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Lawsuit Asks Court to Force Facebook to Ban Militia Posts in Wake of Kenosha Shooting
After Wisconsin protests over Jacob Blake’s shooting by police turned deadly last month, a new lawsuit filed by witnesses and loved ones of victims claims Facebook provided an outlet for groups to “organize and further their conspiracy.”
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Online Bans Fail to Silence US Extremists Drawn to Protests
For months, the nationwide protests against racial injustice and COVID-19 lockdown orders have attracted all kinds of extremists using online platforms to plan, coordinate and drum up support for their activities
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Biden: Blake Shooting Video ‘Makes Me Sick'
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Wednesday discussed the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
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Exhausted Cities Face Another Challenge: a Surge in Violence
Exhausted American cities are facing yet another challenge in addition to the coronavirus and the street protests over the police killing of George Floyd.
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Frustrated Chicago Police Official Calls for Violence to End After 2 Children Fatally Shot Within 1 Week
At a news conference Saturday evening, Chicago Police Department Chief of Operations Fred Waller called for violence ending children to end. Two children,a 1-year-old and 3-year-old, were fatally shot within one week in Chicago.
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Social Media Posts Help Feds Arrest Those Committing Violence at Floyd Protests
The Justice Department is urging U.S. attorneys nationwide to use federal courts — where more serious charges are available — to prosecute people suspected of violence or property damage during the protests over George Floyd’s death....
...Attorney General William Barr said Thursday that federal agents have arrested 51 people for acts of violence since the protests began. The U.S. Marshals service...
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Heavy Police Response Seen in Cicero After Violence Erupts
Amid reports of damage, unrest and shootings in Cicero, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office and Illinois State Police were called to assist local law enforcement.
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CPD Prepares for Memorial Day Weekend as City Remains Under Stay-at-Home Order
The Chicago Police Department announced a new public safety strategy to mark the start of the long Memorial Day weekend. The department joined other city agencies “to announce an all-hands-on-deck public safety strategy in preparation for Memorial Day weekend” as the city remains under a stay-at-home order. “This memorial day will look and feel very different,” CPD Supt. David Brown…
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9 Injured in Chicago Weekend Shootings
Nine people have sustained injuries in shootings across the city of Chicago this weekend, police said. In one incident, six people were shot early Saturday morning in the Grand Crossing neighborhood on the city’s South Side. The shooting was reported at 4:37 a.m. in the 900 block of East 79th Street, according to preliminary information from Chicago police. After an…
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At Least 2 Killed, 5 Injured in Chicago Weekend Shootings
At least two people have died and five others have sustained injuries in shootings across the city of Chicago this weekend, according to police. In the city’s first deadly shooting of the weekend, a 17-year-old boy was shot and killed at approximately 5:04 p.m. Friday in the 7200 block of South Aberdeen, police said. An unknown suspect approached the victim…
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At Least 4 Killed, 33 Injured in Chicago Weekend Shootings
At least four people have died and 33 others have sustained injuries in shootings across the city of Chicago so far this weekend, police said. Chicago police say that at least 13 people, including a person of interest, were hurt in a shooting at an Englewood house party early Sunday morning. At approximately 12:35 a.m., two individuals opened fire at…
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Police Discuss House Party Shooting That Wounded 13 in Chicago
Chicago police detail what happened when 13 people were shot at a house party in the city’s Englewood neighborhood.
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At Least 4 Killed, 11 Injured in Chicago Weekend Shootings
At least four people have died and 11 others have sustained injuries in shootings across the city of Chicago so far this weekend, police said. In the first deadly shooting of the weekend, a 44-year-old man was shot and killed at approximately 9:20 p.m. Friday in the 5100 block of West Ferdinand, police said. A witness reported that the victim…
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2 Men Sentenced in Murder of 9-Year-Old Tyshawn Lee
Two men convicted in the killing of Tyshawn Lee, a 9-year-old Chicago boy who was fatally shot at close range in what prosecutors allege stemmed from a gang war, were sentenced to decades in prison Wednesday. NBC 5’s Kate Chappell reports.
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2 Men Sentenced in Murder of 9-Year-Old Tyshawn Lee
Two men convicted in the killing of Tyshawn Lee, a 9-year-old Chicago boy who was fatally shot at close range in what prosecutors allege stemmed from a gang war, were sentenced to decades in prison Wednesday.
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Woman Hospitalized After Being Shot Near Uptown
A woman was hospitalized after being shot near Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood Monday evening, Chicago police said.
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At Least 1 Killed, 8 Injured in Chicago Weekend Shootings
In one incident, a 38-year-old man was shot during a robbery Friday night in the 6700 block of South May
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Chicago Violence: At Least 4 Injured in Chicago Weekend Shootings
At least four people have been injured in shootings across the city of Chicago so far this weekend, police said. Here are the shootings that have happened as of Saturday afternoon: Friday – At approximately 9:58 p.m. in the 8900 block of South Escanaba, an 18-year-old man was shot while sitting inside a parked vehicle, police said. Someone inside a…
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Chicago Violence: At Least 3 Killed, 11 Injured in Thanksgiving Weekend Shootings
At least three people have died, and 11 others have sustained injuries in shootings across Chicago so far Thanksgiving weekend, police said.
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Police: Suspect in Englewood Kidnapping Locked Victim in Basement For 6 Days
Chicago police are searching for the suspect who violently kidnapped a 20-year-old woman on the city’s South Side and locked her in a basement for six days, police confirmed.