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Texas Woman Hides Tape Recorder in Her Hair During Surgery, Records Surgery Staff Making Rude Comments About Her: Report
Ethel Easter of Houston was suffering from a hernia when she went to see a doctor about scheduling a surgery. She broke down crying when she learned that the earliest appointment would not be until two months later. “I was like, ‘I can’t wait for two months. I’m terribly ill,’ and he said, ‘Listen.’ He…
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Former Texas Cop Facing Murder Charge Accused of Excluding Details About Employment History
The former Texas police officer who is facing a murder charge for the shooting death of a teen is now accused of excluding details about his employment history when he applied for his position with the Farmers Branch, Texas, Police Department, WFAA-TV reports. According to the report, Officer Ken Johnson later said that he thought…
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Prosecutor: Minn. Officers Who Fatally Shot Jamar Clark Will Not Face Criminal Charges
Two Minneapolis police officers will not face charges in the fatal shooting in November of an unarmed black man, CNN reports. Police claim that Jamar Clark, 24, was shot by Officer Dustin Schwarze after Clark’s altercation with another officer, Mike Ringgenberg, just steps away from the precinct headquarters. Clark was transported to a local hospital, where…
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NYPD Commissioner William Bratton Has ‘Strong Concerns’ About Controversial Arrest of Brooklyn Mail Carrier
New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton has voiced “strong concerns” about a black mailman’s arrest after a brief confrontation with four plainclothes police officers, the New York Times reports. Bratton acknowledged Tuesday that the officers involved in the arrest belonged to the Police Department’s Conditions Unit, which functions as a neighborhood-based troubleshooting division. Members…
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Archaeologists Digging at Boston Childhood Home of Activist Malcolm X
Boston archaeologists are digging at the childhood home of black rights activist Malcolm X as part of a project that is expected to last two weeks, the Associated Press reports. According to AP, members of Malcolm X’s family and other community members are expected to help Boston’s Archaeology Lab and researchers from the University of…
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NC University Investigating After White Officer Handcuffs Black Assault Victim
A Greenville, N.C., university has launched an internal probe after one of its white officers reportedly handcuffed a black man who had been brutally beaten by four white people, CBS News reports. The incident began off campus but spilled onto the campus of East Carolina University when the man, who was running from the beating,…
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Microsoft Donates $1,000,000 to National Museum of African American History and Culture
Microsoft Corp. has just announced a donation of $1 million to the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, which opens this fall, WTOP reports. The museum, set to open its doors Sept. 24, will launch with 11 inaugural exhibitions covering major periods of African-American history and culture, from the Harlem Renaissance to…
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13 Detroit Principals Charged in Bribe and Kickback Scheme
Thirteen current and former Detroit principals, including the principal of a school featured on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, have been charged in a bribe and kickback scheme involving close to $1 million. According to NBC News, the alleged scheme involved the principals ordering supplies, such as auditorium chairs and teaching materials, from Allstate Sales, a…
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7 Charged in Connection With Killing of Ga. Lottery Winner
Authorities confirmed Monday that they have charged seven people in connection with the murder of a Georgia lottery winner during a home robbery in January, Fox News reports. Ben Hill County, Ga., sheriff’s officials announced that 22-year-old Rosalyn Swain, 24-year-old Keyana Dyous, 21-year-old Anjavell Johnson, 27-year-old Earnest Holcombe, 19-year-old Dabrentise Overstreet, 28-year-old Nathaniel Baker and…
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Miss. Woman Arrested for Wanting to Join Islamic State Group to Plead Guilty
A Mississippi woman who was accused of conspiring to join the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS, is expected to appear in federal court Tuesday and change her plea in at least one count against her, the Jackson, Miss., Clarion-Ledger reports. Jaelyn Delshaun Young is expected to plead guilty to the charge of “conspiring…