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Nationwide FBI Sex Sting Nabs 150 Pimps, Rescues 149 Underage Victims
A nationwide FBI sting rescued 149 sexually exploited children and arrested 150 pimps and others involved in prostitution of underage children. According to CBS News, the FBI and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children teamed up to form Operation Cross Country, which targeted 15 cities, including Atlanta; Cleveland; Denver; Knoxville, Tenn.; Alexandria, Va.;…
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Ted Cruz: Black Lives Matter Is ‘Embracing and Celebrating the Murder of Police Officers’
During a campaign stop in Iowa on Wednesday, Sen. Ted Cruz, who is one of many candidates vying for the Republican presidential nomination, told ThinkProgress that Black Lives Matter is “embracing and celebrating the murder of police officers.” “If you look at the Black Lives Matter movement, one of the most disturbing things is, more…
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Fight Breaks Out at Donald Trump Rally as Supporter Spits in Protester’s Face: Report
A Donald Trump rally in Richmond, Va., went south after supporters of the current GOP favorite and a group of protesters clashed over the topic of immigration, Mediaite reports. According to the report, while speaking at his rally, the presidential candidate once again brought up immigration and his desire to build a wall between Mexico…
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Baltimore Protesters Arrested After Sit-in at City Hall
On Wednesday evening a group of demonstrators staged a sit-in at Baltimore’s City Hall to protest the city’s deliberations on the permanent hiring of interim Police Commissioner Kevin Davis. According to the Associated Press, protesters also wanted a sit-down meeting with Davis and Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake. According to a video posted to Twitter, one of…
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Did a Facebook Photo Showing Large Amounts of Cash Lead to a Philadelphia Man’s Death?
“I misplaced $60,000,” 50-year-old Tony Harris wrote on his Facebook page Oct. 5, with a photo of his wife, Amber Crane, holding four large stacks of money. “I hope my wife didn’t go shopping with it.” Philadelphia police say that photo may have led to Harris’ death after three masked men burst into his home…
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University of Fla. Football Player Suspended, Arrested After Allegedly Firing Gun at Pregnant Girlfriend
University of Florida freshman cornerback Deiondre Porter was suspended indefinitely from the team Wednesday morning after he was taken into police custody for allegedly firing a gun at his pregnant girlfriend, the Orlando Sentinel reports. The Washington Post notes that Porter is facing two counts of assault with a deadly weapon without the intent to kill, one count…
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Cleveland Truck Driver Labeled ‘Serial Killer’ by Prosecutor
A Cleveland truck driver is charged with murder in four slayings and is being labeled a serial killer by a Cuyahoga County prosecutor, Reuters reports. A grand jury in Cleveland indicted Robert Rembert Jr., 45, on 10 counts of aggravated murder in three 2015 slayings and one 1997 slaying, the newswire reports. In addition, Rembert…
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Injured Conn. Cop Gets Note From Kids He Reads to in Spare Time: ‘Thanks for Being Like a Dad for Us’
An injured New London, Conn., police officer got a pleasant surprise to help him heal a little faster, as well as a pleasant reminder that his own acts of kindness have not been overlooked, WFSB reports. The surprise came in the form of a handwritten note taped to his door by 9-year-old Malik, in…
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Banking While Black: DC Police Chase and Cuff College Student After White Woman Says She Is ‘Uncomfortable’
Black Lives Matter activists lined a Washington, D.C., street Tuesday in protest after an 18-year-old black man and his friends were accosted, chased and handcuffed by police for, they believe, standing too close to a banking institution and thereby making a white woman uncomfortable. Jason Goolsby told the Washington Post that he and two friends…
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Conn. Teen Jumps From Car After Woman Offers Her a Ride and Then, Teen Says, Sexually Assaults Her
A 17-year-old Bridgeport, Conn., teen claims that a 38-year-old woman whom she didn’t know offered her a ride to school on a brisk morning last week. The teen accepted the offer, and once she was inside the car, the teen claims, the woman sexually assaulted her. Fearing for her safety, the teen reportedly dived from…