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CIA-backed firm that aided police surveillance axes staff after losing Twitter and Facebook data
Twitter recently told developers to stop using its data to make spy tools for the police.
Protests simmer as trial into police shooting of Sam DuBose fails to reach verdict
The jury deliberated for 25 hours in the Cincinnati trial of Officer Ray Tensing but could not agree.
Racist attacks sparked by Donald Trump's US election win
Social media is awash with stories of violence, intimidation, and fear in the wake of the presidential election outcome.
Ex-policeman Ray Tensing 'wore Confederate flag' when he fatally shot unarmed black man
Sam DuBose was fatally shot after he was pulled over in July last year.
Fried chicken and swimming really aren't pressing issues for Black British youth
The stereotypes used are based on the traumatic and ugly history of prejudice and discrimination.
Lil Wayne says Black Lives Matter has no relevance to him as he is 'a rich motherf*cker'
Young Money rapper previously said he believed racism did not exist.
'Mom, they put a noose around my neck' - Mississippi black teenager shaken after classmates' attack
The mother of the teenager said she feared he had been 'forever changed' by what happened.
US Justice Department to collect data on police 'use of force' following high-profile shootings
Groups such as Black Lives Matter have accused police of racial profiling in shooting cases.
Virginia councillor Angelia Williams Graves stands by her comments comparing police to KKK
The initial remarks were made during a speech at an NAACP meeting.
How US police used Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to spy on 'activists of colour'
Social media updates, hashtags and photos monitored using Geofeedia software.
Ben & Jerry's ice cream announces its support for Black Lives Matter
The company made its views clear as it launched new flavour "Empowermint".
Bruce Springsteen admires Colin Kaepernick for boycotting US national anthem over racial injustice
Kaepernick sparked debate after kneeling during Star-Spangled Banner in campaign against racial injustice.
Alabama police promise arrests after attack on teen who supported Blue Lives Matter
The mother of 17-year-old Brian Ogle described the incident as a hate crime.
Police release footage of Alfred Olango shooting in El Cajon, California
Officers believed Olango was armed, but it transpired he was holding a vaping device.
Protests over California police shooting dead Ugandan refugee who pointed an e-cigarette
Inquiry into death of father-of-two, who survived refugee camps and prison, shot by police in San Diego.
Rashida Jones, Jaime King and Marsha Ambrosius outraged over fatal shooting of Alfred Olango
Police say Olango was acting 'erratic' while eyewitnesses claim he was mentally challenged.
Donald Trump says police wrongdoings must be 'vigorously addressed' as protests rage on in Charlotte
The GOP nominee took a more balanced approach to police shootings than in previous interviews.
Tulsa police officer charged with manslaughter in police shooting of Terence Crutcher
The victim, who was unarmed, had his hands in the air when he was shot and killed by Betty Shelby.
What does the state of emergency mean for Charlotte after Keith Lamont Scott shooting?
Two nights of violent protests erupted after the fatal police shooting of the 43-year-old father-of-seven.
Violence erupts in Charlotte over doubts about police shooting of Keith Scott
Protests turn violent amid the deadly police shooting of a black man and the wildly different versions of what happened.
WWE superstar Randy Orton slams Black Lives Matter movement: 'American Lives Matter'
'The Viper' claimed 'pigment of skin doesn't matter' in Twitter rant about African-American teacher.
Violent protest erupts over US police shooting of black man Keith Lamont Scott
Family says Scott was killed without provocation; police say he threatened them with a gun.
North Carolina authorities and family at odds after Keith Lamont Scott shot and killed by police
Scott's family maintains he was unarmed and simply waiting for his son when he was shot and killed.
Rashida Jones, DL Hughley and Karrueche Tran's furious response to Terence Crutcher shooting
Crutcher, a 40-year-old black man, was unarmed when he was shot by a white police officer in Oklahoma.
Video released in fatal police shooting of unarmed Tulsa man Terence Crutcher
The 40-year-old man can be seen with his hands in the air when he is shot.
Sneak peek inside new National Museum of African American History and Culture
The 36,000 items in the collection range from slave shackles to Rosa Parks's dress.
Black Lives Matter UK activists sentenced after City Airport protest grounded hundreds of flights
Nine protesters were given conditional discharge after stunt disrupted the journeys of 9,000 people.
Bernie Sanders, former NSA agents and Hollywood bigwigs weigh in on Edward Snowden's pardon
Several Black Lives Matter activists, prominent professors, politicians and former government officials have also come out in support of the whistle-blower.
Colin Kaepernick's US anthem protest spreads as National Football League season kicks off
Players kneel, lock arms, raise fists and remain silent in solidarity with fellow athlete's action.
Ferguson activist Darren Seals found shot dead in burnt-out car
He was an activist and had helped arrange protests in Ferguson after Michael Brown's shooting.