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Chicago Cop Who Quit After Fatally Shooting Rekia Boyd Seeks Disability Pay
A Chicago police detective who quit his job just days before a Chicago Police Board hearing would have determined whether he would be fired for the 2012 shooting death of 22-year-old Rekia Boyd is now seeking disability pay, the Chicago Tribune reports. According to the report, former Chicago Police Detective Dante Servin is demanding disability pay…
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President Obama Grants Another 98 Commutations for October
President Barack Obama made a commitment to use his clemency authority through the remainder of his time in office, and on Thursday he honored that commitment by granting another 98 commutations. Combined with the 102 commutations he granted at the beginning of October, that brings his total for the month to 200, and his total…
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Report: More Than 100 Militarized Police Raid #NoDAPL Resistance Camp
Hundreds of militarized police were deployed Thursday to a resistance camp built by Native American water protectors in the path of the proposed $3.8 billion Dakota Access Pipeline in Cannonball, N.D. Democracy Now! reports that photos and multiple videos posted to Facebook Live show over 100 officers in riot gear—flanked by multiple mine-resistant ambush-protected military…
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Nick Young Helps Lakers Win Season Opener, Then Rushes to Hospital for Baby's Birth
On Wednesday, Los Angeles Lakers guard Nick Young helped his team defeat the Houston Rockets; then he left the game and rushed straight to a Los Angeles hospital to go on baby watch. According to TMZ Sports, Young’s ex-girlfriend Keonna Green gave birth to the couple’s baby girl early Thursday. The two already have a…
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15-Year-Old Admits to Shooting 17-Year-Old in DC: Report
Kevin Jackson, 17, was shot Sept. 1 after an argument with a 15-year-old foe on a Southeast street in Washington, D.C., according to the Washington Post. That night, the 15-year-old left the argument but returned with a gun, shooting at Kevin a few times, the Post reports. Kevin was hit once in the back of the head.…
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3 Plead Guilty to Kidnapping and Killing Detroit 13-Year-Old Deontae Mitchell
Three people pleaded guilty Wednesday to kidnapping and killing a 13-year-old Detroit boy who disappeared earlier this year after picking up less than $100 that one of them had dropped outside an east side store, Detroit News reports. The incident, which occurred May 31, started when, according to Deontae Mitchell’s 13-year-old cousin, he and Deontae took up…
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This Philadelphia 76ers Fan Couldn't Just Sit There and Watch the Game
A ticket allows you admission to a game. It doesn’t mean that you get to flip off Oklahoma City Thunder star point guard Russell Westbrook. On Wednesday, the Thunder took on the Philadelphia 76ers in Philadelphia, and one fan apparently believed he had the right to do just that. Early in the first quarter, some…
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Donald Trump Unveils His 'New Deal for Black America' to Largely White Crowd
Donald Trump unveiled his “new deal for Black America” Wednesday to a predominantly white Charlotte, N.C., crowd, and painted himself as the great white savior to fix all the problems plaguing the black community. According to NBC News, Trump’s plan includes three concepts meant to sway African-American voters: safe communities, great education and higher-paying jobs.…
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'Kill N–gers' Scrawled on Whiteboard on Fla. University Campus
A Florida university campus has been left in shock after a threatening sentence was left scrawled on a whiteboard on campus, accompanied by a graphic drawing, WBBH reports. According to the report, the problematic image showed up about two weeks ago and the culprit is still unknown. The image was found at Florida Gulf Coast University…