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  • Md. Father and 7 Children Die in Apparent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

    When Rodney Todd failed to show up at work for several days, his co-workers knew something was wrong. So one of them filed a police report. When officers on Monday entered Todd’s home in the town of Princess Anne, Md., they found a tragic scene. Todd and his seven children were dead of apparent carbon…

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  • ‘Cripmas Party’ Leads to Probation for Clemson’s SAE Fraternity Chapter

    Clemson University put its Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity chapter on probation for two years over a party the frat threw last Christmas, the Associated Press reports. An investigation found that the gang-themed party violated the university’s alcohol rules and student-conduct codes. Students attended the gathering, dubbed a “Cripmas” party, dressed like Crips and Bloods gang…

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  • Survey: Most Whites Approve of Police Getting Physical With Suspects

    A survey reported by the Associated Press found that white Americans approve of police use of force far more than black and Hispanic Americans do. About 70 percent of whites can imagine a circumstance in which they would approve of an officer striking an adult male. By contrast, only 42 percent of blacks and 38…

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  • Okla. Deputy Says He Mistook His Gun for His Taser in Fatal Shooting

    Officials in Tulsa, Okla., are investigating the “inadvertent” deadly shooting of a suspect. The Tulsa County reserve deputy who used his gun instead of his Taser is on administrative leave, according to CNN. The shooting occurred Thursday during an undercover operation by the Tulsa County Violent Crimes Task Force. Officials say the suspect, Eric Courtney…

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  • Manslaughter Trial Begins for Cleveland Cop Who Shot 2 Unarmed People in Car

    The trial of a white Cleveland police officer began Monday in a case that triggered a federal investigation into the Cleveland Police Department’s use of deadly force. Michael Brelo faces two counts of voluntary manslaughter in the November 2012 deaths of Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams, who were African American, after a high-speed chase. A…

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  • Death Row Inmate Released After 30 Years 

    Anthony Ray Hinton walked out of prison a free man Friday after nearly 30 years on Alabama’s death row. He stepped into the sunshine, praised God and thanked his lawyers, according to CNN. Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge Laura Petro on Thursday dismissed the case against the 58-year-old man. One day earlier, prosecutors told the…

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  • Racist Email at U of Md. Goes Unpunished; President Defends Vulgar Language as Free Speech

    The University of Maryland decided to pursue a course of “restorative justice rather than legal justice” against a student who sent his fraternity brothers a racist and misogynistic email, according to the Huffington Post. University of Maryland President Wallace D. Loh announced that decision following an investigation of a student, and Kappa Sigma Fraternity member,…

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  • KKK Prison Workers Accused of Planning Black Inmate’s Murder

    On Thursday, Florida authorities arrested three Klansmen for plotting to kill a black former inmate. Each of them faces one state count of conspiracy to commit murder, according to a statement from Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi’s office. Two of them, Thomas Driver and David Moran, work for the Florida Department of Corrections. The third…

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