Current Events
8 Year Old African Boy Found In A Suitcase In Spain
An 8 year old boy was discovered inside a suitcase during a routine scanner check in Ceuta, a Spanish enclave that borders Morroco. A 19 year old girl attempted to bring the child from the Ivory Coast to Spain at the request of the child’s father. A spokesman for the Civil Guard police force said that the teenager took the suitcase through a pedestrian crossing from Morocco into the small Spanish-governed territory of Ceuta on Thursday.
“When they put the suitcase through the scanner, the operator noticed something strange, which seemed to be a person inside the case,” he told AFP. Spanish news agency, Efe, said the boy’s father, who resides in the Canary Islands, had traveled back to Ivory Coast to meet his son. The father then reportedly paid the Moroccan courier to smuggle his son in the case. A police spokesman told the newspaper, “She seemed to hesitate and it looked as though she didn’t want to come through the border.”
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Baltimore’s “State Of Emergency” Lifted
Baltimore saw days of unrest after Freddie Gray, a black man, was taken into custody and suffered critical injuries. He died a week later. Protesters threw bottles and bricks at police during a riot on April 27, injuring nearly 100 officers. More than 200 people were arrested, and about 170 cars and 250 businesses were burned.
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan declared a state of emergency and called in 3,000 National Guard troops and 1,000 officers from around the state and country. Hogan rescinded the state of emergency Wednesday and said all of the troops and state police had been pulled out. He said $20 million from state’s Rainy Day Fund will help pay for last week’s response.
Obama Jokes With Letterman About Post-Retirement Life
Letterman said Obama told him during a commercial break that he plans to take a month off after leaving office. The president said he and the first lady hope to get involved in causes they care about “in a different capacity,” including climate change, as well as helping support disadvantaged youth and military families.
But most of all Obama indicated that, like Letterman, he is looking forward to life out of the spotlight. “It does feel good not to have to be on the stump,” Obama said of the 2016 campaign.
“I was thinking you and me could play some dominoes together,” Obama said. “We could go to the local Starbucks and swap stories.”
Princes Makes A Song For The People Of Baltimore
According to a press release, Prince’s song is a tribute to “all of the people of the city of Baltimore.”
It was recorded this week at Prince’s Paisley Park studio in Minneapolis, but it’s unknown when it will be released.
Prince is not the only artist speaking out following the uprising in Baltimore. Beyoncé posted a message on her Instagram account and her website, writing, “People are hurting.”
Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Liles March With Protesters In Baltimore
Freddie Gray’s Death Has Been Ruled A Homicide
Six Baltimore police officers have been charged, including one with murder, in the death of a black man who was arrested and suffered a fatal neck injury while riding in a moving police van, the city’s chief prosecutor said on Friday.
Prosecutor Marilyn Mosby said Freddie Gray, who died a week after his April 12 arrest, was in handcuffs and shackles but otherwise was not restrained inside the van. The officers failed to provide medical attention to Gray even though he asked for help on at least two occasions.
The death of 25-year-old Gray has become the latest flashpoint in a national outcry over the treatment of African-Americans and other minority groups by U.S. law enforcement.
Baltimore Orioles Beat The Chicago White Sox In An Empty Stadium – Post Riots
On the street side of the towering iron fence, maybe a hundred yards from the Orioles’ bullpen inside the gates, stood Orioles fan Les Bowman with his younger brother.
It was about two hours before the start of the game and Bowman had no chance of getting inside Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Wednesday afternoon. That was no problem for Bowman, who drove nearly three hours from the coast of Virginia that morning to help with the clean-up effort in parts of Baltimore that sorely needed it.
This was a different sort of gameday, unprecedented in American professional sports history, and Bowman just wanted to witness as much of it as possible. And from this spot outside of the stadium, Bowman and others had as unobstructed a view into the stadium as possible from the surrounding streets.
“The way I see it,” Bowman said, “I have the best seat in the house.”
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