A looter passed, crowing about how he’d raided Target without seeing a single police officer. He brandished a handgun, which he fired a few times in the air as he left. Cars zoomed by without license plates — apparently stolen from nearby auto shops. … [Read more...] about George Floyd death: Protesters set police station on fire; National Guard called in
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Richard Simmons Vs. The National Enquirer
Indeed, as the Hollywood Reporter noted, previous defamation cases around sexual orientation—rather than gender identity, like Simmons’ suit—have had “mixed” results. As law professor Anthony Michael Kreis noted in a post for the Yale Law Journal, there is “no consensus” on how to handle sexual-orientation defamation cases, with some courts allowing them to proceed and others arguing that they “stigmatize LGBT people” by implying that publicly being labeled as gay is a stain on someone’s reputation. … [Read more...] about Richard Simmons Vs. The National Enquirer
Coronavirus forces National Book Festival to shift to online-only format this year
This year's list of authors includes novelists, historians, poets and children's authors such as Madeleine Albright, John Grisham, Colson Whitehead, Melinda Gates, Kate DiCamillo, Poet Laureate Joy Harjo and National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Jason Reynolds. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus forces National Book Festival to shift to online-only format this year
Alarmed Minneapolis Protesters Meet National Guard with Racist Past
Protesters in Minneapolis have spent the week decrying repeated deaths of African-Americans in police custody. Those protests have led to or else provided cover for property damage, including thefts from a Target and other looting. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey must “get his act together and bring the City under control, or I will send in the National Guard & get the job done right,” Trump tweeted. He added a phrase associated with previous crackdowns on black protesters, “when the looting starts, the shooting starts,” though he subsequently sought to walk back the barrage on Friday. … [Read more...] about Alarmed Minneapolis Protesters Meet National Guard with Racist Past
Grand Canyon reopens — so does 1 Calif. national park
La Taqueria customers welcome back an old SF friend, with new rules Don't panic over rising number of Bay Area coronavirus cases Updates: U.S. has now surpassed 100,000 deaths due to COVID-19 75% of Academy of Sciences staff to be laid off, furloughed or have pay cut Disney, SeaWorld announce plans for Florida parks to reopen — … [Read more...] about Grand Canyon reopens — so does 1 Calif. national park
