Chicago's slow video release fuels Chicago Way politics
USA TODAY reports on Chicago amid the Laquan McDonald shooting. After Rahm Emanuel faced questions over a yearlong delay releasing the dashcam video, critics ask why the officer was charged so late, how the independent review authority found so many unjustified shootings, and whether political loyalties influenced justice.
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Cook County
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Obama
White House
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Chicago Tribune
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van Dyke
U.S. Attorney’s Office
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Pope appeals for peace in Central African Republic
Pope Francis arrived in Bangui and urged Christian and Muslim fighters to lay down weapons and embrace justice and mercy. He called on priests and nuns to lead in reconciliation, visited a refugee camp and a children’s hospital, and met evangelical leaders as UN agencies urged renewed national reconciliation.
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Central African Republic
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Bangui
Francois Bozize
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Catherine Samba-Panza
Uganda
Sandrine Sanze
Associated Press
United Nations Refugee Agency
ISIL manpower strains emerge amid battlefield gains
U S officials say ISIL fighters retain about 20 000 to 30 000 in Iraq and Syria with control of Mosul and Ramadi. Kurdish peshmerga detain 90 ISIL members near Kirkuk as drones show fewer fighters at checkpoints. Ramadi surrounds and Sinjar village taken, while Iraqi forces tighten encirclement. Officials caution anecdotes must be weighed against broader indicators.
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