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🇺🇸👮♀️ Minneapolis votes today in a referendum on whether to replace the police department with the Department of Public Safety, which would combine social and medical workers with peace officers to take a comprehensive public health approach to safety.
Supporters of the reform argue that the death of African-American man George Floyd at the hands of a white officer in Minneapolis last year discredited the police, and the institute needs an overhaul.
Opponents say that a surge in crime, in contrast, requires efforts to bolster law enforcement, not reductions.
Supporters of the reform argue that the death of African-American man George Floyd at the hands of a white officer in Minneapolis last year discredited the police, and the institute needs an overhaul.
Opponents say that a surge in crime, in contrast, requires efforts to bolster law enforcement, not reductions.
🤔 New York City mayoral candidates have spent the last week before the election in get-out-the-vote rallies, attempting to win the support of constituents.
One of them, Republican Curtis Sliwa, has promised to do the unthinkable – to not wear his red beret if he wins the race.
The politician previously admitted that he never takes it off and even sleeps in it, only making exceptions for the US national anthem and visits to church.
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One of them, Republican Curtis Sliwa, has promised to do the unthinkable – to not wear his red beret if he wins the race.
The politician previously admitted that he never takes it off and even sleeps in it, only making exceptions for the US national anthem and visits to church.
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LIVE |US President Joe Biden is delivering his remarks in Glasgow as the COP26 World Leaders Summit comes to an end on Tuesday.
Watch LIVE from Glasgow on our website and subscribe to @sputniknewsus
Watch LIVE from Glasgow on our website and subscribe to @sputniknewsus
⚡️ Biden: China made a 'big mistake' by not showing up to COP26 Summit
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🇺🇸 The American president has given a presser on the sidelines of the COP26 conference in Glasgow. Here is the gist:
▪️ Biden says he is not worried about a possible armed conflict with China, but does not anticipate there will be a need for a physical confrontation,
▪️ He will have a virtual meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, but does not have the exact date so far,
▪️The pandemic, Russia and OPEC are responsible for a hike in gas and oil prices.
▪️ Biden says he is not worried about a possible armed conflict with China, but does not anticipate there will be a need for a physical confrontation,
▪️ He will have a virtual meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, but does not have the exact date so far,
▪️The pandemic, Russia and OPEC are responsible for a hike in gas and oil prices.
⚡️ CDC Panel backs US' first COVID vaccine for schoolchildren aged five to eleven
“Systemic” mistreatment at Washington DC jail lead to transfer of some 400 inmates, officials say
The US Marshals Service intends to move the inmates out of the jail's main Central Detention Facility after a recent surprise inspection found evidence of unacceptable conditions, including unsanitary living conditions and the denial of food and water as a punitive measure.
🧐In a meanwhile, the conditions at a newer Central Treatment Facility, where Jan. 6 defendants are held, “were observed to be largely appropriate and consistent with federal prisoner detention standards," USMS said, and did not "necessitate the transfer of inmates from that facility at this time."
The US Marshals Service intends to move the inmates out of the jail's main Central Detention Facility after a recent surprise inspection found evidence of unacceptable conditions, including unsanitary living conditions and the denial of food and water as a punitive measure.
🧐In a meanwhile, the conditions at a newer Central Treatment Facility, where Jan. 6 defendants are held, “were observed to be largely appropriate and consistent with federal prisoner detention standards," USMS said, and did not "necessitate the transfer of inmates from that facility at this time."
Polls in Virginia for the hotly-contested governor's race have officially closed.
Follow Sputnik for live coverage of the closely-watched contest.
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Follow Sputnik for live coverage of the closely-watched contest.
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⚡️ CDC gives greenlight to COVID-19 vaccines for children aged 5-11
Hundreds of QAnon believers gathered in Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas, expecting JFK Jr. to reappear and reinstate Trump as president.
Some believed the reappearance of John F. Kennedy’s son, who died in a plane crash in 1999, will bring about the reinstatement of Trump as president.
Other people lingering at Dealey Plaza, where US President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, believe that Trump will walk into the White House as president tomorrow morning, and with the help the 104-year-old former president, usher in a Trump/JFK Jr. administration.
Some believed the reappearance of John F. Kennedy’s son, who died in a plane crash in 1999, will bring about the reinstatement of Trump as president.
Other people lingering at Dealey Plaza, where US President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, believe that Trump will walk into the White House as president tomorrow morning, and with the help the 104-year-old former president, usher in a Trump/JFK Jr. administration.
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Polls in Virginia for the hotly-contested governor's race have officially closed. Follow Sputnik for live coverage of the closely-watched contest. @sputniknewsus
UPDATE | With 71% reporting: Youngkin takes 54.3% of votes, leading rival McAuliffe with over 200,000 ballots
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It is looking like Terry McAuliffe's campaign against a certain person named “Trump” has very much helped Glenn Youngkin. All McAuliffe did was talk Trump, Trump, Trump and he lost! What does that tell you, Fake News? I guess people running for office as Democrats won’t be doing that too much longer. I didn’t even have to go rally for Youngkin, because McAuliffe did it for me. Thank you to the MAGA voters for turning out big!
⛪️ Snatched: Virginia Beach pastor is arrested for soliciting prostitution
John Blanchard is one of 17 men accused by local law enforcement of seeking sex through online and social media platforms. According to police, the suspects arranged to meet “minors” in person, and when the suspects arrived at predetermined locations, they were instead met by the detectives.
The operation was conducted last week, but police released the details this week. The 17 men arrested range in age from 24 to 51 years old. Blanchard was arrested October 29 on charges of solicitation of prostitution from a minor age 16 or older and for using a vehicle to promote prostitution or unlawful sex.
John Blanchard is one of 17 men accused by local law enforcement of seeking sex through online and social media platforms. According to police, the suspects arranged to meet “minors” in person, and when the suspects arrived at predetermined locations, they were instead met by the detectives.
The operation was conducted last week, but police released the details this week. The 17 men arrested range in age from 24 to 51 years old. Blanchard was arrested October 29 on charges of solicitation of prostitution from a minor age 16 or older and for using a vehicle to promote prostitution or unlawful sex.
⚡️ Minneapolis residents vote against abolishing police department - preliminary results
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UPDATE | With 71% reporting: Youngkin takes 54.3% of votes, leading rival McAuliffe with over 200,000 ballots
Terry McAuliffe: “We’re going to keep counting the votes because every vote counts.”
⚡️Glenn Youngkin is projected to defeat Terry McAuliffe in the Virginia gubernatorial race and become the first Republican to win a statewide office in 12 years
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The most radical law enforcement reform in the United States has failed as over 56% of the voters in Minneapolis have refused to get rid of the city's police department.
The city streets, which witnessed violent riots in the past, have remained indifferent to the referendum's results. A group of regulars warmed themselves near a fire at a place where George Floyd died. The city center was empty as well.
The city streets, which witnessed violent riots in the past, have remained indifferent to the referendum's results. A group of regulars warmed themselves near a fire at a place where George Floyd died. The city center was empty as well.