By Fabrice Pierre-Toussaint Staff Writer for Telegraph Local | See my LinkedIn Kapernick said that the 4th of July is about racism and white supremacy. Some people however find that claim to be ironic. He was adopted by a white couple from birth. Kaepernick posted a video showing the Ku Klux Klan, police brutality, slavery […]
By Fabrice Pierre-Toussaint Staff Writer for Telegraph Local | See my LinkedIn On Sunday, vice president Joe Biden tweeted that if he gets elected, his administration “won’t just rebuild this nation — we’ll transform it,” raising brows as to what exactly he means. Trump, Biden see big fundraising month, here’s who pulled in more It […]
By Fabrice Pierre-Toussaint Staff Writer for Telegraph Local | See my LinkedIn The Federalist senior editor Mollie Hemingway on “Fox & Friends” on Wednesday said that “universities have not done a good job of protecting free speech,” and it is “particularly bad when taxpayers are funding the seeds of their country’s own destruction by not […]
By Fabrice Pierre-Toussaint Staff Writer for Telegraph Local | See my LinkedIn President Trump will hold a high-dollar dinner at a private residence in Hillsboro Beach, Fla. this coming week to raise money for his campaign and the Republican National Committee, all according to an invitation sent to top GOP donors, his first in-person fundraiser […]
By Fabrice Pierre-Toussaint Staff Writer for Telegraph Local | See my LinkedIn New York City lawmakers voted on Tuesday on budget changes that deviated $1 billion from the New York Police Department to programs that assist in youth and community development, a number that fell short of what many protesters in the city have requested. […]
By Fabrice Pierre-Toussaint Staff Writer for Telegraph Local | See my LinkedIn Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts’ position as the court’s new swing vote has become increasingly obvious in recent weeks, as he has been the deciding justice in several high-profile 5-4 decisions in which he sided with the court’s liberal bloc providing hope […]
By Fabrice Pierre-Toussaint Staff Writer for Telegraph Local | See my LinkedIn “Cult mom” Lori Vallow has new charges Monday stemming from the disappearance and deaths of her children, according to multiple reports. California wildfire destroys dozens of homes in desert town, leaves 1 dead Vallow, 46, was charged with two counts of conspiracy to […]
By Fabrice Pierre-Toussaint Staff Writer for Telegraph Local | See my LinkedIn Dozens of homes were destroyed and one person killed after a damaging wildfire tore through a Southern California town near the Salton Sea, sources from Fox News. Mississippi Lawmakers Vote to Retire State Flag The fire began Sunday night in Niland, a small, […]
By Fabrice Pierre-Toussaint Staff Writer for Telegraph Local | See my LinkedIn The BET Awards celebrated its 20th anniversary, but also the increased focus currently on the Black community and culture this Sunday, according to MSN. Justin Bieber denies 2014 sexual assault allegation The show kicked off with teen gospel singer Keedron Bryant, 12, offering […]
By Fabrice Pierre-Toussaint Staff Writer for Telegraph Local | See my LinkedIn Mississippi is the last state flag that prominently features the Confederate emblem and as of this week, the state legislature has decided to retire it. This comes more than a century after white supremacist legislators adopted the design a generation after the South […]
By Fabrice Pierre-Toussaint Staff Writer for Telegraph Local | See my LinkedIn 19 year old Laroy Battle was at a convenience store in 7900 block of South Luella Avenue around 5:00 p.m., June 20, when he was approached by Jasean Francis, 17, and Charles Riley, 16. The teenagers were walking home after buying candy at […]
By Fabrice Pierre-Toussaint Staff Writer for Telegraph Local | See my LinkedIn The decision Wednesday by a federal appeals court to allow the Justice Department to drop charges against former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn of making false statements to the FBI followed the law and prior precedents, according to Fox News. Trump campaign demands […]
By Fabrice Pierre-Toussaint Staff Writer for Telegraph Local | See my LinkedIn Governor Jared Polis on Wednesday said his office will figure out how the state can be useful regarding the investigation into the death of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old killed by Aurora police last year in a case that has drawn national attention amid […]
By Fabrice Pierre-Toussaint Staff Writer for Telegraph Local | See my LinkedIn The thermometer hit a record of 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 degrees Fahrenheit) in the Russian Arctic town of Verkhoyansk on Saturday, a temperature that’s considered a fever for a person but it was in Siberia, known for being frozen. The World Meteorological Organization […]
By Fabrice Pierre-Toussaint Staff Writer for Telegraph Local | See my LinkedIn At least 5 people died and another injured in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca after a strong earthquake struck south-central Mexico in the morning of June 23rd. Trump blocks H1B visa Officials with Mexico’s civil protection agency warned that they expect sea […]
By Fabrice Pierre-Toussaint Staff Writer for Telegraph Local | See my LinkedIn US President Donald Trump suspended the entry into the United States of certain foreign workers on Monday, a move the White House said would help the economy struggling with Covid, but which business groups strongly oppose. Saharan dust on South Florida’s doorstep Trump […]
By Fabrice Pierre-Toussaint Staff Writer for Telegraph Local | See my LinkedIn A plume of dust from the Sahara Desert in Africa will make its way by South of Florida later on. As the dust moves farther west, it should add some color to sunrises and sunsets. If the dust gets too thick, the sun […]
By Fabrice Pierre-Toussaint Staff Writer for Telegraph Local | See my LinkedIn Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo signed an executive order on Monday taking the “first steps” to change the state’s full name: “The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.” Kentucky Attorney General says he still hasn’t decided whether or not to charge the […]
By Fabrice Pierre-Toussaint Staff Writer for Telegraph Local | See my LinkedIn Justin Bieber was accused of sexual assault in a now-deleted Twitter thread that described a distrubing encounter between the singer and a fan back in 2014. Bieber is now denying the claims with some evidence of his own. Vera Lynn, singer and British […]
By Fabrice Pierre-Toussaint Staff Writer for Telegraph Local | See my LinkedIn Gunmen sprayed bullets in a busy block in the center of Minneapolis’ Uptown area early on Sunday, killing one person and wounding 11 others in one of the city’s most violent shootings in recent times. Ex-DEA spokesman admits posing as covert CIA agent […]
By Fabrice Pierre-Toussaint Staff Writer for Telegraph Local | See my LinkedIn The Kentucky Attorney General has still not reached a decision on whether or not to charge the cops who shot Breonna Taylor and said on Thursday he would not crack under pressure like letters from Beyonce while trying to conduct his investigation. Supreme […]
By Fabrice Pierre-Toussaint Staff Writer for Telegraph Local | See my LinkedIn Google removed dozens of malicious extensions from its Chrome Web Store after a cybersecurity firm uncovered a “massive global surveillance campaign” that was recently targeting users of the popular internet browser. Spotify stock soars on DC Comics, Kardashian podcast deals This search engine […]
By Fabrice Pierre-Toussaint Staff Writer for Telegraph Local | See my LinkedIn Spotify said Thursday it has a new partnership with DC and Warner Bros. to exclusively produce and distribute new episodes of narrative scripted podcasts featuring popular comic book characters. Sony PlayStation 5 Price Briefly Leaked on Amazon Spotify shares touched a new 52-week […]
By Fabrice Pierre-Toussaint Staff Writer for Telegraph Local | See my LinkedIn According to WESH.com, new projections claim Florida has the “markings of the next epicenter” of the coronavirus, days after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis denied the fact that Florida is seeing a spike in COVID-19 cases. WHO says asymptomatic COVID-19 spread is ‘very rare’ […]
By Fabrice Pierre-Toussaint Staff Writer for Telegraph Local | See my LinkedIn The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked the White House from rescinding on an Obama-era program designed to protect young immigrants from deportation. Florida bridge at risk of ‘imminent collapse,’ traffic limited and boats cannot pass under President Trump tried to abolish the Deferred […]
By Fabrice Pierre-Toussaint Staff Writer for Telegraph Local | See my LinkedIn The Bank of England circulated an additional £100bn of cash into the economy in an attempt to alleviate the “unprecedented” impact of Covid-19 and has warned of a looming jobs crisis. EU opens Apple antitrust investigations into App Store and Apple Pay practices […]
By Fabrice Pierre-Toussaint Staff Writer for Telegraph Local | See my LinkedIn Dame Vera Lynn, an iconic World War ll singer has passed away at the age of 103. People’s favorite songs of her were ‘We’ll Meet Again” and “The White Cliffs of Dover” K-pop singer Yohan dies aged 28 “The family are deeply saddened […]
By Fabrice Pierre-Toussaint Staff Writer for Telegraph Local | See my LinkedIn The first of two solar eclipses in 2020 will turn the sun into a glowing “ring of fire” on June 21 or depending on where you are located, June 20. Some people along a narrow stretch of the world will have the chance […]
By Fabrice Pierre-Toussaint Staff Writer for Telegraph Local | See my LinkedIn A group of giant tortoises that lived in captivity for decades and helped rescue their species from the brink of extinction have been released into the wild on the Galapagos Islands. NASA names acting International Space Station program manager The tortoises were bred […]
By Fabrice Pierre-Toussaint Staff Writer for Telegraph Local | See my LinkedIn Yohan, whose real name was Kim Jeong-hwan, is the third K-Pop star to die in the past year. Tiger King’s Joe Exotic makes chilling claim he’ll ‘be dead in 2-3 months’ in impassioned letter He died on Tuesday, he was 28. TST’s label […]