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Black Teen Shot Twice For Ringing Wrong Doorbell, Man Charged
Prosecutors in the US state of Missouri announced felony charges on Monday against an 85-year-old white man after he allegedly shot and severely wounded a Black teenager who mistakenly rang his doorbell.
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"I'll Kick Your...": Restaurant Manager In US Swings Chair At Black Teen
John "Kyle" Johnson wasn't initially planning on entering the Poke Poke restaurant in downtown Chicago, but he walked inside when he saw someone wave to him through the window. When the black 18-year-old entered the Wabash Avenue restaurant on Jan. 2 with two of his friends, however, he was met with a much less welcoming surprise.
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Hackers Tried To Ruin NASA Teen Contest. Months Later, They're Undeterred
The three District of Columbia high school seniors had a whirlwind of a summer. First, they had a private meeting with Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. Or was it Microsoft chief Satya Nadella?
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3 Black Teens Are Finalists In NASA Competition. Then Racist Hackers Tried To Ruin Their Odds
The three District of Columbia students couldn't believe the news. They'd developed a method to purify lead-contaminated water in school drinking fountains, and NASA announced last month that they were finalists in the agency's prestigious high school competition - the only all-black, female team to make it that far.
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A Teen Missed The Bus To School. When He Knocked On A Door For Directions, A Man Shot At Him.
The 14-year-old was walking to high school after sleeping late and missing the bus, when he decided to ask a neighbor for directions.
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No Charges Against St Louis Police In Black Teen's Death
Two St Louis police officers will not face charges for the shooting death of a black teenager in August 2015, a Missouri prosecutor said on Thursday.
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Judge Orders Deadlocked Jury in Baltimore Police Officer's Trial To Keep Deliberating
A Maryland judge on Tuesday ordered a deadlocked jury to continue deliberating in the trial of a Baltimore police officer facing a manslaughter charge in the April death of black detainee Freddie Gray, which triggered rioting and protests.
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Baltimore Officer Could Have Saved Man's Life in Seconds: Prosecutor
A Baltimore police officer charged with manslaughter in the death of a black detainee needed only a few seconds to save the man's life and changed his story about the death, a prosecutor said during closing arguments on Monday.
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Chicago Mayor Fires Police Chief in Wake of Video Release
Chicago's mayor fired the city's police chief Tuesday, a week after the release of a dash-cam video that showed a white officer fatally shooting a black teenager 16 times.
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Video Shows Cop Shot Black Teen 16 Times: Protest Erupts in Chicago
Angry protesters spilled onto Chicago's streets last night after police released a video of a black teen shot 16 times by a white police officer.
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Officer Charged in Teen's Death
Prosecutors on Tuesday charged a Chicago police officer with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a black teenager last year, an incident captured in a graphic video that the Chicago Police Department released later in the day.
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Black Teen's Killer Won't Face Assault Charges: US Media
A Florida man cleared two years ago of murdering unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin in a case that fueled debate about racism in the US won't face charges over recent allegations of assault, local media reported.
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Police Shoot Black Teen at Missouri Gas Station
An 18-year-old black man was shot and killed by police at a gas station late on Tuesday in a St. Louis suburb near where unarmed teen Michael Brown was killed by a white officer in August, police and local media said.
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St.Louis Police Chief: Fabric of Ferguson Torn Apart
St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar says at least a dozen businesses are burning after protests in Ferguson turned violent.
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Police Officer Shot Near Ferguson, Missouri: Police
A policeman was shot and wounded on Monday evening in University City, a St. Louis suburb near Ferguson, Missouri, though it was unclear if the shooting was related to street protests over the grand jury's decision in the Michael Brown case, police said.
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Black Teen Shot Twice For Ringing Wrong Doorbell, Man Charged
Prosecutors in the US state of Missouri announced felony charges on Monday against an 85-year-old white man after he allegedly shot and severely wounded a Black teenager who mistakenly rang his doorbell.
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"I'll Kick Your...": Restaurant Manager In US Swings Chair At Black Teen
John "Kyle" Johnson wasn't initially planning on entering the Poke Poke restaurant in downtown Chicago, but he walked inside when he saw someone wave to him through the window. When the black 18-year-old entered the Wabash Avenue restaurant on Jan. 2 with two of his friends, however, he was met with a much less welcoming surprise.
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Hackers Tried To Ruin NASA Teen Contest. Months Later, They're Undeterred
The three District of Columbia high school seniors had a whirlwind of a summer. First, they had a private meeting with Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. Or was it Microsoft chief Satya Nadella?
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3 Black Teens Are Finalists In NASA Competition. Then Racist Hackers Tried To Ruin Their Odds
The three District of Columbia students couldn't believe the news. They'd developed a method to purify lead-contaminated water in school drinking fountains, and NASA announced last month that they were finalists in the agency's prestigious high school competition - the only all-black, female team to make it that far.
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A Teen Missed The Bus To School. When He Knocked On A Door For Directions, A Man Shot At Him.
The 14-year-old was walking to high school after sleeping late and missing the bus, when he decided to ask a neighbor for directions.
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No Charges Against St Louis Police In Black Teen's Death
Two St Louis police officers will not face charges for the shooting death of a black teenager in August 2015, a Missouri prosecutor said on Thursday.
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Judge Orders Deadlocked Jury in Baltimore Police Officer's Trial To Keep Deliberating
A Maryland judge on Tuesday ordered a deadlocked jury to continue deliberating in the trial of a Baltimore police officer facing a manslaughter charge in the April death of black detainee Freddie Gray, which triggered rioting and protests.
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Baltimore Officer Could Have Saved Man's Life in Seconds: Prosecutor
A Baltimore police officer charged with manslaughter in the death of a black detainee needed only a few seconds to save the man's life and changed his story about the death, a prosecutor said during closing arguments on Monday.
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Chicago Mayor Fires Police Chief in Wake of Video Release
Chicago's mayor fired the city's police chief Tuesday, a week after the release of a dash-cam video that showed a white officer fatally shooting a black teenager 16 times.
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Video Shows Cop Shot Black Teen 16 Times: Protest Erupts in Chicago
Angry protesters spilled onto Chicago's streets last night after police released a video of a black teen shot 16 times by a white police officer.
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Officer Charged in Teen's Death
Prosecutors on Tuesday charged a Chicago police officer with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a black teenager last year, an incident captured in a graphic video that the Chicago Police Department released later in the day.
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Black Teen's Killer Won't Face Assault Charges: US Media
A Florida man cleared two years ago of murdering unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin in a case that fueled debate about racism in the US won't face charges over recent allegations of assault, local media reported.
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Police Shoot Black Teen at Missouri Gas Station
An 18-year-old black man was shot and killed by police at a gas station late on Tuesday in a St. Louis suburb near where unarmed teen Michael Brown was killed by a white officer in August, police and local media said.
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St.Louis Police Chief: Fabric of Ferguson Torn Apart
St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar says at least a dozen businesses are burning after protests in Ferguson turned violent.
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Police Officer Shot Near Ferguson, Missouri: Police
A policeman was shot and wounded on Monday evening in University City, a St. Louis suburb near Ferguson, Missouri, though it was unclear if the shooting was related to street protests over the grand jury's decision in the Michael Brown case, police said.
