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Troy Dale West Walks Early for Beating Up Tasha Hill in Front of a Cracker Barrel Restaurant

• December 16, 2010 • 2 Comments

Posted in African American History, American History, Black People, Class, Crime, Hate Crimes, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Race, Tasha Hill/Tashawnea Hill, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
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No Bond for Cracker Barrel Restaurant Attacker

• October 27, 2009 • 3 Comments

Posted in Black People, Class, Crime, Domestic Violence, Hate Crimes, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Race, Tasha Hill/Tashawnea Hill, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: Aggravated Assault, Army Reservist, Battery, Cracker Barrel, Cracker Barrel Restaurants, Disorderly Conduct, District Attorney Tracy Graham Lawson', Domestic Violence, False Imprisonment, First Degree Cruelty to Children, Flight Risk, K-Mart, Sharon West, Spitting, Tasha Hill, Tashawnea Hill, Terroristic Threats, Tony Axum, Tracy Lawson, Troy Dale West, Violence

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Coronavirus Live Updates: Four Months After First Case, U.S. Death Toll Passes 100,000 May 28, 2020
Scientists are revising the timeline of how the virus spread. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said she would direct public school districts to share federal aid with private schools.
Scattered to the Winds, College Students Mourn Lost Semester May 27, 2020
The unpredictability of life during the pandemic has been hard on everyone, but it has caused particular stress for many college students.
An ‘Avalanche of Evictions’ Could Be Bearing Down on America’s Renters May 27, 2020
The economic downturn is shaping up to be particularly devastating for renters, who are more likely to be lower-income and work hourly jobs cut during the pandemic.
George Floyd Video and Other Bystander Footage Are Policing the Police May 27, 2020
The initial police account of the death of a Minneapolis man did not mention that an officer’s knee pinned him to the ground. “Please, I can’t breathe,” he said.
‘We Loved Each Other’: Fauci Recalls Larry Kramer, Friend and Nemesis May 28, 2020
In public, the activist berated the infectious disease expert for federal inaction on AIDS. But their affection lasted decades and changed the course of the epidemic.
U.S. to Penalize Work at Iranian Facilities in Latest Blow to Nuclear Accord May 28, 2020
International workers will no longer be able to keep a watchful eye on the nuclear programs, risking a layer of security that had sought to ensure Iran could not secretly violate a 2015 deal with world powers.
Minneapolis Police, Long Accused of Racism, Face Wrath of Wounded City May 28, 2020
Protesters called for justice after George Floyd died in the custody of a department that had received many excessive force complaints, especially by black residents.
Julián Castro: ‘It’s a Totally Porous Safety Net’ May 27, 2020
The former presidential candidate on lessons from the pandemic, his next moves and why Joe Biden needs Latino voters.

The Guardian, UK

Coronavirus live news: Trump criticised over 'preventable' crisis as US passes 100,000 deaths May 28, 2020
61 Tory MPs defy UK PM over Dominic Cummings lockdown breach; European commission proposes €750bn coronavirus recovery fund; Kenya records highest one-day case rise. Follow the latest updatesGlobal report: EU countries block hydroxychloroquine, South Korea fears new spikeUS passes 100,000 coronavirus deaths as states relax lockdown measuresTory anger at Domi […]
Tory anger at Dominic Cummings grows as 61 MPs defy Boris Johnson May 27, 2020
MPs break ranks to criticise PM’s chief of staff, with 44 calling for him to quit or be sackedThe full list of critical MPsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMore than 60 Conservative MPs have continued to defy Boris Johnson’s calls to “move on” from the Dominic Cummings crisis as a senior minister broke ranks to accuse the aide of i […]
Emily Maitlis replaced for Newsnight episode after Cummings remarks May 27, 2020
Katie Razzall will step in after BBC reprimands host over ‘breach of impartiality rules’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageEmily Maitlis was replaced as host of Wednesday night’s episode of Newsnight by another member of the programme’s team after BBC bosses reprimanded her over a monologue in which she attacked the government’s hand […]
Global report: EU countries block hydroxychloroquine, South Korea fears new spike May 27, 2020
France, Italy and Belgium respond to safety fears around drug; UN issues food insecurity warning for Africa; mosques reopen in SyriaCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFrance, Italy and Belgium have all taken steps against the use of hydroxychloroquine in treating patients with Covid-19 as safety concerns over the drug, touted by Dona […]
Hong Kong no longer has autonomy from China, Mike Pompeo says May 27, 2020
US will end special trade relations with Hong Kong, which could seriously impact the territory’s economyThe US has announced it will no longer treat Hong Kong as autonomous for trade and economic purposes, as China prepares to impose a new security law that would drastically limit civil liberties in the territory.The US decision could have a serious impact o […]
A history of resistance: key dates in Hong Kong's battle with China May 27, 2020
Beijing’s attempts to bring the territory to heel since handover have resulted in pushback and protestBeijing’s rubber-stamp parliament is to vote to move forward with a national security law for Hong Kong, in an unprecedented push that many fear will result in silencing critics of the government in the territory.The legislation, which would bypass the semi- […]
News Corp announces end of more than 100 Australian print newspapers in huge shift to digital May 27, 2020
Print editions of dozens of regional newspapers to finish, with sweeping job cuts fearedNews Corp Australia has confirmed that more than 100 local and regional newspapers will become digital only or disappear entirely, and there will be a significant number of job losses.The executive chairman of News Corp Australasia, Michael Miller, thanked the departing e […]
Romina Ashrafi: outcry in Iran over so-called 'honour killing' of 14-year-old girl May 28, 2020
Police let teenager who ran away be taken back home by father despite her fears he would be violentIran’s president has called for swift action to outlaw so-called “honour killings” after the death of a 14-year-old Iranian girl allegedly at the hands of her father prompted a nationwide outcry.Hassan Rouhani urged his cabinet to act after Romina Ashrafi was a […]

The BBC

Coronavirus deaths in US top 100,000 May 28, 2020
The US has seen more deaths (currently 100,047) and infections (1.69 million) than any other country.
Hong Kong 'no longer autonomous from China' - Pompeo May 27, 2020
The US secretary of state says the territory no longer merits special treatment under US laws.
Nasa SpaceX launch: Big day called off because of weather May 27, 2020
A late decision is made to delay the first astronaut launch to orbit from US soil in nine years.
Larry Kramer: Playwright and Aids activist dies at 84 May 27, 2020
The author of The Normal Heart was a key and confrontational figure during the 1980s Aids crisis.
Trump and Biden trade barbs over wearing a mask May 27, 2020
President Trump and his likely presidential challenger Joe Biden clash over the humble face covering.
Minnesota violence: Clashes over death of black man in police custody May 27, 2020
Tear gas is fired at protesters angry at the death of a man pinned down by a policeman in Minnesota.
Coronavirus: Professional athletes train in lockdown May 27, 2020
Professional and Olympic athletes have had to devise ways to continue their rigorous training.
Coronavirus: Von der Leyen calls €750bn recovery fund 'Europe's moment' May 27, 2020
A giant fund is proposed, some of it raised on capital markets, but several countries express doubts.