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LA sheriff concerned after deputies detain Black teens
The Los Angeles County sheriff said Monday he is ordering a review of tactics deputies used to detain three teenagers at gunpoint after the mother of one said the youths had been threatened by a man holding a knife.
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Strong Wisconsin storms cut power, topple trees
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Biden selects Kamala Harris as running mate
Joe Biden named California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate on Tuesday, making history by selecting the first Black woman to compete on a major party's presidential ticket.
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Jeffrey Epstein's ex-girlfriend balks at prison conditions
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Celebrities
Cosby sex assault appeal takes on non-prosecution deal
Bill Cosby's lawyers argued in an appeals filing Tuesday that it was "fundamentally unfair" to let prosecutors use Cosby's damaging deposition from a sex accuser's lawsuit against him at trial.
