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White Woman Who Called Cops On Central Park Bird-Watcher Made 2nd Bogus 911 Claim

Amy Cooper's second 911 call falsely claimed a Black man "tried to assault her," prosecutors said.
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Amy Cooper, White Woman Who Called Cops On Black Man In Central Park, Is Being Prosecuted

The May 25 incident was shown on a video that went viral.
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Kristen Bell, Jenny Slate Step Down From Voicing Their Black Characters On TV

Statements posted on Instagram say that Bell's character on Apple TV's "Central Park" and Slate's on Netflix's "Big Mouth" will be recast with Black or mixed-race actors.
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Amy Cooper, Who Falsely Accused Black Man In Central Park, Gets Dog Back

The woman had surrendered her pet to a rescue group after footage of her 911 call went viral.
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Christian Cooper Urges An End To Threats Targeting White Woman Who Accosted Him

Cooper on CNN decried the death threats directed at the woman, saying that made no sense and defied logic.
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Woman Fired After Racist Central Park Confrontation

The racist incident is prompting discussions about the long history of white people falsely reporting Black people to the police.
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White Woman Calls Cops On Black Man Over Dog Leash Dispute In Viral Footage

The man said he asked the woman to leash her dog. The woman is heard saying she would tell police "there’s an African American man threatening my life."
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'Saturday Night Live' Cast Pays Sweet Homage To Luminous New York

Cast members dream of their special times in the city before COVID-19.
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Coronavirus Hospital In Central Park Sparks Backlash Over Anti-LGBTQ Ties

The facility is operating in partnership with Samaritan’s Purse, a disaster relief organization founded by evangelist Franklin Graham.
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Yusef Salaam Of The Exonerated Five: Pay Attention To 2020 Candidates’ ‘Track Record’

“In Black and brown communities, we’ve always seen ... people promise us the world, then take office and give us nothing,” said Salaam, who was wrongfully imprisoned in the 1989 Central Park jogger case.
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