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16-Month-Old Allegedly Beaten by Her Teenage Dad on Father’s Day Dies in NYC Hospital
On Friday the 16-month-old girl who was allegedly beaten into a coma by her teenage dad during a Father’s Day visit died at a hospital in New York City’s Brooklyn borough. According to New York Daily News, Nylah Lewis passed away at 10:40 a.m. in the Maimonides Medical Center after sustaining multiple skull fractures and…
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If Dennis Rodman Is Our Hope for Peace With North Korea, We Are Screwed
Look, there are a lot of things that Dennis Rodman is great at. He’s great at rebounding. He’s great at getting tattoos and weird piercings. He’s not great at being an ambassador for the United States, mostly because of his history of drug use and rabble-rousing. I know that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un…
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Mistrial Declared for 2nd Time in Case of Ohio Cop Who Shot and Killed Sam Dubose
For the second time, jurors were unable to reach a unanimous verdict in the murder trial of Ray Tensing, the (now-former) University of Cincinnati police officer who shot Sam Dubose in the head during a traffic stop. According to WCPO, jury deliberations began Monday after six days of testimony and one day of closing arguments…
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NJ Assembly Passes Bill Requiring Schools to Teach Kids How to Interact With Police
A bill made it through the New Jersey General Assembly on Thursday, requiring schools to teach kids how to interact with police “in a manner marked by mutual cooperation and respect.” Because this is what the world has come to—though I wonder if the assembly realizes that “mutual” means that it’s not solely up to…
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Trump Implies That He Wants Robert Mueller Gone and Lied About the Comey Tapes to Keep the Ex-FBI Director Honest
This fidget-spinner-ass administrator can’t stop spinning the truth. President Molten Lava Face had one of his friends from Fake News Fox News over to the White House to feather him with only the softest of questions, but from that interview—which was shot Thursday and aired Friday morning—I was able to ascertain two things: Special counsel…
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City of Ferguson, Mo., Settled With Michael Brown’s Family for $1,500,000 in Wrongful Death Lawsuit
The city of Ferguson, Mo.’s insurance company paid out $1.5 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Michael Brown, the unarmed black 18-year-old who was gunned down by Police Officer Darren Wilson in August 2014. The amount was disclosed Friday in response to an open-records request from the Associated Press,…
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Black Off-Duty St. Louis Officer Tries to Assist Colleagues Following Stolen Car Chase, Is Shot by Fellow Cop
An off-duty police officer who was just trying to help his colleagues after a car chase ended in a shootout near his home ended up being shot by a fellow cop who did not recognize that they were on the same team. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis interim Police Chief Lawrence O’Toole…
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‘I Know What a Thug Black Guy Looks Like’: Jury Deliberates in Trial of White Man Who Killed Black Man Over $50: Update
Updated Friday, June 23, 2017, 10:57 a.m. EDT: After deliberating for four hours, a South Bend, Ind., jury found Michael Young guilty of murder on Thursday, ending his three-day trial for shooting 27-year-old Markest Flowers in downtown South Bend. The South Bend Tribune reports that the jury could have considered a lesser charge of reckless homicide,…
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Seattle Police Release More Video of Charleena Lyles Shooting
Seattle police released the 911 call, additional surveillance video and details of the Charleena Lyles shooting on Thursday, less than a week after officers opened fire on the pregnant mother with her children present in her Seattle apartment. Taken from a surveillance camera in the hallway of Lyles’ fourth-floor apartment, the video shows the 24…
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Sheriff to Shorten Sentences for Ga. Inmates Who Saved Deputy Who Passed Out During Work Detail
The Georgia inmates who rescued a Polk County deputy who had collapsed while on security detail are getting some well-deserved time knocked off of their sentences after their kind and courageous acts earlier this month. Polk County Sheriff Johnny Moats said that the six inmates would be getting their sentences shortened after rushing to the…