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Trump Administration Considering Separating Women and Children at Border
In an effort by President Donald Trump to end what he calls “catch and release,” the Department of Homeland Security is considering separating women and children trying to come into the country at the Southern border illegally, ostensibly to stop “the exploitation of children.” “We are trying to find ways to deter the use of…
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Philando Castile’s Girlfriend Arrested in Alleged Hammer Attack
The girlfriend and witness to the death of Philando Castile last year was recently arrested in an attack on a woman in St. Paul, Minn. Prosecutors on Friday charged Diamond “Lavish” Reynolds with felony assault in an alleged attack with a hammer. Reynolds is the woman who live-streamed the horrific death of her boyfriend Philando…
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More Americans Killed by Police in 2017, but Trump Dominates Headlines
Police killings are actually increasing in the United States, according to new data, but because our current president is leading every news cycle, brutality is being pushed to the back burner, activists contend. The rate of police-involved deaths of American citizens is higher than in any month in 2016, and January and February each saw…
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Ark. Rushes to Execute 8 Men in Almost as Many Days—Half of Them Black
In what only can be described as a mad rush toward death, the state of Arkansas plans to execute eight inmates in April because of a looming expiration date for a drug the state uses in executions. The New York Times reports that all eight men—four black, four white—were convicted of murders that occurred between…
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13-Year-Old in Los Angeles Records the Moment Immigration Agents Arrest Her Father as He Is Taking Her to School
A 13-year-old girl in Los Angeles recorded the heartbreaking moment when immigration officials arrested her father, an undocumented immigrant, as he was taking her to school this week. ABC News reports that 48-year-old Romulo Avelica-Gonzalez was on his way to drop his daughters off at Academia Avance in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles…
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Report: Most Foreign-Born Terrorists Become Radicalized After Living in the US
According to an unclassified, internal Department of Homeland Security report, most foreign-born terrorists operating in the United States do not become radicalized until several years after entering the country, which is the antithesis of Donald Trump’s reasoning for his travel ban. ABC News reports that the findings “may undercut the ability of officials to prevent…
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Disgraced Former Journalist Arrested and Charged With Threats Against Jewish Facilities
A disgraced former journalist is allegedly behind some of the recent bomb threats against Jewish facilities across the country, and according to the FBI, the threats were part of the man’s plot to harass a woman. A federal complaint against Thompson was read in District Court in New York City on Friday, according to the…
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Markeith Loyd Tells Judge, ‘Y’all Can’t Do Nothing to Me,’ Uses ‘Sovereign Citizens’ Defense
It has been more than a month since Markeith Loyd was arrested and charged with killing his pregnant girlfriend and an Orlando, Fla., police officer, and this week he made an appearance in court during which he refused to enter a plea and claimed his status as a sovereign citizen. According to the Washington Post,…
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Ky. Police Release Video of Cop Shooting Unarmed Black Man Almost Immediately After Telling Him to Put His Hands Up
The Louisville (Ky.) Metro Police Department has released body-camera video showing the shooting of an unarmed black man that occurred almost immediately after an officer shouted at him to put his hands up. According to the Courier-Journal, Police Chief Steve Conrad said that he was reserving judgement until the completion of an internal investigation after…
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This App Lets You Take Selfies With Your Dead Relatives
For a generation raised on The Matrix and two seasons of Black Mirror, we clearly have not learned enough lessons about technology running amok. This week, at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, the question “Can you hear me now?” went a little further than trying to get in touch with someone across the…