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A man stops to observe the makeshift memorial in front of Mother Emanuel A.M.E. Church in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, on Jan. 4, 2017. Dylann Roof, the self-described white supremacist who gunned down nine black churchgoers in a Charleston church, offered no apology or motive for his actions as a jury began considering whether to sentence him to death. Photo credit should read LOGAN CYRUS/AFP/Getty Images
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Daily Dose: 1/5/17

Charleston, South Carolina, shooting victims’ families speak out in court

Clinton Yates @clintonyates
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