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  • Charges Against Ray Tensing, Former University of Cincinnati Cop Who Shot and Killed Sam Dubose, Formally Dismissed 

    Former University of Cincinnati Police Officer Ray Tensing will officially walk away after shooting and killing an unarmed black man after the voluntary manslaughter and murder charges against him were formally dropped Monday. According to the Cincinnati Enquirer, Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Leslie Ghiz dismissed the charges with prejudice, meaning that the criminal case…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    July 24, 2017
  • Ga. Waitress Furious After Man Hands Her Back Menu With Swastika Drawn on It 

    An Atlanta waitress was shocked and upset after she said a man drew a swastika on a menu and handed it back to her while she was working. The waitress in question, Shelley Sidney, said that it was the most hateful thing that has ever been done to her. And that was only the beginning…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    July 24, 2017
  • Ga. Man Arrested for Driving 112 MPH ‘for Snapchat,’ Cops Say

    I think it’s safe to say that we should all know better than to use our cellphones and drive, never mind speed while using our cellphones and driving. But apparently, one Georgia man either did not get the memo or didn’t care about his own life or anyone else’s: He was arrested for driving 112…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    July 24, 2017
  • ‘We Don’t Tip White Ppl’: Tenn. Waiter ‘Shocked’ After Customers Leave Controversial Note on Receipt 

    A Tennessee waiter was left shocked after receiving a controversial note at the top of a receipt while working at the On the Border Mexican Grill & Cantina in Memphis. Nathan Bergeron said it was one thing to be stiffed out of a tip on the $47 bill, but the note sparked a whole different…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    July 24, 2017
  • Calif. Woman Selling Flowers Near a High School Graduation Dragged to the Ground, Arrested Because She Didn’t Have a Permit

    Video of a California police officer forcefully arresting a woman who was selling flowers without a permit near a high school graduation last month has sparked social media backlash because of the tactics the officer used. The incident occurred June 7 near the Perris High School graduation ceremony in Southern California, where street vendors were…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    July 21, 2017
  • Father Pleads With Trump to Let Him Enter the US to Attend Slain 11-Year-Old Daughter’s Funeral 

    Eleven-year-old AbbieGail Smith was killed in New Jersey last week in a tragedy that has shocked her entire family. Now the little girl’s grieving father and older sister, both of whom reside in Jamaica, are pleading with President Donald Trump to allow them into the U.S. to attend the little girl’s funeral this coming Monday.…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    July 21, 2017
  • ‘Utterly Inhumane and Cruel’: Fla. Police Say Teens Laughed at, Mocked Drowning Man 

    Authorities in Cocoa, Fla., say that a group of teens callously watched and laughed as a 32-year-old disabled man drowned in a retention pond last week. Police in Cocoa said they discovered that the teens had recorded the drowning of Jamel Dunn on video, the Associated Press reports. The video taken by the teens at…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    July 21, 2017
  • Tenn. Inmates Receive Reduced Jail Time if They Get a Vasectomy, Birth Control Implant

    There are few things that are more blatant than what is going on in White County, Tenn., where inmates are apparently given a reduced jail sentence if they agree to get either a vasectomy or a birth control implant. According to News Channel 5, back in May, General Sessions Judge Sam Benningfield signed a standing…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    July 20, 2017
  • 6 Members of Burundi Robotics Team Go Missing After International Competition in DC

    Six teen members of the Burundi robotics team who were competing in an international competition this week in Washington, D.C., have been reported missing. Police tweeted missing-person flyers on Wednesday of the team members, who were last seen as a group in the area of the FIRST Global Challenge at the time of Tuesday’s finals…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    July 20, 2017
  • Former Fla. High School Principal Asked Teachers to Do Son’s Math Assignments, Charged Students $1 to Attend Pep Rallies: Report 

    A former principal in Florida asked teachers to do math assignments for his son, pressured teachers to change students’ grades and charged students $1 just to go to pep rallies, a school district investigation has uncovered. On top of it all, George Lockhart, former principal of Lake Worth High School, also suspended students without reporting…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    July 20, 2017
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