Eyder Peralta

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Justice Department Issues Scathing Report On Baltimore Police Department

Tuesday, August 09, 2016

The report finds that Baltimore police disproportionately targeted African-Americans for stops and arrests, and police retaliated against citizens for exercising their right to free speech.

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Israel Indicts U.N. Employee, Accuses Him Of Helping Hamas

Tuesday, August 09, 2016

The indictment comes just days after Israel charged a World Vision employee of funneling millions to the militant group in charge of the Gaza Strip.

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WATCH: A Space Rocket The Way You've Never Seen One Before

Monday, August 08, 2016

A brand new camera is able to capture different exposures at the same time, so it is able to actually show the fiery plume, instead of just an overexposed jet of fire.

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Pa. Attorney General, Embroiled In Massive Political Scandal, Goes To Trial

Monday, August 08, 2016

Kathleen Kane is charged with, among other things, perjury and obstruction. She is accused of releasing secret grand jury information to hurt a foe.

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Philadelphia To Its Residents: Don't Swim In Dumpsters

Thursday, August 04, 2016

No, really, the mayor's office actually sent out a press release saying the city is cracking down on block parties that use a dumpster as a pool.

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High Court Temporarily Blocks Transgender Student From Using Male Bathroom

Thursday, August 04, 2016

The move by the Supreme Court halts activity in the case, but doesn't necessarily mean the court will ultimately take up the case involving a high school student in Virginia.

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State Dept. Calls Report Linking Payment To Iranian Prisoner Release 'False'

Wednesday, August 03, 2016

State Department spokesman John Kirby said there was no quid pro quo with the $400 million payment, which he said was tied to a claim Iran launched in an international tribunal.

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Delaware Supreme Court Finds State's Death Penalty Law Is Unconstitutional

Tuesday, August 02, 2016

Capital murder trials and executions had been on hold awaiting this decision. The justices found that juries, not judges, should have final say in whether to sentence someone to death.

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William Bratton To Step Down As New York City Police Commissioner

Tuesday, August 02, 2016

Bratton, who has also served as the police chief in Boston and Los Angeles, will step down in September, likely marking an end to a 45-year career in public life.

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Clinton Campaign Hopes Tim Kaine's Spanish Helps Woo Latino Voters

Monday, August 01, 2016

Hillary Clinton's running mate, Tim Kaine, speaks Spanish, including on the campaign trail. Clinton's team considers his skill a way to reach out to Latino voters, but how do they see it?

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Black Lives, Blue Lives: Political Conventions Reveal A Country Deeply Divided

Monday, August 01, 2016

The rhetoric on the stage at both conventions was dramatized by interactions between protesters and police on the streets.

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LISTEN: At The DNC, We Asked Women Why They Were Voting For Clinton

Friday, July 29, 2016

We asked women — as young as 4 and as old as 77 — how much the weight of history factored into their decision.

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'We Are Not Afraid': Clinton Delivers Grounded, But Not Soaring, Speech

Thursday, July 28, 2016

Clinton's nomination completes the field for an American political campaign without precedent. She has now officially become Republican Donald Trump's Democratic rival for the presidency.

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Obama: 'Reject Cynicism And Reject Fear' And Elect Hillary Clinton

Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Everyone from President Obama to Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine contrasted the Democratic vision of America to the vision offered by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

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Kaine En Español: Pandering Or A Symbol Of Understanding For Latinos?

Wednesday, July 27, 2016

"Speaking Spanish doesn't mean that he understands the issues," one DNC attendee said. Other Latinos say his second language reveals a deeper ability to understand issues important to them.

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Bill Clinton Makes The Case For The 'Best Darn Change-Maker' He Has Met

Tuesday, July 26, 2016

The former president painted a portrait of Hillary Clinton as a fighter who works relentlessly to make the world better.

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Clinton Makes History As Democratic Presidential Nominee

Tuesday, July 26, 2016

It is a historic first 150 years in the making, starting when suffragettes demanded the right to vote and Victoria Claflin Woodhull became the first woman to run for president in the United States.

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Sanders Closes A Night Of Disunity By Encouraging Support For Clinton

Monday, July 25, 2016

Outside the convention, supporters of Bernie Sanders demonstrated against what they said was a rigged system, while the atmosphere turned chaotic inside the convention hall.

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Debbie Wasserman Schultz To Step Down As Democratic Chair After Convention

Sunday, July 24, 2016

President Obama praised Wasserman Schultz's service, saying that "her leadership of the DNC has meant that we had someone who brought Democrats together."

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The Morning After: Donald Trump Rails On 'Dishonorable' Ted Cruz

Friday, July 22, 2016

In a press conference Friday, Donald Trump also referred once again to a conspiracy theory linking Cruz's father to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

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