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Police Shoot Teen Holding Broomstick – Angry Onlookers Throw Bottles At Them

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A teenage boy was gunned down by police in Salt Lake City on Saturday for nothing more than holding a

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Federal Takeover Of Police Underway In Baltimore

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In wake of the death of Freddie Gray and the culminating Baltimore riots earlier this year, Al Sharpton became the

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