Cops Injured as Berkeley Protests Over Eric Garner Death Turn Violent - NBC News.com

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Cops Injured as Berkeley Protests Over Eric Garner Death Turn Violent - NBC News.com: "At least two officers were injured as demonstrations over police killings turned violent in California overnight, with protesters smashing windows and hurling rocks at cops, according to authorities. Berkeley Police said officers used smoke and tear gas after crowds refused to disperse. What started out as a peaceful protest devolved into chaos when "splinter groups broke off and began hurling bricks, pipe, smoke grenades, and other missiles at officers," according to Berkeley Police spokeswoman Jennifer Coats."

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No felony charges for SPD cop’s bone-breaking punch of handcuffed woman | Local News | The Seattle Times

No felony charges for SPD cop’s bone-breaking punch of handcuffed woman | Local News | The Seattle Times: "The decision comes after King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg announced that his office would not seek a state felony charge against Shepherd, 38, a nine-year department veteran, for punching Miyekko Durden-Bosley in the back of his police cruiser.

Durden-Bosley, 23, was intoxicated and was verbally abusive after her arrest outside the home of a Seattle man whose mother had called the police. Durden-Bosley swore at Shepherd and kicked at him while being shoved into the back of a police cruiser, according to the investigation."

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Cleveland police shot and killed black 12-year-old Tamir Rice as he carried a toy gun - Vox

Cleveland police shot and killed black 12-year-old Tamir Rice as he carried a toy gun - Vox: "Cleveland Police officer Timothy Loehmann shot Rice within two seconds of getting out of his patrol car, according to surveillance video released by police. Loehmann's partner, Frank Garmback, remained at the wheel of the car, reported the Washington Post."

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What Is President Obama’s Immigration Plan? - NYTimes.com

What Is President Obama’s Immigration Plan? - NYTimes.com: "Has illegal immigration been increasing?
Growth in the unauthorized immigrant population has slowed significantly since 2007, driven in part by a decline in immigrants from Mexico, where more than half of those immigrants were born. An increase in deportations and fewer economic incentives after the recession have contributed to the decline."

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Walmart Employee Food Drive - Business Insider

Walmart Employee Food Drive - Business Insider: "An Oklahoma Wal-Mart store is holding a food drive for its own employees.

The group Making Change At Wal-Mart posted a photo of the food drive to its Facebook page on Thursday and commented, "Rather than agree to pay a decent wage or provide full-time hours, Walmart and its owners (the Waltons) continue to earn massive profits while too many of the workers who make the company a success go hungry.""

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The Obamacare paradox: the law looks terrible but is doing great - Vox

The Obamacare paradox: the law looks terrible but is doing great - Vox: "Health care costs grew at their slowest rate ever in 2013 — in part due to Obamacare's spending cuts — according to a recent study in Health Affairs. And hospitals have been making fewer deadly medical errors since the Affordable Care Act began cutting Medicare reimbursements for institutions with lots of errors."

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Crowds Protest After Eric Garner Decision In Pittsburgh, Philly « CBS Pittsburgh

Crowds Protest After Eric Garner Decision In Pittsburgh, Philly « CBS Pittsburgh: "Crowds protesting the deaths of two unarmed black men at the hands of police are demonstrating in Pittsburgh.
Cell phone video recorded by a witness showing Eric Garner, 43, held in a chokehold by New York City police officer Daniel Pantaleo has the nation talking. This is a violation of NYPD policy. Garner later died."

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Protesters Gather In San Francisco, Oakland Over New York Jury’s Decision Not To Indict Officer In Chokehold Death « CBS San Francisco

Protesters Gather In San Francisco, Oakland Over New York Jury’s Decision Not To Indict Officer In Chokehold Death « CBS San Francisco: " Protests took place in Oakland and in San Francisco Wednesday evening in response to a New York grand jury’s decision not to indict a New York City police officer in the death of Eric Garner, an unarmed black man who died while in a police chokehold restraint."



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Police Hit by Car While Working Ferguson Protest - ABC News

Police Hit by Car While Working Ferguson Protest - ABC News: "A driver suffered a medical emergency on Wednesday before hitting four Denver police officers on bicycles, injuring one critically, as they monitored a student protest of the Ferguson, Missouri, grand jury decision.

Officer John Adsit was critically injured and underwent surgery, Councilman Albus Brooks said."

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D.C. marchers protest deaths of Michael Brown, Eric Garner - The Washington Post

D.C. marchers protest deaths of Michael Brown, Eric Garner - The Washington Post: "Demonstrators brought Dupont Circle to a standstill for more than half an hour on Wednesday night as they linked arms around the circle and blocked adjacent streets while chanting about police, race and the deaths of two black men.

Shouting chants such as “No justice, no peace. No racist police” and carrying signs including “Indict the system” and “Black lives matter,” at least 100 people marched from the White House to Dupont Circle. Within 10 minutes of arriving there, they had blocked traffic at all intersections around the circle."

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