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Missouri man threatened to murder Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II day after Capitol riot, DOJ says
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A southwest Missouri man has been indicted for threatening to murder two members of the U.S. House, including Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II, according to federal prosecutors. The three-count indictment charging Kenneth R. Hubert, 63, of Marionville, alleges he threatened to assault and kill Cleaver, a Democrat who represents Kansas City, on Jan. 7 with the "intent to impede, intimidate and interfere" with Cleaver's official duties, according to a Department of Justice news release. The alleged threat came a day after the riot at the U.S. Capitol, where a violent mob breached the b...
The Kansas City Star
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Pa. man imprisoned 30 years says DNA can clear him of murder. The DA won't run the test
PHILADELPHIA — For 30 years, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has held the position that John Brookins is a killer who fatally stabbed 58-year-old Sheila Ginsberg in her Bristol Township home just days before Christmas 1990. A jury agreed, and he was sentenced to life without parole. Brookins, of Bucks, has maintained that he is an innocent man — and that his fingerprints were at the scene only because he walked in on Ginsberg's daughter committing the deadly assault. DNA tests could get to the truth, Brookins has long argued. But the Bucks County district attorney has refused to run them. Now...
The Philadelphia Inquirer
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Trudy Rubin: Full justice for the murder of Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi may never be achieved
I wanted the White House to sanction Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman this week for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. I was delighted when the Biden administration released an unclassified intelligence report which confirmed that MBS (as the prince is popularly known) had “approved” the operation that killed the dissident in October 2018. Khashoggi, a U.S. resident, and Washington Post columnist, was chopped up by a Saudi hit team with a bone saw inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. So when the Biden team pulled its punches, only sanctioning MBS’s underlings, my first reaction...
The Philadelphia Inquirer
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Biden promises Monday ‘announcement’ on Saudi Arabia after Khashoggi murder report
President Biden on Saturday promised fresh action on Saudi Arabia after the release of an intelligence report that that blamed Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. But Biden dodged questions about whether he would move to punish the powerful Saudi leader over the brazen torture murder carried out by Saudi agents that U.S. intelligence says bin Salman ordered. “There will be an announcement on Monday as to what we are going to be doing with Saudi Arabia generally,” Biden said in answer to reporters’ shouted questions as he left the White House ...
New York Daily News
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Mother sues over US killing of Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery
Washington (AFP) - The mother of Ahmaud Arbery, an African American man shot dead while jogging, filed a lawsuit Tuesday on the anniversary of his killing as President Joe Biden pledged to help make the United States safer for people of color. Wanda Cooper seeks $1 million in damages in the suit that names the three white men charged with killing her 25-year-old son, who was unarmed and out for a run when he was gunned down on February 23, 2020 in the southern US state of Georgia. "A Black man should be able to go for a jog without fearing for his life," Biden said. "Today, we remember Ahmaud...
AFP
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In civil lawsuit, mother alleges conspiracy to protect Ahmaud Arbery's killers
ATLANTA — Racism, alleges a new federal civil rights lawsuit, played a pivotal role in the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery. The cover-up that followed was nearly as sinister, claims the complaint, filed on behalf of Arbery’s mother. Wanda Cooper-Jones’ suit, which seeks more than $1 million in damages, comes one year to the day of her son’s death. Defendants include the three men, Greg McMichael, Travis McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan, charged with felony murder for chasing down and killing the 25-year-old as he ran through their subdivision just south of Brunswick. Their deadly pursuit s...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Dahleen Glanton: Joe Ligon, America’s longest-serving juvenile lifer, has a message for young Black offenders
I wish that every troubled young African American boy could meet Joe Ligon. I hope they stumble upon the picture of the white-haired man taken shortly after his release from a state prison in Pennsylvania. I wonder if they would realize that he was once just like them, and that they could end up like him. Ligon went to prison at the age of 15. After serving 68 years, he walked away a free man this month, ridding himself of the dreadful legacy of America’s oldest and longest-serving juvenile lifer. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2012 that sentencing youths under the age of 18 to mandatory life...
Chicago Tribune
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Activist Malcolm X's family calls to reopen investigation into his murder
New York (AFP) - The daughters of prominent Black activist Malcolm X have called to reopen the investigation into his murder in light of new testimony implicating the New York police and the FBI. "Any evidence that provides greatest insight into the truth behind that terrible tragedy should be thoroughly investigated," said Ilyasah Shabazz, one of Malcolm X's six daughters, during a press conference on Saturday. Considered alongside Martin Luther King Jr as one the most influential African Americans in history, Malcolm X was an outspoken Muslim advocate of Black rights, although critics said h...
AFP
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No charges in fatal police shooting of 17-year-old in Cobb
ATLANTA — A Cobb County officer who fatally shot a 17-year-old following a police chase last summer will not face criminal charges, officials said Thursday. The case was presented to a grand jury Thursday morning, Cobb District Attorney Flynn Broady told reporters. After deliberating for nearly eight hours, the grand jury decided that Officer Max H. Karneol was within his rights to use deadly force when he killed Vincent Truitt. During a news conference held Thursday evening, Cobb prosecutors showed a combination of surveillance, body camera and dash camera footage from the moments leading up ...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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3 former Minneapolis police officers involved in death of George Floyd want case dismissed
The attorneys for three officers accused of standing by while a colleague knelt down on the neck of George Floyd, a Black man killed in Minneapolis on Memorial Day, have requested the cases against their clients be dismissed, specifically citing what they have described as prosecutorial misconduct. Former police officer Derek Chauvin’s fatal encounter with Floyd was recorded on May 25, 2020, prompting protesters from around the world to demand charges be brought against everyone involved. Chauvin, whose trial is slated to begin in March, is facing counts of second-degree murder and second-degr...
New York Daily News
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