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Huge Win for Voting Rights as Appeals Court Strikes Down NC’s ID Law
In a major victory for voting rights, a federal appeals court struck down North Carolina’s stringent requirement that voters show identification before casting ballots, and also reinstated an additional week of early voting, the Washington Post reports. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit came to the decision Friday, vindicating…
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6 Mich. State Employees Facing Criminal Charges in Flint Water Crisis
Six Michigan state employees were criminally charged Friday morning in connection with the water crisis in Flint, the Detroit Free Press reports. According to the report, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services workers Nancy Peeler, Corinne Miller and Robert Scott, and Michigan Department of Environmental Quality employees Leanne Smith, Adam Rosenthal and Patrick Cook, have all been indicted…
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Black Fla. Therapist who was Shot by Police Reunited with Autistic Patient
A North Miami therapist who was shot and wounded in the leg by police last week while trying to de-escalate a situation with his autistic patient said that he had a happy reunion Thursday with the young man, who is still hospitalized because of emotional trauma, CBS News reports. Charles Kinsey, who was released from…
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Mom Orchestrated Slayings of Witnesses in Son’s Trial, Prosecutors Say
A Missouri mother is charged with arranging the killing of two teens who witnessed her son kill another boy, KMOV reports. The update in the case comes nine months after charges were originally dropped against Tyrell Davidson, the suspect in the September 2013 St. Louis killing of 16-year-old Chauncey Brown. Now Davidson’s mother, along with…
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No Charges in Case of Texas Girl Who Was Injured by Rope Around Neck on School Trip
The Blanco County, Texas, Sheriff’s Office has ruled that there is no evidence of a criminal act or intention to harm in the case of a black Waco girl who suffered a severe burn from a rope around her neck during a school field trip earlier this year, KHOU reports. Thus, no charges will be…
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Man Who Filmed Eric Garner's Death Sues NYC for $10,000,000
Ramsey Orta, the New York City man who filmed Eric Garner’s death, recently accepted a plea deal on weapons and drug charges and is likely to spend the next four years in prison. Now, the New York Post reports, Orta is suing the city for $10 million. He says that he was arrested on trumped-up…
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Charges Dropped Against Remaining Officers in Freddie Gray Case
Prosecutors have decided to drop the charges against the remaining Baltimore police officers in connection with the 2015 death of Freddie Gray, the Associated Press reports. Of the six officers charged in the case, three were acquitted by a Baltimore judge in a bench trial, while a mistrial was declared in the trial of a fourth officer…
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'Mothers of the Movement' Stand With Hillary Clinton at the DNC
It was an emotional moment Tuesday night when the “Mothers of the Movement” took the stage at the Democratic National Convention to speak about their children’s deaths and endorse Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. The nine mothers walked onstage amid cries of “Black lives matter!” from the crowd, the Los Angeles Times notes, as Geneva…
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Bill O'Reilly: Slaves Who Built the White House Were 'Well-Fed,' Had Government Lodging
Everybody’s talking about Michelle Obama’s speech at the Democratic National Convention. More specifically, one comment, referencing the White House as having been built by slaves, has raised questions and controversy (despite that being a fact) and has had several voicing their own opinions on the matter. Enter Bill O’Reilly, host of The O’Reilly Factor on…
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Noodles & Co. Chef Refused to Cook for Uniformed Alexandria, Va., Police Officer: Report
An Alexandria, Va., police officer was denied service at a local Noodle & Co. after the cook reportedly refused service, according to Fox5DC. Police say that the incident occurred Monday evening when the female officer, dressed in full uniform, decided to get a meal from the Noodles & Co. on Duke Street. According to the…
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