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Who Is Ralph Yarl? Black Teenager Shot in Kansas City, Missouri
ByMichael Armstrong April 17, 2023April 17, 2023

The shooting of a 16-year-old Black boy in Kansas City, Missouri, has sparked national outcry as police investigate whether race played a motivating factor. Ralph Yarl has been identified by his family online as the teenager who was shot after mistakenly going to the wrong house when trying to pick up his younger siblings on…

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‘Nazi-like measures’: Kansas City policy requires lists be kept of people attending in-person church services
ByMichael Armstrong May 5, 2020

A new order in Kansas City, Missouri, requires churches to record the names of congregants who attend in-person services. Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas issued the 10/10/10 rule last week so the city could have a “soft opening” of the economy but enforce social distancing practices meant to stop the spread of the coronavirus. The rule treats…

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