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Jon Bon Jovi Helps Open Low-Income Housing in Philly
On Tuesday, rock star Jon Bon Jovi helped cut the ribbon on a 55-unit housing development for formerly homeless and low-income residents in Philadelphia, the Associated Press reports. After some 18 months of construction, JBJ Soul Homes opened in the Francisville neighborhood. The four-story building also will include retail and office space. Bon Jovi’s Soul…
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Paul Ryan to Meet With CBC After Remarks Called Racially Insensitive
After making what many in the black community deemed racially insensitive comments last month, House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., is scheduled to meet later this week with the Congressional Black Caucus. According to NBC News, the meeting is ostensibly about the issue of poverty. But Ryan also will have to clear up comments he…
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Mom Charged After Tossing Newborn in Trash
A South Carolina woman has been charged with attempted murder and child abandonment after she threw her newborn in a trash can, NBC News reports. According to the news station, police arrested Sharon Lenise Ferguson, 28, shortly after a neighbor who followed a trail of blood to the family’s trash can found the boy wrapped…
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Chris Brown’s Bodyguard Guilty of Assault
On a punching power scale of 1 to 10, Chris Brown is around a 6. His bodyguard’s punch tips the scale at 10. This was the testimony of Parker Adams, an art student who was asked to evaluate the two men’s punching strength in the trial of Brown’s bodyguard, Chris Hollosy, whom Adams alleged beat…
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4 Men Charged With Attempted Murder in Mob Beating of Detroit Motorist
A judge has ruled that four Detroit men accused of beating a driver who accidentally hit a 10-year-old boy will stand trial on attempted murder charges. On Monday, Judge Thomas Jackson found probable cause to move the case to trial after hearing witnesses testify that driver Steve Utash was repeatedly kicked and punched by the…
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Keyshawn Johnson Arrested in Domestic Dispute
Former NFL wide receiver Keyshawn Johnson was arrested and released early Monday morning on charges that he assaulted his girlfriend during an argument, TMZ Sports reports. According to the gossip site, the outspoken ESPN analyst and his girlfriend were arguing about marriage when things got physical and Johnson allegedly smashed her phone, causing a cut…
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Teen Shot in Bid to Buy $250 Nike ‘Yeezy’ Sneakers
A New York teen wanted a pair of Nike Air Foamposite Pro “Yeezy” sneakers so bad that he was willing to cut the long line that had gathered the night before in front of a Brooklyn Foot Locker. An argument ensued and instead of getting the coveted sneakers, the 15-year-old Brooklyn boy got shot in…
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First Lady to Guest-Star on Nashville
The first lady is building a pretty hefty TV résumé. This week Michelle Obama will gues- star on the season finale of NBC’s Parks and Recreation, and now she will also make an appearance on an upcoming episode of the ABC hit Nashville, the Billboard reports. According to AP, the first lady will guest-star as herself…
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Prince Settles 18-Year Battle Over Music
Prince is now the sole owner of some of the greatest music he ever made, after Warner Bros. Records announced that it had reached an agreement with the pop icon to release the music that he created when he was signed to the label. According to the Associated Press, the two sides, once bitter enemies,…
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Teen Hides in Plane’s Wheel Well, Survives 5-Hour Flight
A 16-year-old boy who stowed away in the wheel well of a plane after getting into a fight with his parents is “lucky to be alive” after surviving a lack of oxygen and cold temperatures during a five-hour flight from California to Hawaii, the Associated Press reports. “He was unconscious for the lion’s share of…
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