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September 24, 2020

Breonna Taylor protests: Suspect in Louisville cop shooting facing assault charges as officers ID’d, 127 arrested

The suspect accused of shooting two Louisville police officers during Breonna Taylor demonstrations Wednesday night faces assault and wanton endangerment charges, authorities revealed Thursday, as they announced one officer was released from the hospital, and the second is out of surgery and expected to recover.

September 24, 2020

Daily Beast columnist calls Kentucky AG Daniel Cameron an ‘Uncle Tom,’ ‘disgrace to his people’

Daily Beast columnist and CNN regular Sophia A. Nelson called Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron an “Uncle Tom” who “is a disgrace to his people and his community” after he announced the Breonna Taylor grand jury decision. 

September 24, 2020

Louisville protests’ organizers are exploiting people’s pain, Rob Smith says

The uproar in the midst of the protests over Breonna Taylor's police involved shooting needs to be investigated, Turning Point USA spokesperson Rob Smith said on Thursday.

September 24, 2020

Trump says he told Kentucky governor ‘we'll close it down for you’ after night of Louisville unrest

President Trump commended Kentucky's Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear for authorizing the partial deployment of the National Guard to quell unrest triggered by charges against a single Louisville police officer connected to the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor. 

September 24, 2020

Breonna Taylor decision could lead to more sports protests, NFL player says

Detroit Lions defensive end Trey Flowers predicted Wednesday that the lack of charges against the officers responsible for Breonna Taylor’s death could spark a new round of protests in sports.

September 24, 2020

Breonna Taylor receives apology from Dwyane Wade on behalf of 'the people in power'

NBA legend Dwyane Wade was among the professional athletes who reacted to the charges levied against a Kentucky police officer in the Breonna Taylor shooting case Wednesday.

September 24, 2020

NYC protesters take to the streets after Breonna Taylor decision

Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Gotham Wednesday night in massive demonstrations over a Kentucky grand jury’s decision to clear Louisville cops of wrongdoing in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor. 

September 24, 2020

Daniel Cameron: Kentucky attorney general who announced Breonna Taylor grand jury decision called a 'star' by Trump

The Kentucky attorney general who has been thrust into the national spotlight after announcing a grand jury’s decision in the Breonna Taylor shooting investigation has been described as a “star” by President Trump – and is on a shortlist of candidates to fill the current vacancy in the U.S. Supreme Court. 

September 24, 2020

Stevie Wonder tearfully responds to Breonna Taylor indictment in monologue about social unrest: 'Why so long?'

Stevie Wonder gave a spoken word monologue in response to the latest developments in the Breonna Taylor shooting case.

September 24, 2020

Breonna Taylor case will raise 'some serious questions', says civil rights attorney Daryl Parks

“People are going to have some serious questions" after one of three officers involved in the Louisville drug raid that led to the police shooting death of Breonna Taylor was indicted, but not on charges directly tied to her death, civil rights attorney Daryl Parks told “The Daily Briefing” Wednesday.