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🚨BREAKING: All-White Jury Selected in Karmelo Anthony Murder Trial
In Collin County, Texas, a jury of 12 people and 6 alternates — none of them Black — was selected today for the trial of Karmelo Anthony.
Anthony, a Black teenager, is charged with murder in the 2025 stabbing death of white student Austin Metcalf at a Frisco track meet. Anthony claims self-defense. His defense team accused prosecutors of improperly striking the final three Black candidates from the jury pool.
The selection of an all-white jury in this racially charged case has sparked debate about fairness and public confidence in the verdict. Critics point to past cases, such as the acquittal of Asian store owner Chikei Rick Chow by an all-white jury despite strong evidence against him.
Does striking Black jurors — even for stated race-neutral reasons — in a high-profile, racially sensitive murder trial involving a self-defense claim undermine trust in the justice system?
Metro Atlanta district attorneys sued to block a new Georgia law that strips party labels from district attorney and other local races in five Democratic-leaning counties, arguing the measure is an unconstitutional attack on Black and Democratic voters. https://t.co/jeUyfcPzFD
The Trump administration is arguing for power to alter a memorial to enslaved people who lived at George Washington’s residence in Philadelphia
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A program giving cash assistance to pregnant women in Flint, Michigan, was found to lower the rate of premature births, according to a study by The Lancet.
The program gave women $1,500 during pregnancy and $500 a month for a baby’s first year, and is expanding to 42 cities.
Twitter/X has introduced a new feature called “React with Video.”
iOS users can record video reactions to posts using green screen, split-screen, or picture-in-picture.