Tilikum dies at SeaWorld after decades in captivity
The SeaWorld killer whale Tilikum died after a persistent lung infection. Acquired in 1992, he fathered more than a dozen offspring and sparked controversy following the 2010 trainer death that fueled the Blackfish documentary and ongoing fallout for SeaWorld.
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Charleston church shooter still holds white supremacist beliefs
FBI agent testified Dylann Roof remains entrenched in white supremacy as he wore racist symbol shoes this week. Roof faces life or death for the 2015 Emanuel AME Church killings and represents himself in sentencing, having not asked for mercy.
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Putin approves covert campaign to aid Trump in 2016
U S intelligence agencies say Vladimir Putin ordered a hidden influence campaign to help Donald Trump win the 2016 election over Hillary Clinton. The unclassified report ties Putin to the hacks and notes Russia sought to undermine trust in the U S democratic process while favoring Trump and denigrating Clinton.
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Four held without bail in live Facebook attack on disabled teen
A Cook County judge ordered no bail for four suspects in Chicago after a racist livestream showing a disabled white teen being beaten, cut, and forced into a toilet. Defendants include Jordan Hill 18 Tesfaye Cooper 18 Brittany Covington 18 and Tanishia Covington 24.
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WikiLeaks proposes tracking verified Twitter users database
WikiLeaks proposed creating an online database of verified Twitter accounts with sensitive personal details about family finances housing and employment. The plan aims to feed an AI program but drew swift backlash from technologists journalists and privacy researchers who call it dangerous and an abuse of power.
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