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■ Rachel Sillcocks, one of three co- owners of a San Francisco restaurant that considers itself “a safe space” for minorities and the LGBTQ community, apologized and called it a “teachable moment” after getting criticized on social media for refusing to serve three uniformed and armed police officers.

■ Lindsay Hoyle, speaker of the British House of Commons, called for a police investigation after the Sunday Times reported that traces of cocaine had been found in 11 locations in Parliament accessible only to lawmakers, staff and journalists.

■ Christian Clemons, a police lieutenant in Bessemer, Ala., said an officer was hospitalized after he was stabbed several times by a woman, who was later arrested, at a residence where he was sent to deal with a noise disturbance call.

■ Adam Hoffner, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection division chief, said a Florida boater contacted authorities after he discovered a package containing 69 pounds of cocaine floating off Islamorada in the Upper Keys.

■ Deniz Jaffer and Jamie Lewis, two London police officers who took pictures of two slain sisters at a murder scene and posted them on social media, were each sentenced to 33 months in prison for what a judge called “appalling and inexplicable conduct.”

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