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President Obama’s Brother Endorses Trump for President
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has reportedly secured the vote of President Barack Obama’s half brother, Malik Obama, Reuters reports. Malik Obama told Reuters that he supports Trump’s policies, particularly his focus on security, and he also likes the nominee’s straightforwardness. “He appeals to me, and also I think that he is down to earth…
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2 Dead, Several Injured After Shooting at Teen Event at Fla. Nightclub
A teen event at a Florida nightclub ended in tragedy after at least two people were killed and more than a dozen others were injured after a shooting outside the club, NBC News reports. According to the report, the shots started just as family members were picking up the children from Club Blu in Fort…
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#PokémonGoWhileBlack: Police Point Guns at Iowa Football Player They Say Fit Description of Bank Robber
A University of Iowa defensive end took to Facebook Wednesday to describe a frightful encounter with police while outside playing Pokémon Go in an Iowa City, Iowa, park last week, the Washington Post reports. “Today was the first time I’ve truly feared my life and I have the media to thank for that,” Faith Ekakitie, a…
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Ky. Teens Mow Lawns for Free
It was meant to be a punishment. Kentucky mom Barbara Wilson said that she tried to punish her son Travis Durham by making the teen mow lawns for free. She told Travis to mow a couple of their neighbors’ yards. However, according to WDRB, Travis ended up loving the job so much that by the time…
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Jailer in Sandra Bland Case Testified That He Falsified Jail Log, Lawyer Says
A former guard at the Waller County jail in Hempstead, Texas, reportedly testified that he falsified jail log entries that said he checked on Sandra Bland—who died in custody—in the hour before she was found dead. In fact, he did not check on her, the lawyer for Bland’s mother said, according to the Houston Chronicle.…
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Black Lives Matter Responds to Trump’s Acceptance Speech at RNC
Black Lives Matter is blasting Donald Trump’s acceptance speech as Republican presidential nominee, calling it the “most negative acceptance speech in recorded history” and calling Trump himself a “disgrace.” “The terrifying vision that Donald J. Trump is putting forward casts him alongside some of the worst fascists in history,” Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza said…
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Video Shows Texas Police Throwing Black Schoolteacher to the Ground Twice
Officials in Austin, Texas, are investigating the violent arrest last year of a black elementary school teacher who was slammed to the ground twice during a traffic stop, the Austin American-Statesman reports. Also under investigation are comments apparently made by an officer who can be heard on video telling the teacher, Breaion King, that black people…
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Cincinnati Police Department Reviewing Black Cop's Facebook Post About White Officers
A black Cincinnati police officer has found himself the center of attention after making a Facebook post saying that white officers are just “looking for a reason to kill a black man,” the Cincinnati Enquirer reports. The Cincinnati Police Department is reviewing the post under its “social media procedure and our rules and regulations,” Police…
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Fla. Cop Who Shot Black Therapist Was Aiming for Autistic Patient, Official Says
A Florida police union chief says that the officer who shot and wounded a behavioral therapist trying to retrieve an autistic patient who had wandered into the street shot the wrong person. According to Time magazine, the officer was aiming at the patient, who the officer thought was a threat, but missed and shot Charles…
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Suspect in Shooting Death of Kansas City, Kan., Police Capt. Robert Melton Charged With Capital Murder
A 20-year-old suspect in the shooting death of Kansas City, Kan., Police Capt. Robert Melton has been charged with capital murder and is facing a possible death sentence if convicted in the case, the Kansas City Star reports. Jamaal R. Lewis, who has no known criminal record, is also charged with aggravated assault on a…
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