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Iran reins in family planning as population ages

Iranian women wearing face masks and protective gloves walk in a street, in Tehran, Iran, 14 June 2020

Iran has limited the provision of family planning services at state-run hospitals as it tries to boost its population size.

Vasectomies will no longer be carried out at state-run medical centres and contraceptives will only be offered to women whose health might be at risk.

Such services will, however, still be provided at private hospitals.

The government has become concerned about fewer births and an increasingly ageing population.

Annual population growth has dropped below 1% and, if no action is taken, Iran could become one of the world’s oldest countries in the next 30 years, the health ministry says.

Just two years ago, the country was recorded as having population growth of 1.4%. The rate in neighbouring Iraq was 2.3% and 1.8% in Saudi Arabia, according to World Bank data.

Marriage and children within marriage are both in decline, Iran’s state-run news agency Irna reports, largely because of economic hardship.

Last month, Deputy Health Minister Seyed Hamed Barakati reported that the marriage rate had dropped by 40% in a decade.

“With this trend, we will be one of the oldest countries in the world in the next 30 years,” he said.

Iran enjoyed a population boom after the Islamic Revolution in 1979 but went to on implement an effective population control policy.

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been calling for people to have more children, saying he wants the current population population of 80 million to grow to 150 million.

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Lenovo’s 7-inch Google smart display is on sale for $80 at Best Buy

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You’re in luck if you want an affordable, Google-powered smart screen but feel the Nest Hub is too basic for your tastes. Best Buy has discounted Lenovo’s Smart Display 7 to $80, or a good $20 off the usual price. That’s lower than Best Buy’s recent sale price for the Nest Hub, making it a particularly good value — especially given the Smart Display’s extra capabilities.

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Fraser Health family throws a dinner party, triggering an outbreak and a stark warning -City News

What does the phase 2 reopening mean for me?

That’s the question many British Columbians have been grappling with since the province slipped out of the worst days of the pandemic.

With the last few months having starved many of us of human interaction — the shared meals, laughs and simple comfort of being around friends and family — picking and choosing who gets into our new social bubble has become a tricky balance.

And nowhere have the stakes of that decision been more clear than when provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry revealed yesterday the isolation of an outbreak that erupted at a family dinner in the Fraser Health region, of which the Tri-Cities is a part.

Of the 30 people at the gathering, 15 had become infected. As CBC’s Justin McElroy recently pointed out on Twitter, we’re at a point in British Columbia “where close to half of all covid cases in the last week are because a family thought a 30-person party where people went inside and outside was a-ok.”

And while that can just as well be read as a sign of how low the province’s caseload has sunk, for Dr. Bonnie Henry, it’s also forewarns of the danger of becoming too complacent.

“That is a warning sign to us all,” said Henry Tuesday. “It is not that somebody intentionally brings that into their community, to their loved ones, to their family.”

Henry’s warning comes at a time when the virus continues to peak across the globe, ravaging countries like Brazil and Peru, the latter of which took early and decisive action again the pandemic.

More than seven million cases of COVID-19 have been reported to the World Health Organization, and over 400,000 deaths. In the countries showing positive cases, complacency is the biggest threat, according to the organization.

But no matter what country the pandemic is raging in, “we are all connected,” Henry said.

“We know from several months ago that it matters to us when something like this happens in China,” she said. “It matters to us when something happens in Italy, in Spain. It matters to us when it happens in the United States and here in Canada.”

“I want everyone to understand that the COVID-19 pandemic around us is far from over.”

— with files from Glen Korstrom and Cindy E. Harnett

Alexis Ohanian says he left Reddit board to help make ‘real positive change’

reddit-cofounder-gettyimages-1058145258 — Alexis Ohanian co-founded Reddit in 2005 with Steve Huffman and Aaron Swartz.

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Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian resigned from the company’s board last week in an effort to push the platform to become more diverse. Reddit on Wednesday made good on its promise to hire a black board member, appointing Y Combinator CEO Michael Seibel.

On Thursday, Ohanian, who co-founded Reddit in 2005 with Steve Huffman and Aaron Swartz, told CBS This Morning that leaving the company was a “hard decision,” but that he did it for his his 2-year-old daughter and his wife, tennis pro Serena Williams. (Editors’ note: CNET and CBS This Morning are both part of ViacomCBS.)

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“Reddit was my first child. I started it right out of college,” Ohanian told CBS This Morning. “But looking inward, it was a hard decision until it was a really easy one … when I remembered that my greatest creation is not and never will be Reddit. It’s my daughter, and I want her to be proud of her father.”

Ohanian announced his resignation from the Reddit board on June 5, urging the company to fill his seat with a black candidate. His resignation followed criticism of Reddit on June 2 from former CEO Ellen Pao for “amplifying” racism and hate. In a blog post Friday, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman said the platform will also change its content policy to “explicitly address hate.”

“I think if we follow this drumbeat of support, both offline and online, I think we’re going to see more and more tech businesses in particular taking more responsibility over not just the content on their platforms, but also the diversity of their workforces,” Ohanian told CBS This Morning.

The changes come as Black Lives Matter protests continue across the US and the globe, with people demonstrating against the recent deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery, and against systemic racism.

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Welcome the Newest Additions to the Fermob Family

We love the clean lines and bold color palette that Fermob’s outdoor furniture collections always bring to the table, so we’re excited to introduce you to the latest additions to their family. From aluminum tables that wouldn’t be amiss in an art gallery, to a lounge chair and footrest that can be used indoors or out, these pieces stand strong in the aesthetic that the company is known for.

The Bebop family is expanding with the addition of several minimal, airy, versatile tables that can be put to use in just about any room you can think of. Designed by Tristan Lohner and made of 100% aluminum, Bebop tables are super light and ready to stand up to just about every climate condition. Group them together in various sizes for a custom arrangement, choosing from all 24 shades of Fermob’s color chart.

Bebop SIde Table in Bleu Lagune

Bebop Side Table in Vert Cedre

Lorette Folding Chair in Miel

The Lorette collection, a collaboration with designer Frédéric Sofia, blends French garden furniture with a resort style feel. The motifs are inspired by mashrabiya latticework, and similar to the concept of canework in traditional garden gates. The series includes a steel framed folding chair and folding table with detailed perforated steel sheets, with both designed specifically for outdoor use and offered in Fermob’s entire color palette.

Lorette Folding Chair in Gris Argile

Lorette Folding Table in Menthe Glaciale

Lorette Folding Table in Bleu Acapulco

Luxembourg Bar Stool in Rose Praline

Initially created for the Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris, the Luxembourg collection has become iconic in its own right. The aluminum series has Frédéric Sofia to thank for reinterpreting the chairs and armchairs that were originally designed in 1923, with a result that combines the lightness and resistance of aluminum with the comfort of curved seat slats. The new stools come in two sizes, a dining height stool and a stackable high chair.

Luxembourg Bar Stool in Gris Argile

Luxembourg Low Stool in Bleu Abysse

Luxembourg Low Stool in Gris Metal

Surprising Teak Chair

Fermob turned to the GuggenbichlerDesign team to create a cousin to their existing Surprising Chair in the Surprising collection, a steel version called Surprising Teak. They also partnered with Vlaemynck, a long-standing expert in teak, to bring this sturdy, warm piece to life. It, along with the matching Surprising Teak Footrest, have been treated for the outdoors but would look great as an indoor lounge chair as well.

Surprising Teak Footrest

Read more about Fermob’s design philosophy here.

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We Mapped Where Customs and Border Protection Drones Are Flying in the U.S. and Beyond

In 2011, Rodney Brossart, a cattle rancher from Lakota, North Dakota was accused of stealing six cows. The cows, he said, simply wandered on to his 3,000-acre farm, and by his estimation, they, therefore, belonged to him. When the cops came, he and his family were prepared. Armed with high power rifles, they engaged in a 16-hour standoff with police.

Apparently at an impasse, the Grand Forks Police Department SWAT team called in a favor from federal immigration agents at Customs and Border Protection, requesting to use one of the agency’s MQ-9 Reaper drones—also known as the Predator B—to pinpoint Brossart’s location on the ranch. When the SWAT team, assisted by aerial surveillance from the drone, stormed the house and arrested Brossart, he became the first U.S. citizen to be arrested using intel gathered from a drone.

Over nearly a decade since that standoff, the details of CBP’s drone operations have been vague. Previous reporting and public documents suggest that the agency operates a fleet of 10 Predator drones that are legally permitted to patrol within 100 air miles of the border—CBP also asserts the power to do so within 100 miles of any port of entry, like an international airport—but little is known about how often or in what circumstances CBP decides to use them.

Indeed, CBP has gone to lengths to keep the public in the dark about its use of drone aircraft—flight data for its fleet doesn’t appear on many commercial databases, and the agency is light on specifics when it comes to who is being surveilled and why, only touting the results as evidence of a need for an ever-greater security envelope across the country. The agency has simultaneously tried to assert sweeping powers based on dubious legal authority. In some cases, such as warrantless searches of electronic devices on the border, CBP has lost. On other fronts, such as its tactical team deployments for immigration sweeps in cities across the country, broad powers to stop and search individuals within the border zone, and profiling and abuse, the agency has yet to be reined in.

To better understand how CBP uses its fleet of Predators, Gizmodo mapped and analyzed one year’s worth of flight data from seven of the 10 Predators in CBP’s fleet. The data, obtained through Tampa-based flight tracking company RadarBox, reveals that since June of 2019, these seven drones have completed more than 150 flights—patrolling the southern and northern borders, zig-zagging over politically active indigenous lands, and circling the skies over cities small and large—some of them far outside the U.S.

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Gizmodo has also published the searchable map that we used to do some of our analysis. While our database of drone flight logs is only partial, it is perhaps the most detailed picture of how CBP uses these controversial surveillance aircraft to date, and we hope it sheds a public light on the agency’s practices.

CBP drones are operated by a subsidiary agency called Air and Marine Operations (AMO) and are allowed to conduct warrantless surveillance in publicly navigable airspace within 100 miles of the air border. They are flown by AMO pilots, including when they are loaned out to other agencies. (CBP has, on occasion, itself asked to loan out unmanned military aircraft.) Critics have questioned whether the drones are actually cost-effective for their stated purpose of border interdiction. In 2014, the Department of Homeland Security’s Inspector General pegged the cost of each unit at $17 million and operating costs at $12,555 per hour, including “pilots, equipment, and overhead.”

Drones surveilling the southern border. Data courtesy of Radarbox.com

That same year, the Electronic Frontier Foundation published documents showing that CBP had loaned its Predator drones out to other federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies around 700 times from 2010 to 2012; CBP had previously released documents claiming the number was under 500. CBP continued to withhold the names of many state and local police entities it had coordinated with, claiming it could compromise operations.

Documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act by the Intercept showed that CBP loaned drones to state and local law enforcement on 15 occasions, and 53 times to federal agencies, from July 2016 to August 2017. Those documents only contained, however, dates and durations of flights alongside the agency it was coordinated with. Other information suggested, and CBP confirmed to the Intercept, that a drone was used to monitor protests at Standing Rock against the Dakota Access Pipeline in 2016 to protect police equipment.

Drone loans have important ramifications for how local police departments handle protests, providing capabilities for live surveillance of standoff situations, as well as tracking suspects, vehicles, and suspected weaponry. In particular, police departments in expansive rural areas sometimes find themselves under financial pressure to use drones rather than fly their own helicopters or fixed-wing air units.

Last week, Motherboard reported that CBP drones routinely fly over American cities—including Minneapolis during widespread protests against racist police brutality and the killing of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis Police Department. CBP issued a statement saying the drone was intended to lend “situational awareness” to other authorities, though it didn’t clarify who it was acting in coordination with.

CBP104 flying over Fargo on April 30th. Data courtesy of RadarBox.com

Our data show that along the northern U.S. border, CBP may have participated in several additional local law enforcement operations in recent months. Its flights along the northern border typically followed a westbound route from Pembina, North Dakota, to the edge of Montana. But on April 30, a CBP drone with the call sign CBP104—the same drone that surveilled protests in Minneapolis—spent four hours circling Fargo around the vicinity of North Dakota State University. While it is unclear why authorities sent the drone there, Fargo Police have leased drones from CBP in the past. In 2017, the Fargo Police Department enlisted CBP’s drones to conduct electronic surveillance of a suspect in a murder case.

In another detour away from the northern border, on February 21, CBP216, stationed in Grand Forks, spent hours looping around indigenous land in Minnesota that had previously been the site of sustained resistance to tar-sands pipelines. Surveillance of indigenous water protectors is not unprecedented. CBP confirmed to the Intercept that a drone was used to monitor protests at Standing Rock against the Dakota Access Pipeline in 2016 to protect police equipment; according to the Guardian, authorities discussed using drones as part of a crackdown on the Keystone XL pipeline protests in 2017 and 2018.

Half of all drone flights this year were likely to conduct surveillance along the southern U.S. border. Four CBP drones returned regularly to the southern border to fly the same route multiple dozens of times in the last year—only occasionally breaking the route to circle border cities like Laredo, Texas. Our data show drones at the southern border routinely patrolling sparsely populated areas of the desert, methodically sweeping the skies in flight paths that resemble freshly mowed lawns.

According to a 2015 document published by the Homeland Security Studies and Analysis Institute, since early 2013, the Predator fleet has been used to patrol remote sections of the southern border where the agency suspects illegal activity may be occurring. In such scenarios, the document claims, a Predator with “high-resolution sensors” returns multiple times to an isolated stretch of the border “in order to detect small changes in the landscape like tire tracks.” These sensors are likely Raytheon Multi-Spectral Targeting System or Northrup Grumman Vehicle and Dismount Exploitation Radar (VADER), “a system that can detect vehicles and individuals at long ranges and against a high degree of background clutter.”

CBP216 appearing to surveil indigenous lands in Minnesota. Data courtesy of RadarBox.com

Interestingly, however, our data also show that CBP doesn’t always stick within the borders its tasked to protect. From February 6 to March 20, CBP213 conducted 20 operations in Panama’s airspace, focusing on islands and small towns in the Gulf of Panama. These operations appear to be part of CBP’s Air and Marine Operations, which, according to promotional material, run counterdrug operations from their “primary site” in Panama City. According to CBP, Panama City “sits between the two cocaine smuggling routes that move approximately 84 percent of all cocaine destined for the United States.” The operations were publicized on the AMO Twitter feed.

“This is a piece of the puzzle,” Dave Maass, a senior investigative researcher at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, said of Gizmodo’s map. “We need more information on these flights, especially since local law enforcement and drone companies are exploring new and frightening forms of persistent aerial surveillance that could harm privacy throughout the country.”

If you know of any CBP or local law enforcement operations that might match up with flight times seen in our map, let us know at [email protected] and [email protected]

Tello family plans get everyone hooked up with data

Family cellphone plans are supposed to make life easier. They’re meant to save you money and help you manage your family’s data usage, but many family plans fall short. That’s not always the case though. Tello is a little different.

With Tello, there are no one-size-fits-all family plans. Everything and everyone’s plan is customizable. What makes switching to Tello so easy?

Every modern phone is compatible with Tello

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The biggest expense when moving carriers is the investment in new hardware. Buying a fancy new phone for yourself is costly enough, but it takes a giant chunk out of your funds when you must pick out a phone for everyone on your plan.

When you switch to Tello, this isn’t a worry. If you own a modern unlocked device or a CDMA phone that’s compatible with Sprint, you’re good to go. It doesn’t matter if you have an Android device or an iPhone.

Family plans are customizable

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You’ve probably gone through the trouble of signing up for a family plan before and quickly realized that it’s not always a cost-efficient or user-friendly experience. When one person hoards all the data on your family plan, the rest have to suffer with reduced data speeds or worse, no data at all. Generally, if you want to change your plan to accommodate more users or to bump up your data, you incur another fee to upgrade.

Tello offers you a multitude of family plan options, and if you decide you need to make changes to that plan in the future, you can do it on the fly for free. Yes, you can make endless adjustments and tweak your plan at no cost.

And paying your monthly bill is easy too. Pay every line on your Tello family plan with one bank card, or split them up between accounts and users. How you use and pay for your family plan with Tello is entirely up to you.

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To get started, decide how many lines you need with Tello, and then scroll through the available family plans. You can add loads of data to your plan, no data and unlimited talk and text to Mom’s phone, or go with a set amount of data for the kids. Mix and match to your heart’s content.

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Ready-made plans for your family are available too. Choose a plan designed for grandparents, teens, students, or parents. Family plans start at only $9/month, and all plans come with 4G LTE, free hotspot and tethering, and the ability to share your data plan balance with other devices on the same plan.

Tello perks

We’ve all experienced a shockingly high phone bill after we add a supposed low-cost extra. Tello offers a different way to stay connected and cut costs. All the following extras are included free of charge with Tello family plans:

Free unlimited texting
4G LTE
Free hotspot
Free tethering
Free downgrades/upgrades
Free calls to Canada, Mexico, and China
Simple account management
No surprise fees

There are no contracts with Tello. If you need to use Tello temporarily while you’re on vacation, you can do that. Simply cancel when you return. Want to jump on the Tello bandwagon with the whole family longterm? You can do that too. With Tello, you have total control of your bill and your plan.

Save money and your sanity with Tello

Move up to fully customizable family plans and Tello and enjoy 4G LTE, free tethering, contract-free service, and no surprise fees.

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What’s New on Netflix the Week of June 8, 2020

If you’re on the hunt for something new to add to your Netflix queue, the streaming service is adding a handful of new movies and television shows this week including season 6 of “How to Get Away With Murder” and season 5 of “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow.”

Today is also your last day to catch Mad Men on the streaming service. Mad Men seasons 1-7 leave tomorrow.

Here’s the full rundown of everything that’s coming and going from Netflix this week.

Available June 8

Before I Fall

Available June 10

Curon — Netflix Original
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow: Season 5
Lenox Hill — Netflix Documentary
Middle Men
My Mister: Season 1
Reality Z — Netflix Original

Available June 11

Pose: Season 2

Available June 12

Addicted to Life
Da 5 Bloods — Netflix Film
Dating Around: Season 2 — Netflix Original
F is For Family: Season 4 — Netflix Original
Jo Koy: In His Elements — Netflix Comedy Special
Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts: Season 2 — Netflix Family
One Piece: Alabasta
One Piece: East Blue
One Piece: Enter Chopper at the Winter Island
One Piece: Entering Into the Grand Line
Pokémon Journeys: The Series — Netflix Family
The Search — Netflix Original
The Woods — Netflix Original

Available June 13

Alexa & Katie: Part 4 — Netflix Family
How to Get Away with Murder: Season 6
Milea

Available June 14

Marcella: Season 3 — Netflix Original

Leaving June 9

Mad Men: Seasons 1-7

Leaving June 10

Standoff

Leaving June 11

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norell: Series 1

Leaving June 12

Dragonheart
Dragonheart 3: A New Sorcerer
Dragonheart: A New Beginning
Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire

Leaving June 13

Cutie and the Boxer

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Joe Biden: I think Floyd will change the world

Image shows Rodney Floyd (L) and Philonise Floyd (C) brothers of George Floyd, attending their brother's funeral service — Image caption

Mourners wore “I can’t breathe” badges at the service

The funeral of George Floyd, an African American whose death in police custody spawned global outrage, has heard impassioned pleas for racial justice.

Speakers in the church in Houston, Texas, lined up to remember a man whose “crime was that he was born black”.

Mr Floyd died in Minneapolis last month as a white police officer held a knee on his neck for nearly nine minutes, his final moments filmed on phones.

Four police officers involved have been sacked and charged over his death.

His coffin was taken from the church driven in a motorcade to the Houston Memorial Gardens where he was to be buried beside his mother.

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Media captionGeorge Floyd’s niece: ‘This is not just murder, but a hate crime’

One of Mr Floyd’s nieces, Brooke Williams, called for a change in laws which, she argued, were designed to disadvantage black people.

“Why must this system be corrupt and broken?” she asked. “Laws were already put in place for the African-American system to fail. And these laws need to be changed. No more hate crimes, please! Someone said ‘Make America Great Again’, but when has America ever been great?”

Republican President Donald Trump’s Democratic opponent in the November presidential election, Joe Biden, addressed the service in a video message, saying: “When there is justice for George Floyd, we will truly be on our way to racial justice in America.”

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George Floyd’s body was loaded into a hearse

Mr Biden has sharply criticised Mr Trump, accusing him at the weekend of making “despicable” speculative remarks about Mr Floyd.

But the Democratic politician was himself recently accused of taking black American votes for granted when he said African Americans “ain’t black” if they even considered voting for Mr Trump.

What was said at the funeral?

The service was held at the Fountain of Praise church, attended by some 500 guests including politicians and celebrities.

“George Floyd was not expendable – this is why we’re here,” said Al Green, the local Democratic congressman. “His crime was that he was born black.”

Veteran civil rights activist Reverend Al Sharpton told the service: “All over the world I see grandchildren of slave masters tearing down slave masters’ statues.”

Talking about Mr Floyd’s difficult life, he said: “God took the rejected stone and made him the cornerstone of a movement that’s gonna change the whole wide world.”

In Minnesota, Governor Tim Walz called on people to honour the funeral by observing silence for eight minutes and 46 seconds, the time Mr Floyd was pinned to the ground before he died.

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Mourners paid respects before the service

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Many wore “I can’t breathe” badges

Mr Floyd’s coffin was taken to a cemetery in Pearland, south of Houston, for a private burial ceremony. For the last mile of the procession it was conveyed in a horse-drawn carriage.

Barriers were erected along the route to allow members of the public to pay their respects safely as the procession passed.

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Mr Floyd will be interred in a mausoleum in Pearland

His body was on display at the church for six hours on Monday.

Media captionGeorge Floyd’s ex partner: ‘Gianna doesn’t have a father’

Memorial services were also held in Minneapolis and North Carolina, where Mr Floyd was born.

What did Biden say about Floyd’s family?

After visiting the family on Monday, the Democratic candidate told CBS: “His little daughter was there, the one who said ‘daddy’s going to change the world’, and I think her daddy is going to change the world.”

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Joe Biden meeting George Floyd’s family

“I think what happened here is one of the great inflection points in American history, for real, in terms of civil liberties, civil rights and just treating people with dignity.”

Media captionJoe Biden: George Floyd death a “great inflection point in American history”

Floyd family spokesman Benjamin Crump, who tweeted a photo of the meeting, said Mr Floyd’s relatives welcomed Mr Biden’s comments.

“That compassion meant the world to this grieving family,” he added.

How have the protests spread?

Anti-racism protests started by Mr Floyd’s death are now entering their third week in the US. Huge rallies have been held in several cities, including Washington DC, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Media caption“Keep pushing”: Washington DC protesters on keeping the momentum going

Sensitivity to racism has grown in other Western countries in response to George Floyd’s death:

The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, set up a commission to review the city’s landmarks to ensure they reflect its diversity, days after the statue of a slave trader was torn down in Bristol.

In the Belgian city of Antwerp, a statue of King Leopold II, who ruled during a period of brutal colonisation in Africa, was taken down

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Google’s advanced hacking protection comes to Nest devices

Google’s Advanced Protection Program hasn’t been very accommodating of smart homes so far — you’ve had to forego Nest devices if you wanted those additional safeguards. It won’t be a problem from now on, though. The internet giant has enabled Advanced Protection for Google accounts on Nest devices, making it possible to use a thermostat or doorbell without giving up the protections you might need if you feel you’re at high risk of hacks and phishing.

As you might imagine, Google doesn’t want to take chances. It “strongly recommend[s]” that everyone in a given home sign up for Advanced Protection, since intruders could theoretically get in through family accounts linked to the same device. If you can manage that, though, you won’t have to rule out whole categories of connected tech just to maintain strict security.

Contribute to These Organizations Resolving Bigotry and Mental Health

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In addition to the physical violence connected with systemic racism, it also has significant ramifications on psychological health. Generations of collective trauma is now combined with the stress and anxiety of not just the hazard of police violence, however also remaining in the middle of an international pandemic where individuals of color are disproportionately affected.

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If you’re not sure how to assist today, here are some organizations supplying mental health services for people of color, as well as others that are working to eliminate racial health variations– all of which are accepting donations.

Organizations supplying mental health services

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< a data-ga ="[["Embedded Url","External link","https://www.borislhensonfoundation.org/donate/",{"metric25":1}]] href=" https://www.borislhensonfoundation.org/donate/" rel=" noopener noreferrer" target=" _ blank" > The Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation
< a data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","https://ifundwomen.com/projects/dive-in-well",{"metric25":1}]] href=" https://ifundwomen.com/projects/dive-in-well" rel=" noopener noreferrer" target=" _ blank" > Dive In Well
< a data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","https://blackmentalhealth.com/donate/",{"metric25":1}]] href=" https://blackmentalhealth.com/donate/" rel=" noopener noreferrer" target=" _ blank" > Black Mental Health Alliance
< a data-ga=" [["Embedded Url","External link","https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/NzU4MzM=",{"metric25":1}]] href=" https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/NzU4MzM=" rel =" noopener noreferrer" target=" _ blank" > The Loveland Foundation
Sista Afya
< a data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","https://www.stevefund.org/donate/",{"metric25":1}]] href=" https://www.stevefund.org/donate/" rel=" noopener noreferrer" target =" _ blank" > The Steve Fund
< a data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","https://bwhi.org/donate/",{"metric25":1}]] href=" https://bwhi.org/donate/" rel=" noopener noreferrer" target=" _ blank" > Black Females’s Health Imperative
)< a data-ga ="[["Embedded Url","External link","https://blackmenheal.org/donate/",{"metric25":1}]] href=" https://blackmenheal.org/donate/" rel=" noopener noreferrer" target=" _ blank" > Black Guy Heal
< a data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","https://www.beam.community/donation",{"metric25":1}]] href=" https://www.beam.community/donation" rel=" noopener noreferrer" target=" _ blank" > Black Psychological and Mental Health Collective( BEAM)
< a data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","https://ourselvesblack.com/checkout/donate?donatePageId=5cf2045a72378e0001d854eb",{"metric25":1}]] href=" https://ourselvesblack.com/checkout/donate?donatePageId=5cf2045 a72378 e0001 d854 eb" rel=" noopener noreferrer" target=" _ blank" > Ourselves Black
< a data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","https://www.paypal.me/theokraproject",{"metric25":1}]] href=" https://www.paypal.me/theokraproject" rel=" noopener noreferrer" target=" _ blank" > The Okra Job— includes a< a data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdDk1ZaSv_nCqc1wI0KH0ZsOS28FT9tH-BRviA-VUB_Cf-tZg/viewform",{"metric25":1}]] href=" https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdDk1ZaSv_nCqc1wI0KH0ZsOS28 FT9tH-BRviA-VUB_Cf-tZg/ viewform" rel=" noopener noreferrer" target=" _ blank" > Nina Pop Mental Health Recovery Fund, devoted to raising cash for black trans ladies, and the< a data-ga ="[["Embedded Url","External link","https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScFbCqnPzsY0pSi39i_AjsTpVZpqJ20IOlJoX37N5qOHqN6cA/viewform",{"metric25":1}]] href=" https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScFbCqnPzsY0pSi39 i_AjsTpVZpqJ20 IOlJoX37 N5qOHqN6cA/viewform" rel=" noopener noreferrer" target=" _ blank" > Tony McDade Mental Health Healing Fund, which will concentrate on black trans men

Organizations working to remove racial health variations

< a data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","https://www.right2healthus.org/checkout/donate?donatePageId=5c6b221be5e5f0977020432b",{"metric25":1}]] href=" https://www.right2healthus.org/checkout/donate?donatePageId=5c6b221 be5e5f0977020432 b" rel=" noopener noreferrer" target=" _ blank" > Right to Health( Likewise< a data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/racism-meets-criteria",{"metric25":1}]] href=" https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/racism-meets-criteria" rel=" noopener noreferrer" target=" _ blank" > asking for signatures on a petition to get the CDC/NIH to acknowledge that bigotry is a public health crisis)
< a data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","https://secure.everyaction.com/4omQDAR0oUiUagTu0EG-Ig2?fbclid=IwAR20ZxMEAegsYszvJsxJ1iQ7U4qduTeKhrgD-BTamCT4ejD9Er8xxOoCscI",{"metric25":1}]] href=" https://secure.everyaction.com/4omQDAR0oUiUagTu0EG-Ig2?fbclid=IwAR20 ZxMEAegsYszvJsxJ1iQ7U4qduTeKhrgD-BTamCT4ejD9Er8xxOoCscI" rel=" noopener noreferrer" target=" _ blank" > Black Visions Collective
< a data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","https://support.eji.org/give/153413/#!/donation/checkout",{"metric25":1}]] href=" https://support.eji.org/give/153413/ #!/ donation/checkout" rel=" noopener noreferrer" target=" _ blank" > Equal Justice Initiative
< a data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","https://www.racialhealthequity.org/donate",{"metric25":1}]] href=" https://www.racialhealthequity.org/donate" rel=" noopener noreferrer" target=" _ blank" > Center for the Study of Racism, Social Justice & Health
< a data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","https://www.mghdisparitiessolutions.org/donate",{"metric25":1}]] href=" https://www.mghdisparitiessolutions.org/donate" rel=" noopener noreferrer" target=" _ blank" > The Disparities Solutions Center
< a data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","https://www.nationalcollaborative.org/donate/",{"metric25":1}]] href=" https://www.nationalcollaborative.org/donate/" rel=" noopener noreferrer" target=" _ blank" > National Collaborative for Health Equity
< a data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=cjwR_uQmw8K9VfxhOE2RhhIbZAO7qBIq2TsjsYNNL_qErwiCXsRQMFP7t-5NzwkiGO4heG&fromUL=true&country.x=US&locale.x=en_US",{"metric25":1}]] href=" https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=cjwR_uQmw8K9VfxhOE2RhhIbZAO7qBIq2TsjsYNNL_qErwiCXsRQMFP7t-5NzwkiGO4heG&fromUL=true&country.x=US&locale.x=en_US" rel=" noopener noreferrer" target=" _ blank" > National REACH Union
< a data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","http://www.culturalwellnesscenter.org/about-us/donate/",{"metric25":1}]] href=" http://www.culturalwellnesscenter.org/about-us/donate/" rel=" noopener noreferrer" target=" _ blank" > The Cultural Health Center
< a data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","https://pisab.networkforgood.com/projects/22910-ongoing-donations?utm_source=Network+for+Good&utm_medium=Site+link+and+email&utm_campaign=Everyday+Donations",{"metric25":1}]] href=" https://pisab.networkforgood.com/projects/22910- ongoing-donations? utm_source= Network for Great & utm_medium= Website link and e-mail & utm_campaign= Everyday Contributions" rel=" noopener noreferrer" target=" _ blank" > The People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond

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What to Enjoy Tonight, June 9, 2020

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Trying to find something to view tonight? Every afternoon we’re searching down and highlighting the very best watching alternatives around.

Yesterday we recommended < a data-ga="[["Embedded Url","Internal link","https://lifehacker.com/what-to-watch-tonight-june-8-2020-1843954319",{"metric25":1}]] href=" https://lifehacker.com/what-to-watch-tonight-june-8 - 2020-1843954319" > John Oliver’s newest episode on cops violence, a high school jazz competition and comedy with Jim Gaffigan

Tonight we’re including a town hall with Oprah, a live-streamed performance with country vocalist Dierks Bentley, Carpool Karaoke with BTS and more.

Use the arrows at the bottom of the page to navigate through the slideshow to the next idea. On the last page, you’ll discover a rundown of some of the excellent things we’ve found in the past that you can experience whenever you want.

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Join Oprah’s town hall on racial oppression

Oprah Winfrey’s two-night town hall, “Where Do We Go From Here?”, begins tonight at 9 p.m. ET. The occasion, which includes guests like politician Stacey Abrams, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, filmmaker Ava DuVernay and NNAACP national board member Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, will concentrate on tangible plans for moving the defend racial justice forward.

There are great deals of ways to watch– the program will air on Tuesday and Wednesday on OWN, as well as across all of Discovery’s 18 other U.S. networks, including Discovery, HGTV, ID, Food Network and TLC.

Both nights will also be available free of charge on the < a data-ga ="[["Embedded Url","External link","http://watchown.tv/",{"metric25":1}]] href=" http://watchown.tv/" rel=" noopener noreferrer" target=" _ blank" > Watch OWN and Discovery Family apps, in addition to< a data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","https://www.youtube.com/user/OWN",{"metric25":1}]] href=" https://www.youtube.com/user/OWN" rel=" noopener noreferrer" target=" _ blank" > OWN’s YouTube,< a data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","https://www.facebook.com/owntv/",{"metric25":1}]] href=" https://www.facebook.com/owntv/" rel=" noopener noreferrer" target=" _ blank" > Facebookand< a data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","https://www.instagram.com/ownTV/",{"metric25":1}]] href=" https://www.instagram.com/ownTV/" rel=" noopener noreferrer" target=" _ blank" > Instagram channels.

See country vocalist Dierks Bentley in performance

In recent months, Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame has actually been hosting a” Songwriter Sessions “virtual show series. Tonight’s performance features singer/songwriter Dierks Bentley. In addition to the show, Bentley will also take part in a live Q&A with fans.

Enjoy the 30- minute event at 9 p.m. ET on the C And W Hall of Fame’s < a data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","https://www.instagram.com/officialcmhof/",{"metric25":1}]] href=" https://www.instagram.com/officialcmhof/" rel=" noopener noreferrer" target=" _ blank" > Instagram page

Sign up with the Met’s virtual Museum Mile Festival

Due to COVID -19, NYC’s Metropolitan Museum of Art is taking its yearly Museum Mile Festival virtual. You can now explore exhibits by video, sign up with storytime with your kids and tune in to efficiencies and interviews with artists.

Curated videos and projects are offered on < a data-ga ="[["Embedded Url","External link","https://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/met-celebrates/festivals-and-special-programs/museum-mile-2020",{"metric25":1}]] href=" https://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/met-celebrates/festivals-and-special-programs/museum-mile-2020 ” rel= “noopener noreferrer” target=” _ blank” > the event site. You can also click over to the < a data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDlz9C2bhSW6dcVn_PO5mYw",{"metric25":1}]] href=" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDlz9C2bhSW6dcVn_PO5mYw" rel=" noopener noreferrer" target=" _ blank" > Met’s YouTube page for lots more behind-the-scenes take a look at the museum’s offerings.

Consume supper with Phish

Every week since the coronavirus shutdowns cancelled public shows, Phish has been hosting a weekly” Supper and a Motion picture” broadcast that consists of a stream of an archived program and a dish from the band. Tonight’s efficiency is from July26,2013at The Canyon Amphitheatre in Gorge, WA, and the dish is Page McConnell’s red beans and rice.

Earnings from the occasion will go to ArtsFund’s COVID-19 Arts Emergency Situation Relief Fund. You can < a data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","https://phish.com/waterwheel/",{"metric25":1}]] href=" https://phish.com/waterwheel/" rel=" noopener noreferrer" target=" _ blank "> donate on Phish’s site See the program at 8:30 p.m. ET < a data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OU-wonaepcQ",{"metric25":1}]] href=" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OU-wonaepcQ" rel=" noopener noreferrer" target=" _ blank" > on YouTube, by means of< a data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","https://webcast.livephish.com/",{"metric25":1}]] href=" https://webcast.livephish.com/" rel=" noopener noreferrer" target=" _ blank" > live webcast or on the band’s< a data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","https://www.facebook.com/phish/",{"metric25":1}]] href=" https://www.facebook.com/phish/" rel=" noopener noreferrer" target=" _ blank" > Facebook page

Watch BTS on” Carpool Karaoke”

K-pop band BTS has actually appeared big time for the Black Lives Matter motion; their $ 1 million donation to the cause over the weekend was matched by the band’s fans, who have also been extremely active on social media in support of continuous protests.

” The Late Program” host James Corden highlighted the band’s contribution on his program last night and released a bonus offer clip of BTS’s look on “Carpool Karaoke.” Watch it < a data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJyTzJiZg34",{"metric25":1}]] href=" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJyTzJiZg34" rel=" noopener noreferrer" target=" _ blank" > on YouTube

Watch Josh Ritter on The Silo Sessions

Singer/songwriter Josh Ritter has hosted ongoing weekly live programs in quarantine to benefit neighborhoods impacted greatly by the pandemic. Tonight’s event is the last in the series. Donations will go to Kid of Promise New York City, which works with kids of incarcerated moms and dads. Details for how to leave cash pointers will be posted with the live stream, or you can < a data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","https://found.ee/joshritter-silosessions",{"metric25":1}]] href=" https://found.ee/joshritter-silosessions" rel=" noopener noreferrer" target=" _ blank" > purchase a poster or puzzle, with the earnings going to support the exact same causes.

The show starts at 7 p.m. ET. See on< a data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","https://found.ee/JoshRitter-SiloSessions/ms-yt-0",{"metric25":1}]] href=" https://found.ee/JoshRitter-SiloSessions/ms-yt-0" rel=" noopener noreferrer" target=" _ blank" > YouTube,< a data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","https://www.facebook.com/joshrittermusic/videos/2669681663276147/",{"metric25":1}]] href =" https://www.facebook.com/joshrittermusic/videos/ 2669681663276147/" rel=" noopener noreferrer" target=" _ blank" > Facebook or < a data-ga="[["Embedded Url","External link","https://www.twitch.tv/joshrittermusic",{"metric25":1}]] href=" https://www.twitch.tv/joshrittermusic" rel=" noopener noreferrer" target=" _ blank" > Twitch

Emily is an independent writer based in Salt Lake City, UT.

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Kate and William Share New Family Photo of Prince George and Princess Charlotte

Doing their part. Prince William and Duchess Kate shared a new family photo featuring their children Prince George and Princess Charlotte volunteering amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Prince William and Duchess Kate Share New Family Photo in Honor of Volunteers Week — Prince William and Kate Middleton visit a ‘Les Voisins in Action’ event in Paris on March 18, 2017 in Paris, France. MEGA

The Kensington Royal Instagram account posted a picture on Saturday, June 6, of William, 37, walking beside George, 6, and Charlotte, 5, while they visited the Sandringham Estate in April. The Duke of Cambridge — who also shares Prince Louis, 2, with Kate — held an umbrella over his children while they went to pack and deliver food to quarantined locals.

Queen Elizabeth II shared the new photo on her own Instagram account on Saturday along with a special message as National Volunteering Week closed out in the U.K.

“As Volunteers’ Week draws to a close, it is inspiring to reflect on the many thousands of people, who through their acts of generosity and kindness, have achieved so much for the greater good,” she wrote. “I have been following with interest how men and women from around the world, including my own family, have been helping and recognizing the vital role of the volunteer. I send my best wishes to all those who give themselves so freely and selflessly in the service of others.”

The Kensington Royal Instagram account posted photos of Charlotte in May ahead of her birthday as she and the royal family packed and delivered food packages to those in need.

William revealed on Friday, June 5, that he has secretly been volunteering at Shout85258 — a support line that helps with issues including self-harm, bullying, relationship challenges, abuse and suicidal thoughts. The duke, Kate, 38, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle founded the service in November 2019.

William and Kate praised the U.K. for a successful National Volunteering Week in a video chat with the organizations Conscious Youth and Machynlleth Community Corona Response earlier this week.

“It’s National Volunteering Week and I want to say a big thank you from both of us. Thank you for all the volunteering you’re doing, thank you for all the time and effort you’re putting in. It’s been hugely rewarding and important that you guys are doing that and you have been a lifeline to all the people who you’ve helped in the area,” William said.

Kate added, “One of the things that would be amazing is if everyone in their communities was to carry on and still celebrate volunteering in a way that they have been during the pandemic. Everyone’s got something to give back.”

Last month, the royal couple appeared on every radio station in the U.K. to bring awareness to mental health issues and reminded listeners that “we are all connected and you’re not alone.”

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Meet the de Blasio household, the first household of New York City

De Blasio family 2018 — New York Mayor Costs de Blasio, right, and his family wave to observers after de Blasio was sworn in for a 2nd term as mayor at Municipal government in New York Monday, Jan. 1,2018

Costs de Blasio has been the mayor of New York City considering that 2013.
Chirlane McCray, Mayor de Blasio’s partner, has actually been praised for making mental healthcare more accessible in New York.
On May 30, De Blasio’s daughter Chiara was arrested and charged with unlawful assembly throughout a demonstration over the death of George Floyd.
Mayor de Blasio’s workplace didn’t immediately react to ask for remark from Service Insider.

The de Blasio household are some of the most popular faces in New york city City politics.

Bill de Blasio, a Democrat, was elected Mayor of New York City in 2013 and began his term in2014 He was re-elected for a 2nd term in 2017.

De Blasio grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Born Warren Wilhelm, de Blasio changed his name to show his youth nickname, Expense, and his mother’s first name, de Blasio, the New York City Daily News reported in 2013

De Blasio was called after his father, a The second world war veteran.

” All of my household, has constantly been, and for reasons I don’t completely understand, extremely interested in present occasions, politics, news, constantly reading all the time,” de Blasio told the New York Daily News

De Blasio a graduate of New York University and Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs

Before ending up being mayor of New York, de Blasio was on the New York City board and worked as Public Supporter.

Start in 2002, de Blasio represented Brooklyn’s 39 th district in New York City Council for two terms.

He was chosen New York Public Supporter in 2009.

De Blasio likewise ran a four-month 2020 governmental project before dropping out in September 2019.

Bill de Blasio Trump Tower — New York City mayor Costs de Blasio speaks in front of Trump Tower after his conference with president-elect Donald Trump, November 16,2016

” I have reached the point where I feel I have contributed all I can to this Democratic primary,” he composed in an op-ed post for NBC News

During his presidential campaign, de Blasio focused on the working class and beating President Donald Trump

During his time as mayor, de Blasio has actually undergone repeated public analysis. He received criticism for how he handled the Eric Garner case in 2014, where a white policeman killed a black man in Staten Island after collaring him for offering loose cigarettes.

In 2014, Eric Garner passed away after Daniel Pantaleo, a previous New York City law enforcement officer, put him in a chokehold on Staten Island. Officers approached him to see if he was offering single cigarettes.

Garner said “I can’t breathe” 11 times during the occurrence, which was captured on video

After the incident, a grand jury declined to prosecute Pantaleo, and federal authorities declined to bring civil rights charges. Pantaleo was fired five years later on.

During his 2020 presidential project, before Pantaleo was fired, protesters slammed his handling of the case, stating the officer should be fired.

When asked about the Eric Garner case from 2014 in a coronavirus upgrade on May 29, de Blasio stated, “We slipped up. I slipped up in believing the Department of Justice would do its job.”

” When the city took control of, there was due process, there was a trial. Our cops commissioner decided. It was the ideal decision. The thing I feel really clearly, in retrospection, is we should have neglected the Department of Justice– due to the fact that what they did was unconscionable in not acting– and just continued. Which’s what we will do from now on.”

De Blasio has actually been wed to his better half, Chirlane McCray, since1994 They have 2 children: a 25- year-old child, Chiara, and a 23- year-old child, Dante. De Blasio’s household has been at the center of his political campaigns.

de blasio family — Bill de Blasio and Chirlane McCray, and their kids, Dante and Chiara.

De Blasio is Italian and his wife, Chirlane McCray, is black

The de Blasio household moved into Gracie Estate in 2014.

Gracie Mansion — Gracie Estate on the Upper East Side.

In 2019, de Blasio and his wife reported a joint earnings of $252,178 according to their income tax returns

Chirlane McCray has contributed in creating a mental health plan for the city throughout her time as the First Woman of New York City City.

Bill de Blasio GMA — New York City Mayor Costs de Blasio and his partner Chirlane McCray.

In 2015, McCray developed ThriveNYC with the function of linking individuals with psychological health requires to the people and the programs that can assist them.

In 2018, McCray was named one of TIME’s 50 Most Influential Individuals in Health Care after it became an around the world design for mental health reform

Dante de Blasio helped his papa with his very first mayoral campaign when he was 15.

In 2013, when he was 15, Dante starred in an ad for de Blasio’s mayoral project.

Years later on, Dante composed an op-ed post for U.S.A. Today The 2019 post detailed his point of view of and experience with police as a young black male. The piece was published shortly after Dante graduated from Yale University and remembered 2 memories– among de Blasio and Dante’s cousins explaining how he ought to speak to policemans at age 13, and another of Dante feeling afraid of law enforcement officer as a young person.

Chiara de Blasio studied sociology at Santa Clara University and has been working as a program planner of Feminists for Justice at Santa Clara Neighborhood Action Program since 2015.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio with his daughter Chiara. — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio with his child Chiara.

Chiara went to Beacon High School, a selective public high school in Manhattan, and Santa Clara University, according to her LinkedIn profile

Most recently, de Blasio has safeguarded the New York City Authorities Department’s treatment of the protesters who have required to the streets after George Floyd, a black male, was eliminated in cops custody in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 25.

— Marco (@chieffymac11) May 31, 2020

A video showing an NYPD automobile driving into a crowd of protestors in Brooklyn was distributed commonly on social media over the weekend.

De Blasio informed New york city 1 that although he wishes law enforcement officer had not driven an NYPD automobile through a crowd of protestors on Flatbush Avenue and St. Mark’s Opportunity in Brooklyn, “they remained in a circumstance where it was getting increasingly more dangerous, and they had to get out of there.”

De Blasio informed New York 1 on May 30 that protestors prompting violence do not represent New York City.

On May 30, his daughter, Chiara, was jailed throughout a demonstration.

The New York Post reported that she was blocking traffic and declined to move.

De Blasio safeguarded his child following the arrest, NBC reported

” This is not someone who would ever commit any violence,” he stated.

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Check Out Crayola’s New ‘Colors of the World’ Crayons

At a moment when race is at the very top of the national conversation, Crayola is, finally, providing kids with more than a handful of colors to choose from when they draw self portraits, family portraits and pictures of their friends. Crayola is calling the set “Colors of the World,” and it’s available for pre-order now.

You may remember Crayola releasing its first line of “multicultural crayons” in the early 1990s. It was a box of eight crayons pulled from its standard selection; colors like peach, tan and mahogany—plus black and white crayons for “blending.” This is not that. This is a set of 24 crayons (plus eight other classic colors for eyes and hair) that were developed in partnership with Victor Casale, formerly the chief chemist and managing director of MAC cosmetics and currently CEO of MOB Beauty.

“Finding someone’s right shade has been a goal of mine for my whole career,” Casale says in a promotional video for the crayons’ release.

Now kids will get to choose from colors like “very light golden,” “medium deep rose” and “deepest almond” to make their portraits. Cat Bowen writes for Romper what this means for families—particularly multiracial families:

Coming from a multicultural household, there is literally a crayon in this box for everyone in my family, from my Chinese husband to my Jamaican brother-in-law, to my Puerto Rican nephews, and even my own nearly-translucent Slavic mountain hue. There is a color for all of us—which will undoubtedly be used by my daughter, who is rarely seen without her drawing pad and crayons, and who has, in the past, decided to Picasso all of us with varying shades of neon skin, because flesh tones weren’t an option.

You can pre-order the crayons—and a “Colors of the World” coloring book—from Walmart; both ship on July 5.

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How to Celebrate Pride Month as a Family

It’s been a heavy few months, to say the least. From the pandemic to the protests over police brutality against black Americans, it hasn’t felt like there’s been much to celebrate lately. But now it’s June, which means in addition to everything else that’s happening, it’s also Pride Month.

Pride isn’t simply about rainbows and parades and parties; it’s about honoring gay, lesbian and transgender individuals who made today’s celebrations possible by fighting for LGBTQ rights, most notably through events like the Stonewall Inn rebellion. But it’s also a chance to talk to our kids about the core values of inclusivity that the LGBTQ+ community stands for—and celebrate them.

Talk about what it means to identify as LGBTQ+

If you haven’t yet started talking to your kids about the issues that people in the LGBTQ+ community face, now is the time—or the time to build on any discussions you’ve already had. (Here’s a primer to get you started.)

I also recently came across this video from the National Center for Transgender Equality that talks to transgender kids and adults about their experiences, and it’s a good way for kids to connect the concept with real people they can relate to:

Tune into a virtual Drag Queen Story Hour

We’ve recommended in the past that you take your kids to a local Drag Queen Story Time, but since those may not be happening in many places right now, look for a virtual reading. Denver Pride has announced two planned story times this month: 3 p.m. (MT) June 20 and 1 p.m. (MT) June 21, and more story times from other organizations are likely to follow.

Participate in a virtual 5K

Events company Runstreet is hosting its fourth annual NYC Pride 5K Art Run—but this year, it’s virtual:

Don your fave rainbow gear and head out for a Pride 5K in your neighborhood, snapping a photo of the beauty you find on your run. Tag @Runstreet in your Pride Art Run posts and you’ll be entered into our photo contest for amazing fitness prizes.

The run is being “held” anytime between June 20 and June 28. It’s $10 to enter, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the Callen-Lorde Community Health Center, which provides healthcare and related services to New York’s LGBTQ+ population.

Host your own Pride celebration day

Dedicate a whole day (or a whole weekend!) to your own personal family Pride celebration. Sure, most of the big parades or parties that make celebrating this month especially fun won’t be happening this year, but you can repurpose other social-distancing activities to be Pride-specific. For example, organize a neighborhood “Rainbow Chalk Walk”—or walk down your street, chalking your own rainbows as you go for others to discover. Or host a social distancing “Rainbow Scavenger Hunt” where kids in the neighborhood decorate their windows or yards with rainbows for everyone to find.

Encourage rainbow-themed crafts, draw rainbows all over the windows with dry erase markers, make rainbow crispy treats—make it an extra-colorful day, is what I’m saying.

And if there is a particular family member or loved one you want to honor and support on this day, have the kids make them a card or a picture, get decked out in all the rainbow garb you own and video chat with them to tell them you love them.

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