by Chase Burns and Nathalie Graham • Feb 11, 2021 at 5:30 pm
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The prosecution rested its case against Trump today: The House impeachment managers spent the day proving the link between the rioters actions and Donald Trump s rhetoric. They warned that something like the insurrection could happen again if Trump was acquitted and the Senate didn t ban him from running for office. Managers called Trump a clear and present danger to the United States democracy, using direct quotes from the rioters to prove that their raid on the Capitol was his fault.
Amanda Branch is portrayed on Wednesday, December 23, 2020, in Seattle. Credit: KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
2 women accuse Seattle hip-hop artist Raz Simone of abuse, coercion By
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manda Branch, age 24, told herself everything would be all right. She was lying on the carpeted floor of her downtown Seattle apartment, and her boyfriend was forcibly cutting off her hair.
Struggling, she said she stopped when she realized she couldnât get up. Recalling what happened recently, Branch said she turned her head toward the window of her fourth floor apartment and watched as the Monorail passed by.
Solomon Simone, a Seattle hip-hop artist who goes by Raz, was cutting Branchâs hair that summer day in 2015, she said. Branch and Simone had been together for years, and often stayed at Branchâs corner street unit, over an espresso shop and nail salon. Branch said she wasnât allowed to leave without telling him. If she did, there were consequences. Simone de
Credit Morehead State University
Faculty and students from Morehead State University’s Department of Communication, Media and Languages and Department of Music, Theatre and Dance are coming together for a creative endeavor coming to the small screen to brighten up the holiday season.
Under the leadership of Jeffrey Hill, professor of mass communication, and Ryan McGillicuddy, assistant professor of music, the hour-long video work “The Ryan McGillicuddy Big Band” will premiere at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 27, on Kentucky Educational Television (KET). The project is also scheduled for nine additional airdates between Dec. 29 and Jan. 4, 2021.
With the support of an MSU Creative Productions grant, McGillicuddy composed and arranged five compositions while arranging one traditional work and one piece by jazz artist Jim Golding. From there, he formed an 18-piece Big Band consisting of Kentucky jazz musicians, as well MSU faculty and students.
2 slides Credit: KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
Under threat of sweep, Seattle protesters defend houseless encampment at Cal Anderson Park By
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As Seattle police readied to clear Cal Anderson Park on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning, protesters also lined the park where a tent encampment has grown over the past few months.
But the police did not sweep the camp as expected.
The city on Monday posted notices about its plan to sweep the park, which stated the park was not an authorized area for storage or shelter. The park has been officially closed for nearly six months following the creation of the Capitol Hill Organized Protest, or CHOP, this past summer.