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Attorney Sam Agilar confirmed the city of Louisville, Kentucky, has settled a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Breonna Taylor, the 26-year-old EMT killed by police six months ago. A source told CNN Tuesday, the agreement was a multimillion dollar settlement. The mayor of Louisville is expected to announce the settlement later Tuesday, September 15th […]

Li-Cycle Incorporated, a large lithium battery recycling company will be setting up shop in Monroe County. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo gave a press conference yesterday announcing the company’s plan to invest $175 million dollars into a lithium-ion battery recycling hub on a 17.5 acer plot in the Eastman Business park. The company says its […]

Starting on October 1st, Hobby Lobby is raising its minimum full time wage to $17 an hour. The announcement came in the form of a press release, about a week after a consumer boycott took place when a viral photo of a display with letters saying “Vote Trump” and the caption “in hobby lobby.” The […]

By September 14th everyone in Monroe County should be back in school now. Most parents still fear for the safety of their children returning back to in person learning during this Coronavirus pandemic. In Rush Henrietta, two students at two different schools has been diagnosed with COVID-19 during this first week of school. Both students […]

On the 12th night of demonstrations over the death of Daniel Prude. Protesters have now moved over to Monroe County District Attorney. Demonstrators marched to Sandra Doorley’s office and painted a demand for her to resign onto the street. They’re also called for the resignation of Monroe County Executive Adam Bello. The group also wants the […]

A 22 year old South Carolina man was arrested in connection with forcible touching of women in the Park Ave area earlier this year. Police identified the suspect as Jalen Carr of Myrtle Beach. Carr was arrested on September 8th in South Carolina and charged with forcible touching and was only issued an appearance ticket. […]

Another tropical storm is barreling towards the Gulf Coast. Sally has already triggered evacuations in Louisiana and the northern Gulf Coast, as it is expected to make landfall on Monday, bringing with it 90mph winds. Ground zero should be somewhere around the Louisiana / Mississippi border and predictions say the storm will weaken very quickly […]

Saturday’s protest against the death of Daniel Prude by the Rochester Police Department was the shortest one yet, clocking in at only 4 hours after protestors threw bottles and police pepper sprayed the crowd. The police reported that they arrested at least one person and none of the officers were injured, but there is no […]

John Boyega directed and starred in an ad based on his personal experience for the British fragrance brand Jo Malone. After he shot and submitted the ad, Jo Malone reshot the entire thing, replaced the actor with Liu Haoran and excluded all the Black people that who originally starred so that it was more appealing […]

Pollution levels on the west coast have been rising at an unprecedented rate, thanks to the record number of wildfires engulfing the California forests. The billowing clouds of smoke from the 97 fires are a serious health risk for millions. According to Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality, the entire state was reporting unhealthy or hazardous […]