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Nigeria Tracking Down Islamist Fighters While the Block Cools Down a Bit
From Al Jazeera: Nigerian troops and police are hunting for the remnants of Boko Haram, an Islamist group that went on a killing spree in the country’s north. At least 30 people were killed in fresh clashes between security forces and the group the northern state of Yobe on Wednesday, a police source said. “Thirty have…
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UPDATED VIDEO: Generally Speaking: Colin Powell on Arrest of Dr. Gates
Due to some “spirited” commentary, The Buzz is posting the longer version of the interview. We thought Powell’s critique of Dr. Gates was clear in the clip originally posted, but after hearing several whispers of conspiracy and collusion, it appears that was not the case. Below is the video in which Colin Powell further makes…
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12-Year-Old Boston Girl Hit By Stray Bullet
From NewsOne: The police commissioner promised a 12-year-old Dorchester girl hit in the leg from a stray bullet from an AK-47 last night that he’ll track down the thug responsible. “She’s not in any pain right now, but she’s clearly afraid,” said Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis after his visit to the girl’s house this…
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Many Missing After Boat Capsizes Off Turks and Caicos
From Al Jazeera: At least 85 people are missing in open water off the Turks and Caicos islands after a boat with up to 200 Haitian migrants on board capsized, killing at least two, the US coast guard has said.Authorities rescued 113 survivors from reefs about 3.7km southeast of West Caicos island after the boat sank late on Monday, Jennifer Johnson,…
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UPDATE: Sotomayor Passes Preliminary Confirmation Vote
From CNN: Judge Sonia Sotomayor passed preliminary confirmation by the senate judicial committee, 13-6. Sen. Lindsey Graham was the lone Republican ‘yea’ vote. Judge Sotomayor’s confirmation process now moves on to the Senate.
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Nadya Suleman Steals a Page from Joe Jackson's Pimp Chronicles
From the LA Times: “An Orange County judge has agreed to appoint a guardian to examine the finances of Octuplets mother Nadya Suleman’s 14 children. A child-labor activist has filed suit against Suleman in Orange County Superior Court, alleging that video shot of her children violates a law aimed at protecting child entertainers from overwork.…
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Woman Dismembers Infant Son, Eats Brain
From NewsOne: A woman charged with murdering her 3 1/2-week-old son used a knife and two swords to dismember the child and ate parts of his body, including his brain, before stabbing herself in the torso and slicing her own throat, police said Monday. Otty Sanchez, 33, is charged with capital murder in the death…
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Clinton to Get Up with Somali President
From Al Jazeera: “The US secretary of state plans to meet the president of Somalia’s transitional government during a seven-nation trip to Africa next week, the State Department has said. Hillary Clinton will meet Sheikh Sharif Ahmed on the sidelines of an annual trade forum with sub-Saharan countries, which will be held in Nairobi, Kenya’s…
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Wrist Slap for Idaho Cop Who Sexually Assaulted Suspect with Taser
From Raw Story: A Boise, Idaho, police officer who pushed a Taser inside a man’s buttocks and threatened to “Taser his balls” violated use-of-force policy, but didn’t break the law, an ombudsman has found. The man in question, whose identity is being withheld, plans to sue the Boise police. On February 14 of this year,…
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911 Caller Didn't Mention Race in Dispatch to Crowley
From the AP: BOSTON (AP) — The 911 caller who reported a possible break-in at the home of black Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. did not mention race in the call, according to a statement issued by her attorney and backed up by Cambridge Police Commissioner Robert Haas. Lucia Whalen placed the 911 call…
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