A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Justin Blake, the uncle of police shooting victim Jacob Blake, urges demonstrators to protest peacefully.
"We want justice, and we're going to get justice. We're going to demand justice. But we're going to do that without tearing up our own communities." https://t.co/XHQlhOLb4Opic.twitter.com/eVVsV9p9pk
Fox News largely kept its usual programming, cutting in occasionally for certain speeches. CNN and MSNBC, both aired their own special coverage and for the most part, cut out of the convention only for analysis and commercials.https://t.co/c9ZjzWW6VX
Jerry Falwell Jr. says he has resigned as president and chancellor of Liberty University, a day after reports that the embattled evangelical leader took part in a sexual relationship with his wife and a former hotel pool attendant. https://t.co/vSqIrSSK0J
President Trump says he will nominate acting Homeland Security Sec. Chad Wolf to the role permanently. Announcement comes after a government watchdog concluded earlier this month that Wolf is not legally qualified to hold his job as acting DHS head. https://t.co/dOWEaU9j6I
Today, a bipartisan pair of congressmen introduced a resolution condemning the fringe conspiracy theory QAnon, less than a week after President Donald Trump said he “appreciates” QAnon adherents’ supporthttps://t.co/mlPVmCnbok
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