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Man Shot Alongside Nipsey Hussle Released from Jail, Has Arrest Dismissed
Kerry Lathan, 56, was on parole when he was shot alongside Los Angeles rapper and entrepreneur Nipsey Hussle, born Ermias Asghedom, on March 31. Lathan was with Hussle when he was slain in front of his Marathon Clothing store in Hyde Park. Because he was on parole, and because Hussle maintained a well-known affiliation with…
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FBI Arrests 69-Year-Old Militia Leader Whose Group Boasts Ties to U.S. Border Patrol
Larry Mitchell Hopkins, the 69-year-old leader of the United Constitutional Patriots, an armed border militia group spreading conspiracies and rounding up asylum-seekers along the U.S.-Mexico border, has been taken into custody by the FBI. The New Mexico Resident allegedly illegal detained immigrants crossing the border while posing as United States Border Patrol. The organization has…
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Trump Hits Golf Course With Rush Limbaugh and Without a Hint of Style
Donald Trump seems to be rebounding from the Mueller report just fine. Saturday, the Donald took a break from his weekly visit to the White House to resume his duties as Golfer in Chief. This time, he was spotted with fellow busted can of biscuits, conservative radio show host and 13th-ranked used Dodge salesman in…
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Five-Year-Old Boy Pushed from Third Floor of Mall of America 'Showing Real Signs of Recovery'
Last week, Emmanuel Aranda allegedly threw a five-year-old boy from the third floor of the Mall of America in Minnesota, according to authorities. According to CBS, authorities had reason to hope this week. “We have good news to share with you on this Good Friday,” said attorney Stephen Tillitt on the family’s behalf. “Our miracle…
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10-Year-Old Raniya Wright Died of Natural Causes, Prosecutor Says
Raniya Wright, the South Carolina fifth grader who died after a fight at her elementary school last month, died of natural causes, according to Colleton County coroner Richard Harvey and prosecutor Duffie Stone, who spoke at a news conference Friday. Wright, a student at Forest Hills Elementary in Walterboro, died of a rupture in the…
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Trial Over Black Man Shot by Alabama Police Officer, Now on Its 9th Judge, Set for Trial
Three years ago, a white police officer shot and killed an unarmed black man in Alabama. The trial, now on its ninth judge, is now making its way to trial, according to the Montgomery Advertiser. Aaron Smith, who was 23 at the time of the shooting in 2016, killed 58-year-old Greg Gunn, who fled the…
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Michelle Obama Compares President Picture Book to 'Divorced Dad' in London, Fails to Adopt Any of Us
Michelle Obama, whose husband never paid hush money to a paramour during either of his winning campaigns, knows a thing or two about poor leaders. She once sat three seats away from Donald Trump. This past Sunday, Mrs. Obama was interviewed by Stephen Colbert in London to promote her autobiography, Becoming, which has spent 20…
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'You Told Me To': North Carolina Police Officer Shoots Black Man As He Was Lowering His Weapon
Newly released body-cam footage shows Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer Wende Kerl shouting for Danquirs Franklin, 27, to lower his weapon. The video obtained by the Charlotte Observer then shows Kerl firing on Franklin, killing him. Footage also shows Franklin attempting to lower his gun, adhering to police commands. Franklin reached his right hand toward his pocket,…
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Trump Calls Rep. Ilhan Omar 'Very Disrespectful' During Visit to Minnesota, Refuses to Apologize for Incendiary Tweet
A week after fanning the flames of Islamophobia and vitriol directed at Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) with a tweet, Trump used his time with a Minnesota news affiliate to take aim at the freshman representative one more time. Friday, Trump tweeted a video that featured September 11 footage spliced together with footage of Rep. Omar…
