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Pastor From Brooklyn Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison For Stealing From His Church Members

Bishop Lamor Whitehead, who is a Brooklyn pastor known for his flashy lifestyle, has been sentenced to nine years in prison for fraud and extortion charges. He reportedly stole $90,000 from members of his church. According to prosecutors, Whitehead promised to help a parishioner buy a home but instead took her retirement savings for his Read More…

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Former NYPD Officer Gets No Jail Time for Punching Black Man 13 Times During 911 Call

Christian Zapata, a former NYPD sergeant who punched an African American man from Harlem, New York City, thirteen times during a 911 call about an autistic child, was convicted of attempted assault but avoided jail time. He was sentenced to time served and acquitted of a more serious charge. On December 7, 2022, police officers Read More…

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Black Farmers Vs. White Supremacists: The Legacy of Stealing Black Farms

Shelton Muhammad, an African American farmer in Southampton County, Virginia, is calling for urgent public support to help protect his family’s farm from what he describes as a longstanding campaign of harassment, sabotage, and economic suppression led by individuals tied to white supremacist ideologies. For over 15 years, Muhammad and his family have fought to Read More…

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Kidneys from Black donors are more likely to be thrown away

As one of the leading causes of death in the U.S., kidney disease is a serious public health problem. The disease is particularly severe among Black Americans, who are three times more likely than white Americans to develop kidney failure. While Black people constitute only 12% of the U.S. population, they account for 35% of those with kidney failure. The reason Read More…

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Eleven days before Iran bombed Tel Aviv, my microscope revealed haunting images

In late May, weeks before Iran bombed Tel Aviv, I peered into my laboratory microscope and saw an array of astonishing images depicting animals, missiles in the sky and more. These weren’t just any images, however: They were sketched out by xylitol crystals as they froze on a slide. I had dripped liquid (heated) xylitol onto the Read More…

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State’s Attorney Black List – Former Florida MCSO deputy seeks to clear his name

Almost three and half years after charges were filed, 18 of 20 were dismissed by a judge and the other two were dropped by the state attorney. Post By Jennifer Hunt Murty A former Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy has sued Sheriff Billy Woods and two deputies individually seeking monetary damages for claims he was Read More…

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Anger after trophy hunter kills lion that was part of a research project

Wildlife groups have condemned the killing of a collared lion, part of a research project in Zimbabwe, by a trophy hunter. The incident echoes the infamous case of Cecil the lion, whose death at the hands of an American tourist in the same country a decade ago sparked international outrage. The latest lion, known as Read More…

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Trump’s Administration seems to be using the agency as a means to assist people and places seen as friendly to Trump

The Trump administration’s politicization of federal disaster aid was on display over the weekend. President Donald Trump’s provision of disaster aid to help Texas respond to deadly flooding in Kerr County — the conservative-leaning region that helped elect GOP Rep. Chip Roy — was urgent. His approach to recent catastrophes in states led by Democrats? Not so much. The federal Read More…

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N.J. Rep. LaMonica McIver pleads not guilty to federal assault charges

New Jersey Rep. LaMonica McIver pleaded not guilty Wednesday on charges of assaulting, impeding and interfering with law enforcement related to a clash at the ICE detention facility at Delaney Hall in Newark. McIver’s supporters, including Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and immigrants rights groups, rallied outside of federal court in Newark to call for the charges to be Read More…

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THE BEAT GOES ON -TRUMPS LAWSUITS TOTALS: $16M Paramount + $15M CBS + $25M Meta + $10M SpaceX

Paramount Global’s controlling owner Shari Redstone, shown last year at a gathering of media and tech titans in Idaho. Her company struck a deal to pay President Trump’s foundation$16 million to settle his lawsuit against CBS’s 60 Minutes that most legal observers consider frivolous. Trump’s regulators are weighing her sale of Paramount to Skydance Media. Read More…