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Weekend Rally in St. Louis Begins Peacefully
In the aftermath of a second high profile shooting death of a black teen by a white officer in area of St. Louis, Mo., demonstrators Saturday kicked off peaceful protests against police violence, according to Reuters. A march through downtown St. Louis was slated to end with discussions about race and teach-ins about how to…
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Chicago Man Gets 160 Years in Death of Suburban Teen
A 41-year-old Chicago man on Friday was sentenced to 160 years in prison in the fatal stabbing of a 14-year-old girl almost three years ago when he broke into her west suburban home in Indian Head, Il., the Chicago Tribune reports. John Wilson Jr., was charged with murder, armed robbery and home invasion in the…
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Jahi McMath’s Family Seeks Medical Consensus
Nearly a week after releasing video clips of Jahi McMath apparently responding to verbal commands although she has been ruled brain-dead, the girl’s family is seeking a consensus from the medical community, saying she is “very much alive.” If doctors agree that Jahi is brain-damaged and not brain-dead, the death certificate could be reversed, which…
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2nd Mistrial for Detroit Cop Who Killed 7-Year-Old Girl
A mistrial was declared Friday in the case of a Detroit police officer charged with a misdemeanor in the fatal shooting of a sleeping 7-year-old girl. Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Cynthia Gray Hathaway issued the ruling after jurors deadlocked in the trial of Officer Joseph Weekley, who killed Aiyana Stanley-Jones during a bungled raid…
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Changing the Culture of Sexual Assault on College Campuses
Kristin McCovery says she was about to end a date with a fellow Howard University student on a January night three years ago when things suddenly took a wrong turn. After having consensual sex, the man wasn’t ready for her to leave his dorm room. He pushed her back onto the bed, where she hit…
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SNL Spoofs Al Sharpton
Saturday Night Live’s Kenan Thompson last night portrayed Al Sharpton, the civil rights leader-turned-MSNBC talk host, as he fumbled his way through a broadcast about the Secret Service lapses, among other issues, Mediaite reports. When asked what’s going on with the Secret Service, he said, “It’s a secret.” Thompson joked that the White House intruder…
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Chicago Man Charged in Death of Beloved Elderly Barber
A 29-year-old Chicago man with a long felony rap sheet has been charged in the death of a popular 88-year-old barber, who was known as a “pillar” of his South Side community, the Chicago Tribune reports. Samuel Higgins was looking to score some money fast, or “hit a lick,” when he and a friend spotted…
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Dallas Ebola Patient in Critical Condition
The condition of a man diagnosed with the Ebola virus in Dallas has turned critical, officials at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital said Saturday, according to the New York Daily News. The man, Thomas Duncan, 42, who arrived at the hospital on Sept. 28, was previously listed in serious but stable condition. The report about his…
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Haiti’s ‘Baby Doc’ Dies at 63
Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier died of a heart attack Saturday at his home in Port-au-Prince, the New York Times reports. He was 63. Michel J. Martelly, the president of Haiti, announced the death in a post on Twitter. He was the son of François Duvalier, known as Papa Doc, the feared dictator,…
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Police: Bali Slaying Linked to N-Word Slur
A 21-year-old man became enraged after his girlfriend’s mother used the n-word against him, the girl told Indonesian police investigating the death at a hotel in Bali in August, where the three were guests, according to the Associated Press. Heather Mack, 19, and her boyfriend Tommy Schaefer, 21, are being held as suspects in the…
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