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Report: Okla. Inmate Died After Being Strangled by Jailers
A Caddo County, Okla., jail inmate died after being strangled when jailers put him in a neck hold, The Frontier reports. Darius Randell Robinson, 41, died April 5, just a few days after being arrested on warrants for unpaid child support, the site notes. Jailers initially said that Robinson had tried to escape his cell…
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Baltimore Rapper Lor Scoota Shot and Killed After Rallying to Stop City Violence
Tyriece Travon Watson, better known as rapper Lor Scoota, was working hard to try to stop violence in his hometown of Baltimore. Tragically, just a short while after leaving a charity basketball game he had hosted to promote such peace, Lor Scoota was shot and killed, the Washington Post reports. According to the report, police…
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Co-Defendant of Aaron Hernandez Takes Plea Deal in 2013 Death of Odin Lloyd
A co-defendant of former NFL player Aaron Hernandez took a plea deal for his part in the 2013 death of Odin Lloyd and was sentenced Monday, CNN reports. Carlos Ortiz, 30, changed his not guilty plea and pleaded guilty to being an accessory after the fact for helping Hernandez after the fatal 2013 shooting. In…
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Gay Man Blames Brutal 2013 Beating by Hasidic Safety Patrol on Group's 'Special Connections' to the NYPD
A gay black man who was brutally beaten by a Hasidic patrol group in 2013 is now pointing a finger at the close relationship between the New York City Police Department, city officials and the Jewish safety patrols, the New York Daily News reports. Taj Patterson lost sight in one eye after he was beaten…
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2 Mo. Men Arrested After Throwing Eggs, Shouting Racial Slurs
Police are calling the actions of two Missouri men who allegedly threw eggs and hurled racial slurs at African Americans in south St. Louis a “hate crime,” KSDK reports. Jesse Reed, 30, and David Ragain, also 30, were arrested late Friday and charged with assault motivated by discrimination in the third degree, the station notes. “A white…
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Family Outraged After Video, Photos of Chicago Stabbing Victim Posted Online
A grieving Chicago family is outraged after graphic images and video showing their loved one being stabbed to death on a Chicago Red Line train Thursday were posted online, CBS Chicago reports. “My sister was beautiful, gifted young lady. She didn’t deserve to go the way she did,” Lorel Hampton, the victim’s sister, told the…
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Red Cross Apologizes After 'Super Racist' Pool-Safety Poster
The American Red Cross is learning that a little revision goes a long way after a signboard about swim-safety guidelines came under fire for its “racist” message, prompting an apology from the Red Cross, NBC News reports. The backlash started after a photo of a pool-safety poster in Fort Morgan, Colo., started circulating on social…
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Abortion Restrictions in Texas
The Supreme Court of the United States has struck down a restrictive Texas law that required clinics that provide abortions to have surgical facilities and doctors with admitting privileges at nearby hospitals, NPR reports, ruling the restrictions unconstitutional. In a 5-3 decision in the case, Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, the court overturned a decision made…
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NJ Mom Facing Charges After 5-Year-Old Boy Fatally Shoots 4-Year-Old Brother
A New Jersey mother is facing multiple charges after her 5-year-old son shot his 4-year-old brother in the head while playing with her gun, killing the younger child, the Washington Post reports. The shooting, which authorities have classified as accidental, occurred at the family’s East Orange, N.J., home around 11 a.m. Saturday, the Jersey Journal…