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Indiana Day Care Shut Down After Brutal Attack on 1-Year-Old
An Indiana day care has been shut down after allegations of abuse against a 1-year-old. The little boy was severely beaten, bruised and left with a swollen lip within hours of being dropped off by his mother, prompting police to launch an investigation into the center. Tiffany Griffin dropped off her two sons at Kiddiegarden…
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Rihanna Found Love, Treats Drake Like a Hopeless Place
Our queen of bops, bras and killer highlighter, Robyn Rihanna of House Fenty, revealed to Vogue that she’s in a relationship, and we could honestly not be happier for her. Rihanna, who graces the cover of Vogue’s June issue, divulged her new relationship status in an interview with the magazine. She also spoke very frankly…
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Michelle Obama Just Called Herself Our ‘Forever First Lady.’ No Other First Ladies Need Apply
During a stirring speech delivered to rising college students in Philadelphia on Wednesday, Michelle Obama embraced the moniker “Forever First Lady,” sending the crowd of 8,000 high school students into thunderous cheers. Because, duh. At the 2018 College Signing Day at Temple University, HuffPost reports, Obama delivered a message of encouragement to the high schoolers,…
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Officers Who Used Taser on Naked, Unarmed Mentally Ill Man Didn’t Follow International Guidelines; Still Won’t Be Disciplined
More than a year ago, an international policing agency issued guidelines on how officers should properly use Tasers. In April 2017, the International Association of Chiefs of Police wrote that officers who suspected “excited delirium”—a controversial condition whose symptoms include aggressive or bizarre behavior and paranoia—should “consider the possibility that the situation is a medical…
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Serena Williams’ HBO Docuseries Begins With Fear
Leading up to the premiere of the HBO docuseries Being Serena, which aired Wednesday night, the network promised viewers “unprecedented access” to Serena Williams’ life—including her pregnancy, new motherhood and marriage, all while filling in the details of Williams’ ascent to become one of the greatest athletes of her generation. But first, there’s “Fear”—the name…
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Black Men Arrested in Philly Starbucks Settle With City for $1 and Pledge of $200,000 for Young Entrepreneurs, Settle With Starbucks for Undisclosed Amount
Updated Wednesday, May 2, 2018, 3:10 p.m. EDT: Starbucks says it has settled for a yet undisclosed amount with Donte Robinson and Rashon Nelson, two black men who were arrested in a Philadelphia Starbucks after a manager called the cops on them. The crime? Waiting around for their friend. “After constructive conversations, Donte Robinson, Rashon…
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Netflix Producer Accuses Harvey Weinstein of Rape and Physical Assault in New Lawsuit
A Netflix series producer has filed a lawsuit against former Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein that alleges five years of rape, plus physical and verbal abuse—treatment she endured under repeated threats that Weinstein would end her career. Alexandra Canosa, an associate producer on the Netflix series Marco Polo, which Weinstein executive-produced, filed the suit Monday in…
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Talented Teen Trumpeter Just Got Into Juilliard, but His Family Needs Help Covering the $71,000 Price Tag
William Leathers was just 12 years old when he met legendary jazz musician Wynton Marsalis. That year, William had become the youngest trumpeter accepted into the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra. After hearing William play, Marsalis went up to William’s teacher and said, “This kid belongs at Juilliard.” Five years later, William has received that coveted…
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Police Say Alabama Creeper Broke Into Home and Stole Women’s Underwear Hours After Attempting Sexual Assault on Another Victim
Tuscaloosa, Ala., police arrested an alleged creeper on the University of Alabama campus early Tuesday morning after reports that someone on campus had attempted to sexually assault a UA student as she was jogging. Police say the young man they apprehended, 19-year-old John Everett Threadgill, himself a University of Alabama student, later broke into another…
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White Supremacist Gangs Are Getting Busted for Trafficking Drugs, but You Won’t Hear Trump Say Shhhhh … About It
On Monday the Department of Justice announced that it was hitting 57 members of white supremacist gangs with charges of kidnapping and drug conspiracies—the result of a drug-trafficking sting in North Texas. As Newsweek reports, the gang members were members of various groups, including the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas, Dirty White Boys and Aryan Circle.…
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