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Columbus Police Identify Cop Who Fatally Shot 16-Yr-old Girl

By Pilar Melendez, Chris Bournea

Authorities also released two 911 calls made ahead of the shooting, in which a female voice warns people are “trying to stab us, trying to put their hands on our grandma.”

Putin Plunges Russia Into New Era of ‘Dictatorship’

By Anna Nemtsova

Thousands risked violence and imprisonment to protest Wednesday in a final battle against Russia’s descent into outright authoritarianism.

They Finally Get to Be Black, Fat, Mean, and Funny

By Kevin Fallon

The stars of “A Black Lady Sketch Show” on making history, on being the only Black person in a writers’ room, and on finally getting to laugh with Black women, not at them.

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‘The New Abnormal’ Is Turning One, and We’re Celebrating

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Host Molly Jong-Fast plays a lightning round of twenty questions to celebrate the show’s major milestone

Seen the Best of L.A.? You Might’ve Missed this Neighborhood

By Allison Ramirez

The East LA community of Boyle Heights boasts good food, friendship, and a deep culture.

FB Busts Shadowy Hacker Groups Targeting Palestinian Pols

By Adam Rawnsley

Facebook cracked down on two separate hacking campaigns aimed at Palestinian officials that relied on hackers tricking victims into installing malicious apps on their phones.

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Deputy Fatally Shoots N.C. Black Man While Serving Warrant

By Pilar Melendez

Andrew Brown Jr. was reportedly shot by authorities outside his home in Elizabeth City.

Vaccinations Are Slowing—Just in Time for the Indian Variant

By David Axe

The variant wreaking havoc in India has arrived in the U.S. and will spread unchecked if we can’t get our successful vaccination campaign back on track.

Floyd Didn’t ‘Sacrifice’ His Life. It Was Stolen From Him.

By Ernest Owens

This Black father was a murder victim, not a martyr. To basically thank him for being murdered is to adamantly misunderstand what caused his death in the first place.

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The officer radioed “all outside units” to tell them they were “only looking for any anti-Trump” demonstrators.

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