us-hotdailynews: 2015-07-15 U.S. U.S.

Obama Calls for Effort to Fix a 'Broken System' of Criminal Justice
New York Times
PHILADELPHIA — President Obama on Tuesday called for a sweeping bipartisan effort to fix what he called “a broken system” of criminal justice that has locked up too many Americans for too long, especially a whole generation of young black and Hispanic ...

Obama: a call for justice reforms in 'community, courtroom, and cellblock'   Christian Science Monitor
A Long-Awaited Promise: Obama Gets Real About Criminal Justice Reform   Huffington Post
Obama makes emotional pitch for criminal justice reform at NAACP convention   USA TODAY
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Teen who survived Washington state plane crash released from hospital
Fox News
May 9, 2015: This photo provided by Sierra Lundy shows Autumn Veatch in Bellingham, Wash. The 16-year-old survived a small plane crash on Saturday, July 11, 2015 wandering in a mountainous area for several days before being picked up by a motorist ...

Teen out of hospital after surviving mountain plane crash   Chron.com
Survival stories in rough terrain   The Seattle Times
Girl hikes to safety after surviving plane crash   Irish Independent
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Missouri executes first inmate since Supreme Court ruling
Reuters
Missouri on Tuesday put to death a man convicted of murdering a 19-year-old woman he encountered in a traffic accident in 2001, in the first execution in the United States since the Supreme Court upheld the use of a lethal injection drug. David Zink ...
Missouri man executed for 2001 murder of 19-year-old woman   The Guardian
Missouri executes inmate for 2001 abduction, killing of 19-year-old woman   AL.com
'For those on death row, embrace it'   NEWS.com.au
Miami Herald
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Insane or not? Jurors to begin deliberations in Colorado theater massacre
Los Angeles Times
Nearly three years after a troubled neuroscience student launched a massive military-style assault on a suburban Denver movie theater, jurors were to begin deliberations Wednesday on the fate of James E. Holmes and whether he was legally responsible ...
Sides Issue Last Words for Colorado Shooting Trial   New York Times
Deliberations begin Wednesday in Colo. theater shooting   USA TODAY
Aurora theater shooting case is now in the hands of 12 jurors   The Denver Post
Christian Science Monitor
Kansas City Star
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Mayor de Blasio Seeks to Strike a Balance at Memorial for Eric Garner
New York Times
Mayor Bill de Blasio spoke slowly on Tuesday night, committed to getting the words right inside a modest Staten Island church. To his left was the family of Eric Garner, who died one year ago this week after a police chokehold on Bay Street, a short ...
The Latest: De Blasio: Garner's Death Could Bring Change   ABC News
Despite $5.9M settlement, Eric Garner's relatives say they're still waiting ...   New York Daily News
Family Of Eric Garner Renews Calls For Charges Against Officer Who Killed Him   Huffington Post
Irish Independent
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US has yet to notify 21.5 million data breach victims: Officials
Zee News
Washington: Two months after discovering that sensitive personal information on 21.5 million Americans was compromised in a hack of government databanks, none of those affected has been officially notified, government officials said on Tuesday.
Acting US personnel chief takes over agency with big problems   Washington Post (blog)
Pennsylvania lawmaker comments on Archuleta resignation   Ripon Advance

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