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  • Chicago Police Move to Fire 5 Cops Involved in Shooting Death of Laquan McDonald

    Chicago police are looking to fire five officers who were involved in the 2014 shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, The Guardian reports. Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson has filed administrative charges against five officers, including Police Officer Jason Van Dyke, who shot Laquan 16 times. As CNN notes, with his criminal indictment, Van Dyke…

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  • Man Shot, Killed for Not Holding Door Open for Woman at Las Vegas McDonald's

    A 31-year-old father was shot and killed outside a North Las Vegas McDonald’s, reportedly after getting into an argument with a woman for not holding open the door for her, KSNV reports. According to the report, Mohammad Robinson got into an argument with a woman who was upset that the door to the restaurant was…

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  • White Lives Matter Classified as a Hate Group 

    White Lives Matter, a white nationalist group that opposes the Black Lives Matter movement, has been declared a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, which keeps track of extremist groups in the nation, the New York Times reports. “The White Lives Matter website says their movement is dedicated to the preservation of the…

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  • Black South African Girls Protest Racist Hair Policies

    Several students protested outside Pretoria Girls High School in South Africa on Monday, accusing officials of discriminating against black girls at the school and encouraging racist hair policies, prompting a response from the local education chief, BuzzFeed reports. According to the report, a petition began to circulate calling on Panyaza Lesufi, the head of education…

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  • Stanford Rapist Brock Turner to Be Released From Jail This Friday

    Brock Turner, the former Stanford student who received a slap on the wrist after being convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman, is scheduled to be released from jail Friday, after serving only half of his meager six-month sentence, Business Insider reports. As the report notes, Turner was sentenced to six months in jail in…

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  • Mass. Man Allegedly Stockpiled Weapons to Attack Police, Muslims and Obama

    A Holliston, Mass., man was arrested under suspicion of stockpiling weapons and ammunition in order to carry out attacks against law-enforcement officers, Muslims and even President Barack Obama, Time reports. Joseph Garguilo was arrested Saturday after authorities said FBI agents raided his home and uncovered parts for an AR-15 rifle, ammunition, chemicals that could make…

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  • Ithaca College Student Stabbed to Death During Brawl at Cornell University 

    Police are investigating a fight on the Cornell University campus that left a 19-year-old Ithaca College student dead and another Ithaca student injured, the Associated Press reports. According to the report, the two students were stabbed around 2 a.m. Sunday after a huge brawl that occurred as people were leaving an event organized by the Omega…

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  • Donald Trump to Visit Black Church in Detroit 

    Donald Trump is moving forward with his plans to reach out to African-American voters, making what the Detroit Free Press is calling his “first foray” into black churches by visiting the Great Faith Ministries Church in Detroit on Saturday. According to the report, Trump will also tape an interview with the church’s bishop, Wayne T.…

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  • 2 Brothers Charged With Murder in Shooting Death of Nykea Aldridge 

    Two brothers are facing murder charges in connection with the shooting death of Nykea Aldridge, the cousin of NBA star Dwyane Wade, ABC13 reports. Darwin Sorrells Jr., 26, and Derren Sorrells, 22, have both been charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder in connection with the case, which is only the latest to bring Chicago’s…

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  • Ga. Mom Accused of Pepper-Spraying Students Who Attacked Her Son

    An Atlanta parent is accused of pepper-spraying a crowd of high school students after they reportedly jumped her son as she dropped him off at school, WSB-TV reports. Shawanda Favors was apprehended by the Atlanta Public Schools Police Department and charged with inappropriate conduct after authorities say she pepper-sprayed the students during the fight, which broke…

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