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'Spit hoods' — like the bag that suffocated Daniel Prude in Rochester, NY — have been used by police for years. They've been linked to several in-custody deaths.
Rochester officers placed a 'spit hood' over the head of Daniel Prude and pressed him into the grou…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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Police in Rochester put a 'spit hood' over the head of a Black man and pressed his head into the ground for 2 minutes. He died a week later.
The family of Daniel Prude, who said he had been experiencing a mental health episode at the time o…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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Irish police have ramped up the use of controversial spit hoods to deal with 'disgusting and despicable' spit attacks
Since the start of April, police in Ireland have been intentionally spat or coughed on 64 times.
James Pasley
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From spit hoods to ketamine injections: The controversial police tactics highlighted by the Black Lives Matter movement
Portland police and Oregon State Patrol troopers work together to arrest two protesters in front of…
Sophia Ankel
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New York's attorney general is forming a grand jury for the death of Daniel Prude, who suffocated after police put him in a 'spit hood'
Daniel Prude, a 41-year-old Black man, died days after Rochester police placed him in a "spit hood"…
Michelle Mark,Associated Press
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7 Rochester officers have been suspended over the death of Daniel Prude, who stopped breathing after police held a 'spit hood' over his head for 2 minutes
Prude, a Black man, died a week after police officers placed a "spit hood" over his head and presse…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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'We got that on camera, a--hole': A video appears to show a Richmond police officer spitting 3 times on a detained protester
The DOJ has categorized the coronavirus as a "biological agent," so "threats targeting specific ind…
Rhea Mahbubani
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Police arrest the man behind a billion-dollar cybercrime spree that tricked ATMs into spitting out free cash
According to European police, the head of a criminal gang behind widespread pieces of malware, call…
Kieran Corcoran
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Forget Sam Altman. America's greatest AI visionary is... an English professor in Illinois
In a world filled with AI skeptics and chatbot alarmists, Ted Underwood is making one of the strong…
Adam Rogers
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Rochester Police department's entire command staff, including its chief, have resigned over the death of Daniel Prude
Rochester, New York, Mayor Lovely Warren announced that the police department's command staff was r…
Kelly McLaughlin
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NYPD officer faces hate crime charges after prosecutors say he beat a motorist 'until he lost consciousness' while hurling anti-Muslim slurs
The New York Daily News reports that Riggs Kwong, an 18-year police veteran, was suspended from the…
Ashley Collman
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Video shows a driver spraying Rochester Black Lives Matter demonstrators with a yellow substance, then hitting a protester with their car
The incident happened in the early hours of Saturday, as protesters in the city marched for Daniel …
Ashley Collman
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Daniel Prude's children filed a lawsuit against Rochester, alleging that the city has a history of ignoring police misconduct
Daniel Prude died last March, a week after police responded to a call for a mental health crisis an…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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Daniel Prude's family called the police to help with his mental health crisis: 'I didn't call them to come help my brother die'
Joe Prude said he told police that his brother, who died after officers held a "spit hood" over his…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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Rochester officials tried for months to stall the release of body camera footage showing Daniel Prude's fatal encounter with police, documents show
Documents show law-enforcement leaders saying they feared "blow back" if they released the footage …
Kelly McLaughlin
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The Rochester police officers involved in the death of Daniel Prude won't face charges, NY AG says
Daniel Prude died a week after officers put a "spit hood" over his head while he was in a mental cr…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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A Rochester police officer wrote 'make him a suspect' on an incident report about Daniel Prude's death as city officials tried to delay the release of body camera footage, documents show
Daniel Prude, a Black man, died from died in March, one week after police put him in a "spit hood" …
Kelly McLaughlin
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Rochester mayor pledges reforms after police killing of Daniel Prude
Daniel Prude was killed in March after police put a hood over his head, prompting him to lose consc…
Charles Davis
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I tested Tesla-fighting electric SUVs from Ford and Volkswagen. Here's why I'd buy the Mach-E over the ID.4.
In my book, the Ford Mustang Mach-E is more fun to drive and better looking than Volkswagen's ID.4.…
Tim Levin
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Rochester mayor's husband arrested as part of a months-long narcotics ring investigation, prosecutors say
Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren's husband Timothy Granison has been charged with criminal possession …