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Iowa Man Convicted of a Racially Motivated Hate Crime Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
An Iowa white supremacist who brutally beat a black man in a Dubuque, Iowa, bar last year has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for what a federal judge slammed as a “brutal and outrageous attack,” the Washington Post reports. “This vicious attack threatened the most basic standards of human decency and dignity,” Deputy Assistant…
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Ill. Bus Driver Facing Charges for Allegedly Hitting Special Needs Child
An Illinois bus driver for Orland School District 135 is being accused of hitting a 4-year-old child with special needs in the face Friday, the Chicago Tribune reports. According to the report, a teacher heard the driver, Linda Bell, telling the victim, “I’m sorry for hitting you,” as the child was being helped off the…
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Wrongfully Convicted NYC Man to Be Freed After More Than a Decade in Prison
A wrongfully convicted Queens, N.Y., man is expected to be freed from prison Tuesday after spending more than 16 years behind bars, his lawyer told the New York Post. Tullie Hyman was convicted in 2002 of the murder of a Far Rockaway, Queens, tenant activist. However, that conviction was tossed out in July after witness testimony…
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2 Calif. Police Officers Killed, 1 Wounded by Gunman
Two Palm Springs, Calif., police officers were killed and one was injured Saturday by a lone gunman wearing body armor and equipped with high-capacity magazine, the Los Angeles Times reports. The officers who were killed have been identified as Officer Jose “Gil” Vega, a 35-year veteran of the Palm Springs Police Department who was due…
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Justice Department Announces Investigation Into Ala. Prison Conditions
The U.S. Department of Justice will be conducting an investigation into the conditions at Alabama’s prisons for men, it announced in a statement Thursday. “The investigation will focus on whether prisoners are adequately protected from physical harm and sexual abuse at the hands of other prisoners; whether prisoners are adequately protected from use of excessive…
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Samsung Issues Worldwide Halt on Sales and Exchanges of Note 7
Samsung has asked for a halt on all sales and exchanges of its Note 7 on Monday while an investigation into the phone’s overheating issues continues. “Samsung will ask all global partners to stop sales and exchanges of Galaxy Note 7 while further investigation takes place,” the company said in a statement on its website:…
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Carnell Snell Jr., Fatally Shot by Police, Laid to Rest in South Los Angeles
Family and friends gathered at a South Los Angeles church Saturday to say goodbye to Carnell Snell Jr., who was fatally shot by Los Angeles police. The 18-year-old was remembered by a few hundred mourners at First AME Church, the Los Angeles Daily News reports. As his body lay in a blue coffin draped with…
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Colin Kaepernick's Protest: It's Dumb and Disrespectful
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says that she thinks Colin Kapernick and other NFL players’ protest of unjust policing of minority communities during the national anthem is “dumb” and “disrespectful.” During an interview with Katie Couric on Yahoo!, Ginsburg blasted the protest, which includes players kneeling or raising a fist during the national anthem…
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Mother Sacrifices Life to Save Her Daughter’s: Report
Dania Cedeno-Delrosario, 40, and her daughter Denisse, 7, were about to cross the street after returning to their home in Meriden, Conn., when a car hit them and drove off, Eyewitness News reports. “It pushed both of us, but it pushed her very hard,” said Denisse. Cedeno-Delrosario was pushed underneath a parked SUV, where she was discovered.…
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Chicago Teachers to Strike if Mayor Rahm Emanuel Doesn’t Cut New Deal
Leaders of the Chicago Teachers Union say that if a deal is not cut with Mayor Rahm Emanuel on a new contract, then a strike will occur beginning Tuesday morning, USA Today reports. The teachers have been working without a contract for over a year, with the main argument in this dispute involving teacher compensation.…