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Fight Breaks Out at Donald Trump Rally as Supporter Spits in Protester’s Face: Report
A Donald Trump rally in Richmond, Va., went south after supporters of the current GOP favorite and a group of protesters clashed over the topic of immigration, Mediaite reports. According to the report, while speaking at his rally, the presidential candidate once again brought up immigration and his desire to build a wall between Mexico…
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University of Fla. Football Player Suspended, Arrested After Allegedly Firing Gun at Pregnant Girlfriend
University of Florida freshman cornerback Deiondre Porter was suspended indefinitely from the team Wednesday morning after he was taken into police custody for allegedly firing a gun at his pregnant girlfriend, the Orlando Sentinel reports. The Washington Post notes that Porter is facing two counts of assault with a deadly weapon without the intent to kill, one count…
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Cleveland Truck Driver Labeled ‘Serial Killer’ by Prosecutor
A Cleveland truck driver is charged with murder in four slayings and is being labeled a serial killer by a Cuyahoga County prosecutor, Reuters reports. A grand jury in Cleveland indicted Robert Rembert Jr., 45, on 10 counts of aggravated murder in three 2015 slayings and one 1997 slaying, the newswire reports. In addition, Rembert…
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Injured Conn. Cop Gets Note From Kids He Reads to in Spare Time: ‘Thanks for Being Like a Dad for Us’
An injured New London, Conn., police officer got a pleasant surprise to help him heal a little faster, as well as a pleasant reminder that his own acts of kindness have not been overlooked, WFSB reports. The surprise came in the form of a handwritten note taped to his door by 9-year-old Malik, in…
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Baltimore Officer on Trial in Death of Freddie Gray Says She Was Unjustly Interrogated
A Baltimore judge ruled Tuesday that two officers’ statements would be admissible at their trials in connection with the death of Freddie Gray, while three other cops charged in the case withdrew their efforts to block their statements, the Baltimore Sun reports. Judge Barry Williams rejected motions by attorneys for Sgt. Alicia D. White and Officer…
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Ga. Sheriff’s Deputies Seen in Graphic Video Tasing Restrained Inmate in the Groin
Graphic video of Matthew Ajibade’s ultimately fatal encounter with Georgia deputies has been obtained by NBC News, and it shows officers using a Taser on the mentally ill inmate, who was restrained. The two deputies involved, as well as a health care worker, are currently in the middle of an involuntary manslaughter trial in connection…
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Former Texas A&M Football Player Admits to Stabbing Jogger to Death With Machete: Report
Thomas Johnson, a former Texas A&M University wide receiver, was reportedly “angry about his situation” when, police say, he randomly attacked and fatally stabbed a male jogger along White Rock Creek Trail in northeast Dallas early Monday, Fox 4 reports. The 21-year-old reportedly used a “large, edged weapon” to kill the unidentified jogger around 8…
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Black Women More Likely to Receive Improper Breast-Cancer Care: Study
Racial disparities in medical care, with black patients often receiving substandard care in comparison with their white counterparts, are not a new discovery. However, in what NBC News is describing as the largest study to look at the disparities in breast-cancer tratement in the U.S. (just in time for Pinktober), it is all but confirmed…
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Tenn. Missionary Killed by Gunmen in Haiti
A Tennessee missionary was killed over the weekend in Haiti when her car was intentionally blocked and gunmen opened fire, officials from the Estes Church of Christ and eyewitnesses claim, the Jackson Sun reports. Roberta Edwards, who was the administrator at Sonlight Ministries Children’s Home in Port-au-Prince, cared for 20 orphaned or unwanted children in…
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Texas Police School Resource Officer Seen on Camera Slamming 14-Year-Old to Floor by the Throat
A Texas parent is furious and says he intends to press charges of excessive force against a Round Rock, Texas, police school resource officer after watching video showing the officer slamming his 14-year-old son to the floor by his throat, KXAN reports. “The police officer that was actually in this particular situation, he should have…