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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - SEPTEMBER 13: Terence Crawford walks to the ring prior to the Undisputed &amp; Ring Magazine Super Middleweight Championship against Canelo Alvarez (not pictured) at Allegiant Stadium on September 13, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/TKO Worldwide LLC via Getty Images)

Policing

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An image from Jesse Hernandez's body cam footage

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Dan McQuade

BOSTON, MA - November 11: City Hall plaza under construction on November 11, 2022 in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Drew Magary

An open sign in the window of a gift shop is seen in Times Square on August 16, 2020 in New York. Five months after New York City shut down to combat the coronavirus, the tourism industry remains flat. Business leaders and City officials are trying to devise plans to revive the tourism industry that has in years past brought in $45 billion annually and supported 300,000 jobs. (Photo by Bryan R. Smith / AFP) (Photo by BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images)

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Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Cop Who Killed Peyton Ham

Patrick Redford

Masai Ujiri pulling out his credentials before being shoved.

Lawyers For Cop Who Shoved Masai Ujiri Claim He Was Trying To Stop Another Munich Massacre

Bailiff dives over staircase railing as he fails to apprehend drug offender