Kamala Harris moves into Naval Observatory residence following renovations

A Biden administration official confirmed the transfer to the Washington Examiner on Tuesday, and Opal Vadhan, who is a personal aide to the vice president, tweeted a photo of Harris boarding Marine Two.

"What a historic moment," she said. "The first time in our nation’s history, a daughter of immigrants, Kamala Devi Harris takes Marine 2 for the first time to her new home, the Vice President’s Residence."

Repairs to the residence included maintenance to its heating and air system, replacement of the liners in the chimneys, and the refurbishing of some of the hardwood floors, the administration official said.

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Police chief: Fired cop broke policy in pinning Floyd

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis police chief who called George Floyd’s death “murder” soon after it happened testified that Officer Derek Chauvin had clearly violated department policy when he pinned Floyd’s neck beneath his knee for more than 9 minutes.

Continuing to kneel on Floyd’sneck once he was handcuffed behind his back and lying on his stomach was “in no way, shape or form” part of department policy or training, “and it is certainly not part of our ethics or our values,” Police Chief Medaria Arradondo said Monday on Day Six of Chauvin’s murder trial.

Arradondo,the city’s first Black chief, fired Chauvin and three other officers the day after Floyd’s death last May, and in June called it “murder.”

While police have long been accused of closing ranks to protect fellow members of the force charged with wrongdoing — the “blue wall of silence,” as it’s known — some of the most experienced officersin the Minneapolis department have taken the stand to openly condemn Chauvin’s treatment of Floyd.

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Newest Boston Red Sox Coach Bianca Smith Makes History

29-year-old Bianca Smith made history last week when the Boston Red Sox hired her to be a minor league coach with their Rookie-level team making her the first African American female to ever coach in professional baseball. Smith played college softball at Dartmouth University. 

I love getting a chance to compete with our players. We all get better and we all have fun. https://t.co/KF82iRd3Dn

— Bianca Smith ⚾️ (@biancaesmith12) February 27, 2021

Her parents also attended Dartmouth, and the newest Red Sock admitted that she only had one school in mind for college, and that was Dartmouth. “Thankfully, I got in because it was the only school I applied to, ” Smith told Sports360. 

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Black woman wearing hijab threatened at Century Park LRT Station

Edmonton police are investigating another incident involving threats against a young Black woman wearing a hijab.

The woman was at the Century Park LRT Station on Feb. 17 when she was threatened by "a male suspect," police said in a news release Wednesday.

The Edmonton Police Service Hate Crimes and Extremism Unit has met with the woman to confirm details and offer her support, police said.

The incident — the fifth such attack in Edmonton on Black women wearing head coverings in a 10-week period — prompted a call for action from the National Council of Canadian Muslims. 

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