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  • #NoDAPL: Protester Hit With Police Concussion Grenade Faces Arm Amputation

    A water protector who was present during the recent violent police response to protesters at Standing Rock in North Dakota is facing arm amputation after a concussion grenade thrown by police reportedly hit her left arm Sunday, Indian Country Today Media Network reports. Sophia Wilansky, 21, of New York City, was headed to bring water to…

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  • Baton Rouge, La., Settles Lawsuit With BLM Protesters for $100,000

    Black Lives Matter protesters who were arrested in July while demonstrating after the shooting death of Alton Sterling will receive a monetary settlement from the city of Baton Rouge, La. As part of the settlement the Baton Rouge Metro Council approved on Tuesday, four agencies will pay activist DeRay Mckesson and his fellow plaintiffs $100,000.…

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  • Justice Department Settles Discrimination Claim Against Denver Sheriff's Department

    The U.S. Department of Justice reached a settlement Tuesday resolving a claim that the Denver Sheriff’s Department discriminated against immigrants in its hiring policies, a violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). An investigation by the Justice Department found that from approximately Jan. 1, 2015, until approximately March 23, 2016, the Denver Sheriff’s Department…

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  • NC Gov. Pat McCrory Refuses to Concede, Demands Recount

    North Carolina’s incumbent governor has dug in his heels and is not going out without a fight. Two weeks after the election, Pat McCrory, a Republican, officially asked for a recount Tuesday. Roy Cooper, McCrory’s Democratic challenger, claimed victory election night with a 4,000-vote lead out of 4.2 million votes cast, and as the Washington…

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  • #NoDAPL: Unarmed Water Protectors Met With Violent Militarized Police Response 

    Water protectors who attempted to remove two broken-down military trucks from Highway 1806 in North Dakota on Sunday night were met with a militarized response from law enforcement that included the use of tear gas, water cannons, rubber bullets, concussion grenades, and more crowd-control munitions. Independent news site Unicorn Riot broadcast live Sunday night when…

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  • Dave Chappelle Has 3 Stand-Up Specials Coming to Netflix

    If Dave Chappelle’s appearance on Saturday Night Live earlier this month left you wanting more, you are in luck: The comedian has three specials coming to Netflix, the online network announced Monday. As Variety reports, these projects will be Chappelle’s first stand-up TV specials in 12 years. “Dave Chappelle is a legendary voice in comedy—searing,…

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  • Kanye Cancels Remaining North American Dates After Epic Calif.-Show Rant

    Kanye West has canceled his remaining North American tour dates following an epic rant in the middle of a Sacramento, Calif., show that went viral over the weekend. “Tickets will be fully refunded at a point of purchase,” Live Nation said in a statement. No explanation was given for the cancellation of the Saint Pablo…

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  • Who Is Jeff Sessions? 11 Facts About Trump’s Pick for Attorney General

    President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Jeff Sessions, an Alabama senator with a questionably racist past, to be attorney general under his administration. Sessions met with Trump on Wednesday, and shortly after the meeting, the Trump transition team issued a statement saying, “The President-elect has been unbelievably impressed with Senator Sessions and his phenomenal record as…

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  • #WalterScott: Prosecution Rests in Trial of SC Cop Charged With Murder

    Prosecutors in the trial of a former white North Charleston, S.C., police officer charged with the murder of a black unarmed motorist rested their case on Wednesday. As previously reported on The Root, Michael Slager, 34, is on trial for the April 2015 shooting death of 50-year-old Walter Scott. Scott was running from a traffic…

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  • State of Mich.: Delivering Water to Flint Residents Is an ‘Unnecessary’ Burden

    The state of Michigan filed a motion Thursday seeking to be relieved of the “unnecessary” and “insurmountable burden” of delivering cases of bottled water to Flint, Mich., residents affected by the lead-contaminated water crisis. In their motion, officials for Gov. Rick Snyder likened the requirements of a court order issued last week to a large-scale…

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