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Cease leads White Sox to 6-2 win in doubleheader opener, sending Royals to 101st loss
Cease leads White Sox to 6-2 win in doubleheader opener, sending Royals to 101st loss
Dylan Cease won consecutive decisions for just the third time this season, and the White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 6-2 in a doubleheader opener to end a strange run of losses when Chicago pitchers struck out 14 or more
2023-09-13 08:17
Black FedEx driver loses job after being chased and shot at by white men in Mississippi
Black FedEx driver loses job after being chased and shot at by white men in Mississippi
A Black Missippi FedEx driver who was chased and shot at by two white men while delivering packages has lost his job at the carrier, according to his attorney. D’Monterrio Gibson, 25, was delivering parcels in the city of Brookhaven last January, when father and son Gregory and Brandon Case blocked his delivery van with a pickup truck and began shooting at him as he drove away, according to prosecutors. Mr Gibson, who said the incident left him with anxiety, trouble sleeping, and caused him to seek therapy, lost his job at the end of the this July, after refusing to accept a part-time, non-courier position at the company, according to an email from FedEx shared with The Associated Press. “I honestly feel disrespected,” he told the AP. “They can’t tell me when I should be ready to come back.” The company had been voluntarily paying for his therapy while he was away from the job on worker’s compensation leave, CNN reports. Mr Gibson plans to file a state lawsuit against FedEx, after his $5m federal lawsuit against the delivery giant accusing them of racism was dismissed in August, with the court finding the Mississippi man hadn’t proven he was discriminated against because of his race. “FedEx has shown its true colors,” Mr Gibson’s attorney, Carlos Moore, told the network. “It has never cared about my client’s Black life. How could any employer be so insensitive and tone deaf and fire a dedicated employee after he almost lost his life working for the company?” The Independent has contacted FedEx for comment. Gregory and Brandon Case were charged by local officials with attempted murder. Last week, the case against them was declared a mistrial, after a police detective testified to not sharing a copy of a video interview with Mr Gibson after the shooting with either the prosecution or the defence. The men, who say they were responding to an unknown van parked outside of a family member’s house on a public road, remain out on bond. Mr Gibson was wearing his FedEx uniform when making the delivery that preceded the shooting on 24 January, 2022, driving a rental van with the Hertz logo on multiple sides, according to court documents. As he went to leave the area, Gregory Case allegedly blocked the driver in with his pickup truck, causing Mr Gibson to dry around the truck and leave the area. His van was struck with three rounds. “They came out of nowhere,” Gibson said at a news conference last year. “Even if [the van] was unmarked, civilians still can’t take the law into their own hands.” “I’m thinking this is a racism thing,” he said. His attorney alleged that the Cases were seeking to emulate the Ahmaud Arbery incident, where a group of white men in Georgia pursued a Black jogger in 2020 in their pickup trucks then murdered him. “It was clearly a copycat crime,” Mr Moore said during the 2022 news conference. “These people tried to be copycats, and that’s why we need full justice, not Mississippi justice. This man went to work, and they attacked him like he was a wild animal.” Read More Mississippi grand jury cites shoddy investigations by police department at center of mistrial Mississippi judge declares mistrial for two white men charged with shooting at Black FedEx worker Confrontation with 2 white men left Black FedEx driver traumatized, mom says outside their trial
2023-08-23 02:26
Color and light: bringing life back to Havana's stained glass windows
Color and light: bringing life back to Havana's stained glass windows
In a formerly posh neighborhood of Cuba's capital, stained glass windows still sparkle in what used to be the opulent...
2023-11-15 02:58
The number of people missing following devastating Maui wildfires has dropped to 66, governor says
The number of people missing following devastating Maui wildfires has dropped to 66, governor says
One month after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century leveled the historic town of Lahaina, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green says the number of missing has dropped to 66, the death toll remains at 115, and authorities will soon escort residents on visits to their property
2023-09-09 07:59
Wagner troops training Belarus forces
Wagner troops training Belarus forces
Belarus said Friday that instructors from the Russian mercenary force Wagner were training its troops, following weeks of uncertainty about the future of the group...
2023-07-15 00:52
Montana becomes first US state to ban TikTok
Montana becomes first US state to ban TikTok
Montana on Wednesday became the first US state to ban TikTok, with the law set to take effect next year as debate escalates over the impact and...
2023-05-18 07:53
US companies' diversity efforts are legal, Democratic officials say
US companies' diversity efforts are legal, Democratic officials say
By Daniel Wiessner A group of Democratic U.S. state attorneys general on Wednesday pushed back against claims by
2023-07-20 02:19
ECB’s Guindos Says Wages, Margins Pose Upside Inflation Risk
ECB’s Guindos Says Wages, Margins Pose Upside Inflation Risk
European Central Bank Vice President Luis de Guindos said upside dangers to inflation stem from rising wages and
2023-05-25 18:50
The adoptive parents of 2 children found locked inside a barn in West Virginia are facing felony child neglect charges, authorities say
The adoptive parents of 2 children found locked inside a barn in West Virginia are facing felony child neglect charges, authorities say
Two children were found locked inside a barn in West Virginia without any running water or bathroom facilities and their adoptive parents are now facing felony child neglect charges, the Kanawha County Sheriff's Office says.
2023-10-05 07:47
Babylon Bee's scathing NYC headline has Internet asking just one question: 'When did truth become satire?'
Babylon Bee's scathing NYC headline has Internet asking just one question: 'When did truth become satire?'
The Babylon Bee cited alleged government data claiming that 'undocumented immigrants' reportedly reached 2.7 million in 2022
2023-09-22 16:28
North Korea: Taekwondo athletes believed headed to Kazakhstan
North Korea: Taekwondo athletes believed headed to Kazakhstan
It will mark the first overseas appearance of North Korean athletes since the pandemic.
2023-08-17 16:55
Prince Harry gets partial go ahead for Murdoch UK tabloid trial
Prince Harry gets partial go ahead for Murdoch UK tabloid trial
LONDON (Reuters) -Prince Harry can proceed with some of his lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch's UK newspaper arm but his allegations
2023-07-27 17:18