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Protests move to Alabama's Capitol after officer cleared in shooting death

Protests move to Alabama's Capitol after officer cleared in shooting death

On Thanksgiving night, Emantic Fitzgerald Bradford Jr. was shot and killed by a police officer responding to gunfire in the mall. Protesters are angry at a new report that exonerates the officer.
by Miranda Fulmore

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U.S. prosecutors sue to stop nation's first supervised injection site for opioids

U.S. prosecutors sue to stop nation's first supervised injection site for opioids

The U.S. government is intervening to stop the creation of a medical facility in Philadelphia where people could inject heroin without risk of overdose. Canada and Europe already have such sites.
by Bobby Allyn

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Red carpet nixed after Liam Neeson reveals racist thoughts

Red carpet nixed after Liam Neeson reveals racist thoughts

The red carpet for the premiere of Liam Neeson's latest film was canceled Tuesday, a day after a British newspaper published an interview in which the actor discussed wanting to kill a random black person nearly 40 years ago when a close friend told him she had been raped by a black man.
by Associated Press

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ChangeMakers: Me'Lea Connelly, creating black financial freedom

ChangeMakers: Me'Lea Connelly, creating black financial freedom

While Me'Lea Connelly grew up California, she identifies as a "proud Minneapolitan, first and foremost" and has deep family ties to the state. She now leads Village Financial Cooperative, black-led credit union opening in north Minneapolis this year.
by Christine T. Nguyen

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