Articles focusing on politics

The sinking of Sankofa

Please call Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter at (215) 686-2181 or email michael.nutter@phila.gov and ask him to find the money to mentor and educate Black and Latino young men in Philadelphia. By Stephanie Farr Article Submission KENYATTA McKinney had 18 questions

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NWI serial killer targeted sex workers

Advocates say police can do a better job of helping vulnerable women avoid abusers. By: Michael Puente Article Reprint Accused serial killer Darren Vann allegedly told police he “messed up” by killing his last victim

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Abandonment of ‘Bring Back Our Girls’

Six months on, outrage and sorrow over the mass schoolgirl abduction has disappeared – except for families in Nigeria. By: Ashionye Ogene Article Reprint Abuja, Nigeria – Six months after the armed group Boko Haram

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‘Don’t Touch My Girlfriend,’ Chicago Man Tells President Obama as He Casts Election Ballot

by CNN Wire Article Reprint Even the President of the United States has to deal with jealous boyfriends. Casting his ballot in Chicago on Monday, Obama stood at a voting booth next to Aia Cooper,

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White House Fence Jumper Quickly Taken Down by Two K-9s, Detained by Secret Service

by CNN Wire Article Reprint A man jumped over the White House fence on Wednesday night, but this time, the man barely made it onto the lawn before being taken down by two police dogs

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Boston Godfather busted, Spucky’s turn on top yields similar results as predecessors by Scott Burnstein, an exclusive from www.gangsterreport.com

gorillaconvict.com Article Reprint The FBI continued its relentless assault on the mafia in New England last week, indicting alleged acting Patriarca Family boss, Anthony (Spucky) Spagnolo on charges of extortion based on collecting thousands of

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Judge: Pasadena must release redacted report on police shooting of teen

By Richard Winton Article Reprint A Los Angeles County judge ruled Thursday that the city of Pasadena should make public at least a portion of an independent consultant’s report into the 2012 fatal police shooting

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John Deasy resigns; Ramon Cortines named interim head of L.A. schools

By Howard Blume Article Reprint          The Los Angeles Unified school board on Thursday officially accepted the resignation of Supt. John Deasy and voted to appoint his predecessor, Ramon Cortines, to fill the post on an interim basis.

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