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Google Brings Low-Cost Smartphones to 6 African Countries
A typical smartphone without a contract can run anywhere from $500 to $800, and Google is hoping to change that for countries where technology is lagging and access to affordable smartphones is almost impossible. On Tuesday, Google announced sales of its new, low-price smartphone in six African countries “where most people still can’t afford an Internet-connected…
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NY Prisoner’s Death Ruled Homicide After Reported Beating From Prison Guards
Samuel Harrell, 30, was reportedly beaten by as many as 20 guards April 21 at the Fishkill Correctional Facility in Beacon, N.Y., about 60 miles north of New York City. Harrell, who suffered from bipolar disorder and was serving time in the prison for a drug conviction, was pronounced dead at a local hospital shortly…
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Watch: Black Lives Matter Activists Confront Hillary Clinton
Black Lives Matter activists have now become infamous for rushing the stages of presidential hopefuls and turning what would have been a rally for votes come election time into a rally for justice. Turns out, Black Lives Matter activists who were denied entrance into a New Hampshire event featuring Hillary Clinton Aug. 11 got a…
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Miami Teen Who Killed Mom and Threw Party With Her Body in the Next Room Gets 28 Years
In March 2012, Kit Darrant threw a party for more than 60 of his high school friends. The teens, all from Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High School, partied in the apartment where Darrant lived with his mother. At one point, a student asked Darrant about a strange smell. He told her it was probably…
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Is ‘Pic-a-Nika’ Pizza Racist? What About Fried Chicken and Watermelon Toppings?
“Pic-a-nika.” The word was supposed to be an exaggerated play on the Italian pronunciation of the English word “picnic,” or at least that’s how the owners of Pizza by Certé in New York City say they saw it. But it wasn’t just the name (you have to say it out loud to really get the…
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US Flag Flies High in Cuba for 1st Time in 54 Years
For the first time in 54 years, the U.S. flag was raised over the U.S. Embassy in Cuba, a symbolic nod to the end of a diplomatic strain that has lasted more than half a century. “We are gathered here because our leaders made a courageous decision to stop being prisoners of history,” Secretary of…
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Stanford-Bound Teen Who Planned to Use College Savings to Bury His Mom Gets Outpouring of Support
Dellarontay Readus spent his high school years working to make his mother proud. He earned a GPA of over 4.0 at Melrose High School in Memphis, Tenn., and was the valedictorian of his graduating class. In April The Root reported on Readus’ acceptance to all eight Ivy league schools. Just one month before Readus was…
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Former Texas Officer Tried to Hire Hit Man to Kill Pregnant Lover: Report
A former Austin, Texas, police officer has been named a suspect in the death of his pregnant lover, with a warrant revealing that he reportedly sought out a hit man to kill the woman so that he wouldn’t have to pay child support. The nightmare began Feb. 4 when Samantha Dean, a pregnant, 29-year-old crimes-victim…
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Father: 15-Year-Old Boy Shot by Indianapolis Police Was No Threat
Fifteen-year-old Andre Green was fatally shot by Indianapolis police who said the teen was driving a stolen car and accelerated toward officers, causing them to open fire. The boy’s father questions the cops’ account and believes that lethal force wasn’t needed. According to the Associated Press, Kenneth Green has several questions about the officers’ account…
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Iowa Barber Gave Free Back-to-School Haircuts to Kids as Long as They Read to Him
A Dubuque, Iowa, barber figured he would do his part to help the community get ready for the upcoming school year, so on Saturday he offered children haircuts, with the only payment being that they had to read a book to the barber. “I just want to support kids reading,” barber Courtney Holmes, who set…
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