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20-Year-Old Man Shot by Police in Ferguson, Mo., on Anniversary of Michael Brown’s Death
A year ago, an unarmed teenager was shot and killed by a Ferguson, Mo., police officer. For days following the shooting, Ferguson became embroiled in protests, complete with militarized police patrolling the streets. On Sunday night, the Ferguson of now looked a lot like the Ferguson of old as what had been considered a peaceful…
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Black Driver Taken Off Delivery After Customer Says She Doesn’t Want Blacks at Her House
Marcus Bradley, a deliver driver for a Lowe’s store in Virginia, says he was shocked Aug. 3 when a manager called to let him know he couldn’t make a drop-off. “I got a phone call on the phone telling me to bring the delivery back, saying that I couldn’t do the delivery,” Bradley told Fox…
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19-Year-Old Unarmed College Student Fatally Shot by Texas Police
Arlington, Texas, police fatally shot a 19-year-old college student who they claim broke into a car dealership early Friday morning, but some members of the dead man’s family find the police version of the story hard to believe. According to the Star-Telegram, around 1 a.m. Friday, police were notified of a burglary in progress at…
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Kalief Browder’s Family Plans $20,000,000 Lawsuit Against NYC
In May 2010, Kalief Browder, then 16, was stopped and arrested on a New York City street for reportedly stealing a backpack. Browder’s family was unable to pay Browder’s bail, and although no charges were filed against Browder, he spent some three years in the jail at Rikers Island. While locked away, he endured beatings from prisoners…
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Sister of Alleged Memphis Cop Shooter: ‘It Was Kill or Be Killed’
The sister of a 29-year-old man charged with fatally shooting a Memphis, Tenn., police officer said the shooting was in self-defense because the officer was too aggressive and left her brother no choice. Callie Watkins, 28, claims that before her brother, Tremaine Wilbourn, turned himself in to police, he told her his version of events.…
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11-Year-Old Detroit Boy Charged With Manslaughter in Fatal Shooting of 3-Year-Old
An 11-year-old Detroit boy has been charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of 3-year-old Elijah Walker in what police are calling a tragic accident. According to ClickonDetroit, the 11-year-old, who has not been identified because he is not being charged as an adult, took the gun from his father’s closet and tossed it out…
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Ga. Man Throws Away Winning Lottery Tickets
Cedric Jackson walked into Rick’s Food Mart in Rome, Ga., Saturday, checked his lottery numbers and figured he had lost. He asked the clerk if he wouldn’t mind throwing them out, and left the store. Later that night, he realized that while he hadn’t won the grand prize, he may have tossed out two winning…
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Steak-umms or Mmm, Steak! The Dollar Tree Carries $1 Steak
Ever found yourself hungry with barely enough loose change to make a dollar and really wanted a steak? Well, you’re in luck, my friend, because Dollar Tree discount stores sell Stampede’s $1 boneless-ribeye, preseasoned steak! Sure, some reviewers are saying that it’s tougher than long division and thinner than a whisper on a windy day.…
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David Simon Says: Show Me a Hero and I’ll Write You a Tragedy
We didn’t know early on that David Simon was making honest television. Even the idea of it sounds like a lark. But David Simon has been teaching us all along how to watch David Simon. And maybe we weren’t ready for the truth to be shown to us in the dream box with landscapes that…
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Watch: Fla. Officer Assaults and Arrests Woman After She Calls Cop’s Son Rude
Deidra Reid and Reginald Lane Jr. thought they were just going to visit a friend Monday, maybe hang out by the pool, but an encounter with a young boy whose father is a Orange County, Fla., deputy sheriff ended with the pair being arrested and Reid’s arm in a sling. “This is someone who used…
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