Attorney general to address violent crime in Tennessee visit

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is scheduled to speak with Tennessee law enforcement officials about efforts to fight violent crime, nearly two weeks after he said prosecutors should bring the toughest charges possible against most suspects. Sessions’ speech is set for Thursday morning in Memphis, a city beset by gang activity, drug crime and gun violence. One of the poorest big cities in the country, Memphis saw a record 228 homicides last year. Statistics show the overall crime rate throu…
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Police rushed forces to a north Indian town on Wednesday and arrested dozens of people to stop clashes that erupted when upper caste Hindus fired on Dalits belonging to the lowest rung of India’s caste hierarchy. Police officer Aditya Mishra said one person was killed and dozens injured in the violence Tuesday. Angry Dalits set the homes of some upper caste Hindus and police vehicles on fire in retaliation. Mishra said the Dalits were attacked while they were returning from a rally led by their…
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Police in Berlin have raided six sites across the German capital and detained nine people, some with links to Islamic extremism. In a statement Wednesday, police said the men were wanted on suspicion of organized drug dealing. Police said arrest warrants existed for three of those detained and a fourth person was due to appear before a judge Wednesday. Authorities consider the four to be “part of the Islamist spectrum willing to use violence.” The other five men are still under investigation. P…
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Join Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and other community partners for Miami Wears Orange, a family event…
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