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Outrage in US as photo shows police leading black man by a rope

Critics demand dismissal of officers involved in 'racist' incident saying Texas police chief's apology was inadequate. An NAACP official says the police have an obligation to explain the officers' actions to the public [Courtesy: Adrienne Bell/Twitter] Outrage has erupted across the United States after a photo of two white police officers mounted on horseback walking a handcuffed black man by a rope - recalling the long history of violence, slavery and racism against African Americans during the era of segregation - went viral. Vernon Hale, the police chief of the US city of Galveston in Texas state, issued an apology following the incident, but his statement drew more criticism for being "weak". Hale said the black man in the photo, Donald Neely, who was ...
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Florida restricts recently restored voting rights to felons
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Florida restricts recently restored voting rights to felons

Florida has the highest number of people who have been disenfranchised because of their criminal records, say campaigners. Voting rights activists in the US state of Florida say they have been forced backwards by a new amendment imposing restrictions on people with criminal records. More than a million convicted felons had their voting rights restored at the beginning of the year. But now thousands are struggling to get to the ballot box. Al Jazeera's Andy Gallacher reports from Miami.
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What are the dangers of facial recognition technology?

Civil liberties groups say privacy should not be traded for protection, but governments argue it ensures safety.   Last week, San Francisco, California became the first major city in the United States to ban the use of facial recognition technology by police and government agencies . But authorities – and even some civil society groups – contend that the technology could help fight crime and should not be banned completely. However, civil liberties organisations say such systems, if adopted widely, would compromise privacy and disproportionately target marginalised communities. Such criticism has not prevented other governments in the world from promoting facial recognition networks in the name of security. Police departments across the UK have conducted st...
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Celebrities Who Are Still Missing Today
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Celebrities Who Are Still Missing Today

With the intense glare of the media spotlight, it sometimes seems as though celebrities are being watched 24 hours a day. We see everything they do and hear everything they say. So it seems impossible that a celebrity could completely vanish and never be seen or heard from again. But that's exactly what happened to these famous people who disappeared — and are still missing today…
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Chicago group aims to stop shootings

In one of the United States's deadliest cities, a group is attempting to curb gun crime by working with community. Thanks to a group that's using former gang members to reach out to one of the city's most violent neighbourhoods, gun shootings in Chicago have plummeted. It's using a novel method with a disruptive approach. by John Hendren Al Jazeera's John Hendren reports from Chicago.
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Chicago cops acquitted of cover-up charge in black teen’s killing

Relatives of Laquan McDonald, killed in 2014, call ruling step backwards for black community's fight for justice. Reverend Marvin Hunter: 'To say that these men are not guilty is to say that Jason Van Dyke is not guilty' [Noreen Nasir/AP] Activists and relatives of Laquan McDonald, a black teenager in the United States who was killed by a white police officer more than four years ago, have decried a court ruling that acquitted three current and former Chicago officers of conspiring to protect a white colleague by lying about the circumstances around the fatal shooting. The October 2014 killing of 17-year-old McDonald, which was captured on police video, triggered months of protests and became emblematic of long-standing police abuse in Chicago, the country...
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NYPD drops charges against mother after outrage over arrest video
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NYPD drops charges against mother after outrage over arrest video

The video showed a 23-year-old mother from Brooklyn being arrested while clinging to her baby. The New York Police Department (NYPD) has dropped charges against Jazmine Headley, a 23-year-old woman from Brooklyn, after video of her being arrested while clinging to her baby brought widespread criticism. There were protests in New York in support of the woman whose one-year-old baby was pulled from her arms by the police officers. A video of the incident was posted on Facebook that led to a barrage of criticism. by Gabriel Elizondo Al Jazeera's Gabriel Elizondo reports from New York.
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One in 10 New York school students is homeless

To tackle problem of homelessness in school system, additional fund of $40m is being provided. New York is trying to tackle the problem of homelessness in the school system. One in every 10 students in the city is classified as homeless, which is a record. An additional fund of $40m is being provided for school-based services. Al Jazeera’s Kristen Saloomey reports. by Kristen Saloomey
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US exhibition brings to light historic bombing of black church

A black church in Birmingham was bombed 55 years ago, killing four children and triggering violence around the US. An exhibition in the United States is trying to bring new perspective to an event that proved to be a turning point in the struggle for civil rights. Fifty-five years ago a black church in the southern city of Birmingham was bombed, killing four African American girls and unleashing a wave a violence in many parts of the country.   Al Jazeera’s Shihab Rattansi reports.
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