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A black woman called police for help. She ended up in handcuffs.A white police officer has been placed on restricted duty after video emerged showing him wrestling the woman to the ground before arresting her and her daughters.
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Hijackers surrender to Malta authoritiesA hand grenade and a pistol were found on the two men, and a second pistol was found on the Libyan plane.
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Berlin suspect shown pledging allegiance to ISIS in videoHours after a shootout that left Anis Amri dead, an ISIS-linked news agency released footage of the Tunisian calling on Muslims to strike at ?crusaders.?
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