Panel urges Chicago police to acknowledge racism and overhaul
A task force set up by Mayor Emanuel urges the CPD to admit past racism and reform how excessive force cases are handled. As the City Council nears a vote on interim chief Eddie Johnson, the draft summary calls for replacing the current independent review with a stronger system and creating a deputy chief of diversity and inclusion. Johnson, a 27 year veteran and African American, is favored by many aldermen despite criticism of the rapid selection process.
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Chicago
Rahm Emanuel
Emanuel
Chicago Tribune
Police Accountability
Independent
Delores Robinson
Garry McCarthy
Laquan McDonald
Chicago Police Department
CPD
Johnson
Walter Burnett Jr
McCarthy
Jody Weis
Scott Waguespack
Proco Joe Moreno
Silent Texas Republicans Face Paxton and Miller Troubles
Texas attorney general Ken Paxton faces two felony securities counts and SEC fraud claims over Servergy Inc, while Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is embroiled in use of taxpayer funds for a so called Jesus shot and related travel reimbursements. Republicans offer little public comment, aiming to avoid alienating core supporters as Democrats urge resignation and critique one party dominance.
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Austin
Texas
Agriculture Commissioner
Ken Paxton
Sid Miller
Greg Abbott
George P. Bush
Jeb Bush
Paxton
Manny Garcia
Democratic
Servergy Inc
SEC
Miller
Houston Chronicle
Oklahoma
Jesus
John Michael Lonergan
Ohio
Mississippi
Associated Press
GOP
Jerry Patterson
Texas General Land Office
Bush
Georgia to execute man who killed during burglary
Kenneth Fults, 47, was scheduled for lethal injection in Jackson after a 1996 burglary spree that killed Cathy Bounds. The Supreme Court denied a stay and the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles refused clemency. Prosecution details describe a brutal killing and a long crime sequence.
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Jackson, Ga
Georgia
U.S. Supreme Court
Kenneth Fults
Clarence Thomas
Fults
Jackson
Cathy Bounds
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Parole Board
Bounds
Kenny
Marines embrace women in combat as irreversible change
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus told about 1,500 Marines at Camp Pendleton that opening all combat positions to women is irreversible, stressing standards remain strict and integration will be gradual. He compared the move to past civil rights steps, noting diversity strengthens the force and that Congress will decide on drafting women.
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Camp Pendleton
Calif
Navy
Ray Mabus
Mabus
Marine Corps
Defense
Ash Carter
Secretary of Defense
California
Carter
Lance Cpl
Guillermo Arenas
Iraq
Congress
Janet Marrufo
Marruso
Mississippi
Parris Island
South Carolina
Quantico
Virginia
Robert Neller
Neller
Clinton de Blasio racial joke stirs controversy in New York
Hillary Clinton and Mayor Bill de Blasio faced criticism after a skit at the Inner Circle charity event appeared racially insensitive. The staged exchange drew mixed reactions from attendees and media, with De Blasio and Clinton defending the performance as non offensive.
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New York
Hillary Clinton
Bill de Blasio
Clinton
White House
de Blasio
U.S. Senate
Hillary
Leslie Odom Jr
Aaron Burr
Hamilton
Bill
Odom
Daily News
Salon
New York Magazine
Chirlane
McCray
CNN
Cosmopolitan.com
Josh Earnest
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