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• NBA Nightmare? Star Defensive Player and His Team Under Fire After Allegations That His Stats Are Juiced

  28-01-2023 23:23
  
  With the NFL season winding down, this is when the NBA season usually ramps up.
  Between the All-Star Game and the trade deadline, there are plenty of headlines the NBA wants out there.
  “LeBron James throws down SICK 360 windmill dunk” or “Your favorite player just got traded to your favorite team” are the kinds of headlines the NBA wants you to see this time of year.
  “Is the Memphis Grizzlies scorekeeper juicing Jaren Jackson Jr.’s defensive numbers?” is
  
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• Trump says he's 'more angry' and 'more committed' to White House bid as he breaks his campaign trail hiatus

  28-01-2023 22:38 via cnn.com
  
  Former President Donald Trump on Saturday will deliver the keynote address at the New Hampshire Republican Party's annual meeting as he returns to the trail looking to ramp up his 2024 presidential campaign.
  
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• The Truth About Riots Over Memphis Killing: "An Excuse to Act Like a Fool"

  28-01-2023 22:36
  
  As America grapples with the death of a young, black man at the hands of five black police officers, many are left wondering as to why or how this tragedy happened.
  For the unaware, a group of police officers in Memphis were caught on video violently beating 29-year-old Tyre Nichols during a traffic stop, which resulted in Nichols dying shortly after.
  According to USA Today, the police officers allegedly repeatedly kicked his side, face, and head and struck him with a baton. He was then taken to
  
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• Should Child Rapists Get the Death Penalty? DeSantis Proposal Could Challenge SCOTUS Ruling

  28-01-2023 22:18
  
  Speaking in Miami on Thursday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suggested making convicted child rapists eligible for the death penalty and requiring them to serve a minimum sentence of life in prison.
  A Library of Congress report recounted the case of a Louisiana man who had been convicted of raping his 8-year-old stepdaughter and sentenced to death. His appeal ultimately reached the Supreme Court.
  In 2008, the court ruled that the death penalty as a punishment for child rapists is unconstitution
  
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• Cincinnati Mayor's NFL Playoff Taunting Goes Viral - Calls for QB to Have Paternity Test

  28-01-2023 21:56
  
  The NFL playoffs are rapidly approaching their conclusion, with the Super Bowl a few, scant weeks away.
  Barreling toward the end of the NFL season always brings out a torrent of emotions: Fans are sad that the season is ending, fans are mad at the way their team was either eliminated from or didn’t make the playoffs, players whose teams are still alive are anxious to see if they can live to play another game, players whose teams have since been eliminated from the playoffs are likely just
  
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• UGA says use of vehicle in crash that killed football player, staffer was 'unauthorized'

  28-01-2023 21:16 via cnn.com
  
  The use of a vehicle that wrecked while carrying four members of the University of Georgia football program -- two of whom died in the crash --was "unauthorized," according to a statement from the University of Georgia Athletic Association.
  
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• Graphic Warning: Memphis Releases Body Cam Footage of Fatal Police Beating, Sparking Violence

  28-01-2023 21:01
  
  The release of body cam footage showing Memphis, Tennessee, police officers beating Tyre Nichols sparked revulsion and anger on social media and led to anti-police violence in New York City.
  On Jan. 7, Nichols was stopped by Memphis police officers who alleged he was driving recklessly, a charge Memphis Police Chief C.J. Davis has said investigators “have not been able to substantiate,” according to CBS News.
  The official story prior to the release of the video was that a confrontati
  
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• Man Winds Up Dead After Allegedly Pointing Green Laser, Then Firing at Police Helicopter

  28-01-2023 20:12
  
  In the United States of 2023, dumb criminals and skyrocketing crime rates are, unfortunately, not novel phenomena.
  In Detroit, however, they coalesced in a profoundly depressing way this week, leading to Michigan State Police troopers shooting and killing an armed man living in an abandoned house.
  Why? Because he allegedly pointed a laser at, then shot at, a police helicopter.
  WXYZ-TV reported that the man was “holed up inside the second floor of a home where the shots were fired.”
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• Blackout Begins Against Project Veritas Video - One Platform Has Purged It Completely

  28-01-2023 20:04
  
  If you want to find pretty much any statement a Pfizer executive has made about COVID-19 and the pharma giant’s mRNA vaccination about it, you can find it using search giant Google’s platforms — including both the search engine and video-sharing platform YouTube.
  Just don’t expect to find it if the statements were made to a journalist with undercover video exposé specialists Project Veritas. In that case, it’ll be purged from both platforms in spectacularly O
  
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• 'Our city is hurting.' Memphis Grizzlies head coach leads NBA tributes to Tyre Nichols

  28-01-2023 19:43 via cnn.com
  
  The head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies joined other members of the NBA community Friday night in acknowledging the "senseless loss" of Tyre Nichols, saying the Black man's death following an encounter with Memphis police has hit his team particularly hard.
  
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• Biden Blocks US Mining Project, But Pay Attention to What He Signed the Week Before

  28-01-2023 19:33
  
  The Biden administration signed a deal with countries rife with child labor nearly a week before blocking a major Minnesota mining project as part of its “green” push.
  On Thursday, the Biden administration announced it would prohibit mining on more than 200,000 acres of land from being mined for waterway protection, effectively canceling a major Minnesota mining project. But just one week prior, the administration agreed to a memorandum of understanding with Zambia and the Democratic
  
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• Trump Provides His Own Review of 'The Five' as Show Dominates Liberal Media in Ratings

  28-01-2023 19:32
  
  Everyone seems to be watching Fox News’ roundtable show “The Five” nowadays — including former President Donald Trump, who wasn’t shy in offering his praise for the cast.
  On his Truth Social media platform on Friday, Trump said he “really like[d]” the show, “with the exception of wacky Jessica Tarlov, who is absolutely terrible.”“The Five” has been a big winner for Fox News, both of which have been dominating its competitors.
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• Update to Tragic Story: 8-Month-Old Dies After Woman Allegedly Strangles Her Children in Murder-Suicide Attempt

  28-01-2023 19:10
  
  A mother of three is facing multiple charges of homicide after allegedly killing her children and then attempting to kill herself as well.
  Lindsay Clancy, 32, is believed to have strangled her three children and then attempted suicide by jumping from a window of their Duxbury, Massachusetts, home on Tuesday, Fox News reported.
  The incident is still under investigation, but reports suggest that Clancy was suffering from postpartum depression — a mood disorder associated with childbirth
  
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• Woman, 97, Left Trail of Blood, Banged on Door of Assisted-Living Center Before Freezing to Death: Lawsuit

  28-01-2023 18:41
  
  A Denver-area nursing home is being sued for neglect after a 97-year-old patient at the facility allegedly wandered outside and died from the cold while trying to get back in.
  The patient, identified as Mary Jo Staub, had been living at the Balfour at Lavender Farms assisted living facility in Louisville, Colorado, since 2019, according to the Washington Post.
  In February 2022, Staub reportedly wandered outside of the facility after midnight and was locked out.#ICYMI: A new lawsuit alleges an as
  
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• Watch: 98-Year-Old Preacher Decides to Go Skydiving for Birthday - Look How Spirited He Is

  28-01-2023 18:28
  
  This North Carolina evangelist decided to celebrate his 98th birthday in style.
  Roy Jernigan went skydiving with his daughter and granddaughter to celebrate the milestone on Tuesday, according to WECT-TV.
  The retired pastor’s granddaughter had suggested that Jernigan give skydiving a try for his 98th birthday — a challenge she didn’t seriously expect him to take up.
  “I didn’t think he’d go through with it. … Not much surprises me these days from him. He
  
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• Opinion: Meta's big mistake on Trump

  28-01-2023 18:26 via cnn.com
  
  On Wednesday, Meta justified its decision to restore Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts by claiming that the risk to public safety "has sufficiently receded."
  
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• Legend Behind 'Remember the Titans' and Other Movies Has Died

  28-01-2023 18:14
  
  Screenwriter Gregory Allen Howard, who skillfully adapted stories of historical black figures in “Remember the Titans” starring Denzel Washington, “Ali” with Will Smith, and “Harriet” with Cynthia Erivo, has died. He was 70.
  Howard died Friday at his home in Miami after a brief illness, according to a statement from his publicist, Jeff Sanderson.
  Howard was the first black screenwriter to write a drama that made $100 million at the box office when “Titan
  
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• Crying Woman Featured in Gavin Newsom's Ad Speaks Out: 'Stop Using My Face'

  28-01-2023 18:14
  
  If California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to sap the momentum of the pro-life movement, the best thing he could do is stop trying to draw attention to the pro-abortion cause.
  I say this because for the second time, his people have featured a young woman crying on the steps of the Supreme Court on the day Roe v. Wade was overturned in the summer of 2022 in an ad with a pro-abortion message.
  And for the second time, that young woman has been given the opportunity to remind America she was crying tears
  
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• Watch: Donald Trump Calls Out George Soros After Violent Protests in Atlanta

  28-01-2023 18:02
  
  Former President Donald Trump has called out George Soros in a scathing indictment of the forces behind the rioting that has tarnished Atlanta in recent days.
  Last week, an activist at a long-running protest against a police training facility in nearby DeKalb County was accused of shooting a Georgia state trooper. The activist was killed in return fire. In response, protesters last Saturday torched a police vehicle in an act that resulted in the arrests of six people.
  Fears for a return of viole
  
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• 'God Has Your Back': Yellowstone Actor Shares How His Faith Influences His Career

  28-01-2023 17:46
  
  Veteran actor Neal McDonough, who stars in the latest movie in the “Left Behind” series “Rise of the Antichrist,” says faith in God and in himself have been key to his success.
  McDonough has drawn some lines in the sand as he’s navigated his way through his career in Hollywood, McDonough told Faithwire’s Billy Hallowell during a recent interview.
  The Catholic actor — who has starred in blockbuster films such as “Captain America” and “Mi
  
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• New Video Surfaces from the Night of LSU Student's Death, Alleged Rape

  28-01-2023 17:30
  
  Surveillance video has been released showing Louisiana State University student Madison Brooks leaving a bar to catch up with four men, including the two accused of raping her.
  The video, obtained by WAFB-TV,  shows a female identified as Brooks running across the street toward the group of men, who are walking away from Reggie’s bar in East Baton Rouge early on Jan. 15. The figures then walk together toward a parking lot across the street from the tavern.
  Brooks had met the four men
  
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• Retired Army General to Take Power in Europe as War Rages on Continent

  28-01-2023 17:24
  
  Petr Pavel, a retired army general, decisively defeated populist billionaire Andrej Babis in a runoff vote Saturday to become the Czech Republic’s new president-elect.
  Pavel, 61, will succeed controversy-courting Milos Zeman in the largely ceremonial but prestigious post. His election is expected to cement the country’s Western orientation following Zeman’s decade in office.
  The president picks the prime minister after a general election, one of the office’s key responsib
  
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• Some auto insurers are refusing to cover certain Hyundai and Kia models

  28-01-2023 17:15 via cnn.com
  
  • Opinion: This simple ingredient has been substituted for eggs for generations• Inside Air France's new business class cabin
  
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• ChatGPT could be a game changer for realtors

  28-01-2023 17:07 via cnn.com
  
  If you came across a four bedroom, 3.5 bathroom home listed for sale recently on a quiet cul-de-sac in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, you might not think twice about the online listing. It included typical real estate descriptions like "ideal for entertaining" and "ample space for relaxation."
  
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• Radioactive Item Goes Missing Along Busy Highway, Big Concern Becomes Apparent

  28-01-2023 16:59
  
  Authorities in West Australia were searching for a tiny but potentially deadly radioactive capsule that got lost while being transported on a truck from a mine to a depot in the city of Perth, officials said Saturday.
  It is believed a screw became loose inside a large lead-lined gauge and the unit fell through a hole.
  Emergency services said they were hampered by a lack of equipment and have called on the Commonwealth and other states to provide assistance.
  The Department of Fire and Emergency S
  
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• Twitter Files Exposes Former FBI Agent's Dirty Trick That Spawned 'Russian Bot' Narrative

  28-01-2023 16:58
  
  So by now almost all of us are familiar with the notorious “Twitter Files.”
  But for those who still aren’t, essentially, after Elon Musk took over the company last October, information has been trickling out about the inner workings of Twitter. These information drops have revealed how the former administration of Twitter often acted in conjunction with the federal government against conservatives
  On Friday, journalist Matt Taibbi once again released another round of the &ldquo
  
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• Former Democrat Congressman Calls Party Brand 'Toxic', Tells Liberals to Stay Away From One Issue

  28-01-2023 16:12
  
  Former Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio called the Democratic Party’s brand “toxic” Friday during a discussion on “Real Time with Bill Maher.”
  “The Democratic brand, in so many areas of the country, is toxic,” Ryan told host Bill Maher.
  “There is a woman who ran for Supreme Court in Ohio, sitting Supreme Court justice. Two years ago, she ran and won, got on the court, you didn’t have to put a D or R by your name. There’s a county in sou
  
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• 19-Foot Great White Shark Decapitates Diver in Front of Horrified Fishermen in Mexico

  28-01-2023 16:03
  
  A man was killed by a great white shark off the coast of Mexico earlier this month, according to reports.
  The 19-foot shark bit off the head of a diver who was harvesting mollusks Jan. 5 in the waters of Tobari Bay, according to a Tracking Sharks website post by Kevin McMurray.
  It was reportedly the first fatal shark attack of 2023.
  Tenders aboard the fishing boat were powerless to help the diver, Manuel Lopez, as he lost his life.
  Lopez had reportedly been diving for ax tripe, a scallop-like mo
  
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• Researchers Say Ancient Tablet Discovered in 1868 Has Finally Been Deciphered - And a Stunning Confirmation of Biblical Narrative Found

  28-01-2023 15:52
  
  New analysis of an ancient Levantine artifact may have revealed a reference to a key figure of the Old Testament of the Bible.
  Two French scholars say they’ve identified a reference to the “House of David” on the Mesha Stele, a basalt rock with inscriptions that date back to the ninth century before Christ, according to the Jewish News Syndicate.
  The reference could corroborate the biblical account of King David — the figure who founded ancient Israel’s most histori
  
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• Teen Who Taught Hundreds of Kids How to Swim Dies Suddenly After Cardiac Arrest: 'Shocked and Devastated'

  28-01-2023 15:38
  
  A 19-year-old British girl who died of cardiac arrest is being remembered for her kindness.
  Details of the death of Mia Jennings were sparse, and no public mention was made of her medical history, but there was no mistaking the affection in which she was held.
  “We are sharing with great sadness that our dear colleague Mia Jennings passed away this weekend after suffering a cardiac arrest.,” the Macclesfield Leisure Centre posted on Facebook.
  The center called her “a model emplo
  
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• Father of 5-year-old Harmony Montgomery indicted on second-degree murder, other charges

  28-01-2023 15:10 via cnn.com
  
  Adam Montgomery, the father of missing 5-year-old Harmony Montgomery, has been indicted by a New Hampshire grand jury on a second-degree murder charge in her death, according to court documents.
  
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• Laura Ingraham Announces She'll Be Missing from Show as She Recovers from Surgery After Accident

  28-01-2023 15:08
  
  Fox News host Laura Ingraham will be taking a few days off from work after she suffered an accident while skiing with her sons.
  “Will miss you these next few days. Thank you for your kind thought and prayers. I’ll be back as soon as I can!” she posted Wednesday on the Instagram account for her radio show.
  On her Instagram page, she posted a video from her show in which she explained the situation.Let the good times roll in Los Angeles tonight — and a big announcement at t
  
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• Fact check: Biden makes false and misleading claims in speech

  28-01-2023 15:06 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden delivered a Thursday speech to hail economic progress during his administration and to attack congressional Republicans for their proposals on the economy and the social safety net.
  
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• Biden makes false and misleading claims in speech

  28-01-2023 15:06 via cnn.com
  
  President Joe Biden delivered a Thursday speech to hail economic progress during his administration and to attack congressional Republicans for their proposals on the economy and the social safety net.
  
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• Trump hits the trail in New Hampshire and South Carolina as he looks to rejuvenate 2024 campaign

  28-01-2023 14:26 via cnn.com
  
  Former President Donald Trump on Saturday will deliver the keynote address at the New Hampshire Republican Party's annual meeting as he returns to the trail looking to ramp up his 2024 presidential campaign.
  
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• Why urgent care centers are popping up everywhere

  28-01-2023 13:02 via cnn.com
  
  If you drive down a busy suburban strip mall or walk down a street in a major city, chances are you won't go long without spotting a Concentra, MedExpress, CityMD or another urgent care center.
  
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• Why urgent care centers are everywhere

  28-01-2023 13:02 via cnn.com
  
  If you drive down a busy suburban strip mall or walk down a street in a major city, chances are you won't go long without spotting a Concentra, MedExpress, CityMD or another urgent care center.
  
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• Advertised salary ranges are not set in stone. That's why you still have to negotiate

  28-01-2023 12:03 via cnn.com
  
  Now that more and more states are requiring companies to advertise salary ranges for open roles, you may assume the range is the range and you can't negotiate for more.
  
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• 2 wounded in new Jerusalem attack, Israeli paramedics say

  28-01-2023 10:45 via nbcnews.com
  
  A Palestinian gunman opened fire in east Jerusalem on Saturday, wounding at least two people, less than a day after another assailant killed seven outside a synagogue in the deadliest attack in the city since 2008.
  
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• India's Gen Z grapples with Modi's dark past in clashes over new documentary

  28-01-2023 10:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  SRINAGAR, India — When the lights were suddenly cut off, the crowd of young people switched on the flashlights on their smartphones.
  
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• 29-year-old woman faces charges for posing as teen at New Jersey high school, police say

  28-01-2023 10:10 via cnn.com
  
  A 29-year-old New Jersey woman is facing charges over claims she used false government documents in a ploy to pose as a teenager at a high school, according to police.
  
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• 2 inmates, including a murderer convicted of double homicide, are captured after escaping from Virginia prison

  28-01-2023 09:54 via cnn.com
  
  Authorities are looking for two inmates who escaped from a recreational yard at the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail Authority in Abingdon, Virginia, Thursday afternoon and are on the run, according to a Facebook post from the Washington County Virginia Sheriff's Office.
  
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• Full video: Multiple camera angles capture fatal Memphis police beating of Tyre Nichols

  28-01-2023 04:56 via nbcnews.com
  Police body camera and pole camera footage captured the moments when Memphis police officers fatally beat Tyre Nichols during a traffic stop. Nichols was hospitalized days before dying after the encounter.
  
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• Police charge second teenager in Iowa school shooting that killed 2

  28-01-2023 04:33 via nbcnews.com
  
  Authorities on Friday charged a second teenager with murder in the shooting deaths of two students at a Des Moines educational program.
  
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• Memphis police smoked cigarettes after fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, family says

  28-01-2023 04:09 via nbcnews.com
  
  As their son lay bleeding from mortal injuries, the family of Tyre Nichols said Friday not only did police fail to render aid — at least one officer smoked a cigarette in the moments following the fatal beatdown.
  
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• Op-Ed: It's Time to Close the American Checkbook - Defund the UN and WHO

  28-01-2023 02:06
  
  While thousands of irrelevant politicians, industrialists and hangers-on met in Davos, Switzerland, striving for a modicum of positive reinforcement that their annual soiree actually stood for some awe-inspiring principle, the U.S. House of Representatives exhibited the early glimmers of cognizance as the stage was set for a cantankerous debate on the exorbitant spending habits that have driven the country into a fiscal ditch.
  Rather than enable that cheerless band of presumptuous elites who dem
  
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• Student Nurse Charged with Attempting to Bomb Maternity Ward - Islamic Terrorism Suspected

  28-01-2023 02:01
  
  A young man saw his first day in an English court Friday as he was charged with attempting to bomb a hospital in northern England.
  The suspect, a student nurse identified as Mohammad Farooq, allegedly planned to use a homemade pressure-cooker bomb on the maternity ward of St. James University Hospital, where he worked.
  According to the Associated Press, Farooq is facing multiple charges including preparing an act of terrorism, possessing an explosive substance and possessing an imitation firearm
  
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• 5 Black officers beat Tyre Nichols. Black Memphis residents say it's heartbreaking and familiar.

  28-01-2023 01:55 via nbcnews.com
  
  Jones and other Black Memphis residents have shared a range of reactions to seeing five Black faces as the alleged perpetrators of Nichols’ fatal beating.
  
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• January 6 rioter who assaulted Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick receives prison sentence

  28-01-2023 01:31 via cnn.com
  
  • Court releases video of attack on Paul Pelosi
  
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• Man sentenced to over 6 years in the Jan. 6 assault on Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick

  28-01-2023 01:14 via nbcnews.com
  
  One of the men charged with assaulting Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick on Jan. 6 was sentenced to over 6 years in prison on Friday.
  
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