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10/2 LIVE UPDATES: CNN CBSN MSNBC

Gunman: 64 year old Nevadan Stephen Paddock killed himself.

President Trump orders flags lowered to honor victims.
FBI: No known ISIS terrorist connection.
Las Vegas hospitals need blood donors.

Video: Moving response by President Trump

Happening Now: More News Updates

See up-to-the-minute news developments.

Public Response to Racism Incident
in the U.S. military:

9/29 Air Force Lt. General's powerful speech

on racial slurs in their ranks.

9/26 Equifax CEO out after massive internet breach

Republicans offer conservative DACA bill with path to citizenship

Another GOP healthcare last minute effort fails in Senate

Fallout Continues Over President's Comments

Click: Trumps triggers national firestorm in response to race protest

9/24 USA Today:
In Wake of President Trump's harsh words, It's time to sign Kaepernick

9/20 Facebook releases 2016 Russian political ads

Tech giant gives Congress long requested evidence
supporting the Trump for President campaign.

9/20 ABC's Jimmy Kimmel fights back against a U.S. Senator

in the GOP effort to repeal Obamacare again.

9/17 2017 Emmy Awards

9/17 Television's Top Award Winners 2017

Outstanding Writing in Comedy Series ( Diversity Acceptance )

Nicole Kidman Wins Outstanding Lead Actress ( 'The Bigger Message')

9/18 Cable viewers may lose ABC and ESPN due to dispute with Disney

9/15 Manhunt underway in London after latest bombing incident

9/15: Public outrage over leaked private info

143 million American's Social Security information exposed in a major hack
of a major credit rating company. Those trying to lock down their credit blocked.

How bad is this Equifax hack? Protect yourself.

Hillary Clinton opens up during a media blitz

promoting her new book:

YouTube: Rachel Maddow Anderson Cooper 'The View'

9/14 Privacy Concerns over New Face Recognition IPhone Feature

9/13 Washington State Fatal School Shooting

9/13 DACA College Student turned in on her Kentucky campus

9/13 Aftermath: Nursing Home Tragedy

Eight elderly people die at a nursing home, across
the street from a hospital. Extreme heat and no A/C.

Federal Independent Counsel Probe Continues:

Catch Up On Details: Mondays through Fridays

Continuing National Fallout:

Virginia Race Confrontation

8/18/17: CBS This Morning
Violence in Charlottesville..."Still Processing"

(Video) Young media professionals discusses what White people can do.

ABC 20/20: Extremism in the Streets (1 hour program)

Investigation tracks developments on both sides over the past year.

NEWS HEADLINES...

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9/11 (CBS) MEGA HACK: Equifax

The credit score rating company revealed that earlier this year,
hackers stole the personal information of 143 million Americans.
This is the third major hack of Equifax in less than two years

Bay Area Elementary Students Learn Lesson About of 9/11

None of the students in class were born when America was attacked.

Homeless SJSU Professor Lives In Her Car To Survive

9/6 Bay Area Protests of DACA Decision

Trump rescinds Obama-era immigration program had authorized young people,
who were brought to this country illegally by their parents, the opportunity
to work, study and live in the U.S. without fear of deportation.

Domestic Violence Charges Dropped Against

NBC's "America's Got Talent" Winner

NFL's Michael Bennett Alleges Police

Brutality in Las Vegas

9/7 CBS Preview: New Series

Star Trek Discovery - Diversity Cast

First Black woman to play the lead in the 50 year history
of the billion dollar TV franchise. Will include the first openly
gay character featured in a Star Trek series.

9/5 Trump Administration Orders End To Immigration Policy

Young undocumented immigrant DACA children knick named 'Dreamers'
to be deported starting in six months. 800,000 people affected.

(Video Reactions) Analysis on CBSN

(Video) See Announcement by Attorney General Sessions:
Bay Area CEOs & Lawmakers blast the DACA decision

"Dreamers"anxious as Trump immigration decision approaches

CNN Updates on Trump Administration Plans

9/3 North Korea conducts nuclear weapon test
and triggers an 6.3 earthquake

Massive Storm Devastates Texas & Louisiana

9/5 Post Hurricane Harvey Impact/Health Concerns
Disease and psychological effects.

Potential Drinking Water Contamination in Texas

8/29 Woman In Houston Shelter Goes Off On CNN
The news network decided to set up shop in an evacuation center,
interviewing those who have been picked up by rescuers.

8/31 Wells Fargo bank scandal continues:

An additional 1.4 million fake bank accounts uncovered

Trump to end Obama era equal pay data collection policy

Vendors for wall on Mexican border to be announced

Thursday, August 31st: Disney/ABC's 'Day of Giving' Fundraiser Nationwide

$10 Donations for American Red Cross Relief Efforts: Text 'Harvey' to 90999.
Paid on your telephone bill.

8/31 CBS This Morning:

Red Cross Answers Concerns About Victim Donations

80,000 meals served so far. 10,000+ living in shelters.
Critics say Red Cross donations do not get to victims.

NFL's J.J. Watt Creates Hurricane Harvey Relief Effort

Sportsworld Joins In Hurricane Victim Relief

8/30 TV Evangelist Joel Osteen Damage Control:

"We Know We Did The Right Thing For Safety"
His mega church in Houston was formerly an NBA arena.

Pastor Osteen originally slammed for not sheltering early victims

8/29 Saving Strangers - Citizen heroes in Texas (Video)

8/27: Hurricane Harvey Overview Aftermath (Video)

More than 7 million people affected. Most of Houston under water.
Eleven trillion gallons of water have fallen on the nation's 4th largest city.
5500 in city shelters. One of the costliest storms in U.S. history.

One of the most costliest storms in history

CBS: TV Journalist & Rescuers save a trucker trapped in flood (Video)

Local reporter Brandi Smith spotted a trapped driver as his tractor-trailer was being swallowed
by floodwaters. She waved down a Harris county sheriff towing an airboat to effect the rescue.

Mega church pastor Joel Osteen slammed for not sheltering victims
Church was formerly an NBA arena.

ABC: Storm devastation slideshow

8/28 North Korea launches missile over Japan. Trump responds.

"All options on the table."

13 Arrested Sunday at dueling race issue
protests in Berkeley

8/25 President Trump pardons convicted AZ Sheriff Joe Arpaio

The 85 year old Arpaio was found guilty of criminal contempt last month for disregarding
a court order in a racial profiling case. His sentencing had been scheduled for October 5.

Fallout From Arpaio Pardon

8/22 Transgender reveal in kindergarten class leaves

parents feeling "betrayed"

8/20 Jerry Lewis Dies Dick Gregory Dies

(Videos) Solar Eclipse In America - Monday 8/21, 10 am to Noon PT

First coast-to-coast total eclipse in U.S. in 99 years.

1979: Coverage of the last total eclipse seen in the United States

8/17 Terrorist Attack in Spain - 14 People Killed By Rampaging Vehicle

Authorities kill five suspects.

8/12 Protestors clash with White nationalists in Virginia

State of Emergency exists after a bloody confrontation in the streets.
Deliberate car attack touches off racism violence at the "Unite The Right" rally.

8/20 Erasing History? Debate: Removing Confederate Monuments

Add YOUR racism experience to the discussion

8/10 Trump says "fire and fury" reaction comment was not strong enough

8/20 U.S. military leader responses to Charlottesville

8/10 CNN fires Trump loyalist for using Nazi language on-air with a liberal opponent

8/3 Proctor & Gamble's new ad tackles race in America

(Videos) Major corporation trying to start a new national discussion.

8/7 Pew Research: Muslim Men & Women in America see life differently

Controversial Google memo goes viral inside the company.
It argues women are underrepresented in tech not because
they face bias and discrimination in the workplace, but
because of inherent psychological
differences between men and women.

New York Times: 8/7/17
Internet giant Google fires male engineer at the center of uproar in Silicon Valley.

Motherboard posts the controversial memo online:

CBS Evening News: 8/7/17
(Video) Breaks down Google memo gone viral
Includes facts about the company's diversity hiring efforts.

Pew Research: In the news industry, lowest diversity in smaller outlets

8/2 Trump signs new Russian sanctions bill into law

7/31 Trump removes Scaramucci as White House

Communications Director

July 27, 2017 Senate Rejects All Republican Plans

The seven year effort by the GOP to repeal and replace President Obama's
signature legislation comes to a historic end.

7/27 Congress puts pressure on President Trump to sign off:

House & Senate pass tough sanctions on Russia

New Yorker Magazine - 7/27/17:

Unloads with profanity
about President Trump's
White House
Chief of Staff and
top adviser

�Let me tell you something
about myself,� Scaracucci said.
�I am a straight shooter.�

Anthony Scaracucci
Newly appointed White House
Communications Director

7/26/17: Attorney General under continuous fire from his boss President Trump

LA Times: Sessions stays focused on his job

KPIX 5 San Francisco Bay Area: Online LGBT News

Senators racing to get something done on national healthcare.

Series of votes taken over the past 24 hours have failed.

7/27/17 CNN: Senate debate in Washington D.C.

The Facts on the Republican Healthcare bills

The difference between the House measure passed in May and the Senate's
efforts in June and July.

6/29 Apple I Phone: 10 Years That Changed The World

6/29 South Bay Catholic Leader Offers Outreach to LGBT
versus Indiana Bishop's New Restrictions (below):

6/23 Indiana Bishop denies gays Communion,

last rites and funerals in the Church

6/26 Reporter snaps back at White House claims of 'Fake News'
Journalist Brian Karem snaps at Trump spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders
during the White House press briefing.

White House slams reporter for Russia coverage then
spares in heated exchange with reporter Brian Karem.

6/25 Burned, Torn Quran, Bacon Found Outside Mosques
Sacramento attack on Muslims

6/24 - 25 Gay Pride Weekend in U.S. & Worldwide

6/23 Pride and Prejudice? Race tinges LGBT PRIDE celebrations

California adds 4 states to its travel ban for their anti LGBT laws

6/22 No major U.S. religious group supports refusal of services to LGBT

Illinois Bishop: Pastors Must Deny Funerals to Catholics

in Same-Gender Marriages

6/23 Washington Post: Trump supports new Senate healthcare bill,

but more GOP Senators oppose it

6/19 Correspondent unloads on White House for "stonewalling."

6/16 CBS Anchorman Says Goodbye

CBS News ratings rose under Pelley�s tenure to their highest point in the last decade,
but viewership remained behind that of its competitors, ABC�s �World News Tonight� with David Muir
and NBC�s �NBC Nightly News� with Lester Holt.

Republican House of Representative Members Targets of Gunfire

6/15 Congressman in critical condition after baseball field shooting

Washington Post: Special Prosecutor now investigating Donald Trump

Congratulations!!!

NBA Finals: LeBron James Met His Match

6/15 (Video) Warriors Championship Parade In Oakland

ESPN Predicts Warriors Will Repeat In 2018

Incident One Year Ago That Stunned The Nation

ABC: Victims Remembered on 1st Anniversary 2017

JMC School 2016 Special: Religious Outreach to LGBTQ

(Video) Bay Area "Equal Time" on PBS videotaped roundtable on
The Pulse nightclub massacre.

LGBTQ 2017 Pride: Nationwide Marches/Celebrations

6/11 1960s TV Batman Adam West Dies

MSNBC: Daily Video Updates on Trump investigation

FBI Director Testifies About Being Fired By President Trump

Politico: Millions nationwide watch on television and online
Nearly 20 million TV viewers. Facebook reported 26 million live views.

CNN: Top ten takeaways from Comey's testimony

NBC: Televised Coverage of Comey Hearing (video)

CBS: Bars nationwide were packed for Comey testimony.

Washington Post: Team Trump's reaction to Comey testimony

CNN: Winners and Losers from hearing televised by 12 networks

ABC7: Celebrity Reactions

ABC: Trump's sons dismiss Russian investigation as a "witch hunt."

Background info on James Comey

6/13 Attorney General Jeff Session's Senate testimony

Highlights from the NY Times

6/6 BBC: London weekend terrorist attack - What We Know

DIVERSITY in the News

HBO's Bill Maher counseled about using the N-word

(Video) Maher, Ice Cube & Symone Sanders on 'White Privilege'

CNN Opinion: Bill Maher's use of the N-word is no joke

Has HBO's Bill Maher become too toxic for his guests?

Movie producer/actor Michael Moore launches a new

whistleblower website called "TrumpiLeaks"

Megyn Kelly's move from Fox to NBC

Trump continues to promote his "Travel Ban"
from "DANGEROUS COUNTRIES"

Harvard University rescinds admission acceptance for freshmen
involved in hateful memes

Comedian Kathy Griffin not 'laying down' for Trump

She apologizes again for severed head prank that backfired. Cost her CNN new year's job.

HUFFPOST: A long road to redemption with no guarantees

6/1 Former 'terrible racist' gives money to support a Black church

6/2 Facebook's Zuckerberg blocks efforts on transparency on fake news

Special SJSU Diversity Event May 9, 2017

"Simple Gifts" Portrait Series - SJSU African American Faculty

(Video) Produced & Edited by Dr. D. Michael Cheers

Trump withdraws the U.S. from global climate change accord

CNN: World leaders condemn Trump's action

NY Times Opinion: Our Disgraceful Exit from the Paris accord

Harvard Report: Millennials not interested in casual sex.

5/31 - Young adult males react to new Harvard University Report:

Video Update: Sex and Relationships

Millennials are more interested in the components of dating and relationships
than casual sex, according to the report that looks into the "hook-up culture"
of young adults

Harvard: The Talk We Need To Have With Young People

CBS This Morning: Daily News Videos

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