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Tyre Nichols' killing revives calls for Congress to address police reform

National outrage over the killing of Tyre Nichols has prompted renewed calls on Capitol Hill for police reform. But in a divided Congress, bipartisan reform legislation is unlikely.

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Calls to ‘demolish and rebuild’ police as Memphis mourns Tyre Nichols

The death of the 29-year-old Black man after a traffic stop is not the first such fatality attributed to city law enforcement officers

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Gun lobby, stores file federal challenge to assault weapons ban, arguing it violates ‘right to keep and bear common arms’

The Illinois State Rifle Association lawsuit appears to be the first in federal court to challenge Illinois’ new weapons ban, but it is part of a burgeoning legal effort aimed at undoing the new law. Other lawsuits have been filed in state court.

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Columbia University Study Says School Shootings Not Caused By Mental Illness

There is need to begin to focus on the cultural and social drivers, to prevent future mass school shootings.

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Civil War-era Relics Unearthed On Dried Banks Of Mississippi River

What is typically an island jutting out of the murky river waters have been submerged for an unknown amount of time.

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Historically Low Water Levels In The Mississippi Reveal Shipwreck From 1915

Patrick Ford was walking along the banks of the Mississippi River when he spotted the remains of an old shipwreck.

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Photos: What Ian's havoc looks like in South Carolina

The storm landed in South Carolina after devastating southwest and central Florida. Ian brought heavy rain, high winds and flooding along South Carolina coast, causing damage in some areas.

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President Biden hails US railway labour deal as ‘big win’

Railway companies and labour unions reach ‘tentative’ agreement to avoid strike that risked major disruptions.

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How an attendance policy brought the U.S. to the brink of a nationwide rail strike

Freight rail workers had threatened to strike Friday. The unions were unhappy about a policy that penalizes workers who take unscheduled time off, including for medical needs.

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Two Aid Workers Killed In Missile Strike While Delivering Food To Starving Ukrainian Civilians

Two Hare Krishnas aid workers based in the U.K. have been killed in a missile strike in Ukraine after delivering food to starving civilians.

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Emmett Till's family says 'white pedestal' theory has denied them justice for decades

The family of Emmett Till want authorities to serve a 1955 arrest warrant to the white woman they say is responsible for his murder and kidnapping.

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Vice President Kamala Harris visits Illinois on Friday: stops in Chicago, Plainfield

Harris will highlight the administration’s work on maternal health and will speak at a convention of Latino officials.

Chicago Sun-Times

The Tops in Buffalo's East Side was a lifeline. Residents wonder if it should reopen

The Tops Friendly Markets grocery store opened on Jefferson Avenue on the East Side of Buffalo in 2003. It was a long road to get there.

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The Buffalo community honors victims of the Tops shooting and calls for big change

Members of the Buffalo community grieving loved ones organized an evening vigil that honored the shooting victims while combining stirring gospel music and calls to action.

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