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By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Gun violence is entirely too common in America. Advocate groups and individuals across the nation have been calling for common sense gun laws, and earlier this week, the president joined them. President Joe Biden gave a speech laying out his gun violence prevention agenda on
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Serial rapist sentenced to 15 life sentence plus 30 additional years
Herman Harker, who the police termed a serial rapist, was sentenced for four counts of abduction and sexual
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South Africa: July Will Be a Critical Month for COVID-19 in Gauteng As Numbers Double
The number of Covid-19 cases in Gauteng has almost doubled during Level 3 of the lockdown and Premier David Makhura is calling for reinforcements to fight the pandemic before it peaks in the country's most populated
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Check It Out: Outside agitators are old news, but should have been the story
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NBA won’t bar coaches from ‘bubble’ solely due to age
The NBA will not exclude coaches from participating in the season’s resumption near Orlando based solely on their age, coaches union president Rick Carlisle said
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MANYARA: Cooking gas VAT risks making Kenya’s disease burden
Cooking gas VAT risks making Kenya’s disease burden worse
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Shooting of Tamir Rice
The shooting of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old African-American boy (June 25, 2002 – November 23, 2014), occurred on November 22, 2014, in Cleveland, Ohio. Two police officers, 26-year-old Timothy Loehmann and 46-year-old Frank Garmback, responded after receiving a police dispatch call of a male black
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U.S. stops use of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine to treat Covid-19
U.S. regulators on Monday revoked emergency authorization for malaria drugs promoted by President Donald Trump for treating COVID-19 amid growing evidence they don’t work and could cause serious side
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Poll: Black Americans Most Likely To Know A COVID-19 Victim | Afro
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Gun Sales Among Black People Nearly Double In The Past 6 Months, Study Reveals - Blavity
Gun sales in Black communities have grown throughout 2020.
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Law Enforcement Ties, Long Delay Complicate Arbery Case
Among the questions: Did shooting suspect Travis McMichael and his father, Gregory, both white, get special treatment because the elder McMichael had been a longtime investigator at the Brunswick Circuit District
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Outrage After Georgia Police Officer Holds Teens At Gunpoint On Video
Witnesses shouted for the officer to put his weapon away.
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Man accused of luring women using social media then raping them
A 29-year-old man has been remanded in custody after he used social media to lure two women to his home, where he allegedly raped
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L.A. DIGEST: Jazz foundation to honor Billy Mitchell
RSVP to: President@JazzJournalists.org and register for the event at — U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, Janelle Monáe, Jidenna, Angela Rye, Wondaland and the Inglewood Unified School District will host “Wondalunch” from noon to 3 p.m. May 29 at Crozier Middle School, 120 W. Regent
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Man accused of engaging cops in shootout freed
Cornel Wilkins, who was accused of engaging the police in a shoot-out, injuring one of the cops, has been freed by the Gun
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Black Doctor Issues Urgent Warning to Make Healthcare Decisions Before Protesting
Peaceful protestors encounter unexpected injuries, hospital stays during COVID-19: end-of-life plans encouraged
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ABC reportedly set to cancel ‘Strahan, Sara and Keke’ TV show - DefenderNetwork.com
Strahan, Sara, and Keke is set to be canceled by ABC, according to industry insiders. The show has been on hiatus since March when it was replaced by Pandemic: What You Need to Know, a daily show providing updates on the coronavirus. Hosted by Amy Robach, the new show has featured appearances from
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Photos | Major gun, ammunition bust at wharf in St James
The police are reporting that there was a major firearm and ammunition bust at the wharf in St James on Monday. According to the police, 19 firearms, including six high powered rifles, and just over 470 assorted rounds of ammunition have been...
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Man charged with illegal possession of firearm and ammunition
Detectives from the May Pen Police Division have charged 30-year-old Robert Johnson, otherwise called ‘Shibby', of Midway Avenue, May Pen, Clarendon, with illegal possession of firearm and ammunition on Thursday, May
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Oklahoma City Police Arrest Black Man Gasping ‘I Can’t Breathe’ Before He Dies
Recently released police body camera footage of an incident that resulted in the death of a Black man in Oklahoma City man shows that he gasped the same words as George Floyd in May and Eric Garner six years
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Cop ex-husband of kidnapped and murdered Eastern Cape woman among 5 arrested
Eastern Cape police have made a breakthrough, arresting five suspects believed to have been masterminds behind the abduction and murder of a 51-year-old woman in
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Mpumalanga police find group of children playing with real gun
The children, found with a real gun in Mpumalanga on Wednesday, were between the ages of six and nine.
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Law enforcement ties, long delay complicate Arbery case | The Atlanta Voice
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Victory Valley man fatally shot by robbery victim
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One horrifying way COVID-19 could affect you for years, warn doctors
Now, medical experts are raising concern over COVID-19 survivors developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that could affect them for years—and that the medical community should be prepared to deal with the care demands it will
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