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How Texas’ oil fracking boom tore a “highway of death” through this tiny town

Renee Lewis/Vice News LOVING COUNTY, Texas — Every day, about 10,000 cars, trucks, and oil tankers race along U.S. Route … More

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Protesters vow to fight Donald Trump presidency

By Renee Lewis / Source Al Jazeera English Portland, United States – Protesters in Portland who have staged days of … More

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Black Lives Matter activist DeRay McKesson to run for Baltimore mayor

By Renee Lewis / Al Jazeera America / Feb. 4, 2016 Black Lives Matter activist DeRay McKesson has announced that … More

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Chicago mayor creates police task force, fails to hush critics on shooting

By Renee Lewis / Al Jazeera America / Dec. 1, 2015 Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday announced the creation … More

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Stingray cell surveillance can record conversations, bug phones

By Renee Lewis / Al Jazeera America / Oct. 29, 2015 Stingrays, or cell site simulators, controversial cellphone surveillance devices, can … More

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Parents say violent arrest of South Carolina girl reflects broader bias

By Renee Lewis / Al Jazeera America / Oct. 27, 2015 Racial tensions have long simmered in the Columbia, South Carolina, … More

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New York rally honors victims of police killings

By Renee Lewis / Al Jazeera America / Oct. 22, 2015 Families of victims of police violence held a rally … More

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After fatal St. Louis shooting, activists slam ‘aggressive’ police tactics

By Renee Lewis / Al Jazeera America / Aug. 20, 2015 After a night of protests Wednesday sparked by the killing of … More

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Protesters demand answers in Sandra Bland’s death in Texas jail

By Renee Lewis / Al Jazeera America / July 17, 2015 More than 100 people staged a protest Friday outside … More

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Family of Miss. police chokehold victim seeks indictment against officer

By Renee Lewis / Al Jazeera America / July 15, 2015 The family of an unarmed black man killed after … More

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