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- Three officers in Aurora, Colorado have been fired after reenacting a chokehold at a memorial for Elijah McClain, who was fatally choked by a police officer.
- Even though critics have been asking for this change for years, the NFL team in Washington D.C. says they are considering a name change from their current racist one after FedEx requested them to change it.
- Protester say they have had their periods many times in a month after being sprayed with tear gas.
- Mary Trump, who wants to publish her book about her uncle, the president, says the non-disclosure her family made her sign was fraudulent.
- A Michigan couple has been charged with assault after pulling a gun on a Black woman and her daughter outside of a Chipotle.
- The MLB released its COVID-19 test results, and 38 people, including 31 players and 7 staffers, tested positive, resulting in a 1.2% positivity rate.
- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District, Richard Donoghue, is leaving the Brooklyn office to take a job at the Justice Department.
- U.S. lawmakers have passed a bill that would penalize banks that that do business with China, after China imposed a strict security law in Hong Kong.
- When David Rose meets Roman Roy: Dan Levy and Kieran Culkin talk privileged sons on television. (Also, Culkin was originally asked to audition for...Cousin Greg!)
- It's Baby-Sitters Club appreciation time.
- And you must always make way for the ducklings, especially on busy Fifth Avenue!
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