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Ohio Men Plead Guilty to Beating of Black Man in Hate Crime
An Ohio man pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal hate crime after beating up a black man he did not know in the street earlier this year, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports. On May 18 in Toledo, Ohio, Robert Paschalis and co-defendant Charles Butler drove past the victim in a GMC truck decorated with a small…
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University of Kansas Suspends Cheerleaders Following Racially Charged Snapchat
The University of Kansas Athletics suspended a cheerleader Monday upon discovering a controversial Snapchat photo that referenced the Ku Klux Klan and Donald Trump, the Kansas City Star reports. According to the report, associate athletic director Jim Marchiony confirmed that officials at the university were aware of Lili Gagin’s social media post—which showed three men wearing…
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Justice Department Settles Discrimination Claim Against Denver Sheriff's Department
The U.S. Department of Justice reached a settlement Tuesday resolving a claim that the Denver Sheriff’s Department discriminated against immigrants in its hiring policies, a violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). An investigation by the Justice Department found that from approximately Jan. 1, 2015, until approximately March 23, 2016, the Denver Sheriff’s Department…
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NC Gov. Pat McCrory Refuses to Concede, Demands Recount
North Carolina’s incumbent governor has dug in his heels and is not going out without a fight. Two weeks after the election, Pat McCrory, a Republican, officially asked for a recount Tuesday. Roy Cooper, McCrory’s Democratic challenger, claimed victory election night with a 4,000-vote lead out of 4.2 million votes cast, and as the Washington…
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Cincinnati Prosecutor to Retry Former Officer in Sam Dubose Shooting Death
Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney Joseph Deters announced Tuesday that he will retry former Police Officer Ray Tensing in the fatal shooting of Sam Dubose, a black man, during a traffic stop last year, CBS News reports. “It is our belief that the public attention that has been focused on the Tensing case could have, in fact, seeped…
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Academic Scandal Forces Notre Dame Football Team to Vacate 2012, 2013 Wins
An academic scandal at the storied Notre Dame football team will put the team on probation; the team must also forfeit wins from the 2012 and 2013 seasons. According to WNDU, the trouble started after the university investigated claims that a student athletic adviser committed academic violations for several players, including giving six players prohibited…
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Parents File Complaint After Teacher's Racially Charged Explanation of Equality
The parents of a Folsom, Calif., middle schooler are furious after they say a teacher used a racially charged explanation in class, CBS Sacramento reports. The incident occurred at the Sutter Middle School and was prompted by a question from one of the students. “One of the kids raised their hand and asked the teacher…
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Trump 'Strongly Considering' Ben Carson for Housing Secretary
On Tuesday, Donald Trump tweeted that he’s strongly considering former Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson for a Cabinet position. Here’s the kicker: Carson has already said he doesn’t want a job in the president-elect’s administration. So, either someone isn’t listening or someone has reneged on his earlier statement, or both. While a spokesperson for Carson…