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Black DC Cop Says He Was Unfairly Detained, Tackled and Struck During Stop
A black Washington, D.C., police officer who had been off-duty and dressed in plain clothes is accusing Prince George’s County, Md., officers of inappropriately searching him, as well as tackling him and striking him in the face in their search for a gunman Tuesday afternoon, the Washington Post reports. Police Officer Robert Parker Jr., a…
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High School Student Disciplined in Miss. Noose Incident
A Mississippi high school student has been disciplined following allegations that white students put a noose around the neck of a black football player and “yanked backward,” the Associated Press reports. Officials acknowledged that Stone High School’s conduct code was violated in the Oct. 13 incident, school-district attorney Sean Courtney said, adding that one student has…
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University of Wis. Student Facing 30 Charges Related to Sexual Assault
A University of Wisconsin student is facing 30 charges related to the sexual assault of four women, and prosecutors say that more charges could be on the way. Alec Cook, 20, was charged last week with sexually assaulting an acquaintance. The Washington Post reports that on Oct. 12, a female student went to police in…
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DeRay Mckesson Says He's Voting for Hillary Clinton
Activist, organizer and Campaign Zero co-founder DeRay Mckesson announced that he is voting for Hillary Clinton for president in an op-ed penned for the Washington Post on Wednesday. “Our engagement in democracy comes in many forms—we engage in democracy in protests, in board meetings, in classrooms and, importantly, at the ballot,” Mckesson wrote. Mckesson said…
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Money Collection From National Guard Members Repaying Bonuses Is Suspended
On Wednesday, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter ordered the Pentagon to suspend efforts to collect money from California National Guard members who were told they had to repay erroneously issued enlistment bonuses. The Washington Post reports that Carter announced steps to resolve the cases of thousands of guardsmen who received bonuses during the wars in Iraq…
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Report: Hairstylist Pepper-Sprays Unhappy Customer
A hairstylist, Maryam Simpson, 35, was arrested Monday, almost two weeks after authorities say she pepper-sprayed a client after she expressed that she was unhappy with the haircut Simpson gave her, according to the New York Daily News. Simpson, who advertised her hairstyling services online, was working at the client’s apartment when the two began arguing…
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Fla. Department of Education Puts Teacher on Probation After Racist, Lewd Jokes
A Florida middle school teacher was put on probation and ordered to pay a fine after reportedly making racist and lewd jokes during class, according to WFTV. Lauren Ulseth no longer teaches at Lawton Chiles Middle School in Seminole County, where she used to be a technology-education teacher. The Florida Department of Education, which put her on…
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La. Man Lights Wife on Fire After Spraying Hair Spray on Her: Report
John Emmett Harleaux, 28, of Baton Rouge, La., was arrested after allegedly lighting his wife on fire during an argument, CBS News reports. He was arrested Tuesday on a felony count of domestic abuse by burning. According to CBS News, during an argument in September, Harleaux began spraying his wife with flammable hair spray. He then…
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Spanish-Immersion School in Calif. Vandalized With Pro-Trump Graffiti
On Monday, students and employees tried to clean up the graffiti that was left on multiple walls, a door and a trash can at Cali Calmecac Language Academy in Windsor, Calif., Raw Story reports. The vandalism consisted of messages that read “Trump 2016” and “Build the Wall Higher.” “I know children are nervous about this. It…