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A Pulitzer Prize-Winning Columnist Was ‘Swatted’ but Survived. Here’s What He Has to Say About That
Leonard Pitts Jr., a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the Miami Herald, was laying in his bed in Bowie, Md., early on Sunday morning when he woke up to a phone call. It was the police. The police told him they received a 911 call that he had murdered his wife. They instructed him to come…
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Former SC Trooper Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison (but Will Only Serve About 5) for Shooting Unarmed Black Motorist
A former South Carolina state trooper will serve about five years in prison for shooting and injuring an unarmed black motorist during a 2014 traffic stop. Sean Groubert shot and injured Levar Jones after pulling him over for not wearing his seat belt. Video footage from the dashcam was released to the public and showed…