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Family of Americans Kidnapped in Mexico Didn’t Approve of the Trip
The trip to Matamoros resulted in the murder of two out of the four kidnapping victims.
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Virginia GOP Official Resigns after Post Calling for “Public Lynching” Resurfaces [Updated]
David Dietrich, of Hampton's electoral board, has resigned following the resurfacing of racist Facebook posts targeting US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.
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Louisville Activist Indicted in Shooting Attempt of Mayoral Candidate [UPDATED]
Louisville activist Quintez Brown has been indicted on five charges in the attempted shooting of Craig Greenberg.
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WTF: How AI Technology Can Send You to Prison, Even If There Are No Eyewitnesses
Artificial intelligence technology ShotSpotter helped put 64-year-old Michael Williams in jail for just being near a fatal shooting last spring.
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LeBron James, Naomi Osaka Named Associated Press Male and Female Athletes of the Year
During a year that’s presented an endless succession of unprecedented challenges, LeBron James and Naomi Osaka dug deep and still managed to dominate both on and off the court, and for their accomplishments in both sports and social activism, the Associated Press has named them the Male and Female Athletes of the Year. From NBC News:…
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Capitalizing the “B” in Black Is Nice, but Actually Hiring Black People in Your Newsroom Is Nicer
At The Root, we’ve had a long-standing debate over capitalizing the “B” in black. Some of us are adamantly for it, while others (myself included) are grammar freaks who think that if we capitalize “black” we would also have to capitalize “white,” and I, personally, have no interest in that as it would continue to…
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Three People Wounded During Valentine's Day Shooting At Kandi Burruss' Old Lady Gang Restaurant Near Atlanta
On Valentine’s Day night, three people were shot and injured at Kandi Burruss’ Old Lady Gang restaurant in East Point, about 8 miles south of downtown Atlanta. According to the Associated Press, a man entered the eatery and targeted another man, with two bystanders being caught in the aftermath. East Point police Capt. Allyn Glover…
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President Trump Asked to Provide DNA Sample in E. Jean Carroll Rape Case
Lawyers for a woman claiming that she was raped by President Trump in the 1990s are seeking a DNA sample to test against genetic material reportedly found on the dress she was wearing when the alleged incident occurred. According to an exclusive Associated Press report, lawyers for advice columnist E. Jean Carroll served Trump’s attorney…
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In What Should Come as a Surprise to No One, LeBron James Named Associated Press Male Athlete of the Decade
Over the course of the last decade, all LeBron James has done is collect three NBA championship trophies, been named Most Valuable Player the same amount of times (bring his total to four), and lead the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Miami Heat, and—barring a catastrophic collapse this season—the Los Angeles Lakers to the playoffs. He’s been…