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Atlanta officers fired after college students tased, pulled from car Saturday night

https://www.cbs46.com/news/atlanta-o...23b6df8e3.html

Two Atlanta police officers who used Tasers to stun two Atlanta college students while removing them from a car Saturday night have been terminated for violating the department's excessive force policy.

Three other officers were placed on desk duty pending further investigation. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms made the announcement during a press conference Sunday.

"After review of that footage, Chief [Erika] Shields and I have made the determination that two of the officers involved in the incident last night will be terminated immediately," the mayor said.

Điếc không sợ súng, khùng không sợ camera.

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Supreme Court rules Brazil must share virus data

Brazil's top court has ordered the Health Ministry to resume releasing all data related to the COVID-19 outbreak. The rapid ruling follows a ministry decision to no longer publish cumulative death and infection totals.



Brazil's highest court on Tuesday ruled that the country's health ministry must continue reporting all data related to coronavirus death and infection rates, after the ministry deleted large swathes of public information and said it would stop publishing cumulative totals.

The health ministry in Brazil must "fully re-establish the daily dissemination of epidemiological data on the COVID-19 pandemic, including on the agency's website, under the terms presented until last Thursday," the Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes said in a statement published on the court's website early Tuesday.

He also noted "the disastrous consequences for the population if internationally recognized measures are not adopted, such as the collection, analysis, storage and dissemination of relevant epidemiological data."

Health ministry removes virus data

Over the weekend, the health ministry had pulled down a significant amount of detailed information about the virus outbreak in Brazil and said it would no longer publish cumulative data on coronavirus deaths and infections. Last week, it had also moved back the release of the daily figures to late in the evening.

The move was met with outrage across the political spectrum.

Speaking at a televised cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Interim Health Minister Eduaro Pazuello said it had not been the ministry's intention to revise the figures, adding that the government had not suggested casualties were being over-reported.

Registering fatalities by the day of death rather than the day registered gives a more accurate image of the outbreak's "true curve," he argued.

On Monday, the ministry had walked back its earlier announcement and said it would continue to release cumulative totals.

Pazuello is only in the job on an interim basis, after President Jair Bolsonaro consumed two health ministers during the course of a single outbreak. Bolsonaro sacked the first, while the second resigned in protest at the president undermining his own health advice, not least with repeated support for opponents of Brazil's lockdown measures.

Patchy testing complicates data

Critics had feared that a new practice of publishing only fatalities reported in the last 24 hours would fail to take into account instances where someone tested positive for COVID-19 days after the date of death. Such cases are common in Brazil, where testing has been erratic.

The recent action made it "impossible" to monitor the outbreak and to implement necessary controls, Justice Moraes said.

At over 700,000 infections, Brazil is the country with the second-highest number of cases of coronavirus in the world, second only to the US. Over 37,000 people in Brazil have died from the virus.

kp/msh (dpa, Reuters)

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Christopher Columbus statue toppled in Virginia by protesters
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...ppled-virginia

The statue, in the city of Richmond, was toppled on Tuesday night less than two hours after protesters gathered in the city’s Byrd Park were chanting for it to be taken down, according to reports.

Protesters uses several ropes to remove the statue, with a a sign that reads “Columbus represents genocide” placed on the spray-painted foundation that once held the figure. It was then set on fire and rolled into a lake in the park, NBC 12 reported.

Elsewhere, another statue of Columbus in Boston’s Atlantic Avenue in Massachusetts was beheaded.

Columbus chắc là người có nhiều tượng đài và nhiều tên đường phố, và nhiều địa danh nhất trong lịch sử.

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Được làm vua, thua làm tượng.
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Protesters topple statue of Confederate president in Virginia
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...nt-in-virginia

Protesters have pulled down a statue of Jefferson Davis, the Civil War-era president of the Confederacy, amid continuing protests triggered by the police killing of George Floyd and the wider issue of racism in the US.The statue of Jefferson, a Mississippi Democrat who served as the president of the Confederate states from 1861 until 1865, was toppled shortly before 11pm in Richmond, Virginia, the place Davis set up as his capital.

Police were on the scene in Monument Avenue and videos on social media showed the statue being towed away as a crowd cheered.

The toppling of the Davis statue in Virginia came a day after protesters tore down a Christopher Columbus in Richmond which was set on fire before being dumped in a nearby lake. A second statue of Columbus was torn down in Minnesota, while other Columbus statues in Houston and Miami were splattered with red paint.

Among graffiti painted on the Davis monument was the question: “How much more blood?”

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has urged Congress to take steps to remove from the US Capitol 11 statues representing Confederate leaders and soldiers from the civil war. “Their statues pay homage to hate, not heritage. They must be removed,” Pelosi said in a letter to leaders of a congressional committee in charge of managing the statues in the Capitol.

The toppling of Davis’s statue, which depicted him at the moment of his resignation speech, is one of 10 controversial statues to have been removed in recent days. Branches of the US military and the Nascar stock car racing association said they would ban Confederate symbols, including flags.

Protesters in Portsmouth, about 80 miles from Richmond, beheaded and then pulled down four other statues that were part of a Confederate monument on Wednesday, according to media outlets.

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Dân Seattle làm theo lời kêu gọi của Trâm: take back your city NOW

Seattle protesters take over city blocks to create police-free 'autonomous zone'
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...police-protest

Hundreds of protesters have taken over several blocks of Seattle and transformed it into the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, or “Chaz”, helping to amplify nationwide protests while offering a real-world example of what a community can look like without police.

The space has both a protest and street fair vibe, with a small garden, medic station, smoking area, and a “No Cop Co-op”, where people can get supplies and food at no cost. There’s also a trio of shrine-like areas filled with candles, flowers and images of George Floyd and many others who have been killed by police.

Protesters have described the site as a safe and peaceful place, where the vast majority of people wear masks to protect each other against coronavirus and offer whatever skills or supplies they have. On Wednesday, people could be seen handing out masks, hand sanitizers, snacks and water.

A variety of demands have been raised during the course of the occupation, but the main three involve defunding the police, using that money to invest in community health and services, and dropping criminal charges against protesters.

Sao bằng riêng một biên thùy
Sức này đã dễ làm gì được nhau?
(Seattle tân thanh)

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In the name of the father, the son and the alcoholy spirits....

Argentina pastor turns church into bar in protest at uneven coronavirus restrictions
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...s-restrictions

An evangelical church in Argentina has reopened as a bar in protest against the lockdown on religious services that remains in place despite the gradual opening up of other activities around the country.

Bar tables were placed inside the church and pastors dressed as waiters carrying bibles on their trays in a mock service as part of call for religious services to be allowed during Argentina’s coronavirus lockdown.

“We are standing here today dressed like this, carrying a tray, because it seems this is the only way we can serve the word of God,” pastor Daniel Cattaneo, dressed as a waiter, said as he opened the “worship bar” at the Comunidad Redentor (Redeemer Community) evangelical church in the city of San Lorenzo, in Argentina’s central province of Santa Fe.

#BYOB (Bring Your Own Bible)

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Ô rờ VOA: Đài VOA sẽ thành VOAN?

Voice of America's appointment of Trump ally
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...y-michael-pack

Earlier this month, Trump persuaded Republican senators to confirm Michael Pack, a conservative film-maker and associate of the rightwing ideologue Stephen Bannon, as the new head of the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM), even though Pack is currently under criminal investigation for allegedly diverting $1.6m in funds from a charity organisation he runs to his private film company, Manifold Productions.

Trump appears to have been outraged that although VOA is funded by the federal government, he had not been able to control its output.

“If you hear what’s coming out of the Voice of America, it’s disgusting,” the president said in April. “The things they say are disgusting toward our country. And Michael Pack would get in and do a great job.”

The administration has accused the broadcaster of favouring Beijing in its coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, but the accusation was found to be groundless by independent media watchdog. Last week, the publication of internal messages from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, showed the health agency had been instructed to blacklist the VOA and not respond to its inquiries. The VOA covered the story on the “press freedom” section of its website.

Cùng một hội lem nhem tiền bạc với Trâm. (Đồng bệnh tương thân.)

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Nhà thờ chui (prayeasies?) - đi lễ lậu:

secret church services in Mexico and Brazil defy Covid-19 rules
https://www.theguardian.com/global-d...19-coronavirus

The invitations arrive via text message or social media. “They ask you for a kind of password to let you in,” said Jesús Preciado, whose father has attended the secretive gatherings in the Mexican state of Jalisco.

Diego Martínez, whose mother has attended the backstairs events, said they were off-limits to anyone not in the know. “It’s invitation-only,” he said. “They call you and tell you the place and the date.”

The pastor claimed God had allowed the pandemic, partly in order to help transform the church. Faith had become a commodity, Rodrigues complained.

Churches have bills to pay, too.

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They ask you for a kind of password to let you in

Mặc khải thời đại khó khăn mà.

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Juneteenth: Celebrating the end of slavery in the US

A holiday commemorating the end of slavery goes unnoticed by many in the US. But Black Americans have celebrated freedom on Juneteenth for over 150 years, remembering past steps toward equality and what needs to improve.



Each year, people in the United States celebrate Independence Day on July 4. On this national holiday, friends and family gather to have barbecues and enjoy firework displays commentating the decision to be free of British colonial rule.

But the Declaration of Independence, signed on July 4, 1776, did not grant liberty to all. Slavery remained in place. In his famous 1852 speech, Frederick Douglass, a former slave turned abolitionist, put it succinctly: "This Fourth of July is yours, not mine. You may rejoice, I must mourn."


The Declaration of Independence did not mean freedom for black people in the new US

It took until January 1, 1863, when US President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation declaring that "that all persons held as slaves" in states fighting Lincoln's army "are, and henceforward shall be free." It took more than two more years — until June 19, 1865 — for Union Army soldiers to arrive in Texas to enforce the proclamation.

African-Americans have since celebrated the day, which became known as Juneteenth, as a day of liberation. Yet many white people in the US have never heard of it. It was not until December 1865 that an amendment to the constitution abolished slavery in all of the United States.

Patchy awareness of Juneteenth

Awareness of the day's significance greatly depends on where in the US a person grew up.

"I've lived in Maryland for the past 15 years and not very many people are aware of it here, certainly not many white people," Melvin Edwards, an Anne Arundel County school district spokesman, told DW.

Juneteenth's absence from the school curriculum has meant that few people are aware of it, Edwards said. Even during Black History Month in February, where an emphasis is put on teaching about African-American culture and history in US schools, Juneteenth rarely comes up in class.

Edwards, who is originally from Texas, where his ancestors were held as slaves, added that because Texas is the only US state where Juneteenth is an official holiday "more people are aware of it there."

But people who grew up and live in predominantly white neighborhoods are still unaware of Juneteenth as a significant event in US history, a fact Edwards said he thinks needs to change.

"I don't want it to be something that's relegated to the black community," he said, adding, "We all belong to the American experience, so we should all know about that history."

The evolution of Juneteenth

Washington DC's expansive National Museum for African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) is dedicated to that historical experience. Even though the museum is currently closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, anyone can access the website on June 19 to learn about the origins of Juneteenth and participate in an online workshop on researching family histories.

Joanne Hyppolite, a NMAAHC curator and expert on African American and African diaspora material and expressive culture, said Juneteenth was "definitely celebrated in Texas immediately the year after."

The migration of former slaves in the US South to large cities in the country's north and west had a major impact on how awareness of Juneteenth spread throughout the country. It took about 100 years, however, until it finally became a broadly established as a day of remembrance in the black community.

"As a result of the Black Power and Civil Rights movements during the 1960s and the 1970s, African Americans were looking to celebrate their history and claim pride in their heritage," Hyppolite said. "Things like Juneteenth were opportunities for them to be able to bring attention to African American history."

Today, Juneteenth is marked with special church services and barbecues, involving friends, relatives and neighbors. The color red has become associated with this historical day, as such, many of those observing Juneteenth wear red clothes, or serve red foods and drinks, like red velvet cake and strawberry beverages.

Juneteenth as a day of reflection

Melvin Foote, head of the Washington DC-based group Constituency for Africa, which strives to educate people and lawmakers in the US about Africa, said Juneteenth provides a moment to reflect on how much progress the United States has made since slavery — and what still needs to improve.


Marches take place in several US cities on Juneteenth, but many people are unaware of the day's significance

Foote said this year highlights the need for reflection — not just because of the police brutality that led to the death of George Floyd, sparking Black Lives Matter protests across the country and the world. The ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Foote said, has also made clear the racial inequality that persists in the US health care system.

He also called US President Donald Trump's initial plan to hold his first post-lockdown reelection rally on June 19 tone-deaf. Trump had wanted to speak in the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, where one of the most severe incidents of racial violence in US history left scores of African Americans dead in 1921. Trump's plan sparked an outcry, and he postponed the rally by one day. All this increased awareness for Juneteenth, Foote told DW.

Foote said he welcomes that more and more people are becoming aware of Juneteenth. But he also said, "It's not so much about what white people think, it's more about what we think, what we think about ourselves, what we think about our children, what do we think about our community.

"It's going to be more of what can we do Juneteenth to step it up as a people," he said. "How do we do better to make sure that our issues are raised and dealt with."

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