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ABC Agents Who Arrested UVA Student Martese Johnson Won’t Face Charges, Return to Job
Three agents with the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control involved in the arrest of a 20-year-old college student have been returned to active duty after an investigation concluded that they “did not violate agency policy,” the Associated Press reports. Bloody photos of University of Virginia student Martese Johnson went viral after he was reportedly beaten…
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St. Louis County Declares State of Emergency; Protesters at St. Louis DOJ Office Arrested
Activists at a peaceful protest were arrested at the office of the U.S. Department of Justice in St. Louis Monday as witnessed in Vines uploaded by Twitter user and activist DeRay McKesson. Protesters were apparently staging a sit-in, urging the DOJ to do its job in the face of police violence, and blocking off the…
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Indianapolis Police Shoot, Kill 15-Year-Old Suspected of Carjacking
A young man who reportedly carjacked a vehicle and and drove it toward police officers at an increasing speed was shot dead by police Sunday night, IndyStar reports. The Marion County Coroner’s Office has identified the boy as 15-year-old Andre Green. According to the report, authorities tried to pull over a car full of people…
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Christian Taylor’s Father Says Cops Won’t Talk to Him: ‘I’m Having to Find Out About How C.J. Died on Social Media’
The father of Christian Taylor, a 19-year-old Texan who was gunned down by police officers last week, is claiming that authorities have remained silent, withholding information in relation to his son’s death, The Guardian reports. “They won’t even talk to me,” Adrian Taylor told the news site. He revealed that he only learned some details…
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NC Woman Who Won the Nation’s Heart When She Won Huge Jackpot Keeps Losing
In February a 26-year-old unemployed North Carolina mother of four won the Powerball lottery jackpot totaling $564 million. Marie Holmes was one of three winners who agreed to a lump-sum payment of $188 million. After taxes and fees, she walked away with a cool $88 million—and, some have argued, into a series of problems. Since…
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Texas Man Accused of Murdering His Ex, 6 Kids and Ex’s Husband
A Texas man has reportedly admitted to breaking into his ex’s home, handcuffing her, along with her husband and her six children, and shooting each of them in the back of the head, the New York Daily News reports. Harris County, Texas, deputies reportedly found the bodies of the family of eight inside their Houston…
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20-Year-Old Man Shot by Police in Ferguson, Mo., on Anniversary of Michael Brown’s Death
A year ago, an unarmed teenager was shot and killed by a Ferguson, Mo., police officer. For days following the shooting, Ferguson became embroiled in protests, complete with militarized police patrolling the streets. On Sunday night, the Ferguson of now looked a lot like the Ferguson of old as what had been considered a peaceful…
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Black Driver Taken Off Delivery After Customer Says She Doesn’t Want Blacks at Her House
Marcus Bradley, a deliver driver for a Lowe’s store in Virginia, says he was shocked Aug. 3 when a manager called to let him know he couldn’t make a drop-off. “I got a phone call on the phone telling me to bring the delivery back, saying that I couldn’t do the delivery,” Bradley told Fox…
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Staten Island Yankees Hold ‘Blue Lives Matter’ Event on Anniversary of Michael Brown’s Death
As social-justice activists and supporters around the nation joined the family of slain teen Michael Brown—gunned down by now-former Ferguson, Mo., Police Officer Darren Wilson—to commemorate the anniversary of his death one year ago Sunday and the global movement it sparked, the Staten Island Yankees, a minor-league baseball team in New York City, held a…
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Ga. Gov. Erases Racist Confederate Holidays From Calendar
In a move filled with more symbolism than actual substance, Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has announced that Confederate Memorial Day and Gen. Robert E. Lee’s birthday have been erased from the state’s official 2016 holiday calendar, according to the American Journal-Constitution. Both days were replaced with the more neutral term “state holiday,” according to emails…