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AKRON, OH (WOIO) – Akron Police say the number of homicides in the city this year has already surpassed last year’s numbers. According to police,…

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It was a bloody weekend in Chicago, as nine people were killed and at least 56 others were wounded in shootings since Thursday night. In an effort to reassure the community the police are doing everything in their power, Police Supt. Garry McCarthy said they are “basically treading water” in their efforts to stem the […]

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Mayor Rahm Emanuel listed safer streets among his top three priorities when he became mayor a year ago, but Chicago, the nation’s third-largest city, is now testing that promise. STORY: CHICAGOLAND: 35 Hurt And 7 Killed In Citywide Shootings According to The New York Times, homicides are up by 38 percent from a year ago, even […]

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Rates of HIV among black women in Baltimore, Atlanta, Raleigh-Durham, NC, Washington, DC, Newark, and New York City have been found to be five times higher than previous CDC estimates, and the rate of infection is now equal to some African countries. The latest data comes from the ISIS (Women’s HIV Seroincidence) Study which analyzes […]