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Ga. Cop Seen on Video Kicking Handcuffed Man in the Head During Traffic Stop
A Gwinnett County, Ga., police officer has prompted social media outrage after video of him kicking a handcuffed man in the head went viral. A Gwinnett County Police Department spokesperson called the video “very disturbing” and said that the officer involved has since been placed on administrative leave, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The incident, which…
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Syrian President Claims He Didn’t Use Chemical Weapons Against His Own People. Then Who Did?
Now, this is getting interesting. Syrian dictator Bashar Assad claims he didn’t use chemical weapon against his own people, and adds that any reports claiming that he did are fake news. “One hundred percent fabrication,” Assad said in an interview with Agence France-Presse. Assad also claims that his nation “gave up” all of its stored…
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Del. Judge Convicts 17-Year-Old in School Bathroom Fight That Left 16-Year-Old Girl Dead
A Delaware judge has convicted a 17-year-girl of criminally negligent homicide for her role in a school-bathroom fight that resulted in the death of a 16-year-old girl. ABC News reports that Family Court Judge Robert Coonin delivered his ruling Thursday after a week of testimony in a nonjury trial. An autopsy found that Amy Joyner-Francis…
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Mar-a-Lago’s Kitchen Is Nasty; Cited for 13 Violations Days Before Japanese Prime Minister’s Visit
Florida restaurant inspectors found 13 violations inside the kitchen of President Vladimir TrumPutin’s Mar-a-Lago playhouse just days before the dictator hosted Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe. Let’s hope the Japanese prime minister didn’t order the fish, considering that the inspectors cited Mar-a-Lago for housing potentially dangerous raw fish, the Miami Herald reports. The resort was also…
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Ga. 13-Year-Old Accidentally Kills Himself on Instagram Live as Friends Look On
Shaniqua Stephens had just watched her 13-year-old son, Malachi Hemphill, take out the trash Monday evening. About 10 minutes later, Malachi was found in his room, blood all around him, suffering from a gunshot wound. “I heard a big boom. I couldn’t tell if it was a gunshot or what,” Stephens said. “I just knew…
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Man Charged With Murder in Slaying of Chicago Judge
A Chicago man is facing first-degree murder charges in connection with the shooting death of a Cook County judge earlier this week. Joshua Smith, 37, who was arrested after going to a police station to be questioned, was also charged with attempted first-degree murder and obstruction, CNN reports. Associate Circuit Court Judge Raymond Myles, 66,…
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Columbus, Ohio, Police Department Deleted 100,000 Dashcam Videos and No One Cares
On Tuesday we reported the video of Columbus, Ohio, Police Officer Zachary Rosen, who roach-stomped an already handcuffed-and-restrained man’s head into the concrete while his fellow officers watched. Rosen was placed on “nonpatrol duty” while the case is being investigated. As a result of our report, dozens of citizens alerted The Root to another recent…
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L.A. County Sheriff’s Deputies Shoot and Kill Man During Burglary Investigation
Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies shot and killed a man early Wednesday morning after he reportedly reached for a handgun inside his vehicle during a South Los Angeles burglary investigation, authorities said. The Los Angeles Times reports that deputies were responding to a vehicle burglary in the area of 91st Street and Compton Avenue at about…
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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Just Removed Some Huge Consumer Protections for Student Loan Borrowers
While we were all distracted by other things Tuesday, Betsy DeVos used her powers as education secretary to roll back some key policy memos issued by the Obama administration that strengthened consumer protections for student loan borrowers. The Washington Post reports that the U.S. Department of Education is in the process of issuing new contracts…
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Body of 1st-Ever Female Muslim Judge in US Found Washed Up Along Hudson River
The first Muslim woman in U.S. history to become a judge was found dead Wednesday afternoon when her body washed up on the Manhattan side of the Hudson River in New York City. Sheila Abdus-Salaam, 65, was the first African-American woman to be appointed to the state’s Court of Appeals, where she served as an…