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New Details Emerge in Prince’s Death Investigation
While rumors continue to swirl around exactly how music legend Prince, born Prince Rogers Nelson, died, CNN is reporting that police investigators found opioid prescription drugs in his possession and inside his Minnesota home. CNN notes that the drugs found on the late singer are commonly used to treat pain, but the exact name of…
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Wannabe Tulsa, Okla., Cop, 73, Found Guilty of Manslaughter in Death of Eric Harris
A volunteer Tulsa County, Okla., sheriff’s officer who shot and killed an unarmed man as he ran away has been found guilty of second-degree manslaughter. Robert Bates, 73, was an insurance broker who wanted badly to be a cop. According to the New York Daily News, he purchased “new cars for the department’s violent crime…
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Tenn. Police Chief Apologizes for Arrest of Elementary School Students
The police chief in Murfreesboro, Tenn., has apologized for the arrests of 10 elementary school students and reiterated that an investigation into the matter is being conducted, The Tennessean reports. “I am so saddened, and I’m so sorry this incident happened,” Police Chief Karl Durr said, “because I truly think it could have been avoided.” The…
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13-Year-Old Boy With Toy Gun Shot by Baltimore Police Officers
A 13-year-old boy was shot Wednesday afternoon by two Baltimore police officers who believed that the toy gun the child was carrying was real, according to WJZ. The boy’s injuries are reportedly not life-threatening. The incident happened in Southeast Baltimore around 4 p.m. EDT near a local community center. According to Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin…
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Mizzou Professor Fired Over Protest Incident: ‘This Is All About Racial Politics. I’m a White Lady; I’m an Easy Target’
Melissa Click, the former University of Missouri media professor who rose to infamy after her tirade against a reporter during a racial protest on the campus last fall, now believes that she was fired because she is white. “This is all about racial politics. I’m a white lady; I’m an easy target,” Click told the…
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29-Year-Old Canadian High School Basketball Player Insists He Didn’t Know His Real Age
A Canadian high school basketball player who was thought to be just 17 years old is now insisting that he made an honest mistake while supplying information for legal documents because he didn’t know he was really 29 years old, The Guardian reports. “I understand your desire to [go home], but the way you have…
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Obama Announces Visit to Flint, Mich., in Letter to 8-Year-Old Girl
President Barack Obama is headed to Flint, Mich., to speak to residents about the water-contamination crisis and receive an in-person briefing on federal efforts in place to assist the people, the White House announced Wednesday. I am one of the children that is effected [sic] by this water, and I’ve been doing my best to…
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Ga. Man Says He Was Beaten for Allegedly Stealing a Tomato He Says He Purchased
An Atlanta man claims that he was severely beaten by an off-duty police officer working as security for Wal-Mart and spent three days in jail after he was accused of stealing a tomato that he had purchased. Tyrone Carnegay told WSB-TV that the security guard confronted him during the October 2014 incident as he tried…