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  • Pa. Woman Sent Video of Lifeless Toddler to Father, Police Say 

    A young McKeesport, Pa., mother is accused of killing her toddler son and then sending disturbing video footage and texts to the child’s father, CBS Pittsburgh reports.  According to police, upon responding to a call at the Hi View Gardens housing complex at around 11 p.m. Tuesday, authorities found the unresponsive 17-month-old boy, who was…

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  • Miss. Black Church Burned, Vandalized With Words ‘Vote Trump’

    A Greenville, Miss., black church was burned and vandalized Tuesday night, Mississippi News Now reports. According to the report, authorities responded to a call about a church burning after 11 p.m. The Hopewell M.B. Church was found burned and also vandalized, with the words “Vote Trump” spray-painted in white on the outside of the building.…

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  • KKK's Official Newspaper Backs Trump; Trump Campaign Rejects Support 

    The Crusader, the official newspaper of the Ku Klux Klan, has announced its support for the candidacy of GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump in its current issue, the Washington Post reports. The newspaper’s entire front page is used for a lengthy defense of Trump’s run for the White House under the banner, “Make America Great…

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  • Suspect Identified After 2 Officers Killed in 'Ambush-Style' Attacks in Iowa

    Updated Wednesday, Nov. 2, 11 a.m. EDT: Police have a suspect in custody after two police officers in Iowa were shot and killed in “ambush-style attacks,” NPR reports. Police announced earlier Wednesday that they were searching for 46-year-old Scott Michael Greene, who was considered armed and dangerous. Updated Wednesday, Nov. 2, 9:30 a.m. EDT: Police…

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  • 6 Dead After School Bus and Commuter Bus Collide in Baltimore

    Six people are dead and at least five have been injured after a commuter bus and a school bus collided in southwest Baltimore Tuesday in what authorities have described as a “significant wreck,” the Washington Post reports. According to the report, no schoolchildren were aboard the school bus at the time of the crash, which…

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  • Milwaukee Officer Who Fatally Shot Sylville Smith Fired After Sex Assault Charge 

    The Milwaukee Police Department has fired the officer who fatally shot Sylville Smith, following an investigation into an unrelated sexual assault case, Time reports. Officer Dominique Heaggan-Brown was terminated, effective Monday, after a Milwaukee Police Department Internal Affairs investigation into a criminal complaint filed against the officer. Last week, a man reported to Milwaukee police…

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  • 17 Killed, 42 Wounded in Chicago's Deadliest Weekend of the Year

    As October draws to a close, Chicago experienced its deadliest and most devastating weekend so far this year, leaving 17 people fatally shot and more than 40 wounded, between Friday afternoon and early Monday, the Chicago Tribune reports. According to the report, up until this weekend, Father’s Day weekend had been the most violent in the…

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  • Father of Alfred Olango, Man Killed by Police, Creates Police-Reform Foundation 

    The father of a California man who was killed last month by El Cajon, Calif., police announced over the weekend that he has created a foundation for police reform, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. Richard Olango announced Saturday that San Diego would be the headquarters of the Alfred Olango Justice and Unity Foundation, “for the whole…

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  • African-American Chemist, Inventor Dies in Md. House Fire

    A famed African-American chemist and inventor died Friday in a fire at his Oxon Hill, Md., home, the Washington Post reports. George Nauflett, 84, earned more than two dozen patents for his inventions while working in a U.S. Navy government laboratory for more than four decades. His son, Derrick Nauflett, told the Post in an interview…

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  • Erica Garner Slams Clinton Campaign Over WikiLeaks Emails About Using Her Father’s Death

    The daughter of Eric Garner slammed Hillary Clinton’s campaign Thursday after WikiLeaks released email conversations showing that the campaign discussed using her father’s death to protest gun violence, CNN reports. “I’m troubled by the revelation that you and this campaign actually discussed ‘using’ Eric Garner … Why would you want to ‘use’ my dad?” Erica…

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