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“Stop and Frisk” Ruled Unconstitutional in New York City: Attorney General Holder May Strike Down Current Sentencing Rules for Nonviolent and Lower Level Offenders

• August 12, 2013 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Obama Administration, People of Color, Police Misconduct/Killings, Puerto Ricans, Race, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "Smart on Crime", African Americans, Blacks, Commissioner Ray Kelly, Common Sense, Constables on Patrol, Drugs, Equal Protection Clause, Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution, Judge Scheindlin, Justice Department, Latino, Latinos, Low-Level Offenders, Manhattan, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York, New York City Police Department, New York Civil Liberties Union, New York Times, Nonviolent Drug Offenders, NYPD, Peter Zimroth, Police, President Barack Obama, Racism, Scheindlin, Shira Scheindlin, The Justice Department, The Obama Administration, U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin, United States

Saying Goodbye to Mitrice Richardson

• August 23, 2010 • 1 Comment

Posted in Accidental Death/Death by Misadventure, Aretha Franklin, Black People, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Dr. Ronda Hampton, Hate Crimes, Latice Sutton, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Mitrice Richardson, Murder/Manslaughter, Police Misconduct/Killings, Protestant Denominations, Race, Rape/Sex Crimes, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "Bridge Over Troubled Water", African Americans, Aretha Franklin, Autostraddle, Black Women, Blacks, California, Constables on Patrol, Dr. Ronda Hampton, Faithful Central Bible Church, Grief, Inglewood Park Cemetery, Jordan Allen, Justice Department, Larry Sutton, Latice Sutton, Lauren Sutton, Lez Get Real, LGBT, Love, Malibu Canyon, Michael Richardson, Mitrice Ricardson, Murder by Cop, Park Rangers

Sean Bell’s Killers Are Not Going to Face Trial

• February 17, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Murder/Manslaughter, People of Color, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: Attorney General Eric Holder, Constables on Patrol, Death by Cops, Exoneration, F.B.I., Flight Risk, Johannes Mehserle, Justice Department, L.A. County, L.A. County Sheriff's Department, Michael Oliver, Mitrice Richardson, Nicole Paultre-Bell, Obama Administration, Oscar Grant, Oscar Grant III, Police Commissioner Kelly, Politics, Queens N.Y., Sean Bell, Steve Gilliard, The News Blog, Undercover Cops, William Shatner

Tiller Killer Scott Roeder Says More Anti-Abortion Attacks Coming, That He’s Glad Tiller’s Clinic is Closed, and He’s Being Treated Like a Criminal

• June 9, 2009 • 1 Comment

Posted in Abortion, American Politics, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Crime, Hate Crimes, Health, History, Race, Religion
Tags: "The Pitch", Anti-Abortion, Anti-Government, Anti-Immigration, Anti-Tax, Christian Fundamentalist Terrorism, Dr. George Tiller, Justice Department, Leonard Zeskin, Lindsay Roeder, Multi-Ethnic, Multi-racial, Operation Rescue, Pro-Choice, Scott Roeder, The Freemen, The Huffington Post, Wichita KS

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With His Job Gone, an Autoworker Wonders, ‘What Am I as a Man?’ May 27, 2019
Rick Marsh worked in the car plant in Lordstown his entire life. Now that job is gone. What does that mean for his politics?
Ex-Lyft and Uber Driver in Virginia Was Responsible for Torture in Somalia in ’80s, Jury Finds May 24, 2019
A civil case traced the man’s journey from an army commander in Somalia to a driver in Virginia for the ride-hailing services.
‘Ship of Horror’: Discovery of the Last Slave Ship to America Brings New Hope to an Old Community May 26, 2019
Enslaved Africans smuggled into Alabama in the schooner Clotilda founded Africatown after the Civil War. Now residents want to raise the wreck from under the Mobile River as a symbol of pride.
‘There I Was, Flying Across the Room’: Tornado Leaves an Oklahoma Town Shaken May 27, 2019
At least two people were killed when a strong tornado touched down in El Reno, Okla., late Saturday, in the latest round of severe weather in the state.
U.S. Army’s Tweet Prompts Stories of Harmful Effects of Military Service May 26, 2019
The Army asked on Twitter how military service had affected people. Replies described health complications, sexual assaults and struggles with PTSD.
Amanda Eller, Hiker Lost in Hawaii Forest, Is Found Alive After 17 Days May 25, 2019
Amanda Eller, 35, said she had started a short hike in a vast forest preserve on Maui when she lost her way.
In Baltimore and Beyond, a Stolen N.S.A. Tool Wreaks Havoc May 25, 2019
American cities are being hijacked with an N.S.A. cyberweapon that has already done billions of dollars in damage overseas. The N.S.A. will say nothing.
Fearing Supreme Court Loss, New York Tries to Make Gun Case Vanish May 27, 2019
The case, a challenge to a New York City gun regulation, is the first Second Amendment case at the Supreme Court in almost a decade.

The New Orleans Times-Picayune

Bourbon Street reconstruction cost doubles, start of 2nd half delayed to May 2018 August 23, 2017
Final cost has jumped from original estimate of $6 million to over $13 million.
Should Congress ban the use of government shutdowns? February 12, 2019
Several pieces of legislation have been proposed to make shutdowns obsolete, but many lawmakers want the threat to negotiate with.
Should navigation apps warn when police are nearby? February 11, 2019
Some navigations apps do more than tell you when to turn left or right; they tell you when you're approaching a police checkpoint.
Was Matthew Whitaker disrespectful in his Congressional hearing? February 9, 2019
With days left before the Senate votes to confirm his successor William Barr, Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker was called in to answer questions from the House Judiciary Committee
Should Ralph Northam resign? February 5, 2019
The governor initially admitted to being in the photo and apologized, only to recant the next day.
Should former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz actually run for president? January 31, 2019
Howard Schultz, the former CEO of Starbucks, has announced his intention to explore a run for president.
Is it realistic to save money after college? January 28, 2019
Experts say that you should aim to save 25 percent of your gross pay by your early twenties and the equivalent of your annual salary by your thirties.
Can Democratic presidential nominees outrun their baggage? January 23, 2019
As the Democratic field for president becomes more crowded every day, every life decision and each vote is coming under intense scrutiny.

The Guardian, UK

World's rivers 'awash with dangerous levels of antibiotics' May 26, 2019
Largest global study finds the drugs in two-thirds of test sites in 72 countriesHundreds of rivers around the world from the Thames to the Tigris are awash with dangerously high levels of antibiotics, the largest global study on the subject has found.Antibiotic pollution is one of the key routes by which bacteria are able develop resistance to the life-savin […]
France opposes death penalty for French Isis fighters in Iraq May 27, 2019
Foreign ministry says it is opposed to the death penalty ‘at all times and in all places’France has confirmed it will take “the necessary steps” to try to prevent Iraq carrying out the death penalty against French citizens convicted of fighting with Islamic State.“France is opposed in principle to the death penalty at all times and in all places,” the French […]
Corbyn 'listening very carefully' to Labour calls for second referendum May 27, 2019
Leader under pressure from own side to respond to poor performance in EU electionsFull UK resultsFull results across EuropeNews and analysis – live updatesJeremy Corbyn has signalled a greater degree of support for a second referendum as he comes under pressure from his own side to respond to Labour’s poor performance in the European elections.The Labour lea […]
Netanyahu threatens to call fresh election as coalition talks falter May 27, 2019
Israeli PM needs support of religious and nationalist parties but can not reconcile themBenjamin Netanyahu has played a last-minute gambit to persuade politicians to help him form a government, threatening to call fresh Israeli elections if deadlocked negotiations do not succeed.The prime minister and his rightwing and religious allies won a general election […]
Fiat Chrysler proposes merger with Renault to reshape car industry May 27, 2019
Deal would create world’s third-largest automaker and ‘save €5bn a year’ by sharing researchFiat Chrysler has proposed a merger with France’s Renault that would create the world’s third-largest carmaker and save billions needed to invest in the race to make electric and autonomous vehicles.The merged company would produce 8.7m vehicles annually and save €5bn […]
French police arrest three over Lyon bomb blast May 27, 2019
Algerian student, his mother and friend apprehended after explosion leaves 13 wounded French police have arrested three people over an explosion in the heart of the city of Lyon last week that injured 13 people.According to Paris prosecutors, the suspected bomber is a 24-year-old Algerian citizen, who was arrested along with his mother and another Algerian f […]
Woman found alive in Hawaii forest says she struggled not to give up May 27, 2019
Amanda Eller, who went missing on 8 May during a hike in the Makawao Forest Reserve, said she fell off a cliff during her ordealA woman who was found alive in a forest on Maui on Friday after going missing when out hiking more than two weeks ago has said she struggled not to give up. Amanda Eller told the New York Times that at such moments, she told herself […]
Greens surge as parties make strongest ever showing across Europe May 26, 2019
Party could hold balance of power in EU parliament with projected 71 MEPsEU election live results 2019: across EuropeEuropean elections 2019: news and analysis - liveGreen parties have swept to their strongest ever showing in European elections, boosting their tally of MEPs to a projected 71 compared with 52 last time. The result gives them every chance of b […]

The BBC

European elections 2019: Power blocs lose grip on parliament May 27, 2019
Major centrist parties suffer big losses in EU elections, as liberals, Greens and nationalists gain ground.
France Lyon: Police arrest suspects in parcel bomb attack May 27, 2019
A suspected parcel bomb packed with shrapnel exploded on Friday, injuring 13 people.
Trump in Japan: US president backs Abe-Kim talks May 27, 2019
Japan's PM wants "frank talks" with North Korea on issues such as the abduction of its citizens.
Sebastian Kurz, Austrian leader, faces removal in confidence vote May 27, 2019
Chancellor Sebastian Kurz's previous allies say they will now back a move to have him sacked.
Cracks open up as earthquake hits Peru May 27, 2019
At least one person is dead after a powerful 8.0 magnitude earthquake hit the Amazon rainforest in north-central Peru.
Albino panda spotted in China May 27, 2019
Wildlife experts have shown off the first photo of an albino panda in the wild.
Rohingya massacre: Myanmar grants soldiers early release May 27, 2019
They were sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2018, but officials say they are no longer detained.
Ethiopia apologises for map that erases Somalia May 27, 2019
It appeared on the foreign ministry website, showing its neighbour incorporated within its borders.