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Gunman Opens Fire in Tenn.: 4 Marines Dead, 3 Other People Injured
On Thursday a man driving a rented silver Ford Mustang convertible pulled up to a military recruitment center in Chattanooga, Tenn., and fired several shots. He then drove some seven miles to the Navy Operational Support Center and Marine Corps Reserve Center and opened fire again, this time killing four Marines. Three people, including a…
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Obama Becomes 1st Sitting President to Visit Prison; Pushes Reform
Earlier this week, President Barack Obama commuted the prison sentences of 46 people serving lengthy jail terms for nonviolent drug offenses. On Thursday, Obama continued his commitment to prison reform when he became the first sitting president to visit a federal prison. According to the Associated Press, Obama visited with staff and inmates at the…
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Sandra Bland May Have Suffered From Depression, PTSD
Sandra Bland used Facebook as a diary of sorts. She would post stream of consciousness videos on a variety of topics, from going natural with her hair to the Black Lives Matter movement. She called the videos “Sandy Speaks.” She called her viewers “kings and queens.” Some five months before she would be found dead…
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Everything We Know About Sandra Bland
Sandra Bland was found dead Monday while in the custody of a Waller County, Texas, jail. Police have called her death a suicide, claiming that she died from “self-inflicted asphyxiation.” Her family and friends insist that the 28-year-old, an outspoken voice against police brutality who was on her way to begin a new job in Texas,…
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18-Year-Old Ala. Inmate Hanged Herself in Jail, Authorities Say
An 18-year-old Alabama girl reportedly took her own life while being held at a local jail, AL.com reports. Kindra Darnell Chapman was reportedly booked at Homewood City Jail Tuesday at around 6:22 p.m. on a first-degree-robbery charge for allegedly taking a cellphone from another individual. She was last seen alive at 6:30 p.m. Jailers found…
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Mayor in Wash. State Calls Michelle Obama ‘Gorilla Face,’ Refuses to Step Down: Report
The mayor of a city in Spokane County, Wash., reportedly took to his private Facebook account to make racist comments about both the president and first lady, and now county officials and residents are calling for him to step down. According to KXLY, Airway Heights Mayor Patrick Rushing allegedly posted a comment on his Facebook…
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Fla. Church Sends Single Mom $1,000 Collection Notice
Blessings don’t come cheap in one Florida church. According to ABC Action News, a Tampa, Fla., woman claims that she was sent a $1,000 collection notice, warning her that in order “to be a member in good standing and have the right to vote, adults are to contribute the minimum amount of $50 per month”…
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Sandra Bland Drove to Texas to Start a New Job, so How Did She End Up Dead in Jail?
On July 9, 28-year-old Sandra Bland of Naperville, Ill., drove to Texas to start a new job at her alma mater, Prairie View A&M. On July 10, police stopped Bland just outside the campus for allegedly failing to signal while changing lanes. Police claim that during the stop she became combative, was thrown to the ground,…
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Obama to Launch Program Increasing Internet Access for Low-Income Households
President Barack Obama is traveling to Durant, Okla., on Wednesday to officially announce a new initiative geared to bringing high-speed broadband to more families across the nation. The ConnectHome pilot program—set to launch in 27 cities and one tribal nation—is expected to reach more than 275,000 low-income households and almost 200,000 children, giving them the…
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Watch: Video of Fatal Calif. Police-Involved Shooting Released by Federal Judge
Video of a fatal Gardena, Calif., police-involved shooting has been unsealed after media outlets demanded its public release, the Associated Press reports. A federal judge ruled in favor of the police dash-cam video’s release, pointing out that the city could not claim any compelling reason to keep the video sealed and adding that there was…