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Watch: Calif. Cops Deny Medical Help to Dying Man
A judge released disturbing video footage of El Centro, Calif., police refusing to provide medical help to a dying man, including telling a 911 dispatcher to ignore his family’s calls for an ambulance, reports the Associated Press. The 15-minute video was ordered released Thursday by a judge in a wrongful death suit filed by the…
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Hillary Clinton Decries Racism After Black Lives Matter Meeting
Fresh off a meeting with high-ranking leaders of the powerful Black Lives Matter movement, Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton on Friday tweeted a blunt message: “Racism is America’s original sin.” She also thanked the leaders for sharing their ideas. One of those leaders was DeRay Mckesson, a prominent movement activist whom Clinton dubbed the “social…
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Fla. Man Blames Dog for Leading Cops on High-Speed Chase
Man’s best friend? Well, Reliford Cooper III, 26, of Palmetto, Fla., apparently doesn’t feel that way about his dog. He told police that it was his dog, not he, who led them on a high-speed chase through a community that ended with his car crashed into an occupied home in the city, about 15 miles…
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Judge Refuses to Dismiss Defamation Suit Against Billl Cosby
In a major blow to Bill Cosby as he tries to defend himself against numerous allegations of sex assault, a federal judge in Massachusetts ruled Friday that a defamation lawsuit filed by three women can move forward, reports the Associated Press. U.S. District Court Judge Mark Mastroianni rejected an effort by Cosby’s legal team…
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How a Car’s Breakdown Led to an App Breakthrough
We’ve all been there. We’re in a foreign place and something goes wrong with our car, and we’re stuck searching for a way to fix it before any further issue can arise—without being half extorted for our money for an emergency repair. Well, now there’s an app for that. GreaseMonkey Mobile LLC is the brainchild of Stephan…
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NYPD Officer Who Pulled Gun on Kids Playing Tag Loses 30 Vacation Days
On Sept. 13, 2013, Kesean Smalls, 13, and Jahniel Hinds, 12, were playing tag on a street in New York City’s borough of Brooklyn when an officer approached the children with his gun drawn. “Motherf—ker, get on the ground!” Capt. Brian McCaughey, 37, yelled at the kids. Jahniel ran and hid behind his mother. Kesean…
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Ga. Mother Says Day Care Worker Sprayed Kids in the Face With Air Freshener
A Georgia mother claims that a day care worker sprayed her 17-month-old son and another child in the face with air freshener. Monica Kendrick told WSB-TV that the Kids R Kids day care in Stockbridge, Ga., allows parents to look in on their kids using online access to cameras placed throughout the facility. Kendrick was…
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Calif. Mom Outraged to Find Son’s Play Pirate Ship Includes Dark-Skinned Doll With ‘Slave Collar’
A Sacramento, Calif., mother was upset to find a black doll with a slave collar in the pirate ship that her 5-year-old son got as a birthday gift. Ida Lockett told CBS Sacramento that she was helping her son put his Playmobil pirate-ship figurines together when she realized that the instructions were showing her how…
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Calif. Man Says He Felt ‘Good’ After Brutally Killing Mother: Report
A California man was arraigned earlier this week on charges of murder and desecration of human remains after allegedly detailing to investigators how he killed his mother and how “good” he felt after the brutal slaying, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Omar Mark Pettigen of Fremont was arraigned Tuesday at the Fremont Hall of Justice.…
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Walter Scott’s Family Reaches $6,500,000 Settlement With City in Cop Shooting
City officials in North Charleston, S.C., have agreed to a $6.5 million settlement with the family of Walter Scott, the unarmed African-American man who was shot in the back by a white police officer who is now facing murder charges. According to USA Today, the City Council approved the amount Thursday after months of negotiations…