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08Jun/20

Nation’s Mayors Assemble New Police Reform and Racial Justice Working Group

June 8, 2020CrimeAbuse, Baltimore, Chicago, Cincinnati, City: Baltimore, City: Chicago, City: Cincinnati, City: Phoenix, City: Tampa, Columbia, Company: Racial Justice Working Group, Company: US Conference, Continent: America, Country: Colombia, Country: United States, Human behavior, Law/Crime, Person Location, Phoenix, Police brutality, Political repression, Politics, Social Issues, Tampa, United States, united states conference of mayorssmbale

Today, the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) launched a new initiative to produce, advance and enact meaningful reforms to address police violence and patterns of racial discrimination. The Police Reform and Racial Justice Working Group will take on the urgent task of outlining a series of specific recommendations related to America’s policing practices to help end the injustices facing black Americans. The Working Group is composed of the mayors of Chicago, Tampa, and Cincinnati, and the police chiefs of Baltimore, Phoenix and Columbia and will be assisted by other experts in the field with the goal of releasing actionable recommendations in the coming weeks. Read more

20Aug/17

Mass protests in U.S. cities decry racism, pillory Trump

August 20, 2017SocialAlt-right, American people of German descent, Anti-fascism in the United States, Boston, Business, Charlottesville, Charlottesville Virginia, Climate change skepticism and denial, Country: United States, Donald Trump, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Politics, Politics by country, Politics of the United States, president, Protests against Donald Trump, Social Issues, The Apprentice, Unite the Right rally, United States, White supremacy in the United States, WWE Hall of Fame, Zach Goelmansmbale

A planned far-right rally in California and expected counter-demonstation comes on the heels of massive protests in U.S. cities over the weekend in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s response to the violence at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia last week. Zach Goelman reports. Continue reading →

15May/17

Lyft partners with Waymo

May 15, 2017TransportAlphabet Inc., Autonomous car, Business/Finance, California, Car sharing, Commuting, Companies, Company: LYFT, Company: Waymo, Emerging technologies, Google, Irvine, Location-based software, Lyft, Lyft Inc, Phoenix, Self-driving cars, Skype, Software, Sustainable transport, Technology/Internet, The New York Times, Transport, Transportation network companies, Uber, Uber Technologies Inc, United States, Waymo, Xsmbale

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (MAY 15, 2017) (REUTERS VIA SKYPE) – U.S. ride services company Lyft Inc and Alphabet Inc’s self-driving car unit Waymo have launched a self-driving vehicle partnership, bringing together two rivals to dominant ride-sharing service Uber Technologies Inc.
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22Apr/17

Cheering fans greet Drogba on arrival in Phoenix

April 22, 2017FootballAssociation football, Didier Drogba, Footballers, Ivory Coast, Major League Soccer, Montreal Impact, Phoenix, Phoenix Rising, Phoenix Rising FC, Phoenix Rising FC season, United Statessmbale

Cheering fans greet new Phoenix Rising FC player and co-owner Didier Drogba on his arrival at airport. Continue reading →

13Apr/17

Didier Drogba has signed as a player-owner for Phoenix Rising in the United Soccer League according to the team’s website

April 13, 2017SportsAssociation football, Canada, Chelsea F.C., Chelsea Massachusetts, Didier Drogba, English footballers, Expansion of Major League Soccer, Fiction, Footballers, Geography of Massachusetts, Ivory Coast, Major League Soccer, Montreal, Montreal Impact, Montreal Impact season, Phoenix, Phoenix Force, Phoenix Rising FC, Premier League, Sports, United States, USL Championshipsmbale

Ex-Chelsea striker joins Phoenix Rising as player and co-owner taking the next step in his career
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20Mar/17

Google’s Project Sunroof shows huge solar potential of U.S.

March 20, 2017InnovationArticles, Boston, Company: Google, Country: United States, Digital media, energy, Energy conversion, Environment, Fresno, Google, Houston, Los Angeles, NEXT MEDIA, Outline of solar energy, Phoenix, Photovoltaics, Project Sunroof, Renewable energy, Solar panel, Solar power by country, Solar power in the United States, Technology, Technology/Internet, United States, World Wide Web, Zero-energy buildingsmbale

Google launched a project called Project Sunroof in 2015, which measures solar potential of individual homes in the U.S. The result of the project shows most U.S. homes have great solar viability.
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18Mar/17

Phoenix billboard shows Trump next to swastikas

March 18, 2017PoliticsAlt-right, Businesspeople, Climate change skepticism and denial, Country: United States, Donald Trump, Entertainment/Culture, Environment, George W. Bush, Karen Fiorito, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Phoenix Arizona, Politics, Politics of the United States, Presidents of the United States, Religious art, Religious symbols, Semiotics, Swastika, Symbolism, United States, WWE Hall of Famesmbale

An artist/activist concerned than the U.S. is moving towards “dictatorship” creates a roadside billboard in Phoenix, Arizona, depicting U.S. President Donald Trump surrounded by Nazi swastikas.
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12Mar/17

Joni Sledge of “Sister Sledge” fame dies at age 60

March 12, 2017MusicAll American Girls, Debbie, Entertainment/Culture, He's the Greatest Dancer, Human Interest, Joni Sledge, Kathy, Kathy Sledge, Kim, Los Angeles, Love Somebody Today, Motown, Music, Music industry, My Guy, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pope Francis, Sister Sledge, Sledge, Songs, Together, United States, Vocal music, We Are Familysmbale

Joni Sledge, who along with her siblings formed the group Sister Sledge and recorded the enduring hit “We Are Family,” has died aged 60, representatives for the group said on Saturday.

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11Sep/15

Police now probing 11 possible highway shootings in Phoenix area

September 11, 2015CrimeAmerican society, Arizona, Beltway sniper attacks, England, Frank Milstead, Garin Groff, Mass shootings in the United States, Phoenix, Phoenix Arizona, Raul Garcia, Truck, United States, West Virginia snipersmbale

Arizona police are investigating 11 possible vehicle shootings in recent days along a major highway running through Phoenix after a driver discovered a bullet hole in the side of his commercial truck.

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12Jul/15

Trump promises to “take our country back”

July 12, 2015PoliticsAfghanistan, Bowe Bergdahl, China, Donald Trump, Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign, George W. Bush, Hillary Clinton, Iran, Jeb Bush, Las Vegas, Mexico, Mike Pence, Pheonix, Phoenix, Political positions of Donald Trump, Politics by country, Presidents of the United States, Right-wing populism in the United States, United Statessmbale

Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump was in Phoenix, Arizona, focusing his attention again on Mexico saying “Don’t worry, we’ll take our country back.”

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