TAMPA, Fla. - A mural in downtown Tampa is drawing praise and criticism, FOX 13 reported. Organizers say they want to show their support for law enforcement, but they may have been a little over-eager because they painted it before officially getting a permit. Many critics say the mural flies in the face of the BLM movement. The ‘Back the Blue’ street mural was painted by a group of 40 people Saturday night outside the Tampa Police Department's downtown headquarters. The group said they wanted to improve police morale. Kelli Campbell, who helped organize the mural painting, says it was all about showing support for law enforcement. “We want to make sure that they know just because we aren’t the loudest, doesn’t mean we aren’t there and in numbers. There’s a huge force. Our Back the Blue Florida group has 5,000 members in it, and that’s just a piece of the puzzle, of course.”
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BREAKING: Huge explosion rocks Beirut A massive explosion has rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut. The cause of the blast is unknown
Warning graphic content! The explosion comes at a time of heightened tensions in the Middle Eastern country, whose media carried images of people trapped under rubble, some bloodied, after the massive explosion.
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan -- A Bloomfield Hills police sergeant died Sunday after suffering a heart attack while on duty. Sgt. Steven Splan suffered the heart attack hours after cutting and removing a large tree that had fallen onto Bloomfield Hills Parkway off of Woodward Avenue in the afternoon and died later after returning to the station, according to The Oakland Press. A procession of about 20 police vehicles accompanied the fallen officer's trip from the Oakland County Medical Examiner's Office in Pontiac to downtown Rochester on Monday, where the fire department presented a flag in his honor.Pixley Funeral Home in Rochester is handling arrangements, with visitation scheduled for Thursday from 2 to 8 p.m. The funeral will be take place Friday at St. Andrews Church in Rochester, with staging starting at 9 a.m., family at 11 a.m., and services at noon. #RIP
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The new Genoa bridge is illuminated in the colours of the Italian flag during its official inauguration, after it was rebuilt following its collapse on August 14, 2018 which killed 43 people, in Genoa, Italy, August 3. REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo
WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT! Smoke and damage are pictured following an explosion in Beirut's port area, Lebanon August 4, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir