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Fall Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series 2017. The 2017-18 TV season is just around the corner, so here’s our annual rundown of fall premiere dates for new series and returning shows.

Fall Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series 2017

The list covers hundreds of broadcast, cable and streaming series bowing between September 1 and December 31 and some high-profile one-off programs. Please send any additions or adjustments to erikpedersen@deadline.com. We’ll update the post regularly as more dates are revealed. September 1:Narcos (Netflix, Season 3)American Masters (PBS, Season 31)The Governor (Acorn TV, Season 1-2; U.S. premiere of UK series)The Ruth Rendell Mysteries: The Next Chapters (BrtiBox, Seasons 1-3) September 3:The Bobby and Demaris Show (Food Network, new unscripted series)The Best Thing I Ever Ate (Cooking Channel, Season 7; new network)Deadline: Crime with Tamron Hall (Investigation Discovery, Season 5)Mighty Cruise Ships (Smithsonian Channel, Season 2)Mighty Trains (Smithsonian Channel, new docuseries)The X Factor UK (AXS, Season 14)

White Suspect Arrested in Louisiana Killings of Black Men Police Say Likely 'Racially Motivated' - NBC News. BATON ROUGE, La. — Police believe the slayings of two black men in Baton Rouge were likely racially motivated and said Sunday they have a suspect — a 23-year-old white man — in custody.

White Suspect Arrested in Louisiana Killings of Black Men Police Say Likely 'Racially Motivated' - NBC News

The suspect, Kenneth Gleason, was being held on drug charges. Authorities didn't yet have enough evidence to charge him with murder, said Sgt. L'Jean McKneely, a Baton Rouge police spokesman. Aly & AJ - Chemicals React - Official Video. Statue Of Tom McCall Dedicated In Salem Park. Mashable.

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Texas Rethinks Jailing Crime Victims to Secure Testimony - WSJ. Boy crushed at rotating Atlanta restaurant. The boy was at the Sun Dial restaurant -- whose dining area topping the 73-story cylindrical Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel rotates to give patrons a panoramic view of the city -- when he left his parents' table Friday afternoon.

Boy crushed at rotating Atlanta restaurant

As the floor moved, the child became caught "in between maybe 4 to 5 inches of space," Atlanta police Sgt. Warren Pickard said. "A small child (doesn't) know what to do in those moments. It crushed his little, small body," Pickard said. Jay-Z: The criminal justice system stalks black people like Meek Mill. This month Meek Mill was sentenced to two to four years in prison for violating his probation.

Jay-Z: The criminal justice system stalks black people like Meek Mill

#FreeMeek hashtags have sprung up, and hundreds of his fans rallied near City Hall in Philadelphia to protest the ruling. CNN. America’s 10 Most Scenic Roadtrips. Washington Post to be sold to Jeff Bezos. Seattle-based Amazon will have no role in the purchase; Bezos himself will buy the news organization and become its sole owner when the sale is completed, probably within 60 days.

Washington Post to be sold to Jeff Bezos

The Post Co. will get a new, still undecided name and continue as a publicly traded company without the newspaper. The deal represents a sudden and stunning turn of events for The Post, Washington’s leading newspaper for decades and a powerful force in shaping the nation’s politics and policy. Few people were aware that a sale was in the works for the paper, an institution that has covered presidents and local communities and gained worldwide attention for its stories about the Watergate scandal and, in June, disclosures about National Security Agency surveillance programs.

Post Co. chairman and chief executive Donald E. Graham and Post publisher Katharine Weymouth, his niece, broke the news of the sale to a packed meeting of employees at the company’s headquarters in downtown Washington on Monday. Zimmerman’s Brother To Piers Morgan: George Will Be ‘Looking Around His Shoulder For The Rest Of His Life.

Robert Zimmerman Jr. gave the first post-verdict interview from the Zimmerman family to CNN’s Piers Morgan tonight.

Zimmerman’s Brother To Piers Morgan: George Will Be ‘Looking Around His Shoulder For The Rest Of His Life

Zimmerman told Morgan his family is still processing the verdict and the prospect of George being a free man again. He did not partake in any kind of joy, saying no matter what it’s still a horrible tragedy, but expressed that his brother will be looking over his shoulder for the rest of his free life. Zimmerman told Morgan he “can’t put into words how relieved we are as a family,” but made it clear this isnot “a time for high-fiving,” because Trayvon Martin lost his life and that’s a tragedy even if it was not murder. He said his entire family is glad they are no longer on the other end of a “mountain of misinformation.” RELATED: Piers Grills Robert Zimmerman: ‘You Actually Think Trayvon Was Going To Beat Your Brother To Death With Bare Hands?’ 'Mountain Dew Mouth' Is Destroying Appalachia's Teeth, Critics Say : The Salt.

Hide captionAppalachia has a distinct culture of sipping soda constantly throughout the day.

'Mountain Dew Mouth' Is Destroying Appalachia's Teeth, Critics Say : The Salt

"Here in West Virginia, you see people carrying around bottles of Mountain Dew all the time — even at a public health conference," says public health researcher Dana Singer. Jin Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images Appalachia has a distinct culture of sipping soda constantly throughout the day.