Monday, April 26, 2021

Karen Garner, a 73-year-old woman with dementia, suffers broken arm and other injuries after cops rough her up during arrest for alleged shoplifting in Colorado

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  Evidence is overwhelming that Black Americans absorb the majority of damage rogue law-enforcement officers inflict on our society. But ...
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Thursday, April 22, 2021

A loose coalition of right-wing media types, including Roy Moore's son, brought about John Merrill's fall; and for that, Alabamians should be deeply grateful

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John Merrill and Cesaire McPherson   As an avowed progressive, I generally hold little regard for right-wing media. But after reading "...
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Monday, April 19, 2021

"Eggshell Skull Rule" means Derek Chauvin had to take George Floyd "as he found him," raising the likelihood of conviction in Minnesota murder trial

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  Closing arguments are set to begin today in the case of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, on trial for murder in the death ...
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Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright in Minnesota raises this troubling question: How on earth does a 26-year veteran officer mistake a gun for a taser?

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Daunte Wright protest   A Minnesota police officer fatally shot Daunte Wright , a 20-year-old black man, during a traffic stop on Sunday in ...
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Monday, April 12, 2021

With roundabout ties to an Ohio bribery scandal (on Alabama Power's behalf) and questions about possible misuse of public resources, John Merrill faces mounting pressure in aftermath of sex scandal

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John Merrill and Cesaire McPherson   Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill, who admitted to an extramarital affair last week that caused h...
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Friday, April 9, 2021

"Unfinished business," including $75-million lawsuit and enhanced regulatory scrutiny, could prove hurdles as Drummond heirs seek to sell coal company

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Drummond Company   Descendants of the late CEO Garry Neil Drummond are trying to sell Drummond Company amid slumping demand for coal, accord...
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Thursday, April 8, 2021

John Merrill, Alabama's GOP secretary of state, pulls the plug on 2022 U.S. Senate run after explicit reports about extramarital affair with Montgomery woman

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Cesaire McPherson ( Facebook )   Alabama's Republican Secretary of State John Merrill will not run for U.S. Senate in 2022 after admitti...
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Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Tommy Gallion's amended complaint in gambling-related lawsuit against Del Marsh & Co. points to reporting that supports allegations of bribery

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Del Marsh   Individuals named in a gambling-related lawsuit have denied in press reports that bribery, or discussions of bribery, took place...
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Monday, April 5, 2021

Derek Chauvin's defense team dusts off the "myth of the supernegro" in former Minneapolis cop's murder trial for the racially charged death of George Floyd

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George Floyd arrest   Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, on trial in the death of George Floyd , is employing a defense that f...
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Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Shane Aumic dies in tiny Ava, Missouri, after officer kneels on his back, a move similar to that of Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis

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Shane Aumic, in a family photo   Former Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin is being tried for murder this week in the racially charged ...
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