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Last updated on November 28, 2015Dec 30, 2014: New Jersey police shot and killed unarmed Jerame Reid in Bridgeton, New Jersey during a traffic stop. Police dashboard video shows the encounter in its entirety. Video … Continue reading New Jersey Police Shoot Unarmed Man
Last updated on September 3, 2020Sep 2, 2020: Charlie Hebdo terror trial begins in Paris, five years after deadly attacks | CNN Jan 14, 2015: Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula claimed responsibility for the … Continue reading Attack and Shooting at French Magazine Charlie Hebdo
Last updated on June 14, 2015The I Am documentary film, created by former Hollywood movie director Tom Shadyac, came about as a result of a potentially life-threatening injury to Tom which caused him to ask … Continue reading I Am Documentary Film
Last updated on July 9, 2022Jul 7, 2022: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3549624-officer-who-fatally-shot-tamir-rice-withdraws-from-small-town-police-force Dec 29, 2020: DOJ closes probe into Tamir Rice shooting with no charges | The Hill May 30, 2017: Timothy Loehmann, the police officer who shot … Continue reading Cleveland Police Shoot and Kill 12-Year-Old Tamir Rice
Last updated on June 14, 2015Dec 23, 2014: Yesterday, Pope Francis addressed the Roman Curia (administrative and governing body of the Catholic Church). The address was not a warm, cheerful, holiday greeting. Instead, Pope Francis … Continue reading Pope Francis 2014 Christmas Address to the Roman Curia
Last updated on June 14, 2015Jan 4, 2015: Many police officers turned their backs to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio as he spoke at the funeral for slain Officer Wenjian Liu. At Police … Continue reading N.Y.P.D. Officers Shot and Killed in Police Car
Last updated on October 26, 2021Oct 25, 2021: Judicial inquiry begins looking into Eric Garner's death at hands of NYPD | ABC News Aug 20, 2019: Eric Garner's family, fired officer both vow to keep … Continue reading Eric Garner Chokehold Death in New York City
Last updated on June 24, 2017Jun 23, 2017: City Attorney Apollo Carey disclosed that the parents of Michael Brown received a $1.5 million settlement. Michael Brown's family receives $1.5 million settlement in wrongful death lawsuit … Continue reading Michael Brown Shooting in Ferguson Missouri
Last updated on October 7, 2022Oct 5, 2022: Latest DACA decision offers 'sigh of relief' but keeps Dreamers in limbo | The Hill Revised 'Dreamers' program to get another review by court | The Hill … Continue reading United States Immigration Reform
Last updated on May 24, 2015Brittany Maynard, a 29-year old woman who was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, took doctor-prescribed medication and committed assisted suicide under Oregon's Death with Dignity Act on Saturday, November 1, … Continue reading Brittany Maynard | Assisted Suicide