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Fla. Teen Who Posed as Doctor Arrested Again
The 18-year-old Florida teen who was arrested last month on charges he impersonated a doctor has been arrested again, this time on charges he used another person’s identity. According to the Sun-Sentinel, Malachi Love-Robinson was taken into custody Tuesday and charged with one count of larceny and five counts of using another person’s identification without…
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Ala. Officer Charged With Murder in Death of Unarmed Black Man
Montgomery County District Attorney Daryl Bailey charged Montgomery, Ala., Police Officer Aaron Smith with murder Wednesday in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man outside his mother’s house. “I will do everything in my power to protect a police officer who is operating within the law,” Bailey said Wednesday, CBS News reports. “I will…
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Texas Officer Who Arrested Sandra Bland Is Finally Fired
The Texas trooper who arrested Sandra Bland has formally been fired. Trooper Brian Encinia was officially fired after he failed to “rebut disciplinary charges leveled against him in January, Public Safety Director Steven McCraw wrote in a letter of final termination,” the Huffington Post reports. Encinia stopped Bland June 10, 2015, for reportedly failing to…
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Trump Watch: White Supremacist Given Press Credentials and Interview With Donald Trump Jr.
Donald Trump, the presidential candidate who refuses to denounce the Ku Klux Klan, has reportedly allowed James Edwards, a white supremacist radio talk show host, VIP access at his rallies. The “pro-white” host even landed a recent interview with the Republican front-runner’s son. According to the Huffington Post, Edwards spoke with Donald Trump Jr. in…
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Trump Watch: Young Black Woman Assaulted at Ky. Rally
It’s clear that Donald Trump and his followers are willing to resort to violence to “Make America great again.” During his Super Tuesday rally in Louisville, Ky., Trump stopped his speech to demand that a young black protester be thrown out. Not ones to ignore the calling of their commander, supporters of Trump began shouting…
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San Antonio Officer Who Fatally Shot Unarmed Man Suspended Indefinitely
The San Antonio police officer who claimed that he feared for his life when he shot and killed an unarmed man has been placed on indefinite suspension. According to the Associated Press, Police Officer John Lee has been issued an “indefinite suspension for placing himself unnecessarily in a tactical situation wherein he felt compelled to…
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Obama Meets With Republican Leaders Over Scalia’s Supreme Court Seat
On Tuesday, President Barack Obama met unsuccessfully with Republican leaders about choosing a nominee for the Supreme Court seat left vacant by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia Feb. 13. Obama, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid met in the Oval Office for less than…
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Louis Farrakhan on Donald Trump: ‘I Like What I’m Looking At’
Politics can make strange bedfellows, with Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan finding a commonality in Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump. Trump “is the only member who has stood in front of the Jewish community and said, ‘I don’t want your money,’” Farrakhan said during a weekend sermon, Politico reports. “Any time a man…
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Family of Ala. Man Fatally Shot by Cop Outside His Home Wants Answers
On Thursday a Montgomery, Ala., police officer shot and killed Greg Gunn, 58, steps away from Gunn’s home. On Monday, Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange and Police Chief Ernest Finley held a press conference, where Gunn’s brother Franklin Gunn asked them both for five minutes. Five minutes, he said, that had his brother been afforded the…
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Army Sgt. Accused of Killing Wife and Va. Cop Working Her 1st Shift
Prince William County Police Officer Ashley Guindon, 28, completed her official ceremony to join the Virginia force Friday and was working her first full shift Saturday when she responded to a domestic violence call with two other officers. When Guindon and her fellow officers arrived at the front door, “the subject opened fire,” Prince William…