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Mandela's Room Resembles ICU Ward, Ex-Wife Reports
Nelson Mandela is still unable to speak because of tubes that help keep his lungs clear of fluid, his former wife told the Sunday Independent and the Associated Press reports. According to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the former South African president is “quite ill,” although he is relaxed. She added that 22 doctors are treating him at…
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Racist Facebook Posts Generate UGA Protests
A week after racist and homophobic comments were posted on the official Facebook pages of two University of Georgia organizations, students and faculty members gathered in front of the administration office to make their voices heard, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. On Thursday, some 100 people carrying signs attended the protest. “We want to make it…
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Renisha McBride’s Killer Facing Charge of 2nd-Degree Murder
Renisha McBride had been drinking the night of Nov. 2, when she crashed her car and wandered off in search of something. Maybe it was help. Maybe it was to get away from the accident. Maybe she was disoriented and unclear of her surroundings, lost on a side of town that wasn’t hers. The 19-year-old…
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Woman Gets Racist Text From Limo Company
A Detroit woman looking to get a party bus for her mother’s birthday instead got a huge dose of racism. Candis Doss, 25, told Fox 2 that she called Detroit Limo Party Bus—a company that she found on Craigslist—to get a quote while she was driving. Her phone dropped the call, she says. Before she…
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Zimmerman Destroys Video Evidence Against Him; Avoids Charges
Good thing George Zimmerman destroyed the iPad. As a result, Lake Mary, Fla., police could not salvage the video recorded by his estranged wife during a domestic dispute. With no video, there will be no charges filed against him, the police said and the Orlando Sentinel reports. Police on Thursday released their final 30-page report…
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Homeowner Charged With 2nd-Degree Murder in Teen’s Death
Updated Friday, Nov. 15, 2013, 11:45 a.m.: Theodore P. Wafer, a 54-year-old suburban-Detroit homeowner, has been charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of Renisha McBride, an unarmed black woman who Wafer claimed he believed was trying to break into his home. Wayne County, Ill., prosecutor Kym Worthy announced three charges against the…
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Mom Who Fired Warning Shot Denied Release
A Florida woman sentenced to 20 years in prison may remain in custody until her new trial date in 2014, the Florida Times-Union reports. Marissa Alexander was dealt the 20-year sentence for firing a warning shot to stop her allegedly abusive then-husband. She was hoping to go free earlier this week at a bond hearing,…
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Obama: Canceled Health Plans to Be Restored for 1 Year
In an attempt to make good on his frequently repeated health care promise that Americans could keep their existing health care plan if they wanted to, President Obama announced on Thursday that he would allow changes to his health care law. The changes would allow insurance companies the option to continue offering consumers plans that…
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Obamacare Enrollment Well Below Target
The Obama administration revealed Wednesday that only 26,794 enrolled for health insurance during the first month since the unveiling of HealthCare.gov, the flawed website that has been at the center of controversy. Plus enrollment of more than 79,000 in the 14 states with their own websites, the nationwide number of 106,000 October sign-ups was barely…
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Don Cheadle to Play Miles Davis in Biopic
Don Cheadle is set to play legendary jazz trumpeter Miles Davis in a biopic that the actor co-wrote and is also slated to direct. BiFrost Pictures told the Associated Press on Wednesday that it will finance and produce Kill the Trumpet Player. Cheadle has been trying to make the film for years, AP reports. The…
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