censoring conservative news, was managed by a staff full of liberal employees. The social media company has fired the 15-18 employees who worked on trending news, in an attempt to replace any possibility of bias with an algorithm. Gizmodo reported in May that Facebook “news curators” buried conservative stories. This caused Republican South Dakota Sen. John Thune to send a letter to Facebook inquiring about its trending news section. “Any attempt by a neutral and inclusive social media platform to censor or manipulate political discussion is an abuse of trust and inconsistent with the values of an open Internet,” Thune wrote. Facebook denied the charges in Gizmodo’s article and claimed to have a staff with diverse opinions. “Diversity in all its forms — including ideological — is one of our core values, and we believe that adding voices to the conversation creates a richer and more vibrant community,” Facebook’s general … [Read more...] about Facebook’s News Content Staff Was Filled With Liberals

Presented by Facebook Welcome to The Hill’s Morning Report. Today is Thursday! We get you up to speed on the most important developments in politics and policy, plus trends to watch. Alexis Simendinger and Al Weaver are the co-creators. Readers can find us on Twitter @asimendinger and @alweaver22. Please recommend the Morning Report to friends and let us know what you think. CLICK HERE to subscribe! Total U.S. coronavirus deaths reported each morning this week: Monday, 513,091; Tuesday, 514,657; Wednesday, 516,608; Thursday, 518,453. Senate Democrats on Wednesday took a scalpel to President Biden Joe Biden The West needs a more collaborative approach to Taiwan Abbott's medical advisers were not all consulted before he lifted Texas mask mandate House approves George Floyd Justice in Policing Act MORE ’s $1.9 trillion relief bill hoping to surgically ensure enough support from centrists this week to clear the measure, … [Read more...] about The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by Facebook – Lawmakers face Capitol threat as senators line up votes for relief bill

The House will vote on the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act on Thursday, Rep. Karen Bass Karen Ruth Bass House approves George Floyd Justice in Policing Act House sets vote for George Floyd police reform bill Lobbying world MORE (D-Calif.) said Wednesday morning during a press call about the sweeping police reform proposal. The bill — reintroduced last week by Bass and House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler Jerrold (Jerry) Lewis Nadler House sets vote for George Floyd police reform bill Jim Jordan calls for House Judiciary hearing on 'cancel culture' House Judiciary split on how to address domestic extremism MORE (D-N.Y.) — is a top legislative priority for Democrats after it passed the House in a bipartisan vote in the last Congress but was never brought up in the Senate. Bass noted that Thursday's vote would come nearly 30 years to the day that Rodney King was brutally beaten by Los Angeles police. ADVERTISEMENT “When … [Read more...] about House sets vote for George Floyd police reform bill