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White Supremacist Learns He Is 14 Percent Black
A white supremacist whose dream it was to turn North Dakota into an “all-white enclave” found out that even he wouldn’t be able to live there, since he is 14 percent black. Craig Cobb, a 62-year-old white separatist who wanted to start a community for white supremacists and neo-Nazis, found out on The Trisha Goddard…
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2 Arrested in Houston House-Party Shooting
Two young men have been arrested and charged in connection with a shooting at a Houston house party over the weekend that left two people dead and 19 wounded, authorities announced Monday. According to the Associated Press, Willie Young, 21 and Randy Stewart, 18, were arrested Monday morning. Young was charged with deadly conduct, while…
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Dolphins Owner to Address Martin, Locker Room Culture
Jonathan Martin, the Miami Dolphins offensive lineman who left the team after claims of being bullied, has most likely played his last downs with the Dolphins, a source told ESPN. Martin is expected to meet with Dolphins owner Stephen Ross, who has been in communication with Martin via text messages since he left the team.…
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Reports: Healthcare.gov Enrollment Numbers Way Off Target
Fewer than 50,000 people have been able to navigate their way through the troubled Healthcare.gov website to sign up for benefits. The tally falls well short of the projected 500,000 that the Obama administration planned to have by this time, the Wall Street Journal reports. The drastically low numbers have some insurers concerned that they…
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Thousands of Parolees Wrongly Jailed, Lawsuit Claims
Professors at Northwestern University Law School and an attorney at Uptown People’s Law Center have issued three class action lawsuits against the state of Illinois alleging that the parole system is running a scam to keep parolees locked up needlessly, the Chicago Tribune reports. Forty percent of the current Illinois prison population consists of people…
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With Police Closing In, Teen Updates Facebook
A 16-year-old was arrested early Sunday morning and charged with attempted murder after a standoff with police. The teen continuously updated his Facebook status while police were outside his door, the New York Daily News reports. Corey Dunton has been charged in a shooting at Bryant Park ice rink in Manhattan that left one person…
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Birthday Party Ends in Shooting, 2 Dead
Police in Houston are still trying to piece together how a teen’s 18th-birthday house party turned into a mass shooting, leaving two kids dead and 22 people wounded. Around 11 p.m. Saturday night the party—which was heavily promoted on Twitter and Facebook—was in full swing. “Out of no apparent provocation, someone discharged a firearm in…
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Incognito: Jonathan Martin Also Sent Threatening Texts
The bizarre story of locker room racism and bullying continues to get more bizarre. Richie Incognito took to Fox Sports to defend using racist and profane language with Jonathan Martin, saying that doing so was a part of the Miami Dolphins “brotherhood.” He also emphasized that he “is not a racist,” and for anyone to…
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Sarah Palin: Federal Debt Like Slavery
Sarah Palin continues to link the Obama administration to slavery, comparing the administration to slave masters. During a conservative fundraiser in Iowa, the former governor of Alaska told some 750 attendees that the federal debt will keep the younger generation shackled because of the country’s spending, the Des Moines Register reports. Palin told the crowd…
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‘Stand Your Ground’ and Warning Shots Survive Hearing
A panel of Florida lawmakers shot down a proposal to repeal the state’s “Stand your ground” law but approved an amendment to allow immunity for those who fire a warning shot, the Tampa Bay Times reports. Nearly 300 people attended the vote to give their opinion on the controversial law that has been in the…
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