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Ga. Doc Arrested After 12 Patients Overdose on Prescription Meds
A Georgia doctor has been arrested after 36 of his patients died, a third of them from confirmed prescription medication overdoses, reports WSB-TV Channel 2. Nearly 40 Drug Enforcement Administration agents raided the office of psychiatrist Narendra Nagareddy on Thursday in Jonesboro, Ga. Nagareddy is accused of violating Georgia’s Controlled Substance Act with his “pill…
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Almost 2 Dozen Confirmed Dead in Burkina Faso Terrorist Attack
An al-Qaida-affiliated group is taking responsibility for the siege of a luxury hotel in Burkina Faso’s capital, reports CNN. The country’s security forces—with logistical help from U.S. and French troops—stormed the Splendid hotel in Ouagadougou early Saturday morning, trading gunfire with the militants and freeing 126 hostages, half of whom were hospitalized, according to CNN.…
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23 Cops Called Before Laquan McDonald Federal Grand Jury
Recently released records show that nearly two dozen officers were called to testify in the Laquan McDonald case, including the lead detective and officers on the scene whose initial reports conflicted with dash-cam video later released, according to the Chicago Tribune. The records—released after a Freedom of Information Act request—show that the officers began testifying…
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NYC Man Looking for Cop Who Gave Him a Lift to a Job Interview: ‘I Owe You Lunch’
James Roberts has a brand-new job, and he says it’s all thanks to a mystery New York City police officer who gave him a lift after he got lost on his way to the interview, CBS2 reports. Roberts, from the city’s Bronx borough, misunderstood the location of the job interview and ultimately got lost, much…
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Jury in Trial of Baltimore Officer William Porter Was 1 Vote From Acquittal: Report
A Baltimore jury was one vote away from acquitting Police Officer William Porter of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Freddie Gray, the most serious charge he faced, according to sources, the Baltimore Sun reports. The case ultimately ended in a mistrial because the jury deadlocked last month on all four of Porter’s charges. According…
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Trinidad and Tobago Gymnast Creates New Move, Eyes Rio Olympics
It’s a move that had never been done before, but Trinidad and Tobago gymnast Marisa Dick has perfected it and made it her own. The 18-year-old leaps off a springboard to a split, landing on the balance beam, with legs extended, toes pointed and arms stretched up in artistic flair, pefectly balanced. It’s Dick’s signature…
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Texas Middle Schooler Who Had Asthma Attack Is Punished for Accepting Classmate’s Inhaler
A Texas middle school student who was suffering an asthma attack and accepted an inhaler from a classmate faces one month in an alternative school, Fox 4 News reports. Alexis Kyle, 13, who used her classmate’s inhaler, is facing the same penalty as Indiyah Rush, 12, who offered Alexis her inhaler Tuesday in gym class…
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Videos of Cedrick Chatman Shooting Death Show Teen Was Fleeing, Lawyers Say
Chicago has released more videos of a fatal police-involved shooting, this time showing the shooting death of black teen Cedrick Chatman, the Chicago Tribune reports. Lawyers for the 17-year-old’s family say that the videos—captured from a police surveillance camera as well as cameras outside a convenience store—show that the teen was running from police and…
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NYC Gang-Rape Suspects Released as Investigation Continues
Five teenagers who were arrested and charged as adults in the alleged gang rape of an 18-year-old woman in a Brooklyn, N.Y., park have been released from jail. “Because we are determined to get to the truth about what happened in that park, we need more time to investigate this complex case and gather more…
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Ala. Police Officer Who Partially Paralyzed Indian Grandfather Acquitted
Madison, Ala., Police Officer Eric Parker has been acquitted by a federal judge following two trials that resulted in hung juries, Reuters reports. Parker was accused of violating the civil rights of Indian national Sureshbhai Patel and using unreasonable force while responding to a 911 call after he was seen on video tossing the 57-year-old…