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Months after the city of Memphis circumvented state law to take down two statues honoring the Confederacy, Tennessee’s Republican-led legislature is punishing the city by stripping funding for its planned bicentennial celebration.The Tennessee House voted Tuesday to remove $250,000 that had been earmarked for festivities to commemorate the city’s founding in 1819. Legislators who supported the moved explicitly linked it to the removal of the Confederate monuments, which took place after dark, with no official announcement, on Dec. 20.“What this amendment does is it removes $250,000 from the budget that is designated to go to the city of Memphis for their bicentennial celebration,” said state Rep. Steve McDaniel, a Republican who sponsored the bill, on the House floor. “If you recall, back in December, Memphis did something that removed historical markers in the city. It was the city of Memphis that did this, and it was full knowing it was not the will of … [Read more...] about City punished for taking down two Confederate statutes

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Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index New York Today Subscribe Log In Log In Today’s Paper New York Today | Where in New York to Watch the Democratic Debates Advertisement Supported by ByAzi Paybarah June 26, 2019 [Want to get New York Today by email? Here’s the sign-up .] It’s Wednesday. And the new Queens district attorney is Weather: Less humid and plenty of sun, so grab the sunscreen. The high could reach 90 degrees, so grab some water. Alternate-side parking: In effect until July 4. There are more Democrats running for president (24) than there are movies22, so far) One night isn’t enough time for all of them (the movies or the candidates). The first Democratic debate of the 2020 campaign season is Whether debates make you want to drink, tweet or yell, it will probably be more fun to do any of those in a room full of people. Here are several … [Read more...] about Where in New York to Watch the Democratic Debates

While Chicago tries to present itself as a bicycle friendly city, an epidemic of bicycle accidents has presented a dark, dangerous and deadly shadow upon those efforts. Six deaths this year and numerous other accidents have made this a record year in regards to fatalities and injuries. It is reasonable to assume that the uptick in bicycle accidents may be influenced in part by the flood of new bicycles into the area, but many of the accidents reported in recent history are symptoms of far more serious concerns. A List of Incidents Both Long and AlarmingA sixty year old man was killed in Franklin Park after a motorcyclist hit him from behind. The motorcyclist alleged that the accident was the bicyclist’s fault for entering traffic. Due to the victim’s death, no statement could be recorded disputing those claims.While leaving Plainfield North High School, a 14 year old student was hit by an SUV while riding her bike. Her injuries were serious, but not fatal, and she was … [Read more...] about Rash of Chicagoland Bike Accidents Highlights Dangers

At the August 2001 Caribbean Carnival in Boston, calypso music played and the aroma of West Indian food wafted through the crowd of more than 100,000 people gathered in the city’s Dor­chester section.A few blocks away gunshots rattled the air, leaving 20-year-old Terrell Gethers dead. The shooting was the latest skirmish in an ongoing gang turf war between the Esmond Street Posse and the Franklin Hill Giants.Darryl Green and Branden Morris were among five alleged gang members charged under the federal Racket­eer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. The U.S. attorney’s office said they were involved in a criminal enterprise engaged in violent turf wars over drugs.The federal charges mean that Green and Morris could face the death penalty. They also mean that the African-American defendants would likely be tried by a white or mostly white jury.Had the two been tried on state charges, Massachu­setts’ Suffolk County would have provided a jury pool in … [Read more...] about Churning up the Jury Pool