NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police are investigating and searching for a suspect after another Asian New Yorker was the victim of a violent attack. It’s the latest in a string of such incidents. READ MORE: Manhattan DA Says Evidence Does Not Support Hate Crime Charges In Stabbing Of Asian-American Man Surveillance video shows the attacker, with a bandana covering his face, waiting for a man to approach, then without warning, he turns violent. He hits the man repeatedly, knocking him to the ground and continuously punching him in the face. The victim was 56-year-old Ming Teoh, of Brooklyn. “He hit me. I was like, ‘What happened?’ The second time he hit me, I don’t know why. Then I fell down,” Teoh told CBS2’s Nick Caloway. Teoh says he was walking into the East Broadway and Rutgers Street subway station on the Lower East Side late Tuesday night when the man suddenly attacked without saying a word. Teoh doesn’t know why, but he can take a guess. “Because I am Chinese, … [Read more...] about NYPD: Brutal Subway Beating Of Asian Man On Lower East Side Considered Hate Crime
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Sole GOP vote on House police reform bill says he ‘accidentally pressed the wrong voting button’
Rep. Lance Gooden Lance Gooden Sole GOP vote on House police reform bill says he 'accidentally pressed the wrong voting button' House approves George Floyd Justice in Policing Act House Republicans ask for briefing on threats keeping National Guard in DC MORE (Texas), the only House Republican to vote in favor the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act on Wednesday, tweeted Wednesday evening that he cast the wrong ballot by accident. “I accidentally pressed the wrong voting button and realized it too late. I have changed the official record to reflect my opposition to the partisan George Floyd Policing Act,” Gooden said in a since-deleted tweet. He later posted a similar tweet that included a record of changing his vote to no, adding that he "wouldn't support the radical left's, Anti-Police Act." ADVERTISEMENT I have arguably the most conservative/America First voting record in Congress! pic.twitter.com/s7uCdlxvgO — Lance Gooden (@Lancegooden) … [Read more...] about Sole GOP vote on House police reform bill says he ‘accidentally pressed the wrong voting button’
Turner Classic Movies Examines ‘Problematic’ Film Classics in New Series
(AP) — Loving classic films can be a fraught pastime. Just consider the cultural firestorm over “Gone With the Wind” this past summer. No one knows this better than the film lovers at Turner Classic Movies who daily are confronted with the complicated reality that many of old Hollywood’s most celebrated films are also often a kitchen sink of stereotypes. This summer, amid the Black Lives Matter protests, the channel’s programmers and hosts decided to do something about it. The result is a new series, “Reframed Classics,” which promises wide-ranging discussions about 18 culturally significant films from the 1920s through the 1960s that also have problematic aspects, from “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” and Mickey Rooney’s performance as Mr. Yunioshi to Fred Astaire’s blackface routine in “Swing Time.” It kicks off Thursday at 8 p.m. ET with none other than “Gone With the Wind.” “We know millions of people love these films,” said TCM host Jacqueline Stewart, who is participating in many … [Read more...] about Turner Classic Movies Examines ‘Problematic’ Film Classics in New Series
Pittsburgh Weather: Cloudy & Chilly Weather Sticks Around Through The Weekend
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Today will be cooler than yesterday with highs only in the upper 30s. There’s a small chance for a shower south and east of Pittsburgh but many areas are dry and will stay that way for a while. READ MORE: Diocese Of Pittsburgh Discourages Catholics From Using Johnson & Johnson Vaccine WEATHER LINKS: Current Conditions | School Delays & Closings | Local Radar | Weather App | Photos We may start to see some sunshine later in the afternoon and early evening, but it’ll mostly stay cloudy. We have only had 2 sunny days so far this year and most have been cloudy, we can add another day to that for today too. READ MORE: Zoom-ed Out: Many Beginning To Feel Fatigued From Constant Virtual Meetings Photo Credit: KDKA Weather Center Cooler air followed behind a cold front that is now south of us keeps us below normal all the way through Saturday. There’s a small chance for a flake or two around late tomorrow night and early Sunday … [Read more...] about Pittsburgh Weather: Cloudy & Chilly Weather Sticks Around Through The Weekend