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More Than 800,000 Haitians Face Starvation After Hurricane Matthew
A month after Hurricane Matthew tore through the island nation of Haiti, the United Nations confirms that nearly 800,000 Haitians are facing severe food shortages, with rioting and children begging for food a daily occurrence. On Oct. 4, Hurricane Matthew decimated fishing villages and shredded mountain hamlets, destroying for already poor Haitians their sources of…
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Judge Issues Restraining Order to Stop Voter Intimidation by Trump Campaign
A U.S. district judge in Ohio issued a restraining order Friday that prevents anyone working on Donald Trump’s campaign from harassing and intimidating voters at the polls Tuesday. The judge’s ruling came after a two-hour hearing during which Trump’s lawyer was asked to justify the Republican presidential candidate’s inflammatory rhetoric about voter fraud, Mother Jones…
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#WalterScott: Judge Denies Defense Motion to Suppress Video of Shooting
The judge in the murder trial of a white former North Charleston, S.C., police officer charged with shooting and killing an unarmed black motorist denied two defense motions Friday concerning cellphone video of the shooting. Michael Slager, 34, is charged with the April 2015 shooting death of Walter Scott, 50, who was running from a…
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#NoDAPL: ACLU Asks DOJ to Investigate Law-Enforcement Response to Protesters
The American Civil Liberties Union and the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice on Friday asking for an investigation into possible violations of constitutional rights and federal laws by law enforcement responding to peaceful #NoDAPL protesters in North Dakota. The letter, addressed to Principal Deputy…
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University of Oregon Law Professor Who Wore Blackface Issues Apology
A University of Oregon law professor who came under fire after reportedly wearing a blackface costume to an off-campus Halloween party issued an apology Friday. While the University of Oregon has declined to reveal the faculty member’s name, citing employee confidentiality, news and media organizations based in Oregon have identified her as Nancy Shurtz, a…
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Mich. Man Charged With Pointing Gun at Children He Accused of Damaging Trump Lawn Sign
A Michigan man is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly pointing a gun at six children whom he accused of destroying his Donald Trump lawn sign, the Michigan News-Herald reports. Michael Robert Kubek of Allen Park was arraigned Tuesday and charged with six counts of assault with a dangerous weapon and one count of felony…
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Ohio Officer Who Fatally Shot Sam Dubose Was Wearing Confederate Flag T-Shirt Under Uniform: Report
A T-shirt featuring the Confederate battle flag, reportedly worn by former University of Cincinnati Police Officer Ray Tensing under his uniform when he fatally shot Sam Dubose—an unarmed black man—was part of the presentation of evidence Friday in Tensing’s murder trial, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports. According to the report, the shirt was submitted as evidence…
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Calif. Businessman E.J. Jackson, Known for Annual Thanksgiving Turkey Giveaways, Dies
The founder and president of Jackson Limousine Service, E.J. Jackson, died of a heart attack Tuesday at the age of 66, the Los Angeles Times reports. For over 30 years, the South Los Angeles businessman provided Thanksgiving dinners to thousands of families and individuals and was known for his annual turkey grocery giveaway. “Some people…
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Pa. Man Charged After Partner Allegedly Kills Their Young Son and Texts Video of His Body
Andre Price Jr., 23, of McKeesport, Pa., was charged Thursday with two felony counts for failing to alert authorities after his partner, Christian Clark, 21, threatened to kill their toddler son before allegedly carrying out the act, the New York Daily News reports. Clark has reportedly admitted to smothering their 17-month-old son on Tuesday after…