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Police Ordered Tyre Nichols to Obey 71 Commands. He Was Set Up to Fail
A New York Times analysis of footage from the 29-year-old skateboarder and father’s fatal traffic stop suggests officers’ contradictory demands were unachievable
- Police Brutality
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What’s the Drama in BookTok’s ‘Monster-F-cker’ Erotica Community?
There's so much more to it than just niche enjoyment of romance novels about half-human, half-spiders
- 'Spider Smut'
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The 19 Biggest Music Milestones in Video Games
The songs, collaborations, and fully playable characters that cemented the marriage between music and gaming
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Eight Women Say the Same Man Raped or Assaulted Them. Now They’re Out for Justice
When the system failed to help them, these survivors banded together and took matters into their own hands
- Fighting Back
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Memphis Police's Scorpion Unit Disbanded After Fatal Beating of Tyre Nichols. Why That's Not Enough
"We're gonna keep showing up until we get exactly what we're asking for," community organizer says as they and Nichols’ family call for sweeping reform
- Police Reform
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Memphis’ Scorpion Unit Deactivated in Wake of Cops’ Fatal Beating of Tyre Nichols
"While the heinous actions of a few casts a cloud of dishonor on the title Scorpion, it is imperative that we... take proactive steps in the healing process," police department says in a statement
- Police Brutality
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America Won't Forget What Memphis Cops Did to Tyre Nichols
Tyre Nichols, 29, was beat to death by five Memphis Police officers in early January. Last night, the department released footage of the attack to the public. Across the country, thousands of people took to the streets to protest the horrendous treatment of a young, Black man — a skateboarder, a photographer, a father. Though the […]
- No Justice, No Peace
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'It's Sickening’: Rodney King’s Daughter Reacts to Fatal Police Beating of Tyre Nichols
Rodney King's daughter sickened by Tyre Nichols' beating at the hands of Memphis cops three decades after LAPD attack on her father
- History Repeats
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Skateboarding Community and Family Pay Tribute to Tyre Nichols, ‘A Beautiful Soul’
A skateboarding tribute video of Nichols was shared on Friday
- Tribute
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Outrage Around the U.S. as Memphis Police Release Footage of Fatal Assault on Tyre Nichols
Cities brace for public outcry at brutal videos from body cameras of officers now charged with murder
- Police Brutality
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