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Two years later, city struggles to heal Two years after the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, his parents are on a crusade to make sure their son’s legacy is not forgotten and the city of Sanford is still struggling to heal. Trymaine Lee and Benjamin Crump discuss with Joy Reid.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) confirmed that an Oklahoma State Trooper was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a collision involving a patrol vehicle and boat on Thursday (July 3). The accident occurred in Sequoyah County at approximately 4:30 p.m. The accident happened approximately one mile west of U.S. 59 on Applegate Cove Road south of Sallisaw, according to a news release. State troopers arrived to find an accident involving a marked OHP sport utility vehicle towing a patrol vessel being driven by trooper Joshua Davies, the release states. Davies “showed signs of intoxication” and was immediately arrested on suspicion of DUI by troopers on the scene. He took a breath test and registered [three times] over the legal limit, according to the release. His blood alcohol content was 0.26 percent at the time of arrest, the release states. “It is an emotionally draining situation when an officer finds himself in a position that he must arrest one of his own. Our troopers

Arkansas: The Worst Place to Rent in America Subscribe to VICE News here:  http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-News Arkansas is one of the worst places to be a renter in America. It is the only state in the US where tenants are treated as criminals for paying rent late and landlords are not required by law to maintain their properties.  Its failure-to-vacate law lets landlords give tenants a 10-day eviction notice if they are even one day overdue. Tenants who can't or won't leave within that span face fines for every day they remain on the property and up to 90 days in jail.  This makes things difficult for the third of Arkansas's residents who are renters and have legitimate concerns about the properties they are occupying. The combination of failure-to-vacate and the lack of warranty of habitability make it almost impossible for tenants to challenge their landlords for legitimate reasons. It's estimated that criminal evictions occur everyday in Arkansas, resulti

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