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Minn. Cop Pleads Not Guilty in Fatal Shooting of Philando Castile
St. Anthony, Minn., Police Officer Jeronimo Yanez pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and other charges in the fatal shooting of Philando Castile on Monday, signaling that the case will head to trial. According to the Associated Press, Ramsey County District Judge William Leary III has set a trial date for May 30. Yanez shot Castile,…
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Va. Man Facing Hate Crime Charges in Use of Anti-Muslim Slurs, Biting of Man’s Face
Honestly, is it really that hard to just see people and leave them alone? The answer is apparently a “yes” for 35-year-old Robin McGreer of McLean, Va., who, according to authorities, is facing hate crime charges after allegedly biting another man’s face during a November confrontation in which he allegedly used anti-Muslim slurs. According to…
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CNN, NY Times, Politico Among News Organizations Blocked From White House Briefing With Sean Spicer
Apparently, President Donald Trump’s regime White House barred several news organizations from attending an off-camera, informal press briefing today. CNN, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Politico, BuzzFeed and most of the attending foreign press were reportedly blocked from attending the gaggle with White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer. The Associated Press and…
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Swastika Made of Excrement Found in Gender-Neutral Bathroom at RI College
The Rhode Island School of Design is reportedly investigating after anti-Semitic graffiti made from human excrement (??) was found in a gender-neutral bathroom. (Y’all people with your “isms” and phobias are gross … but we knew that.) According to WJAR, students at the school were shocked and disgusted by the graffiti, which was confirmed to…
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Mich. Judge Qiana Lillard Has No Time for ‘Clowns’ Who Allegedly Laughed During DUI Sentencing
It’s safe to say that generally, if you’re in court (whether to support a family member or because of your own actions), it’s not a wise idea to be grinning and/or laughing. People don’t generally end up in court for laughing matters. The family of 26-year-old Amanda Kosal learned that the hard way Thursday after…
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Adam Purinton, Suspect in Kan. Bar Shooting, Allegedly Screamed ‘Get Out of My Country’
The suspect in a Wednesday-night triple shooting that left one person dead has been identified as 51-year-old Adam Purinton of Olathe, Kan. Purinton allegedly told a bartender in Clinton, Mo., that he had killed two Middle Eastern men before he was arrested about five hours after the shooting, authorities said. According to the Kansas City…
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Man Heard Using Racial Slurs Before Shooting 3 People in Kan. Bar, Leaving 1 Dead
A man who allegedly shot three people at an Austins Bar and Grill in Olathe, Kan., on Wednesday, leaving one dead, was reportedly heard using racial slurs before the incident. According to the Kansas City Star, the shooting started around 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday, and then the suspect fled on foot. Police launched a manhunt,…
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Cellphone Video Captures Off-Duty LAPD Cop Firing Weapon During Confrontation With 13-Year-Old Boy
An off-duty Los Angeles police officer has been captured on cellphone video discharging his gun during a physical altercation with a 13-year-old boy. According to KTLA, the disturbing incident occurred Tuesday afternoon close to Loara High School in Anaheim, Calif. Anaheim police said in an updated statement Wednesday that the confrontation began as a result…
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Supreme Court Orders New Hearing in Case of Texas Inmate’s Racially Biased Death Sentence
Duane Buck may get justice yet. On Wednesday the Supreme Court of the United States ordered a new hearing for Buck, a black Texas inmate who has sat for years on death row, after hearing claims that improper testimony about his race got him sentenced to death. As The Guardian reports, justices voted 6-2 in…
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Students Fight Back After School Asks Teachers to Remove ‘Anti-Trump’ Pro-Diversity Posters
Students at Westminster (Md.) High School are planning to take a stand after school administrators in Carroll County demanded that teachers take down posters promoting diversity from classrooms, deeming them “political” and “anti-Trump.” According to the Carroll County Times, the incident unfolded last Thursday when the posters were removed because of the allegedly negative view…
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