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This is what the World sees about American Police Killings [excerpt of article below]: 

Far from overstating the scope of the problem, these young men and women often struggle to put into perspective how big and pervasive the problem really is.

According to The Guardian UK’s ongoing count, U.S. police have already killed 790 people this year alone, as of this writing. Last year the total number exceeded 1200. Yes, absolutely, African Americans are killed in disproportionate numbers. But the killing is by no means limited to blacks. Native Americans are in fact the hardest hit proportionally, according to the Guardian’s analysis. Blacks are second, based on a per capita breakdown. In terms of total numbers, the largest category is whites: 387 so far this year.

However, the statistics do little to convey the historic magnitude of the killing. These numbers are totally unprecedented. Nothing like this is happening anywhere else in the world.

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Marc Ash | It's Actually Much Worse Than Kaepernick Says It Is 
 
Marc Ash, Reader Supported News 
Ash writes: "The onslaught of police violence in America is actually far worse than Colin Kaepernick and his growing group of player supporters may realize." 
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White Tulsa Officer Charged With Manslaughter in Death of Unarmed Black Man, Terence Crutcher 
Katie Zezima and Peter Holley, The Washington Post 
Excerpt: "A white police officer in Tulsa who was shown on video fatally shooting Terence Crutcher, an unarmed black man, has been charged with manslaughter, authorities said on Thursday." 
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Keith Lamont Scott's Family Calls for Charlotte Police to Release Video of His Killing 
Tess Owen, VICE 
Owen writes: "The family of Keith Lamont Scott are urging for the public release of the videos showing his fatal shooting by a Charlotte police officer, after the department permitted them to view the footage on Thursday." 
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High Lead Levels Found in Drinking Fountains at Some St. Louis Schools 
Elisa Crouch, St. Louis Post-Dispatch 
Crouch writes: "Preliminary results from tests conducted this summer reveal that 30 school buildings in St. Louis Public Schools have elevated lead levels in water." 
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Yahoo Says Half a Billion Accounts Breached by Nation-Sponsored Hackers 
Dan Goodin, Ars Technica 
Goodin writes: "At least half a billion Yahoo accounts have been breached by what investigators believe is a nation-sponsored hacking operation." 
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Dakota Access Pipeline Is a Long-Haul Fight, but Tribes Have Scored a Key Victory
Alejandro Davila Fragoso, ThinkProgress 
Davila Fragoso writes: "Experts on tribal law told ThinkProgress the road ahead is long and complicated, but that tribes have already won a significant victory." 
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Exxon to Pay $12 Million for 2011 Yellowstone Spill 
Matthew Brown, Associated Press 
Brown writes: "Exxon Mobil Corp. has agreed to pay $12 million for environmental damages caused by a pipeline break that spilled 63,000 gallons of oil into Montana's Yellowstone River and prompted a national debate over lax pipeline safety rules, officials said Wednesday." 
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