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Al Sharpton to Call on Supreme Court Justice to Recuse Himself After Racially Insensitive Remarks
The Rev. Al Sharpton on Saturday will call on U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia to recuse himself from Fisher v. University of Texas after he argued that blacks should attend slower-track schools, where they perform better. The longtime civil rights leader is scheduled to make the call Saturday during a rally at his National…
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New England Police Union Endorses Trump
A New England police union laid out its cards for Donald Trump Thursday, endorsing the controversial Republican presidential candidate, who claims that, as president, he would call for the death penalty for people who kill cops, the Associated Press reports. The New England Police Benevolent Association offered its praise and endorsement to Trump, even as…
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Judge Orders Muslim Man Arrested for Supporting ISIS to Eat or Be Force-Fed
On Thursday a California federal judge ordered a jailed Muslim inmate, who stopped eating after his May arrest for supporting ISIS, to eat or be force-fed. Muhanad Badawi, 24, appeared in court looking rail thin, having lost 30 pounds since his arrest in May. At the time of his arrest, Badawi weighed about 140 pounds.…
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La. Marshals Who Killed 6-Year-Old Are Indicted on Murder Charges
Two Louisiana marshals who shot dead a 6-year-old and wounded the child’s father after a brief pursuit were indicted on murder charges Thursday by a grand jury, CNN reports. Derrick Stafford, 32, and Norris Greenhouse Jr., 23, were indicted on charges of second-degree murder and second-degree attempted murder for the Nov. 3 shooting that left…
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Verdict in 1st Trial Over Freddie Gray’s Death Could Come Next Week
There could be a verdict as soon as next week in the first trial related to the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore. The defense’s case in the trial of Police Officer William Porter, charged with involuntary manslaughter in Gray’s death, concluded Friday. Gray died earlier this year from injuries he suffered while in police…
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NH Man Accused of Robbery While Wearing Obama Mask
A New Hampshire man is facing charges for a school threat and multiple robberies, including one in which he allegedly wore a Barack Obama mask, CBS Boston reports. Ronald Szettella, 43, was arrested Wednesday and charged with two counts of armed robbery and one count of criminal threatening, the news station notes, after having kept…
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Hillary Clinton on Donald Trump: He Isn’t Funny Anymore, He’s Dangerous
Hillary Clinton, like most of America, isn’t laughing at Donald Trump anymore. The Democratic presidential candidate appeared on NBC’s Late Night With Seth Meyers Thursday and said that before Trump’s proposed ban on Muslims entering the U.S., he was laughable, but that now the GOP presidential candidate has crossed the line. “I think for weeks…
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Citadel Cadets Went Caroling Dressed in KKK-Style White Hoods
Eight cadets at South Carolina’s Citadel have been suspended after photos spread throughout social media showing them in white, Ku Klux Klan-style hoods and singing Christmas carols, WCIV reports. In a statement by Lt. Gen. John Rosa, the cadets were said to have been singing the carols as part of a “ghosts of Christmas past”…
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Former Oklahoma City Officer Daniel Holtzclaw Found Guilty on 18 of 36 Charges, Faces 263 Years in Prison
After more than 45 hours of deliberations over the course of four days, an Oklahoma City jury has found former Oklahoma City Police Officer Daniel Holtzclaw guilty of 18 of the 36 charges against him. As previously reported by The Root, Holtzclaw was arrested last August amid accusations that he had raped 12 black women…
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NC Man Dies in Police Custody After Being Pepper-Sprayed
A North Carolina man died in police custody Wednesday after he was pepper-sprayed in a reported struggle with Winston-Salem police. According to WXII 12, officers were responding to a call made around 7:30 p.m. about shots fired when they encountered Travis Nevelle Page, 31, of Winston-Salem, who, they claim, matched the description given by the…