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  • Texas Metro Officer Resigns After Video Shows Him Brutally Beating Man at Station

    A Texas metro officer resigned Monday after video was released showing him brutally beating a man who did not want to leave a station earlier this month, USA Today reports. Internal investigations concluded that Officer Jairus Warren, with the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, used excessive force in the Sept. 14 confrontation. “This incident…

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    Breanna Edwards

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  • Townville: 2 Students, 1 Teacher Injured in SC Elementary School Shooting

    Two students and one teacher have been shot at Townville Elementary School in Anderson County, SC. One teenager, the alleged gunman, has been taken into custody. The shooting happened at around 2:00 p.m. Wednesday afternoon. WSPA.com reports that the teacher and one student were taken to AnMed Medical Center where they are both listed in “good condition.”…

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    Kirsten West Savali

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  • NC Officer Fired Over Controversial Facebook Post

    A Chadbourn, N.C., police officer was fired Tuesday after stirring up controversy with a post made on Facebook, WNCN reports. The officer in question, Ricky Soles, told the news station that he was offered the opportunity to resign, but he refused. He was then terminated for violating the law-enforcement code of ethics and for actions…

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    Breanna Edwards

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  • Police Officers Refuse to Work La. High School After Players Kneel During National Anthem

    Some Jefferson Parish, La., police officers have refused to work a voluntary security detail at Bonnabel High School football games after the majority of the team knelt during the playing of the national anthem to protest injustices and police brutality in African-American communities. “I was a bit taken aback at first. Keep in mind, I…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

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  • NYC to Pay $5,750,000 Over Death of Mentally Ill Inmate 

    The city of New York has agreed to pay $5.75 million to the family of a mentally ill inmate who was found dead while in custody at the Rikers Island jail complex, the New York Times reports. According to the Times, the settlement in the death of Bradley Ballard is reportedly the largest the city has…

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    Breanna Edwards

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  • Ohio Rapper Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Child Porn

    Eric Chavis of Columbus, Ohio, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after making sexually explicit music videos featuring underage teenage girls, leading one of his victims to attempt suicide, according to the New York Daily News. He pleaded guilty in June to conspiracy to produce child pornography. After his release, Chavis will have to…

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    The Root Staff

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  • Carolina Panthers Running Back Mike Tolbert Might Be Super Petty

    Carolina Panthers running back Mike Tolbert might be the most passively aggressive petty person ever if you believe the owner of Motion Lab Tuning, an automotive company in Charlotte, N.C. According to automotive site Jalopnik, Tolbert took a vintage ride to Motion Lab to get a new engine. The owner says that because of Tolbert’s…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

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  • Neb. Players Protest Before Game; School Leader Wants Them Kicked Off Team

    On Saturday, three University of Nebraska football players took a knee during the national anthem to protest injustices by police against African Americans. On Monday, senior linebacker Michael Rose-Ivey, who is one of the players who protested, gave an impassioned speech about threats that he and the other players—DaiShon Neal and Mohamed Barry—have received since…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

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  • DC Releases Video Showing Moments After Police Shot and Killed Unarmed Black Man

    The Washington, D.C., mayor’s office has released video from an officer’s body camera showing the moments immediately after the cop shot and killed an unarmed black motorcyclist, the Huffington Post reports. Officials released the video following protests demanding answers and transparency. The protest took place at the intersection in the District’s Mount Vernon Square where…

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    Breanna Edwards

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  • Tenn. Woman Returns Home to Find Alleged Burglars Having Sex on Her Couch 

    Talk about adding insult to injury. A South Memphis, Tenn., woman is in shock and is expediting a move after she says she caught two people having sex in her house and ransacking her home, WREG reports. “It’s horrible in there,” the victim, Jamie Barnes, told the news station. “It’s absolutely horrible in there. It’s…

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    Breanna Edwards

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