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Written by Kristen Wyatt, Associated Press

Published: 22 May 2015

 

The 11 states are Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio and Rhode Island

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Published: 22 May 2015

 

A new placque will replace an ongoing makeshift shrine that had gone up hours after the teen's death at the hands of Officer Darren Wilson last Summer   

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Written by Juliet Linderman, Associated Press

Published: 21 May 2015

 

Gray died after being arrested and put head-first into a police van   

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Written by Michelle Faul Associated Press

Published: 21 May 2015

 

Instead of being praised for their courage the rescued girls and women are being taunted as 'Boko Haram wives'  

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Written by Arashi Young of The Skanner News

Published: 19 May 2015

 

27 Senators sent a letter to President Obama, urging him to ban questions about criminal convictions on federal job applications     

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Written by Helen Silvis

Published: 19 May 2015

 

One Hundred years after he earned it, Sgt Henry Lincoln Johnson will be awarded the Medal of Honor 

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Written by Paul Elias, Associated Press

Published: 17 May 2015

 

Six San Francisco police officers were accused of stealing from drug dealers. Then federal prosecutors released racist and homophobic text messages   

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Written by Matthew Daly, Associated Press

Published: 17 May 2015

 

Senior VA official accuses the Veterans Administration of "gross mismanagement"     

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Written by By Freddie Allen
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Published: 16 May 2015

 

President Obama hopes the alliance can continue initiative after his term finishes

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Written by By Denise Lavoie/AP Legal Affairs Writer

Published: 15 May 2015

 

After 14 hours of deliberation, 21-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been sentenced to death for his attack that killed three and left hundreds injured