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Video: Hillary Clinton Announces Her Second Run For President
U.S. Capitol On Lockdown After A Shooting
A man shot and killed himself outside the U.S. Capitol Building on Saturday. NBC News reports that the man died on the West Front of the Capitol Building and a suspicious package found nearby that led to a lockdown of the building was his suitcase. “There are no indications at this point of terrorism,” said a federal official.ABC News hears word the man had a sign taped to his hand.
North Charleston Officer Faces Murder Charge After Shooting A Man In The Back
A white North Charleston police officer was arrested on a murder charge and the FBI opened a civil rights investigation Tuesday after video surfaced of the lawman shooting eight times at a 50-year-old black man as he ran away.
Walter L. Scott, a Navy veteran and father, died Saturday after Patrolman 1st Class Michael T. Slager, 33, shot him several times in the back.
The video footage, which The Post and Courier obtained Tuesday from a source who asked to remain anonymous, shows the end of the confrontation between the two on Saturday after Scott ran from a traffic stop. It was the first piece of evidence contradicting an account Slager gave earlier this week through his attorney.
NYC Officials Remove Edward Snowden Statue From One Of It’s Parks
“We feel that Snowden’s actions really continue that story,” said the artists. “It is built upon a set of ideals to live freely, not be confined or surveilled or monitored by your government. You can’t have freedom of expression to pursue liberty if you feel like you’re doing it under a watchful eye.”
While others have created Snowden statues before, they’ve primarily been mobile installations. The sculpture that stood in Fort Greene Park was meant to be permanent. The artists had hoped the city would have considering leaving the sculpture where it was, but they were prepared for the inevitable.
Phi Kappa Psi to file a lawsuit against Rolling Stone
The Phi Kappa Psi fraternity at the University of Virginia said Monday that it is moving forward with a possible lawsuit against Rolling Stone magazine in the wake of the now-retracted “Rape on Campus” article.
“After 130 days of living under a cloud of suspicion as a result of reckless reporting by Rolling Stone magazine, today the Virginia Alpha Chapter of Phi Kappa Psi announced plans to pursue all available legal action against the magazine,” the fraternity said in a statement.
Bronx Teen Falls From Building And Dies Running From Police
A Bronx teenager who fell off the roof of a six-story apartment building on Thursday while fleeing police officers died of his injuries on Saturday at St. Barnabas Hospital, the police said.
Authorities said Hakeem Kuta, 17, was with a group of other teenagers who were smoking marijuana Thursday evening in the lobby of the apartment building at 2685 Valentine Avenue in the Bronx. A man who exited the building complained to four uniformed officers, who then entered the lobby. When Mr. Kuta and several others ran to the roof, two officers chased them.
All but Mr. Kuta and a 14-year-old were able to elude the police. With officers shouting, “please don’t move,” Mr. Kuta tried to step over a short wall at the edge of the building but stumbled, officials said. The 14-year-old grabbed for Mr. Kuta’s vest as he fell, officials said, but he was not able to hang on.
Isaiah Washington Defends His Tweet To Chris Rock On CNN
Common Pulled From Commencement Speech Over A Song Made 15 Years Ago
Do to Police Complaints , Common was pulled from a commencement speech. Though these complaints are not from any recent trouble Common has had with the law , its because of a song he made over 15 year ago ! Hop into the post for the details ! #IFWT
Chris Burgos is the President of the State Trooper Association, and he wasn’t too happy to hear that Common was scheduled to perform a speech at Kean University in New Jersey.
I Know exactly what your thinking. Out of all the rappers who have some of the most raunchy and degrading bars that we all do enjoy there concern is Common. Why Common you ask ? Well back in the year 2000 , Common released a song titled “A Song For Assata”. This Song was Common’s dedication to the mother of 2pac Shakur who was accused of killing a New Jersey State Trooper back in 1973.
Tsunami Alert In Papa New Guinea
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea on Monday morning, according to official records.
The earthquake was registered at 9:48 a.m. local time and a tsunami alert has been issued in the region, Geoscience Australia reported. The quake hit 55 kilometers from the city of Kokopo, the capital of East New Britain.
“Hazardous” tsunami waves are expected along the coast of Papua New Guinea, ranging from one to three meters above the tide level. Woodlark Island and Kavieng are expected to see tsunami waves at 10:31 a.m. local time and 10:53 a.m. local time respectively, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.
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