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Newly launched video of a deadly New York jail beating reveals correctional officers repeatedly pummeling a handcuffed inmate, hanging him within the chest with a shoe, and lifting him by the neck and dropping him. Physique-worn digital camera footage of the Dec. 9 assault on Robert Brooks was made public Friday by the state’s lawyer basic, who’s investigating the officers’ use of drive. Brooks, 43, was pronounced useless at a hospital the morning after the assault on the Marcy Correctional Facility, a state jail in Oneida County. 13 correctional officers and a nurse implicated within the assault will face termination,…

The Detroit Tigers signed former New York Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres to a $15 million, one-year contract on Friday. The 2-time All-Star will get a slight increase from his $14.2 million wage with the Yankees. His settlement features a one-time project bonus of $500,000. Torres hit .265 with 138 house runs and 441 RBIs in seven seasons with the Yankees, who acquired him from the Cubs within the July 2016 commerce that despatched nearer Aroldis Chapman to Chicago. The 28-year-old infielder hit .257 with 15 homers, 63 RBIs and 26 doubles final season whereas serving to the Yankees win the…