Peter Liang, the ex-NYPD officer who shot and killed unarmed Akai Gurley in November, 2014 will serve no jail time, according to a ruling handed down by Judge Danny Chun. Liang had previously been charged with manslaughter for shooting Gurley, but Judge Chun reduced his sentence to criminally negligent homicide. …
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Independent Panel Finds That State Is Fundamentally Accountable For What Happened In Flint Cites Negligence At All Levels And Says It Not Only Affects The Citizens Of Flint’s Health, But Their “Trust In Government” An investigatory panel specifically commissioned by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder issued its final report Wednesday regarding …
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New Jersey State prosecutors are currently investigating the Wyckoff Police Department after its police chief sent an open email defending racial profiling as a valid form of policing, urging his officers to “watch out for suspicious black people in white neighborhoods.” Wyckoff Police Chief Benjamin Fox agreed Tuesday to step …
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This past weekend, dozens of Arizonans shut down a major highway leading to a Donald Trump rally in political protest of his divisive stances, blocking supporters for several hours from attending his event. The direct action was coordinated in conjunction with a protest in New York City outside Trump Towers …
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A Republican state representative in Tennessee named Micah Van Huss is sponsoring a bill that would defund diversity programs at the University of Tennessee, opting instead to use the money to purchase “In God We Trust” stickers on all law enforcement vehicles. As first reported by the Knoxville News Sentinel, …
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Calls Michigan Governor “phony” says he should face criminal charges The Congressional hearing regarding the ongoing Flint Water Crisis is underway, and at least one representative has wasted no time in making his opinions on the subject known. US Representative Matt Cartwright, D-PA, called Wednesday morning for Snyder to resign …
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President Obama announced on Wednesday that he will nominate Merrick B. Garland as the nation’s 113th justice, according to White House officials. Garland is a centrist Federal Appeals Court judge widely respected on both sides of the aisle. [email protected], @VP and @SCOTUSnom Garland. Obama says his pick is "uniquely prepared …
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Republicans in Missouri’s state senate have broken a nearly 40-hour Democratic filibuster and voted to pass an anti-gay bill that would legally protect persons and organizations actively opposed to same-sex marriage. The GOP state senate passed the bill, Senate Joint Resolution 39 (SJR 39), with an overwhelming 23-9 vote Wednesday …
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The Supreme Court quickly weighed in Monday morning to reaffirm the legality of same-sex relationships and adoption rights, issuing a summary decision reversing the Alabama Supreme Court, which had repeatedly refused to recognize a same-sex’s couples legal adoption from a different state. The decision was seen as a matter of legal …
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Utah residents are being bombarded by anti-Romney robocalls from a locally well known white supremacist who has become irate following the former Massachusetts governor’s attacks on GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump. As first reported by KUTV, the caller identifies himself as William Johnson, a white supremacist advocating for Trump on …
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Boston Latin School, the oldest public school in America, is now under a federal investigation over allegations of racial discrimination. Carmen M Ortiz from the US Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday that she will launch an independent probe into the historically prestigious school, founded in 1965, Wednesday amidst accusations of civil …
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On Monday, 30 black students – attending and paying tuition at Valdosta College, the site of Trump’s rally – were forcibly removed from a Donald Trump rally, simply for being black and appearing threatening. This came after an event earlier in the day at Radford Virginia in which Black Lives …
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It has been a wildly tumultuous campaign for Donald Trump these past six months, and at this point, I don’t think anybody except Mr. Trump himself can really predict what exactly he is aiming for at each speaking event. Nonetheless, I think we can probably safely assume that what ensued …
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Dear Ms Underwood, I very much regret the incident before the Elon football game. I should have been more patience and I apologize. Tallman Trask. This was the note that Shelvia Underwood received from Tallman Trask, a Duke University Executive Vice President and its primary financial/administrative officer, after alleging that he …
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Robert Dear, the self-proclaimed Planned Parenthood shooter, said in a phone interview with KRDO Newschannel 13’s Heather Skold that he feels no remorse for the killing spree that took place on November 27th of last year, where he killed three people and wounded several more. . As Dear was read aloud the …
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