A retired police lieutenant allegedly shot and killed an officer during training at a library in Washington, D.C., Thursday afternoon. It is not clear how or why the shooting happened, D.C. police chief Robert J. Contee said during a press conference. Authorities responded to a reported shooting at the Anacostia …
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August, 2022
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4 August
Goldman Sachs’ credit card unit is under investigation by the feds
Goldman Sachs said its credit card unit is under investigation by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a federal agency tasked with protecting Americans from financial abuse. In a securities filing on Thursday, Goldman said the CFPB is examining a number of the company’s credit card account management practices, including refunds, …
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July, 2022
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29 July
Chocolate crunch: Hershey says it won’t be able to meet Halloween demand this year
This Halloween may bring more tricks than treats, with candy maker Hershey warning on Thursday that it won’t be able to meet consumer demand for the October 31 holiday. CEO Michele Buck warned about the potential shortfall on the company’s second-quarter earnings call, noting that while seasonal consumer demand remains …
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29 July
DHS leadership texts from January 2021 are missing
The early January 2021 text messages of two top homeland security officials under the Trump administration are missing, according to reports by the Project on Government Oversight (POGO), a nonpartisan independent watchdog, and The Washington Post. Messages between Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf and Acting Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli, …
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26 July
Misael Sanchez dies after being injured in brawl at soccer game
A man who was injured in a brawl that broke out at a high school soccer game in Oxnard died Monday, police said. Police said Misael Sanchez, 29, of Port Hueneme, died more than two weeks after an on-field fight, involving both players and spectators, erupted over a referee’s decision during …
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24 July
Full transcript of “Face the Nation” on July 24, 2022
On this “Face the Nation” broadcast moderated by Margaret Brennan: Dr. Ashish Jha, White House COVID-19 response coordinatorRep. Adam Schiff, Democrat of CaliforniaMiami Mayor Francis SuarezOksana Markarova, Ukrainian ambassador to the U.S.Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo Click here to browse full transcripts of “Face the Nation.” MARGARET BRENNAN: I’m Margaret Brennan in …
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21 July
Amazon acquires health provider One Medical for $3.9 billion
E-commerce giant Amazon announced Thursday it will acquire primary health care organization One Medical in a deal valued at roughly $3.9 billion, marking another expansion for the retailer into health care services. Amazon said in a statement it will acquire One Medical for $18 per share in an all-cash transaction. Outside of …
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19 July
Bill de Blasio drops out of New York congressional race
Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is dropping his bid for a New York congressional seat, announcing his departure from the race and from electoral politics on Twitter in a message that at points sounded like a breakup. “And even though this is not going to work out, …
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15 July
Mississippi’s attorney general has no plan to prosecute Carolyn Bryant Donham over role in Emmett Till lynching, aide says
Mississippi’s top legal official has no plan to prosecute the White woman whose accusation set off the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till nearly 70 years ago, an aide said Friday. The aide’s comments come after recent revelations about an unserved arrest warrant and a newly revealed memoir by the …
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14 July
“Crazy Rich Asians” star Constance Wu opens up about bullying, mental health struggles
Actress Constance Wu returned to social media Thursday after an almost three year absence, opening up about her struggles with online bullying and the affect it had on her mental health. Wu said that backlash from a “careless” post she made on Twitter about her show’s renewal resulted in her …
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