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  • Flint, Mich., Plaintiffs File Emergency Motion to Force City, State to Deliver Water

    Plaintiffs in the lawsuit that led to a court order requiring delivery of bottled water to residents of Flint, Mich., filed an emergency motion Wednesday to force the state of Michigan and the city of Flint to comply with the order. Neither the city nor the state has complied with the court order that mandates…

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  • Church Member Charged in ‘Vote Trump’ Vandalism, Burning of Black Church in Miss.

    The suspect arrested and charged Wednesday in the burning of an African-American church in Mississippi is a member of the congregation. Andrew McClinton, a 45-year-old African American from Leland, Miss., was arrested and charged with first-degree arson of a place of worship, Warren Strain, spokesman for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, told the Associated…

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  • Judge Who Gave Brock Turner Easy Sentence for Sexual Assault Cleared of Misconduct

    The California judge who gave former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner a six-month slap on the wrist for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman was cleared of any wrongdoing by a judicial panel Monday. The California Commission on Judicial Performance, an independent agency that is responsible for investigating claims of misconduct, released a 12-page report Monday,…

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  • President Obama Grants Clemency to 231 More People Just in Time for Christmas

    President Barack Obama granted clemency to 231 more prisoners Monday, with 153 commutations of sentences and 78 pardons, the most individual acts of clemency granted in the same day, according to the White House blog. Monday’s 153 commutations bring Obama’s total during his presidency to 1,176. He has commuted the sentences of 395 people who…

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  • First Lady to Oprah: ‘Now We’re Feeling What Not Having Hope Feels Like’

    First lady Michelle Obama gave her final one-on-one interview to Oprah Winfrey at the White House on Wednesday. In a first look at the interview that aired on CBS This Morning on Friday, Obama reflected on her husband’s legacy of hope. Winfrey asked Obama if she thought her husband’s administration achieved his campaign promise of…

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  • Public Health Emergency Declared in St. Joseph, La., After Contaminated Water Found

    The governor of Louisiana declared a public health emergency Friday after the water supply in a town in that state, St. Joseph, was found to be contaminated with lead and copper Thursday. Gov. John Bel Edwards said that state testing showed elevated levels of lead at a private residence as well as the town hall building,…

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  • Trump Supporter Who Punched Protester in the Face at Rally Apologizes in Court

    The Donald Trump supporter who threatened a protester and punched him in the face at a rally for the then-presidential candidate in March apologized to his victim in court Wednesday, according to the Washington Post. A video showing 79-year-old John Franklin McGraw, who is white, punching 27-year-old Rakeem Jones, who is black, at a Donald…

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  • Report: HBCU Students Are Burdened With Higher Loan Debt Than Non-HBCU Peers

    Students who graduate from historically black colleges and universities graduate with substantially higher debt than their peers at non-HBCUs, according to a new report published by the United Negro College Fund on Tuesday. “Fewer Resources, More Debt: Loan Debt Burdens Students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities” (pdf), released by UNCF’s Frederick D. Patterson Research…

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  • Craig Sager, Veteran Sports Reporter and King of the Fancy Suits, Dead at 65

    Craig Sager, the veteran sports broadcaster known for his colorful, flashy suits and quick-witted sideline banter at NBA basketball games, died Thursday at the age of 65. Sager, who spent four decades as a reporter for Turner Broadcasting, died after a long and public battle with cancer that, as Shaun Powell notes for NBA.com, transformed…

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  • Report: Black Lives Matter Website the Target of More Than 100 DDoS Attacks 

    The official Black Lives Matter website was the target of more than 100 distributed denial-of-service (DDoS)  attacks over a six-month period in 2016, according to a report released on Wednesday. Deflect Labs provides DDoS protection to the Black Lives Matter website, and in a report published today, the company said that from April 29 to…

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