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Aug 27 2020
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Jacob Blake: Police officer in Kenosha shooting named
Wisconsin's attorney general has named the officer who shot a black man on Sunday, sparking days of demonstrations.
Josh Kaul told reporters on Wednesday that Rusten Sheskey shot Jacob Blake seven times in the back as he opened the door of his car.
Officers found a knife in Mr Blake's car, he added, but no other weapons.
The shooting has sparked a wave of protests in
BBC NewsMar 20 2024
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Sentencing resumes for white Mississippi officers who pleaded guilty in torture of 2 Black men
Sentencing resumes for white Mississippi officers who pleaded guilty in torture of 2 Black men Sentencing is set to resume in federal court in Jackson, Mississippi on Wednesday for a group of six white former law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to a total of 16 felonies related to the January 2023 racially motivated torture and sexual assault of two Black men – Michael Jenkins and
ABC News (Online)Aug 25 2020
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The Jacob Blake Shooting & Civil Unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin
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On Sunday, police officers in Kenosha, Wisconsin shot Jacob Blake, an unarmed black man, 7 times in the back. Blake was attempting to enter his car, which held his three young children, after walking away from a Abridge NewsMar 21 2024
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White former officers get sentences of 10 to 40 years in torture of 2 Black men in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday finished handing down prison terms of about 10 to 40 years to six white former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to breaking into a home without a warrant and torturing two Black men in an hourslong attack that included beatings, repeated uses of stun guns and assaults with a sex toy before one of the victims was shot in
WFMZ 69Jan 03 2021
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Kenosha braces for more unrest as DA mulls whether to charge officer in Jacob Blake shooting
Kenosha city officials are preparing for unrest as they wait for the Kenosha County district attorney to make a decision in the police shooting of Jacob Blake.
On Monday, the Kenosha City Council is expected to vote on a resolution put forward by Mayor John Antaramian that, if approved, would create an emergency declaration for the city “regarding potential civil unrest" in the event
USA TODAYJan 05 2021
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Kenosha cop who shot Jacob Blake will not be charged: DA
The Wisconsin cop who shot Jacob Blake on Aug 23 will not face criminal charges in the case — nor will any other officers, Kenosha District Attorney Michael Graveley announced Tuesday.
“It is my decision .. that no Kenosha law enforcement officer in this case will be charged with any criminal offense based on the facts and the laws,” Graveley said.
Blake was shot by Police
New York Post (News)Feb 26 2024
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Payton Pritchard and Derrick White begged Blake Griffin to rejoin the Celtics
Asking basketball players who their favorite favorite teammate is feels a little like asking a pair of parents to pick their favorite child. It’s a tough question, and one that rarely elicits a consensus. Payton Pritchard and Derrick White, however, had no issue coming up with their answer on the Pardon My Take Podcast on Monday. When asked by host Dan Katz, a.k.a. Big Cat, how it was to play
Boston.comMar 30 2024
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Blake Pontchartrain: Boat builders Higgins Industries once had an office on St. Charles Avenue
A historical marker in the 1700 block of St. Charles Avenue is fading, so I thought I’d ask you to give a little more detail on what it honors: the former site of Higgins Industries. What was the company’s history at that spot? The pivotal role that New Orleanian Andrew Jackson Higgins and his business, Higgins Industries, played in World War II has been well-documented. President Dwight
The Times-PicayuneAug 24 2020
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Jacob Blake Named as Man Shot in Kenosha, Wisconsin Police Shooting
Jacob Blake was named by Wisconsin’s governor as the man who was shot and seriously wounded by a Kenosha police officer at close range in a graphic scene that was captured on video. The governor says Blake, 29, was shot “in the back multiple times.”
Governor Tony Evers released the injured man’s name, writing on Twitter, “Tonight, Jacob Blake was shot in the back multiple times, in
Heavy.comApr 07 2024
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'Ripley' returns in black and white — and is so much better for it
'Ripley' returns in black and white — and is so much better for it I was happy that I didn't know a lot about the Netflix series Ripley before I watched it. I had heard, vaguely, that there was a new adaptation of the Patricia Highsmith novel The Talented Mr. Ripley, which has been adapted before, perhaps most famously in 1999's film of the same name. But I'd forgotten that the lead character
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