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3 gunmen fire 55 shots, kill teen and man, injure 2 others at Philly playground
The shooting victims were on the basketball court at Roberto Clemente Park along 18th and Wallace streets in Spring Garden when multiple gunmen opened fire.
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Military police leaders weighed deploying ‘heat ray’ against D.C. protesters
Hours before police cleared protesters near the White House on June 1, a whistleblower got an email asking to find a device that would make protesters' skin feel hot.
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$1M bail set for Lancaster police shooting demonstrators
The protests concerned the shooting death by police of a Ricardo Munoz, whose sister had called in hopes of having him involuntarily committed for mental health treatment.
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Multi-million settlement reached in Breonna Taylor lawsuit
The settlement would be the largest sum paid by the city for a police misconduct case, according to a person who has seen the settlement.
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U.S. Attorney McSwain charges two gunmen he claims DA Krasner went too easy on
It is the latest in a long-running policy war between the Trump-appointed federal prosecutor and Philadelphia’s Democratic district attorney.
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Police shoot, kill knife-wielding man in Lancaster, setting off protests
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Lancaster after police shot and killed Ricardo Munoz, 27, on Sunday afternoon.
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More than three years after deadly prison riot, Delaware unveils advanced camera system
Analysts will monitor cameras and coordinate with officers at Delaware prisons to help prevent another riot like the 2017 incident that left one officer dead.
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City councilwoman proposes legislation criminalizing racially motivated 911 calls
The legislation was inspired by a May 25 incident, where a white woman called 911 on a Black man in New York City’s Central Park.
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Delaware task force starts work to improve police accountability
A group that aims for more police transparency and accountability talked about how the state’s Freedom of Information Act could stymie its efforts.
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Political divisions drive police brutality cases
Most large civil settlements for police killings were in liberal areas the year after the Ferguson unrest. Now, lawyers say current protests are hardening political divisions.
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The return of Colin Kaepernick — to the Madden franchise
Kaepernick has not appeared on the video game since he last played in the NFL during the 2016 season when he was a member of the San Francisco 49ers.
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Rochester police leaders retire after suffocation death
Top police leaders in Rochester are retiring en masse amid criticism of the city's handling of the suffocation death of Daniel Prude, Mayor Lovely Warren said Tuesday.
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Many Black people say police killings aren’t ‘going to be fixed overnight’
Nearly 65% of Americans agreed that the country "needs to continue making changes to give Black Americans equal rights with white Americans."
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Frustrated Carney calls yet another Delaware inclusion on travel quarantine list ‘stupid’
Delaware needs to have fewer than 97 new coronavirus cases a day over a week to avoid being on the list. Sometimes, it’s under, and sometimes over.
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Review of federal charges in Portland unrest shows most are misdemeanors
That finding by NPR is in stark contrast to the Trump administration's description of the Oregon city as being under siege by radical leftists.
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