At least 24 arrested during overnight protests in Louisville

Authorities say at least one person was hurt when a vehicle ran into a small crowd of people protesting police brutality in Los Angeles Thursday night. Top Featured Tags: – New Mexico News Press Release Distribution Service

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Surge of ballot requests already setting records in the US

Interest in pre-Election Day voting is skyrocketing around the country, with more than 28 million ballots already requested and another 43 million set to be automatically mailed to voters. Top Featured Tags: – New Mexico News Press Release Distribution Service

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Judge says 2020 census must continue for another month

Attorneys for the civil rights groups and local governments said the shortened schedule would undercount residents in minority and hard-to-count communities. Top Featured Tags: – New Mexico News Press Release Distribution Service

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U.S. bill would formalize national museum on board the USS Iowa in San Pedro

Exhibits at the future National museum of the Surface Navy in San Pedro would include the Navy’s role around the world in humanitarian aid and in protecting international waters for trade. (Courtesy Photo, Pacific Battleship Center) A rendering of the theater space in the planned National Museum of the Surface Navy on the Battleship USS…

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L.A. County cites dozens of businesses, churches for coronavirus health-order violations

More than 70 citations have been issued over the past month to various businesses and organizations — most notably churches and gyms — for violating health restrictions imposed to control spread of COVID-19, but Los Angeles County’s health officer said Thursday, Sept. 24, that no closures have been ordered. Dr. Muntu Davis said, however, that…

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Crowd jeers as Trump pays respects to Ginsburg at Supreme Court

By KEVIN FREKING | Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump was booed Thursday as he paid respects to late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. He plans to nominate a replacement this weekend for the liberal justice, best known for her advancement of women’s rights. The president and first lady Melania Trump — both…

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Recycling Plant Fire Sends Massive Smoke Plume Above Downtown Sacramento

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A spectacular fire at a metal recycling plant in downtown Sacramento sent a pitch-black plume of smoke high into the sky. From the street on North B and North 10th Street, it was easy to see huge fireballs erupting on a pile of junk metal, household appliances and crushed cars. Loud explosions…

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Breonna Taylor Protesters March In Downtown Sacramento For Second Night

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Frustrated protesters took to the streets of Downtown Sacramento Thursday night, marching to different government buildings, where they were met by law enforcement in full riot gear. Officers stood guard behind fences at the Sacramento County District Attorney’s office and the Sacramento County Jail. Demonstrators also made their way to the Downtown…

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Lawsuit Filed To Stop Homeless Hotel Project In Sacramento’s River District

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Sacramento’s plan to turn hotels into homeless housing is hitting a roadblock. Project Homekey is supposed to help get people into permanent housing, but now a lawsuit is being filed to stop one of the projects that is right across from a prominent riverfront development. It’s a prime piece of Sacramento real…

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Good Afternoon, News: Eviction Moratorium Extended, Double-Checking Fed Approved Vaccines, and How Cops Get Away with Murder

by Wm. Steven Humphrey Louisville cops point weapons at protesters during last night’s Breonna Taylor demonstration. Jon Cherry / Getty Images Here’s your daily roundup of all the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider making a recurring contribution to the Mercury to keep it comin’!) • Thirteen Portland protesters were arrested last…

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The Best Movies to Watch This Weekend

Top Picks for September 24-27, from Shaolin vs. Lama to Rocky Horror at a Drive-In by Mercury EverOut Staff [ Comment on this story ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] Top Featured Tags: – Oregon News Press Release Distribution Service

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Activists Counter a Planned Proud Boy Rally with “Black Joy Weekend”

by Wm. Steven Humphrey A planned Proud Boy rally this weekend has inspired local activists to counter the far-right group’s appearance in Portland with a donation-based outreach plan called “Black Joy Weekend” (Sept. 25-27)—an event intended to lessen the emotional fallout caused by the rally while “fostering relief, healing, and joy for Black Portlanders.” The…

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Protester struck by SUV at Breonna Taylor demonstration In Hollywood

A protester in Hollywood was struck Thursday night by an SUV speeding by a crowd of marchers on the second night of protests related to the killing of Breonna Taylor by Louisville Metropolitan Police Department officers. Shortly before 9 p.m., a black SUV sped by the crowd, striking a protester before speeding away again. The…

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130th anniversary: A look at the sequoia trees in the nation’s second National Park

The giant sequoia Sequoia National Park is closed due to massive fires burning nearby that have resulted in the loss of more than 100 structures and thousands of evacuations. The nation’s second national park would be celebrating its 130th anniversary Sept. 25. Jurassic park? The oldest known redwood fossils date back more than 200 million…

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60th anniversary: The first presidential candidates debate on television

Sixty years ago, on Sept. 26, 1960, a debate between major party presidential candidates was shown on television for the first time. The presidential hopefuls, John F. Kennedy, a Democratic senator from Massachusetts, and Richard M. Nixon, the vice president of the United States, met in a Chicago studio to discuss U.S. domestic matters. There…

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Police arrest attacker after stabbing near former offices of Charlie Hebdo magazine in Paris

A knife attack near the former offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris has left several injured. The magazine was the target of a deadly terrorist attack in 2015. It’s still unclear how many people suffered in the attack. Prime Minister Jean Castex said, “the stabbing attack was carried out in the 11th…

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France rejects Britain’s ‘intimidation’ after warnings about post-Brexit transport delays

France’s Europe minister Clément Beaune believes British warnings that there could be queues of trucks in southeast England because of post-Brexit documentation issues is disrupting the UK-EU talks. “The signals that have been sent in the past few days are damaging,” Beaune told the Financial Times. “Anything which disrupts, disturbs or increases tensions in the…

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Serbian MiG-21 fighter jet crashes near village during routine flight, 1 pilot reportedly killed, 1 missing

A MiG-21 fighter jet has crashed in western Serbia, the country’s Defense Ministry announced. One pilot is reportedly dead, while another is missing. The aircraft was flying a routine mission when it crashed near the village of Brasina. Rescue teams have been dispatched to the scene. Serbian media published photos showing the wreckage of the…

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Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, September 24, 2020

Mariza Tovar calls her deck “The Gentle Tarot.” She created it, in part, because she’s been practicing tarot herself for many years and hadn’t come across a deck with artwork that reflected the unique support and warmth she seeks while practicing. (COURTESY OF MARIZA TOVAR) Stories are posted on the statewide news page. You can subscribe to…

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After 18 months of negotiations, Mat-Su School District and teachers union reach tentative contract agreement

A classroom at Dena’ina Elementary School near Wasilla. (Mat-Su School District photo) The Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District and local teachers union announced Thursday that they have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract. The announcement follows more than 18 months of negotiations, and a recent vote by the union authorizing a strike if a…

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U.S. Senate incumbent Dan Sullivan is here to answer your questions

(Jeff Chen/Alaska Public Media) Republican Dan Sullivan has been Alaska’s junior U.S. Senator for the last six years. He’s running for reelection and wants Alaskans to send him back to Washington DC to continue work on a range of Alaska and national priorities. What does he think the most urgent needs are for the state…

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Driver dies near Cozad after leaving I-80 and striking concrete embankment

COZAD — A pickup driver was killed after his vehicle left I-80 near Cozad and entered the ditch, striking a concrete embankment. The accident is believed to have occurred early Thursday morning. Top Featured Tags: – Nebraska News Press Release Distribution Service

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