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More Guns = More Crimes
Flooding the streets with more guns is NOT the answer to solving crimes! In a… The post More Guns =…
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U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Introduces Anti-White Supremacy Bill, then Schools Representative Lauren Boebert on Hate
ABOVE: Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) speaks during a House Committee on Oversight and Reform… The post U.S. Congresswoman Sheila…
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City of Houston Increases Access to Youth Mental Health Trainings
The Mayor’s Office of Education’s Be Well, Be Connected program has trained 350 mental health… The post City of Houston…
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‘He Could Have Lived’: Arizona Deputies Pile On Black Man Booked for Schizophrenic Episode, Then Left Him In Cell to Die for Six Minutes
The family of an Arizona man who died in a Maricopa County jail filed a federal lawsuit alleging law enforcement…
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Posts Misinterpret NYC Health Tweet About Omicron Subvariant XBB.1.5
SciCheck Digest An unclear tweet from New York City health officials was meant to caution… The post Posts Misinterpret NYC…
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New Jersey Cops Beat a Man So Bad They Crushed His Eye Socket. The City Gives Him a Mere $300K Settlement Six Years Later.
Jersey City has agreed to settle a federal police brutality lawsuit for six figures with a man beaten so severely…
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Over Some Cheese? Unsettling Video Shows Ohio Police Officer Punching Black Woman in Face
Something as simple as extra cheese shouldn’t lead to assault. A video posted on the Dayton 24/7 Facebook page shows…
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‘There’s No Reason to Ever Bite a Child’: Mississippi Daycare Worker Allegedly Sinks Teeth Into 1-Year-Old In Her Care, Is Released on Bond
A Mississippi woman has been released on bond after being charged with child abuse while working in a daycare. Authorities…
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Alief Neighborhood Center Open House Showcases City of Houston’s Newest One-Stop Shop for Array of Services, including Health Services
The City of Houston recently celebrated the new Alief Neighborhood Center, located at 11903 Bellaire… The post Alief Neighborhood Center…
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TSA finds undeclared 84 mm weapon in checked luggage at Texas airport
Transportation Security Administration officers at an airport in Texas found an undeclared, 84mm weapon in outbound checked luggage Monday, according to an agency…
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Another “Mysterious” Death After a Police Interaction Leads to Investigation
Tyre Nichols, 29, died at the hospital from life-threatening injuries following a traffic stop by Memphis police, per The Associated Press.…
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CBC Begins ‘Busy’ 2023 Meeting with Biden Administration Over Border Policies
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Rep. Steven Horsford, a Democrat from Nevada, and Rep. Yvette Clarke of Brooklyn, NY, said that the…
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Shirley Weber Sworn in as California’s First Elected Black Secretary of State
The Secretary of State is the chief elections officer of the state, responsible for overseeing and certifying elections, as well…
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City Fails to Win $182 Million Federal Grant for Oakland A’s Howard Terminal Project
Opponents said the lack of a recommendation by the U.S. Department of Transportation "shows the lack of credibility — likely…
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Among Less-Educated Young Workers, Women and Black Men Are Paid Far Less
According to Byeongdon Oh, a postdoctoral researcher in the campus’ Social Sciences D-Lab, the pay disparity between Asian and white men…
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Storms Bring Needed Increase to Depleted Reservoirs Across State
Michael Anderson, the state's official climatologist, said river levels will continue to fluctuate after the series of storms passes, and…
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Young Soldier Killed at Alabama Military Base After Altercation with Fellow Soldier, Investigation Launched
A 21-year-old soldier from New York has died after being involved in a fight with another soldier earlier this week…
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‘So Aggressive and Trigger Happy’: Video Emerges of Unhinged L.A. Cop Threatening Rapper Feezy Lebron While He’s Sitting In His Car Using a Cellphone
A video of an unarmed Black man sitting in his parked car while being threatened by a police officer with…
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Lisa Marie Presley, the only daughter of the late Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley, has died at 54
According to CNN, Singer Lisa Marie Presley, the only daughter of the late Elvis Presley… The post Lisa Marie Presley,…
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A 13-Year-Old Was Killed and DC Residents are Demanding Action
Tragedy struck the neighborhood of Brookland in Washington, D.C., over the weekend. Early on Saturday, 13-year-old Karon Blake was discovered…
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President Biden Signs Bipartisan Legislation to Lower Cost of Inmate Telephone Calls
In 2017, Reesy Floyd-Thompson, who calls herself a “digital wonder woman,” said she had to… The post President Biden Signs…
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Family Suspects Foul Play In Mysterious Death of Teen Whose Body Was Found on Side of California Highway: ‘We Had Walked and Searched the Area Days Prior’
The family of a missing Northern California teen found dead on the side of the Concord freeway suspects foul play…
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Autistic Boy Concussed by Officers at Event for Bonding with Police
Sheila Jackson is speaking out after her 12-year-old autistic son suffered a serious injury by police at an after-school tennis program ran…
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Alabama Firefighter Fired After Getting Tattoo On The Back Of Her Head, Her Superiors Disciplined For Defending Her
Kay’Ana Adams, an Alabama firefighter, was fired after the department determined that her tattoo violates its policy. According to WKRG, Adams…
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COMMENTARY: Will the First Asian American President of Purdue University Northwest Fire Its Racist Chancellor in 2023?
This situation could have been a teaching moment for the entire nation about Asian Americans and social justice, had it…
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