NationalExtras.com National Extras | Daily Updated Online Magazine About The Global Current Events [ad_1] Photograph: Brendan McDermid/Reuters For many Kenosha residents, Saturday morning was starting like the five mornings before them since Jacob Blake’s shooting by the police last Sunday, after a night of large, peaceful protests demanding justice and equality. Hundreds took to the streets, some working to patch damage and doll ...
Read More »Former Trail Blazers great Cliff Robinson has passed away
[ad_1] Former Trail Blazers big man Cliff Robinson, better known to Rip City as Uncle Cliffy, died Saturday, his family announced. He was 53 years old. The 6-foot-10 big man played at UConn from 1985-89, where he helped the Huskies win the 1988 NIT. He was a second-round pick (36th overall) ...
Read More »Blake’s family to lead Kenosha rally against police violence
[ad_1] KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Family members of Jacob Blake, a Black man who was paralyzed after a Kenosha police officer shot him in the back, are leading a march and rally Saturday to call for an end to police violence. Event organizers said the demonstration would include a march ...
Read More »Injured Osaka out of Western & Southern Open final
[ad_1] Japan’s Naomi Osaka withdrew from the Western & Southern Open WTA final due to a left hamstring injury on Saturday, just two days before the start of the US Open. The world number 10’s withdrawal means meaning Victoria Azarenka takes the title by walkover. “I’m sorry to have to ...
Read More »GOP portrayal of urban mayhem doesn’t always match reality
[ad_1] The reality on the ground is much more nuanced At almost every turn at the Republican National Convention, speakers from the president on down portrayed American cities like Portland, Oregon, New York and Chicago as lawless Democratic wastelands that have been overrun with violence, looting and destruction that is forcing residents ...
Read More »Barcelona unwilling to negotiate Messi’s departure
[ad_1] Lionel Messi transfer update: MADRID (AP) Barcelona is unwavering in its intention to keep Messi, who told the club earlier this week that he wanted to leave. [ MORE: Transfer news: Griezmann-Felix swap; Bellerin to Juventus ] Spanish media say Messi has contacted the club to try to resolve ...
Read More »Barcelona unwilling to negotiate Messi departure
[ad_1] MADRID (AP) — Barcelona is unwavering in its intention to keep Lionel Messi, who told the club earlier this week that he wanted to leave. Spanish media say Messi has contacted the club to try to resolve the situation, but Barcelona confirmed to the Associated Press on Saturday that ...
Read More »Activists see disparate police tactics amid Kenosha protests
[ad_1] ‘There has been no respect for anybody’s civil rights,’ one protester says KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Police officers in Kenosha were on alert after days of protests over the shooting of Jacob Blake by one of their colleagues, and they’d recently gotten a tip about “suspicious vehicles” from out ...
Read More »How to watch Community Shield, start time, odds
[ad_1] Liverpool – Arsenal is set to open England’s domestic campaign with the two sides face off in the FA Community Shield at Wembley Stadium on Saturday (start time, 11:30am ET), with the Reds acting as defending Premier League champions, and the Gunners the current FA Cup holders. [ MORE: ...
Read More »84-year-old woman killed, man hospitalized, after dog attacks them in their Margate home, reports say
[ad_1] Margate police are investigating a dog attack inside a home that left an 84-year-old woman dead and a 57-year-old man hospitalized with serious injuries. According to reports, the attack happened around 9:30 p.m. Friday at the home in the 6100 block of Southwest First Street in Margate. The Sun ...
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