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Occupy Atlanta Helps Save Historic Black Church
A historic black church in northwest Atlanta was saved by the help of the Occupy Atlanta movement. Higher Ground Empowerment Center, a church opened in 1903, is part of Atlanta’s Vine City, which has been economically battered over the last few years. The church, which not only gives out food and clothing to those in…
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Scott Sisters Shocked They Weren't Pardoned by Barbour
Of the more than 200 people outgoing Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour pardoned, two stand out who weren’t. The Scott sisters blasted Barbour, saying that they were shocked they weren’t pardoned after numerous convicted killers were. The two are hoping for better luck with the state’s next governor. Jamie and Gladys Scott became national topics of…
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ODB's FBI File Suggests Wu-Tang Were Mobsters
The FBI has released a 93-page document on the late Russell Jones, also known as Ol’ Dirty Bastard of the Wu-Tang Clan. The documents portray Jones and his Staten Island crew as rappers “involved in the sale of drugs, illegal guns, weapons possession, car jackings and other types of violent crime,” according to an August…
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Philly Mayor Blasts Parents, Teenagers Over Shooting
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter has never been one to mince words, and he proved that once again Wednesday. After the tragic murder of three 14-year-old children, Nutter blasted the criminals, telling Fox 29, “The first way to stop this kind of stuff is for young people to be home when they’re supposed to be home…
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Pepsi Pays $3 Million in Racial-Bias Case
Pepsi Beverage will pay $3.1 million to settle federal-government charges of racial discrimination for using criminal-background checks to screen out job applicants. The process that Pepsi used screened out applicants even if they never committed a crime. The federal government caught wind of this and began cracking down on corporations discriminating against potential employees. The…
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Video of US Marines Urinating on Dead Soldiers
A video released yesterday allegedly showing U.S. Marine Corps troops urinating on dead Taliban fighters has sparked outrage. The shocking 39-second video shows four Marines in full combat gear standing over three dead, bloodied Taliban fighters and cracking jokes while urinating on them. “Have a great day, buddy,” one of the men says. “Golden —…
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Microsoft Taking Heat for 'Avoid Ghetto' App
Microsoft Corp. is garnering criticism for a patent it filed for an “Avoid Ghetto” GPS app. The app, which links up with your GPS or smartphone, immediately notifies you when you are nearing a neighborhood with high crime statistics. For example, if you are driving through a safe neighborhood (statistically speaking) of Brooklyn, N.Y., and…
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