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Obamas Celebrate Malia’s High School Graduation
Friday is a big day at the White House, with Malia Obama, the elder daughter of President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, scheduled to graduate from the exclusive Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C., as part of the class of 2016. President Obama, in the last year of his presidency, has been known…
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DOJ Files Lawsuit Against NYC Department of Education for Allowing Principal to ‘Discriminate Against Every Black Teacher’
New York City’s Department of Education is facing a federal lawsuit after the U.S. Department of Justice accused the body of allowing a Queens, N.Y., high school principal to “discriminate against every black teacher” at the school, a press release from the DOJ notes. The lawsuit claims that Pan American International High School Principal Minerva…
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Video of Mo. Cop Using Taser on Teen for Over 20 Seconds Released
On Monday a federal judge released the police dashcam video showing a now-former Independence, Mo., police officer using excessive force during the 2014 traffic-stop arrest of then-17-year-old Bryce Masters, the Kansas City Star reports. The video of the Sept. 14, 2014, arrest shows then-Officer Timothy N. Runnels using a stun gun on Bryce for more…
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President Barack Obama Endorses Hillary Clinton for President
President Barack Obama has officially weighed in on the 2016 presidential election, appearing in a video announcing his support for presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. In the video, which Clinton posted to her campaign website and YouTube page, the president praises Clinton for her hard work and dedication. “I know how hard this job can…
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Chicago Man Who Filed Lawsuit Against Cops for $15,000,000 Arrested on Murder Warrant
Dominiq Greer of the Englewood section of Chicago had just wrapped up a Wednesday news conference where he announced a $15 million federal lawsuit after being shot seven times by Chicago police two years ago. As Greer sat waiting for a ride from the news conference, he was instead picked up by police and arrested…
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Report: Ga. Man Arrested for Yelling 'N–ger Bitch' at 82-Year-Old Woman, Ramming Car
A Savannah, Ga., man is facing multiple charges after allegedly shouting racial slurs at an elderly woman and ramming the vehicle she was riding in, the Savannah Morning News reports. Sherman Crow, 65, was charged with reckless driving, reckless conduct, disorderly conduct, making terroristic threats, aggravated assault and driving with an unlawful blood-alcohol level in the incident…
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Trial for 3rd Baltimore Officer Involved in Death of Freddie Gray to Begin
The trial of the Baltimore police officer facing the most serious charges in the death of Freddie Gray will start Thursday, USA Today reports. Caesar Goodson Jr., who on Monday elected to face a judge in a bench trial, is facing charges of second-degree depraved-heart murder, manslaughter, assault, reckless endangerment and misconduct in office. Judge Barry…
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Chicago Man Files Federal Lawsuit Against Police for Shooting
A Chicago man who was shot seven times while fleeing police two years ago has filed a federal lawsuit seeking $15 million in damages, his attorneys confirm, the Chicago Tribune reports. Dominiq Greer, 25, of the Englewood section of Chicago, claims that he was shot by an officer during a July 4, 2014, chase, even though he…
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Calif. Attorney General Kamala Harris Scores Comfortable Win in US Senate Primary
California Attorney General Kamala Harris easily came through as the victor in the state’s Senate primary, beating out her competition with 40 percent of the vote, based on 76 percent of precincts reporting, the Washington Post reports. These means that Harris will be facing fellow Democrat Rep. Loretta Sanchez of Orange County, who trailed Harris with…
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Son Allegedly Shoots Father at Repast for Brother’s Funeral Service in Baltimore
The police are investigating a shooting that occurred at the New Song Worship & Arts Center in Baltimore after a son pulled a gun on his father at the post-funeral repast for his brother, the Baltimore Sun reports. Authorities say that the brother of Antonio Addison, a 22-year-old who was killed in West Baltimore last month,…
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