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In today’s news, President Obama is seeking to raise awareness of rapes on college campuses; the family of George Stinney, the Black teenager executed in 1944, is seeking a new trial; and a grand jury in North Carolina decided not to indict a police officer for the killing of a former FAMU football player.
Obama seeks to raise awareness of rape on campus. [NY Times]
New trial sought for George Stinney, executed at 14. [CNN]
Grand jury declines to indict NC cop who killed former FAMU student. [NBC]
Bill Cosby to star in new NBC family comedy. [Today]
Tiger Woods still has eye on magic majors’ mark. [USA Today]
Controversy erupts in South Africa about Mandela statue. [BBC]
Human remains found in NY river belong to Avonte Oquendo. [BET]
Facebook’s oldest registered user turns 106. [Znews]
Chicago officials say new gun control law can be crafted. [BET]
Liberia’s finance minister urges calm over currency crisis. [Znews]
