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A California deputy is under investigation, and has been reassigned outside the police department, after a disturbing viral video showed him punching and choking a teenage boy during an arrest, authorities said. The Rancho Cordova Police Department and the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office announced an “investigation into the use of force by our deputy” after a video of the April 27 incident posted on Twitter on Tuesday received more than two million views and was shared by former Democratic presidential candidates Julian Castro and Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA).

July 28, 2009 $20m holiday home at Blue Heron Farm suits Barack Obama to a tee Tim Reid in Washington President Barack Obama and his elder daughter, Malia, take a beach stroll on holiday [Pic in URL] IMAGE :1 of 2 It might have been the golf tee that swung it for President Obama as he looked for a summer holiday retreat — but the 28 acres on Martha’s Vineyard, the swimming pool, private beach and basketball court may just have clinched it too. Mr Obama and the First Family are planning to spend their summer break on a $20...