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PUSH demands unedited video in Eric Lurry killing | The Crusader Newspaper Group

By Chinta Strausberg Suspicious that the recently released January 28 videotapes of the Joliet police-related murder of Eric Lurry may be edited, Rainbow PUSH Coalition officials Tuesday, July 14, demanded that all unedited videos including scanner audio be publicly released. Lurry, 37, was arrested five months ago, but the video of that incident just surfaced […]

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Soldier injured during August Town firefight

THE Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) is awaiting more details as it continues its probe into the shooting of a member of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) and a civilian in the eastern St Andrew community of August Town, Thursday night.Assistant Commissioner of INDECOM Hamish

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Chicago issues quarantine order for travelers from states with high COVID-19 infection rates | The Crusader Newspaper Group

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No Bud Billiken parade this summer | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Iconic event canceled for the first time in 91 years because of pandemic By Crusader Staff Report There won’t be any marching bands or floats on King Drive this summer. The iconic Bud Billiken Parade, which for decades marched down King Drive in Chicago as it became the largest Black parade in

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1921 Graves Test Excavation To Begin Monday, July 13 | The Oklahoma Eagle

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US mechanic accused of importing cocaine from Jamaica

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Owners of Malik Books rebound from COVID-19 -

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Milwaukee Common Council passes legislation calling on FPC to ban chokeholds by police and honoring Joel Acevedo - Milwaukee Community Journal

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