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For Baltimore's 'Hero Mom,' Fame Brings Bumpy Ride
If you do not know Toya Graham by name, you know her by what she did. At the apex of the Baltimore riots, as the city buckled under the weight of Freddie Gray's controversial death, Graham strode into the maelstrom clad in a blazing yellow shirt to find her rebellious son. And when she did, she clobbered the youth, meting out the discipline that mi...
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Video Shows Police Wrestle Pregnant Black Woman to Ground
Police body camera footage published online by a rights group on Thursday showed two California officers wrestling to the ground a black woman who was eight months pregnant, and arresting her following a dispute with another woman.
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Baltimore Lifts Curfew, Six Days After Riots Over Man's Death
The mayor of Baltimore on Sunday lifted a curfew that was imposed across the East Coast city following rioting over the death of an African American man in police custody.
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Relief in Baltimore as 6 Policemen are Charged in African-American's Death
Baltimore residents cautiously celebrated news on Friday that six police officers involved in the arrest of Freddie Gray face criminal charges, a marked contrast to recent rioting over fraught relations between police and the African-American community.
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Baltimore Waits for Answers on African-American's Death in Police Custody
Residents of Baltimore and activists across the United States waited today for official word on the cause of a black man's death in police custody earlier this month, as protests over the case spread to other cities.
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Hillary Clinton Calls For 'Rebalance' of US Justice System After Baltimore Riots
Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton said today "balance" should be restored in the US criminal justice system, denouncing discrimination blacks often face by police.
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Baltimore Streets Quiet After First Night of Curfew Enforcement
The streets of Baltimore were largely quiet overnight, with only scattered arrests reported during a curfew imposed after the latest wave of rioting fueled by anger against US police killings of black men.
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Police Enforce Curfew in Riot-Hit Baltimore
Police fired smoke bombs and pepper pellets at protesters who defied a citywide curfew that went into effect late Tuesday across Baltimore, the latest US city roiled by unrest stoked by anger over police treatment of blacks.
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Baltimore Mayor Criticised For Response to Rioting
Baltimore's mayor came under criticism on Tuesday for a slow police response to some of the worst urban violence in the United States in years in which shops were looted, buildings burned to the ground and 20 officers were injured.
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Baltimore Woman Beats Rioter Son, Hailed As 'Mom Of the Year'
On camera, the woman - who seemed to have spotted her son dressed in black and wearing a ski mask preparing to join the riots - is seen screaming, "Get over here, now."
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For Baltimore's 'Hero Mom,' Fame Brings Bumpy Ride
If you do not know Toya Graham by name, you know her by what she did. At the apex of the Baltimore riots, as the city buckled under the weight of Freddie Gray's controversial death, Graham strode into the maelstrom clad in a blazing yellow shirt to find her rebellious son. And when she did, she clobbered the youth, meting out the discipline that mi...
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Video Shows Police Wrestle Pregnant Black Woman to Ground
Police body camera footage published online by a rights group on Thursday showed two California officers wrestling to the ground a black woman who was eight months pregnant, and arresting her following a dispute with another woman.
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Baltimore Lifts Curfew, Six Days After Riots Over Man's Death
The mayor of Baltimore on Sunday lifted a curfew that was imposed across the East Coast city following rioting over the death of an African American man in police custody.
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Relief in Baltimore as 6 Policemen are Charged in African-American's Death
Baltimore residents cautiously celebrated news on Friday that six police officers involved in the arrest of Freddie Gray face criminal charges, a marked contrast to recent rioting over fraught relations between police and the African-American community.
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Baltimore Waits for Answers on African-American's Death in Police Custody
Residents of Baltimore and activists across the United States waited today for official word on the cause of a black man's death in police custody earlier this month, as protests over the case spread to other cities.
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Hillary Clinton Calls For 'Rebalance' of US Justice System After Baltimore Riots
Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton said today "balance" should be restored in the US criminal justice system, denouncing discrimination blacks often face by police.
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Baltimore Streets Quiet After First Night of Curfew Enforcement
The streets of Baltimore were largely quiet overnight, with only scattered arrests reported during a curfew imposed after the latest wave of rioting fueled by anger against US police killings of black men.
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Police Enforce Curfew in Riot-Hit Baltimore
Police fired smoke bombs and pepper pellets at protesters who defied a citywide curfew that went into effect late Tuesday across Baltimore, the latest US city roiled by unrest stoked by anger over police treatment of blacks.
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Baltimore Mayor Criticised For Response to Rioting
Baltimore's mayor came under criticism on Tuesday for a slow police response to some of the worst urban violence in the United States in years in which shops were looted, buildings burned to the ground and 20 officers were injured.
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Baltimore Woman Beats Rioter Son, Hailed As 'Mom Of the Year'
On camera, the woman - who seemed to have spotted her son dressed in black and wearing a ski mask preparing to join the riots - is seen screaming, "Get over here, now."
