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  • Chicago Woman Stabbed to Death on CTA Red Line

    Police have taken into custody a person of interest after the fatal stabbing of a woman on a Chicago Transit Authority Red Line train on the South Side, WLS reports. The still-unidentified woman was stabbed in the neck around 12:30 p.m. Thursday and was pronounced dead at the scene. Passengers who witnessed the gruesome attack…

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  • UK Votes to Leave the European Union

    The United Kingdom will no longer remain in the European Union, voting 51.9 percent to 48.1 percent in favor of the “Brexit” referendum. Prime Minister David Cameron announced, shortly after the decision became clear, that he will not remain in office and will step down by October. “I do not think it would be right…

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  • Grand Jury Declines to Indict Texas Cop Who Slammed Teen Girl to Ground at Pool Party

    A Texas grand jury declined to indict a McKinney, Texas, police officer who was seen on video slamming a teenage girl to the ground outside a pool party last year, WFAA reports. Now-former Police Cpl. Eric Casebolt was thrust into the spotlight in June 2015 after seven minutes of video showed the officer aggressively tossing…

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  • Harper's Bazaar Senior Digital Editor Recounts Being Diagnosed With Zika After Caribbean Vacation

    Chrissy Rutherford, who lives in New York City and is the senior digital editor at Harper’s Bazaar, first realized something was seriously wrong when she tried to take a selfie on the train while on her way to a wedding. The skin on her face was beginning to break out with an odd rash. This…

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  • President Obama Has 'Discussed' Becoming NBA Owner

    We all know President Barack Obama loves him some basketball. And, according to White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest, the president has “discussed” maybe becoming the owner of an NBA franchise, ESPN reports. Earnest spoke about the president’s interest during a White House press briefing after he was asked if Obama would ever be interested…

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  • ‘This Was Their Best Shot’: Baltimore Reacts to Another Not Guilty Verdict in Freddie Gray's Death

    As Judge Barry Williams read the last not guilty verdict about the seven charges Baltimore Police Officer Caesar Goodson Jr. faced regarding the death of Freddie Gray, members of Goodson’s family, sitting in the courtroom’s center aisle, wept and hugged one another. Officer Edward Nero, who was acquitted a few weeks ago in Gray’s death, cried…

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  • House of Representatives Adjourns for 4th of July After Democrats Stage Sit-in for Almost 26 Hours

    House Democrats have ended their daylong sit-in demanding action on gun control legislation, but the fight is not over. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) has pledged to return and continue to push for reforms, NPR reports. For now, lawmakers will go home for their Fourth of July recess and reconvene Tuesday, July 5. The Democrats caused…

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  • Supreme Court Deadlocks on Obama Immigration Plan

    The Supreme Court was split down the middle in its decision on President Barack Obama’s immigration program. The deadlock deals a hard blow to what the president had hoped would become a part of his legacy, and leaves millions of undocumented immigrants unprotected, the New York Times reports. The 4-4 deadlock leaves in place the…

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  • Baltimore Police Officer Caesar Goodson Jr. Found Not Guilty of 2nd-Degree Murder in Freddie Gray Case

    Baltimore Police Officer Caesar Goodson Jr., who faced the most serious charge of all six officers indicted for the death of Freddie Gray in April 2015, was found not guilty by a judge Thursday, WBAL-TV reports. Goodson was the only officer charged with depraved-heart murder, a second-degree felony that carries a sentence of up to 30…

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  • Supreme Court Upholds Affirmative Action Program at University of Texas

    The Supreme Court of the United States has upheld the University of Texas’ affirmative action program, which helps minority students get admitted to the university, Politico reports. In a 4-3 decision, the court ruled that “the race-conscious admissions program in use at the time of petitioner’s application is lawful under the Equal Protection Clause,” NPR notes. It was the second…

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