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2 Michigan men, 1 teen arrested after high-speed chase reaching 160+ mph, troopers say
Read full article: 2 Michigan men, 1 teen arrested after high-speed chase reaching 160+ mph, troopers sayThree people were arrested Friday morning following a multi-county car chase involving multiple law enforcement agencies, according to a release from the Florida Highway Patrol.
DOJ announces environmental justice probe in Alabama county
Read full article: DOJ announces environmental justice probe in Alabama countyThe U.S. Department of Justice has opened an environmental justice investigation in Lowndes County, Alabama, where longstanding wastewater problems have been sending raw sewage into yards and houses.
Woman accused of killing 50-year-old man in Marion County arrested in Georgia
Read full article: Woman accused of killing 50-year-old man in Marion County arrested in GeorgiaMARION COUNTY, Fla. – A woman accused of shooting a man multiple times has been arrested and charged with his murder, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office says. Neely Petrie-Blanchard was arrested Monday at 7:30 a.m. in Lowndes County Georgia. Authorities say that’s where she ran off to after she killed 50-year-old Christopher Hallet in a home in Ocala. She said when her mother rushed her away from the scene she heard Petrie-Blanchard say something to the effect of “you’re hurting my children, you bastard,” as she heard more gunfire. She is currently in custody at the Lowndes County Jail waiting to be transferred to Marion County.
Poor People's Campaign eyes 'virtual march' in poverty fight
Read full article: Poor People's Campaign eyes 'virtual march' in poverty fightThe Mass Poor Peoples Assembly & Moral March on Washington aims to build upon the nations principles to pursue solutions to poverty something advocates say is getting especially severe in rural areas. The Mass Poor Peoples Assembly & Moral March on Washington aims to build upon the nations principles to pursue solutions to poverty something advocates say is getting especially severe in rural areas. But instead of assembling in camps near the National Mall as protesters did in the wake of King's death in 1968, as part of the Poor People's Campaign this week's gathering will offer poor people a chance to describe their lives, live-streamed to a national audience. Organizers say poor coal miners from Kentucky and Apache tribal members from Arizona will speak about their own experiences in extreme poverty. He said organizers want both President Donald Trump and presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden to hold at least one debate that focuses on poverty.
Mississippi official: Black people 'dependent' since slavery
Read full article: Mississippi official: Black people 'dependent' since slaveryAfter rejecting a proposal to move the monument, Sanders said this week that African Americans became dependent during slavery and have had a harder time assimilating into American life as other groups who have been mistreated have. After rejecting a proposal to move a Confederate monument, a white elected official in Mississippi said this week that African Americans became dependent during slavery and as a result, have had a harder time assimilating into American life than other mistreated groups. In northeastern Mississippi's Lowndes County, supervisors voted along racial lines Monday against moving a Confederate monument that has stood outside the county courthouse in Columbus since 1912. The monument depicts a Confederate soldier and says the South fought for a noble cause. Three white supervisors voted against the proposal and two black supervisors voted for it. One of the two black supervisors, Democrat Leroy Brooks, said people were not trying to change history, but wanted to rechannel some things that are offensive."