In early 2023, a white person phoned a deputy to complain that 2 Black men were staying with a white woman. The group of 6 officers later burst into the home without a warrant and heinously assaulted Michael Corey Jenkins and Eddie Terrell Parker.
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Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day parade marred by drunken fights, destruction and arrests
Residents of South Boston, where the parade is held, have filed hundreds of complaints since Sunday and a city councilor called for ‘major changes.’
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Trump asks Supreme Court to dismiss case charging him with plotting to overturn 2020 election
Lower courts have twice rejected the immunity claims, but the justices will hear arguments April 25.
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Heavy fighting rages around Gaza’s biggest hospital as Israel raids it for a second day
The Israeli military’s claim that dozens of Hamas fighters were killed in the hospital could not be confirmed.
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Team to choose Haiti’s next leader takes shape as gang violence engulfs the Caribbean nation
In addition to selecting an interim prime minister, the council will be responsible for appointing a council of ministers, a provisional electoral council and a national security council.
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Pedal coast-to-coast without using a road? New program helps connect trails
While the ambitious project currently includes more than 125 completed trails across 12 states and the nation’s capital, significant gaps remain – particularly in rural Western states such as Montana and Wyoming.
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Supreme Court opens new frontier for insurrection claims that could target state and local officials
Taken together, 2 recent high court actions herald a new legal landscape as the liberal groups that pushed the issue of Trump’s disqualification to the Supreme Court reboot efforts to target state and local officials linked to Jan. 6.
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Court order puts Texas law allowing police to arrest migrants who cross illegally back on hold
It’s unclear where any migrants ordered to leave might go if the law is ultimately allowed. It calls for them to be sent to ports of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border, even if they are not Mexican citizens.
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Incoming Palestinian prime minister plans for reform but faces major obstacles
The Palestinian Authority has no power in Gaza, from which Hamas drove its forces in 2007, and only limited authority in parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
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Biden signs executive order to advance study of women’s health
The announcement comes as the ripple effects spread from the Supreme Court’s decision that overturned federal abortion rights, touching on medical issues for women who never intended to end their pregnancies.