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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…
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White Nationalists Plan to Suppress Black Voters With ‘40s and Weed’: Report
Donald Trump’s racist rants are coming home to roost. On Tuesday, The Crusader, a newspaper affiliated with the Ku Klux Klan, endorsed Trump, who allegedly found the endorsement “repulsive.” Now a neo-Nazi leader has told Politico that he and his associates are planning to hand out marijuana and 40-ounce malt liquor in the “ghettos” of…
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Man Punches and Kills 64-Year-Old in NYC
In a video recently released by police, a man in a white T-shirt can be seen walking up to Patrick Gorman, 64, in the Queens borough of New York City and then knocking him to the ground with one punch, the New York Daily News. The attack occurred June 26. After he punches Gorman, the attacker can…
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NY Mets Pitcher Who Starred in Anti-Domestic-Violence Campaign Charged With Domestic Violence
New York Mets pitcher Jeurys Familia—who appeared in an anti-domestic-violence public service announcement—was arrested Monday for domestic violence. According to the New York Post, Familia, 27, was arrested and charged with domestic violence and allegedly gave police his middle name—Mojica—as his last time to keep the arrest from the Mets. The right-hander and his wife…
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Philadelphia Eagles Receiver Arrested After Gun, Weed Found in Car
Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Josh Huff was arrested Tuesday and charged with “possessing an unloaded 9-mm handgun without a permit and a small amount of marijuana after he was pulled over for speeding,” ESPN reports. According to court records viewed by the sports station, a Delaware River Port Authority officer pulled Huff over around 11…
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Miss. Black Church Burned, Vandalized With Words ‘Vote Trump’
A Greenville, Miss., black church was burned and vandalized Tuesday night, Mississippi News Now reports. According to the report, authorities responded to a call about a church burning after 11 p.m. The Hopewell M.B. Church was found burned and also vandalized, with the words “Vote Trump” spray-painted in white on the outside of the building.…