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Campaign Zero recently launched a new campaign called “Cancel ShotSpotter” to convince cities like Denver to stop using the gunshot detection technology. Back in January, Denver City Council renewed ShotSpotters contract for another 4 years.

The surveillance technology received strong support from City Council members. But critics say that there's a lack of evidence to support ShotSpotter's claims of effectiveness.

The dangerous tactic has grown as judges routinely authorize requests for the raids, which police say can prevent violence and preserve evidence. Of the 22 people fatally shot during no-knock raids since 2015, 13 were Black or Hispanic.

The Harrisburg-based bookstore and cafe hosts two inspirational author-in-conversation events during the first week of May.

The national social justice organization Campaign Zero ranks the new Minneapolis no-knock search warrant policy as the toughest in the nation with a 9.5 rating, which ties Maryland for the top spot.

A recent viral piece in New York Magazine profiling the mysterious finances of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation (BLMGNF) has resurfaced long-standing tensions over the organization’s lack of democratic accountability and financial transparency. In the piece, it is revealed that BLMGN

Officers must announce their presence and wait 20 seconds during the day, and 30 seconds at night, before entering, unless under "exigent circumstances."

In today’s podcast news roundup, Cole Sprouse is returning for more nightmares in...

The announcement comes nearly six weeks after a Minneapolis police officer fatally shot Amir Locke, 22, during such a search at a downtown apartment. Locke was not named on the warrant.

At the Critics Choice Awards, Jane Campion, made a backhanded comment to Serena Williams and Venus Williams, who were in the audience.