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Details: Written by ALI SWENSON, DAN MERICA and GARANCE BURKE Associated Press; Published: 16 June 2024

Text, photos, videos and audio created using artificial intelligence are increasingly making their way into campaigns for state and local office. AI deepfakes that misrepresent candidates can do more damage in those races because campaigns have fewer staffers and less money. Yet some local candidates see AI as an equalizer against more powerful or well-financed candidates. They can use it for the practical aspects running a campaign, which frees them up to meet voters and participate in more community events

Details: Written by Thomas D. Beamish Professor of Sociology, University of California, Davis; Published: 14 June 2024

Charles McMillan, a witness to George Floyd’s murder (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

"Public tragedies have contributed to the increasing political polarization and the sectarian tone of political rhetoric today. One question I sought to answer in my book is why?"

Details: Written by DEE-ANN DURBIN and TATIANA POLLASTRI AP Business Writer; Published: 14 June 2024

(AP Photo/Andre Penner)

An invasive pest that has been killing Florida's orange trees since 2005 also is spreading in Brazil, the world's largest orange juice exporter. Extreme weather is another factor.

Details: Written by JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press; Published: 14 June 2024

(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

The Justice Department says Phoenix police discriminate against Black, Hispanic and Native American people, unlawfully detain homeless people and use excessive force, including unjustified deadly force.The police department has yet to respond to the report.

Details: Written by Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent; Published: 14 June 2024

The latest Quarterly Uniform Crime Report reveals significant drops in all major crime categories from January to March 2024 compared to the same period in 2023.

Details: Written by Laura Voith, Associate Professor of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University via The Conversation; Published: 14 June 2024

Children referred to child protective services are more likely to be victims of violence. ER Productions Limited/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Black youth show up in emergency rooms with gunshot wounds or other violent injuries at an alarming and disproportionate rate in the United States.

Details: Written by Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent; Published: 13 June 2024

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The nine-member court upheld a previous ruling by a district court judge in Tulsa, stating that the plaintiffs’ grievances, although legitimate, did not fall within the purview of the state’s public nuisance statute.

Details: Written by AP News; Published: 12 June 2024

Alexander Morris of the Four Tops (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)

Alexander Morris filed a lawsuit Monday against Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital in Warren. He is claiming racial discrimination and other misconduct during a 2023 visit for chest pain and breathing problems. Morris says staff assumed he was mentally ill when he revealed his celebrity status.

Details: Written by GENE JOHNSON Associated Press; Published: 12 June 2024

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee (AP Photo/Gene Johnson)

There is no indication that patients have been denied emergency abortions in Washington, but Inslee said during a news conference in Seattle he wanted to remove any doubt that hospitals were required to provide those services if necessary.

Details: Written by JOSH BOAK Associated Press; Published: 11 June 2024

Patti LaBelle (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden signed a law in 2021 that made June 19, or Juneteenth, a federal holiday. It commemorates the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people in the United States learned they were free. The concert comes as this year’s presidential election is intensifying, with Black voters sure to play an important role.

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