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Ben Carson Says Syrian Refugees Have No Desire to Enter the US
Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson got a firsthand look at Syrian-refugee camps in Jordan and concluded on Saturday that conditions are adequate, the Associated Press reports. He suggested that the camps should be a long-term solution for the crisis and called on neighboring Middle Eastern countries to take in the overflow of migrants. “I did…
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Black Ministers Decline to Endorse Donald Trump
While whipping up racial controversy, Donald Trump shocked many when he announced that a coalition of 100 black ministers would endorse his candidacy on Monday after a meeting at his New York City headquarters. But some of those on the invitation list say they have no plans to back his presidential bid, CNN reports. Bishop…
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Watch: Fox’s Harris Faulkner Recovers After Co-Worker Asks if She Makes ‘Kool-Aid’
Harris Faulkner, a Fox News anchor and Outnumbered co-host, was not to be outdone when she appeared as a guest on Fox & Friends and co-host Brian Kilmeade asked if she serves Kool-Aid with the dessert. Faulkner, who is African American, appeared on the show ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday to give instructions on how to…
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3 People Killed in Ambush at Colo. Planned Parenthood Clinic
A 57-year-old North Carolina native was charged Friday in the deaths of a Colorado Springs, Colo., police officer and two civilians that came during an hourslong standoff in at a Planned Parenthood clinic, according to the New York Daily News. The man, Robert Lewis Dear, surrendered Friday afternoon, five hours after locking himself inside the…
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Protests Shut Down Chicago’s Major Retail Strip in Response to Laquan McDonald Video
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Chicago’s major retail shopping district Friday, just days after police released disturbing video of an officer shooting a Chicago teen 16 times, according to the New York Times. Led by the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. and U.S. Reps. Bobby Rush and Danny K. Davis, marchers called for…
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2 in Custody in Death of 9-Year-Old Tyshawn Lee
A 27-year-old Lansing, Ill., man was charged with first-degree murder in the death of 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee, who police say was lured earlier this month to an alley on the South Side of Chicago and shot several times in retaliation for a gang-related shooting, according to ABC News. The man, Corey Morgan, 27, is one…
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Lawyer of Chicago Cop Who Killed Laquan McDonald: Video Is ‘2-Dimensional,’ Not Always Clear
The lawyer for a white Chicago police officer who has been charged with murder in the 2014 shooting death of a black teenager insinuated on Wednesday that video of the shooting is unreliable, while insisting that his client feared for his life when he shot Laquan McDonald 16 times. Daniel Herbert appeared on CNN and…
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Former Student Sues Officials for Allegedly Ignoring Teacher’s History of Preying on Students
A former Indianapolis Public Schools teacher and other former IPS officials are facing a lawsuit filed by a former student whom the teacher admitted to having sexually abused when the student was 16, the Indianapolis Star reports. According to the report, the lawsuit accuses school officials of knowing about former educator Corey Greenwood’s predatory history…
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Activist Malcolm X. London and 4 Others Arrested During Protest in Chicago
A tense standoff between protesters and Chicago police reportedly led to a 15-minute shoving match between the two groups that ended with five protesters, including activist Malcolm X. London, getting arrested. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, protesters began gathering on Chicago streets shortly after video footage showing Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke, 37, fatally…
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St. Louis Rams Wide Receiver Stedman Bailey in Critical Condition After Being Shot in the Head
St. Louis Rams wide receiver Stedman Bailey is in critical but stable condition after being shot twice in the head Tuesday night while in Florida with family, CBS reports. According to the report, Bailey; his two children, ages 5 and 10; and a cousin had gone to pick up another cousin in Miami Gardens when…