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Video of Officer Punching Teen Girl Sparks Investigation
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More than 1,100 law school professors nationwide oppose Sessions’s nomination as attorney general
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Apartment building blaze kills 3, including woman who jumped
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‘Just stop, Daddy’: A lawmaker beat his wife as his children pleaded with him, officials say
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Man accused of killing Pennsylvania trooper is shot dead by the officers pursuing him
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Wall Street Journal: Why Some Problem Cops Don’t Lose Their Badges (Youtube Video)
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Consumer Reports Rates Online Dating: Match Me If You Can
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Keith Olbermann: New Corporate Overlords Plan to Thrive Under Trump Administation
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Questions Surround Jehovah’s Witness HQ and Allegations of Sex Abuse
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Feds: Ohio-Based Banks Agree to Stop Discriminatory “Redlining” Practices, Pay $9 Million in Fines
OHIO Court papers filed Wednesday provide for a $9 million settlement by Ohio-based banks to resolve allegations of lending discrimination in a practice known as “redlining” that was aimed primarily at blacks…