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#IvoryBurn: Kenya Torches Tons of Ivory to Save Its Elephants
For the past week, men have unloaded tons of ivory at the Nairobi National Park and built them into towers up to 10 feet tall and 20 feet across. On Saturday, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta—who was the first to light the semicircle of tusks from about 8,000 elephants—demanded a total ban on the ivory trade…
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Authorities Raid Walgreens in Search of Clues in Prince’s Death
Police served a search warrant on the local drugstore where the late performer Prince was seen several times in the days before his death, reports the New York Daily News. The surprise warrant was reportedly served Thursday at a Walgreens near Paisley Park. Sources say that authorities are looking for doctors who may have prescribed…
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2 Black Women Sue NY Times for Discrimination
Two black women have filed a lawsuit against the New York Times and its CEO, Mark Thompson, for allegedly fostering a culture of discrimination based on age, gender and race. The class action lawsuit, which may be joined by up to 50 others, alleges that the Times, which promotes its “liberal social viewpoints,” favors its…
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Joy Reid Gets Melissa Harris-Perry’s Time Slot on MSNBC
Joy Reid will officially take over the time slot left behind by Melissa Harris-Perry, hosting a new program that will air from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET on Saturday and Sunday, Adweek reports. “Melissa did a show that was incredibly valuable,” Reid said in a statement, according to the site. “Instead of trying to…
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Ray Lewis III, Son of Former Ravens Linebacker Ray Lewis, Charged With Sexual Battery
Ray Anthony Lewis III, the son of former Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis, is facing charges of third-degree criminal sexual conduct after allegedly sexually assaulting two victims earlier this year, USA Today Sports reports. The two victims reportedly told authorities that Lewis III, who is a sophomore and cornerback for the football team of Coastal…
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Va. Father Charged With Domestic Assault, Battery After Posting Video of Himself Boxing With Son as Discipline
A Virginia father has turned himself in to Prince William County, Va., police after disturbing video was posted to Facebook showing him boxing with his son for “discipline” and leaving the 17-year-old bloodied, Fox 5 DC reports. The man, Tavis Sellers, who identified himself as TaDigs Ditches on Facebook, was charged with domestic assault and…
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Fla. Police Officer Fired After Hitting Handcuffed Woman
A Florida police officer who was seen on video repeatedly hitting a handcuffed woman has been fired and charged with battery in the incident, CNN reports. Officer Akinyemi Borisade, 26, arrested the woman, Mayra Martinez, at a local bar for trespassing and resisting arrest Wednesday. Martinez, a new employee at the bar, had reportedly gotten…
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Va. Man Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter After Leaving 2-Year-Old in Hot Car
A Virginia man is facing multiple charges after a 2-year-old died after being left in a hot car, the New York Daily News reports. Daiquan Fields, 32, is facing charges of felony child neglect and involuntary manslaughter after he left his girlfriend’s toddler strapped into a car seat Wednesday while temperatures went as high as…
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Bigger Than Incarceration: Angela Davis Talks Mass Criminalization, Mental Health and the War on Drugs [Retracted]
RETRACTED (6/12/18): This story has been removed because we have discovered it was in breach of our editorial standards. If you’d like to know more, you can read an editor’s note here. A cached version of the story is available here for transparency.
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Black Teen Boy and White Teen Girl Exchange Sexting Videos. Guess Which One Was Arrested and Charged With Child Pornography?
A 17-year-old Bossier, La., boy was arrested and charged with contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile and possession of child pornography after he allegedly sent a sexting video to a 16-year-old girl. Levar Allen is a three-sport high school athlete who does well in school, according to his mother. He is also black; the…