The Minneapolis Police Department will withdraw from police union contract negotiations, Chief Medaria Arradondo said Wednesday… Read more
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HBO Max Removes ‘Gone With the Wind,’ Will Add Context
HBO Max has temporarily removed “Gone With the Wind” from its streaming library in order to add historical context to the 1939 film long criticized for romanticizing slavery and the Civil War-era South… Read more
D.C. National Guard members test positive for Coronavirus
Members of the D.C. National Guard have tested positive for COVID-19 in the wake of the massive protests across the city last week over the death of George Floyd.… Read more
Voting Delays, Long Lines Bring Chaos To Georgia Primaries
Voters waited as long as five hours to cast ballots in some Georgia precincts on Tuesday amid reports of voting machine malfunctions and high turnout … Read more
Fired Atlanta Officers File Suit Against Mayor, Police Chief
The lawsuit alleges that the officers were fired in violation of the city’s code, without investigation, proper notice or a pre-disciplinary hearing… Read more
Insurance Telemarketers Fined $225M For A Billion Robocalls
The U.S. communications regulator on Tuesday proposed a $225 million fine, its largest ever, against two health insurance telemarketers for spamming people with 1 billion robocalls using fake phone numbers… Read more
IBM Quits Facial Recognition, Joins Call For Police Reforms
IBM says it is getting out of the facial recognition business over concern about how it can be used for mass surveillance and racial profiling… Read more
Bonnie Pointer, early member of Pointer Sisters, dies at 69
Pointer died of cardiac arrest in Los Angeles… Read more
D.C. Council to consider police reform bill banning chokeholds Tuesday
The D.C. Council will vote on a police reform bill Tuesday that would ban chokeholds and make other changes to police practices.… Read more
US, Russia To Start Nuclear Arms Control Talks This Month
The U.S. and Russia have agreed to start arms control talks this month as the only remaining treaty between the two largest nuclear powers is poised to expire in less than a year… Read more
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Category Archives: WMAL News Now
Minneapolis Police Chief Takes On Union, Promises Reform
The Minneapolis Police Department will withdraw from police union contract negotiations, Chief Medaria Arradondo said Wednesday… Continue Reading
HBO Max Removes ‘Gone With the Wind,’ Will Add Context
HBO Max has temporarily removed “Gone With the Wind” from its streaming library in order to add historical context to the 1939 film long criticized for romanticizing slavery and the Civil War-era South… Continue Reading
D.C. National Guard members test positive for Coronavirus
Members of the D.C. National Guard have tested positive for COVID-19 in the wake of the massive protests across the city last week over the death of George Floyd.… Continue Reading
Voting Delays, Long Lines Bring Chaos To Georgia Primaries
Voters waited as long as five hours to cast ballots in some Georgia precincts on Tuesday amid reports of voting machine malfunctions and high turnout … Continue Reading
Fired Atlanta Officers File Suit Against Mayor, Police Chief
The lawsuit alleges that the officers were fired in violation of the city’s code, without investigation, proper notice or a pre-disciplinary hearing… Continue Reading
Insurance Telemarketers Fined $225M For A Billion Robocalls
The U.S. communications regulator on Tuesday proposed a $225 million fine, its largest ever, against two health insurance telemarketers for spamming people with 1 billion robocalls using fake phone numbers… Continue Reading
IBM Quits Facial Recognition, Joins Call For Police Reforms
IBM says it is getting out of the facial recognition business over concern about how it can be used for mass surveillance and racial profiling… Continue Reading
Bonnie Pointer, early member of Pointer Sisters, dies at 69
Pointer died of cardiac arrest in Los Angeles… Continue Reading
D.C. Council to consider police reform bill banning chokeholds Tuesday
The D.C. Council will vote on a police reform bill Tuesday that would ban chokeholds and make other changes to police practices.… Continue Reading
US, Russia To Start Nuclear Arms Control Talks This Month
The U.S. and Russia have agreed to start arms control talks this month as the only remaining treaty between the two largest nuclear powers is poised to expire in less than a year… Continue Reading