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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has apologized to two Black men wrongly accused in the 1989 murder of a white woman that coarsened divisions in a city long split along racial lines and renewed anger and suspicion at police by the Black community. (Dec. 20)

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Boston mayor apologizes to Black men wrongly accused in 1989 murder that shone spotlight on racism
By STEVE LEBLANC - Associated Press
Wed,12/20/23-7:05AM , 57 Reads
BOSTON (AP) — Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued a formal apology Wednesday to two Black men who were wrongly accused in a 1989 murder of a white woman, a case that coarsened divisions in a city long split along racial lines and renewed suspicion and anger directed at the police department by the city’s Black community.
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Duane "Keffe D" Davis makes an appearance in Clark County District Court Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, in Las Vegas. Davis was arrested in September and has pleaded not guilty to murder in the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP, Pool)

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Ex-gang leader seeking release from Las Vegas jail ahead of trial in 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur
By KEN RITTER - Associated Press
Tue,12/19/23-4:14PM , 52 Reads
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former Los Angeles-area gang leader charged with murder in the killing of hip-hop music icon Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas is deriding the case against him as the product of speculation and second-hand testimony as he asks a judge to put him on house arrest ahead of his trial.
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Two security guards walk down the Church Street Marketplace in Burlington, Vt., on Dec. 6, 2023. The city has strengthened security to help shoppers feel safe this holiday season amid concerns about drug activity, gun violence and retail theft. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)

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Vermont, ranked as one of the safest states, sees dramatic spike in gun violence
By LISA RATHKE - Associated Press
Thu,12/14/23-11:09PM , 72 Reads
BURLINGTON, Vt.
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Alabama's plan for nation's first execution by nitrogen gas is 'hostile to religion,' lawsuit says
By KIM CHANDLER - Associated Press
Wed,12/13/23-8:43PM , 61 Reads
MONTGOMERY, Ala.
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