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Police officers in a majority of states are now mandated to receive “implicit bias training,” where they are informed they are subconsciously racist and must admit to and deliberately overcome their racism. The trainings, which exploded in popularity following the Ferguson riots in 2014, directly respond to accusations that racist police officers are shooting unarmed African Americans. Following the death of George Floyd, multiple states, including Michigan, New Jersey, and Texas, joined the list of states mandating the training for all their officers. Harvard’s University’s Implicit Association Test, the foundation of the idea of implicit bias, shows that a majority...

LEANDER, Texas (AP) -- Officials say a driver has been hurt by flying debris from an explosion at an Austin-area lab associated with the University of Texas. UT spokeswoman Rhonda Weldon says Tuesday's accident involved equipment failure in a metal building in Leander, leading to an explosive release of gas. The lab, run by the UT Institute for Advanced Technology, does research on high-velocity projectiles. James Swartz was driving his truck and was about 50 feet from the site when the structure exploded. Swartz was treated for minor injuries and released from a hospital. Officials say five workers running an...