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Atlanta City Council approves $2M settlement for students tased in car during 2020 protests

The Atlanta City Council has approved the payment of a settlement of $2 million to two college students who were shocked with Tasers and pulled from a car while they were stuck in downtown traffic caused by protests over George Floyd’s killing.

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Body camera footage of an officer pointing his handgun at Messiah Young while the college student is seated in his vehicle in 2020 in Atlanta.

Coup attempt thwarted in Ukraine, security service says, as Hungary's Orbán arrives in Kyiv for talks

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's security service said it foiled a coup in Ukraine as President Viktor Orban of Hungary visited the country.

© Zhao Dingzhe

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he has survived multiple Russian assassination attempts.

© Zoltan Fischer

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at a meeting with Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Tuesday.

After 32 years as a progressive voice for LGBTQ Jews, Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum heads into retirement

After 32 years as a progressive voice for LGBTQ Jews at Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum heads into retirement.

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Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum sings during her last service at the Masonic Hall in New York on June 28.

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Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum reads with her daughter during her last service at the Masonic Hall in New York on June 28.

Beryl strengthens to Category 5 hurricane, bringing 'life-threatening winds and dangerous storm surge' to southeastern Caribbean

Hours after making landfall on Grenada’s Carriacou Island, Hurricane Beryl strengthened to a "potentially catastrophic" Category 5 storm late Monday as it moved west the Caribbean on a path forecast to bring it near Jamaica, officials said.

Parties and protests mark the culmination of LGBTQ Pride Month in NYC, San Francisco and beyond

The monthlong celebration of LGBTQ Pride reaches its exuberant grand finale on Sunday, bringing rainbow-laden revelers to the streets for marquee parades in New York, Chicago, San Francisco and elsewhere across the globe.

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Protesters gather outside Stonewall Inn as President Joe Biden's motorcade passes by during his visit to the historic gay bar in New York City on Friday to mark the 55th anniversary of the riots.

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Hundreds of drag queens and kings filled the streets for the 30th annual New York City Drag March on Friday.
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