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Chicago Prosecutor Withdraws From Laquan McDonald Case
Cook County, Ill., State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez said in an announcement Thursday that she will withdraw from the Laquan McDonald case, the Washington Post reports. Alvarez, who lost her re-election bid earlier this year, said that she is asking for the court to appoint a special prosecutor in her place in the controversial case that has…
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Report: Painkiller Percocet Found in Prince’s System
A source told the Minneapolis StarTribune that the autopsy would confirm that Prince had the painkiller Percocet in his system, although the local medical examiner’s office that conducted the examination of the singer has declined to confirm the reports. Sources close to the investigation told the StarTribune that the famed singer also had a low…
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Va. 1st-Grader Born Without Hands Wins Penmanship Award
Little Anaya Ellick was born without hands and does not use prosthetics. “Anaya is a remarkable young lady. She does not let anything get in the way of doing what she has set out to do,” GCA Principal Tracy Cox told the news station. “She is a hard worker and has some of the best…
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Ga. College Freshman Fatally Stabbed After Confronting Man Groping Women
A Georgia college freshman was fatally stabbed Tuesday as he tried to help three women who were reportedly being groped and harassed. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Donnell M. Phelps was killed after trying to stop a man who began harassing the three women as they left the Fort Valley State University campus cafeteria. Police…
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US Military Academy at West Point Investigates Photo of Black Female Cadets Raising Fists
The U.S. Military Academy at West Point in New York is investigating a photo showing 16 black female cadets in uniform with their fists raised in a salute that critics are calling a gesture of solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, the Army Times reports. “We can confirm that the cadets in this photo…
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Obama Drinks Filtered Flint, Mich., Water Following Meeting With Federal Officials
While in Flint, Mich., on Wednesday, President Barack Obama vouched for the safety of using certified filter water, encouraging city residents to start using filtered water instead of bottled water. “If you’re using a filter … then Flint water at this point is drinkable,” Obama said after drinking from a glass of what he said…
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University of Iowa Student Severely Injured in Racially Motivated Beating, Family Says
A University of Iowa freshman is recovering from injuries after being severely beaten over the weekend in what his family is calling a racially motivated attack, WLS-TV reports. Marcus Owens, 19, had to get almost a dozen stitches in his lip after the attack that left his eye socket damaged and his front teeth knocked…