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Two more high-profile Black police chiefs announced this week that they plan to step down amid protest unrest, spurring more questions about whether Black Lives Matter is hurting rather than helping Black Americans. In New York, Rochester Police Chief La’Ron Singletary said Wednesday he refused to “sit idly by while outside entities attempt to destroy…

Fears have arisen that bubonic plague could spread into China after its bordering country Mongolia reports its third victim who died of the Black Death this year.A 38-year-old man had died from the plague on Monday in Mongolia's western Zavkhan province after eating marmot meat last month, said the local authorities.It comes as China's Inner…

2020 Democratic running mates Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are not appealing to young African American voters, Fox News political analyst Gianno Caldwell said Monday.“For every African American, especially, young African Americans, we point clearly to the 1994 Crime Bill, which was sponsored by Sen. Joe Biden. One which gave $9.7 billion to build private prisons in our…

Show captionA protester joins a Black Lives Matter protest in Portland, Oregon. Photograph: Caitlin Ochs/ReutersBlack Lives Matter movementIn stark contrast to rightwing claims, 93% of demonstrations have involved no serious harm to people or propertyThe vast majority of the thousands of Black Lives Matter protests this summer have been peaceful, with more than 93% involving…

A young New Jersey woman has been slapped with a $2,500 fine for police overtime costs after she set up a “small, peaceful Black Lives Matter protest” at the end of July, according to a report.Emily Gil, 18, who graduated in June from Bergen County Technical School, failed to properly warn authorities in advance about the event, NJ.com…