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Donna Brazile Out at CNN Amid Allegations She Shared Debate Questions With Clinton Camp
Donna Brazile is out at CNN amid allegations that she gave Hillary Clinton’s campaign questions before a CNN debate and a CNN-TV One town hall. According to CNN Money, the departure of Brazile, who is the acting chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, was announced Monday, but she resigned from her role as a CNN…
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17 Killed, 42 Wounded in Chicago's Deadliest Weekend of the Year
As October draws to a close, Chicago experienced its deadliest and most devastating weekend so far this year, leaving 17 people fatally shot and more than 40 wounded, between Friday afternoon and early Monday, the Chicago Tribune reports. According to the report, up until this weekend, Father’s Day weekend had been the most violent in the…
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No Charges for DC Officers Involved in Fatal Shooting of Robbery Suspect
On Monday, federal prosecutors said that the five Washington, D.C., police officers involved in the 2015 fatal shooting of Marquesha McMillan will not face charges in her death, according to the Washington Post. The U.S. attorney’s office said that there was insufficient evidence to pursue charges against the officers in the fatal shooting of McMillan, who…
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Fla. Man Arrested for Shooting at Passing Cars
Carl Washington, 40, allegedly situated himself at an intersection and began to shoot at passing cars Saturday, hitting one driver in the head, CBS News reports. He was arrested on five counts of attempted premeditated murder after shooting with his rifle at five people as they drove by him in Hollywood, Fla. According to CBS, the man who…
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After Weeklong Manhunt, Murder Suspect Shot Dead
Michael Dale Vance Jr., 38, was shot and killed by an Oklahoma state trooper Sunday evening after allegedly shooting and wounding a Dewey County, Okla., officer earlier that day, Time magazine reports. Vance was wanted on multiple charges, including first-degree murder. On Oct. 23, Vance reportedly shot and wounded two police officers, which prompted the…
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Former AG Eric Holder Blasts FBI Director Over Clinton Email 'Mistake'
Former Attorney General Eric Holder blasted FBI Director James Comey’s handling of the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server. “I fear he has unintentionally and negatively affected public trust in both the Justice Department and the FBI,” Holder wrote in an op-ed in the Washington Post published late Sunday. “And he…
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Autistic NY Black Teen Gets Lost Running 5K, Assaulted by Man Afraid of Getting Mugged
A 15-year-old autistic athlete running a 5K was assaulted by a man who apparently thought the teen was going to rob his wife, the Washington Post reports. Chase Coleman loved being part of his cross-country team, and his mother, Clarice, said that she fully supported his passion. She is thankful that the nearly nonverbal, autistic…
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Dallas Cowboys Running Back Ezekiel Elliott Could Face 6-Game Suspension
Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott is having a breakout rookie season, but all of that could come to a crashing halt. If the NFL determines that he violated its domestic-abuse policy, Elliott could be facing a lengthy suspension, according to CBS Sports. Elliott reportedly had five complaints filed against him for domestic abuse while…
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Father of Alfred Olango, Man Killed by Police, Creates Police-Reform Foundation
The father of a California man who was killed last month by El Cajon, Calif., police announced over the weekend that he has created a foundation for police reform, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. Richard Olango announced Saturday that San Diego would be the headquarters of the Alfred Olango Justice and Unity Foundation, “for the whole…
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African-American Chemist, Inventor Dies in Md. House Fire
A famed African-American chemist and inventor died Friday in a fire at his Oxon Hill, Md., home, the Washington Post reports. George Nauflett, 84, earned more than two dozen patents for his inventions while working in a U.S. Navy government laboratory for more than four decades. His son, Derrick Nauflett, told the Post in an interview…