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'KKK' Marked Across Black Sheriff Candidate's Sign in Kan.
LeRoy McConico, who is running as a Democratic candidate for sheriff in Linn County, Kan., has had issues with people messing with his campaign signs. However, earlier this week, he discovered that one of his campaign signs had been vandalized with white lettering that said “KKK,” the first time he’d ever seen something this blatant, the Kansas…
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Protesters Clash With Police Over David Duke’s Appearance at Historically Black Dillard University
Police used pepper spray on a group of protesters who were rallying against former Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard David Duke’s appearance at the historically black Dillard University as part of the U.S. Senate candidate debate Wednesday in Louisiana, CNN reports. Protesters clashed with law enforcement outside the event, and pepper spray was deployed on the…
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FBI Opens Civil Rights Investigation Into Arson, Vandalism at Black Miss. Church
The FBI has launched a civil rights investigation into the arson and vandalism of a black church in Greenville, Miss., where someone spray-painted “Vote Trump” on the side of the damaged building, the Associated Press reports. According to the report, approximately 80 percent of the Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church was destroyed in the blaze. Greenville Mayor…
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Stanford Sexual Assault Survivor Speaks Out in Glamour Magazine
The woman who was sexually assaulted by Brock Turner has penned an essay for Glamour magazine detailing what her life has been like since the attack, trial, verdict and subsequent lenient sentencing of the former Stanford swimmer. “Emily Doe” was named a Woman of the Year by Glamour in its annual list honoring women the…
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#WalterScott: Jury for Killer Cop Has 11 Whites, 1 Black
The jury in the trial of the white former North Charleston, S.C., police officer accused of murdering a black unarmed motorist was seated in the case Wednesday, with 11 whites and 1 black serving. Michael Slager, 34, is charged with murder in the April 2015 shooting death of Walter Scott, 50, who was running from…
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Pa. Woman Sent Video of Lifeless Toddler to Father, Police Say
A young McKeesport, Pa., mother is accused of killing her toddler son and then sending disturbing video footage and texts to the child’s father, CBS Pittsburgh reports. According to police, upon responding to a call at the Hi View Gardens housing complex at around 11 p.m. Tuesday, authorities found the unresponsive 17-month-old boy, who was…
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NY Woman Thinks She Won $42,900,000 at Slots, but Casino Says Machine Malfunctioned
Katrina Bookman started making plans when the slot machine she was gambling at flashed a $42.9 million win. “I kept thinking about my family,” Bookman said, according to ABC7. She was going to buy a barbershop for her son and give a big chunk of change back to her community with her apparent jackpot that…
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Mom Sends Daughter to School With Note Pleading for Help
An 11-year-old showed a handwritten message to an adult at East Feliciana Middle School in Clinton, La., on Tuesday. In it, her mother said that she was being held against her will and needed help, CBS News reports. School officials proceeded to contact the authorities. According to CBS News, authorities found the woman in a…