Cory Booker led a parade of prominent African Americans in testifying to Congress on the need for reparations for descendants of slaves on Wednesday and argued amends were needed to get rid of a 'stain' on the country. 'We, as a nation, have not yet to truly acknowledge and grapple with the racism and white supremacy that tainted this country's founding and continues to cause persistent and deep racial disparities and inequality,' Booker, who's running for the 2020 presidential nomination, said.
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An American Airlines flight from Pittsburgh to Dallas had to be diverted because of a drunken, unruly passenger. Brandon Ganus, 32, was taken into custody after the flight was diverted and landed in Oklahoma City at about 11.30pm on Sunday night. He had allegedly started yelling obscenities and threatening people on the flight. Police bodycam footage showed multiple officers getting on the plane to arrest him. 👮🏻♂️
Kentucky pizza delivery man Mark Buede (pictured center in blue) saved two girls being abused by their father in November 2018 after he delivered an order to the Catalina Motel in Lexington and saw a man and a naked little girl inside. 'I got back to the car, and I said, "That didn't seem right"' Buede recalled saying to his daughter Faith Buede. They called police leading three officers to arrive to the scene and find two girls hiding behind a bed. An investigation led authorities to believe the man was abusing his daughters and he was charged the following morning. On Tuesday Buede and the three responding officers were honored with public service by the Lexington Police Department for their valor.🥇
Hillary Clinton likened President Donald Trump's Tuesday night rally to an episode of InfoWars, which is hosted by far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. The former Secretary of State said she could handle the attacks from Trump, which persisted during his 2020 campaign kickoff event from Orlando, Florida on Tuesday night, even though she is no longer his opponent. Clinton made her comments regarding the president's remarks in response to former Tallahassee Governor Andrew Gillum calling out Trump for mentioning Clinton multiple times during his launch.
Two died in the crash and multiple people were injured on Interstate 94 on Wednesday morning near Mount Pleasant, Racine County Medical Examiner Michael Payne said. The crash occurred about 24 miles south of Milwaukee at about 11am. The big rig jumped the median on I-94, before exploding and catching at least two other vehicles on fire, according to a WTMJ-TV photographer who witnessed the crash. 💥🔥😱
A freight train carrying hazardous materials including grenades derailed in a sparsely populated part of Nevada on Wednesday, forcing the closing of a major interstate highway, authorities said. The incident, near Wells, Nevada, about 180 miles west of Salt Lake City, Utah, forced the closure of Interstate-80 in both directions, the Nevada Department of Transportation said on Twitter. There were no reports of injuries and the interstate, which runs to San Francisco, has since reopened. 🔥😱
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#Meanwhile in Canada ... local rain 💦😳 #wtf?