Underworld Turns

Drive Racists Out of Public Life Forever, and Other Lessons From Black History

On a frigid Thursday afternoon in late January, in a now-viral video, employees at Philadelphia’s Independence National Historical Park were captured removing interpretive signs about slavery posted at the President’s House Site—where George Washington and John Adams both lived, and where Washington enslaved nine people. The outdoor exhibit, installed in 2010 after years of advocacy […]
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Editor’s Note

This story has been removed. Following publication, we learned that the video that we were told was of a warrantless raid in Memphis was from another incident in a different city. As a result, we are no longer confident of some of the details and media included in the story. We have reached out again […]
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Dashcam video shows 92-year-old driver crash into Westwood market, killing 3

Newly released dashcam video shows the shocking moment a 92-year-old driver slammed into a Westwood grocery store, killing two employees and a customer and injuring others inside the bakery after striking a bicyclist about a block away, authorities said. The video, recorded by a passerby, shows a silver car traveling along Westwood Boulevard before veering […]
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Authorities chase, detain stolen Tesla driver in Los Angeles

Authorities detained a driver suspected of stealing a Tesla after a dangerous, high-speed pursuit through North Hollywood on Friday morning, during which Sky5 tracked the vehicle as it weaved through neighborhoods and narrowly missed pedestrians and a cyclist. KTLA’s Rich Prickett was overhead of the black Tesla as it sped along surface streets near Burbank […]
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