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Travis Scott hit with lawsuit claiming he incited violent stampede at 2019 music fest

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El Salvador declares state of emergency amid killings

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Demonstrators protest killing of Congolese refugee in Brazil

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D.C. Police Chief: Marijuana ‘undoubtedly’ connected to violent crime surge

“I can tell you that marijuana undoubtedly is connected to violent crimes that we are seeing in our communities,” said Robert Contee.
/ July 24, 2021

New York police officer punches woman in the throat during an arrest

The officer has been placed on administrative leave after he was caught on camera punching a woman in an East Syracuse Walmart.
/ July 10, 2021
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Women and girls in Jamaica are victims of chronic violence — but it’s only a snapshot

The social violence facing Black women and girls reveals daunting insights about inequality which Jamaica provides a mere snapshot.
/ April 18, 2021
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Michigan teen allegedly kills grandmother before fleeing

A 14-year-old Michigan girl faces allegations of first and second degree murder for fatally stabbing her grandmother before fleeing.
/ February 28, 2021

Statehouses, US Capitol brace for potentially violent week

The threat of extremist groups demonstrating at statehouses across the country prompted some governors to roll out a show of force.
/ January 17, 2021

Texas congressman backpedals after implying election-related violence is needed

Rep. Louie Gohmert, whose election-related suit was dismissed Friday, suggested that Trump supporters must use violence to air grievances.
/ January 3, 2021
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Nigerian Military exchanges gunfire with bandits that kidnapped students

On Saturday gunfire broke out between the Nigerian military and a gang that had kidnapped secondary school students in northwestern Katsina.
/ December 13, 2020