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CLEVELAND (AP) — Federal investigators have concluded that Cleveland police officers use excessive and unnecessary force far too often and have endangered the public and their fellow officers with their recklessness. A review found a systemic pattern of reckless and inappropriate use of force by officers. Officers frequently violated people's civil rights because of faulty tactics, inadequate training and a lack of supervision and accountability. A court-appointed monitor will be appointed to oversee reform.
NEW YORK (AP) — Demonstrators are protesting for a second night in New York over a grand jury's decision clearing a white officer who placed a chokehold on a black man during an arrest. Protesters have also turned out in cities including as Denver, Detroit and Minneapolis. Lawmakers and civic leaders talking about the need for better police training, body cameras and changes in the grand jury process to restore faith in the legal system.
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A sheriff in southwest Ohio has put two white sheriff's deputies on leave for allegedly exchanging racially charged text messages on their personal phones. Three more officers are under investigation. Montgomery County Sheriff Phil Plummer told the Dayton Daily News that the employees "tarnished the office" by sending messages that included racial slurs and comments directed at two black deputies. One of the deputies was a captain, the other a detective.
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans have passed a bill condemning executive actions by President Barack Obama that will limit deportations and allow work permits for some immigrants. Today's measure is largely symbolic and supporters say it's an attempt to send a message. Outraged Democrats, immigrant advocates and the White House say the GOP has voted to tear families apart and eject parents.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says there's been "real progress" in the Pentagon's effort to combat sexual assault in the military because more victims are reporting. But Hagel says he's also troubled that more than 60 percent of the women who filed reports said they faced retaliation. New data show the number of sexual assaults reported by service members rose by 8 percent this year.
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