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Waffle House Sends Waitress’s $1,000 Tip Back to Customer
Around 3 a.m. on Mother’s Day, Shaina Brown, a waitress at a North Carolina Waffle House, thought she had received a blessing after she served a man a Texas bacon patty melt sandwich. After downing the sandwich, the customer told Brown, “I’m going to bless you tonight,” and left her a $1,500 tip on a credit…
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Donald Sterling Says No to Deal to Sell LA Clippers, Suit Back on Against NBA
Just when it looked like Los Angeles Clippers embattled owner Donald Sterling was set to ride off into the sunset of a forced sale to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, Sterling has pulled the reins once again. According to the Associated Press, Sterling will not sign off on a deal to sell the team and…
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Wal-Mart Truck Driver in Tracy Morgan Crash Went 24 Hours Without Sleep: Complaint
A criminal complaint claims that Wal-Mart trucker Kevin Roper, the man accused of causing the fatal crash that killed comedian James “Jimmy Mack” McNair and injured several others including Tracy Morgan, had not slept for 24 hours before the accident, police told the Associated Press. According to the police report viewed by AP, Roper was…
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Couple Involved in Vegas Shooting May Have White Supremacist Ties
As police searched the apartment of the couple involved in the fatal shooting of two police officers and several civilians in Las Vegas, a stunning theory began to emerge: The couple may have white supremacist ties. According to the Las Vegas Sun, police found swastika symbols in the apartment, and neighbors told the authorities that…
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Police: Teen Raped and Forced to Sign Escort Contract by Craigslist Predator
A Philadelphia teen thought she was arriving for a job interview after answering an ad for in-home health care she saw on Craigslist. Instead, police say, she was forced to sign on as an escort, take naked photos and was then raped, the New York Daily News reports. Police told the newspaper that Kevin Cornish,…
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Tony Awards 2014 Belong to Audra McDonald
Sunday night’s 68th Annual Tony Awards were all about Audra McDonald and James Monroe Iglehart, as one became the most decorated Broadway actress of all time with her win and the other saw his decision to surpass being a pro wrestler and a Harlem Globetrotter pay off with his first Tony win. McDonald wowed Broadway…
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Watch: Maya Angelou’s Memorial Service
The family of poet and author Maya Angelou are holding a private memorial service Saturday at Wake Forest University where Angelou served as the Reynolds Professor of American Studies from 1982 until her death, the News & Record reports. Angelou’s close friend and mentee Oprah Winfrey told Entertainment Tonight that she would be speaking at…
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B. Smith Opens Up About Her Battle With Alzheimer’s Disease
Restaurant owner, designer, decorator and model B. Smith has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, reports CBS News, which sat down with Smith in an interview set to air later this month. During the interview, Smith, the first African-American model to be featured on the cover of Mademoiselle, couldn’t recall the date, month or year. “Things…
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This 31-Year-Old Man Is Dating a 91-Year-Old Woman
Thirty-one-year-old Kyle Jones is in a relationship with a 91-year-old great-grandmother, Marjorie McCool, whom he met at a bookstore where he worked some five years ago when she was a spry 86-year-old. The two have been dating casually since then and have an active sex life. Jones, of Augusta, Ga., is also dating a…
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Free Man Sent Back to Prison for 98 Years After Judge Finds Clerical Error
Rene Lima-Marin robbed two video stores 15 years ago, when he was just 19. He walked into the stores with an unloaded rifle and demanded money. He admitted to the crime and was sentenced to what he and his lawyer believed was a 16-year-sentence. After 10 years of serving time, Lima-Marin was set free. He…
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