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  • Oscar Grant Trial Verdict: GUILTY

    The Oscar Grant trial verdict has come down. Ex-BART cop Johannes Mehserle has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter. Mehserle was charged with murder for shooting and killing the unarmed Oscar Grant on New Year’s Day 2009. It is the least serious of the three charges against him and comes with a sentence of two…

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  • Family Matters: Jaleel 'Steve Urkel' White Allegedly Slaps the Mother of His Child

    Popular 1980s sitcom star Jaleel White, who played Steve Urkel on the sitcom Family Matters, is being investigated for assaulting the mother of his child. Bridget Hardy claims that White punched her in the chest while driving and then slapped and pushed her after arriving home. White’s camp claims it’s a ploy in a custody…

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  • CNN Veteran Fired Over Controversial Tweet

    CNN veteran Middle East editor has been fired for a controversial tweet. On Sunday, she twittered, “Sad to hear of the passing of Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah. One of Hezbollah’s giants I respect a lot.” The Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, one of Shi’ite Islam’s highest religious authorities and an early mentor of the militant…

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  • $500K Donated to Help Defend Arizona's Immigration Law

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  • Who's Your Daddy: Man Sues LeBron James, Claiming Paternity

    A Washington, D.C., attorney has filed a lawsuit in federal court claiming that he is the father of basketball star LeBron James. Leicester Stovell says that the James family is trying to cover up the fact that he is LeBron’s father by committing fraud. Stovell has taken a DNA test that came back negative, but…

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  • Aspartame Changes Name: Same Negative Effect on Health

    Aspartame is a controversial food additive that is used in food products as an artificial sweetner. It was originally listed by the Pentagon as a bilogical warfare agent. The release of the additive was highly contested before the Food and Drug Administration approved it 30 years ago. It has undergone several name changes, some say…

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  • Husband Deficit: OJ Simpson Reportedly Getting Married

    Fresh from the “you’ve gotta be kidding us” file, defamed and imprisoned football legend O.J. Simpson is supposedly tying the knot with a pen pal, of whom he has only seen a picture. For some reason, thin, blonde and young comes to mind. The 63-year-old is currently serving a 33-year sentence for stealing his stuff…

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  • New Female Condom Literally Takes a Bite Out of Crime

    Those who think it’s a good idea to use rape as a weapon better think again. A South African doctor has developed a female condom with teeth that will literally take a bite out of crime. Dr. Sonnet Ehlers came up with the idea after witnessing a tramautized rape victim years ago. She said the…

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  • Pew Study: Blacks More Optimistic About Economy Improving Than Whites

    Hope springs eternal and optimism rules the day, so says the Pew Center for Research. Even though blacks have been hit hardest by the recession, a Pew study reports that blacks are far more upbeat about the economy than whites. The report found that 53 percent of blacks say they believe the economy is at…

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  • Brazil Soccer Star Suspected of Murder

    Flamengo’s soccer captain, Bruno de Souza, has turned himself in to police. De Souza was on the run after police named him as a possible suspect in the murder of his ex-girlfriend Elizia Samudio, 25. The soccer star had an affair with the student, allegedly impregnating her. The young woman disappeared less than a month…

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