Seattle’s mayor responded by telling the president to “go back to your bunker.” Source
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Former DEA official posed as CIA operative in $4.4 million fraud scheme
Garrison Courtney “went to extraordinary lengths to perpetuate the illusion that he was a deep-cover operative,” prosecutors said. Source
Senate panel OKs amendment requiring renaming of military bases
Approval of the amendment comes as President Trump dismissed calls to rename Army posts named for Confederate officers. Source
Smithsonian museums are collecting signs from D.C. protests
Three Smithsonian museums are preserving the items so Americans can “understand the role that race has played in our complicated 400-year history.” Source
Health expert: Police violence against black people is a “pandemic”
Footage of George Floyd dying on a Minneapolis street is just one of many videos showing black people killed by officers on duty. An op-ed in the Washington Post makes the argument that “Police Killing Black People is a Pandemic, Too.” The author, Osagie K. Obasogie, is a professor of bioethics at the University of California at Berkeley, and he joins CBSN to explain why state violence should also be considered a public health crisis. Source
Police reform takes center stage at congressional hearing
The House Judiciary Committee hearing on police brutality Wednesday came just days after House Democrats introduced a sweeping legislation on police reform. CBS News political reporter Grace Segers joined CBSN with more on the testimony, which including an emotional plea from the brother of George Floyd. Source
Lady Antebellum’s odd twists of fate
The Grammy-winning trio boasts prodigious talent, but chance drew them together, and earned them their name Source
Titans Teammates Kevin Byard, Rashaan Evans See Reasons for Hope in Search for Social Justice
Titans safety Kevin Byard, linebacker Rashaan Evans, and quarterback Ryan Tannehill all spoke on the subjects of police brutality and social injustice during a Zoom conference call on Wednesday. Source
Lady Antebellum drops “Antebellum” from band name
The band said they are “regretful and embarrassed” of their name, so they are changing it. Source
As New York reopens, Cuomo warns “COVID has not gone away”
“Everything we’ve done has been exactly right up until now. But that’s up until now,” he said. Source