arrow Insurrectionist supporters of President Donald Trump outside the door to the House chamber after breaching Capitol security in Washington, DC. JIM LO SCALZO/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
Chaotic scenes of pro-Trump rioters breaching the U.S. Capitol, where lawmakers in the House and Senate were meeting to certify President-elect Joe Biden s presidential victory, shocked millions of Americans on Wednesday. Inside the building, legislators were confronted with unexpected terror and anarchy erupting just steps away from the Capitol s chambers and offices. I think people need to understand how close hundreds of members of Congress came to being seriously harmed, if not killed, on the House floor, Representative Mondaire Jones told Gothamist/WNYC.
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Jan. 7, 2021 4:34 pm ET
Homicides and shootings in New York City rose sharply in 2020, New York Police Department officials said Thursday, as police resources were stretched thin by the Covid-19 pandemic and responses to large-scale protests over the killing of George Floyd.
The number of murders in the city rose to 462 last year, up nearly 45% from 319 in 2019, according to the NYPD. The increase accompanied a steep rise in gun violence more intense than any seen in the previous 20 years, according to police statistics.
The city recorded 1,531 shootings in 2020, 97% more than the 777 in 2019. Data showed the number of shooting victims in the city more than doubled to 1,868 in 2020 from 923 in 2019. The number of shooting victims exceeds the number of shootings because multiple people may be shot in a single incident.
First came sex abuse allegations at the abbey. Then secret payments. Then a suicide.
Nate Lindstrom spent his life battling the memories of his past and the priests at the center of it.
Haley BeMiller, Green Bay Press-Gazette
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5:18 pm UTC Jan. 7, 2021
The cards arrived every month.
They often had a tranquil photo on the front, a snow-covered scene or a depiction of Jesus in a stained-glass window. The letter’s author wrote in messy cursive as he discussed the Green Bay Packers, family events or his “frozen” Toyota Camry that required a new battery.
The writer, a top clergyman in the Green Bay area, often ended his messages with “God Bless.”
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Cosmopolitan Magazine Recommended Winter Read Shabazz and Jackson effectively illuminate not only the figure’s religious and political awakening, but the injustice historically leveled against the Black community by mass incarceration and systemic racism.
Publishers Weekly,
starred review Readers will make connections to persistent injustices faced by Black communities and the beautiful ways which, despite that terror, Black families have found to craft visions of freedom and lives of dignity and love. A must-read reminder that transformation is made possible through community.
Kirkus Reviews,
starred review An affecting piece of historical fiction . . . a perfect entrée for young adult readers to learn about the formative years of a pivotal leader in the civil rights movement.