Twitter disables Trump campaign tribute to George Floyd due to copyright complaint
Twitter Inc has disabled U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign’s tribute video to George Floyd saying there has been a copyright complaint.
‘How it’s going …’ Goldman executive’s email on racial inequality in America
Frederick Baba, a managing director at Goldman Sachs who is black, sent the following email to colleagues at the bank on June 2:
Goldman Sachs executive’s email making plea for racial equality goes viral at firm
An email by a Goldman Sachs Group Inc employee about his experiences of racial injustice and criticizing managers at the Wall Street bank for not supporting junior bankers from diverse backgrounds went viral at the firm this week.
Novavax gets U.S. defense funding for its COVID-19 vaccine
Novavax Inc said on Thursday the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) will give the late-stage biotech company up to $60 million to fund the manufacturing of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine.
D.C. mayor wants Trump’s out-of-state troops gone from U.S. capital
Thousands of National Guard troops and federal officers in riot gear and masks ringed the White House and monuments in the U.S. capital this week, evoking comparisons to an occupying force.
‘Get your knee off our necks,’ activist Sharpton tells George Floyd memorial
Prominent civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton told mourners on Thursday George Floyd’s fatal encounter with police and the nationwide protests his death ignited marked a reckoning for America over race and justice, demanding, “Get your knee off …
Family of black man shot by Colorado police files civil rights lawsuit
The family of a 19-year-old African-American man who was fatally shot in the back by Colorado Springs police last year has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city and the officers, court documents showed on Thursday.
Trump gives U.S. agencies power to fast-track big infrastructure projects
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that gives federal agencies emergency powers to fast-track major energy and other infrastructure projects by overriding environmental permitting requirements.
Facebook moves to limit spread of ‘Boogaloo’ groups after charges
Facebook Inc is making it harder to find user groups associated with the term “Boogaloo,” which refers to a potential U.S. civil war or the collapse of civilization, the company said on Thursday.
Businesses should be reimbursed for damage by protesters, California governor says
Businesses damaged in protests over the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who was asphyxiated in police custody in Minneapolis, should be reimbursed for their losses, California Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, said on Thursday.
