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December 22, 2020

trump Supporters "Heckled" Loeffler and Perdue During Monday Campaign Event

https://www.politicususa.com/2020/12/21/trump-supporters-heckled-loeffler-and-perdue-during-monday-campaign-event.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

The New York Times Astead Herndon and Rick Rojas report:

“Mr. Perdue and Ms. Loeffler were both heckled by members of the audience, who called on them to more forcefully back Mr. Trump’s attempts to subvert the election. Some held signs calling for a special session of Congress to overturn the Electoral College vote, while others pushed the senators to vote against certifying the election results. In his remarks, Mr. Perdue nodded to the anger among those in the crowd, whose voices had drowned out Ms. Loeffler at one point.”

It is difficult to poll special elections, but the two races are likely to be very tight. Perdue and Loeffler would have a hard time overcoming the loss of even a small percentage of pro-Trump Republicans.
December 21, 2020

Man stopped by police in London plans to sue for 'severe racial profiling'

A man who has been stopped by police in London dozens of times although he has never been found guilty of any offence, says he plans to sue them for “severe racial profiling”.

Ryan Colaço, 31, hit the headlines after posting footage on social media about two police stop-and-search incidents that happened in quick succession. The first took place on 23 May in Northumberland Park in north London when he said Metropolitan police officers “aggressively tailgated” him. Police said they could smell cannabis from his car but none was found.

The second took place less than a week later on 29 May, when he was driving home from an interview at Channel 4 about the first incident. He was stopped by City of London police, who accused him of “dashing stuff up in his waistband”. He said officers smashed his car window, forcefully removed him from his car, handcuffed him, drug tested him and took him to a police station where he was strip-searched and held for 12 hours. Nothing was found.

He made complaints to both forces and the Independent Office for Police Conduct, which directed City of London police to carry out their own investigation into the incident.

The force exonerated themselves in their investigation and found the level of service provided was acceptable apart from the condition his car was in when they returned it to him, for which they have apologised.

Colaço has spoken out about what he believes to be racial profiling by the police at a time when new research from University College London has found that young black men in London are 19 times more likely to be stopped than the general population.

In the latest incident where Colaço was stopped and searched in Trinity Church Square in Southwark in south London on 29 September, he said he was accused by police of having made a “sudden turn” but he said he had not seen the police at that point. He was again handcuffed, searched and stood against a wall.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/19/man-stopped-by-police-in-london-plans-to-sue-for-severe-racial-profiling

December 21, 2020

Panama orders men and women to shop on different days to curb coronavirus

Panama orders men and women to shop on different days to curb coronavirus

PANAMA CITY, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Panama will next week reimpose nationwide curbs on movement by requiring men and women to carry out festive shopping on different days, the health minister said on Friday, imposing drastic measures following a surge in coronavirus cases.

The restrictions are similar to what the Central American nation imposed in worst-hit parts of the country in June.

"As of Monday 21, with the aim of reducing mobility, purchases will be made by gender," Luis Sucre, the Minister of Health, said in a televised message.

On Christmas and New Year's Day there will be total quarantine for both genders.

On Thursday, Panamanian health authorities reported 3,348 new cases and 42 deaths, a daily record for both new infections and deaths. (Elida Moreno; Writing by Drazen Jorgic Editing by Shri Navaratnam)

https://news.trust.org/item/20201219044418-ktub3

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