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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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  • Conservative Lawmaker Wants to Ban Abortion in Ind.

    Despite the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade that established the right to abortion nationwide, a Republican member of the Indiana House of Representatives plans to propose legislation that would ban abortion in his state. State Rep. Curt Nisly said Wednesday that he will file “Protection at Conception” legislation when the General…

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  • Congresswoman Introduces Conflict of Interest Bill Targeting Donald Trump

    Rep. Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) introduced legislation Thursday that would force presidents and vice presidents to resolve any financial conflicts of interest when taking office. At present, federal officeholders are prohibited from engaging in government business when they stand to gain profit, but the president and vice president are currently exempt from that law. The Presidential…

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  • Democrats Put New Leadership in Place, Prepare to Work With Trump Administration

    A week after the devastating election losses that made Donald Trump president-elect and kept the Republicans in control of both houses of Congress, Democrats spent Wednesday putting leaders into place that can help plot the party’s comeback. Time reports that the party’s leadership in the Senate now includes a diverse crowd of ideologies and geographies.…

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  • 'Suck It Up, Buttercup' Bill Targets Postelection 'Hysteria'

    President-elect Donald Trump’s election victory was met with immediate backlash in the form of nationwide protests. Students from middle school to college walked out of classes in widespread demonstrations against the man who campaigned on misogyny, xenophobia, Islamophobia and racism. Many college campuses offered counseling and healing spaces to help students cope, and according to…

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  • President Obama Announces Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients 

    President Barack Obama named 21 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the nation, on Wednesday, according to a White House press release.   The awards, which will be presented in a ceremony at the White House on Nov. 22, honor “individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the…

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  • #NoDAPL: Demonstrations Take Place Around the World on Planned Day of Action

    Demonstrations against the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline took place across the country Tuesday as part of the #NoDAPL planned day of action. “Indigenous leaders are calling on us to take to the streets and disrupt ‘business as usual’ one week after the election to demand that President Obama’s Army Corps of Engineers and…

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  • Black Lives Matter Issues Official Statement on Donald Trump’s Election

    The national leaders of the Black Lives Matter Global Network said Tuesday that their mandate remains unchanged in the wake of “the election of a white supremacist to the highest office in American government.” In a statement released exclusively to Mic, BLM said that it will continue to organize and work to end all state-sanctioned…

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  • Library Fine of $10 Lands Mother of Southside With You Actress in Jail

    Can overdue library books land you in jail? They can in Johnston County, N.C., according to one actress who says her mother was arrested Monday for a library fine. Actress Tika Sumpter, 36, who portrayed first lady Michelle Obama in the movie Southside With You, took to Twitter Monday afternoon to blast the Public Library…

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