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man opened fire on a highway in Tennessee because he was troubled by incidents involving black people and law enforcement officers, authorities said on Friday.

In a news release, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said initial conversations with the suspect, identified as Lakeem Keon Scott, revealed he was troubled by incidents across the U.S.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said Scott is black, while the shooting victims are white.

Investigators say Scott killed one person and wounded three others, including a police officer.

Jennifer Rooney, a Bristol Herald Courier newspaper carrier, was killed after being shot while driving in her vehicle on Volunteer Parkway.

Black man whose shooting death by police was streamed live by his girlfriend had been pulled over AT LEAST 31 times and hit with 63 traffic charges

Philando Castile's dying moments were livestreamed on Facebook by his girlfriend, causing outrage
The black 32-year-old's death led to protests in St Paul, Minnesota, and was decried by the state's governor
Daily Mail Online can disclose the astonishing scale of traffic stops which Castile had been subject to
Public records say that he had 31 encounters which resulted in charges, and had 63 separate charges
He was found guilty of 43, and would have paid thousands of dollars in fines
Relative says it is evidence that police were targeting him for DWB - slang for driving while black


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Retired cop filmed hitting a woman in the face and swearing at her for being drunk in public faces criminal charges after her daughter posts footage online two years later
Michelle Anderson, now 43, was arrested for public intoxication in 2014
Video of incident only emerged this week when her daughter put it online
After she asks why she has been arrested, the officer spins her around and strikes her in the face, leaving her lying face down on the grass
He then tells her to 'shut the f*** up b**** and tells her: 'you're an idiot'
Authorities are now considering criminal charges against the retired officer and are trying to pinpoint what went wrong internally


Shocking video footage has emerged of a retired Salt Lake City police officer striking a woman in the face and yelling expletives at her while her young daughter watches on.
Michelle Anderson, now 43, was arrested for public intoxication in October 2014 but the video only surfaced this week after her daughter, Jasmine, posted it online.
In the footage, Ms Anderson asks the officer why she has been arrested, to which he replies: 'Remember the warning I gave you [about not disturbing the neighbors]?
The officer then suddenly spins around and strikes her in the face, leaving her lying face down and she screams 'oh my god'.


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Authorities are now considering criminal charges against the retired officer and are trying to pinpoint what went wrong internally and what prevented them from finding out sooner.
Salt Lake City Police Chief Mike Brown said the actions seen on the video were abhorrent and not reflective of how officers are taught to handle situations.


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Trump, who at least temporarily has shuttered his California campaign offices, trails Clinton by 30 points in a two-person race and by 24 points when Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson is thrown into the mix.

Moreover, Trump is faring "historically" poorly with independent voters, Democrats and Latinos, Field Poll Director Mark DiCamillo said.

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"If Clinton had been indicted, things might be different, but as it stands now, Trump has virtually no chance in this state," said Jack Pitney, a professor of politics at Claremont McKenna College.

And if his polling doesn't pick up, Trump could make it challenging for several GOP congressmen in California to keep their seats, said Bill Whalen, a former Republican operative, who is now a research fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution.


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But it's hard to fathom Trump prevailing when the poll shows him trailing Clinton among California Latinos 75 percent to 12 percent in a two-person race. With Johnson included, Trump's share of the Latino vote sank to just 9 percent.

That's a long slide from the days of Ronald Reagan, who won 40 percent of Latinos in 1980.

"When you are getting single-digit support from a constituency that is 25 percent of registered voters and increasing, that is almost insurmountable," DiCamillo said.



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Two New National Polls Show Hillary Clinton With Huge Leads Over Donald Trump
By Sean Colarossi on Thu, Jul 7th, 2016 at 8:54 pm
Two national surveys out Thursday show Trump continuing to lose badly to Clinton. Sad!

Two new national polls released Thursday show Hillary Clinton dominating Donald Trump in head-to-head matchups.

According to a survey released by Pew Research Center, Clinton beats Trump by nine points – 51 percent to 42 percent. In a three-way contest that includes Clinton, Trump and Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson, the presumptive Democratic nominee’s margin over Trump remains the same.

The Pew poll indicates that voters aren’t all that thrilled about their choices this fall, but a record number of respondents (74 percent) said that “it really matters who wins the election.”

Although Trump is seen as the change candidate, the survey found that a plurality of Americans believe he would change the country for the worse.

While three-quarters of Democratic voters believe the party will unite behind Clinton, only 38 percent of Republicans believe the GOP will solidly unite behind Trump – a terrible sign for Trump as the Republican National Convention approaches.

A second poll out Thursday has Clinton defeating Trump by 11 points – 44 percent to 33 percent. The survey, released by Reuters/Ipsos, has Clinton leading by 9 points with Johnson and Green Party candidate Jill Stein included in the results.

http://www.politicususa.com/2016/07/07/national-polls-show-clinton-huge-leads-trump.html

Firefighters sent out following reports of smoke from the bottom of a canyon in Utah ended up saving a woman from a man who was allegedly trying to hang her from an overpass.

Crews from the Unified Fire Authority had been sent out to Parleys Canyon, in Salt Lake, on July 1 but turned back after failing to find anything.

As they performed a U-Turn their route was blocked by a car on the underpass.

The four-man crew went to investigate what was happening and found a man pulling a rope that was 'strung over a metal pipe with the other end of the rope around a female's neck'.

According to the Salt Lake County Jail report, 'the female was crying and attempting to grab at the rope that was around her neck'.

After the man saw the firemen he bundled the woman into his car and tried to escape.

But the firefighters intercepted and detained him until Utah Highway Patrol troopers arrived at the scene.
The man has been named as Juan Echeveste Alba, 22, of Salt Lake City, and he was arrested for attempted murder and aggravated kidnapping.

The woman was treated for cuts and bruises, but was otherwise unharmed following her ordeal.



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even most rightwing radio didn't stream the hearings live

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She captioned the picture with this message:
This is a picture of a hard working man dedicated to his family!! After working all night third shift, he's right here with his son who is in the hospital. He's so tired but he's here!! Father of the year award goes to Andre Palmer!!! I love you more than words baby

The photo received more than 1,000 likes and Palmer said she is overwhelmed by all the support the family has received.

"I am so glad that this touched so many people," said Palmer.

In case you were wondering, Palmer didn't leave her husband under the crib for too long. The Palmer's son has since been discharged and is now back at home.

http://abc7chicago.com/family/photo-of-dad-sleeping-under-sons-hospital-bed-goes-viral/1417062/

Trump, said in an interview Wednesday that his father gives "millions and millions and millions" of his own money to charity — including hundreds of thousands to Eric Trump's own charitable foundation.

After making that assertion, Eric Trump was asked if he would provide details of his father's gifts to the Eric Trump Foundation, to confirm that they really exist.

Eric Trump said he would check.

Several hours later, he wrote back. He would not.

"We are going to maintain anonymity," Eric Trump wrote in an email message about 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. "Hope you understand."

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