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Video Shows Group Beating Man as Bystanders Yell, 'You Voted Trump'
A man was beaten up in Chicago’s West Side by a group of men and women yelling, “Don’t vote Trump” and “You voted Trump,” as seen in a video that has since gone viral, the Chicago Tribune notes. David Wilcox, 49, said the altercation started when he was trying to make a left turn from…
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George Zimmerman Used Racial Slur at Bar Before Being Removed: Police
Karma hasn’t caught up with George Zimmerman yet. This time around, the acquitted killer is accused of yelling at a female employee while at a bar, using racial slurs, before becoming “belligerent” toward a deputy before he was removed from the establishment, the Seminole County, Fla., Sheriff’s Office said, Click Orlando reports. According to the…
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#NotMyPresident: Protests Against Donald Trump Continue for 2nd Night
For the second night in a row, demonstrators across the country took to the streets Thursday evening and protested the election of Donald Trump as president. As previously reported on The Root, Donald Trump was declared the victor in Tuesday’s election after winning the most Electoral College votes. Those who worry that he will usher…
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#WalterScott: Testimony in Cop's Trial for Murder Focused on Aftermath of Shooting
Testimony continued this week in the trial of a white former North Charleston, S.C., police officer charged with shooting and killing an unarmed black motorist. It focused on the moments immediately following the shooting and the investigation thereafter. As previously reported on The Root, Michael Slager, 34, is on trial for the April 2015 shooting…
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What Does the Justice Department Look Like Under a President Trump?
Throughout his campaign, President-elect Donald Trump stressed the need for more law enforcement in America, and under his direction, the Justice Department could see a drastic shift in priorities that would reinforce those ideals. Under President Barack Obama, the Justice Department built an aggressive Civil Rights Division, but according to legal analysts and Trump’s public…
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#NoDAPL: Company Refuses to Halt Construction, Prepares to Drill Under Lake Oahe
Although the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has not granted a permit, the company building the Dakota Access Pipeline announced Tuesday that it is preparing to drill under Lake Oahe on the Missouri River in the next two weeks. As previously reported on The Root, resistance to the $3.8 billion pipeline has been strong from…
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Donald Trump Calls President Barack Obama 'a Very Good Man' at White House Meeting
Despite previous tense clashes and years during which Donald Trump questioned President Barack Obama’s American heritage, the president-elect called the president “a very good man” in Thursday’s much-anticipated White House meeting. Trump said that he had “great respect” for Obama, saying that the two met for about an hour and a half in a meeting…
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ISIS Thrilled Over Donald Trump Victory, Hopes His Reckless Actions Lead to Civil War: Report
Islamic extremists reportedly rejoiced after learning of Donald Trump’s stunning presidential victory and are hoping that the president-elect’s “reckless actions” will “lead to a civil war,” USA Today reports. “Rejoice with support from Allah, and find glad tidings in the imminent demise of America at the hands of Trump,” the al-Minbar Jihadi Media network, which…
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Teen Suspect Seen Crying, Screaming at Police in Interrogation Video
Desiray Strickland, 19, who is accused of participating in the machete murder of a schoolmate, was seen screaming and crying at police in an interrogation video, CBS News reports. The video was released by the Miami-Dade, Fla., State Attorney’s Office. Strickland was indicted for first-degree murder along with Jose Cabrera, 23; Kaheem Arbelo, 20; Jonathan Lucas,…