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6 Baltimore Police Officers Charged in Freddie Gray Death — BALTIMORE — Baltimore's chief prosecutor charged six police officers on Friday with crimes including murder and manslaughter in the arrest and fatal injury of Freddie Gray, a striking and surprisingly swift turn in a case that has drawn national attention to police conduct.
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Six officers charged in death of Freddie Gray — The six Baltimore police officers involved in the arrest of Freddie Gray - who died last month after being injured in police custody - have been charged criminally, State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced Friday.
Christopher Hooton / The Independent:
The man who filmed the Freddie Gray video has been arrested at gunpoint — Kevin Moore, the man who filmed Freddie Gray's brutal arrest, has now himself been arrested following “harassment and intimidation” from Baltimore police. — Moore was arrested at gunpoint last night along …
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Doug Donovan / Baltimore Sun:
FOP calls on prosecutor to recuse herself, defends officers — Unlimited Access. Try it Today! Your First 10 Days Always $0.99
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David Brooks / New York Times:
The Nature of Poverty — Lately it seems as though every few months there's another urban riot and the nation turns its attention to urban poverty. And in the midst of every storm, there are people crying out that we should finally get serious about this issue.
Carimah Townes / ThinkProgress:
Man Who Filmed Freddie Gray Reportedly Arrested Under Suspicious Circumstances — The governor of Maryland closed public schools in Baltimore. — CREDIT: AP Photo/Alex Brandon — Kevin Moore, the man who filmed police arresting Freddie Gray and dragging him on the ground was arrested on Thursday night …
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Marilyn Mosby, Prosecutor in Freddie Gray Case, Seen as Tough on Police Misconduct
Marilyn Mosby, Prosecutor in Freddie Gray Case, Seen as Tough on Police Misconduct
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Fox News:
Freddie Gray's fatal injuries reportedly may have been caused by impact with bolt in police van
Freddie Gray's fatal injuries reportedly may have been caused by impact with bolt in police van
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N. D. B. Connolly / New York Times:
Black Culture Is Not the Problem
Black Culture Is Not the Problem
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Counter Current News:
Baltimore Police Just Arrested Man Who Filmed The Freddie Gray Arrest
Baltimore Police Just Arrested Man Who Filmed The Freddie Gray Arrest
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Peter Wehner / Commentary Magazine:
What Jon Stewart and George Stephanopoulos Got Wrong
What Jon Stewart and George Stephanopoulos Got Wrong
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Cbssonia / CBS Baltimore:
Officers Charged In Freddie Gray's Death, State's Attorney Said Arrest Was Illegal
Officers Charged In Freddie Gray's Death, State's Attorney Said Arrest Was Illegal
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Washington Post:
Six Baltimore officers charged in Gray's death
Six Baltimore officers charged in Gray's death
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CNN:
Freddie Gray death ruled homicide; officers charged - CNN.com
Freddie Gray death ruled homicide; officers charged - CNN.com
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Manny Fernandez / New York Times:
Freddie Gray's Injury and the Police ‘Rough Ride’
Freddie Gray's Injury and the Police ‘Rough Ride’
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Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Freddie Gray's Death Ruled a Homicide, Officers Face Charges
Freddie Gray's Death Ruled a Homicide, Officers Face Charges
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Harry Enten / FiveThirtyEight:
Chris Christie's Access Lanes To The GOP Nomination Are Closed — We may be about to find out whether a politician can have a negative chance of winning a presidential nomination. On Friday, two people, including a former member of Chris Christie's staff, were indicted in Bridgegate …
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Christie Ally Expected to Plead Guilty in George Washington Bridge Lane-Closing Case — A former Port Authority official and ally of Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey is expected to plead guilty on Friday to the first charges stemming from the 16-month federal investigation into the George Washington Bridge lane closings scandal.
Eli Stokols / Politico:
How Rand Paul blew it on Baltimore — The Kentucky senator tried to present himself as a different kind of Republican. Then the riots happened. — When Rand Paul launched his presidential bid in early April amid an array of diverse faces, he talked about focusing on the inner cities …
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders raises $1.5 million in 24 hours, says his campaign — Advisers to Bernie Sanders have argued that his grassroots network of small-dollar donors could raise him the roughly $50 million the independent senator from Vermont will need to run a credible, competitive campaign in the Democratic presidential primaries.
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James Hohmann / Politico:
Baltimore riots hurt O'Malley's already slim chances
Baltimore riots hurt O'Malley's already slim chances
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Hannah Hess / Roll Call:
Capitol Police Left Guns in Bathrooms — When a member of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's security detail left his Glock and magazine stuffed in the toilet seat cover holder of a Capitol Visitor Center bathroom stall, a CVC worker found the gun, according to a source familiar …
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Tina Nguyen / Mediaite:
Multiple Loaded Glocks Found in Capitol Hill Bathrooms; One Discovered by 8-Year-Old Tourist — In the past few months, the Capitol Hill Police has recorded at least three instances where their officers accidentally left their loaded Glocks in bathrooms — WAIT, HOLD UP, WHAT?!
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Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
GOP prepares list of demands if justices rule against ObamaCare — Republicans believe a Supreme Court ruling against ObamaCare this summer would give them leverage to force President Obama to scrap the healthcare law's central pillars. — Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) …
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Associated Press:
AP-GfK Poll: Doubts about Clinton's honesty after emails — 1 photo — WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans appear to be suspicious of Hillary Rodham Clinton's honesty, and even many Democrats are only lukewarm about her presidential candidacy, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll.
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Harvard News:
Harvard Faculty Donate to Democrats by Wide Margin — Eighty-four percent of campaign contributions made by a group of 614 Harvard faculty, instructors, and researchers between 2011 and the third quarter of 2014 went to federal Democratic campaigns and political action committees.
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William Grimes / New York Times:
Ben E. King, Soulful Singer, Dies at 76; ‘Stand by Me’ Was One of His Hits — Ben E. King, the smooth, soulful baritone who led the Drifters on “There Goes My Baby,” “Save the Last Dance for Me” and other hits in the late 1950s and early 1960s, and as a solo artist recorded the classic singles …
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BBC:
Ben E King: R&B legend dies at 76
Ben E King: R&B legend dies at 76
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Cyrus Farivar / Ars Technica:
Irate Congressman gives cops easy rule: “just follow the damn Constitution” — Rep. Ted Lieu lambasts gov't request for more access to encrypted devices. — Despite the best efforts of law enforcement to convince a Congressional subcommittee that technology firms actually need …
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