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10 years since the birth of the movement: #BlackLivesMatter

#BlackLivesMatter. On July 13, 2013, the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter first appeared, causing a stir. Agitation. Alicia Garza, an angry and saddened California resident, posted a message on Facebook on July 13, 2013, after George Zimmerman, a Florida man who killed black teen Martin, was acquitted. His post included the phrase "Black lives matter", which soon became a rallying cry.

Rising river threatens Vermont’s capital as crews rescue more than 100 people from raging waters

Rising river threatens Vermont's capital. Storms lashing Vermont and other parts of the northeastern US dumped two months of rain in just two days, causing further flooding on Tuesday in waterlogged communities including the state capital, where a river just above A dam was posing a threat.

Growing wildfires in central Washington are prompting people to evacuate and putting homes and farms at risk

Wildfires in central Washington . Officials in central Washington asked some people to leave their homes immediately as a new, growing wildfire broke out west of Quincy on Monday afternoon. The Grant County Sheriff's Office issued evacuation notices for the unincorporated community of Trinidad and areas near the resort area of ​​Crescent Bar.