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Tuesday, 24 May 2016

U.S.

Eddie Johnson, the Chicago Police Department superintendent.
Chicago Police Try to Predict Who May Shoot or Be Shot

By MONICA DAVEY

A computer model generates a list of people, assigning scores based on factors like past arrests and gang affiliations. Civil liberties advocates are worried about the implications.
Timothy T. Foster was sentenced to death by an all-white jury in Georgia in 1987 for killing an elderly white woman.
Supreme Court Finds Racial Bias in Jury Selection for Death Penalty Case

By ADAM LIPTAK

Prosecutors in Georgia violated the Constitution by striking every black prospective juror in a death penalty case against a black defendant, the justices ruled Monday.
Former President Jimmy Carter in Atlanta in August.
Jimmy Carter, Seeing Resurgence of Racism, Plans Baptist Conference for Unity

By LAURIE GOODSTEIN

Defending President Obama and criticizing Donald J. Trump, Mr. Carter said the presidential race showed how much work needed to be done to heal racial divisions.
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