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17 Arrested In St. Louis During "Ferguson October" Protest
Sunday morning's arrests capped a long Saturday of dissent that began with at least several hundred people marching through downtown St. Louis to protest shootings and racial inequality.
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Tens of Thousands March in Mexico Demanding Action Over Missing Students
In Guerrero state, site of the disappearance of 43 students who protested against school reforms, 50,000 demonstrators took to the streets with some 7,000 blocking a highway to Acapulco.
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Twitter Sues U.S. Government Over Surveillance Disclosure Rules
The social media giant filed suit Tuesday against the Department of Justice and FBI, saying it's been "unconstitutionally restricted by statutes that prohibit and even criminalize" information disclosure.
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Republican Senator Challenges Treasury Over Bank of America’s No-Bid Prison Deal
Bailed-out bank has been paid at least $76 million to manage inmates’ accounts and oversee e-messaging and phone services inside the 121 facilities managed by the Bureau of Prisons.
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Classmates of Missing Mexico Students Vow "Radical Action"
Forty-three students were allegedly “disappeared” after a political protest two weeks ago in Guerrero state, and a nearby mass grave may link police to a drug gang that committed a massacre.
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The JPay Scam: Prison Bankers Cash In On Captive Customers
JPay, Inc. and other prison bankers collect tens of millions of dollars every year from inmates’ families in fees for basic financial services.
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Pentagon Supplies School Districts with Assault Rifles, Grenade Launchers, M.R.A.P.'s
School districts nationwide are debating whether to keep their Pentagon-issued arsenals.
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Florida City Makes It Illegal To Sleep In Public, Cracking Down On Homeless
Life is tough when you're homeless. This city wants to make it tougher.
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Police Intelligence Targets Cash, As Training By Firm Fuels Questionable Law Tactics
Like elsewhere across America, the deputy sheriff of Kane County, Ill., has urged police to use cash seizures to bolster municipal coffers.
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Albuquerque Creates New Civilian Police Oversight Agency In Response To Killings
The decision comes after a Department of Justice report showed city police routinely engage in unconstitutional policing – and that a majority of recent fatal shootings were unjustified.