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Black ICE Agent Accuses New Mexico Sheriff’s Department of Racial Profiling After Being Pulled Over Multiple Times
It’s a clash of law enforcement agencies. A black female Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent is pointing the finger at a New Mexico police department, accusing officers of racial profiling after she was pulled over several times by sheriff’s deputies for no apparent reason. The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico filed the lawsuit…
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2 Students Dead After Shooter Opened Fire at New Mexico High School
Another school shooting has left two students dead and 15 injured after a gunman opened fire at a New Mexico school. The New York Daily News reports that the shooter is also dead, but the Aztec High School remains on lockdown and has been evacuated. According to the report, the school, which is in the…
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‘Why Are N–gers Black?’ Final-Exam Question Causes Uproar at NM High School
Normally, final exams cause enough stress and anxiety in and of themselves. However, one biology exam at Roswell (New Mexico) High School reportedly caused an uproar at the school after a screenshot of one offensive question began circulating. “Why are niggers black?” the question read. “When I first saw it, you know, I was just…
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NM Mother Who Allegedly Beat and Sexually Assaulted Her Son Arrested
Police in Albuquerque, N.M., say a mom accused of beating and sexually assaulting her son before taking her six other children and fleeing police has been arrested, KRQE reports. Genoveva Fazio was arrested Sunday in Arizona and taken to the Navajo County Jail in Holborok. Fazio had been on the run from police since Friday…
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NM Restaurant's 'Black Olives Matter' Billboard Sparks Outrage
“Black Olives Matter.” That’s what the sign outside Paisano’s Italian restaurant in Albuquerque, N.M., proclaimed last week as it promoted its tapenade, a dish that features black olives. Needless to say, the pun was not met with as many smiles as the restaurant might have hoped, instead, drawing huge backlash from social media, KOB reports. According…
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Hillary Clinton Claims Victory as 1st Woman to Claim Presidential Nomination of Major Party
Hillary Clinton has officially staked her claim as the presumptive presidential nominee of the Democratic Party, taking her place in history as the first woman to claim the presidential nomination of a major U.S. party after capturing primary victories in California, New Mexico, South Dakota and New Jersey Tuesday, Al-Jazeera reports. “Thanks to you, we’ve reached…
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Protest Outside Donald Trump Rally in NM Turns Violent
A protest outside a Donald Trump rally in New Mexico on Tuesday turned violent after several protesters began throwing burning T-shirts, plastic bottles and other items at police, authorities say. The scene outside the Albuquerque (N.M.) Convention Center turned chaotic as officers responded to the protesters’ taunts by firing pepper spray and smoke grenades into…