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Black Guerrilla Family Group Suspected of Planning Attack: Police
The Black Guerrilla Family, a black revolutionary group founded in prison and believed to be inspired by Marxist principles to eradicate racism, has the Baltimore and New York City police departments on edge after one of its members walked into a Baltimore police precinct “reeking of marijuana,” the New York Daily News explains. The man…
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Federal Judge Strikes Down Texas Laws on Hair Braiders
A federal judge in Texas has ruled that a set of state laws dictating how hair-braiding stylists could gain certification to teach students how to braid hair was unconstitutional, the Associated Press reports. Isis Brantley, a Dallas hair-braiding salon owner, with the help of the Institute for Justice, filed the federal lawsuit against Texas in…
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Obama to Veto the GOP’s Proposal to Change the Definition of a Full-Time Job in Health Care Law
If Republicans send a health care bill to President Obama’s desk that changes the Affordable Care Act’s definition of a full-time job from 30 hours per week to 40, the White House said on Wednesday that the president will veto the bill, the Associated Press reports. Republicans argue that the current 30-hour requirement encourages companies…
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NYPD Reviews Security in Light of Paris Terror Attack; Obama Releases Statement
The New York City Police Department is taking a hard look at its security protocols in light of the terror attack in France on Wednesday, in which masked gunmen stormed into the offices of Charlie Hebdo, a French satirical newspaper, and killed 12 people, including top journalists, cartoonists and two police officers, the New York…
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Liberian Civil War Escapee-Turned-US Entrepreneur Named to Advisory Council of Federal Reserve Bank
Adenah Bayoh immigrated to the U.S. when she was just 13, escaping a civil war in her native land, Liberia. She put herself through college by working three jobs, one of which was as a teller for a bank, where she rose up the ranks, became an executive and saved enough money to begin her…
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Obama Moves to Close Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp
President Barack Obama has made it a priority for his last two years in office to shrink the prisoner population at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp so much that it would become an economic burden if it were kept open any longer, the New York Times reports. Closing the detention camp was an issue he…
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Judge Will Hear Arguments to Determine if Eric Garner Grand Jury Proceedings Will Be Made Public
The public may soon be able to read the grand jury proceedings that led to the decision not to indict Daniel Pantaleo, the New York City police officer who fatally choked Eric Garner. On Monday a judge at the New York Supreme Court announced that he would hear arguments later this month to decide whether…
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Former NYPD Cop Tweets a Gun Selfie to Goad #BlackBrunchNYC Protesters
On Sunday John Cardillo, a former New York City police officer, posted a selfie on Twitter of himself pointing a gun at the camera. The caption read: “I’m really enjoying these Eggs Benedict so move along now. #BlackBrunchNYC.” The hashtag was the same one used by several dozen protesters who had stormed into brunch eateries…
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Ferguson Juror Sues Prosecutor, Says Evidence Was Manipulated to Implicate Michael Brown
One of the jurors on the St. Louis County grand jury that decided not to indict then-Police Officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown commissioned the American Civil Liberties Union to file a lawsuit to allow the juror to publicly discuss the proceedings. Specifically, the juror, who remains unnamed, wants to be…
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Pope Francis Selects a Diverse Batch of New Cardinals
Pope Francis’ selection of 15 new cardinals from 14 countries is seen as a demonstration of his commitment to instilling diversity in the church and “its growth in places like Asia and Africa,” CBS News is reporting. The pope revealed his list on Sunday; the nations represented include Tonga, New Zealand, Cape Verde, Myanmar, Ethiopia,…
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