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Obama Cuts Guantanamo Population to 40 Prisoners
As part of what seems like a whirlwind of activity in the last few weeks of his presidency, President Barack Obama has told Congress that he plans to resettle as many as 19 detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, according to the Chicago Tribune.The outlet reports that despite this move, about 40 inmates will remain at…
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Cop Who Killed Walter Scott to Be Retried for Murder in 2017
The former North Charleston, S.C., police officer charged in the murder of motorist Walter Scott will be retried March 1, reports CNN. A state judge declared a mistrial in the case earlier this month after jurors could not unanimously reach a decision to convict Michael Slager. Although Slager was caught lying about the April 4,…
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Study: Levels of Child Lead Exposure in Oakland, Calif., More Dangerous Than in Flint, Mich.
According to a new report from Reuters, children in the Fruitvale neighborhood of Oakland, Calif., are being exposed to lead at levels more dangerous than in Flint, Mich. Flint made headlines in the last year for lead contamination in the city water supply, but according to the study, the lead contamination in Oakland is coming…
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Amazon Echo and the Data It Contains at Center of Ark. Murder Investigation
Amazon’s Echo personal-assistant device is in the news this week because police in Arkansas want to use its data in a murder investigation. Court documents show that in November 2015, James A. Bates of Bentonville, Ark., had two friends over his home to watch an Arizona Razorbacks game, and the next morning, one of the…
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Black Lives Matter Activist Faces Restraining Order From L.A. Police Commissioner
The president of the Los Angeles Police Commission filed a request for a temporary restraining order against a prominent member of Black Lives Matter Los Angeles. Matt M. Johnson, who has been president of the police commission since September 2015, said that he feared for his life and the safety of his family, and he…
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Obama Issues Sanctions, Orders 35 Suspected Russian Spies Out of US for Hacking
President Barack Obama issued sanctions against Russian intelligence services and ordered 35 Russian intelligence operatives to leave the country within 72 hours for what U.S. officials say was the hacking of Democratic National Committee emails and Moscow’s efforts to influence the 2016 presidential election. “I have ordered a number of actions in response to the Russian…
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Report: Former Heisman Trophy Winner Rashaan Salaam Committed Suicide
Former Heisman Trophy winner Rashaan Salaam committed suicide, ESPN reports. Salaam’s body was found Dec. 5 in Eben G. Fine Park in Boulder, Colo., less than a few blocks from the stadium where he starred as a running back for the University of Colorado. Salaam died from a gunshot wound to the head that the…
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Fla. 8-Year-Old Fatally Shot While Walking Home From Birthday Party
A Florida community is outraged, and a family left grieving, after a Dania Beach, Fla., 8-year-old boy was shot and killed while walking home from a birthday party, CBS Miami reports. Broward County, Fla.’s sheriff’s spokesperson Veda Coleman-Wright said that the shooting happened late Wednesday evening. Two of the boy’s adult cousins were injured in…
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Which Top 5 NBA Player Doesn't Want to Be on Shaqtin' a Fool?
An elite NBA player does not want to be taken for a fool, so much so that the player’s agent reportedly reached out to Shaquille O’Neal’s agent to demand that his player be left off of O’Neal’s popular blooper reel Shaqtin’ a Fool. Yep, that’s right; the player wants no parts of the blooper reel…
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Okla. Man Hurls Racial Slurs, Smashes in Black Motorist's Rear Windshield: Report
A black motorist in Oklahoma was the target of a violent incident that ended in her being called racial slurs and having her back windshield smashed in, Fox23 reports. According to the report, Rhonda Johnson was driving with a friend on the Muskogee Turnpike from Tulsa to Muskogee when they noticed another vehicle following them. Johnson,…