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  • Seattle Teachers Plan Black Lives Matter Demonstration

    Teachers in the Seattle Public Schools district have planned a Black Lives Matter event next week to coincide with an effort by the school district to close the gap of opportunity between students of different races. KIRO 7 reports that about 1,000 teachers have ordered Black Lives Matter T-shirts that will be worn Oct. 19…

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  • Donald Trump to the New York Times: I'll Sue You. Times to Trump: Do It

    Donald Trump threatened the New York Times with a lawsuit Wednesday night after the Times published an article in which two women accused the presidential candidate of forcibly groping and kissing them years ago. As the Times reports, the lawsuit threat comes in the middle of an eventful week for the Trump campaign. On Friday…

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  • 3 Women Accuse Donald Trump of Forcibly Groping or Kissing Them

    Three women came forward in two separate news reports Wednesday accusing Donald Trump of groping them or kissing them without their consent. According to the New York Times, one woman alleges that during a flight more than 30 years ago, Trump grabbed her breasts and tried to put his hand up her skirt, and a…

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  • Ronald McDonald Will Lay Low Until Clown Scare Dies Down

    There will be one less clown on the streets. In a statement Tuesday, McDonald’s announced that Ronald McDonald won’t be seen in public for a while, until the clown-related disturbances being reported across the country die down. “McDonald’s and franchisees in local markets are mindful of the current climate around clown sightings in communities and…

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  • Department of Justice Says San Francisco Police Have 'Institutionalized Bias'

    After six months investigating the San Francisco Police Department, the U.S. Department of Justice has found disparities in traffic stops, post-stop searches and use of deadly force against African Americans, as well as implicit and institutionalized bias against minority groups. The investigation, prompted by the shooting death of Mario Woods at the hands of San…

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  • Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf Retires, Effective Immediately

    Wells Fargo & Co. Chairman and CEO John Stumpf has informed the company’s board of directors that he will be stepping down from both positions effective immediately, the San Francisco-based bank said Wednesday. The bank’s board elected President and Chief Operating Officer Tim Sloan to replace Stumpf, the Charlotte Observer reports. Stumpf’s retirement comes after…

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  • Okla. Medical Examiner Releases Terence Crutcher Autopsy Report

    Terence Crutcher, the unarmed black man who was fatally shot by a white female police officer in Tulsa, Okla., had PCP in his system when he died from the fatal gunshot wound, according to a medical examiner’s report released Tuesday, the Washington Post reports. The report, from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in…

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  • Sprint to Offer Free Devices and Broadband to 1,000,000 Low-income Students

    A new initiative from mobile carrier Sprint is designed to bridge the gap between families that have internet access and the 5 million families that do not by offering free devices and data plans to low-income high school students. The 1Million Project is “the largest corporate initiative to bridge the digital divide and help close…

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  • Ariz. Sheriff Faces Criminal Charges for Immigration Patrols

    Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who has made a name for himself as a tough lawman in Phoenix, will be charged with criminal contempt of court for defying a judge’s orders to stop immigration patrols. Federal prosecutors announced their intent to charge the Maricopa County sheriff on Tuesday. If convicted, he could face jail time, the New…

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  • Report: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram Helped Police Track Minorities in Ferguson and Baltimore

    A social media surveillance program used by police to track and monitor protests in Ferguson, Mo., and Baltimore relied heavily on data it obtained from social media platforms Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, according to a report released by the ACLU on Tuesday. Geofeedia is a Chicago-based company that developed a social-media-monitoring product that it marketed to…

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