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Scamming Icon ‘Dr. Love’ Freed From Prison
Malachi Love-Robinson, the teenage scammer imprisoned for impersonating a doctor and defrauding an elderly patient, is now a free man. Once known as “Dr. Love,” the 22-year-old Florida (where else?) man was released from custody on Monday after serving 20 months of a 3.5-year sentence, NBC News writes. Love-Robinson made headlines—and, as these things go,…
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Police Bodycam Footage of Botham Jean Dying in His Apartment Shared on Emotional 2nd Day of Amber Guyger Trial
Prosecutors shared video of Botham Jean’s final breaths with jurors Tuesday, during the second day of former Dallas Police officer Amber Guyger’s trial. Guyger stands accused of murdering Jean, her upstairs neighbor, when she entered his apartment last year and fatally shot him. Off-duty at the time, Guyger claimed she had mistaken his apartment for…
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Black Genius, Recognized: Meet the 2019 Class of Black MacArthur Fellows
Saidiya Hartman was sitting in a bar in Durban, South Africa when she got the news: she had just been awarded a $625,000 MacArthur Fellowship. Accompanied by one of her best friends, Hartman—a literary scholar and cultural historian—was in town to help plan a meeting for a black studies mobile academy. “I was in disbelief…
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Muslim Passengers Say American Airlines Flight Was Canceled, FBI Called, Because Man Flushed Toilet Twice
Two Muslim men are asking the Department of Transportation to investigate American Airlines and regional carrier Mesa Airlines after crew members on a Dallas-bound flight called the FBI on them. The offense? According to Issam Abdallah, one of the men accusing the airlines of discrimination, crew members became suspicious of him after he “went to…
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Florida Cop Who Arrested 2 Elementary Kids Fired; Was Previously Charged With Child Abuse
Orlando Police have fired Officer Dennis Turner for violating department policy when he arrested two six-year-old children last week. But while Turner’s termination came swiftly (and amid widespread backlash), new light is being cast on the officer’s record of misconduct, including a previous charge of child abuse. Orlando Police Chief Orlando Rolón expressed remorse for…
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'Black Nonsense': Pennsylvania State Police Says Its Officers Did Not Racially Profile Black Driver
Pennsylvania State Police, investigating one of their own for allegations of racial bias, have (surprise!) cleared themselves of any wrongdoing. The incident in question took place on July 8, when two white state troopers pulled over Rodney Gillespie’s car after he briefly crossed over the center lines of a narrow, winding two-lane road. After state…
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Florida Officer Under Investigation for Arresting and Charging 6-Year-Old Girl for Throwing a Tantrum
A school resource officer has been suspended after arresting and charging a 6-year-old Orlando girl for throwing a tantrum in school. Kaia Rolle, a student at the Lucious & Emma Nixon Academy charter school in Orange County, threw a tantrum in class last Thursday because her sleep apnea prevented her from sleeping well the night…
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Sorry to This Man: Alleged NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Bows Out of Presidential Race
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio officially ended his presidential campaign today, writing in an NBC News op-ed, “I have contributed all I can to this Democratic primary.” “This campaign has been a profound experience for me,” de Blasio wrote. “I saw America in full—not as it appears on Twitter and cable news, where…
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How Ilhan Omar's Daughter Isra Hirsi Is Connecting the Fight Against Climate Change to Black Lives
Teen activists from Johannesburg to Los Angeles are striking today to demand the world take action on climate change. Among the organizers is Isra Hirsi, co-founder of the U.S. Youth Climate Strike and daughter of Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar. As Vice writes in a recent profile of the 16-year-old organizer, Isra helped launch the U.S.…
