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Brooklyn Center mayor defends media presence following Daunte Wright shooting, ongoing riots
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Elliot addressed concerns during a Wednesday press conference that insinuated media members were being demanded to leave the area post-curfew. "Demanding the media to leave is absolutely, unequivocally unacceptable,"...
Julius Erving blasts Brooklyn Nets for ‘buying’ their way into becoming championship team
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Erving made an appearance on Philadelphia 76ers guard Danny Green’s podcast called "Inside the Green Room" and he talked about how the Nets are "buying" their way into becoming a championship team. CLICK HERE FOR MOR...
Self-identified Antifa members arrive in Twin Cities area as Brooklyn Center protests continue
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Correspondent Mike Tobin joined "The Ingraham Angle" to give the latest from the scene where throngs of protesters and law enforcement faced off following the reportedly accidental shooting death of Daunte Wright, 20...
Daunte Wright, George Floyd families unite in demanding change, justice following Brooklyn Center shooting
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The Wright and Floyd families joined prominent civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump and others on Tuesday afternoon in front of Minnesota's Hennepin County Courthouse, where former Minneapolis police officer Derek Ch...
Who is Mike Elliott, the mayor of Brooklyn Center where Daunte Wright was fatally shot?
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Mike Elliott is the mayor of Brooklyn Center, where Sunday’s shooting took place. Elliott called the shooting "deeply tragic." "We cannot afford to make mistakes that lead to the loss of life of other people," Elli...
Daunte Wright shooting: Brooklyn Center police chief, officer resign after 2 nights of riots in Minnesota
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Gannon made the decision Monday to release body-camera footage showing the fatal encounter. A female officer can be heard yelling, "Taser, Taser, Taser," before a single shot goes off. The police chief said at the ne...
Daunte Wright shooting: Brooklyn Center city manager fired after call for due process for police officer
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"Effective immediately our city manager has been relieved of his duties, and the deputy city manager will be assuming his duties moving forward," Elliott wrote on Twitter. "I will continue to work my hardest to ensur...
The first Black mayor in Brooklyn Center says Daunte Wright’s shooting is ‘unfathomable’
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A young mayor has worked to unite ethnic groups in a Minneapolis suburb for years. The killing of a Black man is now bringing outrage to his city. Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliott called the shooting of Daunte Wri...
Hometown hero Ruth Bader Ginsburg honored with bronze statue in Brooklyn
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A larger-than-life bronze statue of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is on display in her hometown of Brooklyn. The 7-foot-tall, 650-pound statue was unveiled last week at City Point Brooklyn, a mi...
‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ coming to an end
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"Brooklyn Nine-Nine" is ending its shift at NBC. The beloved comedy series will conclude after its upcoming eighth season, the network announced Thursday. The show, which stars Andy Samberg, will finish its broadc...
NYPD arrests man for three murders at Brooklyn senior housing complex
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The New York Police Department says that evidence from three murders at a senior housing complex in Brooklyn point to one suspect: a well-known man who ran errands for the building's residents. Kevin Gavin, 66, was...
Police looking for multiple suspects after 7 shot, 1 fatally, at a Sweet 16 party in Brooklyn
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Police are looking for multiple suspects after seven people were shot overnight at a Sweet 16 party in Brooklyn, according to the New York City Police Department (NYPD). All seven victims were transported to local ...
Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn takes on Andrew Cuomo at the Supreme Court
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn is asking the US Supreme Court to block New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's executive order that limits the number of people who can attend worship services because of the coronavirus...
New York bars wedding of a Brooklyn rabbi’s grandson expected to draw 10,000 people
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A wedding at a Hasidic Jewish synagogue that was expected to draw up to 10,000 people has been barred by a New York state order, according to officials. A grandson of the grand rebbe (rabbi) of Congregation Yetev Le...
Judge rules against Brooklyn Diocese in Covid-19 lawsuit
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An Eastern District of New York judge has denied a motion by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn seeking a preliminary injunction to reopen dozens of churches across New York City's Queens and Brooklyn boroughs. ...
Members of Orthodox Jewish community protest in Brooklyn after new Covid-19 restrictions
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Members of the Orthodox Jewish community protested and set items on fire in Borough Park, Brooklyn, in New York City late Tuesday, hours after the state announced strict new coronavirus-related restrictions. The are...