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Feds charge Pa. teens, police officers with hate crimes
11:59 AM on 12/15/2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal grand jury has indicted two Pennsylvania teenagers and four Shenandoah police officers in a hate crimes investigation into a fatal attack on a Hispanic man...
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Tyler Perry sued for copyright infringement
1:03 PM on 11/30/2009
'Precious' producer Tyler Perry is being sued by the estate of gospel singer/songwriter Bertha James.
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Black firefighters attempt to block promotions for white colleagues
11:54 AM on 11/19/2009
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) A group of black Connecticut firefighters hopes to block promotions for white firefighters who won a discrimination case before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Baltimore mayor accused of stealing gift cards for the needy
5:14 PM on 11/12/2009
BALTIMORE (AP) - Store receipts prove Mayor Sheila Dixon used gift cards for the needy during personal shopping sprees, prosecutors said Thursday...
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LA Clippers owner pays millions in discrimination suit
3:28 PM on 11/03/2009
Los Angeles Clippers owner and real estate mogul Donald Sterling has agreed to pay a record $2.725 million to settle allegations by the government that he refused to rent apartments to Hispanics, blacks and to families with children...
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'Baggy pants' students reach agreement with bar
11:35 AM on 10/29/2009
Six black students from Washington University who say they were turned away from a Chicago bar said Wednesday they've reached an agreement with the business that will help them combat racial discrimination.
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Judge accused of sexually abusing male inmates found not guilty
3:37 PM on 10/26/2009
MOBILE, Alabama (AP) -- A former Alabama judge has been cleared of charges accusing him of paddling and sexually abusing male inmates...
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